What years did Jim Fregosi play?

Jim Fregosi played in Major League Baseball from 1961 to 1978.

Was Jim Fregosi a pitcher?

No. Jim Fregosi was a position player (Shortstop).

How many home runs did Jim Fregosi hit?

Jim Fregosi hit 151 career home runs with 1726 hits.

What was Jim Fregosi's career batting average?

Jim Fregosi batted .265 over his career, with 1,726 hits in 6,523 at bats.

How many RBI did Jim Fregosi have?

Jim Fregosi drove in 706 runs in his career.

Is Jim Fregosi in the Hall of Fame?

No. Jim Fregosi has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Jim Fregosi

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1961-1978)

Jim Fregosi was a shortstop who played in Major League Baseball from 1961 to 1978 for 5 teams, including the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, a span of 18 seasons. In 1,902 career games, he hit .265 with 1,726 hits, 151 home runs, and 706 RBI. Jim Fregosi was a 6-time All-Star and a Gold Glove. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 10,356.

AVG (Batting Average):: Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):: Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):: Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated September 9, 2026

AVG .265

HR 151

RBI 706

H 1,726

OPS .736

PIV 10,356

Position: Shortstop
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 190 lb
Born: 4/4/1942 in San Francisco, CA, USA
Died: 2/14/2014 in Miami, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 1961-09-14
Last Game: 1978-05-31
Awards: 6× All-Star · Gold Glove

Full name: James Louis Fregosi

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Career Batting Statistics

Jim Fregosi — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,902	6,523	844	1,726	264	78	151	706	76	715	1,097	.265	.338	.398	.736	10,356

Career AVG .265 vs. league average .252 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .338 vs. league average .319 across their career seasons — +6.0% above league average.

Career SLG .398 vs. league average .374 across their career seasons — +6.6% above league average.

Career OPS .736 vs. league average .692 across their career seasons — +6.3% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Jim Fregosi Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1961	LAA	AL	11	27	7	6	0	0	0	3	0	1	4	.222	—	—	—	—	0.0
1962	LAA	AL	58	175	15	51	3	4	3	23	2	18	27	.291	.257 (+13%)	.326 (+9%)	.393 (+3%)	.719 (+6%)	191.2
1963	LAA	AL	154	592	83	170	29	12	9	50	2	36	104	.287	.246 (+17%)	.308 (+5%)	.371 (+14%)	.680 (+10%)	922.3
1964	LAA	AL	147	505	86	140	22	9	18	72	8	72	87	.277	.250 (+11%)	.312 (+18%)	.377 (+23%)	.690 (+21%)	2161.2
1965	CAL	AL	161	602	66	167	19	7	15	64	13	54	107	.277	.245 (+13%)	.310 (+8%)	.371 (+9%)	.682 (+9%)	1038.3
1966	CAL	AL	162	611	78	154	32	7	13	67	17	67	89	.252	.248 (+1%)	.309 (+5%)	.376 (+4%)	.685 (+4%)	551.6
1967	CAL	AL	151	590	75	171	23	6	9	56	9	49	77	.290	.242 (+20%)	.306 (+14%)	.357 (+11%)	.663 (+12%)	1430.6
1968	CAL	AL	159	614	77	150	21	13	9	49	9	60	101	.244	.236 (+3%)	.298 (+5%)	.340 (+7%)	.638 (+6%)	706.6
1969	CAL	AL	161	580	78	151	22	6	12	47	9	93	86	.260	.248 (+5%)	.320 (+13%)	.369 (+3%)	.689 (+8%)	1143.5
1970	CAL	AL	158	601	95	167	33	5	22	82	0	69	92	.278	.253 (+9%)	.325 (+8%)	.385 (+19%)	.711 (+14%)	1713.5
1971	CAL	AL	107	347	31	81	15	1	5	33	2	39	61	.233	.249 (-6%)	.316 (avg)	.365 (-11%)	.682 (-6%)	-240.4
1972	NYN	NL	101	340	31	79	15	4	5	32	0	38	71	.232	.243 (-5%)	.310 (avg)	.353 (-3%)	.664 (-1%)	-58.3
1973	NYN	NL	45	124	7	29	4	1	0	11	1	20	25	.234	.256 (-9%)	.325 (+5%)	.378 (-25%)	.703 (-12%)	-160.6
1973	TEX	AL	45	157	25	42	6	2	6	16	0	12	31	.268	.256 (+4%)	.325 (-2%)	.378 (+18%)	.703 (+9%)	-160.6
1974	TEX	AL	78	230	31	60	5	0	12	34	0	22	41	.261	.256 (+2%)	.324 (avg)	.369 (+19%)	.693 (+10%)	385.8
1975	TEX	AL	77	191	25	50	5	0	7	33	0	20	39	.262	.257 (+2%)	.327 (avg)	.374 (+6%)	.701 (+4%)	108.0
1976	TEX	AL	58	133	17	31	7	0	2	12	2	23	33	.233	.255 (-9%)	.320 (+7%)	.360 (-8%)	.681 (-1%)	31.2
1977	TEX	AL	13	28	4	7	1	0	1	5	0	3	4	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1977	PIT	NL	36	56	10	16	1	1	3	16	2	13	10	.286	.264 (+8%)	.329 (+24%)	.401 (+25%)	.730 (+24%)	0.0
1978	PIT	NL	20	20	3	4	1	0	0	1	0	6	8	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 20 seasons			1,902	6,523	844	1,726	264	78	151	706	76	715	1,097	.265	—	—	—	—	9,764

