Firpo Marberry

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1923-1936)

W–L 148–88
ERA 3.63
WHIP 1.32
SO 822
Pitcher PIV 10018.0
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'1" / 190 lb
Born
11/30/1898 in Streetman, TX, USA
Died
6/30/1976 in Mexia, TX, USA
MLB Debut
1923-08-11
Last Game
1936-06-10

Full name: Frederick Marberry

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
148 88 551 187 86 7 101 2067.3 2,049 834 96 686 822 3.63 10018.0

Career ERA 3.63 vs. league average 4.27 across their career seasons — 14.9% better 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
1923 WS1 AL 4 0 11 4 2 0 0 44.7 42 14 17 18 2.82 4.03 (+30%) 192.3
1924 WS1 AL 11 12 50 15 6 0 15 195.3 190 67 70 68 3.09 4.13 (+25%) 1039.7
1925 WS1 AL 9 5 55 0 0 0 15 93.3 84 36 45 53 3.47 4.55 (+24%) -109.0
1926 WS1 AL 12 7 64 5 3 0 22 138.0 120 46 66 43 3.00 4.11 (+27%) -745.1
1927 WS1 AL 10 7 56 10 2 0 9 155.3 177 80 68 74 4.64 4.08 (-14%) 959.9
1928 WS1 AL 13 13 48 11 7 1 3 161.3 160 69 42 76 3.85 4.13 (+7%) 3434.6
1929 WS1 AL 19 12 49 26 16 0 11 250.3 233 85 69 121 3.06 4.60 (+34%) 6679.5
1930 WS1 AL 15 5 33 22 9 2 1 185.0 190 84 53 56 4.09 4.80 (+15%) -534.0
1931 WS1 AL 16 4 45 25 11 1 7 219.0 211 84 63 88 3.45 4.10 (+16%) 508.7
1932 WS1 AL 8 4 54 15 8 1 13 197.7 202 88 72 66 4.01 4.13 (+3%) -1535.2
1933 DET AL 16 11 37 32 15 1 2 238.3 232 87 61 84 3.29 3.86 (+15%) 1004.6
1934 DET AL 15 5 38 19 6 1 3 155.7 174 79 48 64 4.57 4.29 (-6%) -132.6
1935 DET AL 0 1 5 2 1 0 0 19.0 22 9 9 7 4.26 4.35 (+2%) -425.5
1936 NY1 NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.3 1 0 0 0 0.00 — 0.0
1936 WS1 AL 0 2 5 1 0 0 0 14.0 11 6 3 4 3.86 4.59 (+16%) -319.8
Career · 15 seasons 148 88 551 187 86 7 101 2,067.1 2,049 834 686 822 3.63 — 10,018

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
551 668 60 128 21 3 1 65 2 22 111 .192 .224 .237 .461 -2,748

Career AVG .192 vs. league average .282 across their career seasons — 32.0% below league average.

Career OBP .224 vs. league average .344 across their career seasons — 34.9% below league average.

Career SLG .237 vs. league average .398 across their career seasons — 40.5% below league average.

Career OPS .461 vs. league average .742 across their career seasons — 37.9% 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
1923 WS1 AL 11 14 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .143 — — — — 0.0
1924 WS1 AL 50 59 6 8 0 1 0 1 0 0 12 .136 .283 (-52%) .345 (-53%) .389 (-56%) .734 (-55%) -527.9
1925 WS1 AL 55 19 3 5 0 0 0 4 1 2 1 .263 — — — — 0.0
1926 WS1 AL 64 34 3 6 1 0 0 3 0 1 9 .176 — — — — 0.0
1927 WS1 AL 56 41 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .122 — — — — 0.0
1928 WS1 AL 48 46 1 5 1 0 0 5 0 0 4 .109 — — — — 0.0
1929 WS1 AL 49 81 9 19 3 1 0 11 0 5 14 .235 .289 (-19%) .353 (-19%) .415 (-29%) .769 (-24%) -331.9
1930 WS1 AL 33 73 9 24 4 0 0 14 0 4 7 .329 .293 (+12%) .354 (+3%) .429 (-11%) .784 (-5%) -49.8
1931 WS1 AL 45 82 7 19 3 0 1 8 1 1 16 .232 .276 (-16%) .338 (-29%) .388 (-21%) .726 (-25%) -340.4
1932 WS1 AL 54 66 5 11 1 1 0 7 0 2 12 .167 .275 (-39%) .335 (-43%) .391 (-46%) .726 (-45%) -479.2
1933 DET AL 37 90 6 11 4 0 0 3 0 1 20 .122 .270 (-55%) .329 (-60%) .377 (-56%) .707 (-58%) -825.5
1934 DET AL 38 55 7 12 4 0 0 9 0 4 4 .218 .278 (-22%) .340 (-17%) .392 (-26%) .733 (-22%) -192.8
1935 DET AL 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 — — — — 0.0
1936 NY1 NL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1936 WS1 AL 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 15 seasons 551 668 60 128 21 3 1 65 2 22 111 .192 — — — — -2,748

