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Frank Mountain

Frank Henry Mountain

Positions: Pitcher, Outfielder and First Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: May 17, 1860 in Fort Edward, NY
School: Union College (Schenectady, NY) (All Transactions)
Debut: July 19, 1880
Teams (by GP): Buckeyes/RubyLegs/PittsburghAlleghenys/Athletics/Wolverines/... 1880-1886

Final Game: August 17, 1886
Died: November 19, 1939 in Schenectady, NY
Buried: Most Holy Redeemer Cemetery, Schenectady, NY
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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
1880 20 TRO NL 1 1 .500 5.29 2 2 0 2 0 0 17.0 23 17 10 0 6 2 1 81 49 1.706 12.2 0.0 3.2 1.1 0.33
1881 21 DTN NL 3 4 .429 5.25 7 7 0 7 0 0 60.0 80 63 35 2 18 13 0 10 292 55 1.633 12.0 0.3 2.7 2.0 0.72
1882 22 TOT MLB 4 22 .154 3.76 26 26 0 24 0 0 213.0 257 172 89 5 46 44 0 32 978 81 1.423 10.9 0.2 1.9 1.9 0.96
1882 22 TOT NL 2 16 .111 3.69 18 18 0 16 0 0 144.0 185 123 59 4 35 29 0 22 680 84 1.528 11.6 0.3 2.2 1.8 0.83
1882 22 WOR NL 0 5 .000 3.00 5 5 0 5 0 0 42.0 47 30 14 0 11 5 0 8 195 104 1.381 10.1 0.0 2.4 1.1 0.45
1882 22 PHA AA 2 6 .250 3.91 8 8 0 8 0 0 69.0 72 49 30 1 11 15 10 298 75 1.203 9.4 0.1 1.4 2.0 1.36
1882 22 WOR NL 2 11 .154 3.97 13 13 0 11 0 0 102.0 138 93 45 4 24 24 0 14 485 78 1.588 12.2 0.4 2.1 2.1 1.00
1883 23 COL AA 26 33 .441 3.60 59 59 0 57 4 0 503.0 546 345 201 8 123 159 21 2230 85 1.330 9.8 0.1 2.2 2.8 1.29
1884 24 COL AA 23 17 .575 2.45 42 41 1 40 5 1 360.2 289 163 98 7 78 156 11 0 19 1473 123 1.018 7.2 0.2 1.9 3.9 2.00
1885 25 PIT AA 1 4 .200 4.30 5 5 0 5 0 0 46.0 56 31 22 1 24 7 2 0 3 201 76 1.739 11.0 0.2 4.7 1.4 0.29
1886 26 PIT AA 0 2 .000 7.88 2 2 0 2 0 0 16.0 22 21 14 0 14 2 5 0 2 88 44 2.250 12.4 0.0 7.9 1.1 0.14
7 Yrs 58 83 .411 3.47 143 142 1 137 9 1 1215.2 1273 812 469 23 309 383 18 0 88 5343 88 1.301 9.4 0.2 2.3 2.8 1.24
162 Game Avg. 14 20 .411 3.47 34 34 0 33 2 0 290 304 194 112 5 74 91 0 21 1275 88 1.301 9.4 0.2 2.3 2.8 1.24
PIT (2 yrs) 1 6 .143 5.23 7 7 0 7 0 0 62.0 78 52 36 1 38 9 7 0 5 289 63 1.871 11.3 0.1 5.5 1.3 0.24
COL (2 yrs) 49 50 .495 3.12 101 100 1 97 9 1 863.2 835 508 299 15 201 315 11 0 40 3703 98 1.200 8.7 0.2 2.1 3.3 1.57
WOR (1 yr) 2 16 .111 3.69 18 18 0 16 0 0 144.0 185 123 59 4 35 29 0 22 680 84 1.528 11.6 0.3 2.2 1.8 0.83
PHA (1 yr) 2 6 .250 3.91 8 8 0 8 0 0 69.0 72 49 30 1 11 15 10 298 75 1.203 9.4 0.1 1.4 2.0 1.36
TRO (1 yr) 1 1 .500 5.29 2 2 0 2 0 0 17.0 23 17 10 0 6 2 1 81 49 1.706 12.2 0.0 3.2 1.1 0.33
DTN (1 yr) 3 4 .429 5.25 7 7 0 7 0 0 60.0 80 63 35 2 18 13 0 10 292 55 1.633 12.0 0.3 2.7 2.0 0.72
AA (5 yrs) 52 62 .456 3.30 116 115 1 112 9 1 994.2 985 609 365 17 250 339 18 0 55 4290 93 1.242 8.9 0.2 2.3 3.1 1.36
NL (3 yrs) 6 21 .222 4.24 27 27 0 25 0 0 221.0 288 203 104 6 59 44 0 33 1053 71 1.570 11.7 0.2 2.4 1.8 0.75

