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Frank Kreutzer

Franklin James Kreutzer

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: February 7, 1939 in Buffalo, NY
High School: St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute (Buffalo, NY)
School: Villanova University (Villanova, PA)
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1961. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 20, 1962
Teams (by GP): Senators/WhiteSox 1962-1969

Final Game: May 12, 1969
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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
1962 23 CHW AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1963 24 CHW AL 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1964 25 TOT AL 30 23 19 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 .053 .053 .105 .158 -57 2 0 0 4 0 0 1
1964 25 CHW AL 17 10 8 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .125 .125 .250 .375 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 1
1964 25 WSA AL 13 13 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
1965 26 WSA AL 33 23 22 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 14 .045 .087 .182 .269 -25 4 0 0 0 0 0 1
1966 27 WSA AL 9 8 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .250 .250 .250 .500 45 2 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1969 30 WSA AL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
6 Yrs 78 56 51 2 4 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 28 .078 .096 .157 .253 -29 8 0 0 4 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 116 106 4 8 2 0 2 6 0 0 2 58 .078 .096 .157 .253 -29 17 0 0 8 0 0
WSA (4 yrs) 59 44 41 2 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 25 .073 .095 .146 .242 -32 6 0 0 2 0 0
CHW (3 yrs) 19 12 10 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .100 .100 .200 .300 -18 2 0 0 2 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
1962 23 CHW AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
1963 24 CHW AL 1 2 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .466 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $ /1
1964 25 CHW AL 17 10 -1 0 0 0 1 -0 -0.0 0 0 0.0 .499 .500 0.0 -0.0 0 $ 1
1964 25 WSA AL 13 13 -3 -0 0 0 2 -2 -0.2 0 -1 -0.2 .485 .499 -0.2 -0.0 -1 $8,000 1
1965 26 WSA AL 33 23 -4 0 0 0 3 -1 -0.1 1 0 -0.1 .498 .500 -0.1 -0.0 0 $10,000 1
1966 27 WSA AL 9 8 -1 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .504 .500 0.0 -0.0 1 $ /1
1969 30 WSA AL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $10,000 /1
6 Seasons 78 56 -9 -0 0 0 7 -2 -0.3 2 -1 -0.3 .496 .500 -0.3 -0.0 -1 $28,000
WSA (4 yrs) 59 44 -7 -0 0 0 5 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.3 .496 .500 -0.3 -0.0 -1 $28,000
CHW (3 yrs) 19 12 -2 0 0 0 1 -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 PwrSpd
1963 24 CHW AL 2 2 0 0.0 93 .000 .000 .253 .000 .319 .000 .391 .000 .710 -100 .000 -0.5 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1964 25 TOT AL 23 22 0 0.0 95 .091 .053 .254 .053 .322 .105 .395 .158 .717 -57 .000 -4.0 -0.4 .111 .053 .053
1964 25 CHW AL 10 9 0 0.0 94 .200 .125 .252 .125 .320 .250 .392 .375 .712 3 .000 -1.0 -0.1 .286 .125 .125
1964 25 WSA AL 13 13 0 0.0 96 .000 .000 .256 .000 .324 .000 .397 .000 .721 -100 .000 -3.0 -0.3 .000 .000 .000
1965 26 WSA AL 23 21 0 0.0 90 .000 .045 .248 .087 .318 .182 .381 .269 .699 -25 .000 -3.7 -0.4 .238 .182 .136 .0
1966 27 WSA AL 8 6 1 4.5 89 1.000 .250 .247 .250 .314 .250 .381 .500 .695 45 .564 -0.6 -0.1 .333 .000 .000
6 Yrs 56 51 1 0.5 92 .136 .078 .251 .096 .319 .157 .386 .253 .705 -29 .023 -8.8 -0.9 .191 .098 .078 .0
162 Game Avg. 116 106 2 0.5 92 .136 .078 .251 .096 .319 .157 .386 .253 .705 -29 .023 -8.8 -0.9 .191 .098 .078
WSA (4 yrs) 44 40 1 0.7 91 .133 .073 .250 .095 .319 .146 .385 .242 .704 -32 .036 -7.3 -0.8 .184 .098 .073 .0
CHW (3 yrs) 12 11 0 0.0 93 .143 .100 .252 .100 .320 .200 .392 .300 .712 -18 .000 -1.5 -0.2 .222 .100 .100

