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Frank Smith

Frank Elmer Smith (Piano Mover or Nig)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 194 lb.

Born: October 28, 1879 in Pittsburgh, PA
School: Grove City College (Grove City, PA) (All Transactions)
Debut: April 22, 1904
Teams (by GP): WhiteSox/Terrapins/Reds/Tip-Tops/RedSox 1904-1915

Final Game: September 30, 1915
Died: November 3, 1952 in Pittsburgh, PA
Buried: Minersville Cemetery, Pittsburgh, PA
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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
1904 24 CHW AL 26 80 72 8 18 5 0 0 6 0 4 21 .250 .299 .319 .618 99 23 1 3 1
1905 25 CHW AL 41 118 106 11 24 6 0 1 11 0 7 30 .226 .299 .311 .610 97 33 4 1 1
1906 26 CHW AL 20 47 41 6 12 2 2 0 6 0 3 6 .293 .356 .439 .795 151 18 1 2 1
1907 27 CHW AL 42 116 92 11 18 3 0 0 11 2 16 27 .196 .327 .228 .556 80 21 2 6 1
1908 28 CHW AL 43 118 106 15 20 7 0 0 10 1 5 36 .189 .232 .255 .487 59 27 1 6 1
1909 29 CHW AL 53 144 127 11 22 6 3 0 20 0 10 31 .173 .245 .268 .512 64 34 2 5 1
1910 30 TOT AL 28 63 52 5 9 3 0 0 5 0 6 17 .173 .283 .231 .514 64 12 2 3 1
1910 30 CHW AL 24 51 43 4 8 3 0 0 5 0 5 16 .186 .286 .256 .542 73 11 1 2 1
1910 30 BOS AL 4 12 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .111 .273 .111 .384 19 1 1 1 /1
1911 31 TOT MLB 36 66 56 3 12 2 2 0 6 0 5 14 .214 .279 .321 .600 70 18 0 5 1
1911 31 BOS AL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 /1
1911 31 CIN NL 35 65 56 3 12 2 2 0 6 0 4 14 .214 .267 .321 .588 66 18 0 5 1
1912 32 CIN NL 7 8 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 .250 .000 .250 -28 0 0 0 /1
1914 34 BAL FL 41 65 59 4 12 4 1 0 3 0 3 21 .203 .242 .305 .547 54 18 0 3 1/O
1915 35 TOT FL 32 54 49 5 9 3 1 1 7 0 3 12 .184 .231 .347 .578 67 17 0 2 1
1915 35 BAL FL 17 30 29 2 5 2 1 1 4 0 0 7 .172 .172 .414 .586 67 12 0 1 1
1915 35 BTT FL 15 24 20 3 4 1 0 0 3 0 3 5 .200 .304 .250 .554 64 5 0 1 1
11 Yrs 369 879 766 81 156 41 9 2 85 3 64 216 .204 .276 .289 .565 77 221 13 36
162 Game Avg. 162 386 336 36 68 18 4 1 37 1 28 95 .204 .276 .289 .565 77 97 6 16
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
CHW (7 yrs) 249 674 587 66 122 32 5 1 69 3 50 167 .208 .284 .284 .568 83 167 12 25
BOS (2 yrs) 5 13 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .111 .333 .111 .444 37 1 1 1
CIN (2 yrs) 42 73 62 5 12 2 2 0 6 0 6 15 .194 .265 .290 .555 57 18 0 5
BAL (2 yrs) 58 95 88 6 17 6 2 1 7 0 3 28 .193 .220 .341 .561 58 30 0 4
BTT (1 yr) 15 24 20 3 4 1 0 0 3 0 3 5 .200 .304 .250 .554 64 5 0 1
AL (8 yrs) 254 687 596 67 123 32 5 1 69 3 52 168 .206 .284 .282 .566 83 168 13 26
FL (2 yrs) 73 119 108 9 21 7 2 1 10 0 6 33 .194 .237 .324 .561 60 35 0 5
NL (2 yrs) 42 73 62 5 12 2 2 0 6 0 6 15 .194 .265 .290 .555 57 18 0 5

