Fritz Peterson
Fritz Fred Peterson
born Fred Ingels Peterson
All-Star Player
Bats: Both , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: February 8, 1942 in Chicago, IL
High School: Arlington (Arlington, IL)
School: Northern Illinois University
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1963. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 15, 1966
Final Game: June 19, 1976
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1966 NYY AL 24 P 34 32 215.0 56 16 36 4 1 .929 2.18 1.53 .954 1.99 0.75
1967 NYY AL 25 P 36 30 181.1 50 13 35 2 4 .960 2.38 1.33 .956 1.96 0.74
1968 NYY AL 26 P 36 27 212.1 64 6 56 2 6 .969 2.63 1.72 .956 1.89 0.73
1969 NYY AL 27 P 37 37 272.0 71 15 53 3 5 .958 2.25 1.84 .951 1.88 0.69
1970 NYY AL 28 P 39 37 260.1 67 12 52 3 7 .955 2.21 1.64 .951 1.86 0.67 AS
1971 NYY AL 29 P 37 35 274.0 69 14 54 1 7 .986 2.23 1.84 .957 1.98 0.77
1972 NYY AL 30 P 35 35 250.1 58 13 44 1 6 .983 2.05 1.63 .948 1.86 0.75
1973 NYY AL 31 P 31 31 184.1 43 11 30 2 3 .953 2.00 1.32 .951 1.86 0.86
1974 TOT AL 32 P 32 30 160.4 41 8 31 2 2 .951 2.19 1.22 .946 1.81 0.83
1974 NYY AL 32 P 3 1 7.2 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.17 0.33 .900 1.76 0.83
1974 CLE AL 32 P 29 29 152.2 40 8 30 2 2 .950 2.24 1.31 .948 1.81 0.83
1975 CLE AL 33 P 25 25 146.1 35 8 26 1 3 .971 2.09 1.36 .937 1.87 0.85
1976 TOT AL 34 P 13 11 62.0 12 0 12 0 0 1.000 1.74 0.92 .950 1.87 0.85
1976 CLE AL 34 P 9 9 47.0 8 0 8 0 0 1.000 1.53 0.89 .950 1.88 0.84
1976 TEX AL 34 P 4 2 15.0 4 0 4 0 0 1.000 2.40 1.00 .950 1.86 0.85
11 Seasons P 355 330 2218.1 566 116 429 21 44 .963 2.21 1.54 .951 1.90 0.76
11 Seasons TOT 355 330 2218.1 566 116 429 21 44 .963 2.21 1.54 .914 1.90 0.76

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1966 NYY AL 24 34 32 34 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1967 NYY AL 25 36 30 36 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1968 NYY AL 26 36 27 36 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1969 NYY AL 27 37 37 37 37 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1970 NYY AL 28 39 37 39 39 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1971 NYY AL 29 37 35 37 37 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1972 NYY AL 30 35 35 35 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1973 NYY AL 31 31 0 1 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1974 CLE AL 32 29 0 29 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1974 NYY AL 32 3 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1975 CLE AL 33 25 0 25 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1976 CLE AL 34 9 0 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1976 TEX AL 34 4 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Seasons 355 233 255 355 355 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1966 NYY AL 24 897 85% 31% 42 76% 1 16 0 10 36 25 3 4 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 12 58%
1967 NYY AL 25 769 81% 30% 36 97% 0 13 2 9 34 27 3 2 1 0 1 0 4 3 4 0 5 80%
1968 NYY AL 26 846 83% 32% 55 96% 1 6 1 5 57 39 7 2 1 1 0 0 6 4 5 1 16 94%
1969 NYY AL 27 1080 82% 33% 63 86% 1 15 1 9 54 36 12 3 0 1 2 2 5 4 5 0 14 57%
1970 NYY AL 28 1067 84% 32% 62 90% 2 12 2 8 54 40 10 3 0 2 1 1 7 7 7 0 9 67%
1971 NYY AL 29 1118 83% 35% 63 90% 3 14 0 11 56 39 10 1 0 0 1 0 7 6 7 0 13 62%
1972 NYY AL 30 1059 86% 36% 52 94% 2 13 3 9 46 32 9 1 0 0 1 0 6 4 5 1 8 63%
1973 NYY AL 31 806 86% 32% 38 84% 0 11 0 9 31 24 3 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 3 0 7 71%
1974 CLE AL 32 673 86% 29% 31 90% 1 8 1 7 30 26 1 2 0 2 0 1 2 1 1 1 4 100%
1974 NYY AL 32 39 82% 36% 2 50% 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 50%
1975 CLE AL 33 621 85% 29% 28 96% 1 8 2 4 26 20 2 1 0 1 0 1 3 1 2 1 2 50%
1976 CLE AL 34 209 86% 30% 7 100% 0 0 0 0 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1976 TEX AL 34 69 84% 22% 4 100% 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
11 Seasons 9253 84% 32% 483 90% 12 116 12 81 437 319 60 21 3 9 9 8 44 32 40 4 93 70%
MLB Averages 77% 27% 90% 86%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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