Ferris Fain Stats

Ferris Fain was born on Tuesday, March 29, 1921, in San Antonio, Texas. Fain was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 15, 1947, with the Philadelphia Athletics. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Ferris Fain baseball stats page.

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Ferris Fain

Ferris Fain Autograph on a 1993 Topps Archive (#24)

Ferris Fain Autograph on a 1993 Topps Archive (#24)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Ferris Roy Fain
Nickname:   Cocky
Born On:   03-29-1921
Place of Birth Data Born In:   San Antonio, Texas
Zodiac:   Aries
Year of Death Data Died On:   10-18-2001
Place of Death Data Died In:   Georgetown, California
Cemetery:   Georgetown Pioneer Cemetery, Georgetown, California
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11
Player Weight Chart Weight:   186
First Game:   04-15-1947 (Age 26)
Last Game:   09-24-1955
Draft:   Not Applicable
Ferris Fain

Ferris Fain Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
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Ferris Fain Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1947 Athletics 136 461 70 134 28 6 7 1 71 95 - 34 9 - 2 15 .291 .414 .423
1948 Athletics 145 520 81 146 27 6 7 0 88 113 - 37 8 - 3 17 .281 .412 .396
1949 Athletics 150 525 81 138 21 5 3 1 78 136 - 51 11 - 0 15 .263 .415 .339
1950 Athletics 151 522 83 147 25 4 10 0 83 133 - 26 0 - 3 18 .282 .430 .402
1951 Athletics 117 425 63 146 30 3 6 0 57 80 - 20 3 - 3 10 .344 .451 .471
1952 Athletics 145 538 82 176 43 3 2 0 59 105 - 26 4 - 1 19 .327 .438 .429
1953 White Sox 128 446 73 114 18 2 6 0 52 108 - 28 6 - 4 11 .256 .405 .345
1954 White Sox 65 235 30 71 10 1 5 1 51 40 - 14 1 5 1 2 .302 .399 .417
1955 Tigers 58 140 23 37 8 0 2 0 23 52 2 12 2 2 0 5 .264 .459 .364
1955 Indians 56 118 9 30 3 0 0 0 8 42 1 13 0 1 1 5 .254 .451 .280
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
9 Years 1,151 3,930 595 1,139 213 30 48 3 570 904 3 261 44 8 18 117 .290 .424 .396
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Ferris Fain Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1947 Athletics 1B 132 - - 1,261 9.6 1,242 1,141 101 19 118 n/a n/a n/a .985 0.00 -
1948 Athletics 1B 145 - - 1,420 9.8 1,404 1,284 120 16 148 n/a n/a n/a .989 0.00 -
1949 Athletics 1B 150 - - 1,419 9.5 1,397 1,275 122 22 194 n/a n/a n/a .984 0.00 -
1950 Athletics 1B 151 - - 1,429 9.5 1,410 1,286 124 19 192 n/a n/a n/a .987 0.00 -
1951 Athletics 1B 108 - - 1,055 9.8 1,044 931 113 11 124 n/a n/a n/a .990 0.00 -
1951 Athletics OF 11 - - 16 1.5 13 11 2 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .813 0.00 -
1952 Athletics 1B 144 - - 1,417 9.8 1,395 1,245 150 22 124 n/a n/a n/a .984 0.00 -
1953 White Sox 1B 127 - - 1,227 9.7 1,214 1,108 106 13 98 n/a n/a n/a .989 0.00 -
1954 White Sox 1B 64 - - 604 9.4 596 565 31 8 54 n/a n/a n/a .987 0.00 -
1955 Tigers 1B 44 - - 404 9.2 399 370 29 5 42 n/a n/a n/a .988 0.00 -
1955 Indians 1B 51 - - 359 7.0 356 325 31 3 30 n/a n/a n/a .992 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1B Totals 1,116 0 0 10,595 9.5 10,457 9,530 927 138 1,124 n/a n/a n/a .987 0.00 --
OF Totals 11 0 0 16 1.5 13 11 2 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .813 0.00 --
9 Years 1,127 - - 10,611 9.4 10,470 9,541 929 141 1,125 n/a n/a n/a .987 0.00 --
Ferris Fain

Ferris Fain Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1947 Athletics 4 5 .444 - - n/a 65.9 13.6 6.5 - - -
1948 Athletics 10 5 .667 - - n/a 74.3 14.1 5.9 - - -
1949 Athletics 8 1 .889 - - n/a 175.0 10.3 6.7 - - -
1950 Athletics 8 5 .615 - - n/a 52.2 20.1 6.3 - - -
1951 Athletics 0 3 .000 - - n/a 70.8 21.3 7.5 - - -
1952 Athletics 3 5 .375 - - n/a 269.0 20.7 9.1 - - -
1953 White Sox 3 2 .600 - - n/a 74.3 15.9 8.6 - - -
1954 White Sox 5 1 .833 - - n/a 47.0 16.8 4.6 - - -
1955 Tigers 2 1 .667 - - n/a 70.0 11.7 6.1 - - -
1955 Indians 3 0 1.000 - - n/a 0.0 9.1 14.8 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
9 Years 46 28 .622 - - n/a 81.9 15.1 6.9 - - -
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Ferris Fain Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1947 Philadelphia Athletics 5 Undetermined - -
1948 Philadelphia Athletics 5 Undetermined - -
1949 Philadelphia Athletics 5 Undetermined - -
1950 Philadelphia Athletics 8 Undetermined Stats -
1951 Philadelphia Athletics 8 Undetermined Stats -
1952 Philadelphia Athletics 8 Undetermined Stats -
1953 Chicago White Sox 8 Undetermined Stats -
1954 Chicago White Sox 8 Undetermined Stats -
1955 Detroit Tigers 3 Undetermined - -
1955 Cleveland Indians 33 Undetermined - -


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