Fred
Beene
 
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9''
Weight: 170
 
Born: November 24, 1942 in Usa, TX, ANGLETON
 
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  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1968 25 DET AL $ 300,000 8 4 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7
1969 26 DET AL $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 6 7 6 6 7 7
1970 27 DET AL $ 300,000 8 4 5 5 6 6 6 5 6 5
1971 28 SDP NL $ 350,000 8 4 5 5 5 6 6 4 5 5
1972 29 SDP NL $ 350,000 8 4 4 4 5 6 6 4 5 5
1973 30 SDP NL $ 350,000 7 4 4 4 5 6 6 4 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 7 4 4 4 5 6 6 4 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000 8 5 5 5 6 7 6 7 7 7
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1968 25 DET AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1969 26 DET AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1970 27 DET AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1971 28 SDP NL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1972 29 SDP NL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1973 30 SDP NL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1968 25 DET AL 9 7 .563 83 1 0 0 10 112.0 104 52 8 41 67 4.18 .246 .311 .377 .688 12.1
1969 26 DET AL 9 12 .429 47 17 6 0 2 190.3 206 108 29 64 96 5.11 .280 .339 .471 .810 6.9
1970 27 DET AL 2 12 .143 40 15 3 0 0 151.3 172 86 24 37 89 5.11 .283 .328 .468 .796 4.0
1971 28 SDP NL 2 0 1.000 14 0 0 0 0 34.3 29 12 2 9 17 3.15 .220 .266 .326 .591 3.5
    AAA   3 1 .750 55 0 0 0 5 70.7 82 31 11 34 56 3.95 .290 .366 .445 .811  
    AA   3 1 .750 6 6 1 1 0 47.0 34 13 3 10 41 2.49 .201 .246 .296 .542  
1972 29 SDP NL 4 5 .444 49 3 0 0 2 108.3 123 71 20 53 42 5.90 .287 .361 .471 .832 2.5
1973 30 AAA   3 3 .500 72 0 0 0 5 87.7 84 40 11 39 54 4.11 .263 .343 .434 .777  
1974 31 AAA   4 2 .667 47 0 0 0 2 64.3 70 36 8 41 41 5.04 .282 .384 .431 .816  
5 Years Sim 26 36 .419 233 36 9 0 14 596.3 634 329 83 204 311 4.97 .272 .331 .445 .776 28.9
3 Years AAA 10 6 .625 174 0 0 0 12 222.7 236 107 30 114 151 4.33 .277 .363 .437 .800  
1 Years AA 3 1 .750 6 6 1 1 0 47.0 34 13 3 10 41 2.49 .201 .246 .296 .542  
4 Years Minors 13 7 .650 180 6 1 1 12 269.7 270 120 33 124 192 4.01 .265 .344 .414 .758  
Season Average 5 7 .417 46 7 1 0 2 119.3 126 65 16 40 62 4.97 .272 .331 .445 .776  
Career Highs 9 12 1.000 83 17 6 0 10 190.3 206 108 29 64 96 5.90 .287 .361 .471 .832  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   289 139 40 78 173   .246 .293 .414 .707
vs LH   345 190 43 126 138   .299 .369 .477 .845
Home 16 19 .457 128 18 3 0 3 340.3 326 163 41 120 179 4.31 .251 .315 .405 .720
Away 10 17 .370 105 18 6 0 11 256.0 308 166 42 84 132 5.84 .299 .352 .495 .847
Mar/Apr 4 7 .364 30 10 2 0 6 102.7 112 63 14 38 54 5.52 .278 .340 .454 .794
May 1 9 .100 27 13 5 0 1 112.7 125 67 16 31 49 5.35 .284 .331 .464 .795
June 3 6 .333 33 10 2 0 2 101.3 121 61 13 37 65 5.42 .297 .356 .457 .813
July 4 3 .571 44 1 0 0 3 72.0 69 41 10 30 34 5.13 .250 .324 .431 .755
August 8 5 .615 43 2 0 0 1 103.0 110 41 11 31 57 3.58 .274 .326 .411 .738
Sep/Oct 6 6 .500 56 0 0 0 1 104.7 97 56 19 37 52 4.82 .243 .307 .445 .752
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1968 25 DET AL 83 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.1 0.0
1973 30 AAA   4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3  
1 Years Sim 83 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.1 0.0
1 Years AAA 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3  
162 Game Average 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.2  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286 -0.1
vs LH   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Home 44 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
Away 39 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 0.1
RISP   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0
Close/Late   3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.3
May 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
June 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
July 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
August 14 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.3
Sep/Oct 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1968 25 DET AL P 83 1 112.0 11 21 0 3 1.000 2.57    
1969 26 DET AL P 47 17 190.3 16 29 0 4 1.000 2.13    
1970 27 DET AL P 40 15 151.3 6 15 1 0 .955 1.25    
1971 28 SDP NL P 14 0 34.3 1 9 1 0 .909 2.62    
1972 29 SDP NL P 49 3 108.3 7 12 0 0 1.000 1.58    
Career Totals   233 36 596.3 41 86 2 7 .984 1.92    
Career Highs   83 17 190.3 16 29 1 4 1.000 2.62    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1968-9-10
Games Pitched
1968-2-83
Homeruns Allowed
1969-5-29
     
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 4    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  6. Fay Thomas (974)
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 56th overall pick, by Detroit in 1968
Earned first career win on 4/15/1968
Had first career hit on 8/16/1968, off Tom Butters (NYA)
Injured on 6/8/1970 with a Strained Back, out for 1-2 weeks
2/1/1971: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Traded from Detroit to San Diego on 7/31/1971 (Going to SDP: P Fred Beene, SS Danny Thompson. Going to DET: P Phil Niekro, P Bob Locker)
2/1/1972: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1973: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1974: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Released by San Diego on 10/31/1974