Freddie Fitzsimmons

Pitcher

1925—1943

PITCHER LeveL

Star

Pitcher rank

NR

ALL-TIME

Player Detail

July 28, 1901, in Mishawaka, IN

BORN

November 18, 1979, in Yucca Valley, CA

DIED

1925—1943

Playing Career

Played from 23-41

PLAYING AGE

Right-Handed

THREW

POWER/FINESSE

PITCHING STYLE

Giants

Primary Team

1933 Giants

World Series Titles

Fat Freddie

Nickname

5-11

HEIGHT

185 WEIGHT

August 12, 1925

MAJOR LEAGUE DEBUT

July 16, 1943

FINAL GAME

WHO IS Freddie Fitzsimmons?

Heavy pitcher known as “Fat Freddie” who won 217 games with a collection of deceptive deliveries and excellent command of his pitches. Also considered one of the best fielding pitchers of his generation.

Career Stats

WINS	LOSSES	IP	STRIKEOUTS	WALKS	ERA
217	146	3223.2	870	846	3.51

Freddie Fitzsimmons PITCHES

1. Knuckleball

2. Fastball

3. Curve

1940 Dodgers

38 Years Old

WINS

LOSSES

2.81

ERA

144

ERA+

134.1

IP

120

HITS

SO

BB

STARTS

SHO

SAVES

4.5

WAR

Greatest Game

August 28, 1936

Pitching for the Giants

VS THE Pirates

GAME SCORE	FINAL	DECISION	IP	H	ER	BB	K
92	W 7-2	GS-13 W	13	6	1	3	4

PITCHER LUCK

MORRIS WINS*	deGROM LOSSES*
16	NA

*MORRIS WIN: ALLOWED 5+ ER BUT STILL GOT THE WIN.

*DEGROM LOSS: WENT 7+ IP & ALLOWED 1 ER OR LESS, BUT DID NOT GET A WIN.

Rate Stats

ERA+	K/BB RATIO
112	1.03

QUALITY START: MINIMUM OF 6 IP WITH 3 ER OR LESS.

K/BB RATIO: HOW MANY STRIKEOUTS THE PITCHER RECORDS PER WALK.

Hall of Fame Worthy?

JAWS	HOF JAWS
29.0	61.4

JAWS: AVERAGE OF WAR & WAR7 (BEST 7 SEASONS).

PITCHING TEAMMATES

Carl Hubbell

Hal Schumacher

Art Nehf

Van Lingle Mungo

Curt Davis

FAVORITE CATCHER

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Freddie Fitzsimmons Rankings

AMONG PITCHERS According to these sources

BASEBALL EGG	HALL OF STATS	POSNANSKI	JAWS	BILL JAMES
NR	NR	UNK	NR	NR

NR = NOT RANKED UNK = Unknown

Among Pitchers All-Time (Top 100)

CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK
NR	NR	NR	NR

CAREER WAR

WAR7

WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE

WAR3

Freddie Fitzsimmons Pitcher Value

WINS ABOVE REPLACEMENT

CAREER	WAR7	WAR5C	WAR3	WAR PER SN
35.6	22.4	12.5	12.1	2.21
73.0	49.8	30.3	21.5	3.71

BLUE = Freddie Fitzsimmons

GRAY= AVERAGE HALL OF FAME PITCHER

WIN SHARES

CAREER	WIN SHARES 7	WIN SHARES 5C	WIN SHARES 3	WS PER SN
219.2	119.2	UNK	55.6	UNK
302.1	173.9	UNK	86.0	UNK

BLUE = Freddie Fitzsimmons

GRAY= AVERAGE HALL OF FAME PITCHER

— Explanation of Advanced Statistics —

WINS ABOVE REPLACEMANT

Wins Above Replacement is a non-standardized sabermetric statistic developed to sum up a player’s total contributions to his team. A player’s WAR value is claimed to be the number of additional wins his team has achieved above the number of expected team wins if that player were substituted with a replacement-level player:

WAR7

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called LONG PEAK.

WAR5C

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called PLAYER PRIME.

WAR3

A player’s best three seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called SHORT PEAK.

WAR PER SN

A player’s Wins Above Replacement (WAR) per season (calculated for 162 games).

WIN SHARES

Advanced statistical method devised by Bill James. A Win Share represents one-third of a team win, by definition, and takes into account defense, offense, baserunning, park effects, and level of competition, era, and many other factors.

WS7

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of LONG PEAK.

WS5C

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s PRIME.

WS3

A player’s best three seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s SHORT PEAK.

WS PER SN

A player’s Win Shares per season (calculated for 162 games).