Was Fred McBride a pitcher?

No. Fred McBride was a position player (First Baseman), though he did pitch in 1 career game.

How many home runs did Fred McBride hit?

Fred McBride hit 2 career home runs with 34 hits.

Fred McBride

First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .266

HR 2

RBI 18

H 34

OPS .650

PIV -121

Position: First Baseman
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 185 lb
Born: 6/20/1905 in Groveton, TX, USA
Died: 1974 in Tulsa, OK, USA

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
46.0	45.0	7.0	11.0	0	0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0	0	.244	.261	.311	.572

Pitching

W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
0	0	0	0	0	0	3.0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0.00	1.67

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
40	128	16	34	5	0	2	18	2	5	0	.266	.299	.352	.650	-121

Career AVG .266 vs. league average .272 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .299 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — 11.3% below league average.

Career SLG .352 vs. league average .388 across their career seasons — 9.4% below league average.

Career OPS .650 vs. league average .725 across their career seasons — 10.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1931	AB2	NNL	24	84	9	23	4	1	13	2	3	.274	.276 (-1%)	.338 (-9%)	.388 (-8%)	.726 (-9%)	-121.2
1940	BBB	NAL	16	44	7	11	1	1	5	0	2	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 2 seasons			40	128	16	34	5	2	18	2	5	.266	—	—	—	—	-121

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 Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2.3	3	2	0	2	1	7.71	0.0

Career ERA 7.71 vs. league average 4.21 across their career seasons — 83.1% 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
1940	BBB	NAL	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2.3	3	2	2	1	7.71	—	0.0
Career · 1 season			0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2.1	3	2	2	1	7.71	—	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	6	18	2	3	0	0	.167
Away	6	13	1	3	0	0	.231

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Away	1	3.0	2	0	3	0	0.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H
1940-09-01	BIR	KCM	L	1	0	0
1940-08-04	BIR	KCM	L	1	0	0
1940-07-14	BIR	MEM	L	2	0	0
1940-07-04	BIR	KCM	L	1	0	0
1940-06-30	BIR	CV9	W	1	0	0
1940-06-23	BIR	CV9	W	3	0	0
1940-06-23	BIR	CV9	L	6	2	3
1940-06-09	BIR	MEM	L	3	0	1
1940-06-09	BIR	MEM	W	5	1	2
1940-06-02	BIR	MEM	L	5	0	0

Last 1 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1940-06-30	BIR	CV9	—	3.0	2	0	0	3	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	33	30	294	11	3	17
3B	1	1	2	3	0	0
P	1	0	0	1	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1931	AB2	1B	23	22	216	7	2	14
1940	BBB	1B	10	8	78	4	1	3
1940	BBB	3B	1	1	2	3	0	0
1940	BBB	P	1	0	0	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	1
First Base	33
Third Base	1

Frequently Asked Questions about Fred McBride

Was Fred McBride a pitcher?: No. Fred McBride was a position player (First Baseman), though he did pitch in 1 career game.
How many home runs did Fred McBride hit?: Fred McBride hit 2 career home runs with 34 hits.