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Frank Isbell
William Frank Isbell (Bald Eagle)

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 190 lb.

Debut May 1, 1898
Final Game October 3, 1909
Born August 21, 1875 in Delevan, NY
Died July 15, 1941 in Wichita, KS

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Batting  Glossary / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1898 22 CHC NL  45  159   17   37   4  0   0    8   3      3      .233  .252  .258   46   41   6           1    
 1901 25 CHW AL 137  556   93  143  15  8   3   70  52     36      .257  .311  .329   80  183  13           7    
 1902 26 CHW AL 137  515   62  130  14  4   4   59  38     14      .252  .276  .318   67  164  23           3    
 1903 27 CHW AL 138  546   52  132  25  9   2   59  26     12      .242  .266  .332   81  181  22           6    
 1904 28 CHW AL  96  314   27   66  10  3   1   34  19     16      .210  .255  .271   69   85  18           3    
 1905 29 CHW AL  94  341   55  101  21 11   2   45  15     15      .296  .335  .440  149  150  28           5    
 1906 30 CHW AL 143  549   71  153  18 11   0   57  37     30      .279  .324  .352  113  193  31           7    
 1907 31 CHW AL 125  486   60  118  19  7   0   41  22     22      .243  .281  .311   91  151  24           4    
 1908 32 CHW AL  84  320   31   79  15  3   1   49  18     19      .247  .297  .322  103  103  17           4    
 1909 33 CHW AL 120  433   33   97  17  6   0   33  23     23      .224  .265  .291   78  126  20           1    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons    1119 4219  501 1056 158 62  13  455 253  0 190   0  .250  .289  .326   89 1377 202   0   0  41   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        611   73  153  23  9   2   66  37  0  28   0  .250  .289  .326   89  199  29   0   0   6   0
 Career High    143  556   93  153  25 11   4   70  52  0  36   0  .296  .335  .440  149  193  31   0   0   7   0
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1898 22 CHC NL  169  128   10   2.0    91| .233  .278| .252  .342| .258  .356| .510  .699|  46  .229 -11.6  -1.2     
 1901 25 CHW AL  612  426   55   3.4    95| .257  .281| .311  .337| .329  .377| .640  .713|  80  .388 -15.2  -1.5     
 1902 26 CHW AL  555  408   45   2.9    94| .252  .279| .276  .336| .318  .376| .594  .712|  67  .333 -24.2  -2.5     
 1903 27 CHW AL  586  436   47   2.9    79| .242  .258| .266  .307| .332  .350| .598  .657|  81  .399 -13.2  -1.5     
 1904 28 CHW AL  351  266   21   2.1    70| .210  .247| .255  .298| .271  .324| .526  .622|  69  .320 -10.9  -1.3     
 1905 29 CHW AL  389  268   49   4.9    70| .296  .244| .335  .302| .440  .318| .775  .620| 149  .694  17.1   2.0     
 1906 30 CHW AL  617  427   61   3.8    73| .279  .254| .324  .309| .352  .325| .676  .634| 113  .575   7.3   0.9     
 1907 31 CHW AL  536  392   42   2.9    70| .243  .251| .281  .306| .311  .314| .592  .619|  91  .462  -5.9  -0.7     
 1908 32 CHW AL  360  258   30   3.1    67| .247  .244| .297  .300| .322  .310| .619  .610| 103  .529   1.0   0.1     
 1909 33 CHW AL  477  356   33   2.5    71| .224  .248| .265  .308| .291  .315| .556  .623|  78  .403 -11.5  -1.4     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons     4652 3365  393   3.1    78| .250  .259| .289  .314| .326  .338| .615  .653|  89  .445 -67.1  -7.1     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Pitching  Glossary / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1898 22 CHC NL   4   7  13   9   7   0   4  0   81.0   86   54   32   0   42   16   7   4     0       1  3.56  3.57  100 1.580
 1901 25 CHW AL   0   0   1   0   0   0   1  0    1.0    2    1    1   0    0    0   0   0     0       0  9.00  3.48   39 2.000
 1902 26 CHW AL   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  0    1.0    3    2    1   0    1    1   0   0     0       0  9.00  3.39   38 4.000
 1906 30 CHW AL   0   0   1   0   0   0   1  0    2.0    1    0    0   0    0    2   0   1     0       0  0.00  2.56  inf 0.500
 1907 31 CHW AL   0   0   1   0   0   0   1  1    0.3    0    0    0   0    0    0   0   0     1       0  0.00  2.40  inf 0.000
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  5 Yr WL% .364   4   7  17  10   7   0   7  1   85.3   92   57   34   0   43   19   7   5     1       1  3.59  3.54   99 1.582
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    10  17  42  25  17   0  17  2  214.7  231  143   85   0  108   47  17  12     2   0   2  3.59  3.54   99 1.582
 Career High      4   7  13   9   7   0   4  1   81.0   86   54   32   0   42   16   7   4     1   0   1  3.56  3.57  100 1.580

