Fred Hutchinson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1939-1953)

Fred Hutchinson was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1939 to 1953 for the Detroit Tigers, a span of 15 seasons. Across 242 career appearances, he went 95-71 with a 3.73 ERA and 591 strikeouts. He also batted .263 with 4 home runs. Fred Hutchinson was an All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 9771.6.

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

W–L 95–71
ERA 3.73
WHIP 1.28
SO 591
Pitcher PIV 9771.6
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 190 lb
Born
8/12/1919 in Seattle, WA, USA
Died
11/12/1964 in Bradenton, FL, USA
MLB Debut
1939-05-02
Last Game
1953-09-27
Awards
All-Star

Full name: Frederick Charles Hutchinson

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Career Pitching Statistics

Fred Hutchinson — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
95 71 242 169 81 13 7 1464.0 1,487 606 126 388 591 3.73 9771.6

Career ERA 3.73 vs. league average 4.05 across their career seasons — 8.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Fred Hutchinson (b. 1919) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1939 DET AL 3 6 13 12 3 0 0 84.2 95 49 51 22 5.21 4.28 (-22%) -3077.0
1940 DET AL 3 7 17 10 1 0 0 76.0 85 48 26 32 5.68 4.21 (-35%) -151.2
1946 DET AL 14 11 28 26 16 3 2 207.0 184 71 66 138 3.09 3.59 (+14%) 2714.8
1947 DET AL 18 10 33 25 18 3 2 219.2 211 74 61 113 3.03 3.97 (+24%) 3540.9
1948 DET AL 13 11 33 28 15 0 0 221.0 223 106 48 92 4.32 4.10 (-5%) -2128.4
1949 DET AL 15 7 33 21 9 4 1 188.2 167 62 52 54 2.96 4.12 (+28%) 472.8
1950 DET AL 17 8 39 26 10 1 0 231.2 269 102 48 71 3.96 4.36 (+9%) 4204.2
1951 DET AL 10 10 31 20 9 2 2 188.1 204 77 27 53 3.68 4.04 (+9%) 4420.9
1952 DET AL 2 1 12 1 0 0 0 37.1 40 14 9 12 3.38 3.70 (+9%) -225.4
1953 DET AL 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 9.2 9 3 0 4 2.79 4.14 (+32%) 0.0
Career · 10 seasons 95 71 242 169 81 13 7 1,464.0 1,487 606 388 591 3.73 — 9,772

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

Fred Hutchinson — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
354 650 71 171 23 3 4 83 6 66 30 .263 .334 .326 .660 -521

Career AVG .263 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .334 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .326 vs. league average .382 across their career seasons — 14.6% below league average.

Career OPS .660 vs. league average .719 across their career seasons — 8.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Fred Hutchinson (b. 1919) 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
1939 DET AL 13 34 5 13 1 0 0 6 0 2 0 .382 — — — — 0.0
1940 DET AL 17 30 1 8 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .267 — — — — 0.0
1941 DET AL 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
1946 DET AL 40 89 11 28 4 0 0 13 0 6 1 .315 .256 (+22%) .328 (+9%) .358 (avg) .687 (+4%) 65.5
1947 DET AL 56 106 8 32 5 2 2 15 2 6 6 .302 .262 (+15%) .336 (+1%) .376 (+18%) .712 (+10%) 139.4
1948 DET AL 76 112 11 23 1 0 1 12 3 22 9 .205 .263 (-22%) .340 (avg) .379 (-36%) .719 (-19%) -264.4
1949 DET AL 38 73 12 18 2 1 0 7 1 8 5 .247 .262 (-6%) .343 (-4%) .384 (-22%) .727 (-13%) -147.7
1950 DET AL 44 95 15 31 7 0 0 20 0 12 3 .326 .265 (+23%) .346 (+18%) .401 (avg) .747 (+8%) 172.9
1951 DET AL 47 85 7 16 2 0 0 7 0 7 4 .188 .260 (-28%) .336 (-26%) .385 (-45%) .721 (-36%) -486.6
1952 DET AL 17 18 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .056 — — — — 0.0
1953 DET AL 4 6 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .167 — — — — 0.0
Career · 11 seasons 354 650 71 171 23 3 4 83 6 66 30 .263 — — — — -521

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

Fred Hutchinson — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Fred Hutchinson — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1940 WS DET 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Fred Hutchinson — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 0 1 0 0 1.0 1 1 1 1 9.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Fred Hutchinson — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1940 WS DET 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 1 1 1 1 9.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Fred Hutchinson — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1823202675335.234
Away1723314596147.290

Pitching — Home / Away

Fred Hutchinson — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home121725.07413291902974.08
Away121739.07452791982963.40

