What years did Fred Newman play?

Fred Newman played in Major League Baseball from 1962 to 1967.

Was Fred Newman a pitcher?

Yes. Fred Newman pitched in the major leagues, recording 33 wins and 254 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Fred Newman hit?

Fred Newman hit 2 career home runs with 28 hits.

What was Fred Newman's career batting average?

Fred Newman batted .153 over his career, with 28 hits in 183 at bats.

How many RBI did Fred Newman have?

Fred Newman drove in 11 runs in his career.

What was Fred Newman's career ERA?

Fred Newman finished with a 3.41 career ERA, going 33-39 with 254 strikeouts.

Fred Newman

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1962-1967)

Fred Newman was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1962 to 1967 for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and the California Angels, a span of 6 seasons. Across 108 career appearances, he went 33-39 with a 3.41 ERA and 254 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 2894.9.

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 October 12, 2026

W–L 33–39

ERA 3.41

WHIP 1.22

SO 254

Pitcher PIV 2894.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 180 lb
Born: 2/21/1942 in Boston, MA, USA
Died: 6/24/1987 in Framingham, MA, USA
MLB Debut: 1962-09-16
Last Game: 1967-08-05

Full name: Frederick William Newman

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Career Pitching Statistics

Fred Newman — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
33	39	108	93	18	4	0	610.0	589	231	38	154	254	3.41	2894.9

Career ERA 3.41 vs. league average 3.55 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Fred Newman — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1962	LAA	AL	0	1	4	1	0	0	6.1	11	7	3	4	9.95	—	0.0
1963	LAA	AL	1	5	12	8	0	0	44.0	56	26	15	16	5.32	3.46 (-54%)	-1347.1
1964	LAA	AL	13	10	32	28	7	2	190.0	177	58	39	83	2.75	3.58 (+23%)	2503.2
1965	CAL	AL	14	16	36	36	10	2	260.2	225	85	64	109	2.93	3.50 (+16%)	2209.4
1966	CAL	AL	4	7	21	19	1	0	102.2	112	54	31	42	4.73	3.52 (-34%)	-470.6
1967	CAL	AL	1	0	3	1	0	0	6.1	8	1	2	0	1.42	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			33	39	108	93	18	4	610.0	589	231	154	254	3.41	—	2,895

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 Newman — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
115	183	10	28	1	0	2	11	1	13	72	.153	.207	.191	.398	-923

Career AVG .153 vs. league average .249 across their career seasons — 38.4% below league average.

Career OBP .207 vs. league average .312 across their career seasons — 33.7% below league average.

Career SLG .191 vs. league average .375 across their career seasons — 49.0% below league average.

Career OPS .398 vs. league average .687 across their career seasons — 42.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Fred Newman — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1962	LAA	AL	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1963	LAA	AL	12	16	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	7	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1964	LAA	AL	39	61	5	11	0	1	3	0	4	23	.180	.250 (-28%)	.312 (-26%)	.377 (-39%)	.690 (-33%)	-303.7
1965	CAL	AL	36	74	4	7	1	1	5	0	7	34	.095	.245 (-61%)	.310 (-46%)	.371 (-60%)	.682 (-54%)	-619.4
1966	CAL	AL	21	30	0	6	0	0	3	1	2	8	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1967	CAL	AL	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			115	183	10	28	1	2	11	1	13	72	.153	—	—	—	—	-923

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

Fred Newman — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	57	87	7	13	0	2	.149
Away	58	96	3	15	2	9	.156

Pitching — Home / Away

Fred Newman — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	54	325.0	292	110	76	135	3.05
Away	54	285.0	297	125	78	119	3.95

Last 10 Games — Batting

Fred Newman — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	RBI	BB	SO
1967-08-05	LAA	TEX	L	0	0	0	0	0
1967-07-29	LAA	TEX	L	0	0	0	0	0
1967-07-25	LAA	BOS	W	1	0	0	0	0
1966-09-22	LAA	DET	W	0	0	0	1	0
1966-09-16	LAA	BOS	L	1	0	0	0	0
1966-09-11	LAA	CLE	W	1	1	1	0	0
1966-09-06	LAA	KC1	W	1	0	0	0	0
1966-09-02	LAA	TEX	W	1	0	0	0	0
1966-08-28	LAA	KC1	L	3	0	0	0	0
1966-08-24	LAA	NYY	W	3	0	0	0	2

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Fred Newman — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1967-08-05	LAA	TEX	—	1.2	3	4	4	1	0	0
1967-07-29	LAA	TEX	—	0.2	1	1	1	1	0	1
1967-07-25	LAA	BOS	W	4.0	4	0	0	0	0	0
1966-09-22	LAA	DET	—	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0
1966-09-16	LAA	BOS	—	6.0	9	2	2	1	2	0
1966-09-11	LAA	CLE	W	7.0	7	2	2	1	3	0
1966-09-06	LAA	KC1	—	2.0	4	3	3	0	1	0
1966-09-02	LAA	TEX	—	3.1	8	4	4	0	4	2
1966-08-28	LAA	KC1	L	9.0	6	2	2	2	1	0
1966-08-24	LAA	NYY	W	8.0	4	0	0	2	3	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Fred Newman — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	108	93	52	159	8	11

Season-by-Season Fielding

Fred Newman — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1962	LAA	P	4	1	0	0	0	0
1963	LAA	P	12	8	3	6	1	0
1964	LAA	P	32	28	16	49	3	6
1965	CAL	P	36	36	25	83	3	4
1966	CAL	P	21	19	8	21	1	1
1967	CAL	P	3	1	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Fred Newman — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	108

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Fred Newman: the record in brief

Between the debut on September 16, 1962 and the final game on August 5, 1967, Fred Newman built the record summarized on this page. The team column moves through the Los Angeles Angels (1962 through 1964) and the California Angels (1965 through 1967). The bio lists Newman as a pitcher who both batted and threw right-handed. Height and weight on file: 6 feet, 3 inches and 180 pounds. The birth record reads February 21, 1942, in Boston, MA, USA. The bio records the death on June 24, 1987, in Framingham, MA, USA. On the record, Fred Newman was born Frederick William Newman.

Newman's career pitching line is 33 wins, 39 losses and a 3.41 ERA over 108 appearances. The same table counts 254 strikeouts and 18 complete games. Newman's 3.41 ERA was close to the 3.55 league figure for those seasons. Newman won 14 games in 1965, the most of any season listed. 1964 was Newman's sharpest full season, a 2.75 ERA against the league's 3.58.

Frequently Asked Questions about Fred Newman

What years did Fred Newman play?: Fred Newman played in Major League Baseball from 1962 to 1967.
Was Fred Newman a pitcher?: Yes. Fred Newman pitched in the major leagues, recording 33 wins and 254 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Fred Newman hit?: Fred Newman hit 2 career home runs with 28 hits.
What was Fred Newman's career batting average?: Fred Newman batted .153 over his career, with 28 hits in 183 at bats.
How many RBI did Fred Newman have?: Fred Newman drove in 11 runs in his career.
What was Fred Newman's career ERA?: Fred Newman finished with a 3.41 career ERA, going 33-39 with 254 strikeouts.