Fritz Ostermueller
Frederick Raymond Ostermueller
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: September 15, 1907 in Quincy, IL
High School: Quincy (Quincy, IL) (All Transactions)
Debut: April 21, 1934
Final Game: September 30, 1948
Died: December 17, 1957 in Quincy, IL
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Standard Pitching

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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
1934 26 BOS AL 10 13 .435 3.49 33 23 8 10 0 3 198.2 200 93 77 7 99 75 1 0 6 881 135 1.505 9.1 0.3 4.5 3.4 0.76
1935 27 BOS AL 7 8 .467 3.92 22 19 3 10 0 1 137.2 135 67 60 0 78 41 3 0 5 616 120 1.547 8.8 0.0 5.1 2.7 0.53
1936 28 BOS AL 10 16 .385 4.88 43 23 14 7 1 2 180.2 210 115 98 8 84 90 3 0 8 826 108 1.627 10.5 0.4 4.2 4.5 1.07
1937 29 BOS AL 3 7 .300 4.98 25 7 9 2 0 1 86.2 101 64 48 2 44 29 1 0 1 402 96 1.673 10.5 0.2 4.6 3.0 0.66
1938 30 BOS AL 13 5 .722 4.58 31 18 8 10 1 2 176.2 199 98 90 15 58 46 3 0 5 795 108 1.455 10.1 0.8 3.0 2.3 0.79
1939 31 BOS AL 11 7 .611 4.24 34 20 9 8 0 4 159.1 173 86 75 6 58 61 2 0 5 701 111 1.450 9.8 0.3 3.3 3.4 1.05
1940 32 BOS AL 5 9 .357 4.95 31 16 7 5 0 0 143.2 166 86 79 7 70 80 0 0 4 662 91 1.643 10.4 0.4 4.4 5.0 1.14
1941 33 SLB AL 0 3 .000 4.50 15 2 8 0 0 0 46.0 45 26 23 3 23 20 0 0 4 200 96 1.478 8.8 0.6 4.5 3.9 0.87
1942 34 SLB AL 3 1 .750 3.71 10 4 3 2 0 0 43.2 46 22 18 4 17 21 0 0 5 191 100 1.443 9.5 0.8 3.5 4.3 1.24
1943 35 TOT MLB 1 3 .250 4.18 18 4 9 0 0 0 56.0 57 27 26 1 25 19 0 0 0 239 80 1.464 9.2 0.2 4.0 3.1 0.76
1943 35 SLB AL 0 2 .000 5.02 11 3 5 0 0 0 28.2 36 16 16 1 13 4 0 0 0 127 66 1.709 11.3 0.3 4.1 1.3 0.31
1943 35 BRO NL 1 1 .500 3.29 7 1 4 0 0 0 27.1 21 11 10 0 12 15 0 0 0 112 101 1.207 6.9 0.0 4.0 4.9 1.25
1944 36 TOT NL 13 8 .619 2.81 38 28 5 17 1 2 246.1 247 96 77 10 77 97 1 0 6 1047 131 1.315 9.0 0.4 2.8 3.5 1.26
1944 36 BRO NL 2 1 .667 3.24 10 4 3 3 0 1 41.2 46 17 15 3 12 17 0 0 1 188 109 1.392 9.9 0.6 2.6 3.7 1.42
1944 36 PIT NL 11 7 .611 2.73 28 24 2 14 1 1 204.2 201 79 62 7 65 80 1 0 5 859 136 1.300 8.8 0.3 2.9 3.5 1.23
1945 37 PIT NL 5 4 .556 4.57 14 11 1 4 1 0 80.2 74 45 41 6 37 29 2 1 1 360 86 1.376 8.3 0.7 4.1 3.2 0.78
1946 38 PIT NL 13 10 .565 2.84 27 25 2 16 2 0 193.1 193 70 61 5 56 57 3 0 1 810 124 1.288 9.0 0.2 2.6 2.7 1.02
1947 39 PIT NL 12 10 .545 3.84 26 24 0 12 3 0 183.0 181 94 78 18 68 66 1 0 5 789 110 1.361 8.9 0.9 3.3 3.2 0.97
1948 40 PIT NL 8 11 .421 4.42 23 22 0 10 2 0 134.1 143 73 66 13 41 43 1 0 4 597 92 1.370 9.6 0.9 2.7 2.9 1.05
15 Seasons 114 115 .498 3.99 390 246 86 113 11 15 2066.2 2170 1062 917 105 835 774 21 1 60 9116 109 1.454 9.5 0.5 3.6 3.4 0.93
162 Game Avg. 12 12 .498 3.99 42 26 9 12 1 2 221 232 114 98 11 89 83 2 0 6 975 109 1.454 9.5 0.5 3.6 3.4 0.93
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
BOS (7 yrs) 59 65 .476 4.38 219 126 58 52 2 13 1083.1 1184 609 527 45 491 422 13 0 34 4883 110 1.546 9.8 0.4 4.1 3.5 0.86
PIT (5 yrs) 49 42 .538 3.48 118 106 5 56 9 1 796.0 792 361 308 49 267 275 8 1 16 3415 111 1.330 9.0 0.6 3.0 3.1 1.03
SLB (3 yrs) 3 6 .333 4.34 36 9 16 2 0 0 118.1 127 64 57 8 53 45 0 0 9 518 89 1.521 9.7 0.6 4.0 3.4 0.85
BRO (2 yrs) 3 2 .600 3.26 17 5 7 3 0 1 69.0 67 28 25 3 24 32 0 0 1 300 106 1.319 8.7 0.4 3.1 4.2 1.33
AL (10 yrs) 62 71 .466 4.37 255 135 74 54 2 13 1201.2 1311 673 584 53 544 467 13 0 43 5401 108 1.544 9.8 0.4 4.1 3.5 0.86
NL (6 yrs) 52 44 .542 3.46 135 111 12 59 9 2 865.0 859 389 333 52 291 307 8 1 17 3715 111 1.329 8.9 0.5 3.0 3.2 1.06

