What years did Dave Freisleben play?

Dave Freisleben played in Major League Baseball from 1974 to 1979.

Was Dave Freisleben a pitcher?

Yes. Dave Freisleben pitched in the major leagues, recording 34 wins and 430 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Dave Freisleben hit?

Dave Freisleben hit 0 career home runs with 27 hits.

Dave Freisleben

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1974-1979)

W–L 34–60

ERA 4.30

WHIP 1.53

SO 430

Pitcher PIV -10758.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 195 lb
Born: 10/31/1951 in Coraopolis, PA, USA
MLB Debut: 1974-04-26
Last Game: 1979-09-30

Full name: David James Freisleben

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
34	60	202	121	17	6	4	865.3	897	413	67	430	430	4.30	-10758.6

Career ERA 4.30 vs. league average 3.76 across their career seasons — 14.2% 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
1974	SDN	NL	9	14	33	31	6	2	0	211.7	194	86	112	130	3.66	3.63 (-1%)	-1098.5
1975	SDN	NL	5	14	36	27	4	1	0	181.0	206	86	82	77	4.28	3.71 (-15%)	-1315.7
1976	SDN	NL	10	13	34	24	6	3	1	172.0	163	67	66	81	3.51	3.51 (avg)	-734.2
1977	SDN	NL	7	9	33	23	1	0	0	138.7	140	71	71	72	4.61	4.00 (-15%)	-4330.4
1978	SDN	NL	0	3	12	4	0	0	0	26.7	41	18	15	16	6.07	3.69 (-65%)	-565.2
1978	CLE	AL	1	4	12	10	0	0	0	44.3	52	35	31	19	7.11	3.69 (-93%)	-1603.5
1979	TOR	AL	2	3	42	2	0	0	3	91.0	101	50	53	35	4.95	4.00 (-24%)	-1111.1
Career · 7 seasons			34	60	202	121	17	6	4	865.1	897	413	430	430	4.30	—	-10,759

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
202	192	13	27	3	2	0	8	0	19	61	.141	.218	.177	.395	-743

Career AVG .141 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 45.9% below league average.

Career OBP .218 vs. league average .326 across their career seasons — 33.1% below league average.

Career SLG .177 vs. league average .381 across their career seasons — 53.5% below league average.

Career OPS .395 vs. league average .707 across their career seasons — 44.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1974	SDN	NL	33	64	4	11	2	1	3	7	20	.172	.256 (-33%)	.324 (-22%)	.369 (-37%)	.693 (-30%)	-291.1
1975	SDN	NL	36	48	2	4	0	0	2	6	17	.083	—	—	—	—	-452.4
1976	SDN	NL	34	37	3	7	0	1	2	2	8	.189	—	—	—	—	0.0
1977	SDN	NL	33	37	4	5	1	0	1	4	14	.135	—	—	—	—	0.0
1978	SDN	NL	12	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1978	CLE	AL	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1979	TOR	AL	42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			202	192	13	27	3	2	8	19	61	.141	—	—	—	—	-743

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	102	98	6	14	0	5	.143
Away	100	94	7	13	0	3	.138

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	102	471.1	477	200	216	252	3.82
Away	100	394.0	420	213	214	178	4.87

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1979-09-30	TOR	NYY	—	2.0	3	1	1	0	0	0
1979-09-28	TOR	NYY	—	4.1	6	2	2	3	0	1
1979-09-22	TOR	NYY	—	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1979-09-17	TOR	BOS	L	2.2	5	5	5	1	0	2
1979-09-13	TOR	BAL	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1979-09-06	TOR	BAL	—	5.1	4	1	1	1	1	0
1979-08-21	TOR	SEA	—	2.2	4	3	3	3	0	0
1979-08-19	TOR	LAA	—	1.2	2	0	0	3	0	0
1979-08-15	TOR	OAK	—	4.0	1	0	0	2	2	0
1979-08-12	TOR	CHW	—	5.2	5	2	2	0	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	202	121	59	119	8	10

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1974	SDN	P	33	31	12	28	1	3
1975	SDN	P	36	27	15	26	1	2
1976	SDN	P	34	24	16	33	2	2
1977	SDN	P	33	23	6	11	1	2
1978	SDN	P	12	4	3	4	2	0
1978	CLE	P	12	10	4	4	0	0
1979	TOR	P	42	2	3	13	1	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	202

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
1976	Player of the Week	Week of 1976-05-28

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Frequently Asked Questions about Dave Freisleben

What years did Dave Freisleben play?: Dave Freisleben played in Major League Baseball from 1974 to 1979.
Was Dave Freisleben a pitcher?: Yes. Dave Freisleben pitched in the major leagues, recording 34 wins and 430 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Dave Freisleben hit?: Dave Freisleben hit 0 career home runs with 27 hits.