What years did Fred Luderus play?

Fred Luderus played in Major League Baseball from 1909 to 1920.

Was Fred Luderus a pitcher?

No. Fred Luderus was a position player (First Baseman).

How many home runs did Fred Luderus hit?

Fred Luderus hit 84 career home runs with 1344 hits.

Fred Luderus

First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1909-1920)

AVG .277

HR 84

RBI 642

H 1,344

OPS .743

PIV 10,590

Position: First Baseman
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 185 lb
Born: 9/12/1885 in Milwaukee, WI, USA
Died: 1/5/1961 in Three Lakes, WI, USA
MLB Debut: 1909-09-23
Last Game: 1920-06-23

Full name: Frederick William Luderus

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,346	4,851	570	1,344	251	54	84	642	55	414	429	.277	.340	.403	.743	10,590

Career AVG .277 vs. league average .257 across their career seasons — +7.9% above league average.

Career OBP .340 vs. league average .322 across their career seasons — +5.5% above league average.

Career SLG .403 vs. league average .339 across their career seasons — +19.1% above league average.

Career OPS .743 vs. league average .660 across their career seasons — +12.4% above 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
1909	CHN	NL	11	37	8	11	1	1	1	9	0	3	8	.297	—	—	—	—	0.0
1910	CHN	NL	24	54	5	11	1	1	0	3	0	4	3	.204	.249 (-18%)	.317 (-19%)	.326 (-21%)	.644 (-20%)	-160.7
1910	PHI	NL	21	68	10	20	5	2	0	14	2	9	5	.294	.249 (+18%)	.317 (+21%)	.326 (+30%)	.644 (+26%)	-160.7
1911	PHI	NL	146	551	69	166	24	11	16	99	6	40	76	.301	.266 (+13%)	.336 (+5%)	.356 (+32%)	.693 (+19%)	1875.6
1912	PHI	NL	148	572	77	147	31	5	10	69	8	44	65	.257	.268 (-4%)	.335 (-5%)	.358 (+6%)	.694 (+1%)	-18.1
1913	PHI	NL	155	588	67	154	32	7	18	86	5	34	51	.262	.259 (+1%)	.325 (-6%)	.345 (+25%)	.670 (+10%)	806.7
1914	PHI	NL	121	443	55	110	16	5	12	55	2	33	31	.248	.255 (-3%)	.322 (-5%)	.339 (+14%)	.661 (+5%)	323.8
1915	PHI	NL	141	499	55	157	36	7	7	62	9	42	36	.315	.250 (+26%)	.318 (+18%)	.332 (+37%)	.651 (+28%)	2552.2
1916	PHI	NL	146	508	52	143	26	3	5	53	8	41	32	.281	.248 (+13%)	.314 (+9%)	.326 (+15%)	.640 (+12%)	1095.7
1917	PHI	NL	154	522	57	136	24	4	5	72	5	65	35	.261	.248 (+5%)	.312 (+12%)	.323 (+8%)	.635 (+10%)	1173.4
1918	PHI	NL	125	468	54	135	23	2	5	67	4	42	33	.288	.255 (+13%)	.318 (+10%)	.326 (+16%)	.645 (+13%)	1134.5
1919	PHI	NL	138	509	60	149	30	6	5	49	6	54	48	.293	.262 (+12%)	.322 (+13%)	.347 (+16%)	.670 (+15%)	1533.5
1920	PHI	NL	16	32	1	5	2	0	0	4	0	3	6	.156	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 13 seasons			1,346	4,851	570	1,344	251	54	84	642	55	414	429	.277	—	—	—	—	10,156

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
5	16	1	7	2	0	1	6	1	4	.438

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1915	WS	PHI	5	16	1	7	2	0	1	6	1	4	.438

Game Log & Splits

View full game log (1346 games) →

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	678	2404	303	700	63	354	.291
Away	668	2447	265	642	21	303	.262

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	RBI	BB	SO
1920-06-23	PHI	CIN	W	4	0	0	0	1
1920-06-22	PHI	CIN	L	5	1	0	0	2
1920-06-21	PHI	CIN	W	2	0	0	1	0
1920-06-17	PHI	STL	L	1	0	0	0	1
1920-06-04	PHI	BRO	L	1	0	0	0	0
1920-06-01	PHI	BSN	L	1	0	0	0	1
1920-05-30	PHI	NY1	L	1	1	0	0	0
1920-05-22	PHI	CHC	L	1	0	0	0	0
1920-05-20	PHI	STL	L	1	1	2	0	0
1920-05-12	PHI	PIT	L	1	0	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	1326	42	13126	843	201	725

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1909	CHN	1B	11	11	110	4	6	4
1910	CHN	1B	17	12	151	7	4	7
1910	PHI	1B	19	19	184	12	3	15
1911	PHI	1B	146	0	1373	77	22	85
1912	PHI	1B	146	0	1421	104	15	77
1913	PHI	1B	155	0	1533	92	26	76
1914	PHI	1B	121	0	1102	76	30	49
1915	PHI	1B	141	0	1409	99	11	76
1916	PHI	1B	146	0	1499	71	28	83
1917	PHI	1B	154	0	1597	91	16	91
1918	PHI	1B	125	0	1307	98	17	74
1919	PHI	1B	138	0	1385	108	22	82
1920	PHI	1B	7	0	55	4	1	6

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
First Base	1326

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1911	Most Valuable Player	NL	27th	1.0	64	0

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Career Spans

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Frequently Asked Questions about Fred Luderus

What years did Fred Luderus play?: Fred Luderus played in Major League Baseball from 1909 to 1920.
Was Fred Luderus a pitcher?: No. Fred Luderus was a position player (First Baseman).
How many home runs did Fred Luderus hit?: Fred Luderus hit 84 career home runs with 1344 hits.