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Fred
Eager		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 200
 
Born: September 8, 1910 in Usa
 
Hall of Fame
Awards & Accomplishments
Chet Covington Award 1944   
Top Fielders Award 1938    1944    1946   
All-Star Selections 1940    1941    1942    1944    1946   
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Chet Covington Award or Mel Parnell Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1938 27 HAZ EL 10 16 .385 29 29 25 2 0 245.3 224 79 22 76 204 2.90 .241 .301 .359 .660  
1939 28 SCR EL 17 13 .567 35 35 25 3 0 290.3 240 95 24 79 238 2.94 .223 .277 .338 .615  
1940 29 SCR EL 23 7 .767 34 34 27 3 0 283.3 248 89 15 79 243 2.83 .235 .290 .319 .609  
1941 30 SCR EL 18 11 .621 36 36 29 3 0 321.3 266 92 24 74 279 2.58 .224 .273 .340 .613  
1942 31 SCR EL 19 16 .543 36 36 30 2 0 314.0 284 116 26 101 248 3.32 .240 .301 .362 .663  
1943 32 SCR EL 12 11 .522 30 30 2 0 0 223.0 194 74 16 54 206 2.99 .232 .278 .352 .630  
1944 33 SCR EL 21 8 .724 35 35 10 3 0 290.7 241 85 17 74 240 2.63 .225 .275 .319 .594  
1945 34 SCR EL 9 10 .474 25 25 6 1 0 188.3 192 76 16 54 139 3.63 .266 .321 .389 .709  
1946 35 SCR EL 3 1 .750 5 5 2 0 0 43.0 23 12 2 18 24 2.51 .159 .256 .221 .477  
  NO SA 1 1 .500 2 2 1 0 0 17.3 23 5 2 2 12 2.60 .319 .338 .444 .782  
  BNG EL 11 13 .458 27 27 11 2 0 209.3 191 70 19 73 145 3.01 .243 .309 .350 .659  
  TOT   15 15 .500 34 34 14 2 0 269.7 237 87 23 93 181 2.90 .236 .303 .338 .641  
1947 36 BNG EL 4 4 .500 17 9 4 0 1 72.7 71 34 4 27 45 4.21 .256 .324 .361 .685  
11 Years Sim 148 111 .571 311 303 172 19 1 2498.6 2197 827 187 711 2023 2.98 .235 .291 .345 .636  
Season Average 14 11 .560 31 30 17 1 0 249.9 219 82 18 71 202 2.98 .235 .291 .345 .636  
Career Highs 23 16 .767 36 36 30 3 1 321.3 284 116 26 101 279 4.21 .266 .324 .389 .709  
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Joe Munson Award or Mel Parnell Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1938 27 HAZ EL 29 81 4 15 1 0 0 2 3 1 3 25 .185 .214 .198 .412 2.9  
1939 28 SCR EL 35 99 10 12 2 2 1 4 0 1 1 34 .121 .130 .212 .342 0.3  
1940 29 SCR EL 34 106 13 16 2 1 1 6 0 0 5 45 .151 .188 .217 .404 3.3  
1941 30 SCR EL 36 109 4 12 2 0 0 5 2 1 4 46 .110 .140 .128 .269 -1.4  
1942 31 SCR EL 36 106 8 13 4 1 0 4 1 2 12 34 .123 .208 .179 .388 3.9  
1943 32 SCR EL 30 75 2 9 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 27 .120 .154 .147 .301 -0.1  
1944 33 SCR EL 35 93 8 20 3 0 0 10 1 0 6 34 .215 .260 .247 .507 6.6  
1945 34 SCR EL 25 58 1 9 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 22 .155 .169 .207 .376 1.2  
1946 35 SCR EL 5 15 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .133 .188 .133 .321 0.1  
  NO SA 2 8 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.2  
  BNG EL 27 68 5 14 4 0 0 3 1 1 6 24 .206 .270 .265 .535 4.4  
  TOT   34 91 6 17 4 0 0 5 1 1 7 36 .187 .245 .231 .476 4.4  
1947 36 BNG EL 18 20 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 7 .100 .182 .150 .332 -0.1  
10 Years Sim 312 838 58 125 24 4 2 41 9 8 44 310 .149 .191 .195 .385 21.0  
162 Game Average 435 30 64 12 2 1 21 4 4 22 160 .149 .191 .195 .385 10.9  
Career Highs 36 109 13 20 4 2 1 10 3 2 12 46 .215 .260 .247 .507 6.6  
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Top Fielders Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1938 27 HAZ EL P 29 29 245.3 25 45 2 5 .972 2.57    
1939 28 SCR EL P 35 35 290.3 24 59 2 4 .976 2.57    
1940 29 SCR EL P 34 34 283.3 15 52 0 0 1.000 2.13    
1941 30 SCR EL P 36 36 321.3 26 64 1 10 .989 2.52    
1942 31 SCR EL P 36 36 314.0 12 63 1 4 .987 2.15    
1943 32 SCR EL P 30 30 223.0 17 47 1 3 .985 2.58    
1944 33 SCR EL P 35 35 290.7 24 61 0 2 1.000 2.63    
1945 34 SCR EL P 25 25 188.3 9 28 1 5 .974 1.77    
1946 35 SCR EL P 5 5 43.0 2 11 0 1 1.000 2.72    
  NO SA P 2 2 17.3 1 4 0 0 1.000 2.60    
  BNG EL P 27 27 209.3 8 54 2 4 .969 2.67    
  TOT   P 34 34 269.7 11 69 2 5 .976 2.67    
1947 36 BNG EL P 17 9 72.7 1 5 0 1 1.000 0.74    
Career Totals   311 303 2498.6 164 493 10 39 .985 2.37    
Career Highs   36 36 321.3 26 69 2 10 1.000 2.67    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1938-5-2.90
1939-5-2.94
1940-6-2.83
1941-4-2.58
1942-9-3.32
1943-5-2.99
1944-3-2.63
1946-4-2.92
CAR-5-2.98
 Wins
1939-9-17
1940-1-23
1941-6-18
1942-8-19
1944-1-21
CAR-30-148
 Losses
1938-7-16
 Winning Pct
1940-1-.767
1941-8-.621
1944-1-.724
CAR-22-.571
 Games Pitched
1939-3-35
1940-7-34
1941-1-36
1942-1-36
1944-8-35
 Games Started
1939-3-35
1940-6-34
1941-1-36
1942-1-36
1944-3-35
CAR-34-303
Complete Games
1938-10-25
1939-10-25
1940-4-27
1941-2-29
1942-2-30
CAR-17-172
 Shutouts
1938-7-2
1939-9-3
1940-5-3
1941-4-3
1942-9-2
1944-4-3
1945-9-1
1946-4-2
CAR-20-19
 Innings Pitched
1939-8-290.3
1940-8-283.3
1941-1-321.3
1942-1-314.0
1944-2-290.7
CAR-30-2498.6
 Hits Allowed
1940-10-248
1941-5-266
1942-3-284
CAR-41-2197
 Strikeouts
1941-9-279
1943-9-206
1944-10-240
CAR-31-2023
 Walks Allowed
1942-8-101
1946-6-91
CAR-31-711
Walks per 9IP
1941-9-2.1
1943-7-2.2
1944-7-2.3
CAR-31-2.6
 Hits per 9IP
1939-9-7.4
1943-10-7.8
1944-3-7.5
1946-5-7.6
CAR-7-7.9
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1943-10-8.3
CAR-27-7.3
 WHiP
1939-8-1.10
1941-5-1.06
1943-6-1.11
1944-4-1.08
CAR-16-1.16
 OAVG
1939-9-.223
1943-9-.232
1944-3-.225
1946-5-.230
CAR-7-.235
 OOBP
1939-10-.277
1941-6-.273
1943-6-.278
1944-3-.275
CAR-14-.291
OSLG
1938-7-.359
1939-7-.338
1940-4-.319
1941-6-.340
1942-7-.362
1943-7-.352
1944-2-.319
1946-3-.330
CAR-8-.345
 OOPS
1938-8-.660
1939-4-.615
1940-7-.609
1941-7-.613
1942-10-.663
1943-5-.630
1944-2-.594
1946-6-.630
CAR-8-.636
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 24    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 31)
   Gray Ink Test: 132    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 171)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 44    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 59)
 
