What years did Frank Fernandez play?

Frank Fernandez played in Major League Baseball from 1967 to 1972.

Was Frank Fernandez a pitcher?

No. Frank Fernandez was a position player (Catcher).

How many home runs did Frank Fernandez hit?

Frank Fernandez hit 39 career home runs with 145 hits.

Frank Fernandez

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1967-1972)

AVG .199

HR 39

RBI 116

H 145

OPS .744

PIV 2,022

Position: Catcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 185 lb
Born: 4/16/1943 in Staten Island, NY, USA
MLB Debut: 1967-09-12
Last Game: 1972-05-25

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
285	727	92	145	21	2	39	116	4	164	231	.199	.350	.395	.744	2,022

Career AVG .199 vs. league average .246 across their career seasons — 19.0% below league average.

Career OBP .350 vs. league average .314 across their career seasons — +11.4% above league average.

Career SLG .395 vs. league average .363 across their career seasons — +8.8% above league average.

Career OPS .744 vs. league average .677 across their career seasons — +10.0% above 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
1967	NYA	AL	9	28	1	6	2	0	1	4	1	2	7	.214	—	—	—	—	0.0
1968	NYA	AL	51	135	15	23	6	1	7	30	1	35	50	.170	.236 (-28%)	.298 (+14%)	.340 (+13%)	.638 (+14%)	411.6
1969	NYA	AL	89	229	34	51	6	1	12	29	1	65	68	.223	.248 (-10%)	.320 (+25%)	.369 (+12%)	.689 (+18%)	1068.4
1970	OAK	AL	94	252	30	54	5	0	15	44	1	40	76	.214	.253 (-16%)	.325 (avg)	.385 (+7%)	.711 (+4%)	254.7
1971	OAK	AL	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1971	WS2	AL	18	30	0	3	0	0	0	4	0	4	10	.100	—	—	—	—	0.0
1971	OAK	AL	2	5	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1971	CHN	NL	17	41	11	7	1	0	4	4	0	17	15	.171	—	—	—	—	0.0
1972	CHN	NL	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			285	727	92	145	21	2	39	116	4	164	231	.199	—	—	—	—	1,735

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	145	355	47	66	22	61	.186
Away	140	372	45	79	17	55	.212

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO
1972-05-25	CHC	NYN	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1972-05-15	CHC	PHI	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
1972-05-03	CHC	ATL	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
1971-09-26	CHC	PHI	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	1
1971-09-25	CHC	PHI	W	2	0	0	0	0	2	2
1971-09-23	CHC	NYN	L	3	0	0	0	0	1	1
1971-09-22	CHC	NYN	W	2	1	0	0	0	1	0
1971-09-21	CHC	NYN	W	3	0	0	0	0	0	2
1971-09-19	CHC	PHI	W	1	1	0	0	0	4	0
1971-09-18	CHC	PHI	L	4	1	1	1	1	0	2

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
C	214	192	1116	91	10	10
OF	27	22	30	4	1	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1967	NYA	C	7	7	42	3	0	0
1967	NYA	OF	2	2	1	1	0	0
1968	NYA	C	45	44	240	27	3	2
1968	NYA	OF	4	2	5	1	0	0
1969	NYA	C	65	57	321	29	2	2
1969	NYA	OF	14	12	15	1	1	0
1970	OAK	C	76	68	405	25	3	6
1970	OAK	OF	1	1	2	0	0	0
1971	OAK	C	2	1	6	1	0	0
1971	WS2	C	1	1	5	0	0	0
1971	WS2	OF	6	5	7	1	0	0
1971	OAK	C	1	1	5	0	0	0
1971	CHN	C	16	13	91	6	2	0
1972	CHN	C	1	0	1	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Catcher	214
Left Field	5
Right Field	22

Frequently Asked Questions about Frank Fernandez

What years did Frank Fernandez play?: Frank Fernandez played in Major League Baseball from 1967 to 1972.
Was Frank Fernandez a pitcher?: No. Frank Fernandez was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Frank Fernandez hit?: Frank Fernandez hit 39 career home runs with 145 hits.