Was Fred Hobgood a pitcher?

Yes. Fred Hobgood pitched in the major leagues, recording 11 wins and 91 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Fred Hobgood hit?

Fred Hobgood hit 0 career home runs with 17 hits.

Fred Hobgood

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

W–L 11–12

ERA 5.35

WHIP 1.60

SO 91

Pitcher PIV -585.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 160 lb
Born: 10/1/1921 in Kinston, NC, USA
Died: 9/23/1965 in Kinston, NC, USA

Full name: Frederick Douglass Hobgood

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
84.0	73.0	13.0	17.0	1.0	0	0	7.0	7.0	1.0	0	.233	.300	.247	.547

Pitching

W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
17	14	32	15	9	0	212.1	218	144	29	9	78	63	1.23	1.39

Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
11	12	37	24	12	1	1	190.0	220	113	9	84	91	5.35	-585.7

Career ERA 5.35 vs. league average 3.64 across their career seasons — 46.9% 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
1941	NE	NN2	5	4	18	10	4	1	1	86.3	90	42	28	37	4.38	3.94 (-11%)	1087.0
1942	NE	NN2	4	4	11	8	4	0	0	64.7	68	35	33	30	4.87	3.57 (-37%)	-897.1
1943	NE	NN2	1	4	6	5	3	0	0	29.3	48	30	21	18	9.20	3.50 (-163%)	-775.6
1944	PS	NN2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.7	3	2	0	1	27.00	—	0.0
1944	NE	NN2	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	9.0	11	4	2	5	4.00	3.57 (-12%)	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			11	12	37	24	12	1	1	190.0	220	113	84	91	5.35	—	-586

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
42	70	13	17	1	1	0	11	0	11	1	.243	.346	.286	.631	0

Career AVG .243 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 5.9% below league average.

Career OBP .346 vs. league average .327 across their career seasons — +5.7% above league average.

Career SLG .286 vs. league average .357 across their career seasons — 20.0% below league average.

Career OPS .631 vs. league average .684 across their career seasons — 7.7% 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
1941	NE	NN2	18	30	4	8	1	0	3	4	1	.267	—	—	—	—	0.0
1942	NE	NN2	11	22	4	4	0	0	3	5	0	.182	—	—	—	—	0.0
1943	NE	NN2	8	16	1	5	0	1	5	0	0	.312	—	—	—	—	0.0
1944	PS	NN2	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1944	NE	NN2	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1946	NE	NN2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			42	70	13	17	1	1	11	11	1	.243	—	—	—	—	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

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	17	18	4	3	0	1	.167
Away	14	27	4	6	0	0	.222

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	14	47.1	43	5	23	10	0.95
Away	13	69.2	93	13	33	10	1.68

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	BB
1946-06-03	NW2	BLG	W	0	1	0	1
1944-05-30	PH5	NY6	W	0	1	0	0
1944-05-30	PH5	NY6	L	0	0	0	0
1944-05-07	PH5	BLG	L	0	0	0	0
1944-05-06	PH5	BLG	W	0	1	0	0
1943-08-19	NW2	PH5	L	0	0	0	0
1943-08-08	NW2	HOM	L	1	0	0	0
1943-08-07	NW2	HOM	L	2	0	0	0
1943-07-18	NW2	NY5	W	4	0	1	0
1943-07-15	NW2	PH5	W	1	0	1	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1944-05-30	PH5	NY6	—	0.1	1	2	0	1	0	0
1944-05-07	PH5	BLG	—	2.2	3	6	0	0	1	0
1943-08-19	NW2	PH5	L	1.2	5	3	0	1	0	0
1943-08-07	NW2	HOM	L	4.1	9	8	8	1	0	0
1943-07-18	NW2	NY5	W	9.0	5	1	1	2	6	1
1943-07-15	NW2	PH5	—	3.0	10	8	0	1	0	0
1943-07-04	NW2	HOM	L	6.0	8	6	5	7	4	1
1942-09-07	NW2	HOM	—	1.1	2	1	0	1	1	0
1942-09-06	NW2	HOM	L	9.0	8	4	0	5	2	1
1942-08-23	NW2	NY5	W	6.1	4	6	0	6	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	37	24	6	36	5	2
PH	1	0	0	0	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1941	NE	P	18	10	3	21	2	1
1942	NE	P	11	8	2	8	1	0
1943	NE	P	6	5	0	4	1	0
1944	PS	P	1	0	0	0	0	0
1944	NE	P	1	1	1	3	1	1
1946	NE	PH	1	0	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	37

Frequently Asked Questions about Fred Hobgood

Was Fred Hobgood a pitcher?: Yes. Fred Hobgood pitched in the major leagues, recording 11 wins and 91 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Fred Hobgood hit?: Fred Hobgood hit 0 career home runs with 17 hits.