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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Batting — Home / Away

Jim Fregosi — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	954	3197	415	881	68	357	.276
Away	948	3326	429	845	83	350	.254

Last 10 Games — Batting

Jim Fregosi — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	BB	SO
1978-05-31	PIT	PHI	W	0	0	0	0	1	0
1978-05-30	PIT	PHI	L	1	1	1	1	0	0
1978-05-29	PIT	PHI	L	1	0	0	0	0	1
1978-05-27	PIT	WSN	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
1978-05-25	PIT	NYN	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
1978-05-24	PIT	NYN	W	1	1	1	0	0	0
1978-05-22	PIT	WSN	L	1	0	0	0	0	1
1978-05-17	PIT	LAD	L	1	0	0	0	0	1
1978-05-09	PIT	SFG	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
1978-05-02	PIT	SDP	L	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Jim Fregosi — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	190	153	1268	110	9	117
2B	1	0	0	0	0	0
3B	183	165	133	275	31	21
OF	8	6	7	1	0	0
SS	1396	1375	2397	4169	251	836

Season-by-Season Fielding

Jim Fregosi — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1961	LAA	SS	11	7	12	22	2	3
1962	LAA	SS	52	49	96	150	15	35
1963	LAA	SS	151	150	271	446	27	90
1964	LAA	SS	137	135	225	421	23	89
1965	CAL	SS	160	158	312	481	26	93
1966	CAL	1B	1	1	2	0	0	0
1966	CAL	SS	162	159	297	531	35	125
1967	CAL	SS	151	151	258	435	25	73
1968	CAL	SS	159	159	273	454	29	92
1969	CAL	SS	160	160	255	465	21	88
1970	CAL	1B	6	6	49	7	0	4
1970	CAL	SS	150	150	264	468	20	99
1971	CAL	1B	18	17	141	13	0	13
1971	CAL	OF	7	5	7	1	0	0
1971	CAL	SS	74	73	93	237	22	31
1972	NYN	1B	3	1	7	1	0	0
1972	NYN	3B	85	84	71	144	15	9
1972	NYN	SS	6	5	13	17	0	6
1973	NYN	1B	3	2	12	3	0	1
1973	NYN	3B	17	16	15	29	3	2
1973	NYN	OF	1	1	0	0	0	0
1973	NYN	SS	17	16	20	38	6	10
1973	TEX	1B	10	9	61	4	0	4
1973	TEX	3B	34	33	29	45	5	7
1973	TEX	SS	6	3	8	4	0	2
1974	TEX	1B	47	43	315	24	0	32
1974	TEX	3B	32	28	16	49	5	3
1975	TEX	1B	54	36	355	34	6	31
1975	TEX	3B	4	1	1	1	0	0
1976	TEX	1B	26	20	183	14	1	20
1976	TEX	3B	5	1	0	4	1	0
1977	TEX	1B	5	3	31	4	0	2
1977	PIT	1B	15	13	99	5	2	9
1977	PIT	3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
1978	PIT	1B	2	2	13	1	0	1
1978	PIT	2B	1	0	0	0	0	0
1978	PIT	3B	5	2	1	3	2	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Jim Fregosi Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
First Base	191
Second Base	1
Third Base	184
Shortstop	1395
Left Field	8
Designated Hitter	35

Awards & Honors

Jim Fregosi — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1967	Gold Glove	SS
1967	TSN All-Star	SS
1964	TSN All-Star	SS

Award Voting History

Jim Fregosi — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max
1970	Most Valuable Player	AL	12th	35.0	336
1969	Most Valuable Player	AL	20th	7.0	336
1968	Most Valuable Player	AL	15th	11.0	280
1967	Most Valuable Player	AL	7th	70.0	280
1966	Most Valuable Player	AL	28th	1.0	280
1965	Most Valuable Player	AL	21th	5.0	280
1964	Most Valuable Player	AL	13th	21.0	280
1963	Most Valuable Player	AL	23th	3.0	280

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Frequently Asked Questions about Jim Fregosi

What years did Jim Fregosi play?: Jim Fregosi played in Major League Baseball from 1961 to 1978.
Was Jim Fregosi a pitcher?: No. Jim Fregosi was a position player (Shortstop).
How many home runs did Jim Fregosi hit?: Jim Fregosi hit 151 career home runs with 1726 hits.
What was Jim Fregosi's career batting average?: Jim Fregosi batted .265 over his career, with 1,726 hits in 6,523 at bats.
How many RBI did Jim Fregosi have?: Jim Fregosi drove in 706 runs in his career.
Is Jim Fregosi in the Hall of Fame?: No. Jim Fregosi has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.