Freddy Parent
Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1899-1911)
Freddy Parent was a shortstop who played in Major League Baseball from 1899 to 1911 for the St. Louis Cardinals, the Boston Red Sox, and the Chicago White Sox, a span of 13 seasons. In 1,327 career games, he hit .262 with 1,306 hits, 20 home runs, and 471 RBI. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 2,805.
- AVG (Batting Average):
- Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
- HR (Home Runs):
- Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
- RBI (Runs Batted In):
- Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
- OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
- On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.
Data updated
- Position
- Shortstop
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height / Weight
- 5'7" / 154 lb
- Died
- 11/2/1972 in Sanford, ME, USA
- MLB Debut
- 1899-07-14
- Last Game
- 1911-04-30
Full name: Alfred Joseph Parent
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,327 | 4,984 | 633 | 1,306 | 180 | 74 | 20 | 471 | 184 | 333 | 337 | .262 | .315 | .340 | .655 | 2,805 |
Career AVG .262 vs. league average .255 across their career seasons — near league average.
Career OBP .315 vs. league average .315 across their career seasons — near league average.
Career SLG .340 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — near league average.
Career OPS .655 vs. league average .646 across their career seasons — near league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899 | SLN | NL | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .125 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1901 | BOS | AL | 138 | 517 | 87 | 158 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 59 | 16 | 41 | 18 | .306 | .271 (+12%) | .326 (+12%) | .359 (+13%) | .686 (+13%) | 1380.8 |
| 1902 | BOS | AL | 138 | 567 | 91 | 156 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 62 | 16 | 24 | 21 | .275 | .266 (+3%) | .321 (-4%) | .343 (+9%) | .665 (+3%) | 100.6 |
| 1903 | BOS | AL | 139 | 560 | 83 | 170 | 31 | 17 | 4 | 80 | 24 | 13 | 21 | .304 | .261 (+16%) | .316 (+3%) | .345 (+28%) | .662 (+16%) | 1355.2 |
| 1904 | BOS | AL | 155 | 591 | 85 | 172 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 77 | 20 | 28 | 48 | .291 | .246 (+18%) | .300 (+10%) | .321 (+21%) | .622 (+16%) | 1534.0 |
| 1905 | BOS | AL | 153 | 602 | 55 | 141 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 33 | 25 | 47 | 52 | .234 | .248 (-6%) | .307 (-4%) | .322 (-14%) | .629 (-9%) | -682.7 |
| 1906 | BOS | AL | 149 | 600 | 67 | 141 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 49 | 16 | 31 | 40 | .235 | .247 (-5%) | .307 (-10%) | .315 (-6%) | .622 (-8%) | -755.3 |
| 1907 | BOS | AL | 114 | 409 | 51 | 113 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 22 | 28 | .276 | .245 (+13%) | .304 (+5%) | .308 (+15%) | .613 (+10%) | 627.5 |
| 1908 | CHA | AL | 119 | 391 | 28 | 81 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 9 | 50 | 61 | .207 | .240 (-14%) | .298 (+1%) | .306 (-18%) | .605 (-9%) | -328.9 |
| 1909 | CHA | AL | 136 | 472 | 61 | 123 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 32 | 46 | 24 | .261 | .244 (+7%) | .306 (+9%) | .312 (-3%) | .618 (+3%) | 434.3 |
| 1910 | CHA | AL | 81 | 258 | 23 | 46 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 29 | 21 | .178 | .249 (-29%) | .317 (-16%) | .326 (-32%) | .644 (-24%) | -860.8 |
| 1911 | CHA | AL | 3 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .444 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 12 seasons | 1,327 | 4,984 | 633 | 1,306 | 180 | 74 | 20 | 471 | 184 | 333 | 337 | .262 | — | — | — | — | 2,805 | ||
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
View full game log (1330 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 669 | 2474 | 334 | 668 | 11 | 237 | .270 |
| Away | 661 | 2511 | 299 | 639 | 9 | 228 | .254 |
Last 10 Games — Batting
| Date | Tm | Opp | Res | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911-04-30 | CHW | SLA | W | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 1911-04-29 | CHW | SLA | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1911-04-27 | CHW | SLA | W | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1910-10-09 | CHW | DET | L | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1910-10-08 | CHW | DET | W | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1910-10-07 | CHW | DET | W | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1910-10-06 | CHW | DET | W | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1910-10-01 | CHW | CLE | L | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1910-09-30 | CHW | SLA | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1910-09-27 | CHW | MIN | L | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2B | 28 | 19 | 50 | 75 | 7 | 6 |
