Fred Norman

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1962-1980)

Fred Norman was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1962 to 1980 for 7 teams, including the Kansas City Athletics, a span of 19 seasons. Across 403 career appearances, he went 104-103 with a 3.64 ERA and 1,303 strikeouts. He also batted .125 with 0 home runs.

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 104–103
ERA 3.64
WHIP 1.34
SO 1,303
Pitcher PIV -5198.4
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
B / L
Height / Weight
5'8" / 155 lb
Born
8/20/1942 in San Antonio, TX, USA
MLB Debut
1962-09-21
Last Game
1980-09-25

Full name: Fredie Hubert Norman

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Career Pitching Statistics

Fred Norman — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
104 103 403 268 56 15 8 1939.2 1,790 784 188 815 1,303 3.64 -5198.4

Career ERA 3.64 vs. league average 3.67 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Fred Norman Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1962 KC1 AL 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4.0 4 1 1 2 2.25 — 0.0
1963 KC1 AL 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 6.1 9 8 7 6 11.37 — 0.0
1964 CHN NL 0 4 8 5 0 0 0 31.2 34 23 21 20 6.54 3.58 (-83%) -2802.7
1966 CHN NL 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4.0 5 2 2 6 4.50 — 0.0
1967 CHN NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 3 0.00 — 0.0
1970 LAN NL 2 0 30 0 0 0 1 62.0 65 36 33 47 5.23 3.89 (-34%) -941.4
1970 SLN NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0.00 — 0.0
1971 SLN NL 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 3.2 7 5 7 4 12.27 — 0.0
1971 SDN NL 3 12 20 18 5 0 0 127.1 114 47 56 77 3.32 3.47 (+4%) 476.4
1972 SDN NL 9 11 42 28 10 6 2 211.2 195 81 88 167 3.44 3.26 (-6%) 341.5
1973 SDN NL 1 7 12 11 1 0 0 74.0 72 35 29 49 4.26 3.75 (-14%) -541.4
1973 CIN NL 12 6 24 24 7 3 0 166.1 136 61 72 112 3.30 3.75 (+12%) -816.7
1974 CIN NL 13 12 35 26 8 2 0 186.1 170 65 68 141 3.14 3.63 (+13%) 1881.5
1975 CIN NL 12 4 34 26 2 0 0 188.0 163 78 84 119 3.73 3.71 (-1%) -2544.1
1976 CIN NL 12 7 33 24 8 3 0 180.1 153 62 70 126 3.09 3.51 (+12%) 1607.0
1977 CIN NL 14 13 35 34 8 1 0 221.1 200 83 98 160 3.38 4.00 (+16%) -1700.4
1978 CIN NL 11 9 36 31 0 0 1 177.1 173 73 82 111 3.70 3.69 (avg) -2113.9
1979 CIN NL 11 13 34 31 5 0 0 195.1 193 79 57 95 3.64 4.00 (+9%) 2211.6
1980 MON NL 4 4 48 8 2 0 4 98.0 96 45 40 58 4.13 3.84 (-8%) -255.8
Career · 19 seasons 104 103 403 268 56 15 8 1,939.2 1,790 784 815 1,303 3.64 — -5,198

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 Norman — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
409 574 29 72 4 0 0 27 0 37 177 .125 .178 .132 .311 -4,191

Career AVG .125 vs. league average .255 across their career seasons — 50.8% below league average.

Career OBP .178 vs. league average .321 across their career seasons — 44.5% below league average.

Career SLG .132 vs. league average .377 across their career seasons — 64.9% below league average.

