Chick Fraser

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1896-1909)

W–L 175–212
ERA 3.67
WHIP 1.43
SO 1,098
Pitcher PIV -33364.1
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'10" / 188 lb
Born
8/26/1873 in Chicago, IL, USA
Died
5/8/1940 in Wendell, ID, USA
MLB Debut
1896-04-19
Last Game
1909-05-03

Full name: Charles Carrolton Fraser

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
175 212 434 388 342 22 6 3364.0 3,462 1,373 69 1,338 1,098 3.67 -33364.1

Career ERA 3.67 vs. league average 3.10 across their career seasons — 18.4% worse 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
1896 LS3 NL 12 27 43 38 36 0 1 349.3 396 189 166 91 4.87 4.36 (-12%) -3692.4
1897 LS3 NL 15 19 36 34 32 0 0 294.3 334 132 139 70 4.04 4.30 (+6%) -4885.4
1898 LS3 NL 7 17 26 26 20 1 0 203.0 230 120 100 58 5.32 3.59 (-48%) -3392.7
1898 CL4 NL 2 3 6 6 6 0 0 42.0 49 26 12 19 5.57 3.59 (-55%) -174.4
1899 PHI NL 21 12 35 33 29 4 0 270.7 278 101 85 68 3.36 3.85 (+13%) 1290.8
1900 PHI NL 15 9 29 26 22 1 0 223.3 250 78 93 58 3.14 3.68 (+15%) -2349.2
1901 PHA AL 22 16 40 37 35 2 0 331.0 344 140 132 110 3.81 3.49 (-9%) -4111.0
1902 PHI NL 12 13 27 26 24 3 0 224.0 238 85 74 97 3.42 3.17 (-8%) 363.0
1903 PHI NL 12 17 31 29 26 1 1 250.0 260 125 97 104 4.50 3.10 (-45%) -3663.1
1904 PHI NL 14 24 42 36 32 2 1 302.0 287 109 100 127 3.25 2.66 (-22%) -1781.6
1905 BSN NL 14 21 39 37 35 2 0 334.3 320 122 149 130 3.28 2.82 (-16%) -5939.3
1906 CIN NL 10 20 31 28 25 2 0 236.0 221 70 80 58 2.67 2.68 (avg) -2256.1
1907 CHN NL 8 5 22 15 9 2 1 138.3 112 35 46 41 2.28 2.50 (+9%) -843.1
1908 CHN NL 11 9 26 17 11 2 2 162.7 141 41 61 66 2.27 2.40 (+5%) -1929.7
1909 CHN NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 2 0 4 1 0.00 — 0.0
Career · 15 seasons 175 212 434 388 342 22 6 3,364.0 3,462 1,373 1,338 1,098 3.67 — -33,364

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
459 1,319 134 235 34 13 3 96 19 81 295 .178 .230 .230 .460 -5,958

Career AVG .178 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 31.6% below league average.

Career OBP .230 vs. league average .319 across their career seasons — 28.1% below league average.

Career SLG .230 vs. league average .338 across their career seasons — 31.8% below league average.

Career OPS .460 vs. league average .657 across their career seasons — 30.0% 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
1896 LS3 NL 45 146 12 22 3 2 0 6 1 7 34 .151 .290 (-48%) .354 (-45%) .387 (-49%) .741 (-47%) -1149.3
1897 LS3 NL 37 115 10 18 1 0 2 11 2 10 19 .157 .291 (-46%) .354 (-35%) .387 (-44%) .741 (-40%) -747.3
1898 LS3 NL 26 78 8 13 0 2 0 3 2 6 14 .167 .270 (-38%) .333 (-32%) .347 (-37%) .680 (-35%) -424.7
1898 CL4 NL 6 16 2 4 1 0 0 2 1 0 5 .250 — — — — -424.7
1899 PHI NL 40 117 19 21 4 1 0 11 2 6 22 .179 .282 (-36%) .343 (-34%) .366 (-37%) .710 (-36%) -675.6
1900 PHI NL 29 85 8 22 4 1 0 10 2 5 21 .259 .279 (-7%) .338 (-9%) .366 (-10%) .705 (-10%) -135.7
1901 PHA AL 43 139 17 26 2 3 0 8 4 6 30 .187 .271 (-31%) .326 (-31%) .359 (-32%) .686 (-31%) -685.5
1902 PHI NL 29 86 15 15 3 1 0 5 0 9 18 .174 .266 (-35%) .321 (-21%) .343 (-32%) .665 (-27%) -341.5
1903 PHI NL 32 93 12 19 3 1 1 8 4 14 23 .204 .261 (-22%) .316 (-3%) .345 (-16%) .662 (-10%) -99.4
1904 PHI NL 44 110 5 17 3 1 0 13 0 7 33 .155 .246 (-37%) .300 (-30%) .321 (-38%) .622 (-34%) -516.2
1905 BSN NL 48 156 15 35 8 0 0 10 0 5 31 .224 .248 (-10%) .307 (-19%) .322 (-15%) .629 (-17%) -400.5
1906 CIN NL 31 82 4 14 1 1 0 6 0 2 22 .171 .247 (-31%) .307 (-38%) .315 (-34%) .622 (-36%) -430.4
1907 CHN NL 22 45 4 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 10 .067 — — — — 0.0
1908 CHN NL 26 50 3 6 1 0 0 1 1 2 13 .120 .240 (-50%) .298 (-48%) .306 (-54%) .605 (-51%) -351.6
1909 CHN NL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 15 seasons 459 1,319 134 235 34 13 3 96 19 81 295 .178 — — — — -6,382

