Frank Killen
Frank Bissell Killen (Lefty)
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: November 30, 1870 in Pittsburgh, PA (All Transactions)
Debut: August 27, 1891
Final Game: June 27, 1900
Died: December 3, 1939 in Pittsburgh, PA
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Standard Pitching

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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
1891 20 MIL AA 7 4 .636 1.68 11 11 0 11 2 0 96.2 73 42 18 1 51 38 0 0 4 374 262 1.283 6.8 0.1 4.7 3.5 0.75
1892 21 WHS NL 29 26 .527 3.31 60 52 7 46 2 0 459.2 448 286 169 15 182 147 0 0 18 0 98 1.371 8.8 0.3 3.6 2.9 0.81
1893 22 PIT NL 36 14 .720 3.64 55 48 6 38 2 0 415.0 401 235 168 12 140 99 0 1 10 0 125 1.304 8.7 0.3 3.0 2.1 0.71
1894 23 PIT NL 14 11 .560 4.50 28 28 0 20 1 0 204.0 261 148 102 3 86 62 0 0 2 0 116 1.701 11.5 0.1 3.8 2.7 0.72
1895 24 PIT NL 5 5 .500 5.49 13 11 2 6 0 0 95.0 113 77 58 2 57 25 0 0 3 0 83 1.789 10.7 0.2 5.4 2.4 0.44
1896 25 PIT NL 30 18 .625 3.41 52 50 1 44 5 0 432.1 476 244 164 7 119 134 0 1 9 0 123 1.376 9.9 0.1 2.5 2.8 1.13
1897 26 PIT NL 17 23 .425 4.46 42 41 1 38 1 0 337.1 417 246 167 4 76 99 8 0 5 0 94 1.461 11.1 0.1 2.0 2.6 1.30
1898 27 TOT NL 16 20 .444 3.68 40 39 1 32 0 0 306.0 350 186 125 7 70 91 13 1 6 0 98 1.373 10.3 0.2 2.1 2.7 1.30
1898 27 PIT NL 10 11 .476 3.75 23 23 0 17 0 0 177.2 201 106 74 3 41 48 11 0 3 0 95 1.362 10.2 0.2 2.1 2.4 1.17
1898 27 WHS NL 6 9 .400 3.58 17 16 1 15 0 0 128.1 149 80 51 4 29 43 2 1 3 0 102 1.387 10.4 0.3 2.0 3.0 1.48
1899 28 TOT NL 7 7 .500 4.45 14 14 0 12 0 0 111.1 126 76 55 3 30 26 4 0 6 0 93 1.401 10.2 0.2 2.4 2.1 0.87
1899 28 WHS NL 0 2 .000 6.00 2 2 0 1 0 0 12.0 18 11 8 0 4 3 1 0 1 0 65 1.833 13.5 0.0 3.0 2.3 0.75
1899 28 BSN NL 7 5 .583 4.26 12 12 0 11 0 0 99.1 108 65 47 3 26 23 3 0 5 0 98 1.349 9.8 0.3 2.4 2.1 0.88
1900 29 CHC NL 3 3 .500 4.67 6 6 0 6 0 0 54.0 65 31 28 1 11 4 2 0 1 0 78 1.407 10.8 0.2 1.8 0.7 0.36
10 Seasons 164 131 .556 3.78 321 300 18 253 13 0 2511.1 2730 1571 1054 55 822 725 27 3 64 374 108 1.414 9.8 0.2 2.9 2.6 0.88
162 Game Avg. 18 14 .556 3.78 35 33 2 28 1 0 275 299 172 115 6 90 79 3 0 7 41 108 1.414 9.8 0.2 2.9 2.6 0.88
PIT (6 yrs) 112 82 .577 3.97 213 201 10 163 9 0 1661.1 1869 1056 733 31 519 467 19 2 32 0 110 1.437 10.1 0.2 2.8 2.5 0.90
WHS (3 yrs) 35 37 .486 3.42 79 70 8 62 2 0 600.0 615 377 228 19 215 193 3 1 22 0 98 1.383 9.2 0.3 3.2 2.9 0.90
MIL (1 yr) 7 4 .636 1.68 11 11 0 11 2 0 96.2 73 42 18 1 51 38 0 0 4 374 262 1.283 6.8 0.1 4.7 3.5 0.75
BSN (1 yr) 7 5 .583 4.26 12 12 0 11 0 0 99.1 108 65 47 3 26 23 3 0 5 0 98 1.349 9.8 0.3 2.4 2.1 0.88
CHC (1 yr) 3 3 .500 4.67 6 6 0 6 0 0 54.0 65 31 28 1 11 4 2 0 1 0 78 1.407 10.8 0.2 1.8 0.7 0.36
NL (9 yrs) 157 127 .553 3.86 310 289 18 242 11 0 2414.2 2657 1529 1036 54 771 687 27 3 60 0 106 1.420 9.9 0.2 2.9 2.6 0.89
AA (1 yr) 7 4 .636 1.68 11 11 0 11 2 0 96.2 73 42 18 1 51 38 0 0 4 374 262 1.283 6.8 0.1 4.7 3.5 0.75

