Fred Norman
P · 16 seasons · 1962 – 1980 · B/T: B/L
Few careers score higher: Fred Norman sits 1st of 0 pitchers all-time in roto value, built over 16 seasons. His best year was 1977: +4.6 roto value, 41st that season and 6102nd of 51,303 player-seasons on record. The value came from strikeouts (+7.1), wins (+2.6) and ERA (+1.0), with no category working against him.
Hitting
Best Season
-2.19
1966 · #75,861 all-time
Career Z
-43.1
summed
Avg / Season
-2.69
longevity-neutral
Seasons
16
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | KC1 | 2 | -2.23 | #405 | #80,823 |
| 1963 | KC1 | 2 | -2.33 | #461 | #90,838 |
| 1964 | CHC | 8 | -2.36 | #547 | #92,437 |
| 1966★ | CHC | 2 | -2.19 | #398 | #75,861 |
| 1967 | CHC | 1 | -2.21 | #412 | #78,158 |
| 1970 | LAD | 31 | -2.28 | #575 | #86,322 |
| 1971 | SD | 29 | -2.31 | #551 | #88,508 |
| 1972 | SD | 43 | -2.74 | #774 | #105,485 |
| 1973 | CIN | 36 | -3.79 | #818 | #111,284 |
| 1974 | CIN | 35 | -2.84 | #830 | #106,867 |
| 1975 | CIN | 34 | -3.01 | #825 | #108,689 |
| 1976 | CIN | 33 | -2.90 | #801 | #107,678 |
| 1977 | CIN | 35 | -3.43 | #896 | #110,773 |
| 1978 | CIN | 36 | -2.84 | #865 | #106,875 |
| 1979 | CIN | 34 | -2.86 | #852 | #107,106 |
| 1980 | MON | 48 | -2.78 | #880 | #106,073 |
★ Best season by Z
Pitching
Best Season
4.58
1977 · #6,102 all-time
Career Z
4.3
summed
Avg / Season
0.27
longevity-neutral
Seasons
16
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | KC1 | 2 | -2.46 | #211 | #38,588 |
| 1963 | KC1 | 2 | -3.24 | #275 | #47,042 |
| 1964 | CHC | 8 | -3.69 | #299 | #49,143 |
| 1966 | CHC | 2 | -2.54 | #231 | #39,703 |
| 1967 | CHC | 1 | -2.35 | #212 | #36,834 |
| 1970 | LAD | 31 | -2.63 | #274 | #41,056 |
| 1971 | SD | 24 | -1.31 | #173 | #25,331 |
| 1972 | SD | 42 | 1.25 | #93 | #13,837 |
| 1973 | CIN | 36 | 3.44 | #67 | #8,211 |
| 1974 | CIN | 35 | 3.79 | #49 | #7,506 |
| 1975 | CIN | 34 | 2.18 | #72 | #11,082 |
| 1976 | CIN | 33 | 3.40 | #60 | #8,264 |
| 1977★ | CIN | 35 | 4.58 | #41 | #6,102 |
| 1978 | CIN | 36 | 0.98 | #110 | #14,720 |
| 1979 | CIN | 34 | 3.24 | #74 | #8,576 |
| 1980 | MON | 48 | -0.33 | #163 | #19,949 |
★ Best season by Z