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Frank Biscan

Frank Stephen Biscan (Porky)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: March 13, 1920 in Mount Olive, IL
High School: Mount Olive HS (Mount Olive, IL) (All Transactions)
Debut: May 3, 1942
Team: Browns 1942-1948

Final Game: September 30, 1948
Died: May 22, 1959 in St. Louis, MO
Buried: Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis, MO
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Standard Pitching

Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1942 22 SLB AL 0 1 .000 2.33 11 0 6 0 0 1 27.0 13 8 7 1 11 10 0 0 1 104 162 0.889 4.3 0.3 3.7 3.3 0.91
1946 26 SLB AL 1 1 .500 5.16 16 0 5 0 0 1 22.2 28 13 13 0 22 9 0 0 0 112 74 2.206 11.1 0.0 8.7 3.6 0.41
1948 28 SLB AL 6 7 .462 6.11 47 4 22 1 0 2 98.2 129 78 67 3 71 45 9 0 6 494 75 2.027 11.8 0.3 6.5 4.1 0.63
3 Yrs 7 9 .438 5.28 74 4 33 1 0 4 148.1 170 99 87 4 104 64 9 0 7 710 82 1.847 10.3 0.2 6.3 3.9 0.62
162 Game Avg. 6 8 .438 5.28 65 3 29 1 0 3 129 148 86 76 3 91 56 8 0 6 619 82 1.847 10.3 0.2 6.3 3.9 0.62

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1942 22 SLB AL 27.0 11 0 8 2.67 4.29 -0.12 0.00 102.0 4.51 5 0.6 1.0 -0.0 0.7 7 .554 .504 $
1946 26 SLB AL 22.2 16 0 13 5.16 4.10 -0.19 0.00 106.7 4.57 -2 -0.2 1.0 -0.0 0.0 0 .489 .499 $
1948 28 SLB AL 98.2 47 4 78 7.11 5.05 -0.33 0.00 106.4 5.73 -15 -1.5 .9 -0.0 -0.8 -6 .468 .491 $
3 Seasons 148.1 74 4 99 6.01 4.77 -0.27 0.00 105.7 5.33 -12 -1.1 .9 -0.1 -0.1 1 .486 .498 $

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB ROE
1948 28 SLB AL 47 165 400 78 129 14 0 3 3 2 71 45 .323 .435 .380 .815 .358 152 2 9 14 0 2
1 Yr 47 165 400 78 129 14 0 3 3 2 71 45 .323 .435 .380 .815 .358 152 2 9 14 0 2
162 Game Avg. 63 220 533 104 172 19 0 4 4 3 95 60 .323 .435 .380 .815 .358 203 3 12 19 0 3
MLB Averages .258 .329 .323 .652 .276

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1948 28 SLB AL -17.4 -1.7 177 -1.3 1.6 -2.8 .69 -1.1 -0.8 -15.2 -1.4 0.70 -13.3 5 0 13
3 Yrs -15.3 -1.4 177 -1.3 1.6 -2.8 .69 -1.1 -0.8 -15.2 -1.4 0.70 -13.3 5 0 13

Starting Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GS Wgs Lgs ND Wchp Ltuf Wtm Ltm tmW-L% Wlst Lsv CG SHO QS QS% GmScA Best Wrst BQR BQS sDR lDR RS/GS RS/IP IP/GS Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
1948 28 SLB AL 47 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 4 .000 0 0 1 0 1 25% 29.2 44 24 10 4 2 1 3.4 4.0
1 Yr 47 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 4 .000 0 0 1 0 1 25% 29 44 24 10 4 2 1 3.4 4.0
MLB Averages .500 55% 51 115 -11 4.2 4.8 6.9

Reliever Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1942 22 SLB AL 11 11 6 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 8 1 0 7.4
1946 26 SLB AL 16 16 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 8 3 2 4.3
1948 28 SLB AL 47 43 22 6 5 2 2 0 100% 2 0 11 3 27% .685 5 0 13 3 3 13 8 11 24 10 10 5 5.8
3 Yrs 74 70 33 7 7 2 4 0 200% 2 0 11 3 27% .685 5 0 13 3 3 13 8 11 40 14 10 7 5.7

Ratio Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1942 22 SLB AL 104 1.0% 9.6% 10.6% 77%
1946 26 SLB AL 112 0.0% 8.0% 19.6% 71%
1948 28 SLB AL 494 43% 1.8% 27.3% 43.0% 10.3% 13% 1.09 213% 44 2 5%
3 Yrs 710 43% 1.1% 16.8% 27.3% 4.5% 10% 1.09 134% 44 2 5%
MLB Averages 49% 1.3% 9.8% 9.7% 3.2% 13% 0.95 84% 10%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1942 22 SLB AL 13 1 1
1946 26 SLB AL 28 0 0
1948 28 SLB AL 165 129 3 0 8 0 1 1 0 16 8 3 50% 2 6 0 77 3 2 60% 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 329
3 Yrs 165 170 4 0 8 0 1 1 0 16 8 3 50% 2 7 0 77 3 2 60% 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 329
MLB Averages 53% 56%

Cumulative Pitching

Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1942 22 0 1 .000 2.33 11 0 6 0 0 1 27.0 13 8 7 1 11 10 0 0 1 104 162 0.889 4.3 0.3 3.7 3.3 0.91 162
1943 23 0 1 .000 2.33 11 0 6 0 0 1 27.0 13 8 7 1 11 10 0 0 1 104 162 0.889 4.3 0.3 3.7 3.3 0.91 162
1944 24 0 1 .000 2.33 11 0 6 0 0 1 27.0 13 8 7 1 11 10 0 0 1 104 162 0.889 4.3 0.3 3.7 3.3 0.91 162
1945 25 0 1 .000 2.33 11 0 6 0 0 1 27.0 13 8 7 1 11 10 0 0 1 104 162 0.889 4.3 0.3 3.7 3.3 0.91 162
1946 26 1 2 .333 3.62 27 0 11 0 0 2 49.2 41 21 20 1 33 19 0 0 1 216 105 1.490 7.4 0.2 6.0 3.4 0.58 105
1947 27 1 2 .333 3.62 27 0 11 0 0 2 49.2 41 21 20 1 33 19 0 0 1 216 105 1.490 7.4 0.2 6.0 3.4 0.58 105
1948 28 7 9 .438 5.28 74 4 33 1 0 4 148.1 170 99 87 4 104 64 9 0 7 710 82 1.847 10.3 0.2 6.3 3.9 0.62 82

Neutralized Pitching

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1942 22 2 1 .667 2.17 29.0 13 8 7 1 11 11 0 0.828 4.0 3.4 3.4 1.00 0.3 11
1946 26 1 1 .500 6.00 21.0 30 16 14 0 24 8 0 2.571 12.9 10.3 3.4 0.33 0.0 16
1948 28 4 7 .364 5.28 104.0 126 68 61 3 69 47 9 1.875 10.9 6.0 4.1 0.68 0.3 47
3 Yrs 7 9 .438 4.79 154.0 169 92 82 4 104 66 9 1.773 9.9 3.9 0.63 0.2 74

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
1948 AL  47 (3rd)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1948 AL  6 (6th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1948 AL  9 (1st)

Games Finished s c a p y
1948 AL  22 (5th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 1 (2619), Average HOFer ≈ 185

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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