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Frank Hankinson

Frank Edward Hankinson

Positions: Third Baseman, Leftfielder and Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 168 lb.

Born: April 29, 1856 in New York, NY (All Transactions)
Debut: May 1, 1878
Teams (by GP): Metropolitans/Gothams/WhiteStockings/Trojans/Blues/... 1878-1888

Final Game: October 14, 1888
Died: April 5, 1911 in Palisades Park, NJ
Buried: Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY
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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 IBB Pos Awards
1878 22 CHC NL 58 245 240 38 64 8 3 1 27 5 36 .267 .282 .338 .619 97 81 0 *5/1
1879 23 CHC NL 44 173 171 14 31 4 0 0 8 2 14 .181 .191 .205 .395 26 35 0 1O/5
1880 24 CLV NL 69 264 263 32 55 7 4 1 19 1 23 .209 .212 .278 .490 66 73 0 5O/1
1881 25 TRO NL 85 331 321 34 62 15 0 1 19 10 41 .193 .218 .249 .467 43 80 0 *5/6
1883 27 NYG NL 94 356 337 40 74 13 6 2 30 19 38 .220 .261 .312 .573 73 105 0 *5/O
1884 28 NYG NL 105 412 389 44 90 16 7 2 43 23 59 .231 .274 .324 .598 85 126 0 *5/O
1885 29 NYP AA 94 375 362 43 81 12 2 2 44 12 .224 .251 .285 .535 81 103 1 *5/1
1886 30 NYP AA 136 571 522 66 126 14 5 2 63 10 49 .241 .306 .299 .605 94 156 0 *5
1887 31 NYP AA 127 550 512 79 137 29 11 1 71 19 38 .268 .318 .373 .691 95 191 0 *5
1888 32 KCC AA 37 166 155 20 27 4 1 1 20 2 11 .174 .229 .232 .461 45 36 0 4/65O3
10 Yrs 849 3443 3272 410 747 122 39 13 344 31 170 211 .228 .267 .301 .568 77 986 1
162 Game Avg. 162 657 624 78 143 23 7 2 66 32 .228 .267 .301 .568 77 188 0
NYP (3 yrs) 357 1496 1396 188 344 55 18 5 178 29 99 .246 .297 .322 .619 91 450 1
NYG (2 yrs) 199 768 726 84 164 29 13 4 73 42 97 .226 .268 .318 .586 79 231 0
CHC (2 yrs) 102 418 411 52 95 12 3 1 35 7 50 .231 .244 .282 .526 67 116 0
TRO (1 yr) 85 331 321 34 62 15 0 1 19 10 41 .193 .218 .249 .467 43 80 0
CLV (1 yr) 69 264 263 32 55 7 4 1 19 1 23 .209 .212 .278 .490 66 73 0
KCC (1 yr) 37 166 155 20 27 4 1 1 20 2 11 .174 .229 .232 .461 45 36 0
NL (6 yrs) 455 1781 1721 202 376 63 20 7 146 60 211 .218 .245 .291 .535 68 500 0
AA (4 yrs) 394 1662 1551 208 371 59 19 6 198 31 110 .239 .290 .313 .603 87 486 1

