Fred Hutchinson was born on Tuesday, August 12, 1919, in Seattle, Washington. Hutchinson was 19 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 2, 1939, with the Detroit Tigers. 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 Fred Hutchinson baseball stats page.
"You know how much stuff Hutch had? He had a nickel curver, a nickel fast ball, a purpose pitch and a million dollars worth of heart, that's what he had." - Manager Gene Mauch in Baseball Digest (August 1965)
Fred Hutchinson![]() Fred Hutchinson Autograph on a 1952 Bowman Baseball Card (#3) |
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Fred HutchinsonFred Hutchinson Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| 1939 | 20 | Tigers | 13 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 5.21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 84.2 | 391 | 95 | 49 | 56 | 9 | 51 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1940 | 21 | Tigers | 17 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 5.68 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 76.0 | 335 | 85 | 48 | 52 | 6 | 26 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| 1946 | 27 | Tigers | 28 | 26 | 2 | 14 | 11 | .560 | 3.09 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 207.0 | 853 | 184 | 71 | 78 | 14 | 66 | 4 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| 1947 | 28 | Tigers | 33 | 25 | 8 | 18 | 10 | .643 | 3.03 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 219.2 | 911 | 211 | 74 | 84 | 14 | 61 | 3 | 113 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
| 1948 | 29 | Tigers | 33 | 28 | 3 | 13 | 11 | .542 | 4.32 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 221.0 | 925 | 223 | 106 | 119 | 32 | 48 | 2 | 92 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 1949 | 30 | Tigers | 33 | 21 | 5 | 15 | 7 | .682 | 2.96 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 188.2 | 762 | 167 | 62 | 70 | 18 | 52 | 2 | 54 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 1950 | 31 | Tigers | 39 | 26 | 7 | 17 | 8 | .680 | 3.96 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 231.2 | 989 | 269 | 102 | 119 | 18 | 48 | 4 | 71 | 2 | 5 | 0 | - |
| 1951 | 32 | Tigers | 31 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 10 | .500 | 3.68 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 188.1 | 782 | 204 | 77 | 84 | 11 | 27 | 1 | 53 | 4 | 2 | 0 | - |
| 1952 | 33 | Tigers | 12 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 3.38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37.1 | 157 | 40 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 1953 | 34 | Tigers | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2.79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 | 37 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
| 10 Years | 242 | 169 | 48 | 95 | 71 | .572 | 3.73 | 81 | 13 | 7 | 1,464.0 | 6,142 | 1,487 | 606 | 681 | 126 | 388 | 25 | 591 | 16 | 14 | 2 | - | ||
Fred HutchinsonFred Hutchinson Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1939 | 20 | Tigers | 13 | 34 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .382 | .417 | .412 |
| 1940 | 21 | Tigers | 17 | 30 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .267 | .300 |
| 1941 | 22 | Tigers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1946 | 27 | Tigers | 40 | 89 | 11 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .315 | .358 | .360 |
| 1947 | 28 | Tigers | 56 | 106 | 8 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .302 | .339 | .443 |
| 1948 | 29 | Tigers | 76 | 112 | 11 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 22 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .205 | .341 | .241 |
| 1949 | 30 | Tigers | 38 | 73 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .247 | .329 | .301 |
| 1950 | 31 | Tigers | 44 | 95 | 15 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .326 | .407 | .400 |
| 1951 | 32 | Tigers | 47 | 85 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .188 | .250 | .212 |
| 1952 | 33 | Tigers | 17 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .056 | .190 | .056 |
| 1953 | 34 | Tigers | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .667 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 11 Years | 354 | 650 | 71 | 171 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 83 | 66 | 1 | 30 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 19 | .263 | .334 | .326 | ||
Fred HutchinsonFred Hutchinson Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1939 Tigers | P | 13 | 12 | 254 | 19 | 1.5 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.02 |
| 1940 Tigers | P | 17 | 10 | 228 | 20 | 1.2 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .900 | 2.13 |
| 1946 Tigers | P | 28 | 26 | 621 | 59 | 2.1 | 58 | 11 | 47 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 2.52 |
| 1947 Tigers | P | 33 | 25 | 659 | 56 | 1.7 | 55 | 15 | 40 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 2.25 |
| 1948 Tigers | P | 33 | 28 | 663 | 64 | 1.9 | 64 | 19 | 45 | 0 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.61 |
| 1949 Tigers | P | 33 | 21 | 566 | 58 | 1.8 | 57 | 18 | 39 | 1 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 2.72 |
| 1950 Tigers | P | 39 | 26 | 695 | 71 | 1.8 | 67 | 17 | 50 | 4 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .944 | 2.60 |
| 1951 Tigers | P | 31 | 20 | 565 | 66 | 2.1 | 62 | 17 | 45 | 4 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .939 | 2.96 |
| 1952 Tigers | P | 12 | 1 | 112 | 16 | 1.3 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.86 |
| 1953 Tigers | 1B | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 12.00 |
| 1953 Tigers | P | 3 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.86 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| P Totals | 242 | 169 | 4,392 | 431 | 1.8 | 418 | 108 | 310 | 13 | 24 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 2.57 | |
| 1B Totals | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 12.00 | |
| 10 Years | 243 | 169 | 4,401 | 435 | 1.8 | 422 | 112 | 310 | 13 | 24 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 2.59 | |
Fred HutchinsonFred Hutchinson Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1939 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 0.43 | 2.34 | 5.42 |
| 1940 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 15.0 | 1.23 | 3.79 | 3.08 |
| 1941 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| 1946 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 12 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 89.0 | 6.8 | 2.09 | 6.00 | 2.87 |
| 1947 Tigers | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 24 | 0 | n/a | 53.0 | 17.7 | 7.1 | 1.85 | 4.63 | 2.50 |
| 1948 Tigers | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 44 | 0 | n/a | 112.0 | 12.4 | 9.3 | 1.92 | 3.75 | 1.95 |
| 1949 Tigers | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 6 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 14.6 | 10.4 | 1.04 | 2.58 | 2.48 |
| 1950 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 5 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 31.7 | 4.8 | 1.48 | 2.76 | 1.86 |
| 1951 Tigers | 0 | 1 | .000 | 15 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 21.3 | 12.1 | 1.96 | 2.53 | 1.29 |
| 1952 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.33 | 2.89 | 2.17 |
| 1953 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 6.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 3.72 | 0.00 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 11 Years | 6 | 1 | .857 | 114 | 1 | n/a | 162.5 | 21.7 | 7.8 | 1.52 | 3.63 | 2.39 |
Fred HutchinsonFred Hutchinson Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1939 Detroit Tigers | 18 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1940 Detroit Tigers | 18 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
| 1941 Detroit Tigers | 29 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1946 Detroit Tigers | 29 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1947 Detroit Tigers | 29 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1948 Detroit Tigers | 29 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1949 Detroit Tigers | 29, 37 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1950 Detroit Tigers | 29 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1951 Detroit Tigers | 29 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
| 1952 Detroit Tigers | 29 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1953 Detroit Tigers | 29 | Undetermined | - | - |
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