Frank Carswell

Frank Willis Carswell

Positions: Pinch Hitter and Leftfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: November 6, 1919 in Palestine, TX
High School: Jefferson Davis HS (Houston, TX)
School: Rice University (Houston, TX)(All Transactions)
Debut: April 17, 1953
Team: Tigers 1953

Final Game: May 30, 1953
Died: October 16, 1998 in Houston, TX
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Standard Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	Pos	Awards
1941	21	DET-min	D	70	275	275		93	17	9	3						.338	.338	.498	.836		137						JAM · PONY
1942		Did not play in major leagues (Voluntarily Retired)
1943		Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1944		Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1945		Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1946	26	DET-min	AA	77	254	254		69	15	2	2						.272	.272	.370	.642		94						DAL · TL
1947	27	PAR	B	135	552	552		201	36	7	36						.364	.364	.650	1.014		359						PAR · BSTL
1948	28	PAR,DAL	B,AA	133	507	507		174	35	6	10						.343	.343	.495	.838		251						PAR,DAL · BSTL,TL
1949	29	TXA	B	146	594	594		229	42	7	21						.386	.386	.586	.971		348						TXA · BSTL
1950	30	TXA	B	126	478	478		191	51	2	18						.400	.400	.628	1.027		300						TXA · BSTL
1951	31	BFL	AAA	124	490	444	59	134	37	3	9	79	4		32	28	.302	.356	.459	.815		204		5	9			BFL · IL
1952	32	DET-min	AAA	141	559	511	88	176	34	0	30	101	4		39	34	.344	.396	.587	.983		300		5	4			BFL · IL
1953	33	DET-min	AAA	105	404	362	60	117	28	1	23	75	3		36	30	.323	.388	.597	.984		216		2	4			BFL · IL
1953	33	DET	AL	16	18	15	2	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	1	.267	.389	.267	.656	81	4	0	0	0		/7O
1954	34	DET-min	AAA	130	493	421	60	134	26	1	16	87	3		53	34	.318	.393	.499	.892		210		3	10	6		BFL · IL
1955	35	STL-min	AAA,AA	136	504	435	60	144	33	1	11	85	1	0	49	37	.331	.397	.487	.884		212	13	5	5	10		OMA,HSN · AA,TL
1956	36	LAD-CHC-min	Opn,AA	141	509	436	56	130	22	2	21	92	1	3	63	35	.298	.384	.502	.886		219	10	2	1	7		POR,TUL · PCL,TL
1957	37	CHC-min	Opn	115	238	217	20	57	11	0	9	49	1		16	23	.263	.312	.438	.750		95	9	1	1	3		POR · PCL
1958	38	DET-min	D	1	1	1		1	0	0	0						1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000		1						DEC · MIDW
1 Yr				16	18	15	2	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	1	.267	.389	.267	.656	81	4	0	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	182	152	20	41	0	0	0	20	0	0	30	10	.267	.389	.267	.656	81	41	0	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	RAA	WAA	Rrep	RAR	WAR	waaWL%	162WL%	oWAR	dWAR	oRAR	Salary	Pos	Awards
1953	33	DET	AL	16	18	-0	0	0	0	-0	-0	-0.0	0	0	0.0	.498	.500	0.0	-0.0	0	$	/7O
1 Season				16	18	-0	0	0	0	-0	-0	-0.0	0	0	0.0	.498	.500	0.0	-0.0	0	$

Advanced Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Outs	RC	RC/G	AIR	BAbip	BA	lgBA	OBP	lgOBP	SLG	lgSLG	OPS	lgOPS	OPS+	OWn%	BtRuns	BtWins	TotA	SecA	ISO
1953	33	DET	AL	18	11	2	4.9	101	.286	.267	.267	.389	.343	.267	.393	.656	.737	81	.541	-0.2	-0.0	.636	.200	.000
1 Yr				18	11	2	4.9	101	.286	.267	.267	.389	.343	.267	.393	.656	.737	81	.541	-0.2	-0.0	.636	.200	.000
162 Game Avg.				182	111	20	4.9	101	.286	.267	.267	.389	.343	.267	.393	.656	.737	81	.541	-0.2	-0.0	.636	.200	.000

Ratio Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	GO/AO	IP%
1953	33	DET	AL	18	0.0%	5.6%	16.7%	0.0%	0%	0.33	15.0		7.5	1.00	78%
1 Yr				18	0.0%	5.6%	16.7%	0.0%	0%	0.33	15.0		7.5	1.00	78%
MLB Averages					2.2%	10.7%	9.1%	6.7%	29%	1.18	8.3	40.9	7.9	0.96	76%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	PHlev	AB
1953	33	DET	AL	-0.2	-0.0	18	-0.2	0.1	-0.3	1.05	-0.1	-0.1	-0.4	-0.0	0.98	-0.4	1.27	12
1 Yr				-0.2	-0.0	18	-0.2	0.1	-0.3	1.05	-0.1	-0.1	-0.4	-0.0	0.98	-0.4	1.27	12

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	ROE	XI	RS%	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	OOB	BT	XBT%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
1953	33	DET	AL	0	0	29%	8	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
1 Yr				0	0	29%	8	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1

Situational Hitting*

						Hits			Pinch Hitting					Home Runs								SH			GIDP			PrdOut			BaseRunners			Advances
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	H	Inf	Bnt	AB	H	HR	RBI	PHlev	All	GS	GSo	vRH	vLH	Hm	Rd	IP	Att	Suc	%	Opp	DP	%	Opp	Suc	%	BR	BRS	BRS%	<2,3B	Scr	%	0,2B	Adv	%	PAu
1953	33	DET	AL	18	78%	4			12	4	0	2	1.27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0%	1	0	0%	16	2	13%	4	1	25%	0	0		0
1 Yr				18	78%	4			12	4	0	2	1.27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0%	1	0	0%	16	2	13%	4	1	25%	0	0		0
MLB Averages					50%																			88%			11%			31%			15%			52%			55%

Cumulative Batting

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1953	33	16	18	15	2	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	1	.267	.389	.267	.656	81	4	0	0	0

Neutralized Batting

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	RC	Gact
1953	33	17	20	16	3	5	3	4	1	.313	.450	.313	.763	2	16
1 Yr		17	20	16	3	5	3	4	1	.313	.450	.313	.763	2	16
162 Game Avg.		162	191	152	29	48	29	38	10	.313	.450	.313	.763	19	16

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