Max Fried
Active Player
Born: 1/18/1994 in Santa Monica, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 2017-08-08
Bats: L | Throws: L | Height: 6'4" | Weight: 190 lbs
Full name: Max Dorian Fried
Biography
Max Fried, born in 1994, is an accomplished pitcher currently active in Major League Baseball. Since making his debut on August 8, 2017, Fried has established himself as a key player for his team, showcasing both skill and consistency on the mound. With a career record of 73-36 and an impressive earned run average (ERA) of 3.07, he has emerged as one of the leading pitchers of his generation. Fried's ability to strike out batters is highlighted by his total of 863 strikeouts, demonstrating his effectiveness in overpowering hitters and contributing to his team's success.
Fried's accolades include two All-Star selections, underscoring his recognition among peers and fans alike for his performance in a competitive era. His playing style is characterized by a mix of velocity and finesse, allowing him to navigate through tough lineups with poise. As he continues his career, Fried remains a pivotal figure in the league, influencing the game with his pitching prowess and striving for further achievements in the years to come.
Career Pitching Statistics
| W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92 | 41 | 200 | 183 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1079.7 | 947 | 364 | 90 | 297 | 1052 | 3.03 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | ATL | NL | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.0 | 30 | 11 | 12 | 22 | 3.81 | -296.3 |
| 2018 | ATL | NL | 1 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.7 | 26 | 11 | 20 | 44 | 2.94 | 409.6 |
| 2019 | ATL | NL | 17 | 6 | 33 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.7 | 174 | 74 | 47 | 173 | 4.02 | 3383.3 |
| 2020 | ATL | NL | 7 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56.0 | 42 | 14 | 19 | 50 | 2.25 | 1913.4 |
| 2021 | ATL | NL | 14 | 7 | 28 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 165.7 | 139 | 56 | 41 | 158 | 3.04 | 4097.3 |
| 2022 | ATL | NL | 14 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 185.3 | 156 | 51 | 32 | 170 | 2.48 | 6089.3 |
| 2023 | ATL | NL | 8 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 77.7 | 70 | 22 | 18 | 80 | 2.55 | 2352.6 |
| 2024 | ATL | NL | 11 | 10 | 29 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 174.3 | 146 | 63 | 57 | 166 | 3.25 | 3364.6 |
| 2025 | NYY | AL | 19 | 5 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 195.3 | 164 | 62 | 51 | 189 | 2.86 | - |
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 180 | 126 | 20 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 40 | 0.214 | 0.272 | 0.270 | 0.542 | -387.7 |
Season-by-Season Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | ATL | NL | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | ATL | NL | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.125 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | ATL | NL | 40 | 56 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 0.196 | -296.0 |
| 2020 | ATL | NL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | ATL | NL | 32 | 55 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 0.273 | -91.7 |
| 2022 | ATL | NL | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | ATL | NL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | ATL | NL | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
Postseason Statistics
Playoff Career Batting
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.000 |
Playoff Batting by Year
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | NLWC2 | ATL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2023 | NLDS1 | ATL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2022 | NLDS1 | ATL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2021 | NLCS | ATL | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 |
| 2021 | NLDS1 | ATL | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 |
| 2021 | WS | ATL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2020 | NLDS2 | ATL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2020 | NLCS | ATL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2020 | NLWC4 | ATL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2019 | NLDS2 | ATL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2018 | NLDS2 | ATL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Playoff Career Pitching
| W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 5 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 67.0 | 82 | 38 | 18 | 66 | 5.10 |
Playoff Pitching by Year
| Year | Round | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | NLWC2 | ATL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 22.50 |
| 2023 | NLDS1 | ATL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6.75 |
| 2022 | NLDS1 | ATL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10.80 |
| 2021 | NLCS | ATL | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10.7 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 5.91 |
| 2021 | NLDS1 | ATL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.00 |
| 2021 | WS | ATL | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11.0 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 4.91 |
| 2020 | NLCS | ATL | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12.7 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 2.84 |
| 2020 | NLDS2 | ATL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9.00 |
| 2020 | NLWC4 | ATL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.00 |
| 2019 | NLDS2 | ATL | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9.00 |
| 2018 | NLDS2 | ATL | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.86 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 168 | 151 | 47 | 151 | 9 | 5 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | ATL | P | 9 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | ATL | P | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | ATL | P | 33 | 30 | 7 | 34 | 3 | 1 |
| 2020 | ATL | P | 11 | 11 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | ATL | P | 28 | 28 | 8 | 37 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | ATL | P | 30 | 30 | 15 | 26 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | ATL | P | 14 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | ATL | P | 29 | 29 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 168 |
Awards & Honors
| Year | Award | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | All-MLB Team - Second Team | SP |
| 2022 | All-MLB Team - Second Team | SP |
| 2022 | Gold Glove | P |
| 2021 | All-MLB Team - Second Team | SP |
| 2021 | All-MLB Team - Second Team | SP |
| 2021 | Gold Glove | P |
| 2021 | Pitcher of the Month | October |
| 2021 | Silver Slugger | P |
| 2020 | All-MLB Team - First Team | SP |
| 2020 | All-MLB Team - First Team | SP |
| 2020 | Gold Glove | P |
Award Voting History
| Year | Award | League | Finish | Points Won | Points Max | Votes First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Cy Young Award | NL | 2nd | 72.0 | 210 | 0 |
| 2020 | Cy Young Award | NL | 5th | 15.0 | 210 | 0 |
| 2020 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 18th | 1.0 | 420 | 0 |