What years did Fred Olmstead play?

Fred Olmstead played in Major League Baseball from 1908 to 1911.

Was Fred Olmstead a pitcher?

Yes. Fred Olmstead pitched in the major leagues, recording 19 wins and 135 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Fred Olmstead hit?

Fred Olmstead hit 0 career home runs with 19 hits.

Fred Olmstead

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1908-1911)

W–L 19–20

ERA 2.74

WHIP 1.31

SO 135

Pitcher PIV 1517.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 170 lb
Born: 7/3/1881 in Grand Rapids, MI, USA
Died: 10/22/1936 in Muskogee, OK, USA
MLB Debut: 1908-07-02
Last Game: 1911-09-04

Full name: Frederic William Olmstead

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
19	20	66	37	26	5	2	358.7	378	109	5	93	135	2.74	1517.5

Career ERA 2.74 vs. league average 2.78 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
1908	CHA	AL	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2.0	6	3	1	1	13.50	—	0.0
1909	CHA	AL	3	2	8	6	5	0	0	54.7	52	11	12	21	1.81	2.55 (+29%)	169.2
1910	CHA	AL	10	12	32	20	14	4	0	184.3	174	40	50	68	1.95	2.79 (+30%)	1082.3
1911	CHA	AL	6	6	25	11	7	1	2	117.7	146	55	30	45	4.21	3.37 (-25%)	266.0
Career · 4 seasons			19	20	66	37	26	5	2	358.2	378	109	93	135	2.74	—	1,518

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
66	124	4	19	1	2	0	5	0	5	19	.153	.186	.194	.380	-441

Career AVG .153 vs. league average .250 across their career seasons — 38.8% below league average.

Career OBP .186 vs. league average .315 across their career seasons — 40.9% below league average.

Career SLG .194 vs. league average .326 across their career seasons — 40.6% below league average.

Career OPS .380 vs. league average .641 across their career seasons — 40.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1908	CHA	AL	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1909	CHA	AL	8	21	0	2	0	0	0	1	5	.095	—	—	—	—	0.0
1910	CHA	AL	32	65	1	10	0	1	1	1	7	.154	.249 (-38%)	.317 (-48%)	.326 (-44%)	.644 (-45%)	-441.4
1911	CHA	AL	25	37	3	7	1	1	4	1	7	.189	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			66	124	4	19	1	2	5	5	19	.153	—	—	—	—	-441

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	30	46	1	8	0	4	.174
Away	36	82	3	11	0	2	.134

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	30	152.2	145	44	42	64	2.59
Away	36	204.2	236	81	52	74	3.56

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	SO
1911-09-04	CHW	CLE	L	3	0	0
1911-08-21	CHW	MIN	L	0	0	0
1911-08-02	CHW	MIN	W	1	0	0
1911-07-29	CHW	NYY	W	1	0	1
1911-07-21	CHW	PHA	L	4	0	0
1911-07-18	CHW	MIN	L	0	0	0
1911-07-16	CHW	MIN	W	2	0	1
1911-07-06	CHW	SLA	L	0	0	0
1911-07-05	CHW	DET	L	1	0	1
1911-07-02	CHW	SLA	W	1	1	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1911-09-04	CHW	CLE	L	8.0	12	9	8	1	1
1911-08-21	CHW	MIN	—	0.0	2	1	1	0	0
1911-08-02	CHW	MIN	—	2.0	3	0	0	0	3
1911-07-29	CHW	NYY	W	1.2	2	2	2	3	1
1911-07-21	CHW	PHA	L	9.0	12	10	10	2	3
1911-07-18	CHW	MIN	—	0.0	3	2	2	0	0
1911-07-16	CHW	MIN	W	6.0	4	2	1	1	2
1911-07-06	CHW	SLA	—	1.2	2	3	0	0	0
1911-07-05	CHW	DET	—	3.2	5	3	2	1	1
1911-07-02	CHW	SLA	SV	3.0	3	0	0	1	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	66	26	16	112	8	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1908	CHA	P	1	0	0	0	0	0
1909	CHA	P	8	6	1	17	0	0
1910	CHA	P	32	20	8	66	6	2
1911	CHA	P	25	0	7	29	2	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	66

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Frequently Asked Questions about Fred Olmstead

What years did Fred Olmstead play?: Fred Olmstead played in Major League Baseball from 1908 to 1911.
Was Fred Olmstead a pitcher?: Yes. Fred Olmstead pitched in the major leagues, recording 19 wins and 135 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Fred Olmstead hit?: Fred Olmstead hit 0 career home runs with 19 hits.