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

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1824824892142.191
Away19557162103033.180

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home1741345.113122325024871.55
Away1811371.114353265494642.14

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1909-05-03 CHCPITL 100000000
1908-10-03 CHCCINW 100000001
1908-09-07 CHCCINL 000000010
1908-09-06 CHCPITL 000000000
1908-09-02 CHCSTLW 300000001
1908-08-24 CHCBROW 000000000
1908-08-18 CHCPHIL 100000000
1908-08-01 CHCBSNL 000000000
1908-07-30 CHCBSNW 000000000
1908-07-06 CHCBROL 200000001

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1909-05-03 CHCPIT — 3.0211410
1908-10-03 CHCCIN SV 4.0520160
1908-09-07 CHCCIN L 5.0140620
1908-09-06 CHCPIT — 1.0000000
1908-09-02 CHCSTL W 9.0300250
1908-08-24 CHCBRO W 2.0300110
1908-08-18 CHCPHI — 4.0650130
1908-08-01 CHCBSN — 0.2450100
1908-07-30 CHCBSN SV 2.0530110
1908-07-06 CHCBRO L 7.0750340

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 6 3 39 2 0 0
3B 3 0 2 6 0 0
OF 10 2 16 3 4 0
P 434 133 317 939 94 31

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1896 LS3 OF 2 0 4 1 2 0
1896 LS3 P 43 0 39 95 25 5
1897 LS3 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1897 LS3 P 36 0 35 85 12 5
1898 LS3 P 26 0 15 65 3 1
1898 CL4 P 6 0 5 8 0 0
1899 PHI 3B 3 0 2 6 0 0
1899 PHI OF 2 0 3 1 2 0
1899 PHI P 35 0 24 71 9 3
1900 PHI P 29 0 27 63 4 1
1901 PHA OF 2 0 2 1 0 0
1901 PHA P 40 0 35 91 7 4
1902 PHI P 27 0 15 51 4 1
1903 PHI OF 1 0 1 0 0 0
1903 PHI P 31 0 14 70 3 2
1904 PHI 1B 2 0 10 0 0 0
1904 PHI P 42 36 28 87 10 3
1905 BSN 1B 4 3 29 2 0 0
1905 BSN OF 2 2 6 0 0 0
1905 BSN P 39 37 36 80 9 1
1906 CIN P 31 28 23 70 4 3
1907 CHN P 22 15 7 42 3 0
1908 CHN P 26 17 14 61 1 2
1909 CHN P 1 0 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 434
First Base 6
Third Base 3
Left Field 3
Center Field 6
Right Field 1

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Chick Fraser (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Adonis Terry
    197-196, 3.74 ERA
  2. 97
    Theodore Breitenstein
    160-170, 4.03 ERA
  3. 96
    Bill Hutchison
    182-163, 3.59 ERA
  4. 92
    Brickyard Kennedy
    187-159, 3.96 ERA
  5. 89
    Mark Baldwin
    154-165, 3.37 ERA
  6. 88
    Pink Hawley
    167-179, 3.96 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Chick Fraser

What years did Chick Fraser play?
Chick Fraser played in Major League Baseball from 1896 to 1909.
Was Chick Fraser a pitcher?
Yes. Chick Fraser pitched in the major leagues, recording 175 wins and 1098 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Chick Fraser hit?
Chick Fraser hit 3 career home runs with 235 hits.