Edwin Hackberry
Nickname:
HuckBirthdate:
Sept. 13, 1926 (35 y, 8 m, 22 d)Born In:
San Diego, CA, USANationality:
American
Position:
RFBats/Throws:
L/RHeight/Weight:
5'10"/201Entry:
1944 Draft
- Round: 1, Overall: 3, Team: Detroit Dynamos
Contract:
$75.6k / 1 year
ML Service Time:
15 years, 31 days
Player Awards
| Award | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| MVP / Batter of the Year | 1955 (2nd) | Detroit (FABL) |
| 1950 (2nd) | Detroit (FABL) | |
| 1949 (2nd) | Detroit (FABL) | |
| Rookie of the Year | 1947 | Detroit (FABL) |
| All-Star | 1957 | Detroit (FABL) |
| 1955 | Detroit (FABL) | |
| 1952 | Detroit (FABL) | |
| 1951 | Detroit (FABL) | |
| 1950 | Detroit (FABL) | |
| 1949 | Detroit (FABL) | |
| 1948 | Detroit (FABL) | |
| 1947 | Detroit (FABL) | |
| League Champ | 1958 | Detroit (FABL) |
| 1955 | Detroit (FABL) | |
| 1954 | Detroit (FABL) | |
| 1952 | Detroit (FABL) | |
| Gold Glove | 1961 - RF | San Francisco (FABL) |
| Championship Series MVP | 1958 | Detroit (FABL) |
| Batter of the Month | Oct 1958 | Detroit (FABL) |
| Jun 1950 | Detroit (FABL) | |
| Sep 1949 | Detroit (FABL) | |
| Aug 1949 | Detroit (FABL) | |
| Rookie of the Month | Oct 1947 | Detroit (FABL) |
| Sep 1947 | Detroit (FABL) | |
| Aug 1947 | Detroit (FABL) | |
| Jul 1947 | Detroit (FABL) | |
| Player of the Week | Jun 4, 1962 | San Francisco (FABL) |
| May 1, 1961 | San Francisco (FABL) | |
| Jul 20, 1959 | San Francisco (FABL) | |
| May 5, 1958 | Detroit (FABL) | |
| May 20, 1957 | Detroit (FABL) | |
| May 21, 1956 | Detroit (FABL) | |
| Jul 11, 1955 | Detroit (FABL) | |
| Jul 23, 1951 | Detroit (FABL) | |
| May 8, 1950 | Detroit (FABL) | |
| Aug 22, 1949 | Detroit (FABL) | |
| Aug 15, 1949 | Detroit (FABL) | |
| Jul 25, 1949 | Detroit (FABL) | |
| Jun 23, 1947 | Detroit (FABL) | |
| Jun 24, 1946 | Newark (UL) | |
| May 6, 1946 | Newark (UL) |
Hall of Fame Metrics
| Metric | Score | HoF Pos Avg |
HoF All Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Ink | 9 | 71.0 | 47.9 |
| Grey Ink | 197 | 356.0 | 220.3 |
| HoF Standard | 59 | 84.0 | 62.8 |
| WAR | 85.4 | 177.3 | 103.4 |
| WAR7 | 50.3 | 88.4 | 61.5 |
| JAWS | 67.9 | 132.9 | 82.5 |
Similar Players (CF)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Hal Eason R | 854 |
| Hank Barnett R | 840 |
| Jesse Alvardo R | 827 |
| Rats McGonigle R | 823 |
| Sal Pestilli R | 822 |
| Sherry Doyal | 816 |
| Moxie Pidgeon R | 813 |
| Cliff Moss R | 804 |
| Joe Masters R | 795 |
| Ken Newman | 787 |
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Similar Thru Age 35
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Hal Eason R | 843 |
| Bill Barrett R | 837 |
| Jesse Alvardo R | 826 |
| Sherry Doyal | 816 |
| Hank Barnett R | 798 |
| Ken Newman | 787 |
| Moxie Pidgeon R | 780 |
| Joe Masters R | 775 |
| Al Wheeler R | 774 |
| Chick Futrell R | 764 |
Leaderboard Appearances
| Year | GS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 154 | 1 |
| 1949 | 152 | 10 |
| 1952 | 150 | 2 |
| 1956 | 152 | 1 |
| 1957 | 148 | 7 |
| 1962 | 42 | 9 |
| Year | PA | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 710 | 1 |
| 1949 | 696 | 7 |
| 1950 | 691 | 10 |
| 1956 | 696 | 4 |
| 1957 | 661 | 8 |
| 1961 | 683 | 8 |
| Year | AB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 610 | 3 |
| 1947 | 610 | 3 |
| 1956 | 586 | 7 |
| 1956 | 586 | 7 |
| Year | Hits | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 182 | 6 |
| 1949 | 181 | 7 |
| Year | K | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 81 | 6 |
| 1949 | 67 | 9 |
| 1950 | 69 | 7 |
| 1951 | 95 | 3 |
| 1952 | 85 | 7 |
| 1953 | 92 | 5 |
| 1954 | 81 | 8 |
| 1956 | 96 | 7 |
| 1957 | 106 | 6 |
| 1961 | 103 | 9 |