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
8 2 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
1934 WS DET 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1925 WS WS1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1924 WS WS1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 1 8 1 3 12.0 17 5 5 12 3.75

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1934 WS DET 0 0 2 0 0 1.7 5 4 1 0 21.60
1925 WS WS1 0 0 2 0 1 2.3 3 0 0 2 0.00
1924 WS WS1 0 1 4 1 2 8.0 9 1 4 10 1.12

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home2803432463041.184
Away2713253566124.203

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2801083.110173733334683.10
Away271981.010364663603614.28

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1936-06-10 MINCLEL 000000000
1936-06-04 MINSLAL 100000000
1936-05-30 MINNYYL 000000000
1936-05-19 MINDETL 100000001
1936-05-14 MINCHWL 000000000
1936-05-06 NY1PITW 100000001
1935-06-07 DETCHWL 000000000
1935-05-30 DETSLAL 000000000
1935-05-24 DETBOSL 000000000
1935-04-24 DETCHWL 200000011

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1936-06-10 MINCLE — 1.0322000
1936-06-04 MINSLA L 7.0633121
1936-05-30 MINNYY — 2.0111111
1936-05-19 MINDET — 3.0100010
1936-05-14 MINCHW L 1.0010100
1936-05-06 NY1PIT — 0.1110000
1935-06-07 DETCHW — 1.0211001
1935-05-30 DETSLA — 0.0211000
1935-05-24 DETBOS — 2.2322230
1935-04-24 DETCHW — 6.1743311

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 551 0 92 370 17 29

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1923 WS1 P 11 0 1 10 1 0
1924 WS1 P 50 0 8 39 2 3
1925 WS1 P 55 0 6 26 0 1
1926 WS1 P 64 0 5 31 2 2
1927 WS1 P 56 0 9 25 0 4
1928 WS1 P 48 0 8 27 1 2
1929 WS1 P 49 0 15 35 0 1
1930 WS1 P 33 0 7 33 1 2
1931 WS1 P 45 0 3 36 1 4
1932 WS1 P 54 0 9 45 1 5
1933 DET P 37 0 11 37 4 3
1934 DET P 38 0 10 20 2 2
1935 DET P 5 0 0 3 0 0
1936 NY1 P 1 0 0 0 1 0
1936 WS1 P 5 0 0 3 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 551

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1931 Most Valuable Player AL 13th 11.0 80 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Firpo Marberry (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Gerry Staley
    134-111, 3.70 ERA
  2. 89
    Bobby Shantz
    119-99, 3.38 ERA
  3. 88
    Dick Drago
    108-117, 3.62 ERA
  4. 85
    Dick Tidrow
    100-94, 3.68 ERA
  5. 82
    Ellis Kinder
    102-71, 3.43 ERA
  6. 82
    Ron Kline
    114-144, 3.75 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Firpo Marberry

What years did Firpo Marberry play?
Firpo Marberry played in Major League Baseball from 1923 to 1936.
Was Firpo Marberry a pitcher?
Yes. Firpo Marberry pitched in the major leagues, recording 148 wins and 822 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Firpo Marberry hit?
Firpo Marberry hit 1 career home runs with 128 hits.