Woodie Fryman

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1966-1983)

W–L 141–155
ERA 3.77
WHIP 1.35
SO 1,587
Pitcher PIV 7961.5
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / L
Height / Weight
6'3" / 197 lb
Born
4/12/1940 in Ewing, KY, USA
Died
2/4/2011 in Lexington, KY, USA
MLB Debut
1966-04-15
Last Game
1983-07-28
Awards
2× All-Star

Full name: Woodrow Thompson Fryman

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
141 155 625 322 68 27 58 2411.3 2,367 1,010 187 890 1,587 3.77 7961.5

Career ERA 3.77 vs. league average 3.66 across their career seasons — near 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
1966 PIT NL 12 9 36 28 9 3 1 181.7 182 77 47 105 3.81 3.52 (-8%) 1879.9
1967 PIT NL 3 8 28 18 3 1 1 113.3 121 51 44 74 4.05 3.30 (-23%) -1634.2
1968 PHI NL 12 14 34 32 10 5 0 213.7 198 66 64 151 2.78 2.98 (+7%) 1658.5
1969 PHI NL 12 15 36 35 10 1 0 228.3 243 112 89 150 4.41 3.61 (-22%) 1495.5
1970 PHI NL 8 6 27 20 4 3 0 127.7 122 58 43 97 4.09 3.89 (-5%) 2007.9
1971 PHI NL 10 7 37 17 3 2 2 149.3 133 56 46 104 3.38 3.47 (+3%) 3142.6
1972 PHI NL 4 10 23 17 3 2 1 119.7 131 58 39 69 4.36 3.26 (-34%) -1912.3
1972 DET AL 10 3 16 14 6 1 0 113.7 93 26 31 72 2.06 3.26 (+37%) 1287.4
1973 DET AL 6 13 34 29 1 0 0 169.7 200 101 64 119 5.36 3.75 (-43%) -1543.3
1974 DET AL 6 9 27 22 4 1 0 141.7 120 68 67 92 4.32 3.63 (-19%) -2209.4
1975 MON NL 9 12 38 20 7 3 3 157.0 141 58 68 118 3.32 3.71 (+10%) 1636.3
1976 MON NL 13 13 34 32 4 2 2 216.3 218 81 76 123 3.37 3.51 (+4%) -7.1
1977 CIN NL 5 5 17 12 0 0 1 75.3 83 45 45 57 5.38 4.00 (-34%) -2526.1
1978 CHN NL 2 4 13 9 0 0 0 55.7 64 32 37 28 5.17 3.69 (-40%) -1791.2
1978 MON NL 5 7 19 17 4 3 1 94.7 93 38 37 53 3.61 3.69 (+2%) 977.0
1979 MON NL 3 6 44 0 0 0 10 58.0 52 18 22 44 2.79 4.00 (+30%) 876.6
1980 MON NL 7 4 61 0 0 0 17 80.0 61 20 30 59 2.25 3.84 (+41%) 2443.5
1981 MON NL 5 3 35 0 0 0 7 43.0 38 9 14 25 1.88 3.58 (+47%) 864.6
1982 MON NL 9 4 60 0 0 0 12 69.7 66 29 26 46 3.75 3.86 (+3%) 1315.2
1983 MON NL 0 3 6 0 0 0 0 3.0 8 7 1 1 21.00 — 0.0
Career · 20 seasons 141 155 625 322 68 27 58 2,411.1 2,367 1,010 890 1,587 3.77 — 7,961

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
625 609 22 84 6 0 2 25 1 14 177 .138 .158 .158 .316 -2,654

Career AVG .138 vs. league average .255 across their career seasons — 45.9% below league average.

Career OBP .158 vs. league average .321 across their career seasons — 50.7% below league average.

Career SLG .158 vs. league average .376 across their career seasons — 58.0% below league average.

