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Frankie Pytlak

Frank Anthony Pytlak

Position: Catcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 7", Weight: 160 lb.

Born: July 30, 1908 in Buffalo, NY (All Transactions)
Debut: April 22, 1932
Teams (by GP): Indians/RedSox 1932-1946

Final Game: April 25, 1946
Died: May 8, 1977 in Buffalo, NY
Buried: St. Stanislaus Cemetery, Buffalo, NY
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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
1932 23 CLE AL 12 36 29 5 7 1 1 0 4 0 0 3 2 .241 .333 .345 .678 70 10 1 3 2
1933 24 CLE AL 80 267 248 36 77 10 6 2 33 3 4 17 10 .310 .355 .423 .778 101 105 0 2 2
1934 25 CLE AL 91 335 289 46 75 12 4 0 35 11 2 36 11 .260 .352 .329 .680 76 95 5 5 2
1935 26 CLE AL 55 164 149 14 44 6 1 1 12 3 2 11 4 .295 .348 .369 .717 84 55 1 3 2
1936 27 CLE AL 75 255 224 35 72 15 4 0 31 5 2 24 11 .321 .394 .424 .819 100 95 3 4 2
1937 28 CLE AL 125 463 397 60 125 15 6 1 44 16 5 52 15 .315 .404 .390 .794 103 155 7 7 *2
1938 29 CLE AL 113 406 364 46 112 14 7 1 43 9 5 36 15 .308 .376 .393 .769 94 143 4 2 2
1939 30 CLE AL 63 210 183 20 49 2 5 0 14 4 1 20 5 .268 .343 .333 .676 76 61 4 1 6 2
1940 31 CLE AL 62 172 149 16 21 2 1 0 16 0 1 17 5 .141 .234 .168 .401 7 25 3 1 5 2/O9
1941 32 BOS AL 106 375 336 36 91 23 1 2 39 5 7 28 19 .271 .329 .363 .692 81 122 6 1 6 2
1945 36 BOS AL 9 20 17 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .118 .250 .118 .368 7 2 0 0 0 /2
1946 37 BOS AL 4 14 14 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286 -22 2 0 0 0 /2
12 Yrs 795 2717 2399 316 677 100 36 7 272 56 29 247 97 .282 .355 .363 .718 84 870 13 24 43
162 Game Avg. 162 554 489 64 138 20 7 1 55 11 6 50 20 .282 .355 .363 .718 84 177 5 9
CLE (9 yrs) 676 2308 2032 278 582 77 35 5 232 51 22 216 78 .286 .362 .366 .728 86 744 7 23 37
BOS (3 yrs) 119 409 367 38 95 23 1 2 40 5 7 31 19 .259 .318 .343 .662 74 126 6 1 6

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
1932 23 CLE AL 12 36 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 1 0 0.0 .492 .499 0.0 0.0 0 $ 2
1933 24 CLE AL 80 267 0 -1 0 2 2 4 0.4 8 12 1.2 .505 .502 1.0 0.4 10 $ 2
1934 25 CLE AL 91 335 -9 2 0 1 3 -3 -0.3 10 7 0.7 .497 .498 0.7 0.3 6 $ 2
1935 26 CLE AL 55 164 -3 -0 0 0 1 -2 -0.2 5 3 0.3 .497 .499 0.3 0.1 3 $ 2
1936 27 CLE AL 75 255 1 0 0 1 2 4 0.4 8 12 1.2 .505 .502 1.1 0.3 11 $ 2
1937 28 CLE AL 125 463 7 1 0 3 4 15 1.4 14 29 2.8 .511 .508 2.6 0.6 26 $ *2
1938 29 CLE AL 113 406 -1 -0 0 1 3 4 0.4 13 16 1.6 .503 .502 1.5 0.4 15 $ 2
1939 30 CLE AL 63 210 -5 0 0 2 2 -1 -0.1 7 5 0.6 .498 .499 0.4 0.4 3 $ 2
1940 31 CLE AL 62 172 -20 -0 0 2 1 -17 -1.7 4 -13 -1.2 .473 .490 -1.4 0.3 -15 $ 2/O9
1941 32 BOS AL 106 375 -8 -2 0 1 3 -6 -0.6 9 3 0.3 .494 .496 0.3 0.4 2 $ 2
1945 36 BOS AL 9 20 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.2 0 -1 -0.1 .479 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $ /2
1946 37 BOS AL 4 14 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .442 .499 -0.2 0.0 -2 $ /2
12 Seasons 795 2717 -43 1 0 13 22 -7 -0.9 81 74 7.2 .499 .500 6.2 3.4 61 $
CLE (9 yrs) 676 2308 -31 3 0 12 19 3 0.1 71 74 7.2 .500 .500 6.2 3.0 62 $
BOS (3 yrs) 119 409 -12 -2 0 1 3 -10 -1.0 10 0 0.0 .491 .498 0.0 0.5 -1 $

