Kansas City Kings (ML)
Fred Washington
Nickname:
Boom BoomBirthdate:
April 5, 1928 (34 y, 1 m, 30 d)Born In:
Linton, IN, USANationality:
American
Position:
PBats/Throws:
R/RHeight/Weight:
5'8"/160Entry:
1946 Draft
- Round: 2, Overall: 17, Team: Detroit Dynamos
Contract:
$64.8k / 1 year
ML Service Time:
10 years, 94 days
Player Awards
| Award | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Pitcher of the Year | 1954 | Kansas City (FABL) |
| 1953 | Kansas City (FABL) | |
| All-Star | 1960 | Kansas City (FABL) |
| 1955 | Kansas City (FABL) | |
| 1954 | Kansas City (FABL) | |
| 1953 | Kansas City (FABL) | |
| 1952 | Kansas City (FABL) | |
| League Champ | 1951 | None (None) |
| 1946 | None (None) | |
| Pitcher of the Month | Sep 1954 | Kansas City (FABL) |
| Aug 1954 | Kansas City (FABL) | |
| Sep 1953 | Kansas City (FABL) | |
| Jul 1950 | Akron (EA) | |
| Player of the Week | Sep 14, 1953 | Kansas City (FABL) |
| Aug 31, 1953 | Kansas City (FABL) |
Hall of Fame Metrics
| Metric | Score | HoF Pos Avg |
HoF All Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Ink | 22 | 61.9 | 47.9 |
| Grey Ink | 101 | 239.8 | 220.3 |
| HoF Standard | 21 | 61.5 | 62.8 |
| WAR | 33.6 | 99.4 | 103.4 |
| WAR7 | 34.5 | 67.0 | 61.5 |
| JAWS | 34.0 | 83.2 | 82.5 |
Similar Players (SP)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| George Reynolds | 935 |
| Beau McClellan | 926 |
| Max Wilder R | 922 |
| Donnie Jones R | 921 |
| Joe Potts | 920 |
| Eli Panneton R | 918 |
| Frank Crawford R | 916 |
| Theodore Hennington R | 915 |
| Duke Bybee | 914 |
| Rollie Beal R | 911 |
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Similar Thru Age 34
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Lloyd Stevens R | 946 |
| Hal Hackney R | 935 |
| Donnie Jones R | 935 |
| George Reynolds | 935 |
| Sam Sheppard R | 934 |
| Eli Panneton R | 930 |
| Vern Hubbard R | 927 |
| Beau McClellan | 926 |
| Joe Potts | 924 |
| Charlie Stedman R | 922 |
Leaderboard Appearances
| Year | GS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 34 | 4 |
| 1953 | 33 | 10 |
| 1954 | 37 | 1 |
| 1955 | 34 | 7 |
| Year | W | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1953 | 21 | 2 |
| 1954 | 28 | 1 |
| 1955 | 18 | 3 |
| 1956 | 18 | 4 |
| Year | L | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 18 | 2 |
| 1962 | 5 | 7 |
| Year | Win % | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1953 | 0.677 | 4 |
| 1954 | 0.778 | 1 |
| 1955 | 0.621 | 3 |
| 1956 | 0.600 | 7 |
| 1960 | 0.632 | 5 |
| Year | SV | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 6 | 9 |
| Year | IP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 286.1 | 2 |
| 1953 | 288.1 | 4 |
| 1954 | 319.1 | 1 |
| 1955 | 279.1 | 5 |
| 1956 | 274.2 | 7 |
| Year | BF | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 1218 | 2 |
| 1953 | 1156 | 6 |
| 1954 | 1316 | 1 |
| 1955 | 1199 | 4 |
| 1956 | 1139 | 9 |
| Year | HR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 19 | 9 |
| 1955 | 32 | 1 |
| 1957 | 26 | 7 |
| 1958 | 25 | 8 |
| Year | BB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 130 | 2 |
| 1953 | 98 | 8 |
| 1961 | 98 | 8 |
| 1962 | 30 | 7 |
| Year | K | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 135 | 5 |
| 1953 | 165 | 3 |
| 1954 | 182 | 2 |
| 1955 | 182 | 4 |
| 1956 | 178 | 3 |
| Year | WP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1953 | 8 | 1 |
| 1955 | 6 | 8 |
| Year | ERA | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1953 | 2.497 | 1 |
| 1954 | 3.128 | 1 |
| Year | BABIP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1953 | 0.244 | 1 |
| 1954 | 0.248 | 2 |
| 1960 | 0.256 | 1 |
| Year | WHIP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1953 | 1.106 | 2 |
| 1954 | 1.146 | 1 |
| 1955 | 1.300 | 7 |
| 1956 | 1.205 | 10 |
| 1960 | 1.291 | 5 |
| Year | H/9 | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 7.889 | 8 |
| 1953 | 6.898 | 1 |
| 1954 | 7.271 | 3 |
| 1960 | 7.968 | 1 |
| Year | BB/9 | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 3.044 | 9 |
| 1955 | 2.835 | 9 |
| 1956 | 2.556 | 9 |
| Year | CG | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 19 | 2 |
| 1953 | 27 | 2 |
| 1954 | 29 | 1 |
| 1955 | 18 | 4 |
| 1956 | 19 | 8 |
| Year | SHO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 2 | 9 |
| 1953 | 8 | 1 |
| 1954 | 3 | 2 |
| 1957 | 2 | 10 |
| Year | BB (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 72 | 8 |
| Year | Hits | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 251 | 3 |
| 1954 | 258 | 3 |
| 1955 | 275 | 2 |
| 1956 | 253 | 6 |
| Year | Hits (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 193 | 10 |
| 1960 | 157 | 1 |
| Year | HR (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1953 | 10 | 6 |
| Year | WAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1953 | 7.9 | 2 |
| 1954 | 8.0 | 2 |
| 1955 | 5.2 | 8 |
| 1956 | 6.9 | 4 |
| Year | W (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 9 | 9 |
| 1961 | 10 | 9 |
| Year | L (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1953 | 10 | 6 |
| 1954 | 8 | 4 |
| 1955 | 11 | 9 |
| 1958 | 10 | 7 |
| 1960 | 7 | 2 |
| 1961 | 11 | 9 |
| Year | rWAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1953 | 9.9 | 1 |
| 1954 | 9.6 | 1 |
| 1956 | 5.6 | 9 |