Freddie Fitzsimmons
Career 217–146 · 3.51 ERA · 870 SO · 3223.2 IP · 513 G · 231 H · 14 HR · 103 RBI · .200 AVG
Seasons leading his league
14
7 best in baseball
7 league only
42
Top-5 finishes
9
Title seasons
5
Categories led
1926
Best season
Spanning 1926–1938, peaking at 2 titles in 1926.
Clubs
20 Win Seasons
Led in Pitcher Range Factor for
5 straight seasons
(1930–1934)
— his longest run atop any category.
All-Time Standing
Against every player since 1871Among league leaders
- 293rd League titles 14
- 308th Best in baseball 7
- 545th Top-5 finishes 42
Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.
Career leaderboards
- 30th Pitcher Assists 942
- 49th Pitcher Putouts 237
- 87th Wins 217
- 102nd Pitcher Range Factor 2.30
- 105th Innings Pitched 3223.2
- 113th Pitcher Fielding Percentage .977
- 125th Shutouts 29
- 161st Complete Games 186
- 444th Earned Run Average 3.51
All-time career totals, top 500 per category.
Where He Led
led all of MLB led his league| Category | Titles | Best | Streak | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitcher Range Factor | 6 | 1st | 5 yrs (1930–1934) | 1934 2.50 1930 NL 2.24 1931 NL 2.91 1932 NL 2.69 1933 NL 2.64 1938 NL 2.93 |
| Pitcher Putouts | 4 | 1st | — | 1928 23 1930 22 1934 24 1926 NL 20 1927 #2 |
| Pitcher Fielding Percentage | 2 | 1st | — | 1926 1.000 1928 1.000 |
| Pitcher Assists | 1 | 1st | — | 1931 89 1929 #3 1930 #2 1932 #2 1933 #2 1938 #3 |
| Shutouts | 1 | 1st | — | 1935 NL 4 1929 #2 1931 #2 1940 #3 |
| Wins | — | #3 | — | 1930 #3 |
Title Seasons
9 seasons with at least one titlePitching
19 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | NY1 | NL | 6 | 3 | 2.65 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 74.2 | 70 | 22 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 1.18 |
| 1926 | NY1 | NL | 14 | 10 | 2.88 | 37 | 26 | 0 | 219.0 | 224 | 70 | 7 | 58 | 48 | 1.29 |
| 1927 | NY1 | NL | 17 | 10 | 3.72 | 42 | 31 | 3 | 244.2 | 260 | 101 | 15 | 67 | 78 | 1.34 |
| 1928 | NY1 | NL | 20 | 9 | 3.68 | 40 | 32 | 1 | 261.1 | 264 | 107 | 13 | 65 | 67 | 1.26 |
| 1929 | NY1 | NL | 15 | 11 | 4.10 | 37 | 31 | 1 | 221.2 | 242 | 101 | 14 | 66 | 55 | 1.39 |
| 1930 | NY1 | NL | 19 | 7 | 4.25 | 41 | 29 | 1 | 224.1 | 230 | 106 | 26 | 59 | 76 | 1.29 |
| 1931 | NY1 | NL | 18 | 11 | 3.05 | 35 | 33 | 0 | 253.2 | 242 | 86 | 16 | 62 | 78 | 1.20 |
| 1932 | NY1 | NL | 11 | 11 | 4.43 | 35 | 31 | 0 | 237.2 | 287 | 117 | 18 | 83 | 65 | 1.56 |
| 1933 | NY1 | NL | 16 | 11 | 2.90 | 36 | 35 | 0 | 251.2 | 243 | 81 | 14 | 72 | 65 | 1.25 |
| 1934 | NY1 | NL | 18 | 14 | 3.04 | 38 | 37 | 1 | 263.1 | 266 | 89 | 12 | 51 | 73 | 1.20 |
| 1935 | NY1 | NL | 4 | 8 | 4.02 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 94.0 | 104 | 42 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 1.34 |
| 1936 | NY1 | NL | 10 | 7 | 3.32 | 28 | 17 | 2 | 141.0 | 147 | 52 | 6 | 39 | 35 | 1.32 |
| 1937 | BRO +1 | NL | 6 | 10 | 4.35 | 19 | 17 | 0 | 118.0 | 119 | 57 | 5 | 40 | 42 | 1.35 |
| 1938 | BRO | NL | 11 | 8 | 3.02 | 27 | 26 | 0 | 202.2 | 205 | 68 | 8 | 43 | 38 | 1.22 |
| 1939 | BRO | NL | 7 | 9 | 3.87 | 27 | 20 | 3 | 151.1 | 178 | 65 | 6 | 28 | 44 | 1.36 |
| 1940 | BRO | NL | 16 | 2 | 2.81 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 134.1 | 120 | 42 | 5 | 25 | 35 | 1.08 |
| 1941 | BRO | NL | 6 | 1 | 2.07 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 82.2 | 78 | 19 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 1.26 |
| 1942 | BRO | NL | 0 | 0 | 15.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.33 |
| 1943 | BRO | NL | 3 | 4 | 5.44 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 44.2 | 50 | 27 | 6 | 21 | 12 | 1.59 |
| Career | — | — | 217 | 146 | 3.51 | 513 | 426 | 13 | 3223.2 | 3,335 | 1,257 | 186 | 846 | 870 | 1.30 |
Batting
19 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | NY1 | NL | 10 | 29 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .310 | .333 | .345 | .678 |
