Fred Kuhaulua was born on Monday, February 23, 1953, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Kuhaulua was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 2, 1977, with the California Angels. 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 Kuhaulua baseball stats page.
"I always knew I could make it in the big leagues. I just needed the right breaks. I was my own worst enemy though for quite some time, but I really enjoyed the journey. All of it. Japan. The majors. My time in the minors. It was special." - Kuhaulua, Fred. Baseball Almanac Interview. 2 August 2007.
Fred KuhauluaFred Kuhaulua Autograph on a 1982 Topps Baseball Card (#731) |
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Fred KuhauluaFred Kuhaulua 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 |
1977 | 24 | Angels | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 15.63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 40 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
1981 | 28 | Padres | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29.1 | 119 | 28 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 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 | ||
2 Years | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35.2 | 159 | 43 | 19 | 21 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
Fred KuhauluaFred Kuhaulua 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 |
1977 | 24 | Angels | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1981 | 28 | Padres | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .111 | .111 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
2 Years | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .111 | .111 |
Fred KuhauluaFred Kuhaulua Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1977 Angels | P | 3 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.42 |
1981 Padres | P | 5 | 4 | 88 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.31 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 8 | 5 | 107 | 2 | 0.3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.50 | |
2 Years | 8 | 5 | 107 | 2 | 0.3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.50 |
Fred KuhauluaFred Kuhaulua Miscellaneous Stats |
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Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1977 Angels | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.43 | 4.26 | 9.95 |
1981 Padres | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.8 | 9.0 | 1.78 | 4.91 | 2.76 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
2 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 9.0 | 1.19 | 4.79 | 4.04 |
Fred KuhauluaFred Kuhaulua Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1977 California Angels | 31 | $19,000.00 | - | - |
1981 San Diego Padres | 41 | Undetermined | - | - |
Fred Kuhaulua Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Fred Mahele Kuhaulua was a Major League Baseball player who pitched for the California Angels (1977) and San Diego Padres (1981). When Fred took the mound on August 2, 1977, he became the first player from Hawaii to ever a play for the Angels. Four years later, when he took the mound on September 6, 1981, Kuhaulua became the first player from Hawaii to play for the Padres!
Fred Kuhaulua never appeared on an officially released baseball card with the Angels. His rookie card — 1892 Topps #731 — appears above, autographed for Baseball Almanac when we interviewed him. The first baseball card he ever appeared on was a TCMA card issued in 1981, when Kuhaulua was playing for the Hawaii Islanders:
Fred Kuhaulua Baseball Card | 1981 TCMA Hawaii Islanders Baseball Card (#17)
Baseball Almanac Research Library
Fred Kuhaulua took the mound in eight big league games, winning his first on October 1, 1981, the final game of his major league career. The News Wire Service wrote, "Fernando Valenzuela, as can discern by his ample midriff, has a special love for beer, but its purely recreational. Fred Kuhaula was not as fortunate. 'I had an alcoholic problem lots of the time, 'Kuhaulua said Thursday night after pitching the San Diego Padres to 1-0 victory over Valenzuela and the Los Angeles Dodgers. 'I would sometimes drink a case of beer before I would pitch. I finally realized I needed help.' Kuhaulua, a 28-year-old rookie who was with the California Angels for a short time, said that with help from the Padres, who arranged for him to enter an alcoholic treatment clinic, he has overcome his problem. 'Now I feel a lot better as a person,' he said after winning his first major-league game. The lefthander was 10-10 in the Pacific Coast League this season where he pitched for his native Hawaii."
Did you know that Fred Kuhaulua, when asked by Baseball Almanac if he remembered his first and only career hit, said, "Like it was yesterday! Nuck got me the first time up. I somehow made contact with a pitch he threw near me, but it rolled it to Bob (Horner) and I was thrown out. Easily. But in the fifth inning, Luis (Salazar) reached on an error, then stole second, which I think made Nuck a little upset for some reason. He actually threw me a fastball, left it a little over the plate, and I made decent contact, hitting into the field in front of Claudell (Washington). I reached easily, but I didn't ask for the ball. I didn't want to get hit the next time up! The pitcher (Nuck) was Hall of Fame Class of 1997 pitcher Phil Niekro!