What years did Fred Frankhouse play?

Fred Frankhouse played in Major League Baseball from 1927 to 1939.

Was Fred Frankhouse a pitcher?

Yes. Fred Frankhouse pitched in the major leagues, recording 106 wins and 622 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Fred Frankhouse hit?

Fred Frankhouse hit 1 career home runs with 132 hits.

Fred Frankhouse

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1927-1939)

W–L 106–97

ERA 3.92

WHIP 1.45

SO 622

Pitcher PIV -8341.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 175 lb
Born: 4/9/1904 in Port Royal, PA, USA
Died: 8/17/1989 in Mifflintown, PA, USA
MLB Debut: 1927-09-07
Last Game: 1939-09-25
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Frederick Meloy Frankhouse

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
106	97	402	216	81	10	12	1888.0	2,033	822	111	701	622	3.92	-8341.9

Career ERA 3.92 vs. league average 4.30 across their career seasons — 8.9% better than 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
1927	SLN	NL	5	1	6	6	5	1	0	50.0	41	15	16	20	2.70	4.08 (+34%)	318.9
1928	SLN	NL	3	2	21	10	1	0	1	84.0	91	37	36	29	3.96	4.13 (+4%)	-1391.5
1929	SLN	NL	7	2	30	12	6	0	1	133.3	149	61	43	37	4.12	4.60 (+10%)	-413.0
1930	SLN	NL	2	3	8	1	0	0	0	19.7	31	16	11	4	7.32	4.80 (-53%)	-363.6
1930	BSN	NL	7	6	27	11	3	1	0	110.7	138	69	43	30	5.61	4.80 (-17%)	-2800.3
1931	BSN	NL	8	8	26	15	6	0	1	127.3	125	57	43	50	4.03	4.10 (+2%)	831.0
1932	BSN	NL	4	6	37	6	3	0	0	108.7	113	43	45	35	3.56	4.13 (+14%)	-1409.4
1933	BSN	NL	16	15	43	30	14	2	2	244.7	249	86	77	83	3.16	3.86 (+18%)	31.5
1934	BSN	NL	17	9	37	31	13	2	1	233.7	239	83	77	78	3.20	4.29 (+26%)	872.7
1935	BSN	NL	11	15	40	29	10	1	0	230.7	278	122	81	64	4.76	4.35 (-10%)	-554.0
1936	BRO	NL	13	10	41	31	9	1	2	234.3	236	95	89	84	3.65	4.59 (+20%)	-1349.4
1937	BRO	NL	10	13	33	26	9	1	0	179.3	214	85	78	64	4.27	4.34 (+2%)	-457.4
1938	BRO	NL	3	5	30	8	2	1	0	93.7	92	42	44	32	4.04	4.35 (+7%)	-1012.0
1939	BSN	NL	0	2	23	0	0	0	4	38.0	37	11	18	12	2.61	4.28 (+39%)	-645.2
Career · 14 seasons			106	97	402	216	81	10	12	1,888.0	2,033	822	701	622	3.92	—	-8,342

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
421	636	72	132	22	1	1	58	1	38	65	.208	.254	.250	.504	-2,158

Career AVG .208 vs. league average .280 across their career seasons — 25.8% below league average.

Career OBP .254 vs. league average .343 across their career seasons — 25.8% below league average.

Career SLG .250 vs. league average .398 across their career seasons — 37.2% below league average.

