What years did Freddie Toliver play?

Freddie Toliver played in Major League Baseball from 1984 to 1993.

Was Freddie Toliver a pitcher?

Yes. Freddie Toliver pitched in the major leagues, recording 10 wins and 180 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Freddie Toliver hit?

Freddie Toliver hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.

What teams did Freddie Toliver play for?

Freddie Toliver played for 5 teams: the Cincinnati Reds (1984), the Philadelphia Phillies (1985–1987), the Minnesota Twins (1988–1989), the San Diego Padres (1989), and the Pittsburgh Pirates (1993).

What were Freddie Toliver's career stats?

In 78 games, Freddie Toliver went 10-16 with a 4.73 ERA, 180 strikeouts, 270.1 innings pitched, and 1 saves.

What was Freddie Toliver's salary?

Freddie Toliver's last recorded salary was $135,000, in 1990. His highest recorded salary was $135,000, in 1990, and his lowest was $60,000, in 1986. The Salary History table lists each season from 1986 to 1990.

What position did Freddie Toliver play?

Freddie Toliver played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Freddie Toliver and how much did he weigh?

Freddie Toliver was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 165 pounds.

What was Freddie Toliver's career ERA?

Freddie Toliver finished with a 4.73 career ERA, going 10-16 with 180 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Freddie Toliver have?

Freddie Toliver recorded 180 career strikeouts.

Is Freddie Toliver in the Hall of Fame?

No. Freddie Toliver has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Freddie Toliver

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1984-1993)

Freddie Toliver was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1984 to 1993 for 5 teams, including the Cincinnati Reds, a span of 10 seasons. Across 78 career appearances, he went 10-16 with a 4.73 ERA and 180 strikeouts.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 17, 2026

W–L 10–16

ERA 4.73

WHIP 1.57

SO 180

Pitcher PIV -1166.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 165 lb
Born: 2/3/1961 in Natchez, MS, USA
MLB Debut: 1984-09-15
Last Game: 1993-07-04

Full name: Freddie Lee Toliver

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Career Pitching Statistics

Freddie Toliver — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
10	16	78	37	0	0	1	270.1	288	142	21	136	180	4.73	-1166.8

Career ERA 4.73 vs. league average 3.95 across their career seasons — 19.8% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Freddie Toliver Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1984	CIN	NL	0	0	3	1	0	10.0	7	1	7	4	0.90	3.81 (+76%)	-64.3
1985	PHI	NL	0	4	11	3	1	25.0	27	13	17	23	4.68	3.89 (-20%)	-19.3
1986	PHI	NL	0	2	5	5	0	25.2	28	10	11	20	3.51	3.97 (+12%)	951.0
1987	PHI	NL	1	1	10	4	0	30.1	34	19	17	25	5.64	4.29 (-31%)	330.8
1988	MIN	AL	7	6	21	19	0	114.2	116	54	52	69	4.24	3.73 (-14%)	-359.7
1989	MIN	AL	1	3	7	5	0	29.0	39	25	15	11	7.76	3.71 (-109%)	-613.1
1989	SDN	NL	0	0	9	0	0	14.0	17	11	9	14	7.07	3.71 (-91%)	-1343.4
1993	PIT	NL	1	0	12	0	0	21.2	20	9	8	14	3.74	4.19 (+11%)	-48.8
Career · 8 seasons			10	16	78	37	1	270.1	288	142	136	180	4.73	—	-1,167

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

Freddie Toliver — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
79	18	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	.111	.200	.111	.311	0

Career AVG .111 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 57.1% below league average.

Career OBP .200 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 38.4% below league average.

Career SLG .111 vs. league average .392 across their career seasons — 71.7% below league average.

Career OPS .311 vs. league average .717 across their career seasons — 56.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Freddie Toliver — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1984	CIN	NL	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1985	PHI	NL	11	4	0	2	0	0	1	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
1986	PHI	NL	5	6	0	0	1	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	PHI	NL	10	5	1	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1988	MIN	AL	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	MIN	AL	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	SDN	NL	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	PIT	NL	12	2	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			79	18	1	2	1	1	5	.111	—	—	—	—	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

Freddie Toliver — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	36	7	1	1	0	0	.143
Away	43	11	0	1	0	0	.091

Pitching — Home / Away

Freddie Toliver — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	35	127.0	144	71	66	92	5.03
Away	43	143.1	144	71	70	88	4.46

