Fred Stanley

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1969-1982)

AVG .216
HR 10
RBI 120
H 356
OPS .564
PIV -4,139
Position
Shortstop
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'10" / 165 lb
Born
8/13/1947 in Farnhamville, IA, USA
MLB Debut
1969-09-11
Last Game
1982-10-01

Full name: Frederick Blair Stanley

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
816 1,650 197 356 38 5 10 120 11 196 243 .216 .301 .263 .564 -4,139

Career AVG .216 vs. league average .257 across their career seasons — 16.0% below league average.

Career OBP .301 vs. league average .323 across their career seasons — 7.0% below league average.

Career SLG .263 vs. league average .378 across their career seasons — 30.4% below league average.

Career OPS .564 vs. league average .701 across their career seasons — 19.6% 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
1969 SE1 AL 17 43 2 12 2 1 0 4 1 3 8 .279 — — — — 0.0
1970 ML4 AL 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1971 CLE AL 60 129 14 29 4 0 2 12 1 27 25 .225 .249 (-10%) .316 (+14%) .365 (-17%) .682 (-3%) 62.1
1972 CLE AL 6 12 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 .167 — — — — 0.0
1972 SDN NL 39 85 15 17 2 0 0 2 1 12 19 .200 .243 (-18%) .310 (-1%) .353 (-37%) .664 (-20%) 0.0
1973 NYA AL 26 66 6 14 0 1 1 5 0 7 16 .212 .256 (-17%) .325 (-12%) .378 (-24%) .703 (-18%) -180.3
1974 NYA AL 33 38 2 7 0 0 0 3 1 3 2 .184 — — — — 0.0
1975 NYA AL 117 252 34 56 5 1 0 15 3 21 27 .222 .257 (-14%) .327 (-14%) .374 (-33%) .701 (-24%) -921.1
1976 NYA AL 110 260 32 62 2 2 1 20 1 34 29 .238 .255 (-7%) .320 (+3%) .360 (-24%) .681 (-12%) -334.0
1977 NYA AL 48 46 6 12 0 0 1 7 1 8 6 .261 — — — — 1.8
1978 NYA AL 81 160 14 35 7 0 1 9 0 25 31 .219 .257 (-15%) .323 (avg) .378 (-26%) .702 (-14%) -266.4
1979 NYA AL 57 100 9 20 1 0 2 14 0 5 17 .200 .265 (-25%) .329 (-28%) .397 (-32%) .727 (-30%) -496.7
1980 NYA AL 49 86 13 18 3 0 0 5 0 5 5 .209 .264 (-21%) .326 (-19%) .387 (-37%) .714 (-29%) -380.6
1981 OAK AL 66 145 15 28 4 0 0 7 2 15 23 .193 .255 (-24%) .320 (-16%) .368 (-40%) .688 (-29%) -605.1
1982 OAK AL 101 228 33 44 7 0 2 17 0 29 32 .193 .261 (-26%) .324 (-11%) .388 (-36%) .712 (-25%) -811.6
Career · 15 seasons 816 1,650 197 356 38 5 10 120 11 196 243 .216 — — — — -3,932

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
22 40 2 9 4 0 0 2 7 5 .225

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1981 ALCS OAK 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .333
1981 AWDIV OAK 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
1978 ALCS NYA 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200
1978 WS NYA 3 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .200
1977 ALCS NYA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1977 WS NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1976 ALCS NYA 5 15 1 5 2 0 0 0 2 0 .333
1976 WS NYA 4 6 1 1 1 0 0 1 3 1 .167

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home40279590156655.196
Away413854107200465.234

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1982-10-01 OAKKCRL 301000110
1982-09-30 OAKKCRL 311001200
1982-09-29 OAKTEXL 301000000
1982-09-28 OAKTEXW 422100101
1982-09-27 OAKTEXL 300000002
1982-09-26 OAKKCRW 311000000
1982-09-25 OAKKCRW 422000300
1982-09-24 OAKKCRL 200000000
1982-09-16 OAKCHWL 010000000
1982-09-15 OAKTORL 010000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 1 0 5 0 0 0
2B 128 63 177 216 6 59
3B 40 21 13 66 6 3
OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
SS 648 449 757 1345 62 247

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1969 SE1 2B 1 1 0 1 0 0
1969 SE1 SS 15 11 22 28 2 8
1970 ML4 2B 2 0 1 1 0 0
1971 CLE 2B 3 0 1 2 0 1
1971 CLE SS 55 43 60 143 6 28
1972 CLE 2B 1 0 0 1 0 0
1972 CLE SS 5 2 5 6 1 0
1972 SDN 2B 21 16 45 47 1 13
1972 SDN 3B 4 4 2 8 0 0
1972 SDN SS 17 5 16 13 1 3
1973 NYA 2B 3 3 3 6 0 0
1973 NYA SS 21 18 39 66 2 11
1974 NYA 2B 15 7 23 32 0 10
1974 NYA SS 19 5 9 27 1 4
1975 NYA 2B 33 19 54 54 2 17
1975 NYA 3B 1 1 2 6 0 0
1975 NYA SS 83 68 105 189 7 36
1976 NYA 2B 3 0 3 1 1 0
1976 NYA SS 110 87 145 251 7 36
1977 NYA 2B 2 2 4 5 0 2
1977 NYA 3B 3 2 2 5 0 0
1977 NYA SS 42 8 30 38 3 5
1978 NYA 2B 11 4 7 19 0 4
1978 NYA 3B 4 1 0 2 0 0
1978 NYA SS 71 43 81 131 9 22
1979 NYA 1B 1 0 5 0 0 0
1979 NYA 2B 8 2 9 15 1 3
1979 NYA 3B 16 10 5 30 5 2
1979 NYA OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1979 NYA SS 31 15 23 68 2 18
1980 NYA 2B 17 7 21 27 1 8
1980 NYA 3B 12 3 2 15 1 1
1980 NYA SS 19 10 16 44 5 9
1981 OAK 2B 6 1 2 2 0 0
1981 OAK SS 62 52 94 118 3 25
1982 OAK 2B 2 1 4 3 0 1
1982 OAK SS 98 82 112 223 13 42

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
First Base 1
Second Base 130
Third Base 41
Shortstop 646
Left Field 1
Designated Hitter 4

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Fred Stanley (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Steve Jeltz
    .210 avg, 5 HR
  2. 97
    Dick Tracewski
    .213 avg, 8 HR
  3. 85
    Willy Miranda
    .221 avg, 6 HR
  4. 84
    Tim Cullen
    .220 avg, 9 HR
  5. 83
    Rick Auerbach
    .220 avg, 9 HR
  6. 83
    Dick Seay
    .217 avg, 12 HR

Frequently Asked Questions about Fred Stanley

What years did Fred Stanley play?
Fred Stanley played in Major League Baseball from 1969 to 1982.
Was Fred Stanley a pitcher?
No. Fred Stanley was a position player (Shortstop).
How many home runs did Fred Stanley hit?
Fred Stanley hit 10 career home runs with 356 hits.