How Gene Freese's Starts as Fielder Compares to Similar Players

Gene Freese totaled 859 career Starts as Fielder, well above the league average of 236.2 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Starts as Fielder season came in 1961, posting 151, well above the league average of 44.3 that year. The lowest point came in 1962 at 10, well below the league average of 45.9 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Starts as Fielder total went from 67 in 1964 to 25 in 1965 and 29 in 1966, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts as Fielder profile — ranging from 10 to 151 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Gene Freese Lifetime Starts as Fielder and Similar Stats

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Games Started %
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Season Avg.71.5891.58
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Gene Freese Starts as Fielder Per Season

Gene Freese's Starts as Fielder for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, 3B, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Gene Freese Starts as Fielder per season line chart

Gene Freese Starts as Fielder by Team

Gene Freese's career Starts as Fielder totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Gene Freese career Starts as Fielder by team bar chart

Gene Freese Cumulative Starts as Fielder — Career Progression

A running total of Gene Freese's career Starts as Fielder, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Gene Freese Starts as Fielder year-over-year waterfall chart

Gene Freese Starts as Fielder Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Gene Freese's seasonal Starts as Fielder alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Gene Freese Starts as Fielder distribution box chart versus comparable players

Gene Freese Starts as Fielder — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Gene Freese's MLB career with Starts as Fielder alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Gene Freese Starts as Fielder season-by-season breakdown table