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Fred Fussell

Frederick Morris Fussell (Moonlight Ace)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 155 lb.

Born: October 7, 1895 in Sheridan, MO (All Transactions)
Debut: September 23, 1922
Teams (by GP): Pirates/Cubs 1922-1929

Final Game: September 29, 1929
Died: October 23, 1966 in Syracuse, NY
Buried: Geneva Cemetery, Geneva, NE
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Fine Details  · Last Updated Dec 23, 2011, 7:44AM
All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson… 

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1922 26 CHC NL 1 1 .500 4.74 3 2 0 1 0 0 19.0 24 11 10 0 8 4 0 0 0 81 90 1.684 11.4 0.0 3.8 1.9 0.50
1923 27 CHC NL 3 5 .375 5.54 28 2 22 1 0 3 76.1 90 51 47 2 31 38 3 0 3 348 72 1.585 10.6 0.2 3.7 4.5 1.23
1928 32 PIT NL 8 9 .471 3.61 28 20 4 9 2 1 159.2 183 79 64 6 41 43 1 0 5 689 113 1.403 10.3 0.3 2.3 2.4 1.05
1929 33 PIT NL 2 2 .500 8.62 21 3 7 0 0 1 39.2 68 42 38 8 8 18 1 0 2 189 56 1.916 15.4 1.8 1.8 4.1 2.25
4 Seasons 14 17 .452 4.86 80 27 33 11 2 5 294.2 365 183 159 16 88 103 5 0 10 1307 86 1.537 11.1 0.5 2.7 3.1 1.17
162 Game Avg. 9 11 .452 4.86 51 17 21 7 1 3 187 232 116 101 10 56 65 3 0 6 831 86 1.537 11.1 0.5 2.7 3.1 1.17
PIT (2 yrs) 10 11 .476 4.61 49 23 11 9 2 2 199.1 251 121 102 14 49 61 2 0 7 878 92 1.505 11.3 0.6 2.2 2.8 1.24
CHC (2 yrs) 4 6 .400 5.38 31 4 22 2 0 3 95.1 114 62 57 2 39 42 3 0 3 429 76 1.605 10.8 0.2 3.7 4.0 1.08

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
1922 26 CHC NL 19.0 2 11 12 0 1.0 1 0.1 $
1923 27 CHC NL 76.1 2 51 47 2 1.0 -4 -0.6 $
1928 32 PIT NL 159.2 20 79 95 0 1.0 16 1.7 $
1929 33 PIT NL 39.2 3 42 27 0 1.0 -15 -1.3 $
4 Seasons 294.2 27 183 181 2 1.0 -2 -0.1 $
PIT (2 yrs) 199.1 23 121 122 0 1.0 1 0.4 $
CHC (2 yrs) 95.1 4 62 59 2 1.0 -3 -0.5 $

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1922 26 CHC NL 3 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .000 .143 .000 .143 -61 0 0 0 /1
1923 27 CHC NL 28 21 20 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .200 .238 .250 .488 29 5 0 0 1
1928 32 PIT NL 28 62 58 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 12 .121 .164 .121 .285 -26 7 1 1 1
1929 33 PIT NL 21 16 16 4 4 1 0 2 3 0 0 1 .250 .250 .688 .938 120 11 0 0 1
4 Seasons 80 106 100 11 15 2 0 2 3 0 0 4 26 .150 .190 .230 .420 7 23 1 1
162 Game Avg. 162 215 203 22 30 4 0 4 6 0 8 53 .150 .190 .230 .420 7 47 2 2
PIT (2 yrs) 49 78 74 8 11 1 0 2 3 0 2 13 .149 .182 .243 .425 7 18 1 1
CHC (2 yrs) 31 28 26 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 13 .154 .214 .192 .407 7 5 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1922 26 CHC NL 7 -2 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ /1
1923 27 CHC NL 21 -2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ 1
1928 32 PIT NL 62 -11 0 0 0 0 5 2 -4 -0.4 -4 -0.4 0.0 $ 1
1929 33 PIT NL 16 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.2 1 0.1 0.1 $ 1
4 Seasons 106 -15 0 0 0 0 8 3 -4 -0.3 -4 -0.4 0.1 $
PIT (2 yrs) 78 -11 0 0 0 0 6 2 -3 -0.2 -3 -0.3 0.1 $
CHC (2 yrs) 28 -4 0 0 0 0 2 1 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1922 CHC NL 26 P 3 2 1 19.0 6 0 6 0 0 1.000 2.84 2.00 .957 2.37 2.37
1923 CHC NL 27 P 28 2 1 76.1 24 2 19 3 2 .875 2.48 0.75 .958 2.41 2.40
1928 PIT NL 32 P 28 20 9 159.2 31 4 25 2 1 .935 1.63 1.04 .966 2.42 2.41
1929 PIT NL 33 P 21 3 0 39.2 11 4 7 0 0 1.000 2.50 0.52 .964 2.38 2.35
4 Seasons P 80 27 11 294.2 72 10 57 5 3 .931 2.05 0.84 .962 2.41 2.39
4 Seasons TOT 80 27 11 294.2 72 10 57 5 3 .931 2.05 0.84 .962 2.41 2.39
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
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  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1928 NL  2.311 (9th)

Saves s c a p y
1923 NL  3 (3rd)

Shutouts s c a p y
1928 NL  2 (7th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1928 NL  0.338 (7th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1928 NL  5 (4th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1923 NL  22 (2nd)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 6 (1763), Average HOFer ≈ 185

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Name and misspellings: Frederick Moonlight Ace Fred Morris Fussell

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