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age 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 ERA+
1934 26 10 13 .435 3.49 33 23 8 10 0 3 198.2 200 93 77 7 99 75 1 0 6 881 135 1.505 9.1 0.3 4.5 3.4 0.76 135
1935 27 17 21 .447 3.67 55 42 11 20 0 4 336.1 335 160 137 7 177 116 4 0 11 1497 129 1.522 9.0 0.2 4.7 3.1 0.66 129
1936 28 27 37 .422 4.09 98 65 25 27 1 6 517.0 545 275 235 15 261 206 7 0 19 2323 120 1.559 9.5 0.3 4.5 3.6 0.79 120
1937 29 30 44 .405 4.22 123 72 34 29 1 7 603.2 646 339 283 17 305 235 8 0 20 2725 116 1.575 9.6 0.3 4.5 3.5 0.77 116
1938 30 43 49 .467 4.30 154 90 42 39 2 9 780.1 845 437 373 32 363 281 11 0 25 3520 114 1.548 9.7 0.4 4.2 3.2 0.77 114
1939 31 54 56 .491 4.29 188 110 51 47 2 13 939.2 1018 523 448 38 421 342 13 0 30 4221 114 1.531 9.8 0.4 4.0 3.3 0.81 114
1940 32 59 65 .476 4.38 219 126 58 52 2 13 1083.1 1184 609 527 45 491 422 13 0 34 4883 110 1.546 9.8 0.4 4.1 3.5 0.86 110
1941 33 59 68 .465 4.38 234 128 66 52 2 13 1129.1 1229 635 550 48 514 442 13 0 38 5083 110 1.543 9.8 0.4 4.1 3.5 0.86 110
1942 34 62 69 .473 4.36 244 132 69 54 2 13 1173.0 1275 657 568 52 531 463 13 0 43 5274 109 1.540 9.8 0.4 4.1 3.6 0.87 109
1943 35 63 72 .467 4.35 262 136 78 54 2 13 1229.0 1332 684 594 53 556 482 13 0 43 5513 108 1.536 9.8 0.4 4.1 3.5 0.87 108
1944 36 76 80 .487 4.09 300 164 83 71 3 15 1475.1 1579 780 671 63 633 579 14 0 49 6560 111 1.499 9.6 0.4 3.9 3.5 0.91 111
1945 37 81 84 .491 4.12 314 175 84 75 4 15 1556.0 1653 825 712 69 670 608 16 1 50 6920 109 1.493 9.6 0.4 3.9 3.5 0.91 109
1946 38 94 94 .500 3.98 341 200 86 91 6 15 1749.1 1846 895 773 74 726 665 19 1 51 7730 110 1.470 9.5 0.4 3.7 3.4 0.92 110
1947 39 106 104 .505 3.96 367 224 86 103 9 15 1932.1 2027 989 851 92 794 731 20 1 56 8519 110 1.460 9.4 0.4 3.7 3.4 0.92 110
1948 40 114 115 .498 3.99 390 246 86 113 11 15 2066.2 2170 1062 917 105 835 774 21 1 60 9116 109 1.454 9.5 0.5 3.6 3.4 0.93 109

