Frank Kitson
Frank R. Kitson
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 165 lb.

Born: September 11, 1869 in Hopkins, MI (All Transactions)
Debut: May 19, 1898
Final Game: July 22, 1907
Died: April 14, 1930 in Allegan, MI
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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
1898 28 BLN NL 8 5 .615 3.24 17 13 4 13 1 0 119.1 123 71 43 0 35 32 8 1 2 0 110 1.324 9.3 0.0 2.6 2.4 0.91
1899 29 BLN NL 22 16 .579 2.77 40 37 3 34 2 0 327.2 329 144 101 6 65 75 12 0 6 0 143 1.202 9.0 0.2 1.8 2.1 1.15
1900 30 BRO NL 15 13 .536 4.19 40 30 9 21 2 4 253.1 283 152 118 12 56 55 9 1 7 0 92 1.338 10.1 0.4 2.0 2.0 0.98
1901 31 BRO NL 19 11 .633 2.98 38 32 6 26 5 2 280.2 312 135 93 9 67 127 10 0 3 0 112 1.350 10.0 0.3 2.1 4.1 1.90
1902 32 BRO NL 19 12 .613 2.84 31 30 1 28 3 0 259.2 251 105 82 4 48 107 7 0 4 0 97 1.151 8.7 0.1 1.7 3.7 2.23
1903 33 DET AL 15 16 .484 2.58 31 28 3 28 2 0 257.2 277 112 74 8 38 102 6 0 3 1094 111 1.223 9.7 0.3 1.3 3.6 2.68
1904 34 DET AL 8 13 .381 3.07 26 24 2 19 0 1 199.2 211 100 68 7 38 69 7 0 5 842 83 1.247 9.5 0.3 1.7 3.1 1.82
1905 35 DET AL 12 14 .462 3.47 33 27 6 21 3 1 225.2 230 120 87 3 57 78 11 0 3 0 79 1.272 9.2 0.1 2.3 3.1 1.37
1906 36 WSH AL 6 14 .300 3.65 30 21 7 15 1 0 197.0 196 97 80 2 57 59 6 0 4 0 72 1.284 9.0 0.1 2.6 2.7 1.04
1907 37 TOT AL 4 3 .571 3.39 17 7 9 5 0 0 93.0 116 51 35 1 26 25 6 0 1 409 79 1.527 11.2 0.1 2.5 2.4 0.96
1907 37 WSH AL 0 3 .000 3.94 5 3 2 2 0 0 32.0 41 20 14 1 9 11 2 0 1 139 61 1.563 11.5 0.3 2.5 3.1 1.22
1907 37 NYY AL 4 0 1.000 3.10 12 4 7 3 0 0 61.0 75 31 21 0 17 14 4 0 0 270 90 1.508 11.1 0.0 2.5 2.1 0.82
10 Seasons 128 117 .522 3.18 303 249 50 210 19 8 2213.2 2328 1087 781 52 487 729 82 2 38 2345 99 1.272 9.5 0.2 2.0 3.0 1.50
162 Game Avg. 16 14 .522 3.18 37 31 6 26 2 1 273 287 134 96 6 60 90 10 0 5 289 99 1.272 9.5 0.2 2.0 3.0 1.50
BRO (3 yrs) 53 36 .596 3.32 109 92 16 75 10 6 793.2 846 392 293 25 171 289 26 1 14 0 100 1.281 9.6 0.3 1.9 3.3 1.69
DET (3 yrs) 35 43 .449 3.02 90 79 11 68 5 2 683.0 718 332 229 18 133 249 24 0 11 1936 90 1.246 9.5 0.2 1.8 3.3 1.87
WSH (2 yrs) 6 17 .261 3.69 35 24 9 17 1 0 229.0 237 117 94 3 66 70 8 0 5 139 71 1.323 9.3 0.1 2.6 2.8 1.06
BLN (2 yrs) 30 21 .588 2.90 57 50 7 47 3 0 447.0 452 215 144 6 100 107 20 1 8 0 133 1.235 9.1 0.1 2.0 2.2 1.07
NYY (1 yr) 4 0 1.000 3.10 12 4 7 3 0 0 61.0 75 31 21 0 17 14 4 0 0 270 90 1.508 11.1 0.0 2.5 2.1 0.82
AL (5 yrs) 45 60 .429 3.18 137 107 27 88 6 2 973.0 1030 480 344 21 216 333 36 0 16 2345 85 1.281 9.5 0.2 2.0 3.1 1.54
NL (5 yrs) 83 57 .593 3.17 166 142 23 122 13 6 1240.2 1298 607 437 31 271 396 46 2 22 0 111 1.265 9.4 0.2 2.0 2.9 1.46

