Fritz Peterson

Q: When was Fritz Peterson born?

Fritz Peterson was born on February 8, 1942.

Q: Where was Fritz Peterson born?

Fritz Peterson was born in Chicago, IL .

Q: How tall was Fritz Peterson?

Fritz Peterson was 6-0 (183 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Fritz Peterson weigh when playing?

Fritz Peterson weighed 185 lbs (83 kg) when playing.

Q: How many seasons did Fritz Peterson play?

Fritz Peterson played 11 seasons.

Q: Is Fritz Peterson in the Hall of Fame?

Fritz Peterson has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: How many strikeouts did Fritz Peterson have?

Fritz Peterson had 1,015 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Fritz Peterson played for?

Fritz Peterson played for 3 teams; the New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians and Texas Rangers.

Q: How many World Series has Fritz Peterson won?

Fritz Peterson never won a World Series.

Q: When did Fritz Peterson retire?

Fritz Peterson last played in 1976.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Left

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

Born: February 8, 1942 in Chicago, IL us

Died: October 19, 2023 in Winona, MN

Buried: Cremated

High School: Arlington HS (Arlington Heights, IL)

School: Northern Illinois University (DeKalb, IL)

Debut: April 15, 1966 (Age 24-066d, 12,458th in major league 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

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

21.0

133

131

ERA

3.30

355

330

2218.1

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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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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Season	Age	Team	Lg	WAR	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	rOBA	Rbat+	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	Pos	Awards
1966	24	NYY	AL	0.7	34	77	67	4	15	5	0	0	0	2	19	.224	.246	.299	.545	60	.271	63	20	0	0	8	0	1
1967	25	NYY	AL	0.2	36	56	48	2	7	1	0	0	1	5	19	.146	.226	.167	.393	21	.211	20	8	0	0	3	0	1
1968	26	NYY	AL	-0.3	36	71	63	2	5	1	1	0	4	1	24	.079	.106	.127	.233	-28	.123	-54	8	0	1	5	1	1
1969	27	NYY	AL	0.1	37	95	80	8	9	3	0	0	2	8	22	.113	.193	.150	.343	-1	.194	-8	12	0	0	7	0	1
1970	28	NYY	AL	0.7	39	99	90	7	20	3	0	2	7	0	24	.222	.228	.322	.550	54	.246	33	29	0	1	7	1	1	AS
1971	29	NYY	AL	-0.5	37	106	85	2	7	1	0	0	8	5	22	.082	.132	.094	.226	-33	.135	-63	8	2	0	14	1	1
1972	30	NYY	AL	0.6	35	100	82	6	19	1	0	0	9	3	14	.232	.259	.244	.503	53	.247	36	20	1	0	15	0	1
1973	31	NYY	AL	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	1
8 Yrs				1.5	255	604	515	31	82	15	1	2	31	24	144	.159	.199	.204	.402	19	.204	3	105	3	2	59	3	1
162 Game Avg				1.0	162	384	327	20	52	10	1	1	20	15	91	.159	.199	.204	.402	19	.204	3	67	2	1	37	2

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					Standard											Range Factor				Baserunners
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	lgFld%	RF/9	lgRF9	RF/G	lgRFG	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	Pick	Awards
1966	24	NYY	AL	P	34	32	11	215.0	56	16	36	4	1	.929	.952	2.18	1.99	1.53	1.98	3	6	2	25.0	37.6	4
1967	25	NYY	AL	P	36	30	6	181.1	50	13	35	2	4	.960	.957	2.38	1.96	1.33	1.96	1	5	7	58.3	41.0	0
1968	26	NYY	AL	P	36	27	6	212.1	64	6	56	2	6	.969	.957	2.63	1.89	1.72	1.88	2	4	3	42.9	36.9	3
1969	27	NYY	AL	P	37	37	16	272.0	71	15	53	3	5	.958	.951	2.25	1.88	1.84	1.88	2	3	3	50.0	35.8	3
1970	28	NYY	AL	P	39	37	8	260.1	67	12	52	3	7	.955	.951	2.21	1.86	1.64	1.85	2	6	5	45.5	39.5	1	AS
1971	29	NYY	AL	P	37	35	16	274.0	69	14	54	1	7	.986	.958	2.23	1.98	1.84	1.97	6	3	2	40.0	38.8	1
1972	30	NYY	AL	P	35	35	12	250.1	58	13	44	1	6	.983	.950	2.05	1.86	1.63	1.85	7	3	3	50.0	38.7	0
1973	31	NYY	AL	P	31	31	6	184.1	43	11	30	2	3	.953	.951	2.00	1.86	1.32	1.85	6	2	4	66.7	38.5	0
1974	32	2TM	AL	P	32	30	3	160.1	41	8	31	2	2	.951	.947	2.19	1.81	1.22	1.80	1	2	5	71.4	38.0	1
1974	32	NYY	AL	P	3	1	0	7.2	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	.950	1.17	1.76	0.33	1.80	1	0	0			0
1974	32	CLE	AL	P	29	29	3	152.2	40	8	30	2	2	.950	.947	2.24	1.81	1.31	1.80	0	2	5	71.4	38.0	1
1975	33	CLE	AL	P	25	25	6	146.1	35	8	26	1	3	.971	.940	2.09	1.87	1.36	1.86	2	2	6	75.0	37.6	0
1976	34	2TM	AL	P	13	11	0	62.0	12	0	12	0	0	1.000	.950	1.74	1.87	0.92	1.88	1	1	4	80.0	33.8	1
1976	34	CLE	AL	P	9	9	0	47.0	8	0	8	0	0	1.000	.950	1.53	1.88	0.89	1.88	1	1	4	80.0	33.8	1
1976	34	TEX	AL	P	4	2	0	15.0	4	0	4	0	0	1.000	.950	2.40	1.86	1.00	1.88	0	0	0			0
11 Yrs					355	330	90	2218.1	566	116	429	21	44	.963	.952	2.21	1.90	1.54	1.89	33	37	44	54.3	38.2	14

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Fritz Peterson born?

Fritz Peterson was born on February 8, 1942.

Where was Fritz Peterson born?

Fritz Peterson was born in Chicago, IL.

How tall was Fritz Peterson?

Fritz Peterson was 6-0 (183 cm) tall.

How much did Fritz Peterson weigh when playing?

Fritz Peterson weighed 185 lbs (83 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Fritz Peterson play?

Fritz Peterson played 11 seasons.

Is Fritz Peterson in the Hall of Fame?

Fritz Peterson has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Fritz Peterson play?

Fritz Peterson was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Fritz Peterson have?

Fritz Peterson had 1,015 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Fritz Peterson played for?

Fritz Peterson played for 3 teams; the New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians and Texas Rangers.

How many World Series has Fritz Peterson won?

Fritz Peterson never won a World Series.

When did Fritz Peterson retire?

Fritz Peterson last played in 1976.

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