| Year | TB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 292 | 6 |
| 1949 | 327 | 2 |
| 1950 | 284 | 7 |
| 1952 | 244 | 8 |
| 1954 | 266 | 10 |
| 1955 | 297 | 9 |
| Year | 2B | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 28 | 5 |
| 1949 | 34 | 2 |
| 1950 | 35 | 6 |
| 1955 | 35 | 9 |
| 1956 | 26 | 10 |
| 1959 | 32 | 9 |
| Year | 3B | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 11 | 3 |
| 1952 | 7 | 10 |
| 1957 | 13 | 1 |
| 1959 | 8 | 9 |
| 1962 | 4 | 9 |
| Year | HR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 32 | 6 |
| 1951 | 24 | 9 |
| 1952 | 21 | 7 |
| 1953 | 26 | 7 |
| 1955 | 30 | 9 |
| 1957 | 32 | 8 |
| Year | SB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 11 | 8 |
| 1949 | 18 | 4 |
| 1951 | 14 | 9 |
| 1955 | 12 | 7 |
| 1956 | 19 | 5 |
| 1957 | 16 | 4 |
| 1958 | 23 | 1 |
| 1959 | 16 | 7 |
| 1960 | 17 | 9 |
| 1961 | 18 | 7 |
| 1962 | 7 | 4 |
| Year | RBI | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 99 | 9 |
| 1951 | 93 | 9 |
| 1952 | 78 | 10 |
| 1953 | 95 | 9 |
| 1955 | 128 | 3 |
| 1956 | 96 | 9 |
| 1957 | 97 | 10 |
| Year | R | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 91 | 10 |
| 1949 | 104 | 5 |
| 1950 | 110 | 2 |
| 1952 | 90 | 6 |
| 1953 | 97 | 10 |
| 1955 | 107 | 9 |
| 1956 | 97 | 9 |
| 1957 | 102 | 8 |
| 1959 | 103 | 10 |
| Year | BB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 92 | 5 |
| 1949 | 104 | 5 |
| 1950 | 108 | 2 |
| 1952 | 82 | 8 |
| 1953 | 93 | 5 |
| 1954 | 106 | 4 |
| 1955 | 90 | 10 |
| 1956 | 103 | 3 |
| 1957 | 92 | 3 |
| 1958 | 75 | 8 |
| 1960 | 82 | 10 |
| 1961 | 94 | 6 |
| Year | IBB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 8 | 6 |
| 1949 | 12 | 2 |
| 1950 | 20 | 1 |
| 1951 | 12 | 4 |
| 1952 | 9 | 7 |
| 1953 | 8 | 7 |
| 1954 | 10 | 4 |
| 1955 | 5 | 9 |
| 1956 | 12 | 1 |
| 1958 | 8 | 8 |
| 1960 | 13 | 2 |
| Year | HBP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 3 | 10 |
| 1948 | 5 | 4 |
| 1951 | 5 | 7 |
| 1953 | 6 | 8 |
| Year | SF | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 8 | 3 |
| 1953 | 6 | 7 |
| 1954 | 8 | 6 |
| 1955 | 6 | 10 |
| 1957 | 6 | 2 |
| 1960 | 7 | 4 |
| 1961 | 5 | 10 |
| Year | XBH | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 59 | 6 |
| 1948 | 56 | 8 |
| 1949 | 74 | 1 |
| 1950 | 63 | 4 |
| 1952 | 56 | 6 |
| 1954 | 57 | 8 |
| 1955 | 71 | 4 |
| 1956 | 55 | 9 |
| 1957 | 64 | 7 |
| 1962 | 21 | 9 |
| Year | Avg | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 0.309 | 10 |
| Year | OBP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 0.390 | 7 |
| 1949 | 0.412 | 5 |
| 1950 | 0.405 | 2 |
| 1954 | 0.402 | 10 |
| 1959 | 0.389 | 8 |
| Year | SLG | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 0.479 | 9 |
| 1948 | 0.530 | 5 |
| 1949 | 0.559 | 2 |
| 1950 | 0.492 | 10 |
| 1955 | 0.566 | 5 |
| 1957 | 0.516 | 10 |
| Year | ISO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 0.180 | 10 |
| 1948 | 0.232 | 6 |
| 1949 | 0.250 | 4 |
| 1950 | 0.198 | 10 |
| 1952 | 0.192 | 6 |
| 1953 | 0.212 | 7 |
| 1955 | 0.261 | 5 |
| 1957 | 0.252 | 6 |
| Year | OPS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 0.869 | 8 |
| 1948 | 0.905 | 6 |
| 1949 | 0.971 | 2 |
| 1950 | 0.897 | 6 |
| 1954 | 0.896 | 9 |
| 1955 | 0.970 | 5 |
| 1957 | 0.884 | 10 |
| Year | G | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 154 | 1 |
| 1949 | 154 | 1 |
| 1952 | 154 | 1 |
| 1956 | 154 | 1 |
| 1957 | 151 | 10 |
| 1959 | 152 | 8 |
| Year | WAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 6.5 | 5 |
| 1948 | 5.0 | 10 |
| 1949 | 7.8 | 1 |
| 1950 | 7.0 | 2 |
| 1952 | 7.7 | 1 |
| 1953 | 5.4 | 8 |
| 1954 | 6.6 | 5 |
| 1955 | 7.7 | 3 |
| 1957 | 7.0 | 5 |
| 1958 | 5.1 | 9 |