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
1880 20 TRO NL 17.0 2 2 17 9.00 4.69 -0.15 0.00 105.0 5.08 -7 -0.5 -0.0 -0.4 -6 .233 .497 $
1881 21 DTN NL 60.0 7 7 63 9.45 5.08 -0.01 0.00 104.0 5.29 -27 -1.9 -0.0 -1.4 -24 .228 .488 $
1882 22 WOR NL 144.0 18 18 123 7.69 5.54 -0.60 0.00 107.0 6.57 -16 -1.4 -0.2 -0.4 -9 .420 .491 $
1882 22 PHA AA 69.0 8 8 49 6.39 5.17 0.11 0.00 109.0 5.51 -6 -0.5 -0.1 -0.3 -4 .433 .497 $
1883 23 COL AA 503.0 59 59 345 6.17 5.84 -0.06 0.00 93.0 5.49 -34 -2.9 -0.6 -1.1 -16 .451 .482 $
1884 24 COL AA 360.2 42 41 163 4.07 5.22 0.55 0.00 93.0 4.34 24 2.3 1.0 -0.4 3.8 28 .555 .514 $
1885 25 PIT AA 46.0 5 5 31 6.07 5.57 0.12 0.00 100.0 5.45 -3 -0.3 -0.1 -0.1 -1 .447 .498 $3,000
1886 26 PIT AA 16.0 2 2 21 11.81 5.66 0.27 0.00 97.0 5.23 -11 -0.6 -0.0 -0.6 -11 .176 .496 $
7 Seasons 1215.2 143 142 812 6.01 5.52 0.08 0.00 96.6 5.26 -81 -5.9 1.0 -1.4 -0.5 -43 .459 .495 $3,000
PIT (2 yrs) 62.0 7 7 52 7.55 5.59 0.16 0.00 99.2 5.39 -14 -0.9 -0.1 -0.7 -12 .370 .497 $3,000
COL (2 yrs) 863.2 101 100 508 5.29 5.58 0.19 0.00 93.0 5.01 -10 -0.6 1.0 -1.0 2.7 12 .494 .498 $
PHA (1 yr) 69.0 8 8 49 6.39 5.17 0.11 0.00 109.0 5.51 -6 -0.5 -0.1 -0.3 -4 .433 .497 $
TRO (1 yr) 17.0 2 2 17 9.00 4.69 -0.15 0.00 105.0 5.08 -7 -0.5 -0.0 -0.4 -6 .233 .497 $
DTN (1 yr) 60.0 7 7 63 9.45 5.08 -0.01 0.00 104.0 5.29 -27 -1.9 -0.0 -1.4 -24 .228 .488 $
WOR (1 yr) 144.0 18 18 123 7.69 5.54 -0.60 0.00 107.0 6.57 -16 -1.4 -0.2 -0.4 -9 .420 .491 $

