What years did Fred Blanding play?

Fred Blanding played in Major League Baseball from 1910 to 1914.

Was Fred Blanding a pitcher?

Yes. Fred Blanding pitched in the major leagues, recording 45 wins and 278 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Fred Blanding hit?

Fred Blanding hit 1 career home runs with 65 hits.

Fred Blanding

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1910-1914)

W–L 45–46

ERA 3.13

WHIP 1.40

SO 278

Pitcher PIV -2784.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 185 lb
Born: 2/8/1888 in Redlands, CA, USA
Died: 7/17/1950 in Salem, VA, USA
MLB Debut: 1910-09-15
Last Game: 1914-09-30

Full name: Frederick James Blanding

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
45	46	144	86	57	5	4	814.3	859	283	15	277	278	3.13	-2784.4

Career ERA 3.13 vs. league average 3.09 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1910	CLE	AL	2	2	6	5	4	1	0	45.3	43	14	12	25	2.78	2.79 (avg)	550.6
1911	CLE	AL	7	11	29	16	11	0	2	176.0	190	72	60	80	3.68	3.37 (-9%)	-56.5
1912	CLE	AL	18	14	39	31	23	1	1	262.0	259	85	79	75	2.92	3.36 (+13%)	-461.9
1913	CLE	AL	15	10	41	22	14	3	0	215.0	234	61	72	63	2.55	3.07 (+17%)	-1793.8
1914	CLE	AL	3	9	29	12	5	0	1	116.0	133	51	54	35	3.96	2.93 (-35%)	-1023.0
Career · 5 seasons			45	46	144	86	57	5	4	814.1	859	283	277	278	3.13	—	-2,784

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
146	301	28	65	6	3	1	24	4	14	58	.216	.258	.266	.524	-565

Career AVG .216 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 16.8% below league average.

Career OBP .258 vs. league average .327 across their career seasons — 21.1% below league average.

Career SLG .266 vs. league average .345 across their career seasons — 22.9% below league average.

Career OPS .524 vs. league average .672 across their career seasons — 22.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1910	CLE	AL	6	18	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	.111	—	—	—	—	0.0
1911	CLE	AL	30	65	8	17	1	0	0	5	2	4	12	.262	.266 (-2%)	.336 (-9%)	.356 (-22%)	.693 (-16%)	-157.2
1912	CLE	AL	39	93	13	21	2	0	1	9	0	5	21	.226	.268 (-16%)	.335 (-17%)	.358 (-22%)	.694 (-19%)	-273.9
1913	CLE	AL	41	86	4	21	2	2	0	8	2	5	12	.244	.259 (-6%)	.325 (-10%)	.345 (-9%)	.670 (-9%)	-133.8
1914	CLE	AL	30	39	2	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	10	.103	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			146	301	28	65	6	3	1	24	4	14	58	.216	—	—	—	—	-565

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	74	149	14	36	0	13	.242
Away	73	151	15	29	1	13	.192

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	73	414.0	450	154	142	143	3.35
Away	71	400.2	409	138	142	130	3.10

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	3B	SO
1914-09-30	CLE	CHW	W	4	0	0	2
1914-09-01	CLE	PHA	L	2	0	0	1
1914-08-27	CLE	MIN	L	1	1	1	0
1914-08-24	CLE	BOS	L	0	0	0	0
1914-08-22	CLE	BOS	L	0	0	0	0
1914-08-16	CLE	DET	L	0	0	0	0
1914-08-12	CLE	CHW	W	4	0	0	0
1914-08-10	CLE	PHA	L	0	0	0	0
1914-08-05	CLE	MIN	W	3	1	0	0
1914-08-01	CLE	NYY	L	1	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1914-09-30	CLE	CHW	—	11.0	12	5	3	5	5
1914-09-01	CLE	PHA	—	3.2	7	10	8	5	1
1914-08-27	CLE	MIN	—	3.0	2	0	0	1	1
1914-08-24	CLE	BOS	—	1.0	2	0	0	0	0
1914-08-22	CLE	BOS	—	1.0	2	1	1	1	1
1914-08-16	CLE	DET	L	1.2	2	5	1	2	0
1914-08-12	CLE	CHW	W	9.0	8	3	1	4	5
1914-08-10	CLE	PHA	—	1.0	3	3	2	1	1
1914-08-05	CLE	MIN	W	9.0	9	2	1	6	2
1914-08-01	CLE	NYY	—	3.1	1	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	144	5	23	239	18	11

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1910	CLE	P	6	5	0	12	0	0
1911	CLE	P	29	0	8	49	4	4
1912	CLE	P	39	0	9	77	4	6
1913	CLE	P	41	0	4	58	5	0
1914	CLE	P	29	0	2	43	5	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	144

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Michigan	Ann Arbor	MI	1909, 1910

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Frequently Asked Questions about Fred Blanding

What years did Fred Blanding play?: Fred Blanding played in Major League Baseball from 1910 to 1914.
Was Fred Blanding a pitcher?: Yes. Fred Blanding pitched in the major leagues, recording 45 wins and 278 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Fred Blanding hit?: Fred Blanding hit 1 career home runs with 65 hits.