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  1. John Squire (939)
  2. Nathan Southall (934)
  3. William Giblin (924)
  4. Steven Varnum (923)
  5. Russell Campuzano (911)
  6. Johnny Vizcarra (898)
  7. David Stice (895)
  8. David Flaherty (889)
  9. Jerald Hendley (883)
  10. Richard Kao (882)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Mike Sharp (989)
  2. Gary Tilman (988)
  3. Roger Brooker (986)
  4. William Giblin (984)
  5. Russell Campuzano (978)
  6. Edward Worthington (977)
  7. James Casler (977)
  8. Anthony Perkins (976)
  9. Robert Holmes (976)
  10. David Stice (975)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 21st overall pick, by Hazleton in 1938
Had first career hit on 4/15/1938, off Kenneth Petrosky (TRE)
Earned first career win on 5/9/1938
Injured on 5/23/1938 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for one week
Won Top Fielders Award at Pitcher in 1938
Hit first career homerun on 5/14/1939, off Kenneth Petrosky (SPR)
Was selected to the 1940 Allstar game
Was selected to the 1941 Allstar game
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1942, going 4-0, 1.00
Was selected to the 1942 Allstar game
Injured on 7/3/1943 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 3 weeks
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1944, going 6-0, 1.48
Was selected to the 1944 Allstar game
Struck out 15 batters against Binghamton on 7/3/1944
Won Chet Covington Award in 1944, going 21-8, 2.63 ERA
Won Top Fielders Award at Pitcher in 1944
Injured on 4/15/1945 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 7 weeks
Traded from Scranton to New Orleans on 5/7/1946 (Going to NO: P F. Eager, CF R. Pier, 3B B. Willett. Going to SCR: P G. Foutz, CF E. Peterson)
Traded from New Orleans to Binghamton on 5/15/1946 (Going to NO: P A. Ehrlich, P C. Asay, P D. Espana. Going to BNG: P F. Eager)
Was selected to the 1946 Allstar game
Won Top Fielders Award at Pitcher in 1946
Injured on 5/19/1947 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 6 weeks
Signed as a free agent by Scranton on 3/15/1948 to a minor league contract
 
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