Max Fried

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2017-2026)

Max Fried is a pitcher who has played in Major League Baseball since 2017 for the Atlanta Braves, the New York Yankees, and the New York Yankees, a span of 10 seasons. Across 220 career appearances, he has gone 97-46 with a 3.01 ERA and 1,156 strikeouts. Max Fried is a 3-time All-Star, a 4-time Gold Glove, and a Silver Slugger. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 26851.5.

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

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W–L 97–46
ERA 3.01
WHIP 1.14
SO 1,156
Pitcher PIV thru 2025 26851.5
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
6'4" / 190 lb
Born
1/18/1994 in Santa Monica, CA, USA
MLB Debut
2017-08-08
Awards
3× All-Star · 4× Gold Glove · Silver Slugger

Full name: Max Dorian Fried

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Career Pitching Statistics

Max Fried — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
97 46 220 203 6 4 0 1192.1 1,026 399 94 330 1,156 3.01 26851.5

Career ERA 3.01 vs. league average 4.23 across their career seasons — 28.8% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Max Fried Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2017 ATL NL 1 1 9 4 0 0 0 26.0 30 11 12 22 3.81 4.36 (+13%) -294.8
2018 ATL NL 1 4 14 5 0 0 0 33.2 26 11 20 44 2.94 4.15 (+29%) 409.6
2019 ATL NL 17 6 33 30 1 0 0 165.2 174 74 47 173 4.02 4.51 (+11%) 3383.3
2020 ATL NL 7 0 11 11 0 0 0 56.0 42 14 19 50 2.25 4.45 (+49%) 1913.4
2021 ATL NL 14 7 28 28 2 2 0 165.2 139 56 41 158 3.04 4.27 (+29%) 4097.3
2022 ATL NL 14 7 30 30 0 0 0 185.1 156 51 32 170 2.48 3.97 (+38%) 6089.3
2023 ATL NL 8 1 14 14 1 1 0 77.2 70 22 18 80 2.55 4.33 (+41%) 2352.6
2024 ATL NL 11 10 29 29 2 1 0 174.1 146 63 57 166 3.25 4.08 (+20%) 3364.6
2025 NYA AL 19 5 32 32 0 0 0 195.1 164 62 51 189 2.86 4.16 (+31%) 5536.3
2026 NYY AL 5 5 20 20 0 0 0 112.2 79 35 33 104 2.80 4.18 (+33%) -
Career · 10 seasons 97 46 220 203 6 4 0 1,192.1 1,026 399 330 1,156 3.01 — 26,851

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

Max Fried — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
212 126 20 27 7 0 0 9 0 10 40 .214 .272 .270 .542 -362

Career AVG .214 vs. league average .247 across their career seasons — 13.3% below league average.

Career OBP .272 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — 14.4% below league average.

Career SLG .270 vs. league average .412 across their career seasons — 34.5% below league average.

Career OPS .542 vs. league average .730 across their career seasons — 25.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Max Fried 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
2017 ATL NL 10 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
2018 ATL NL 14 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .125 — — — — 0.0
2019 ATL NL 40 56 11 11 4 0 0 4 0 5 16 .196 .252 (-22%) .322 (-19%) .434 (-38%) .757 (-30%) -275.6
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 .273 .243 (+12%) .317 (+2%) .410 (-20%) .727 (-11%) -86.6
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
2025 NYA AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 9 seasons 212 126 20 27 7 0 0 9 0 10 40 .214 — — — — -362

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

Max Fried — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
23 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Max Fried — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2025 ALDS1 NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2025 ALWC2 NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
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 .000
2021 NLDS1 ATL 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
2021 WS ATL 2 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 NLDS2 ATL 1 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

Max Fried — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2 6 22 14 0 76.1 94 45 23 73 5.31

Playoff Pitching by Year

Max Fried — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2025 ALDS1 NYA 0 1 1 1 0 3.0 8 7 2 1 21.00
2025 ALWC2 NYA 0 0 1 1 0 6.1 4 0 3 6 0.00
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 3.1 8 4 1 2 10.80
2021 NLCS ATL 0 1 2 2 0 10.2 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 12.2 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 2.1 1 1 1 1 3.86

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Max Fried — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home10162111805.290
Away111649904.141

Pitching — Home / Away

Max Fried — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home94526.04621681454882.87
Away106553.24851961525643.19

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Max Fried — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2025-09-24 NYYCHW W 7.0411270
2025-09-18 NYYBAL W 7.03001130
2025-09-13 NYYBOS W 5.1922261
2025-09-07 NYYTOR W 7.0633140
2025-09-02 NYYHOU W 7.0411350
2025-08-27 NYYWAS W 7.0411260
2025-08-22 NYYBOS — 6.0400370
2025-08-16 NYYSTL W 5.0877162
2025-08-10 NYYHOU L 5.0844131
2025-08-04 NYYTEX — 5.0844370

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Max Fried — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 200 183 57 190 13 6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Max Fried — 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
2025 NYA P 32 32 10 39 4 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Max Fried Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 200

Awards & Honors

Max Fried — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
2025 All-MLB Team - First Team SP
2025 Gold Glove P
2025 Pitcher of the Month September
2025 Pitcher of the Month April
2022 All-MLB Team - Second Team SP
2022 Gold Glove P
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 Gold Glove P

Award Voting History

Max Fried — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2025 Cy Young Award AL 4th 61.0 210 0
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

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Max Fried: the record in brief

Active since a debut on August 8, 2017, Max Fried has a record on this page that is still being added to. Fried played for the Atlanta Braves (2017 to 2024) and the New York Yankees (2025). Born on January 18, 1994, in Santa Monica, CA, USA, Fried is listed as a pitcher and threw and hit left-handed. Size on record: 6 feet, 4 inches and 190 pounds. The bio lists the given name Max Dorian.

The pitching table credits Fried with a 97-46 record and a 3.01 ERA in 220 games. The same table counts 1,156 strikeouts. That 3.01 ERA compares with a 4.23 league average across the same seasons, 28.8% better. The best win total was 19, in 2025. 2022 was Fried's sharpest full season, a 2.48 ERA against the league's 3.97. By Pitcher PIV, Baseball Data Hub's measure of run prevention relative to each season's league, Fried's career adds up to 26,851.5.

Frequently Asked Questions about Max Fried

What years did Max Fried play?
Max Fried played in Major League Baseball from 2017 to 2026.
Was Max Fried a pitcher?
Yes. Max Fried pitched in the major leagues, recording 97 wins and 1156 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Max Fried hit?
Max Fried hit 0 career home runs with 27 hits.
What was Max Fried's career batting average?
Max Fried batted .214 over his career, with 27 hits in 126 at bats.
How many RBI did Max Fried have?
Max Fried drove in 9 runs in his career.
What was Max Fried's career ERA?
Max Fried finished with a 3.01 career ERA, going 97-46 with 1,156 strikeouts.