Fred Toney

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1911-1923)

Fred Toney was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1911 to 1923 for 4 teams, including the Chicago Cubs, a span of 13 seasons. Across 336 career appearances, he went 139-102 with a 2.69 ERA and 718 strikeouts. He also batted .159 with 3 home runs. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 3448.4.

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

W–L 139–102
ERA 2.69
WHIP 1.19
SO 718
Pitcher PIV 3448.4
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 195 lb
Born
12/11/1888 in Nashville, TN, USA
Died
3/11/1953 in Nashville, TN, USA
MLB Debut
1911-04-15
Last Game
1923-09-29

Full name: Fred Alexandra Toney

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Career Pitching Statistics

Fred Toney — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
139 102 336 271 158 28 12 2206.0 2,037 659 59 583 718 2.69 3448.4

Career ERA 2.69 vs. league average 3.34 across their career seasons — 19.5% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Fred Toney Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1911 CHN NL 1 1 18 4 1 0 0 67.0 55 18 35 27 2.42 3.37 (+28%) -1341.2
1912 CHN NL 1 2 9 2 0 0 0 24.0 21 14 11 9 5.25 3.36 (-56%) -153.4
1913 CHN NL 2 2 7 5 2 0 0 39.0 52 26 22 12 6.00 3.07 (-96%) -986.3
1915 CIN NL 17 6 36 23 18 6 2 222.2 160 39 73 108 1.58 2.90 (+46%) 2151.1
1916 CIN NL 14 17 41 38 21 3 1 300.0 247 76 78 146 2.28 2.78 (+18%) 1730.5
1917 CIN NL 24 16 43 42 31 7 1 339.2 300 83 77 123 2.20 2.69 (+18%) 2266.1
1918 CIN NL 6 10 21 19 9 1 2 136.2 148 44 31 32 2.90 2.83 (-2%) 471.4
1918 NY1 NL 6 2 11 9 7 1 1 85.1 55 16 7 19 1.69 2.83 (+40%) 1115.8
1919 NY1 NL 13 6 24 20 14 4 1 181.0 157 37 35 40 1.84 3.09 (+40%) -103.5
1920 NY1 NL 21 11 42 37 17 4 1 278.1 266 82 57 81 2.65 3.45 (+23%) 1336.6
1921 NY1 NL 18 11 42 32 16 1 3 249.1 274 100 65 63 3.61 4.02 (+10%) -1249.5
1922 NY1 NL 5 6 13 12 6 0 0 86.1 91 40 31 10 4.17 4.18 (avg) -1475.4
1923 SLN NL 11 12 29 28 16 1 0 196.2 211 84 61 48 3.84 4.03 (+5%) -313.8
Career · 13 seasons 139 102 336 271 158 28 12 2,206.0 2,037 659 583 718 2.69 — 3,448

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

Fred Toney — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
336 744 40 118 12 4 3 47 3 21 186 .159 .182 .198 .379 -4,097

Career AVG .159 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 40.5% below league average.

Career OBP .182 vs. league average .330 across their career seasons — 44.9% below league average.

Career SLG .198 vs. league average .357 across their career seasons — 44.7% below league average.

Career OPS .379 vs. league average .687 across their career seasons — 44.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Fred Toney Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1911 CHN NL 18 18 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .111 — — — — 0.0
1912 CHN NL 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1913 CHN NL 7 12 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 .250 — — — — 0.0
1915 CIN NL 36 74 2 7 0 0 0 1 0 2 21 .095 .250 (-62%) .318 (-63%) .332 (-72%) .651 (-67%) -725.8
1916 CIN NL 41 99 5 12 1 1 0 5 0 2 36 .121 .248 (-51%) .314 (-56%) .326 (-54%) .640 (-55%) -793.7
1917 CIN NL 43 116 5 13 2 0 0 7 1 3 38 .112 .248 (-55%) .312 (-57%) .323 (-60%) .635 (-59%) -975.8
1918 CIN NL 21 42 2 9 2 0 0 4 0 0 9 .214 — — — — 0.0
1918 NY1 NL 11 32 1 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 7 .188 — — — — 0.0
1919 NY1 NL 24 66 4 15 1 0 0 3 0 3 16 .227 .262 (-13%) .322 (-19%) .347 (-30%) .670 (-25%) -243.6
1920 NY1 NL 42 96 6 23 4 2 0 8 0 3 19 .240 .271 (-12%) .331 (-21%) .363 (-11%) .694 (-16%) -263.7
1921 NY1 NL 42 86 11 18 1 0 3 12 1 2 13 .209 .286 (-27%) .344 (-34%) .395 (-18%) .739 (-25%) -368.6
1922 NY1 NL 13 30 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 10 .067 — — — — 0.0
1923 SLN NL 29 69 2 8 0 0 0 2 1 2 11 .116 .282 (-59%) .344 (-59%) .390 (-70%) .734 (-65%) -726.1
Career · 13 seasons 336 744 40 118 12 4 3 47 3 21 186 .159 — — — — -4,097