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
1878 22 CHC NL 58 245 -3 0 0 3 2 2 0.1 7 9 0.9 .503 .501 0.6 0.5 6 $ *5/1
1879 23 CHC NL 44 173 -14 0 0 1 4 -10 -1.0 5 -4 -1.0 .479 .494 -1.0 0.0 -5 $ 1O/5
1880 24 CLV NL 69 264 -8 0 0 -4 2 -11 -1.2 8 -3 -0.3 .484 .493 0.1 -0.3 1 $ 5O/1
1881 25 TRO NL 85 331 -23 0 0 5 3 -15 -1.6 10 -5 -0.5 .483 .491 -0.9 0.7 -10 $ *5/6
1883 27 NYG NL 94 356 -11 0 0 1 3 -7 -0.8 11 4 0.4 .494 .496 0.5 0.3 3 $ *5/O
1884 28 NYG NL 105 412 -8 0 0 3 3 -2 -0.4 13 11 1.0 .498 .499 0.9 0.5 8 $ *5/O
1885 29 NYP AA 94 375 -4 0 0 8 3 8 0.7 6 14 1.4 .507 .504 0.6 1.0 6 $ *5/1
1886 30 NYP AA 136 571 -1 -2 0 11 4 12 1.0 9 22 2.0 .508 .507 1.0 1.3 10 $ *5
1887 31 NYP AA 127 550 -5 -3 0 -4 4 -8 -0.6 9 0 0.4 .495 .496 0.6 0.1 4 $ *5
1888 32 KCC AA 37 166 -10 -1 0 0 1 -11 -1.0 3 -8 -0.7 .473 .494 -0.7 0.1 -8 $ 4/65O3
10 Seasons 849 3443 -88 -6 0 24 29 -41 -4.6 80 39 3.6 .495 .498 1.7 4.3 15 $
NYP (3 yrs) 357 1496 -10 -5 0 15 12 12 1.1 24 35 3.8 .503 .502 2.2 2.5 20 $
NYG (2 yrs) 199 768 -19 0 0 4 6 -9 -1.1 23 15 1.4 .496 .498 1.4 0.8 11 $
CHC (2 yrs) 102 418 -18 0 0 4 6 -8 -0.9 12 4 -0.1 .493 .498 -0.4 0.5 1 $
TRO (1 yr) 85 331 -23 0 0 5 3 -15 -1.6 10 -5 -0.5 .483 .491 -0.9 0.7 -10 $
CLV (1 yr) 69 264 -8 0 0 -4 2 -11 -1.2 8 -3 -0.3 .484 .493 0.1 -0.3 1 $
KCC (1 yr) 37 166 -10 -1 0 0 1 -11 -1.0 3 -8 -0.7 .473 .494 -0.7 0.1 -8 $

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 PwrSpd
1878 22 CHC NL 245 176 23 3.5 71 .310 .267 .273 .282 .292 .338 .336 .619 .628 97 .513 -1.0 -0.1 .071
1879 23 CHC NL 173 140 7 1.4 72 .197 .181 .268 .191 .284 .205 .347 .395 .632 26 .149 -13.7 -1.6 .023
1880 24 CLV NL 264 208 15 1.9 60 .226 .209 .243 .212 .266 .278 .321 .490 .587 66 .287 -9.4 -1.1 .068
1881 25 TRO NL 331 259 17 1.8 78 .219 .193 .269 .218 .300 .249 .353 .467 .653 43 .204 -20.8 -2.3 .056
1883 27 NYG NL 356 263 27 2.7 80 .242 .220 .267 .261 .294 .312 .368 .573 .662 73 .332 -10.6 -1.1 .092
1884 28 NYG NL 412 299 35 3.1 76 .268 .231 .255 .274 .296 .324 .353 .598 .648 85 .423 -6.9 -0.8 .093
1885 29 NYP AA 375 281 26 2.5 61 .219 .224 .234 .251 .278 .285 .314 .535 .592 81 .354 -6.9 -0.8 .061
1886 30 NYP AA 571 396 48 3.2 71 .238 .241 .241 .306 .304 .299 .322 .605 .625 94 .459 -2.9 -0.3 .543 .170 .057 3.3
1887 31 NYP AA 550 375 61 4.2 94 .266 .268 .275 .318 .338 .373 .371 .691 .709 95 .479 -4.5 -0.4 .661 .217 .105 1.9
1888 32 KCC AA 166 128 8 1.7 74 .169 .174 .249 .229 .307 .232 .329 .461 .636 45 .227 -9.7 -1.2 .383 .142 .058 1.3
10 Yrs 3443 2525 267 2.8 75 .241 .228 .257 .267 .300 .301 .343 .568 .642 77 .378 -86.4 -9.8 .470 .134 .073 18.3
162 Game Avg. 657 482 51 2.8 75 .241 .228 .257 .267 .300 .301 .343 .568 .642 77 .378 -86.4 -9.8 .470 .134 .073 3
NYP (3 yrs) 1496 1052 135 3.4 77 .244 .246 .252 .297 .310 .322 .338 .619 .648 91 .443 -14.3 -1.6 .440 .143 .076 9.1
NYG (2 yrs) 768 562 62 2.9 78 .256 .226 .260 .268 .295 .318 .360 .586 .655 79 .380 -17.5 -1.9 .092
CHC (2 yrs) 418 316 30 2.6 71 .261 .231 .271 .244 .289 .282 .341 .526 .630 67 .367 -14.8 -1.7 .051
TRO (1 yr) 331 259 17 1.8 78 .219 .193 .269 .218 .300 .249 .353 .467 .653 43 .205 -20.8 -2.3 .056
CLV (1 yr) 264 208 15 1.9 60 .226 .209 .243 .212 .266 .278 .321 .490 .587 66 .286 -9.4 -1.1 .068
KCC (1 yr) 166 128 8 1.7 74 .169 .174 .249 .229 .307 .232 .329 .461 .636 45 .227 -9.7 -1.2 .383 .142 .058 1.3
NL (6 yrs) 1781 1345 124 2.5 74 .246 .218 .262 .245 .290 .291 .348 .535 .638 68 .332 -62.5 -7.0 .072
AA (4 yrs) 1662 1180 143 3.2 77 .236 .239 .251 .290 .310 .313 .337 .603 .646 87 .425 -23.9 -2.7 .434 .143 .074 10.6

