What years did Fred Tenney play?

Fred Tenney played in Major League Baseball from 1894 to 1911.

Was Fred Tenney a pitcher?

No. Fred Tenney was a position player (First Baseman), though he did pitch in 1 career game.

How many home runs did Fred Tenney hit?

Fred Tenney hit 22 career home runs with 2231 hits.

Fred Tenney

First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1894-1911)

AVG .294

HR 22

RBI 688

H 2,231

OPS .730

PIV 16,708

Position: First Baseman
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 5'9" / 155 lb
Born: 11/26/1871 in Georgetown, MA, USA
Died: 7/3/1952 in Boston, MA, USA
MLB Debut: 1894-06-16
Last Game: 1911-10-07

Full name: Frederick Tenney

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,994	7,595	1,278	2,231	270	77	22	688	285	874	484	.294	.371	.358	.730	16,708

Career AVG .294 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — +10.8% above league average.

Career OBP .371 vs. league average .326 across their career seasons — +14.0% above league average.

Career SLG .358 vs. league average .347 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .730 vs. league average .672 across their career seasons — +8.5% above 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
1894	BSN	NL	27	86	23	34	7	1	2	21	6	12	9	.395	.309 (+28%)	.379 (+24%)	.435 (+31%)	.814 (+28%)	472.2
1895	BSN	NL	49	173	35	47	9	1	1	21	6	24	5	.272	.296 (-8%)	.361 (avg)	.399 (-12%)	.761 (-6%)	-146.4
1896	BSN	NL	88	348	64	117	14	3	2	49	18	36	12	.336	.290 (+16%)	.354 (+13%)	.387 (+6%)	.741 (+9%)	722.8
1897	BSN	NL	132	566	125	180	24	3	1	85	34	49	18	.318	.291 (+9%)	.354 (+6%)	.387 (-3%)	.741 (+2%)	303.6
1898	BSN	NL	117	488	106	160	25	5	0	62	23	33	23	.328	.270 (+21%)	.333 (+11%)	.347 (+15%)	.680 (+13%)	1139.2
1899	BSN	NL	150	603	115	209	19	17	1	67	28	63	20	.347	.282 (+23%)	.343 (+20%)	.366 (+20%)	.710 (+20%)	2528.2
1900	BSN	NL	112	437	77	122	13	5	1	56	17	39	11	.279	.279 (avg)	.338 (+2%)	.366 (-8%)	.705 (-3%)	-118.2
1901	BSN	NL	115	451	66	127	13	1	1	22	15	37	35	.282	.271 (+4%)	.326 (+4%)	.359 (-11%)	.686 (-4%)	-133.6
1902	BSN	NL	134	489	88	154	18	3	2	30	21	73	43	.315	.266 (+18%)	.321 (+27%)	.343 (+9%)	.665 (+18%)	2142.8
1903	BSN	NL	122	447	79	140	22	3	3	41	21	70	30	.313	.261 (+20%)	.316 (+31%)	.345 (+15%)	.662 (+22%)	2340.2
1904	BSN	NL	147	533	76	144	17	9	1	37	17	57	40	.270	.246 (+9%)	.300 (+17%)	.321 (+6%)	.622 (+11%)	1333.2
1905	BSN	NL	149	549	84	158	18	3	0	28	17	67	47	.288	.248 (+16%)	.307 (+20%)	.322 (+3%)	.629 (+11%)	1455.9
1906	BSN	NL	143	544	61	154	12	8	1	28	17	58	56	.283	.247 (+14%)	.307 (+16%)	.315 (+8%)	.622 (+12%)	1390.2
1907	BSN	NL	150	554	83	151	18	8	0	26	15	82	48	.273	.245 (+11%)	.304 (+22%)	.308 (+8%)	.613 (+15%)	1897.1
1908	NY1	NL	156	583	101	149	20	1	2	49	17	72	39	.256	.240 (+6%)	.298 (+15%)	.306 (-1%)	.605 (+7%)	1119.2
1909	NY1	NL	101	375	43	88	8	2	3	30	8	52	31	.235	.244 (-4%)	.306 (+9%)	.312 (-7%)	.618 (+1%)	262.6
1911	BSN	NL	102	369	52	97	13	4	1	36	5	50	17	.263	.266 (-1%)	.336 (+5%)	.356 (-8%)	.693 (-2%)	-0.7
Career · 17 seasons			1,994	7,595	1,278	2,231	270	77	22	688	285	874	484	.294	—	—	—	—	16,708