Cumulative Pitching

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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+
1891 20 7 4 .636 1.68 11 11 0 11 2 0 96.2 73 42 18 1 51 38 0 0 4 374 262 1.283 6.8 0.1 4.7 3.5 0.75 262
1892 21 36 30 .545 3.03 71 63 7 57 4 0 556.1 521 328 187 16 233 185 0 0 22 374 114 1.355 8.4 0.3 3.8 3.0 0.79 114
1893 22 72 44 .621 3.29 126 111 13 95 6 0 971.1 922 563 355 28 373 284 0 1 32 374 119 1.333 8.5 0.3 3.5 2.6 0.76 119
1894 23 86 55 .610 3.50 154 139 13 115 7 0 1175.1 1183 711 457 31 459 346 0 1 34 374 119 1.397 9.1 0.2 3.5 2.6 0.75 119
1895 24 91 60 .603 3.65 167 150 15 121 7 0 1270.1 1296 788 515 33 516 371 0 1 37 374 115 1.426 9.2 0.2 3.7 2.6 0.72 115
1896 25 121 78 .608 3.59 219 200 16 165 12 0 1702.2 1772 1032 679 40 635 505 0 2 46 374 116 1.414 9.4 0.2 3.4 2.7 0.80 116
1897 26 138 101 .577 3.73 261 241 17 203 13 0 2040.0 2189 1278 846 44 711 604 8 2 51 374 112 1.422 9.7 0.2 3.1 2.7 0.85 112
1898 27 154 121 .560 3.73 301 280 18 235 13 0 2346.0 2539 1464 971 51 781 695 21 3 57 374 110 1.415 9.7 0.2 3.0 2.7 0.89 110
1899 28 161 128 .557 3.76 315 294 18 247 13 0 2457.1 2665 1540 1026 54 811 721 25 3 63 374 109 1.415 9.8 0.2 3.0 2.6 0.89 109
1900 29 164 131 .556 3.78 321 300 18 253 13 0 2511.1 2730 1571 1054 55 822 725 27 3 64 374 108 1.414 9.8 0.2 2.9 2.6 0.88 108

Neutralized Pitching

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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
1891 20 12 1 .923 1.11 122.0 72 17 15 1 50 48 0 1.000 5.3 3.7 3.5 0.96 0.1 11
1892 21 0.00 0.0 0 172 155 0 0 0 0 60
1893 22 0.00 0.0 0 158 142 0 0 0 0 55
1894 23 0.00 0.0 0 86 77 0 0 0 0 28
1895 24 0.00 0.0 0 56 50 0 0 0 0 13
1896 25 0.00 0.0 0 170 153 0 0 0 0 52
1897 26 0.00 0.0 0 172 155 0 0 0 0 42
1898 27 0.00 0.0 0 131 118 0 0 0 0 40
1899 28 0.00 0.0 0 50 45 0 0 0 0 14
1900 29 0.00 0.0 0 30 27 0 0 0 0 6
10 Seasons 12 1 .923 69.12 122.0 72 1042 937 1 50 48 0 1.000 5.3 3.5 0.96 0.1 321

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1893 NL--3.643--7th
1894 NL--4.500--9th
1896 NL--3.414--9th

Wins s c a p y
1892 NL--29--7th
1893 NL--36--1st
1896 NL--30--1st
Career--164--197th

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1893 NL--.720--2nd

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1893 NL--1.304--3rd

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1893 NL--8.696--3rd

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1893 NL--3.036--8th
1897 NL--2.028--5th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1894 NL--2.735--9th

Games Played s c a p y
1892 NL--60--3rd
1893 NL--55--2nd
1896 NL--52--1st
1897 NL--42--7th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1892 NL--459.7--4th
1893 NL--415.0--4th
1896 NL--432.3--1st
1897 NL--337.3--5th
Career--2511.3--230th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1893 NL--99--7th
1896 NL--134--3rd
1897 NL--99--7th

Games Started s c a p y
1892 NL--52--4th
1893 NL--48--2nd
1896 NL--50--1st
1897 NL--41--3rd
1898 NL--39--9th

Complete Games s c a p y
1892 NL--46--5th
1893 NL--38--5th
1896 NL--44--1st
1897 NL--38--1st
Career--253--76th

Shutouts s c a p y
1891 AA--2--7th
1893 NL--2--3rd
1894 NL--1--7th
1896 NL--5--1st

Home Runs s c a p y
1892 NL--15--2nd
1893 NL--12--10th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1892 NL--182--5th
1896 NL--119--10th
Career--822--219th

Hits s c a p y
1892 NL--448--3rd
1893 NL--401--9th
1896 NL--476--2nd
1897 NL--417--2nd
1898 NL--350--9th
Career--2730--168th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1893 NL--.707--6th
1896 NL--1.126--5th
1897 NL--1.303--6th
1898 NL--1.300--6th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1894 NL--.132--2nd
1896 NL--.146--8th
1897 NL--.107--7th
Career--.197--162nd

Losses s c a p y
1892 NL--26--5th
1897 NL--23--3rd
1898 NL--20--8th
Career--131--249th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1892 NL--169--5th
1896 NL--164--8th
1897 NL--167--3rd
Career--1054--188th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1892 NL--18--7th

Games Finished s c a p y
1892 NL--7--2nd

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1893 NL--125--8th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 18 (75), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 57 (258), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 58 (210), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 17 (393), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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