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
1932 23 CLE AL 36 25 3 3.2 118 .259 .241 .295 .333 .367 .345 .433 .678 .800 70 .307 -1.4 -0.1 .636 .207 .103
1933 24 CLE AL 267 177 36 5.5 110 .318 .310 .287 .355 .359 .423 .413 .778 .772 101 .563 -0.6 -0.1 .691 .177 .113 2.4
1934 25 CLE AL 335 221 34 4.1 113 .270 .260 .289 .352 .363 .329 .417 .680 .780 76 .408 -9.8 -0.9 .671 .225 .069 .0
1935 26 CLE AL 164 110 19 4.6 113 .299 .295 .290 .348 .363 .369 .419 .717 .782 84 .462 -3.7 -0.4 .636 .154 .074 1.5
1936 27 CLE AL 255 158 37 6.2 124 .338 .321 .302 .394 .379 .424 .444 .819 .823 100 .553 0.5 0.0 .812 .223 .103 .0
1937 28 CLE AL 463 284 63 5.9 115 .325 .315 .287 .404 .362 .390 .428 .794 .790 103 .550 4.3 0.4 .812 .234 .076 1.9
1938 29 CLE AL 406 259 53 5.4 116 .319 .308 .288 .376 .366 .393 .429 .769 .795 94 .509 -2.6 -0.2 .728 .195 .085 1.8
1939 30 CLE AL 210 145 21 3.8 111 .275 .268 .283 .343 .357 .333 .418 .676 .775 76 .376 -6.7 -0.6 .612 .191 .066 .0
1940 31 CLE AL 172 137 6 1.2 109 .146 .141 .277 .234 .350 .168 .420 .401 .769 7 .065 -20.8 -2.0 .318 .134 .027
1941 32 BOS AL 375 264 38 3.8 108 .283 .271 .278 .329 .355 .363 .410 .692 .765 81 .407 -9.0 -0.9 .578 .170 .092 2.9
1945 36 BOS AL 20 15 1 1.8 90 .118 .118 .264 .250 .336 .118 .359 .368 .695 7 .196 -2.0 -0.2 .333 .176 .000
1946 37 BOS AL 14 12 0 0.0 101 .143 .143 .271 .143 .346 .143 .389 .286 .735 -22 .000 -2.4 -0.3 .167 .000 .000
12 Yrs 2717 1807 311 4.6 113 .292 .282 .287 .355 .362 .363 .422 .718 .784 84 .453 -54.3 -5.3 .662 .195 .080 12.4
162 Game Avg. 554 368 63 4.6 113 .292 .282 .287 .355 .362 .363 .422 .718 .784 84 .453 -54.3 -5.3 .662 .195 .080 3
CLE (9 yrs) 2308 1516 272 4.8 115 .296 .286 .288 .362 .363 .366 .424 .728 .788 86 .465 -40.9 -3.9 .684 .200 .080 9.1
BOS (3 yrs) 409 291 39 3.6 107 .269 .259 .277 .318 .354 .343 .407 .662 .760 74 .381 -13.4 -1.3 .547 .163 .084 2.9

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
1932 23 CLE AL 36 0.0% 5.6% 8.3% 5.6% 29% 0.67 14.5 7.3 75%
1933 24 CLE AL 267 0.8% 3.8% 6.4% 6.7% 23% 0.59 24.8 124.0 7.5 88%
1934 25 CLE AL 335 0.0% 3.3% 10.8% 4.8% 21% 0.31 26.3 8.3 83%
1935 26 CLE AL 164 0.6% 2.4% 6.7% 4.9% 18% 0.36 37.3 149.0 12.4 88%
1936 27 CLE AL 255 0.0% 4.3% 9.4% 7.5% 26% 0.46 20.4 7.2 84%
1937 28 CLE AL 463 0.2% 3.2% 11.2% 4.8% 18% 0.29 26.5 397.0 9.0 82%
1938 29 CLE AL 406 0.3% 3.7% 8.9% 5.4% 20% 0.42 24.3 364.0 8.5 86%
1939 30 CLE AL 210 0.0% 2.4% 9.5% 3.3% 14% 0.25 36.6 13.1 85%
1940 31 CLE AL 172 0.0% 2.9% 9.9% 1.7% 14% 0.29 29.8 9.3 84%
1941 32 BOS AL 375 0.5% 5.1% 7.5% 6.9% 29% 0.68 17.7 168.0 8.6 84%
1945 36 BOS AL 20 0.0% 0.0% 15.0% 0.0% 0% 0.00 85%
1946 37 BOS AL 14 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 14.0 100%
12 Yrs 2717 0.3% 3.6% 9.1% 5.3% 21% 0.39 24.7 342.7 8.8 84%
MLB Averages 1.3% 8.8% 8.6% 6.4% 27% 1.02 10.1 67.7 8.2 79%