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS  LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1898 22 CHC NL OF 28 40 3 2 0 .956 .937 1.54 2.03 4 12 11 P 13 7 19 6 2 .813 .919 2.00 2.25 2.89 2.64 9 81.0 2B 3 2 8 5 0 .667 .943 3.33 5.53 3B 3 2 7 3 1 .750 .900 3.00 3.43 SS 2 3 6 3 2 .750 .909 4.50 5.55 1901 25 CHW AL 1B 137 1387 101 31 79 .980 .974 10.86 7.30 2B 2 1 2 0 0 1.000 .938 1.50 5.65 SS 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 .909 2.00 5.30 3B 1 0 2 1 0 .667 .909 2.00 3.50 P 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 2.50 9.00 2.70 0 1.0 1902 26 CHW AL 1B 133 1401 93 21 97 .986 .980 11.23 7.52 SS 4 4 7 1 3 .917 .924 2.75 5.67 C 1 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 4.70 0 P 1 0 3 0 0 1.000 .938 3.00 2.60 27.00 2.70 1 1.0 1903 27 CHW AL 1B 117 1180 87 20 57 .984 .981 10.83 8.55 3B 19 25 49 15 1 .831 .922 3.89 3.11 2B 2 3 3 0 0 1.000 .938 3.00 5.05 OF 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 .938 3.00 1.90 0 0 1 SS 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.20 1904 28 CHW AL 1B 57 599 48 9 22 .986 .982 11.35 10.78 2B 27 53 80 11 6 .924 .954 4.93 5.04 OF 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 .962 1.00 1.84 0 0 5 SS 4 6 17 5 1 .821 .935 5.75 5.22 1905 29 CHW AL 2B 43 76 112 7 18 .964 .952 4.37 4.91 OF 41 65 5 4 1 .946 .952 1.71 1.83 2 5 34 1B 9 68 14 1 4 .988 .982 9.11 10.64 SS 2 10 5 1 2 .938 .932 7.50 5.20 1906 30 CHW AL 2B 132 292 363 35 36 .949 .954 4.96 5.19 OF 14 17 0 1 0 .944 .960 1.21 1.87 4 7 3 C 1 4 0 0 0 1.000 .952 4.00 5.50 0 P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.50 0.00 3.15 0 2.0 1907 31 CHW AL 2B 119 276 384 30 41 .957 .954 5.55 5.30 OF 5 9 1 0 0 1.000 .962 2.00 1.84 5 0 0 P 1 0 1 0 1 1.000 .909 1.00 2.40 30.00 3.00 0 0.3 SS 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.40 1908 32 CHW AL 1B 65 824 46 9 30 .990 .984 13.38 11.05 2B 18 40 58 9 0 .916 .951 5.44 5.11 1909 33 CHW AL 1B 101 1204 66 8 48 .994 .985 12.57 9.90 OF 9 7 1 2 0 .800 .952 0.89 1.80 0 9 0 2B 5 15 13 2 3 .933 .952 5.60 4.84
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1901 25 CHW AL 1B 137 1387 101 31 79 .980 .974 10.86 7.30 1902 26 CHW AL 1B 133 1401 93 21 97 .986 .980 11.23 7.52 1903 27 CHW AL 1B 117 1180 87 20 57 .984 .981 10.83 8.55 1904 28 CHW AL 1B 57 599 48 9 22 .986 .982 11.35 10.78 1905 29 CHW AL 1B 9 68 14 1 4 .988 .982 9.11 10.64 1908 32 CHW AL 1B 65 824 46 9 30 .990 .984 13.38 11.05 1909 33 CHW AL 1B 101 1204 66 8 48 .994 .985 12.57 9.90 1898 22 CHC NL 2B 3 2 8 5 0 .667 .943 3.33 5.53 1901 25 CHW AL 2B 2 1 2 0 0 1.000 .938 1.50 5.65 1903 27 CHW AL 2B 2 3 3 0 0 1.000 .938 3.00 5.05 1904 28 CHW AL 2B 27 53 80 11 6 .924 .954 4.93 5.04 1905 29 CHW AL 2B 43 76 112 7 18 .964 .952 4.37 4.91 1906 30 CHW AL 2B 132 292 363 35 36 .949 .954 4.96 5.19 1907 31 CHW AL 2B 119 276 384 30 41 .957 .954 5.55 5.30 1908 32 CHW AL 2B 18 40 58 9 0 .916 .951 5.44 5.11 1909 33 CHW AL 2B 5 15 13 2 3 .933 .952 5.60 4.84 1898 22 CHC NL 3B 3 2 7 3 1 .750 .900 3.00 3.43 1901 25 CHW AL 3B 1 0 2 1 0 .667 .909 2.00 3.50 1903 27 CHW