What years did George Frazier play?

George Frazier played in Major League Baseball from 1978 to 1987.

Was George Frazier a pitcher?

Yes. George Frazier pitched in the major leagues, recording 35 wins and 449 strikeouts.

How many home runs did George Frazier hit?

George Frazier hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.

What was George Frazier's career batting average?

George Frazier batted .143 over his career, with 3 hits in 21 at bats.

What was George Frazier's career ERA?

George Frazier finished with a 4.20 career ERA, going 35-43 with 449 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did George Frazier have?

George Frazier recorded 449 career strikeouts.

George Frazier

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1978-1987)

George Frazier was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1978 to 1987 for 5 teams, including the St. Louis Cardinals, a span of 10 seasons. Across 415 career appearances, he went 35-43 with a 4.20 ERA, 449 strikeouts, and 29 saves. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 36.4.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 35–43

ERA 4.20

WHIP 1.43

SO 449

Pitcher PIV 36.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'5" / 205 lb
Born: 10/13/1954 in Oklahoma City, OK, USA
Died: 6/19/2023 in Tulsa, OK, USA
MLB Debut: 1978-05-25
Last Game: 1987-10-04

Full name: George Allen Frazier

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Career Pitching Statistics

George Frazier — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
35	43	415	0	0	0	29	675.2	653	315	54	313	449	4.20	36.4

Career ERA 4.20 vs. league average 3.89 across their career seasons — 7.8% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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George Frazier (b. 1954) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1978	SLN	NL	0	3	14	0	22.0	22	10	6	8	4.09	3.69 (-11%)	-93.8
1979	SLN	NL	2	4	25	0	32.1	35	16	12	14	4.45	4.00 (-11%)	-223.5
1980	SLN	NL	1	4	22	3	23.0	24	7	7	11	2.74	3.84 (+29%)	1.4
1981	NYA	AL	0	1	16	3	27.2	26	5	11	17	1.63	3.58 (+55%)	382.2
1982	NYA	AL	4	4	63	1	111.2	103	43	39	69	3.47	3.86 (+10%)	1100.0
1983	NYA	AL	4	4	61	8	115.1	94	44	45	78	3.43	3.87 (+11%)	1941.6
1984	CLE	AL	3	2	22	1	44.1	45	18	14	24	3.65	3.81 (+4%)	333.8
1984	CHN	NL	6	3	37	3	63.2	53	29	26	58	4.10	3.81 (-8%)	1251.0
1985	CHN	NL	7	8	51	2	76.0	88	54	52	46	6.39	3.89 (-64%)	-3102.6
1986	CHN	NL	2	4	35	0	51.2	63	31	34	41	5.40	3.97 (-36%)	-648.1
1986	MIN	AL	1	1	15	6	26.2	23	13	16	25	4.39	3.97 (-10%)	202.1
1987	MIN	AL	5	5	54	2	81.1	77	45	51	58	4.98	4.29 (-16%)	-1107.6
Career · 12 seasons			35	43	415	29	675.2	653	315	313	449	4.20	—	36

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

George Frazier — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
415	21	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	.143	.143	.143	.286	0

Career AVG .143 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 45.2% below league average.

Career OBP .143 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 56.1% below league average.

Career SLG .143 vs. league average .390 across their career seasons — 63.4% below league average.

Career OPS .286 vs. league average .716 across their career seasons — 60.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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George Frazier (b. 1954) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1978	SLN	NL	14	3	1	1	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1979	SLN	NL	25	1	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1980	SLN	NL	22	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1981	NYA	AL	16	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1982	NYA	AL	63	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1983	NYA	AL	61	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1984	CLE	AL	22	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1984	CHN	NL	37	7	2	1	.286	—	—	—	—	0.0
1985	CHN	NL	51	6	0	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1986	CHN	NL	35	4	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1986	MIN	AL	15	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	MIN	AL	54	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 12 seasons			415	21	3	8	.143	—	—	—	—	0

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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

George Frazier — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

George Frazier — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	SO	AVG
1987	WS	MIN	1	0	0	.000
1984	NLCS	CHN	1	0	0	.000
1981	ALCS	NYA	1	0	0	.000
1981	WS	NYA	3	2	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

