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Frank Lankford

Frank Greenfield Lankford

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: March 26, 1971 in Atlanta, GA
High School: Westminster HS (Atlanta, GA)
School: University of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA)
Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 17th round of the 1993 amateur draft.
Signed June 14, 1993. (All Transactions)
Debut: March 31, 1998
Team: Dodgers 1998

Final Game: May 13, 1998
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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
1993	22	NYY-min	A-	4	5	.444	3.34	16	7	1	0	0	0	64.2	60	41	24	3	22	0	61	1	0	5	276		1.268	8.4	0.4	3.1	8.5	2.77	ONE · NYPL
1994	23	NYY-min	A	7	6	.538	2.95	54	0	27	0	0	7	82.1	79	37	27	3	18	3	74	1	1	7	352		1.178	8.6	0.3	2.0	8.1	4.11	GBO · SALL
1995	24	NYY-min	A+	4	6	.400	2.59	55	0	36	0	0	15	73.0	64	29	21	0	22	6	58	2	0	1	305		1.178	7.9	0.0	2.7	7.2	2.64	TAM · FLOR
1996	25	NYY-min	AA	7	8	.467	2.66	61	0	25	0	0	4	88.0	82	42	26	4	40	6	61	2	0	3	392		1.386	8.4	0.4	4.1	6.2	1.53	NCH · EL
1997	26	NYY-min	AAA,AA	11	6	.647	2.78	26	24	2	3	1	0	162.0	142	61	50	5	37	2	79	4	1	2	651		1.105	7.9	0.3	2.1	4.4	2.14	CLB,NCH · IL,EL
1998	27	NYY-min	AAA	5	9	.357	5.07	15	15	0	3	0	0	94.0	110	60	53	12	32	0	58	1	0	3	413		1.511	10.5	1.1	3.1	5.6	1.81	CLB · IL
1998	27	LAD	NL	0	2	.000	5.95	12	0	9	0	0	1	19.2	23	13	13	2	7	0	7	2	0	1	89	69	1.525	10.5	0.9	3.2	3.2	1.00
1999	28	NYY-min	Rk	0	0		4.50	1	1	0	0	0	0	2.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	8		1.500	9.0	0.0	4.5	9.0	2.00	YNK · GULF
2000	29	OAK-min	AAA,A+	1	5	.167	3.65	30	8	4	0	0	0	69.0	68	32	28	4	25	1	35	3	1	3	290		1.348	8.9	0.5	3.3	4.6	1.40	SAC,MOD · PCL,CALL
2001	30	OAK-min	AAA	5	5	.500	4.80	40	0	16	0	0	2	69.1	87	44	37	8	23	3	37	1	0	5	308		1.587	11.3	1.0	3.0	4.8	1.61	SAC · PCL
2002	31	OAK-min	AAA	6	6	.500	4.59	46	0	10	0	0	0	80.1	91	43	41	9	22	2	56	4	1	7	348		1.407	10.2	1.0	2.5	6.3	2.55	SAC · PCL
1 Yr				0	2	.000	5.95	12	0	9	0	0	1	19.2	23	13	13	2	7	0	7	2	0	1	89	69	1.525	10.5	0.9	3.2	3.2	1.00
162 Game Avg.				0	11	.000	5.95	68	0	51	0	0	6	112	130	74	74	11	40	0	40	11	0	6	504	69	1.525	10.5	0.9	3.2	3.2	1.00

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
1998	27	LAD	NL	19.2	12	0	13	5.95	4.63	-0.11	-0.36	98.4	4.32	-4	-0.4	.5	0.0	-0.2	-2	.470	.498	$170,000
1 Season				19.2	12	0	13	5.95	4.63	-0.11	-0.36	98.4	4.32	-4	-0.4	.5	0.0	-0.2	-2	.470	.498	$170,000

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
1998	27	LAD	NL	12	89	80	13	23	3	0	2	3	1	7	7	.288	.360	.400	.760	.296	32	2	2	0	0	0	1
1 Yr				12	89	80	13	23	3	0	2	3	1	7	7	.288	.360	.400	.760	.296	32	2	2	0	0	0	1
162 Game Avg.				68	504	453	74	130	17	0	11	17	6	40	40	.288	.360	.400	.760	.296	181	11	11	0	0	0	6
MLB Averages																.266	.335	.420	.755	.300

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PtchR	PitchW	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo
1998	27	LAD	NL	-3.7	-0.4	94	-0.7	0.6	-1.3	.50	-0.3	-1.1	-2.9	-0.3	0.50	-2.4	2	0	10
1 Yr				-3.7	-0.4	94	-0.7	0.6	-1.3	.50	-0.3	-1.1	-2.9	-0.3	0.50	-2.4	2	0	10

Reliever Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GR	GF	Wgr	Lgr	SVOpp	SV	BSv	SV%	SVSit	Hold	IR	IS	IS%	1^stIP	aLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo	Ahd	Tie	Bhd	Runr	Empt	>3o	<3o	IPmult	0DR	Out/GR	Pit/GR
1998	27	LAD	NL	12	12	9	0	2	1	1	0	100%	1	0	0	0		6	.504	2	0	10	4	2	6	0	12	5	1	5	0	4.9	25
1 Yr				12	12	9	0	2	1	1	0	100%	1	0	0	0			.504	2	0	10	4	2	6	0	12	5	1	5	0	4.9	25

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%
1998	27	LAD	NL	89	48%	2.3%	7.9%	7.9%	5.6%	22%	1.77	2.92	80%	19%	8.0%	4%	26	2	8%
1 Yr				89	48%	2.3%	7.9%	7.9%	5.6%	22%	1.77	2.92	80%	19%	8.0%	4%	26	2	8%
MLB Averages					45%	2.7%	16.9%	8.7%	7.8%	33%	0.80	1.10	70%	21%	7.8%	14%			10%

Pitch Summary -- Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Pit	Pit/PA	Str	Str%	L/Str	S/Str	F/Str	I/Str	AS/Str	I/Bll	AS/Pit	Con	1st%	30%	30c	30s	02%	02c	02s	02h	L/SO	3pK	4pW	PAu	Pitu	Stru
1998	27	LAD	NL	90	295	3.28	186	63%	30%	10%	22%	39%	70%	0%	44%	86%	61%	2%	2	1	24%	22	14	3	29%	3	1	-1	0	0
1 Yr				90	295	3.28	186	63%	30%	10%	22%	39%	70%	0%	44%	86%	61%	2%	2	1	24%	22	14	3	29%	3	1	-1	0	0
MLB Averages						3.70		62%	26%	15%	26%	32%	74%	1%	45%	79%	57%	5%			19%				29%

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
1998	27	LAD	NL	89	23	2	0	2	0	1	2	0	0	2	4	2	0	50%	1	1	0	43	3	1	75%	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0
1 Yr				89	23	2	0	2	0	1	2	0	0	2	4	2	0	50%	1	1	0	43	3	1	75%	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0
MLB Averages																		53%							69%

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+
1998	27	0	2	.000	5.95	12	0	9	0	0	1	19.2	23	13	13	2	7	0	7	2	0	1	89	69	1.525	10.5	0.9	3.2	3.2	1.00	69

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
1998	27	1	1	.500	6.16	19.0	23	14	13	2	7	7	2	1.579	10.9	3.3	3.3	1.00	0.9	12
1 Yr		1	1	.500	6.16	19.0	23	14	13	2	7	7	2	1.579	10.9		3.3	1.00	0.9	12

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