Fred
Lorenzen
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 195
 
Born: August 6, 1942 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Slick Fielder Award 1976   
All-Star Selections 1973    1974    1975    1976    1977   
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 30 DM FL $ 4,990,000 6 6 6 5 5 5 3 3 3 10 9 9 5 5 5 4 4 4
1974 31 PHX JL $ 4,990,000 6 6 6 5 5 5 2 2 2 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5
1975 32 PHX JL $ 4,990,000 6 6 6 5 5 5 2 2 2 9 9 9 5 5 5 5 5 5
1976 33 HON JL $ 4,990,000 6 6 6 5 5 5 2 2 2 9 9 9 6 5 5 5 5 5
1977 34 WAS JL $ 4,990,000 6 6 6 5 5 5 2 2 2 8 8 8 5 5 5 4 4 4
1978 35 LV FL $ 5,500,000 6 5 5 5 5 5 2 2 2 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5
1979 36 BRK FL $ 5,500,000 6 5 5 4 4 4 1 1 1 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4
1980 37 BRK FL $ 4,000,000 5 4 4 4 3 3 0 0 0 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 4,000,000 5 4 4 4 3 3 0 0 0 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 5,500,000 6 6 6 5 5 5 3 3 3 10 10 10 6 5 5 5 5 5
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1973 30 DM FL 162 645 115 198 29 7 38 121 0 0 67 110 .307 .377 .550 .928 117.7 22.8
1974 31 DM FL 45 165 19 46 7 2 5 19 0 0 14 33 .279 .337 .436 .773 23.4 3.7
  PHX JL 112 408 73 110 12 10 19 64 1 0 51 81 .270 .353 .488 .841 69.5 15.0
  TOT   157 573 92 156 19 12 24 83 1 0 65 114 .272 .349 .473 .822 92.9 18.7
1975 32 PHX JL 156 604 109 194 36 7 33 116 2 0 62 102 .321 .387 .568 .955 120.4 25.5
1976 33 PHX JL 35 119 19 35 3 1 3 16 0 0 23 30 .294 .418 .412 .830 21.6 4.4
  HON JL 122 424 66 116 21 5 18 71 1 0 49 66 .274 .358 .474 .832 71.1 14.9
  TOT   157 543 85 151 24 6 21 87 1 0 72 96 .278 .372 .460 .832 92.7 19.2
1977 34 HON JL 53 194 22 64 10 1 8 39 1 0 19 33 .330 .394 .515 .909 36.3 8.1
  WAS JL 93 353 52 93 22 1 19 57 2 0 28 80 .263 .320 .493 .813 55.0 9.0
  TOT   146 547 74 157 32 2 27 96 3 0 47 113 .287 .347 .501 .848 91.4 17.1
1978 35 LV FL 154 560 63 140 22 1 11 68 0 0 39 129 .250 .305 .352 .656 63.2 11.0
1979 36 LV FL 66 185 21 41 7 1 7 23 0 0 13 44 .222 .275 .384 .659 19.4 2.5
  BRK FL 69 208 27 66 8 1 7 29 1 0 14 45 .317 .363 .466 .829 33.1 7.9
  TOT   135 393 48 107 15 2 14 52 1 0 27 89 .272 .322 .427 .749 52.5 10.5
    AAA   6 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 .125 .364 .125 .489 0.8  
1980 37 BRK FL 140 436 57 112 11 0 9 37 1 1 37 110 .257 .330 .344 .674 50.8 7.7
1981 38 AAA   3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .333 .500 .333 .833 0.6  
8 Years Sim 1207 4301 643 1215 188 37 177 660 9 1 416 863 .282 .351 .467 .818 681.6 132.5
2 Years AAA 9 11 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 .182 .400 .182 .582 1.5  
162 Game Average 577 86 163 25 4 23 88 1 0 55 115 .282 .351 .467 .818 91.5  
Career Highs 162 645 115 198 36 12 38 121 3 1 72 129 .321 .387 .568 .955 120.4  
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   2972 444 848 131 28 114 449 8 1 292 587 .285 .355 .463 .818 471.6
vs LH   1329 199 367 57 9 63 211 1 0 124 276 .276 .343 .475 .818 210.1
Home 600 2091 319 584 88 19 77 315 3 1 221 436 .279 .354 .450 .804 324.7
Away 607 2210 324 631 100 18 100 345 6 0 195 427 .286 .349 .483 .832 357.0
RISP   1054 0 305 56 10 49 470 0 0 149 219 .289 .376 .501 .877 195.0
Pinch Hitting   96 12 23 2 2 5 19 0 0 11 24 .240 .321 .458 .779 14.5
Close/Late   496 56 129 17 2 19 60 0 0 76 107 .260 .364 .417 .781 77.8
Mar/Apr 207 768 105 234 32 9 23 101 2 0 72 153 .305 .370 .460 .830 124.1
May 208 703 103 196 29 7 24 95 0 0 86 123 .279 .361 .442 .804 111.3
June 195 710 110 181 23 7 35 113 2 0 60 157 .255 .316 .455 .771 102.2
July 195 700 110 189 34 3 26 104 3 0 67 144 .270 .341 .439 .779 102.3
August 210 759 111 224 34 4 36 136 1 1 61 155 .295 .353 .493 .846 124.7
Sep/Oct 192 661 104 191 36 7 33 111 1 0 70 131 .289 .365 .514 .879 117.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1973 30 DM FL 3B 161 159 1401.7 115 310 13 22 .970 2.73   3.9
1974 31 DM FL 3B 44 42 369.5 27 76 4 5 .963 2.51   0.8
  PHX JL 3B 109 104 947.1 70 194 10 13 .964 2.51   3.2
  TOT   3B 153 146 1316.6 97 270 14 18 .963 2.51   4.0
1975 32 PHX JL 3B 154 145 1288.0 81 298 11 19 .972 2.65   4.8
    CF 2 2 20.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.80   0.0
1976 33 PHX JL 3B 33 32 295.8 20 73 3 4 .969 2.83   0.8
    LF 0 0 2.1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  HON JL 3B 117 111 984.8 67 245 10 14 .969 2.85   6.0
    LF 1 1 6.9 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  TOT   3B 150 143 1280.6 87 318 13 18 .969 2.85   6.8
      LF 1 1 9.0 0 0 0 0 .000 .00   0.0
1977 34 HON JL 3B 52 50 444.2 27 88 5 7 .958 2.33   1.4
  WAS JL 3B 91 88 795.8 49 158 9 13 .958 2.34   2.7
  TOT   3B 143 138 1240.0 76 246 14 20 .958 2.34   4.1
1978 35 LV FL 3B 153 144 1270.7 88 257 7 23 .980 2.44   3.5
1979 36 LV FL 3B 53 43 386.9 26 86 7 7 .941 2.61   1.7
    LF 0 0 4.1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  BRK FL 3B 56 45 437.1 30 98 7 8 .948 2.64   1.1
    LF 1 0 4.6 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.96   0.0
  TOT   3B 109 88 824.0 56 184 14 15 .945 2.62   2.8
      LF 1 0 8.7 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.03   0.0
1980 37 BRK FL 3B 122 119 1019.3 77 208 12 14 .960 2.52   2.9
    SS 2 0 4.0 1 1 1 0 .667 4.50   0.0
  3B 1145 1082 9640.9 677 2091 98 149 .966 2.58   32.8
  CF 2 2 20.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.80   0.0
  LF 2 1 17.7 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.51   0.0
  SS 2 0 4.0 1 1 1 0 .667 4.50   0.0
Career Totals   1151 1085 9682.6 683 2092 99 149 .966 2.58   32.9
Career Highs   161 159 1401.7 115 318 14 23 .980 2.83    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1974 31 PHX JL 4 15 1 4 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 .267 .313 .600 .913
Career Post-Season Batting 4 15 1 4 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 .267 .313 .600 .913
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1975-6-.321
On-Base Pct
1975-7-.387
1976-9-.372
Slugging Pct
1973-8-.550
1975-3-.568
1977-7-.501
OPS
1973-7-.928
1975-2-.955
1977-8-.848
XR
1973-9-117.7
1975-2-120.4
Games
1973-1-162
1975-8-156
1976-3-157
At-Bats
1973-6-645
1975-6-604
Runs
1973-4-115
1975-2-109
Hits
1973-7-198
1975-5-194
Total Bases
1973-5-355
1975-2-343
1977-9-274
Doubles
1975-6-36
1977-9-32
Triples
1974-4-10
Homeruns
1973-8-38
1975-7-33
1977-7-27
RBIs
1973-8-121
1975-2-116
1977-8-96
Walks
1976-7-72
     
