What years did John Frill play?

John Frill played in Major League Baseball from 1910 to 1912.

Was John Frill a pitcher?

Yes. John Frill pitched in the major leagues, recording 3 wins and 33 strikeouts.

How many home runs did John Frill hit?

John Frill hit 0 career home runs with 4 hits.

What were John Frill's career stats?

In 16 games, John Frill went 3-3 with a 5.85 ERA, 33 strikeouts, 67.2 innings pitched, and 1 saves.

What position did John Frill play?

John Frill played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was John Frill and how much did he weigh?

John Frill was listed at 5 feet 10 inches and 170 pounds.

What was John Frill's career ERA?

John Frill finished with a 5.85 career ERA, going 3-3 with 33 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did John Frill have?

John Frill recorded 33 career strikeouts.

Is John Frill in the Hall of Fame?

No. John Frill has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

John Frill

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1910-1912)

John Frill was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1910 to 1912 for the New York Yankees, the St. Louis Browns, and the Cincinnati Reds, a span of 3 seasons. Across 16 career appearances, he went 3-3 with a 5.85 ERA and 33 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 1276.2.

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 October 25, 2026

W–L 3–3

ERA 5.85

WHIP 1.43

SO 33

Pitcher PIV 1276.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / L
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 170 lb
Born: 4/3/1879 in Reading, PA, USA
Died: 9/28/1918 in Westerly, RI, USA
MLB Debut: 1910-04-16
Last Game: 1912-08-21

Full name: John Edmond Frill

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Career Pitching Statistics

John Frill — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
3	3	16	10	3	1	1	67.2	90	44	2	7	33	5.85	1276.2

Career ERA 5.85 vs. league average 3.07 across their career seasons — 90.4% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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John Frill — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1910	NYA	AL	2	2	10	5	3	1	1	48.1	55	24	5	27	4.47	2.79 (-60%)	1115.2
1912	SLA	AL	0	1	3	3	0	0	0	4.1	16	10	1	2	20.77	—	0.0
1912	CIN	NL	1	0	3	2	0	0	0	15.0	19	10	1	4	6.00	3.36 (-78%)	161.0
Career · 3 seasons			3	3	16	10	3	1	1	67.2	90	44	7	33	5.85	—	1,276

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

John Frill — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
16	24	2	4	0	0	0	5	0	1	3	.167	.200	.167	.367	0

Career AVG .167 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 35.7% below league average.

Career OBP .200 vs. league average .327 across their career seasons — 38.8% below league average.

Career SLG .167 vs. league average .343 across their career seasons — 51.4% below league average.

Career OPS .367 vs. league average .670 across their career seasons — 45.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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John Frill — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1910	NYA	AL	10	18	1	2	4	1	3	.111	—	—	—	—	0.0
1912	SLA	AL	3	2	1	1	1	0	0	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
1912	CIN	NL	3	4	0	1	0	0	0	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			16	24	2	4	5	1	3	.167	—	—	—	—	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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

John Frill — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	9	12	2	2	0	3	.167
Away	7	13	0	2	0	2	.154

Pitching — Home / Away

John Frill — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	9	41.1	49	17	5	20	3.70
Away	7	26.1	41	25	2	12	8.54

Last 10 Games — Batting

John Frill — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
1912-08-21	CIN	BSN	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1912-08-17	CIN	BRO	W	2	0	0	0	0	0
1912-08-10	CIN	PHI	L	2	0	1	0	0	0
1912-05-03	SLA	DET	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1912-04-24	SLA	DET	W	2	1	1	1	0	0
1912-04-16	SLA	CLE	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
1910-07-07	NYY	BOS	L	2	0	0	0	0	1
1910-07-02	NYY	PHA	L	4	0	1	1	0	0
1910-06-23	NYY	PHA	W	0	1	0	0	1	0
1910-06-21	NYY	PHA	L	1	0	1	2	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

John Frill — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1912-08-21	CIN	BSN	—	3.0	4	4	3	0	0	0
1912-08-17	CIN	BRO	W	8.0	8	3	3	1	3	0
1912-08-10	CIN	PHI	—	4.0	7	4	4	0	1	0
1912-05-03	SLA	DET	L	0.0	4	3	3	0	0	0
1912-04-24	SLA	DET	—	3.2	8	5	5	1	2	1
1912-04-16	SLA	CLE	—	0.2	4	3	1	0	0	0
1910-07-07	NYY	BOS	—	3.0	6	3	1	1	1	0
1910-07-02	NYY	PHA	L	8.0	13	8	8	1	5	0
1910-06-23	NYY	PHA	SV	2.0	3	0	0	0	0	0
1910-06-21	NYY	PHA	—	3.2	1	2	2	1	4	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

John Frill — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	16	5	2	22	2	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

John Frill — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E
1910	NYA	P	10	5	2	16	2
1912	SLA	P	3	0	0	1	0
1912	CIN	P	3	0	0	5	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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John Frill — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	16

John Frill: the record in brief

John Frill played a first major league game on April 16, 1910 and a last one on August 21, 1912. Club by club, the record runs the New York Highlanders (1910), the St. Louis Browns (1912), and the Cincinnati Reds (1912). Frill played primarily as a pitcher and batted right-handed and threw left-handed. Born on April 3, 1879, in Reading, PA, USA, Frill was listed at 5'10" and 170 pounds. The bio records the death on September 28, 1918, in Westerly, RI, USA. The given name on file is John Edmond Frill.

Frill went 3-3 with a 5.85 ERA in 16 games, 10 of them starts. The totals include 33 strikeouts. The league ERA over Frill's seasons was 3.07, so the 5.85 figure ran 90.4% worse than average. In 1910, one of the busiest seasons, Frill posted a 4.47 ERA; the league figure that year was 2.79. Pitcher PIV, the site's era-adjusted run-prevention measure, totals 1,276.2 for Frill's career.

Frequently Asked Questions about John Frill

What years did John Frill play?: John Frill played in Major League Baseball from 1910 to 1912.
Was John Frill a pitcher?: Yes. John Frill pitched in the major leagues, recording 3 wins and 33 strikeouts.
How many home runs did John Frill hit?: John Frill hit 0 career home runs with 4 hits.
What teams did John Frill play for?: John Frill played for 3 teams: the New York Highlanders (1910), the St. Louis Browns (1912), and the Cincinnati Reds (1912).
What were John Frill's career stats?: In 16 games, John Frill went 3-3 with a 5.85 ERA, 33 strikeouts, 67.2 innings pitched, and 1 saves.
What position did John Frill play?: John Frill played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was John Frill and how much did he weigh?: John Frill was listed at 5 feet 10 inches and 170 pounds.
What was John Frill's career ERA?: John Frill finished with a 5.85 career ERA, going 3-3 with 33 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did John Frill have?: John Frill recorded 33 career strikeouts.
Is John Frill in the Hall of Fame?: No. John Frill has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.