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
1932 23 12 36 29 5 7 1 1 0 4 0 0 3 2 .241 .333 .345 .678 70 10 1 3
1933 24 92 303 277 41 84 11 7 2 37 3 4 20 12 .303 .352 .415 .768 98 115 1 5
1934 25 183 638 566 87 159 23 11 2 72 14 6 56 23 .281 .352 .371 .723 86 210 6 10
1935 26 238 802 715 101 203 29 12 3 84 17 8 67 27 .284 .351 .371 .722 86 265 7 13
1936 27 313 1057 939 136 275 44 16 3 115 22 10 91 38 .293 .362 .383 .745 89 360 10 17
1937 28 438 1520 1336 196 400 59 22 4 159 38 15 143 53 .299 .374 .385 .760 93 515 17 24
1938 29 551 1926 1700 242 512 73 29 5 202 47 20 179 68 .301 .375 .387 .762 94 658 21 26
1939 30 614 2136 1883 262 561 75 34 5 216 51 21 199 73 .298 .372 .382 .754 92 719 4 22 32
1940 31 676 2308 2032 278 582 77 35 5 232 51 22 216 78 .286 .362 .366 .728 86 744 7 23 37
1941 32 782 2683 2368 314 673 100 36 7 271 56 29 244 97 .284 .357 .366 .723 85 866 13 24 43
1942 33 782 2683 2368 314 673 100 36 7 271 56 29 244 97 .284 .357 .366 .723 85 866 13 24 43
1943 34 782 2683 2368 314 673 100 36 7 271 56 29 244 97 .284 .357 .366 .723 85 866 13 24 43
1944 35 782 2683 2368 314 673 100 36 7 271 56 29 244 97 .284 .357 .366 .723 85 866 13 24 43
1945 36 791 2703 2385 315 675 100 36 7 271 56 29 247 97 .283 .356 .364 .720 85 868 13 24 43
1946 37 795 2717 2399 316 677 100 36 7 272 56 29 247 97 .282 .355 .363 .718 84 870 13 24 43

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
1932 23 13 36 29 3 6 1 1 0 3 0 3 2 .207 .303 .310 .613 2 12
1933 24 85 273 255 32 73 9 6 2 29 3 16 11 .286 .328 .392 .721 33 80
1934 25 96 342 297 42 72 12 4 0 32 11 35 12 .242 .332 .310 .642 29 91
1935 26 58 167 153 13 42 6 1 1 11 3 10 4 .275 .323 .346 .670 17 55
1936 27 78 251 223 28 64 13 4 0 25 4 21 11 .287 .356 .381 .737 29 75
1937 28 130 465 401 54 119 14 6 1 40 15 50 16 .297 .384 .369 .753 55 125
1938 29 120 413 373 41 106 13 7 1 38 9 34 16 .284 .350 .365 .715 47 113
1939 30 66 214 188 18 47 2 5 0 13 4 19 5 .250 .322 .314 .636 19 63
1940 31 65 176 154 15 20 2 1 0 15 0 16 5 .130 .216 .156 .372 5 62
1941 32 110 377 343 34 89 22 1 2 37 5 27 20 .259 .315 .347 .662 37 106
1945 36 10 23 19 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 .158 .304 .158 .462 1 9
1946 37 4 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 4
12 Yrs 835 2752 2450 282 641 94 36 7 243 54 235 102 .262 .332 .338 .670 274 795
162 Game Avg. 162 534 475 55 124 18 7 1 47 10 46 20 .262 .332 .338 .670 53 795

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1934 AL  11 (9th)
1937 AL  16 (7th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1934 AL  5 (1st)
1937 AL  7 (2nd)
1938 AL  4 (7th)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1941 AL  7 (9th)

AB per SO s c a p y
1937 AL  26.5 (3rd)
1938 AL  24.3 (7th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 4 (1866), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 5 (1541), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 7 (1934), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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