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.

George Frazier

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

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

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
35	43	415	0	0	0	29	675.7	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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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	32.3	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	27.7	26	5	11	17	1.63	3.58 (+55%)	382.2
1982	NYA	AL	4	4	63	1	111.7	103	43	39	69	3.47	3.86 (+10%)	1100.0
1983	NYA	AL	4	4	61	8	115.3	94	44	45	78	3.43	3.87 (+11%)	1941.6
1984	CLE	AL	3	2	22	1	44.3	45	18	14	24	3.65	3.81 (+4%)	333.8
1984	CHN	NL	6	3	37	3	63.7	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	51.7	63	31	34	41	5.40	3.97 (-36%)	-648.1
1986	MIN	AL	1	1	15	6	26.7	23	13	16	25	4.39	3.97 (-10%)	202.1
1987	MIN	AL	5	5	54	2	81.3	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

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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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

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

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

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

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	1.7	2	2	0	1	10.80
1981	ALCS	NYA	1	0	1	5.7	5	0	1	5	0.00
1981	WS	NYA	0	3	3	3.7	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

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

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

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

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	415	0	34	83	13	4

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

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	415

Salary History

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

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Oklahoma	Norman	OK	1975, 1976

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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.