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+
1880 20 1 1 .500 5.29 2 2 0 2 0 0 17.0 23 17 10 0 6 2 1 81 49 1.706 12.2 0.0 3.2 1.1 0.33 49
1881 21 4 5 .444 5.26 9 9 0 9 0 0 77.0 103 80 45 2 24 15 0 11 373 54 1.649 12.0 0.2 2.8 1.8 0.63 54
1882 22 8 27 .229 4.16 35 35 0 33 0 0 290.0 360 252 134 7 70 59 0 43 1351 72 1.483 11.2 0.2 2.2 1.8 0.84 72
1883 23 34 60 .362 3.80 94 94 0 90 4 0 793.0 906 597 335 15 193 218 0 64 3581 80 1.386 10.3 0.2 2.2 2.5 1.13 80
1884 24 57 77 .425 3.38 136 135 1 130 9 1 1153.2 1195 760 433 22 271 374 11 0 83 5054 90 1.271 9.3 0.2 2.1 2.9 1.38 90
1885 25 58 81 .417 3.41 141 140 1 135 9 1 1199.2 1251 791 455 23 295 381 13 0 86 5255 89 1.289 9.4 0.2 2.2 2.9 1.29 89
1886 26 58 83 .411 3.47 143 142 1 137 9 1 1215.2 1273 812 469 23 309 383 18 0 88 5343 88 1.301 9.4 0.2 2.3 2.8 1.24 88

Neutralized Pitching

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 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
1880 20 1 2 .333 4.50 34.0 41 19 17 0 11 4 0 1.529 10.9 2.9 1.1 0.36 0.0 2
1881 21 7 7 .500 3.95 130.0 142 63 57 4 32 28 0 1.338 9.8 2.2 1.9 0.88 0.3 7
1882 22 36 15 .706 2.60 464.0 441 149 134 9 79 96 0 1.121 8.6 1.5 1.9 1.22 0.2 26
1883 23 66 33 .667 2.78 893.0 823 307 276 12 185 282 0 1.129 8.3 1.9 2.8 1.52 0.1 59
1884 24 51 15 .773 2.16 595.0 442 159 143 11 119 257 17 0.943 6.7 1.8 3.9 2.16 0.2 42
1885 25 3 3 .500 3.77 62.0 73 29 26 1 31 9 3 1.677 10.6 4.5 1.3 0.29 0.1 5
1886 26 1 1 .500 5.85 20.0 23 14 13 0 15 2 5 1.900 10.4 6.8 0.9 0.13 0.0 2
7 Yrs 165 76 .685 2.73 2198.0 1985 740 666 37 472 678 25 1.118 8.1 2.8 1.44 0.2 143

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1884 AA  2.45 (5th)

Wins s c a p y
1883 AA  26 (7th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1884 AA  1.018 (7th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1884 AA  7.212 (4th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
Career  2.288 (196th)

Games Played s c a p y
1883 AA  59 (3rd)

Saves s c a p y
1884 AA  1 (1st)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1883 AA  503.0 (3rd)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1883 AA  159 (5th)

Games Started s c a p y
1883 AA  59 (3rd)

Complete Games s c a p y
1883 AA  57 (3rd)

Shutouts s c a p y
1883 AA  4 (4th)
1884 AA  5 (4th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1883 AA  8 (4th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1883 AA  123 (1st)
1884 AA  78 (6th)

Hits s c a p y
1883 AA  546 (1st)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
Career  0.170 (120th)

Losses s c a p y
1882 NL  16 (10th)
1883 AA  33 (1st)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1883 AA  201 (1st)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1882 AA  10 (10th)
1882 NL  22 (5th)
1883 AA  21 (7th)
Career  88 (144th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1883 AA  2,230 (3rd)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1884 AA  123 (9th)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1884 AA  25 (8th)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1884 AA  2.3 (9th)

Youngest s c a p y
1880 NL  born 1860-05-17 (4th)
1881 NL  born 1860-05-17 (3rd)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 3 (562), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 26 (901), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 20 (623), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 8 (1020), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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