Career OPS .316 vs. league average .697 across their career seasons — 54.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1966 PIT NL 36 63 1 10 0 0 0 2 0 2 25 .159 .248 (-36%) .309 (-40%) .376 (-58%) .685 (-50%) -469.7
1967 PIT NL 28 34 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 13 .118 — — — — 0.0
1968 PHI NL 34 71 4 6 1 0 0 2 0 3 25 .085 .236 (-64%) .298 (-59%) .340 (-71%) .638 (-66%) -661.6
1969 PHI NL 36 76 3 9 0 0 1 3 1 1 26 .118 .248 (-52%) .320 (-59%) .369 (-57%) .689 (-58%) -682.4
1970 PHI NL 27 39 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 .128 — — — — 0.0
1971 PHI NL 37 37 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 .189 — — — — 0.0
1972 PHI NL 23 33 3 5 0 0 1 5 0 2 6 .152 — — — — 0.0
1972 DET AL 16 40 0 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 7 .125 — — — — 0.0
1973 DET AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1974 DET AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1975 MON NL 38 49 4 10 2 0 0 2 0 2 12 .204 — — — — -223.4
1976 MON NL 34 64 1 7 1 0 0 2 0 1 17 .109 .255 (-57%) .320 (-62%) .360 (-65%) .681 (-64%) -616.7
1977 CIN NL 17 22 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .318 — — — — 0.0
1978 CHN NL 13 16 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 .062 — — — — 0.0
1978 MON NL 19 34 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 7 .059 — — — — 0.0
1979 MON NL 44 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
1980 MON NL 61 12 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 .167 — — — — 0.0
1981 MON NL 35 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 — — — — 0.0
1982 MON NL 60 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222 — — — — 0.0
1983 MON NL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 20 seasons 625 609 22 84 6 0 2 25 1 14 177 .138 — — — — -2,654

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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1981 NEDIV MON 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1981 NLCS MON 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1972 ALCS DET 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 2 4 2 0 14.7 17 10 4 9 6.14

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1981 NEDIV MON 0 0 1 0 0 1.3 3 1 1 0 6.75
1981 NLCS MON 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 3 4 1 1 36.00
1972 ALCS DET 0 2 2 2 0 12.3 11 5 2 8 3.65

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home3103051235115.115
Away3153041049110.161

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home3101229.211975134727993.75
Away3151181.211704974187883.79

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1983-07-28 WSNSTLL 000000000
1983-07-22 WSNHOUL 000000000
1983-07-15 WSNATLL 000000000
1983-07-12 WSNHOUL 000000000
1983-07-11 WSNATLL 000000000
1983-04-10 WSNLADL 000000000
1982-10-01 WSNPITW 000000000
1982-09-27 WSNSTLL 000000000
1982-09-24 WSNPITW 100000000
1982-09-21 WSNNYNL 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1983-07-28 WSNSTL L 0.1111100
1983-07-22 WSNHOU L 0.1444000
1983-07-15 WSNATL — 0.1100000
1983-07-12 WSNHOU — 1.1000010
1983-07-11 WSNATL L 0.1222001
1983-04-10 WSNLAD — 0.1000000
1982-10-01 WSNPIT W 3.0200340
1982-09-27 WSNSTL — 2.0100010
1982-09-24 WSNPIT SV 1.1000020
1982-09-21 WSNNYN — 0.1000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 625 322 97 389 6 25

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1966 PIT P 36 28 6 21 0 1
1967 PIT P 28 18 6 26 0 3
1968 PHI P 34 32 3 31 1 2
1969 PHI P 36 35 3 38 0 1
1970 PHI P 27 20 5 17 0 1
1971 PHI P 37 17 6 35 1 1
1972 PHI P 23 17 5 22 0 0
1972 DET P 16 14 6 12 1 0
1973 DET P 34 29 11 28 1 2
1974 DET P 27 22 8 15 0 1
1975 MON P 38 20 6 26 0 4
1976 MON P 34 32 9 30 0 2
1977 CIN P 17 12 3 14 0 0
1978 CHN P 13 9 5 13 0 2
1978 MON P 19 17 3 14 0 0
1979 MON P 44 0 3 11 0 1
1980 MON P 61 0 1 10 1 1
1981 MON P 35 0 2 8 0 1
1982 MON P 60 0 6 16 1 2
1983 MON P 6 0 0 2 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 625

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1975 Player of the Week Week of 1975-05-02

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Woodie Fryman (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Mudcat Grant
    145-119, 3.63 ERA
  2. 97
    Pedro Ramos
    117-160, 4.08 ERA
  3. 94
    Gary Bell
    121-117, 3.68 ERA
  4. 88
    Don Robinson
    109-106, 3.79 ERA
  5. 79
    Wilbur Wood
    164-156, 3.24 ERA
  6. 74
    Ian Kennedy
    104-114, 4.16 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Woodie Fryman

What years did Woodie Fryman play?
Woodie Fryman played in Major League Baseball from 1966 to 1983.
Was Woodie Fryman a pitcher?
Yes. Woodie Fryman pitched in the major leagues, recording 141 wins and 1587 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Woodie Fryman hit?
Woodie Fryman hit 2 career home runs with 84 hits.