| 1926 | NY1 | NL | 37 | 86 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | .128 | .128 | .151 | .279 |
| 1927 | NY1 | NL | 42 | 87 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .207 | .216 | .253 | .469 |
| 1928 | NY1 | NL | 40 | 94 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 0 | .191 | .224 | .255 | .480 |
| 1929 | NY1 | NL | 37 | 82 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .183 | .193 | .232 | .424 |
| 1930 | NY1 | NL | 41 | 83 | 15 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 0 | .265 | .299 | .398 | .696 |
| 1931 | NY1 | NL | 35 | 92 | 16 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 7 | 18 | 0 | .228 | .297 | .413 | .710 |
| 1932 | NY1 | NL | 35 | 86 | 10 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 0 | .221 | .230 | .349 | .579 |
| 1933 | NY1 | NL | 36 | 95 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 0 | .200 | .208 | .316 | .524 |
| 1934 | NY1 | NL | 38 | 95 | 12 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 0 | .232 | .270 | .337 | .607 |
| 1935 | NY1 | NL | 18 | 31 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .258 | .281 | .290 | .572 |
| 1936 | NY1 | NL | 28 | 47 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .149 | .167 | .170 | .337 |
| 1937 | BRO +1 | NL | 19 | 40 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .200 | .238 | .300 | .538 |
| 1938 | BRO | NL | 27 | 70 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 0 | .171 | .216 | .200 | .416 |
| 1939 | BRO | NL | 27 | 47 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 0 | .234 | .321 | .319 | .640 |
| 1940 | BRO | NL | 20 | 47 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .106 | .176 | .128 | .304 |
| 1941 | BRO | NL | 13 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .143 | .226 | .179 | .404 |
| 1942 | BRO | NL | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| 1943 | BRO | NL | 9 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .071 | .133 | .071 | .205 |
| Career | — | — | 513 | 1,155 | 112 | 231 | 35 | 7 | 14 | 103 | 36 | 177 | 0 | .200 | .233 | .279 | .511 |
Fielding
1 position| Year | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | INN | PO | A | E | DP | TC | FLD% | RF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | NY1 | NL | P | 10 | — | — | 3 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1.000 | 3.00 |
| 1926 | NY1 | NL | P | 37 | — | — | 20 | 62 | 0 | 5 | 82 | 1.000 | 2.22 |
| 1927 | NY1 | NL | P | 42 | — | — | 19 | 59 | 2 | 3 | 80 | .975 | 1.86 |
| 1928 | NY1 | NL | P | 40 | — | — | 23 | 63 | 0 | 4 | 86 | 1.000 | 2.15 |
| 1929 | NY1 | NL | P | 37 | — | — | 13 | 70 | 4 | 7 | 87 | .954 | 2.24 |
| 1930 | NY1 | NL | P | 41 | — | — | 22 | 70 | 2 | 6 | 94 | .979 | 2.24 |
| 1931 | NY1 | NL | P | 35 | — | — | 13 | 89 | 4 | 9 | 106 | .962 | 2.91 |
| 1932 | NY1 | NL | P | 35 | — | — | 16 | 78 | 2 | 10 | 96 | .979 | 2.69 |
| 1933 | NY1 | NL | P | 36 | — | — | 12 | 83 | 4 | 6 | 99 | .960 | 2.64 |
| 1934 | NY1 | NL | P | 38 | — | — | 24 | 71 | 3 | 10 | 98 | .969 | 2.50 |
| 1935 | NY1 | NL | P | 18 | — | — | 8 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 1.000 | 1.78 |
| 1936 | NY1 | NL | P | 28 | — | — | 11 | 31 | 3 | 5 | 45 | .933 | 1.50 |
| 1937 | BRO | NL | P | 19 | — | — | 5 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 1.000 | 1.74 |
| 1938 | BRO | NL | P | 27 | — | — | 13 | 66 | 1 | 7 | 80 | .988 | 2.93 |
| 1939 | BRO | NL | P | 27 | — | — | 13 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 1.000 | 2.41 |
| 1940 | BRO | NL | P | 20 | — | — | 15 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 45 | .956 | 2.15 |
| 1941 | BRO | NL | P | 13 | — | — | 3 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 1.000 | 2.54 |
| 1942 | BRO | NL | P | 1 | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.00 |
| 1943 | BRO | NL | P | 9 | — | — | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 15 | .933 | 1.56 |
| Career | — | — | P | 513 | — | — | 237 | 942 | 28 | 79 | 1,207 | .977 | 2.30 |