Last 10 Games — Batting

Freddie Toliver — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1993-07-04	PIT	CIN	L	0	0
1993-07-03	PIT	CIN	L	0	0
1993-06-30	PIT	WSN	L	0	0
1993-06-28	PIT	WSN	W	0	0
1993-06-27	PIT	PHI	W	0	0
1993-06-25	PIT	PHI	L	0	0
1993-06-19	PIT	NYN	W	0	0
1993-06-15	PIT	STL	L	0	0
1993-06-11	PIT	MIA	L	1	0
1993-06-06	PIT	SFG	L	1	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Freddie Toliver — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1993-07-04	PIT	CIN	—	2.0	1	1	1	1	0	1
1993-07-03	PIT	CIN	—	1.1	1	0	0	1	1	0
1993-06-30	PIT	WSN	—	3.0	2	3	2	3	3	0
1993-06-28	PIT	WSN	—	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0
1993-06-27	PIT	PHI	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1993-06-25	PIT	PHI	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0
1993-06-19	PIT	NYN	W	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1993-06-15	PIT	STL	—	2.0	4	2	2	1	0	0
1993-06-11	PIT	MIA	—	4.0	8	3	3	0	3	1
1993-06-06	PIT	SFG	—	4.0	2	0	0	0	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Freddie Toliver — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	78	37	8	47	3	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Freddie Toliver — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1984	CIN	P	3	1	0	1	0	0
1985	PHI	P	11	3	0	4	1	0
1986	PHI	P	5	5	1	4	0	1
1987	PHI	P	10	4	1	6	0	0
1988	MIN	P	21	19	1	19	2	2
1989	MIN	P	7	5	3	11	0	0
1989	SDN	P	9	0	1	1	0	0
1993	PIT	P	12	0	1	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Freddie Toliver — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	78

Salary History

Freddie Toliver's recorded salaries total $195,000 over 2 seasons, 1986 to 1990. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Toliver's career ran from 1984 to 1993. His seasons before 1985 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 5 of his seasons between 1985 and 2016.

Freddie Toliver — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1990	NYA	AL	$135,000
1986	PHI	NL	$60,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$195,000

Freddie Toliver: the record in brief

Freddie Toliver played a first major league game on September 15, 1984 and a last one on July 4, 1993. The team column moves through the Cincinnati Reds (1984), the Philadelphia Phillies (1985 to 1987), the Minnesota Twins (1988 through 1989), the San Diego Padres (1989), and the Pittsburgh Pirates (1993). Toliver played primarily as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. Born on February 3, 1961, in Natchez, MS, USA, Toliver was listed at 6'1" and 165 pounds. The given name on file is Freddie Lee Toliver.

Toliver pitched in 78 games, starting 37, and finished with a 10-16 record and 4.73 ERA. Also on Toliver's record: 180 strikeouts. The league ERA over Toliver's seasons was 3.95, so the 4.73 figure ran 19.8% worse than average. Toliver won 7 games in 1988, the most of any season listed. 1988 was Toliver's sharpest full season, a 4.24 ERA against the league's 3.73.

The position breakdown shows 78 games, all at pitcher. On the mound, the fielding record shows 3 errors alongside 8 putouts and 47 assists.

Frequently Asked Questions about Freddie Toliver

What years did Freddie Toliver play?: Freddie Toliver played in Major League Baseball from 1984 to 1993.
Was Freddie Toliver a pitcher?: Yes. Freddie Toliver pitched in the major leagues, recording 10 wins and 180 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Freddie Toliver hit?: Freddie Toliver hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.
What teams did Freddie Toliver play for?: Freddie Toliver played for 5 teams: the Cincinnati Reds (1984), the Philadelphia Phillies (1985–1987), the Minnesota Twins (1988–1989), the San Diego Padres (1989), and the Pittsburgh Pirates (1993).
What were Freddie Toliver's career stats?: In 78 games, Freddie Toliver went 10-16 with a 4.73 ERA, 180 strikeouts, 270.1 innings pitched, and 1 saves.
How much did Freddie Toliver earn in his career?: Freddie Toliver's recorded salaries total $195,000 over 2 seasons, 1986 to 1990. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Toliver's career ran from 1984 to 1993. His seasons before 1985 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 5 of his seasons between 1985 and 2016.
What was Freddie Toliver's salary?: Freddie Toliver's last recorded salary was $135,000, in 1990. His highest recorded salary was $135,000, in 1990, and his lowest was $60,000, in 1986. The Salary History table lists each season from 1986 to 1990.
What position did Freddie Toliver play?: Freddie Toliver played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Freddie Toliver and how much did he weigh?: Freddie Toliver was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 165 pounds.
What was Freddie Toliver's career ERA?: Freddie Toliver finished with a 4.73 career ERA, going 10-16 with 180 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Freddie Toliver have?: Freddie Toliver recorded 180 career strikeouts.
Is Freddie Toliver in the Hall of Fame?: No. Freddie Toliver has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.