 
   Black Ink Test: 1    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 13)
   Gray Ink Test: 61    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 95)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 33    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 46)
 
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  6. Billy Reed (900)
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 45th overall pick, by Des Moines in 1973
Had first career hit (double) on 4/1/1973, off Zachary Sumner (BIR)
Hit first career homerun on 4/1/1973, off Daniel Estrada (BIR)
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against New Orleans on 4/10/1973
Was selected to the 1973 Allstar game
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1973, hitting .375 with 12 HR, 32 RBI
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Calgary on 4/25/1974
Traded from Des Moines to Phoenix on 5/21/1974 (Going to DM: P A. Gomez, P G. Bowerman, 3B K. Woodson, RF H. Baez, P L. Hoots. Going to PHX: P D. Estrada, 3B F. Lorenzen, P L. Hardy)
Was selected to the 1974 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 6/25/1975, hitting .476 with 3 HR, 9 RBI
Was selected to the 1975 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 7/16/1975, hitting .400 with 3 HR, 10 RBI
Hit for the cycle against Jacksonville on 9/15/1975
Had 5 hits with 5 RBI against Jacksonville on 9/15/1975
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1975, hitting .389 with 8 HR, 23 RBI
Traded from Phoenix to Honolulu on 5/11/1976 (Going to HON: 3B F. Lorenzen, CF J. Fitzgerald. Going to PHX: SS H. Garcia, P S. Anderson, P O. Eoff, P A. Reis)
Was selected to the 1976 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 9/17/1976, hitting .500 with 1 HR, 5 RBI
Won Slick Fielder Award at Third Base in 1976.Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1977, hitting .392 with 6 HR, 26 RBI
Traded from Honolulu to Washington on 6/1/1977 (Going to HON: C E. Sykes, SS L. Gullo. Going to WAS: 3B F. Lorenzen)
Won Player of the Week award on 6/18/1977, hitting .450 with 3 HR, 9 RBI
Was selected to the 1977 Allstar game
Was selected to the 1977 Allstar game
Injured on 9/17/1977 with a Broken Knee, out for full season
Signed as a free agent by Las Vegas on 2/20/1978 to a 2-year deal worth $5,500,000 per year
Traded from Las Vegas to Brooklyn on 7/1/1979 (Going to BRK: 3B F. Lorenzen. Going to LV: C C. Jennings, P H. Browne)
Traded from Las Vegas to Brooklyn on 7/1/1979 (Going to BRK: 3B F. Lorenzen. Going to LV: C C. Jennings, P H. Browne)
Won Player of the Week award on 4/30/1980, hitting .600 with 1 HR, 4 RBI
Signed as a free agent by Vancouver on 4/16/1981 to a minor league contract
Released by Vancouver on 4/21/1981