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
1878 22 58 245 240 38 64 8 3 1 27 5 36 .267 .282 .338 .619 97 81 0
1879 23 102 418 411 52 95 12 3 1 35 7 50 .231 .244 .282 .526 67 116 0
1880 24 171 682 674 84 150 19 7 2 54 8 73 .223 .232 .280 .512 67 189 0
1881 25 256 1013 995 118 212 34 7 3 73 18 114 .213 .227 .270 .497 59 269 0
1882 26 256 1013 995 118 212 34 7 3 73 18 114 .213 .227 .270 .497 59 269 0
1883 27 350 1369 1332 158 286 47 13 5 103 37 152 .215 .236 .281 .517 63 374 0
1884 28 455 1781 1721 202 376 63 20 7 146 60 211 .218 .245 .291 .535 68 500 0
1885 29 549 2156 2083 245 457 75 22 9 190 72 211 .219 .246 .289 .535 70 603 1
1886 30 685 2727 2605 311 583 89 27 11 253 10 121 211 .224 .259 .291 .550 75 759 1
1887 31 812 3277 3117 390 720 118 38 12 324 29 159 211 .231 .269 .305 .573 78 950 1
1888 32 849 3443 3272 410 747 122 39 13 344 31 170 211 .228 .267 .301 .568 77 986 1

Neutralized Batting

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 G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1878 22 154 627 615 80 148 18 7 2 57 0 12 96 .241 .255 .302 .558 48 58
1879 23 89 341 338 21 54 7 0 0 12 0 3 28 .160 .167 .180 .348 10 44
1880 24 132 501 499 59 103 13 7 2 35 0 2 44 .206 .210 .273 .482 29 69
1881 25 164 628 610 57 110 27 0 2 32 0 18 79 .180 .204 .234 .438 29 85
1883 27 154 561 534 50 104 18 8 3 38 0 27 62 .195 .234 .275 .509 34 94
1884 28 149 564 536 49 111 20 9 2 48 0 28 84 .207 .246 .289 .536 38 105
1885 29 137 542 524 59 114 17 3 3 60 0 17 0 .218 .244 .279 .522 35 94
1886 30 159 643 592 63 130 14 5 2 60 10 51 0 .220 .281 .270 .552 45 136
1887 31 149 607 571 66 131 28 11 1 59 18 36 0 .229 .275 .322 .597 50 127
1888 32 44 192 180 20 29 4 1 1 20 2 12 0 .161 .214 .211 .425 8 37
10 Yrs 1331 5206 4999 524 1034 166 51 18 421 30 206 393 .207 .238 .271 .510 326 849
162 Game Avg. 162 634 608 64 126 20 6 2 51 25 .207 .238 .271 .510 40 849

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Defensive WAR† s c a p y
1878 NL  0.5 (9th)
1885 AA  1.0 (6th)
1886 AA  1.3 (5th)

Games Played s c a p y
1881 NL  85 (1st)

Home Runs s c a p y
1878 NL  1 (5th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1878 NL  36 (4th)
1881 NL  41 (3rd)

AB per HR s c a p y
1878 NL  240.0 (9th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1881 NL  259 (8th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 1 (743), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 5 (1784), Average HOFer ≈ 144

Similarity Scores

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