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

Fred Toney — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Fred Toney — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1921 WS NY1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Fred Toney — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 0 2 2 0 2.2 7 7 3 1 23.62

Playoff Pitching by Year

Fred Toney — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1921 WS NY1 0 0 2 2 0 2.2 7 7 3 1 23.62

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Fred Toney — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1773581957326.159
Away1593862161019.158

Pitching — Home / Away

Fred Toney — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home1771140.110143382913672.67
Away1591061.110263272923512.77

Last 10 Games — Batting

Fred Toney — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1923-09-29 STLCINL 200000001
1923-09-23 STLBSNL 300000000
1923-09-17 STLPHIW 400000000
1923-09-01 STLPITW 101000100
1923-08-24 STLNY1L 100000000
1923-08-20 STLBSNL 201000100
1923-08-11 STLNY1L 100000000
1923-08-07 STLBSNW 400000002
1923-07-31 STLBROW 300000000
1923-07-26 STLPHIL 300000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Fred Toney — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1923-09-29 STLCIN L 3.1764200
1923-09-23 STLBSN L 9.0422120
1923-09-17 STLPHI W 9.0953110
1923-09-01 STLPIT — 1.1000000
1923-08-24 STLNY1 — 5.0744110
1923-08-20 STLBSN L 6.0944100
1923-08-11 STLNY1 L 8.01166310
1923-08-07 STLBSN W 9.0854240
1923-07-31 STLBRO W 9.01231200
1923-07-26 STLPHI L 7.1954213

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Fred Toney — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 336 0 57 555 26 14

Season-by-Season Fielding

Fred Toney — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1911 CHN P 18 0 0 23 2 0
1912 CHN P 9 0 0 4 1 0
1913 CHN P 7 0 1 11 0 0
1915 CIN P 36 0 6 63 1 2
1916 CIN P 41 0 7 59 2 2
1917 CIN P 43 0 13 76 7 1
1918 CIN P 21 0 2 46 2 2
1918 NY1 P 11 0 4 21 2 1
1919 NY1 P 24 0 5 39 1 0
1920 NY1 P 42 0 6 72 3 0
1921 NY1 P 42 0 4 63 2 3
1922 NY1 P 13 0 0 15 1 0
1923 SLN P 29 0 9 63 2 3

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Fred Toney Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 336

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Career Spans

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

  1. 98
    Jeff Pfeffer
    158-112, 2.77 ERA
  2. 79
    Howie Camnitz
    133-106, 2.75 ERA
  3. 78
    Tully Sparks
    121-137, 2.82 ERA
  4. 75
    Lefty Leifield
    124-97, 2.47 ERA
  5. 70
    Claude Hendrix
    144-116, 2.65 ERA
  6. 68
    Frank Smith
    139-111, 2.59 ERA

Fred Toney: the record in brief

Fred Toney played a first major league game on April 15, 1911 and a last one on September 29, 1923. Toney played for the Chicago Cubs (1911 to 1913), the Cincinnati Reds (1915 to 1918), the New York Giants (1918 through 1922), and the St. Louis Cardinals (1923). Toney, born on December 11, 1888, in Nashville, TN, USA, is listed as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. Size on record: 6 feet, 2 inches and 195 pounds. Toney's death is recorded on March 11, 1953, in Nashville, TN, USA. The given name on file is Fred Alexandra Toney.

Toney's career pitching line is 139 wins, 102 losses and a 2.69 ERA over 336 appearances. The same table counts 718 strikeouts, 158 complete games, 28 shutouts, and 12 saves. The leagues Toney pitched in allowed 3.34 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 19.5% better than average. No season topped the 24 wins of 1917. The strikeout high was 146 in 1916.

Frequently Asked Questions about Fred Toney

What years did Fred Toney play?
Fred Toney played in Major League Baseball from 1911 to 1923.
Was Fred Toney a pitcher?
Yes. Fred Toney pitched in the major leagues, recording 139 wins and 718 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Fred Toney hit?
Fred Toney hit 3 career home runs with 118 hits.
What teams did Fred Toney play for?
Fred Toney played for 4 teams: the Chicago Cubs (1911–1913), the Cincinnati Reds (1915–1918), the New York Giants (1918–1922), and the St. Louis Cardinals (1923).
What were Fred Toney's career stats?
In 336 games, Fred Toney went 139-102 with a 2.69 ERA, 718 strikeouts, 2,206.0 innings pitched, and 12 saves. At the plate he had 118 hits and 3 home runs.
What position did Fred Toney play?
Fred Toney played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Fred Toney and how much did he weigh?
Fred Toney was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 195 pounds.
What was Fred Toney's career ERA?
Fred Toney finished with a 2.69 career ERA, going 139-102 with 718 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Fred Toney have?
Fred Toney recorded 718 career strikeouts.
Is Fred Toney in the Hall of Fame?
No. Fred Toney has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.