Last 10 Games — Batting

Fred Hutchinson — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1953-09-27 DETCLEW 100000000
1953-08-31 DETPHAL 411001100
1953-08-29 DETMINL 000000000
1953-08-27 DETMINL 100000000
1952-07-01 DETCHWW 300000010
1952-06-25 DETBOSL 200000000
1952-06-17 DETNYYW 000000010
1952-06-14 DETMINW 000000000
1952-06-10 DETNYYL 000000000
1952-06-07 DETBOSL 100000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Fred Hutchinson — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1953-08-31 DETPHA — 6.2733020
1953-08-29 DETMIN — 1.0100020
1953-08-27 DETMIN — 2.0100000
1952-07-01 DETCHW W 7.0811030
1952-06-25 DETBOS L 7.0755042
1952-06-17 DETNYY W 3.0200200
1952-06-14 DETMIN — 1.2100100
1952-06-10 DETNYY — 1.0200000
1952-06-07 DETBOS — 1.0222100
1952-06-03 DETPHA — 1.0000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Fred Hutchinson — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 1 0 4 0 0 0
P 242 0 108 310 13 24

Season-by-Season Fielding

Fred Hutchinson — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1939 DET P 13 0 6 13 0 1
1940 DET P 17 0 2 16 2 1
1946 DET P 28 0 11 47 1 3
1947 DET P 33 0 15 40 1 1
1948 DET P 33 0 19 45 0 5
1949 DET P 33 0 18 39 1 5
1950 DET P 39 0 17 50 4 6
1951 DET P 31 0 17 45 4 1
1952 DET P 12 0 1 15 0 1
1953 DET 1B 1 0 4 0 0 0
1953 DET P 3 0 2 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Fred Hutchinson (b. 1919) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 242
First Base 1

Award Voting History

Fred Hutchinson — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1947 Most Valuable Player AL 22th 8.0 336 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Fred Hutchinson (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Luke Hamlin
    73-76, 3.77 ERA
  2. 80
    Webster McDonald
    80-54, 3.80 ERA
  3. 79
    Rube Curry
    84-60, 3.57 ERA
  4. 77
    Jim Colborn
    83-88, 3.80 ERA
  5. 72
    Vern Ruhle
    67-88, 3.73 ERA
  6. 70
    Cy Blanton
    68-71, 3.55 ERA

Fred Hutchinson: the record in brief

Fred Hutchinson played a first major league game on May 2, 1939 and a last one on September 27, 1953. Hutchinson spent the whole of the career shown here with one club, the Detroit Tigers. Born on August 12, 1919, in Seattle, WA, USA, Hutchinson is listed as a pitcher and threw right-handed and batted left-handed. Hutchinson's listed size is 6'2" and 190 pounds. The bio records the death on November 12, 1964, in Bradenton, FL, USA. Hutchinson's full given name, per the bio, is Frederick Charles Hutchinson.

The pitching table credits Hutchinson with a 95-71 record and a 3.73 ERA in 242 games. Hutchinson had 591 strikeouts, 81 complete games, and 13 shutouts. That 3.73 ERA compares with a 4.05 league average across the same seasons, 8.0% better. No season topped the 18 wins of 1947. 1946 produced Hutchinson's most strikeouts, 138. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 2.96 in 1949, when the league's was 4.12.

Frequently Asked Questions about Fred Hutchinson

What years did Fred Hutchinson play?
Fred Hutchinson played in Major League Baseball from 1939 to 1953.
Was Fred Hutchinson a pitcher?
Yes. Fred Hutchinson pitched in the major leagues, recording 95 wins and 591 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Fred Hutchinson hit?
Fred Hutchinson hit 4 career home runs with 171 hits.
What teams did Fred Hutchinson play for?
Fred Hutchinson played for one team, the Detroit Tigers (1939–1941, 1946–1953).
What awards did Fred Hutchinson win?
Fred Hutchinson was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Fred Hutchinson's career stats?
In 242 games, Fred Hutchinson went 95-71 with a 3.73 ERA, 591 strikeouts, 1,464.0 innings pitched, and 7 saves. At the plate he had 171 hits and 4 home runs.
What position did Fred Hutchinson play?
Fred Hutchinson played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Fred Hutchinson and how much did he weigh?
Fred Hutchinson was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 190 pounds.
What was Fred Hutchinson's career ERA?
Fred Hutchinson finished with a 3.73 career ERA, going 95-71 with 591 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Fred Hutchinson have?
Fred Hutchinson recorded 591 career strikeouts.
Is Fred Hutchinson in the Hall of Fame?
No. Fred Hutchinson has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
How many All-Star Games did Fred Hutchinson make?
Fred Hutchinson was selected to 1 All-Star Game.