| 3B | 8 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| OF | 147 | 142 | 240 | 23 | 5 | 2 |
| SS | 1129 | 708 | 2253 | 3788 | 473 | 372 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899 | SLN | 2B | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 1901 | BOS | SS | 138 | 0 | 260 | 446 | 63 | 52 |
| 1902 | BOS | SS | 138 | 0 | 287 | 492 | 57 | 60 |
| 1903 | BOS | SS | 139 | 0 | 296 | 456 | 57 | 36 |
| 1904 | BOS | SS | 155 | 155 | 327 | 493 | 63 | 44 |
| 1905 | BOS | SS | 153 | 153 | 294 | 461 | 66 | 48 |
| 1906 | BOS | 2B | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 1906 | BOS | SS | 143 | 142 | 312 | 472 | 56 | 48 |
| 1907 | BOS | 2B | 5 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 1907 | BOS | 3B | 7 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 1907 | BOS | OF | 47 | 45 | 78 | 12 | 2 | 1 |
| 1907 | BOS | SS | 43 | 41 | 80 | 155 | 20 | 16 |
| 1908 | CHA | SS | 118 | 118 | 212 | 442 | 49 | 33 |
| 1909 | CHA | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1909 | CHA | OF | 38 | 39 | 70 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1909 | CHA | SS | 98 | 95 | 182 | 357 | 41 | 34 |
| 1910 | CHA | 2B | 11 | 10 | 24 | 35 | 3 | 3 |
| 1910 | CHA | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1910 | CHA | OF | 62 | 58 | 92 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 1910 | CHA | SS | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| 1911 | CHA | 2B | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Second Base | 26 |
| Third Base | 12 |
| Shortstop | 1129 |
| Left Field | 37 |
| Center Field | 99 |
| Right Field | 13 |
Most Similar Players
Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.
Freddy Parent (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.
Freddy Parent: the record in brief
According to the bio, Freddy Parent debuted on July 14, 1899 and played a final game on April 30, 1911. By club, Parent's seasons break down as the St. Louis Perfectos (1899), the Boston Americans (1901 through 1907), and the Chicago White Sox (1908 through 1911). The bio lists Parent as a shortstop who batted and threw right-handed. Height and weight on file: 5 feet, 7 inches and 154 pounds. The birth record reads November 11, 1875, in Biddeford, ME, USA. Parent died on November 2, 1972, in Sanford, ME, USA. The given name on file is Alfred Joseph Parent.
The batting record for Parent: 1,327 games, 1,306 hits in 4,984 at bats, and a .262 average, adding 20 home runs, 471 RBI, and 184 stolen bases. Parent's career OPS of .655 combines a .315 on-base mark with .340 slugging. The .262 career average is close to the .255 the league hit across the same seasons. The highest hit total in a season was 172, in 1904.
Frequently Asked Questions about Freddy Parent
- What years did Freddy Parent play?
- Freddy Parent played in Major League Baseball from 1899 to 1911.
- Was Freddy Parent a pitcher?
- No. Freddy Parent was a position player (Shortstop).
- How many home runs did Freddy Parent hit?
- Freddy Parent hit 20 career home runs with 1,306 hits.
- What teams did Freddy Parent play for?
- Freddy Parent played for 3 teams: the St. Louis Perfectos (1899), the Boston Americans (1901–1907), and the Chicago White Sox (1908–1911).
- What were Freddy Parent's career stats?
- In 1,327 games, Freddy Parent had 1,306 hits, 20 home runs, 471 RBI, 633 runs, and 184 stolen bases, with a .262 batting average.
- What position did Freddy Parent play?
- Freddy Parent played primarily as a shortstop, the position where he appeared in the most games.
- How tall was Freddy Parent and how much did he weigh?
- Freddy Parent was listed at 5 feet 7 inches and 154 pounds.
- How many home runs did Freddy Parent hit each season?
- Freddy Parent's home runs by season: 0 in 1899, 4 in 1901, 3 in 1902, 4 in 1903, 6 in 1904, 0 in 1905, 1 in 1906, 1 in 1907, 0 in 1908, 0 in 1909, 1 in 1910, and 0 in 1911. His most in one season was 6, in 1904.
- What was Freddy Parent's career batting average?
- Freddy Parent batted .262 over his career, with 1,306 hits in 4,984 at bats.
- How many RBI did Freddy Parent have?
- Freddy Parent drove in 471 runs in his career.
- Is Freddy Parent in the Hall of Fame?
- No. Freddy Parent has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.