Fred
Norman
 
Bats: Both
Throws: Left
Height: 5' 8''
Weight: 170
 
Born: August 20, 1942 in San Antonio, TX, USA
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1977   
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1977 34 CIN NL 15 11 .577 38 38 2 1 0 240.3 213 91 19 91 149 3.41 .239 .318 .365 .683 13.2
1978 35 CIN NL 12 5 .706 35 27 0 0 0 176.0 153 58 17 65 107 2.97 .234 .304 .368 .672 11.4
1979 36 BOS AL 3 4 .429 11 9 0 0 0 52.3 56 36 9 34 27 6.19 .275 .379 .466 .845 0.7
1980 37 STL NL 2 6 .250 14 14 0 0 0 71.7 69 35 4 35 56 4.40 .250 .335 .395 .730 1.7
4 Years Sim 32 26 .552 98 88 2 1 0 540.3 491 220 49 225 339 3.66 .242 .322 .380 .703 27.0
Season Average 8 6 .571 24 22 0 0 0 135.1 122 55 12 56 84 3.66 .242 .322 .380 .703  
Career Highs 15 11 .706 38 38 2 1 0 240.3 213 91 19 91 149 6.19 .275 .379 .466 .845  
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Ted Williams Batting Title or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1977 34 CIN NL 38 78 4 12 1 0 0 7 0 0 2 30 .154 .175 .167 .342 1.2 0.0
1978 35 CIN NL 35 59 6 12 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 23 .203 .217 .220 .437 2.6 0.0
1979 36 BOS AL 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1980 37 STL NL 14 22 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 12 .182 .250 .227 .477 1.2 0.0
4 Years Sim 89 160 11 28 3 0 0 11 1 0 5 65 .175 .200 .194 .394 4.9 0.0
162 Game Average 291 20 50 5 0 0 20 1 0 9 118 .175 .200 .194 .394 9.0  
Career Highs 38 78 6 12 1 0 0 7 1 0 2 30 .203 .250 .227 .477 2.6  
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1977 34 CIN NL P 38 38 240.3 11 31 3 3 .933 1.57    
1978 35 CIN NL P 35 27 176.0 9 17 1 1 .963 1.33    
1979 36 BOS AL P 11 9 52.3 3 3 0 1 1.000 1.03    
1980 37 STL NL P 14 14 71.7 1 9 1 1 .909 1.26    
Career Totals   98 88 540.3 24 60 5 6 .944 1.40    
Career Highs   38 38 240.3 11 31 3 3 1.000 1.57    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1977 34 CIN NL 3 0 1.000 4 4 1 1 0 29.3 10 4 0 15 12 1.23 .111 .238 .144 .383
1978 35 CIN NL 1 0 1.000 1 1 0 0 0 6.7 5 2 0 4 6 2.70 .208 .321 .292 .613
Career Post-Season Pitching 4 0 1.000 5 5 1 1 0 36.0 15 6 0 19 18 1.50 .132 .256 .175 .431
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
1977 34 CIN NL 3 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .167 .286 .167 .452
1978 35 CIN NL 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Career Post-Season Batting 4 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .250 .333 .250 .583
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Winning Pct
1978-4-.706
Games Started
1977-5-38
Strikeouts
1977-8-149
Walks Allowed
1977-8-91
Hits per 9IP
1977-10-8.0
Strikeouts per 9IP
1977-8-5.6
1978-10-5.5
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 22)
   Gray Ink Test: 14    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 96)
 
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  1. Bobby Madritsch (962)
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  4. John Curtis (948)
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  6. Larry Bradford (944)
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  8. Steve Comer (942)
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History
Pitched NO-HITTER against Philadelphia on 10/14/1977, striking out 4
Won World Championship with Cincinnati in 1977
Injured on 4/16/1978 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 8/11/1978 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 4 weeks
Traded from Cincinnati to Boston on 7/1/1979 (Going to CIN: C T. Player. Going to BOS: P F. Norman)
Signed as a free agent by St. Louis on 2/25/1980 to a 2-year deal worth $3,300,000 per year
Injured on 9/30/1980 with a Inflamed Bicep Tendon, out for 3 weeks
Released by St. Louis on 1/31/1981