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1963 24 CHW AL 2 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.00 100%
1964 25 TOT AL 23 0.0% 34.8% 0.0% 4.4% 100% 2.4 19.0 1.33 48%
1964 25 CHW AL 10 0.0% 30.0% 0.0% 10.0% 100% 2.7 8.0 2.00 50%
1964 25 WSA AL 13 0.0% 38.5% 0.0% 0.0% 2.2 1.00 46%
1965 26 WSA AL 23 4.4% 60.9% 4.4% 4.4% 100% 14.00 1.6 22.0 11.0 2.50 30%
1966 27 WSA AL 8 0.0% 75.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 1.3 0.00 25%
6 Yrs 56 1.8% 50.0% 1.8% 3.6% 50% 28.00 1.8 51.0 17.0 1.40 39%
MLB Averages 2.1% 15.4% 8.1% 6.1% 28% 1.89 5.8 42.2 9.2 1.10 73%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1962 23 CHW AL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1963 24 CHW AL -0.5 -0.1 2 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 1.00 -0.1 0.0 -0.8 -0.1 1.48 -0.5 0
1964 25 TOT AL -4.0 -0.4 23 -0.3 0.2 -0.4 .94 -0.4 0.1 -3.6 -0.4 0.87 -4.5 0
1964 25 CHW AL -1.0 -0.1 10 0.0 0.2 -0.1 .81 -0.1 0.2 -0.4 -0.0 0.81 -1.2 0
1964 25 WSA AL -3.0 -0.3 13 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 1.05 -0.3 0.0 -3.2 -0.3 0.93 -3.3 0
1965 26 WSA AL -3.7 -0.4 23 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 .63 -0.2 -0.1 -2.4 -0.3 0.80 -2.3 0
1966 27 WSA AL -0.6 -0.1 8 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .80 -0.1 -0.0 -0.6 -0.1 0.71 -0.8 0
1969 30 WSA AL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
6 Yrs -8.8 -0.9 56 -0.7 0.3 -1.0 .80 -0.8 -0.0 -7.5 -0.8 0.84 -8.2 0

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% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1963 24 CHW AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1964 25 TOT AL 0 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
1964 25 CHW AL 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1964 25 WSA AL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
1965 26 WSA AL 0 0 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
1966 27 WSA AL 0 0 0% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Yrs 0 0 25% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33% 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0

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
1963 24 CHW AL 2 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1964 25 TOT AL 23 78% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 100% 5 0 0% 6 1 17% 13 1 8% 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 0
1964 25 CHW AL 10 80% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 1 0 0% 2 1 50% 4 1 25% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
1964 25 WSA AL 13 77% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 4 0 0% 4 0 0% 9 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1965 26 WSA AL 23 39% 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 2 0 0% 9 1 11% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
1966 27 WSA AL 8 13% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
6 Yrs 56 50% 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 4 4 100% 6 0 0% 8 1 13% 28 2 7% 1 0 0% 2 1 50% 0
MLB Averages 52% 77% 10% 30% 14% 47% 52%

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
1963 24 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1964 25 32 25 21 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 .048 .048 .095 .143 -61 2 0 0 4 0 0
1965 26 65 48 43 2 2 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 22 .047 .068 .140 .208 -43 6 0 0 4 0 0
1966 27 74 56 51 2 4 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 28 .078 .096 .157 .253 -29 8 0 0 4 0 0
1967 28 74 56 51 2 4 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 28 .078 .096 .157 .253 -29 8 0 0 4 0 0
1968 29 74 56 51 2 4 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 28 .078 .096 .157 .253 -29 8 0 0 4 0 0
1969 30 78 56 51 2 4 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 28 .078 .096 .157 .253 -29 8 0 0 4 0 0

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
1963 24 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1
1964 25 30 23 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 30
1965 26 33 23 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 .000 .043 .000 .043 0 33
1966 27 9 9 9 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .333 .333 .333 .667 1 9
4 Yrs 73 57 52 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 28 .058 .075 .058 .133 1 73
162 Game Avg. 162 126 115 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 62 .058 .075 .058 .133 2 73

* 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.

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