Buck Freeman

Retired
High Level
MLB
Years
1891-1907 (1891-1907)
Proper Name
John Frank Freeman
Positions
OF (837) ... 1B (256) ... P (7) ... 3B (6) ... 2B (1)
Height / Weight
5-9 / 169
Bats / Throws
Left / Left
Death Date
June 25,1949   Age:  77.238
MLB Debut
MLBAM ID
Retrosheet#
freeb102
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Buck Freeman [John Frank Freeman] is a former Major League Baseball Player who was active in the Majors between 1891-1907. His date of birth is October 30th, 1871He died on June 25th, 1949 at the age of 77. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the in 0. Made his Major League Debut on June 27th, 1891 at the age of 19. Historically, based on stats listed below, his most frequent teammate was Bill Dinneen [9 seasons]. Freeman played 6 seasons with the Boston Red Sox organization, 3 seasons with the Washington Nationals and 1 season with the Atlanta Braves. Participated in the MLB World Series 1x [1903]. Hit a career high 25 home runs with the Washington Nationals in 1899. Had a career high 122 runs batted ...
in with the Washington Nationals in 1899. Had a career high 21 Stolen Bases for the Washington Nationals in 1899. Had a career high .339 Batting Average for the Boston Americans in 1901. Had a career high .925 OPS for the Washington Nationals in 1899. Led the National League (MLB) with 25 Home Runs and a .245 ISO in 1899. Led the American League (MLB) with 121 Runs Batted In and 68 Extra Base Hits in 1902. Led the American League (MLB) with a .208 ISO, 281 Total Bases, 13 Home Runs, 104 Runs Batted In and 72 Extra Base Hits in 1903. Led the American League (MLB) with 19 Triples in 1904.

Career Transactions: Sold by WSN NL to Boston Beaneaters on February 11th, 1900.

Career Notes: Hit for the cycle on Jun 21 in 1903. Inducted into the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame in 2018.

Batting Statistics

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yearteam nameleaguelevelmlb#ageposlnptbc+gabrh2b3bhrrbisbcsbbsohbpshsfibbgdptbpaxbh1bavgobpslgopssecaisobabipbb%so%so/bbab/hr
1891Washington NationalsMLBMLBWSN-1951814100100220000052013.222.300.278.578.000.056.00010.0010.001.000.00
1898Washington NationalsNLMLBWSN-262910719392332120704100056119831.364.424.523.947.000.159.0005.880.000.0035.67
1899Washington NationalsNLMLBWSN-2715558810718719252512221023018500033163469118.318.362.563.925.000.245.0003.630.000.0023.52
1900Boston BeaneatersNLMLB-281174185812619136651002501080001894613888.301.355.452.807.000.151.0005.420.000.0069.67
1901Boston AmericansALMLBBOS-29129490881662315121141704406800025554850116.339.400.520.920.000.181.0008.030.000.0040.83
1902Boston AmericansALMLBBOS-30138564751743819111211703206600028360868106.309.352.502.854.000.193.0005.260.000.0051.27
1903Boston AmericansALMLBBOS-3111814156774163392013104503004100002816117291.287.328.496.824.000.209.0004.910.000.0043.62
1904Boston AmericansALMLBBOS-3211515759764167201978470320121100024665246121.280.329.412.741.000.132.0004.910.000.0085.29
1905Boston AmericansALMLBBOS-331031304555910920834980460590001545153178.240.316.338.654.000.098.0008.930.000.00151.67
1906Boston AmericansALMLBBOS-341021213924298189130502801150001374362870.250.302.349.651.000.099.0006.420.000.00392.00
1907Boston Red SoxMLBMLB -3541212001200300000051511.167.333.417.750.000.250.00020.000.000.0012.00
Tot:MLB (11 yrs) MLB      112642085881235199131827139202722667300019424619412823.293.346.462.808.255.168.2805.890.040.0151.32
Tot:NL (3 yrs) NL      301111318435240413420833055032140005761214115237.316.366.518.883.280.201.2954.530.000.0032.74
Tot:AL (6 yrs) AL      816306540287715890475025902120345900013563370295582.286.339.442.782.245.156.2756.290.000.0065.21
Tot:MLB (2 yrs) MLB      930261013005200000103524.200.314.333.648.300.133.18514.295.710.4030.00
Avg:MLB - 162 game avg MLB      162🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒
TBC+ Metric is based on wOBA with inclusion of stolen base value. TBC's version of wOBA excludes park factors and uses static coefficients across all levels and years for ease of implementation.
* indicates player had a low sample size of plate appearances.

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Other Batting Statistics

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1903Boston PilgrimsWorld SeriesPlayoffs31832690304002200000153436.281.324.469.793.250.188.3005.885.881.000.00
Tot:Playoffs (1 Yrs) Playoffs 832690304002200000153436.281.324.469.792.250.188.3005.885.881.00

Pitching Statistics

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yearteam nameleaguelevelmlb#agetbc+wleraggscgshogrgfsviphrerhrbbsowpbkhbwhiph9hr9bb9so9ra9so/bb
1891Washington NationalsMLBMLBWSN-19323.89544011044.0353219033280001.557.160.006.755.736.550.85
1899Washington NationalsNLMLBWSN-27007.7120002207.0151363300132.5719.293.863.860.0016.710.00
Tot:MLB (2 yrs) MLB    324.41744033051.0504525336280131.698.820.536.354.947.940.78
Tot:NL (1 yrs) NL    007.7120002207.0151363300132.5719.293.863.860.0016.710.00
Tot:MLB (1 yrs) MLB    323.89544011044.0353219033280001.557.160.006.755.736.550.85
Avg:MLB - 162 Inning avg MLB    🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒162🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒
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