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+
1898 28 8 5 .615 3.24 17 13 4 13 1 0 119.1 123 71 43 0 35 32 8 1 2 0 110 1.324 9.3 0.0 2.6 2.4 0.91 110
1899 29 30 21 .588 2.90 57 50 7 47 3 0 447.0 452 215 144 6 100 107 20 1 8 0 133 1.235 9.1 0.1 2.0 2.2 1.07 133
1900 30 45 34 .570 3.37 97 80 16 68 5 4 700.1 735 367 262 18 156 162 29 2 15 0 114 1.272 9.4 0.2 2.0 2.1 1.04 114
1901 31 64 45 .587 3.26 135 112 22 94 10 6 981.0 1047 502 355 27 223 289 39 2 18 0 114 1.295 9.6 0.2 2.0 2.7 1.30 114
1902 32 83 57 .593 3.17 166 142 23 122 13 6 1240.2 1298 607 437 31 271 396 46 2 22 0 111 1.265 9.4 0.2 2.0 2.9 1.46 111
1903 33 98 73 .573 3.07 197 170 26 150 15 6 1498.1 1575 719 511 39 309 498 52 2 25 1094 111 1.257 9.5 0.2 1.9 3.0 1.61 111
1904 34 106 86 .552 3.07 223 194 28 169 15 7 1698.0 1786 819 579 46 347 567 59 2 30 1936 108 1.256 9.5 0.2 1.8 3.0 1.63 108
1905 35 118 100 .541 3.12 256 221 34 190 18 8 1923.2 2016 939 666 49 404 645 70 2 33 1936 104 1.258 9.4 0.2 1.9 3.0 1.60 104
1906 36 124 114 .521 3.17 286 242 41 205 19 8 2120.2 2212 1036 746 51 461 704 76 2 37 1936 100 1.260 9.4 0.2 2.0 3.0 1.53 100
1907 37 128 117 .522 3.18 303 249 50 210 19 8 2213.2 2328 1087 781 52 487 729 82 2 38 2345 99 1.272 9.5 0.2 2.0 3.0 1.50 99

Neutralized Pitching

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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 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
1898 28 0.00 0.0 0 46 41 0 0 0 0 17
1899 29 0.00 0.0 0 97 87 0 0 0 0 40
1900 30 0.00 0.0 0 122 110 0 0 0 0 40
1901 31 0.00 0.0 0 113 102 0 0 0 0 38
1902 32 0.00 0.0 0 117 105 0 0 0 0 31
1903 33 21 11 .656 2.92 293.0 341 106 95 10 47 116 7 1.324 10.5 1.4 3.6 2.47 0.3 31
1904 34 10 11 .476 4.26 190.0 246 100 90 8 44 66 8 1.526 11.7 2.1 3.1 1.50 0.4 26
1905 35 0.00 0.0 0 118 106 0 0 0 0 33
1906 36 0.00 0.0 0 116 104 0 0 0 0 30
1907 37 4 5 .444 4.40 88.0 129 48 43 1 29 24 7 1.795 13.2 3.0 2.5 0.83 0.1 17
10 Seasons 35 27 .565 13.92 571.0 716 983 883 19 120 206 22 1.464 11.3 3.2 1.72 0.3 303

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1899 NL  2.774 (7th)
Career  3.175 (236th)

Wins s c a p y
1899 NL  22 (10th)
1902 NL  19 (8th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1900 NL  .536 (9th)
1901 NL  .633 (6th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1899 NL  1.202 (5th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1899 NL  9.037 (9th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1899 NL  1.785 (4th)
1900 NL  1.990 (8th)
1902 NL  1.664 (7th)
1903 AL  1.327 (6th)
Career  1.980 (84th)

Games Played s c a p y
1900 NL  40 (7th)
1901 NL  38 (7th)

Saves s c a p y
1900 NL  4 (1st)
1901 NL  2 (3rd)
1904 AL  1 (2nd)
1905 AL  1 (2nd)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1899 NL  327.7 (10th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1902 NL  107 (9th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1899 NL  34 (10th)
Career  210 (122nd)

Shutouts s c a p y
1900 NL  2 (10th)
1901 NL  5 (4th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1900 NL  12 (1st)
1901 NL  9 (4th)
1902 NL  4 (3rd)
1903 AL  8 (4th)
1904 AL  7 (5th)

Hits s c a p y
1901 NL  312 (7th)
1903 AL  277 (10th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1899 NL  1.154 (7th)
1902 NL  2.229 (7th)
1903 AL  2.684 (9th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
Career  .211 (181st)

Losses s c a p y
1903 AL  16 (6th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1900 NL  118 (7th)
1905 AL  87 (5th)
1906 AL  80 (9th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
Career  82 (108th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1900 NL  9 (2nd)
1901 NL  6 (5th)
1906 AL  7 (9th)
1907 AL  9 (6th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1899 NL  143 (6th)

Oldest s c a p y
1905 AL  born 1869-09-11 (10th)
1906 AL  born 1869-09-11 (9th)
1907 AL  born 1869-09-11 (9th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 3 (551), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 53 (474), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 23 (539), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 16 (431), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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