Career OPS .311 vs. league average .698 across their career seasons — 55.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Fred Norman 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
1962 KC1 AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1963 KC1 AL 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1964 CHN NL 8 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .091 — — — — 0.0
1966 CHN NL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1967 CHN NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1970 LAN NL 30 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 .143 — — — — 0.0
1970 SLN NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1971 SLN NL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1971 SDN NL 25 38 1 9 1 0 0 0 0 3 12 .237 — — — — 0.0
1972 SDN NL 43 64 5 8 1 0 0 3 0 8 14 .125 .243 (-49%) .310 (-28%) .353 (-60%) .664 (-45%) -412.6
1973 SDN NL 12 22 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .136 — — — — 0.0
1973 CIN NL 24 58 3 3 0 0 0 2 0 3 17 .052 .256 (-80%) .325 (-70%) .378 (-86%) .703 (-79%) 0.0
1974 CIN NL 35 61 3 8 0 0 0 6 0 2 20 .131 .256 (-49%) .324 (-51%) .369 (-64%) .693 (-58%) -543.1
1975 CIN NL 34 60 3 7 1 0 0 4 0 3 19 .117 .257 (-55%) .327 (-52%) .374 (-64%) .701 (-58%) -545.1
1976 CIN NL 33 50 1 7 0 0 0 1 0 1 9 .140 .255 (-45%) .320 (-52%) .360 (-61%) .681 (-57%) -439.3
1977 CIN NL 35 73 4 8 1 0 0 2 0 5 26 .110 .264 (-59%) .329 (-49%) .401 (-69%) .730 (-60%) -703.1
1978 CIN NL 36 50 3 7 0 0 0 3 0 3 19 .140 .257 (-46%) .323 (-42%) .378 (-63%) .702 (-53%) -406.4
1979 CIN NL 34 59 2 9 0 0 0 6 0 6 22 .153 .265 (-43%) .329 (-30%) .397 (-62%) .727 (-47%) -431.6
1980 MON NL 48 20 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .050 — — — — 0.0
Career · 19 seasons 409 574 29 72 4 0 0 27 0 37 177 .125 — — — — -3,481

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 Norman — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
6 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Fred Norman — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1979 NLCS CIN 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
1976 WS CIN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1975 NLCS CIN 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
1975 WS CIN 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1973 NLCS CIN 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Fred Norman — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 1 6 4 0 23.1 26 13 14 12 5.01

Playoff Pitching by Year

Fred Norman — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1979 NLCS CIN 0 0 1 0 0 2.0 4 4 1 1 18.00
1976 WS CIN 0 0 1 1 0 6.1 9 3 2 2 4.26
1975 NLCS CIN 1 0 1 1 0 6.0 4 1 5 4 1.50
1975 WS CIN 0 1 2 1 0 4.0 8 4 3 2 9.00
1973 NLCS CIN 0 0 1 1 0 5.0 1 1 3 3 1.80

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Fred Norman — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home2072741333015.120
Away2023001639012.130

Pitching — Home / Away

Fred Norman — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2031020.29134134017133.64
Away200919.08773724145903.64

Last 10 Games — Batting

Fred Norman — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1980-09-25 WSNCHCL 000000000
1980-09-21 WSNSTLL 000000000
1980-09-07 WSNSFGL 000000000
1980-09-03 WSNSDPL 100000001
1980-08-29 WSNLADL 300000002
1980-08-22 WSNSDPW 301000000
1980-08-17 WSNPITL 100000000
1980-08-12 WSNSTLW 300000000
1980-08-09 WSNCHCW 000000000
1980-08-07 WSNNYNL 100000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Fred Norman — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1980-09-25 WSNCHC — 0.1322100
1980-09-21 WSNSTL — 3.0100040
1980-09-07 WSNSFG — 0.1000100
1980-09-03 WSNSDP L 4.0733010
1980-08-29 WSNLAD — 5.0533340
1980-08-22 WSNSDP W 9.0722361
1980-08-17 WSNPIT L 4.0744131
1980-08-12 WSNSTL W 6.0400240
1980-08-09 WSNCHC — 0.1000100
1980-08-07 WSNNYN L 6.0844332

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Fred Norman — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 403 268 64 232 26 12