Neutralized Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1934 26 15 8 .652 2.82 214.0 190 74 67 7 94 81 1 1.327 8.0 4.0 3.4 0.86 0.3 33
1935 27 10 6 .625 3.12 150.0 127 58 52 0 73 45 3 1.333 7.6 4.4 2.7 0.62 0.0 22
1936 28 13 9 .591 3.45 198.0 189 84 76 7 76 99 3 1.338 8.6 3.5 4.5 1.30 0.3 43
1937 29 5 5 .500 3.97 93.0 95 46 41 2 41 31 1 1.462 9.2 4.0 3.0 0.76 0.2 25
1938 30 12 9 .571 3.47 197.0 192 84 76 14 56 51 3 1.259 8.8 2.6 2.3 0.91 0.6 31
1939 31 11 8 .579 3.40 172.0 165 72 65 6 55 66 2 1.279 8.6 2.9 3.5 1.20 0.3 34
1940 32 8 9 .471 4.21 154.0 162 80 72 7 68 86 0 1.494 9.5 4.0 5.0 1.26 0.4 31
1941 33 3 2 .600 4.02 47.0 44 23 21 3 22 20 0 1.404 8.4 4.2 3.8 0.91 0.6 15
1942 34 2 2 .500 4.00 45.0 50 22 20 4 18 22 0 1.511 10.0 3.6 4.4 1.22 0.8 10
1943 35 2 3 .400 5.26 53.0 63 34 31 1 28 18 0 1.717 10.7 4.8 3.1 0.64 0.2 18
1944 36 17 10 .630 2.96 249.0 259 91 82 10 81 98 1 1.365 9.4 2.9 3.5 1.21 0.4 38
1945 37 4 5 .444 4.19 86.0 77 44 40 6 38 31 2 1.337 8.1 4.0 3.2 0.82 0.6 14
1946 38 12 9 .571 3.30 191.0 209 78 70 5 61 56 3 1.414 9.8 2.9 2.6 0.92 0.2 27
1947 39 12 9 .571 3.60 190.0 184 84 76 18 69 69 1 1.332 8.7 3.3 3.3 1.00 0.9 26
1948 40 7 8 .467 4.22 143.0 150 74 67 14 43 46 1 1.350 9.4 2.7 2.9 1.07 0.9 23
15 Seasons 133 102 .566 3.53 2182.0 2156 948 856 104 823 819 21 1.365 8.9 3.4 1.00 0.4 390

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1934 AL  3.488 (7th)
1944 NL  2.813 (6th)
1946 NL  2.840 (9th)

Wins s c a p y
1946 NL  13 (9th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1938 AL  .722 (4th)
1944 NL  .619 (8th)
1946 NL  .565 (9th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1938 AL  2.955 (9th)
1946 NL  2.607 (8th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1936 AL  4.483 (7th)
1944 NL  3.544 (10th)

Games Played s c a p y
1936 AL  43 (3rd)

Saves s c a p y
1934 AL  3 (9th)
1939 AL  4 (8th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1944 NL  246.3 (10th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1944 NL  97 (5th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1944 NL  17 (8th)
1946 NL  16 (4th)
1947 NL  12 (10th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1947 NL  3 (6th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1947 NL  18 (10th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1934 AL  99 (10th)
Career  835 (208th)

Hits s c a p y
1944 NL  247 (9th)
1946 NL  193 (9th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1936 AL  1.071 (10th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1934 AL  .317 (4th)
1936 AL  .399 (7th)
1939 AL  .339 (2nd)
1946 NL  .233 (2nd)

Losses s c a p y
1934 AL  13 (10th)
1936 AL  16 (3rd)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1934 AL  6 (4th)
1935 AL  5 (10th)
1936 AL  8 (6th)
1938 AL  5 (10th)
1939 AL  5 (8th)
1942 AL  5 (6th)
1944 NL  6 (5th)
1947 NL  5 (8th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1944 NL  1047 (9th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1934 AL  135 (3rd)
1944 NL  131 (6th)
1946 NL  124 (7th)

Oldest s c a p y
1946 NL  born 1907-09-15 (10th)
1947 NL  born 1907-09-15 (5th)
1948 NL  born 1907-09-15 (5th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 50 (503), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 4 (1351), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 4 (1498), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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