Career OPS .504 vs. league average .741 across their career seasons — 31.9% 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
1927	SLN	NL	8	20	0	5	0	0	0	3	0	1	1	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1928	SLN	NL	22	27	3	5	2	0	0	2	0	3	4	.185	—	—	—	—	0.0
1929	SLN	NL	34	52	7	15	3	0	1	8	0	1	6	.288	.289 (avg)	.353 (-15%)	.415 (-3%)	.769 (-8%)	-83.6
1930	SLN	NL	9	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1930	BSN	NL	27	39	5	14	1	0	0	7	0	4	8	.359	—	—	—	—	0.0
1931	BSN	NL	26	40	4	6	0	0	0	1	0	4	2	.150	—	—	—	—	0.0
1932	BSN	NL	40	30	3	3	0	0	0	2	0	2	4	.100	—	—	—	—	0.0
1933	BSN	NL	43	80	9	19	4	0	0	5	0	3	5	.237	.270 (-12%)	.329 (-20%)	.377 (-24%)	.707 (-22%)	-280.1
1934	BSN	NL	37	85	12	17	3	1	0	9	0	4	9	.200	.278 (-28%)	.340 (-31%)	.392 (-34%)	.733 (-33%)	-460.1
1935	BSN	NL	40	76	10	20	4	0	0	7	0	9	9	.263	.279 (-6%)	.342 (avg)	.399 (-21%)	.742 (-11%)	-121.9
1936	BRO	NL	42	91	9	13	3	0	0	7	0	2	6	.143	.283 (-50%)	.349 (-54%)	.404 (-56%)	.753 (-55%)	-844.2
1937	BRO	NL	39	58	7	11	2	0	0	5	1	3	4	.190	.276 (-31%)	.342 (-33%)	.398 (-44%)	.740 (-39%)	-368.6
1938	BRO	NL	31	26	2	4	0	0	0	2	0	1	6	.154	—	—	—	—	0.0
1939	BSN	NL	23	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 14 seasons			421	636	72	132	22	1	1	58	1	38	65	.208	—	—	—	—	-2,158

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	211	300	32	57	1	27	.190
Away	211	336	40	75	0	31	.223

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	201	993.1	1029	402	348	347	3.64
Away	201	892.0	1006	415	355	275	4.19

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB
1939-09-25	BSN	NY1	L	0
1939-09-17	BSN	CIN	L	0
1939-09-14	BSN	STL	L	0
1939-09-04	BSN	BRO	W	1
1939-08-26	BSN	CHC	L	1
1939-08-22	BSN	PIT	L	0
1939-08-09	BSN	NY1	L	0
1939-07-27	BSN	CIN	L	1
1939-07-22	BSN	PIT	L	0
1939-07-18	BSN	CIN	L	2

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1939-09-25	BSN	NY1	—	0.0	2	0	0	0	0	0
1939-09-17	BSN	CIN	—	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0
1939-09-14	BSN	STL	—	1.2	2	1	1	0	1	1
1939-09-04	BSN	BRO	—	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	0
1939-08-26	BSN	CHC	—	3.1	1	0	0	2	2	0
1939-08-22	BSN	PIT	—	2.0	2	0	0	0	1	0
1939-08-09	BSN	NY1	—	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1939-07-27	BSN	CIN	L	3.1	5	1	1	1	2	0
1939-07-22	BSN	PIT	—	2.0	1	3	0	2	1	0
1939-07-18	BSN	CIN	—	4.2	5	3	1	2	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	402	0	108	476	24	30

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1927	SLN	P	6	3	6	2	0
1928	SLN	P	21	2	23	1	4
1929	SLN	P	30	5	41	1	5
1930	SLN	P	8	2	5	0	0
1930	BSN	P	27	6	21	1	1
1931	BSN	P	26	7	29	3	3
1932	BSN	P	37	7	41	4	1
1933	BSN	P	43	12	71	1	6
1934	BSN	P	37	9	48	1	2
1935	BSN	P	40	15	63	2	2
1936	BRO	P	41	15	52	1	3
1937	BRO	P	33	20	48	5	2
1938	BRO	P	30	5	24	2	1
1939	BSN	P	23	0	4	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	402

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1934	Most Valuable Player	NL	16th	4.0	80	0

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Frequently Asked Questions about Fred Frankhouse

What years did Fred Frankhouse play?: Fred Frankhouse played in Major League Baseball from 1927 to 1939.
Was Fred Frankhouse a pitcher?: Yes. Fred Frankhouse pitched in the major leagues, recording 106 wins and 622 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Fred Frankhouse hit?: Fred Frankhouse hit 1 career home runs with 132 hits.