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Frank Fanovich

Frank Joseph Fanovich (Lefty)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: January 11, 1923 in New York, NY
Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent in 1946. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 25, 1949
Teams (by GP): Reds/Athletics 1949-1953

Final Game: September 16, 1953
Died: August 27, 2011 in New Smyrna Beach, FL
Buried: Sea Pines Memorial Gardens, Edgewater, FL
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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
1949 26 CIN NL 0 2 .000 5.40 29 1 13 0 0 0 43.1 44 31 26 2 28 27 2 1 1 203 78 1.662 9.1 0.4 5.8 5.6 0.96
1953 30 PHA AL 0 3 .000 5.55 26 3 9 0 0 0 61.2 62 41 38 5 37 37 6 0 7 282 78 1.605 9.0 0.7 5.4 5.4 1.00
2 Yrs 0 5 .000 5.49 55 4 22 0 0 0 105.0 106 72 64 7 65 64 8 1 8 485 78 1.629 9.1 0.6 5.6 5.5 0.98
162 Game Avg. 0 6 .000 5.49 63 5 25 0 0 0 121 122 83 74 8 75 74 9 1 9 559 78 1.629 9.1 0.6 5.6 5.5 0.98
PHA (1 yr) 0 3 .000 5.55 26 3 9 0 0 0 61.2 62 41 38 5 37 37 6 0 7 282 78 1.605 9.0 0.7 5.4 5.4 1.00
CIN (1 yr) 0 2 .000 5.40 29 1 13 0 0 0 43.1 44 31 26 2 28 27 2 1 1 203 78 1.662 9.1 0.4 5.8 5.6 0.96

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
1949 26 CIN NL 44.0 29 1 31 6.34 4.93 -0.06 0.00 103.7 5.17 -6 -0.6 .9 -0.0 -0.2 -1 .480 .496 $
1953 30 PHA AL 61.2 26 3 41 5.98 4.86 -0.21 0.00 107.3 5.45 -4 -0.4 .5 0.0 0.1 2 .485 .498 $
2 Seasons 105.2 55 4 72 6.13 4.89 -0.15 0.00 105.8 5.33 -10 -1.0 .7 -0.0 -0.1 1 .482 .497 $
PHA (1 yr) 61.2 26 3 41 5.98 4.86 -0.21 0.00 107.3 5.45 -4 -0.4 .5 0.0 0.1 2 .485 .498 $
CIN (1 yr) 44.0 29 1 31 6.34 4.93 -0.06 0.00 103.7 5.17 -6 -0.6 .9 -0.0 -0.2 -1 .480 .496 $

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
1949 26 CIN NL 29 95 174 31 44 9 0 2 1 0 28 27 .253 .363 .339 .702 .290 59 0 2 3 0 3
1953 30 PHA AL 26 267 228 41 62 8 3 5 4 5 37 37 .272 .387 .399 .787 .306 91 3 6 12 0 4
2 Yrs 55 362 402 72 106 17 3 7 5 5 65 64 .264 .377 .373 .750 .299 150 3 8 15 0 7
162 Game Avg. 63 417 463 83 122 20 3 8 6 6 75 74 .264 .377 .373 .750 .299 173 3 9 17 0 8
MLB Averages .261 .338 .378 .716 .277

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1949 26 CIN NL -6.0 -0.6 99 -0.7 0.7 -1.4 .58 -0.4 -0.8 -10.4 -1.0 0.58 -6.0 3 3 8
1953 30 PHA AL -7.3 -0.7 281 -1.1 1.4 -2.5 .40 -0.7 -2.1 -8.1 -0.8 0.40 -5.7 1 4 16
2 Yrs -13.3 -1.3 380 -1.9 2.1 -3.9 .45 -1.1 -3.0 -18.6 -1.8 0.45 -11.7 4 7 24

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
1949 26 CIN NL 29 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0% 18.0 18 18 7 7 1 0 2.0 3.0 2.3
1953 30 PHA AL 26 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 .000 0 1 0 0 0 0% 34.7 42 27 7 5 1 2 3.3 0.8 3.7
2 Yrs 55 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 3 .000 0 1 0 0 0 0% 31 42 18 14 12 2 2 3.0 1.3 3.3
MLB Averages .500 49% 50 106 -9 4.6 4.6 6.7

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
1949 26 CIN NL 29 28 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 9 60% .584 3 3 8 0 3 11 8 6 16 6 7 6 4.5
1953 30 PHA AL 26 23 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 100% 7 .404 1 4 16 0 1 21 4 18 15 2 14 4 6.6
2 Yrs 55 51 22 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 23 17 74% .451 4 7 24 0 4 32 12 24 31 8 21 10 5.4

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%
1949 26 CIN NL 208 27% 2.1% 28.4% 29.5% 11.6% 25% 1.00 153% 28 0 0%
1953 30 PHA AL 283 37% 1.9% 13.9% 13.9% 6.0% 26% 0.96 70% 67 3 4%
2 Yrs 491 35% 1.9% 17.7% 18.0% 7.5% 26% 0.97 91% 95 3 3%
MLB Averages 49% 2.4% 12.1% 11.7% 6.9% 25% 0.95 91% 11%

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
1949 26 CIN NL 95 44 2 0 6 1 0 0 1 15 5 2 33% 3 1 1 47 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 113
1953 30 PHA AL 267 62 5 0 13 4 0 3 1 29 19 3 66% 4 7 0 104 4 5 44% 2 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 11 16
2 Yrs 362 106 7 0 19 5 0 3 2 44 24 5 55% 7 8 1 151 5 5 50% 3 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 12 129
MLB Averages 53% 55%

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+
1949 26 0 2 .000 5.40 29 1 13 0 0 0 43.1 44 31 26 2 28 27 2 1 1 203 78 1.662 9.1 0.4 5.8 5.6 0.96 78
1950 27 0 2 .000 5.40 29 1 13 0 0 0 43.1 44 31 26 2 28 27 2 1 1 203 78 1.662 9.1 0.4 5.8 5.6 0.96 78
1951 28 0 2 .000 5.40 29 1 13 0 0 0 43.1 44 31 26 2 28 27 2 1 1 203 78 1.662 9.1 0.4 5.8 5.6 0.96 78
1952 29 0 2 .000 5.40 29 1 13 0 0 0 43.1 44 31 26 2 28 27 2 1 1 203 78 1.662 9.1 0.4 5.8 5.6 0.96 78
1953 30 0 5 .000 5.49 55 4 22 0 0 0 105.0 106 72 64 7 65 64 8 1 8 485 78 1.629 9.1 0.6 5.6 5.5 0.98 78

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
1949 26 2 3 .400 5.20 45.0 45 29 26 2 29 28 2 1.644 9.0 5.8 5.6 0.97 0.4 29
1953 30 2 4 .333 5.29 63.0 63 41 37 5 38 38 6 1.603 9.0 5.4 5.4 1.00 0.7 26
2 Yrs 4 7 .364 5.25 108.0 108 70 63 7 67 66 8 1.620 9.0 5.5 0.99 0.6 55

* 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

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1953 AL  7 (3rd)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1953 AL  6 (10th)

                           

Similarity Scores

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