Marvin Freeman

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-7, 200lb (201cm, 90kg)

Born: April 10, 1963 in Chicago, IL us

Draft: Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 9th round of the 1981 MLB June Amateur Draft from Vocational HS (Chicago, IL) and the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2nd round of the 1984 MLB June Amateur Draft from Jackson State University (Jackson, MS).

High School: Vocational HS (Chicago, IL)

School: Jackson State University (Jackson, MS)

Debut: September 16, 1986 (Age 23-159d, 15,275th in major league history)
vs. PIT 3.0 IP, 4 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 3 ER

Last Game: September 14, 1996 (Age 33-157d)
vs. BOS 2.0 IP, 4 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1988 season

Full Name: Marvin Freeman

Nicknames: Starvin' Marvin

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.0

ERA

4.64

221

593.2

383

WHIP

1.457

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
1984	21	PHI-min	A-	8	5	.615	2.61	15	15	0	2	1	0	89.2	64	41	26	1	52	0	79	1	0	7				1.294	6.4	0.1	5.2	7.9	1.52	BND NORW
1985	22	PHI-min	A,AA	7	12	.368	4.04	25	24	1	5	3	0	153.2	123	73	69	11	88	2	90	2	1	10				1.373	7.2	0.6	5.2	5.3	1.02	CLW,REA FLOR,EL
1986	23	PHI-min	AA	13	6	.684	4.03	27	27	0	4	2	0	163.0	130	89	73	12	111	3	113	1	1	11				1.479	7.2	0.7	6.1	6.2	1.02	REA EL
1986	23	PHI	NL	2	0	1.000	2.25	3	3	0	0	0	0	16.0	6	4	4	0	10	0	8	0	0	1	61	176	3.65	1.000	3.4	0.0	5.6	4.5	0.80

1987	24	PHI-min	AA,AAA	3	10	.231	5.64	19	19	0	2	0	0	95.2	101	68	60	15	62	3	69	0	1	12				1.704	9.5	1.4	5.8	6.5	1.11	REA,MAI EL,IL
1988	25	PHI-min	AAA	5	5	.500	4.62	18	14	0	2	1	0	74.0	62	43	38	8	46	3	37	0	0	11				1.459	7.5	1.0	5.6	4.5	0.80	MAI IL
1988	25	PHI	NL	2	3	.400	6.10	11	11	0	0	0	0	51.2	55	36	35	2	43	2	37	1	1	3	249	59	4.39	1.897	9.6	0.3	7.5	6.4	0.86
1989	26	PHI-min	AAA	1	1	.500	4.50	5	5	0	0	0	0	14.0	11	8	7	0	5	0	8	0	0	5				1.143	7.1	0.0	3.2	5.1	1.60	SWB IL
1989	26	PHI	NL	0	0		6.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	3.0	2	2	2	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	16	67	7.76	2.333	6.0	0.0	15.0	0.0	0.00
1990	27	ATL-PHI-min	AAA	4	7	.364	4.84	14	14	0	1	1	0	74.1	72	43	40	8	41	0	56	1	2	4				1.520	8.7	1.0	5.0	6.8	1.37	RMD,SWB IL
1990	27	TOT	NL	1	2	.333	4.31	25	3	5	0	0	1	48.0	41	24	23	5	17	2	38	5	0	4	207	91	3.95	1.208	7.7	0.9	3.2	7.1	2.24
1990	27	PHI	NL	0	2	.000	5.57	16	3	4	0	0	1	32.1	34	21	20	5	14	2	26	3	0	4	147	69	4.79	1.485	9.5	1.4	3.9	7.2	1.86
1990	27	ATL	NL	1	0	1.000	1.72	9	0	1	0	0	0	15.2	7	3	3	0	3	0	12	2	0	0	60	239	2.23	0.638	4.0	0.0	1.7	6.9	4.00
1991	28	ATL	NL	1	0	1.000	3.00	34	0	6	0	0	1	48.0	37	19	16	2	13	1	34	2	0	4	190	131	2.92	1.042	6.9	0.4	2.4	6.4	2.62
1992	29	ATL	NL	7	5	.583	3.22	58	0	15	0	0	3	64.1	61	26	23	7	29	7	41	1	0	4	276	115	4.32	1.399	8.5	1.0	4.1	5.7	1.41
1993	30	ATL-min	AAA	0	0		2.25	2	2	0	0	0	0	4.0	4	1	1	0	1	0	5	1	0	0	18			1.250	9.0	0.0	2.3	11.3	5.00	RMD IL
1993	30	ATL	NL	2	0	1.000	6.08	21	0	5	0	0	0	23.2	24	16	16	1	10	2	25	1	0	3	103	67	2.82	1.437	9.1	0.4	3.8	9.5	2.50
1994	31	COL	NL	10	2	.833	2.80	19	18	0	0	0	0	112.2	113	39	35	10	23	2	67	5	0	4	465	179	3.84	1.207	9.0	0.8	1.8	5.4	2.91	CYA-4
1995	32	COL	NL	3	7	.300	5.89	22	18	0	0	0	0	94.2	122	64	62	15	41	1	61	2	1	5	437	91	5.24	1.722	11.6	1.4	3.9	5.8	1.49
1996	33	TOT	MLB	7	9	.438	6.15	27	24	1	0	0	0	131.2	155	103	90	21	58	1	72	6	1	13	600	85	5.61	1.618	10.6	1.4	4.0	4.9	1.24
1996	33	COL	NL	7	9	.438	6.04	26	23	1	0	0	0	129.2	151	100	87	21	57	1	71	6	1	13	588	86	5.64	1.604	10.5	1.5	4.0	4.9	1.25
1996	33	CHW	AL	0	0		13.50	1	1	0	0	0	0	2.0	4	3	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	12	41	3.67	2.500	18.0	0.0	4.5	4.5	1.00
1997	34	TOR-min	AAA	0	0		9.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4			2.000	9.0	0.0	9.0	0.0	0.00	SYR IL
10 Yrs				35	28	.556	4.64	221	78	32	0	0	5	593.2	616	333	306	63	249	18	383	23	4	41	2604	99	4.46	1.457	9.3	1.0	3.8	5.8	1.54
162 Game Avg.				8	6	.556	4.64	50	18	7	0	0	1	135	140	76	70	14	57	4	87	5	1	9	592	99	4.46	1.457	9.3	1.0	3.8	5.8	1.54

ATL (4 yrs)				11	5	.688	3.44	122	0	27	0	0	4	151.2	129	64	58	10	55	10	112	6	0	11	629	113	3.43	1.213	7.7	0.6	3.3	6.6	2.04
PHI (4 yrs)				4	5	.444	5.33	31	18	4	0	0	1	103.0	97	63	61	7	72	4	71	4	2	8	473	70	4.50	1.641	8.5	0.6	6.3	6.2	0.99
COL (3 yrs)				20	18	.526	4.91	67	59	1	0	0	0	337.0	386	203	184	46	121	4	199	13	2	22	1490	105	4.93	1.504	10.3	1.2	3.2	5.3	1.64
CHW (1 yr)				0	0		13.50	1	1	0	0	0	0	2.0	4	3	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	12	41	3.67	2.500	18.0	0.0	4.5	4.5	1.00

NL (10 yrs)				35	28	.556	4.61	220	77	32	0	0	5	591.2	612	330	303	63	248	18	382	23	4	41	2592	100	4.47	1.454	9.3	1.0	3.8	5.8	1.54
AL (1 yr)				0	0		13.50	1	1	0	0	0	0	2.0	4	3	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	12	41	3.67	2.500	18.0	0.0	4.5	4.5	1.00

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