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 Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2.0	5	1	0	1	0	4.50	0.0

Career ERA 4.50 vs. league average 2.82 across their career seasons — 59.5% worse than 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
1905	BSN	NL	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2.0	5	1	1	0	4.50	—	0.0
Career · 1 season			0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2.0	5	1	1	0	4.50	—	0

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	900	3339	571	970	11	259	.291
Away	798	3083	460	883	5	209	.286

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Away	1	2.0	5	0	0	1	0.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	SO
1911-10-07	BSN	NY1	W	1	0	0	0
1911-10-06	BSN	BRO	L	1	0	0	0
1911-09-29	BSN	CIN	L	0	0	0	0
1911-09-17	BSN	STL	L	1	0	0	0
1911-09-07	BSN	PHI	L	0	0	0	0
1911-08-26	BSN	STL	W	1	0	0	0
1911-08-26	BSN	STL	L	4	0	2	0
1911-08-23	BSN	CIN	L	4	0	0	1
1911-08-22	BSN	CIN	L	5	1	2	0
1911-08-19	BSN	CHC	L	1	0	0	0

Last 1 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1905-10-07	BSN	BRO	—	2.0	5	4	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	1810	837	17903	1363	327	956
C	71	0	236	71	21	7
OF	104	3	138	18	13	2
P	1	0	1	0	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1894	BSN	1B	1	0	0	0	0	0
1894	BSN	C	20	0	55	20	9	3
1894	BSN	OF	6	0	9	2	2	0
1895	BSN	C	21	0	69	18	1	1
1895	BSN	OF	28	0	40	6	6	1
1896	BSN	C	27	0	102	31	10	3
1896	BSN	OF	60	0	81	9	4	1
1897	BSN	1B	128	0	1248	81	16	69
1897	BSN	OF	4	0	2	1	0	0
1898	BSN	1B	117	0	1090	66	23	71
1898	BSN	C	1	0	0	0	0	0
1899	BSN	1B	150	0	1474	99	35	107
1900	BSN	1B	111	0	1021	82	21	50
1901	BSN	1B	113	0	1059	86	28	58
1901	BSN	C	2	0	10	2	1	0
1902	BSN	1B	134	0	1251	105	21	75
1903	BSN	1B	122	0	1145	93	33	60
1904	BSN	1B	144	144	1445	115	22	66
1904	BSN	OF	4	3	6	0	1	0
1905	BSN	1B	148	148	1556	152	32	68
1905	BSN	P	1	0	1	0	0	0
1906	BSN	1B	143	143	1456	118	28	78
1907	BSN	1B	149	149	1587	113	19	86
1908	NY1	1B	156	156	1624	117	18	68
1909	NY1	1B	98	97	1046	72	16	53
1911	BSN	1B	96	0	901	64	15	47
1911	BSN	OF	2	0	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	1
Catcher	71
First Base	1811
Left Field	35
Center Field	7
Right Field	63

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
1908	Baseball Magazine All-Star	1B

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Brown University	Providence	RI	1891, 1892, 1893, 1894

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Frequently Asked Questions about Fred Tenney

What years did Fred Tenney play?: Fred Tenney played in Major League Baseball from 1894 to 1911.
Was Fred Tenney a pitcher?: No. Fred Tenney was a position player (First Baseman), though he did pitch in 1 career game.
How many home runs did Fred Tenney hit?: Fred Tenney hit 22 career home runs with 2231 hits.