Fritz Peterson

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Left

6-0, 185lb (183cm, 83kg)

Born: February 8, 1942 in Chicago, IL us

High School: Arlington HS (Arlington, IL)

School: Northern Illinois University (DeKalb, IL)

Debut: April 15, 1966 (Age 24-066d, 10,066th in MLB history)
vs. BAL 9.0 IP, 6 H, 3 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER, W

Last Game: June 19, 1976 (Age 34-132d)
vs. BAL 6.0 IP, 7 H, 2 SO, 5 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1966 season

Full Name: Fred Ingles Peterson

Name Note: born Fred Ingels Peterson

1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

21.2

W

133

L

131

ERA

3.30

G

355

GS

330

SV

IP

2218.1

SO

1015

WHIP

1.191

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1963	21	NYY-min	Rk	4	3	.571	4.43	12	10		1	0		61.0	62	41	30	5	32	0	80	3	0	2				1.541	9.1	0.7	4.7	11.8	2.50	HLN APPY
1964	22	NYY-min	A,WRk	17	9	.654	2.44	34	30		16	4		214.0	170	79	58	12	69	0	239	6	0	12				1.117	7.1	0.5	2.9	10.1	3.46	SHL,YAN WCRS,FECI
1965	23	NYY-min	A,AA	16	6	.727	1.81	26	26		16	7		199.0	139	46	40	10	46	4	145	2	0	5				0.930	6.3	0.5	2.1	6.6	3.15	GBO,CBS CARL,SOUL
1966	24	NYY	AL	12	11	.522	3.31	34	32	1	11	2	0	215.0	196	89	79	15	40	6	96	3	0	3	880	100	3.17	1.098	8.2	0.6	1.7	4.0	2.40
1967	25	NYY	AL	8	14	.364	3.47	36	30	1	6	1	0	181.1	179	88	70	11	43	9	102	3	1	1	755	90	2.96	1.224	8.9	0.5	2.1	5.1	2.37
1968	26	NYY	AL	12	11	.522	2.63	36	27	3	6	2	0	212.1	187	72	62	13	29	9	115	4	1	2	833	109	2.56	1.017	7.9	0.6	*1.2*	4.9	3.97
1969	27	NYY	AL	17	16	.515	2.55	37	37	0	16	4	0	272.0	228	95	77	15	43	11	150	3	0	2	1066	137	2.63	0.996	7.5	0.5	*1.4*	5.0	3.49
1970	28	NYY	AL	20	11	.645	2.90	39	37	0	8	2	0	260.1	247	102	84	24	40	6	127	3	1	2	1051	122	3.36	1.102	8.5	0.8	*1.4*	4.4	3.18	AS
1971	29	NYY	AL	15	13	.536	3.05	37	35	2	16	4	1	274.0	269	106	93	25	42	7	139	4	1	6	1104	107	3.13	1.135	8.8	0.8	1.4	4.6	3.31
1972	30	NYY	AL	17	15	.531	3.24	35	35	0	12	3	0	250.1	270	98	90	17	44	5	100	5	1	7	1042	91	3.07	1.254	9.7	0.6	1.6	3.6	2.27
1973	31	NYY	AL	8	15	.348	3.95	31	31	0	6	0	0	184.1	207	93	81	18	49	10	59	7	0	6	789	93	4.11	1.389	10.1	0.9	2.4	2.9	1.20
1974	32	TOT	AL	9	14	.391	4.38	32	30	2	3	0	0	160.1	200	93	78	17	39	8	57	4	1	1	701	83	4.05	1.491	11.2	1.0	2.2	3.2	1.46
1974	32	NYY	AL	0	0		4.70	3	1	2	0	0	0	7.2	13	4	4	1	2	1	5	0	0	1	38	80	3.75	1.957	15.3	1.2	2.3	5.9	2.50
1974	32	CLE	AL	9	14	.391	4.36	29	29	0	3	0	0	152.2	187	89	74	16	37	7	52	4	1	0	663	83	4.06	1.467	11.0	0.9	2.2	3.1	1.41
1975	33	CLE	AL	14	8	.636	3.94	25	25	0	6	2	0	146.1	154	73	64	15	40	4	47	6	0	2	609	96	4.22	1.326	9.5	0.9	2.5	2.9	1.18
1976	34	TOT	AL	1	3	.250	5.08	13	11	0	0	0	0	62.0	80	38	35	3	17	0	23	0	0	1	273	70	3.34	1.565	11.6	0.4	2.5	3.3	1.35
1976	34	CLE	AL	0	3	.000	5.55	9	9	0	0	0	0	47.0	59	31	29	3	10	0	19	0	0	1	204	63	3.29	1.468	11.3	0.6	1.9	3.6	1.90
1976	34	TEX	AL	1	0	1.000	3.60	4	2	0	0	0	0	15.0	21	7	6	0	7	0	4	0	0	0	69	103	3.50	1.867	12.6	0.0	4.2	2.4	0.57
11 Yrs				133	131	.504	3.30	355	330	9	90	20	1	2218.1	2217	947	813	173	426	75	1015	42	6	33	9103	101	3.25	1.191	9.0	0.7	1.7	4.1	2.38
162 Game Avg.				13	13	.504	3.30	35	33	1	9	2	0	220	220	94	81	17	42	7	101	4	1	3	904	101	3.25	1.191	9.0	0.7	1.7	4.1	2.38

NYY (9 yrs)				109	106	.507	3.10	288	265	9	81	18	1	1857.1	1796	747	640	139	332	64	893	32	5	30	7558	106	3.10	1.146	8.7	0.7	1.6	4.3	2.69
CLE (3 yrs)				23	25	.479	4.34	63	63	0	9	2	0	346.0	400	193	167	34	87	11	118	10	1	3	1476	84	4.03	1.408	10.4	0.9	2.3	3.1	1.36
TEX (1 yr)				1	0	1.000	3.60	4	2	0	0	0	0	15.0	21	7	6	0	7	0	4	0	0	0	69	103	3.50	1.867	12.6	0.0	4.2	2.4	0.57

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Fritz Peterson

SUMMARY

WAR

W

L

ERA

G

GS

SV

IP

SO

WHIP

Standard Pitching

Player Value--Pitching

Player News

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Standard Fielding

Appearances

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