AL 3B 19 25 49 15 1 .831 .922 3.89 3.11 1902 26 CHW AL C 1 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 4.70 0 1906 30 CHW AL C 1 4 0 0 0 1.000 .952 4.00 5.50 0 1898 22 CHC NL OF 28 40 3 2 0 .956 .937 1.54 2.03 4 12 11 1903 27 CHW AL OF 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 .938 3.00 1.90 0 0 1 1904 28 CHW AL OF 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 .962 1.00 1.84 0 0 5 1905 29 CHW AL OF 41 65 5 4 1 .946 .952 1.71 1.83 2 5 34 1906 30 CHW AL OF 14 17 0 1 0 .944 .960 1.21 1.87 4 7 3 1907 31 CHW AL OF 5 9 1 0 0 1.000 .962 2.00 1.84 5 0 0 1909 33 CHW AL OF 9 7 1 2 0 .800 .952 0.89 1.80 0 9 0 1898 22 CHC NL P 13 7 19 6 2 .813 .919 2.00 2.25 2.89 2.64 9 81.0 1901 25 CHW AL P 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 2.50 9.00 2.70 0 1.0 1902 26 CHW AL P 1 0 3 0 0 1.000 .938 3.00 2.60 27.00 2.70 1 1.0 1906 30 CHW AL P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.50 0.00 3.15 0 2.0 1907 31 CHW AL P 1 0 1 0 1 1.000 .909 1.00 2.40 30.00 3.00 0 0.3 1898 22 CHC NL SS 2 3 6 3 2 .750 .909 4.50 5.55 1901 25 CHW AL SS 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 .909 2.00 5.30 1902 26 CHW AL SS 4 4 7 1 3 .917 .924 2.75 5.67 1903 27 CHW AL SS 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.20 1904 28 CHW AL SS 4 6 17 5 1 .821 .935 5.75 5.22 1905 29 CHW AL SS 2 10 5 1 2 .938 .932 7.50 5.20 1907 31 CHW AL SS 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.40
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+ Position Total 1B 619 6663 455 99 337 .986 .981 11.50 8.77 2B 351 758 1023 99 104 .947 .953 5.07 5.18 OF 103 146 10 9 1 .945 .949 1.51 1.89 15 33 54 3B 23 27 58 19 2 .817 .919 3.70 3.17 P* 17 7 24 6 3 .838 .920 1.82 2.31 10 85.3 SS 15 24 36 10 8 .857 .927 4.00 5.40 C 2 4 2 0 0 1.000 .952 3.00 5.10 0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+ Overall Total 1130 7629 1608 242 455 .974 .973 8.17 6.76
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1906   WS    CHW CHC     W   6  26   4   8  4  0  0   4   0   6  .308  .308  .462   1  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Batting Average
1905 AL-.296-6

Slugging %
1905 AL-.440-2

OPS
1905 AL-.775-3

Games
1901 AL-137-9
1902 AL-137-6
1903 AL-138-9

At Bats
1901 AL-556-7
1903 AL-546-9

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1901 AL-612-10

Triples
1905 AL-11-9
1906 AL-11-7

Stolen Bases
1901 AL-52-1
1902 AL-38-4
1906 AL-37-3

Singles
1906 AL-124-10

Adjusted OPS+
1905 AL-149-2

Adjusted Batting Runs
1905 AL-17-9

Batting Wins
1905 AL-2.0-9

Offensive Win%
1905 AL-.694-6

Hit By Pitch
1903 AL-6-10
1906 AL-7-10

Sac. Hits
1902 AL-23-3
1903 AL-22-9
1905 AL-28-9
1906 AL-31-5
1907 AL-24-10
Car-202-82

Outs
1901 AL-426-3
1902 AL-408-2
1903 AL-436-1

   

Black Ink: Batting - 2 (588) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 20 (996) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 7.7 (2062) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 7.0 (1276) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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