Season-by-Season Fielding

Fred Norman — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1962 KC1 P 2 0 0 0 0 0
1963 KC1 P 2 2 1 1 0 0
1964 CHN P 8 5 2 4 0 1
1966 CHN P 2 0 0 0 0 0
1967 CHN P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1970 LAN P 30 0 2 7 3 0
1970 SLN P 1 0 0 1 0 0
1971 SLN P 4 0 0 0 0 0
1971 SDN P 20 18 3 18 3 0
1972 SDN P 42 28 9 24 2 4
1973 SDN P 12 11 4 14 0 0
1973 CIN P 24 24 5 23 4 1
1974 CIN P 35 26 5 14 2 1
1975 CIN P 34 26 9 19 2 2
1976 CIN P 33 24 4 14 0 0
1977 CIN P 35 34 9 31 4 2
1978 CIN P 36 31 6 25 2 0
1979 CIN P 34 31 4 26 3 1
1980 MON P 48 8 1 11 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Fred Norman Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 403

Awards & Honors

Fred Norman — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
1973 Player of the Week Week of 1973-06-22

Award Voting History

Fred Norman — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1973 Cy Young Award NL 6th 3.0 120 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 Norman (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Jim Bibby
    111-101, 3.76 ERA
  2. 82
    Van Mungo
    120-115, 3.47 ERA
  3. 78
    Jim Rooker
    103-109, 3.46 ERA
  4. 78
    Tony Cloninger
    113-97, 4.07 ERA
  5. 78
    Bruce Kison
    115-88, 3.66 ERA
  6. 77
    Wilson Alvarez
    102-92, 3.96 ERA

Fred Norman: the record in brief

Fred Norman played a first major league game on September 21, 1962 and a last one on September 25, 1980. Club by club, the record runs the Kansas City Athletics (1962 to 1963), the Chicago Cubs (1964 to 1967), the Los Angeles Dodgers (1970), the St. Louis Cardinals (1970 to 1971), the San Diego Padres (1971 through 1973), the Cincinnati Reds (1973 to 1979), and the Montreal Expos (1980). Norman, a pitcher by primary position, switch-hit and threw left-handed. Norman is listed at 5'8" and 155 pounds. The birth record reads August 20, 1942, in San Antonio, TX, USA. The bio lists the given name Fredie Hubert.

The pitching table credits Norman with a 104-103 record and a 3.64 ERA in 403 games. Norman had 1,303 strikeouts, 56 complete games, and 15 shutouts. Norman's 3.64 ERA was close to the 3.67 league figure for those seasons. The best win total was 14, in 1977. The strikeout high was 167 in 1972.

Frequently Asked Questions about Fred Norman

What years did Fred Norman play?
Fred Norman played in Major League Baseball from 1962 to 1980.
Was Fred Norman a pitcher?
Yes. Fred Norman pitched in the major leagues, recording 104 wins and 1303 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Fred Norman hit?
Fred Norman hit 0 career home runs with 72 hits.
What teams did Fred Norman play for?
Fred Norman played for 7 teams: the Kansas City Athletics (1962–1963), the Chicago Cubs (1964, 1966–1967), the Los Angeles Dodgers (1970), the St. Louis Cardinals (1970–1971), the San Diego Padres (1971–1973), the Cincinnati Reds (1973–1979), and the Montreal Expos (1980).
What were Fred Norman's career stats?
In 403 games, Fred Norman went 104-103 with a 3.64 ERA, 1,303 strikeouts, 1,939.2 innings pitched, and 8 saves. At the plate he had 72 hits and 0 home runs.
What position did Fred Norman play?
Fred Norman played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Fred Norman and how much did he weigh?
Fred Norman was listed at 5 feet 8 inches and 155 pounds.
What was Fred Norman's career ERA?
Fred Norman finished with a 3.64 career ERA, going 104-103 with 1,303 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Fred Norman have?
Fred Norman recorded 1,303 career strikeouts.
Is Fred Norman in the Hall of Fame?
No. Fred Norman has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.