Was Fred Wilson a pitcher?

Both. Fred Wilson pitched in 7 games, going 4-1 with a 3.4 ERA, but spent most of his career as a Right Fielder.

How many home runs did Fred Wilson hit?

Fred Wilson hit 3 career home runs with 73 hits.

Fred Wilson

Right Fielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .315

HR 3

RBI 33

H 73

OPS .809

PIV 746

Position: Right Fielder
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 192 lb
Born: 8/31/1908 in Palatka, FL, USA
Died: 9/27/1948 in Coral Gables, FL, USA
Awards: All-Star

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
301.0	266.0	42.0	94.0	14.0	1.0	8.0	33.0	26.0	3.0	5.0	.353	.419	.504	.923

Pitching

W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
10	7	19	13	3	0	120.0	103	55	9	5	20	12	0.68	1.02

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Season	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1942	26.0	23.0	0	5.0	1.0	0	0	0	2.0	0	0	.217	.280	.261	.541
Listed seasons · 1	26	23	0	5	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	.217	—	—	—

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
73	232	38	73	8	3	3	33	4	26	4	.315	.395	.414	.809	746

Career AVG .315 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — +18.9% above league average.

Career OBP .395 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — +18.8% above league average.

Career SLG .414 vs. league average .370 across their career seasons — +11.7% above league average.

Career OPS .809 vs. league average .703 across their career seasons — +15.1% 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
1939	NE	NN2	41	132	27	48	5	2	3	28	1	13	4	.364	.274 (+33%)	.342 (+24%)	.393 (+27%)	.735 (+26%)	618.5
1939	PS	NN2	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	618.5
1940	NYC	NN2	1	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
1943	CC	NAL	27	81	10	21	3	1	0	3	3	12	0	.259	.255 (+1%)	.324 (+17%)	.346 (-7%)	.671 (+5%)	127.7
1945	CIC	NAL	3	12	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			73	232	38	73	8	3	3	33	4	26	4	.315	—	—	—	—	1,365

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
4	1	7	6	4	0	0	53.0	51	20	1	17	26	3.40	466.0

Career ERA 3.40 vs. league average 3.88 across their career seasons — 12.5% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1939	NE	NN2	1	0	1	1	1	9.0	15	5	3	5	5.00	4.28 (-17%)	0.0
1943	CC	NAL	3	1	6	5	3	44.0	36	15	14	21	3.07	3.50 (+12%)	466.0
Career · 2 seasons			4	1	7	6	4	53.0	51	20	17	26	3.40	—	466

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
4	15	4	7	1	0	1	3	0	0	.467

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1939	NLP1	NE	4	15	4	7	1	0	1	3	0	0	.467

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	47	111	19	43	5	18	.387
Away	32	75	11	22	1	7	.293

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	8	43.0	32	4	12	10	0.84
Away	10	46.1	63	3	5	2	0.58

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
1945-06-13	CIA	KCM	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1945-05-27	CIA	BIR	L	3	1	0	0	0	1	0
1945-05-20	CIA	CVB	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1945-05-13	CIA	MEM	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1945-05-06	CIA	MEM	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1945-05-06	CIA	MEM	L	5	0	2	0	0	0	0
1943-09-08	CI2	BIR	L	3	0	1	0	1	1	0
1943-08-13	CI2	BIR	L	4	1	1	0	1	0	0
1943-08-11	CI2	BIR	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1943-08-09	CI2	BIR	W	4	1	2	1	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1945-05-20	CIA	CVB	L	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1945-05-13	CIA	MEM	—	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1945-05-06	CIA	MEM	L	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1943-08-11	CI2	BIR	—	9.0	8	4	0	0	0	1
1943-08-08	CI2	BIR	—	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1943-08-04	CI2	BIR	W	9.0	5	3	3	7	7	0
1943-07-29	CI2	CAG	W	9.0	6	1	0	0	0	0
1943-07-20	CI2	MEM	—	8.0	8	2	0	2	3	0
1943-07-05	CI2	CVB	W	5.0	5	1	1	1	0	0
1943-06-30	CI2	MEM	W	9.0	7	1	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	60	58	83	1	1	0
P	7	6	1	13	0	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1939	NE	OF	36	35	39	1	1	0
1939	NE	P	1	1	0	2	0	0
1939	PS	OF	1	1	2	0	0	0
1940	NYC	OF	1	1	2	0	0	0
1943	CC	OF	19	18	37	0	0	0
1943	CC	P	6	5	1	11	0	2
1945	CIC	OF	3	3	3	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	7
Left Field	27
Center Field	2
Right Field	31

Frequently Asked Questions about Fred Wilson

Was Fred Wilson a pitcher?: Both. Fred Wilson pitched in 7 games, going 4-1 with a 3.4 ERA, but spent most of his career as a Right Fielder.
How many home runs did Fred Wilson hit?: Fred Wilson hit 3 career home runs with 73 hits.