Fred Norman

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

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

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
104 103 403 268 56 15 8 1939.7 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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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 6.3 9 8 7 6 11.37 — 0.0
1964 CHN NL 0 4 8 5 0 0 0 31.7 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 3.7 7 5 7 4 12.27 — 0.0
1971 SDN NL 3 12 20 18 5 0 0 127.3 114 47 56 77 3.32 3.47 (+4%) 476.4
1972 SDN NL 9 11 42 28 10 6 2 211.7 195 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 0 166.3 136 61 72 112 3.30 3.75 (+12%) -816.7
1974 CIN NL 13 12 35 26 8 2 0 186.3 170 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 0 180.3 153 62 70 126 3.09 3.51 (+12%) 1607.0
1977 CIN NL 14 13 35 34 8 1 0 221.3 200 83 98 160 3.38 4.00 (+16%) -1700.4
1978 CIN NL 11 9 36 31 0 0 1 177.3 173 73 82 111 3.70 3.69 (avg) -2113.9
1979 CIN NL 11 13 34 31 5 0 0 195.3 193 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

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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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

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

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

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 1 6 4 0 23.3 26 13 14 12 5.01

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 6.3 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

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home2072741333015.120
Away2023001639012.130

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2031020.29134134017133.64
Away200919.08773724145903.64

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

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

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 403 268 64 232 26 12

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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Position Games
Pitcher 403

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1973 Player of the Week Week of 1973-06-22

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

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.