George Frazier — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	3	6	0	0	13.0	17	9	4	10	6.23

Playoff Pitching by Year

George Frazier — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1987	WS	MIN	0	0	1	2.0	1	0	0	2	0.00
1984	NLCS	CHN	0	0	1	1.2	2	2	0	1	10.80
1981	ALCS	NYA	1	0	1	5.2	5	0	1	5	0.00
1981	WS	NYA	0	3	3	3.2	9	7	3	2	17.18

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

George Frazier — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	206	11	0	3	0	0	.273
Away	209	10	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

George Frazier — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	206	342.2	331	168	139	228	4.41
Away	209	333.0	322	146	174	221	3.95

Last 10 Games — Pitching

George Frazier — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1987-10-04	MIN	KCR	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1987-10-03	MIN	KCR	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
1987-09-29	MIN	TEX	—	3.0	0	0	0	1	4	0
1987-09-15	MIN	CHW	—	1.0	2	0	0	1	0	0
1987-09-14	MIN	CHW	—	1.0	1	2	0	1	0	0
1987-09-06	MIN	MIL	—	0.2	5	4	4	0	0	2
1987-09-01	MIN	BOS	—	2.0	4	2	2	1	1	0
1987-08-29	MIN	MIL	—	1.0	1	1	1	3	0	0
1987-08-22	MIN	BOS	—	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1987-08-20	MIN	DET	—	2.0	0	0	0	1	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

George Frazier — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	415	0	34	83	13	4

Season-by-Season Fielding

George Frazier — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1978	SLN	P	14	0	5	1	0
1979	SLN	P	25	4	4	1	0
1980	SLN	P	22	1	4	0	0
1981	NYA	P	16	1	4	1	0
1982	NYA	P	63	6	17	3	2
1983	NYA	P	61	5	17	2	0
1984	CLE	P	22	3	3	1	0
1984	CHN	P	37	4	6	2	0
1985	CHN	P	51	5	9	1	2
1986	CHN	P	35	0	2	0	0
1986	MIN	P	15	3	4	0	0
1987	MIN	P	54	2	8	1	0

Career Games by Position

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George Frazier (b. 1954) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	415

Salary History

George Frazier — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1986	CHN	NL	$633,333
1985	CHN	NL	$483,333
Total Career Earnings			$1,116,666

College History

George Frazier — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Oklahoma	Norman	OK	1975, 1976

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George Frazier: the record in brief

According to the bio, George Frazier debuted on May 25, 1978 and played a final game on October 4, 1987. By club, Frazier's seasons break down as the St. Louis Cardinals (1978 to 1980), the New York Yankees (1981 through 1983), the Cleveland Indians (1984), the Chicago Cubs (1984 through 1986), and the Minnesota Twins (1986 to 1987). Frazier played primarily as a pitcher and both batted and threw right-handed. Born on October 13, 1954, in Oklahoma City, OK, USA, Frazier was listed at 6 feet, 5 inches and 205 pounds. The bio records the death on June 19, 2023, in Tulsa, OK, USA. George Frazier was the playing name; the full given name is George Allen.

Frazier went 35-43 with a 4.20 ERA in 415 games, 0 of them starts. Frazier had 449 strikeouts and 29 saves. Against a 3.89 league ERA for the same seasons, the 4.20 mark was 7.8% worse. Frazier won 7 games in 1985, the most of any season listed.

Frequently Asked Questions about George Frazier

What years did George Frazier play?: George Frazier played in Major League Baseball from 1978 to 1987.
Was George Frazier a pitcher?: Yes. George Frazier pitched in the major leagues, recording 35 wins and 449 strikeouts.
How many home runs did George Frazier hit?: George Frazier hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.
What was George Frazier's career batting average?: George Frazier batted .143 over his career, with 3 hits in 21 at bats.
What was George Frazier's career ERA?: George Frazier finished with a 4.20 career ERA, going 35-43 with 449 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did George Frazier have?: George Frazier recorded 449 career strikeouts.