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
1904 24 CHW AL 26 80 -0 0 0 0 5 5 0.6 3 7 0.6 .522 .503 0.6 -0.0 7 $ 1
1905 25 CHW AL 41 118 -1 0 0 0 9 8 1.0 4 12 1.0 .524 .506 1.0 -0.0 12 $ 1
1906 26 CHW AL 20 47 2 0 0 0 3 5 0.6 2 7 0.6 .531 .504 0.6 0.0 7 $ 1
1907 27 CHW AL 42 116 -2 -0 0 0 8 6 0.7 4 10 0.7 .516 .504 0.7 0.0 10 $ 1
1908 28 CHW AL 43 118 -5 -0 0 0 8 2 0.3 4 6 0.3 .507 .502 0.3 0.0 6 $ 1
1909 29 CHW AL 53 144 -5 0 0 0 11 6 0.7 5 11 0.7 .514 .505 0.7 -0.0 11 $ 1
1910 30 CHW AL 24 51 -2 0 0 0 4 2 0.2 2 4 0.2 .511 .502 0.2 -0.0 4 $ 1
1910 30 BOS AL 4 12 -1 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .503 .500 0.0 0.0 1 $ /1
1911 31 BOS AL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .539 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
1911 31 CIN NL 35 65 -3 0 0 0 6 3 0.2 2 4 0.2 .508 .502 0.3 -0.0 4 $ 1
1912 32 CIN NL 7 8 -1 0 0 0 1 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .496 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $ /1
1914 34 BAL FL 41 65 -4 0 0 0 5 1 0.1 1 2 0.1 .503 .501 0.1 0.0 2 $ 1/O
1915 35 BAL FL 17 30 -1 0 0 0 2 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .507 .501 0.1 0.0 1 $ 1
1915 35 BTT FL 15 24 -1 0 0 0 2 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .507 .501 0.1 0.0 1 $ 1
11 Seasons 369 879 -24 1 0 0 64 41 4.7 27 67 4.6 .513 .502 4.7 -0.0 67 $
CHW (7 yrs) 249 674 -13 0 0 0 47 35 4.1 23 58 4.1 .517 .504 4.1 -0.0 58 $
BOS (2 yrs) 5 13 -0 0 0 0 1 1 0.0 0 1 0.0 .510 .500 0.0 0.0 1 $
CIN (2 yrs) 42 73 -4 0 0 0 6 2 0.2 2 4 0.2 .506 .501 0.3 -0.0 4 $
BAL (2 yrs) 58 95 -6 0 0 0 8 2 0.3 1 3 0.2 .504 .501 0.2 0.0 3 $
BTT (1 yr) 15 24 -1 0 0 0 2 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .507 .501 0.1 0.0 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
1904 24 CHW AL 80 57 7 3.3 70 .353 .250 .247 .299 .298 .319 .324 .618 .623 99 .513 0.1 0.0 .519 .125 .069
1905 25 CHW AL 118 83 9 2.9 70 .307 .226 .243 .299 .302 .311 .318 .610 .620 97 .465 0.0 0.0 .537 .151 .085 .0
1906 26 CHW AL 47 31 6 5.1 73 .343 .293 .253 .356 .308 .439 .323 .795 .631 151 .702 2.3 0.3 .759 .220 .146
1907 27 CHW AL 116 80 7 2.3 70 .277 .196 .251 .327 .306 .228 .313 .556 .619 80 .371 -0.7 -0.1 .554 .228 .033 .0
1908 28 CHW AL 118 92 6 1.8 67 .286 .189 .244 .232 .300 .255 .310 .487 .610 59 .279 -4.5 -0.6 .395 .123 .066 .0
1909 29 CHW AL 144 110 8 1.9 71 .229 .173 .248 .245 .308 .268 .315 .512 .623 64 .303 -5.2 -0.6 .438 .173 .094
1910 30 TOT AL 63 46 3 1.8 72 .257 .173 .246 .283 .311 .231 .318 .514 .629 64 .251 -1.7 -0.2 .465 .173 .058
1910 30 CHW AL 51 37 3 2.2 71 .296 .186 .244 .286 .310 .256 .315 .542 .625 73 .333 -1.0 -0.1 .486 .186 .070
1910 30 BOS AL 12 9 0 0.0 77 .125 .111 .253 .273 .320 .111 .327 .384 .647 19 .000 -0.8 -0.1 .375 .111 .000
1911 31 TOT MLB 66 49 5 2.7 93 .286 .214 .264 .279 .341 .321 .365 .600 .706 70 .334 -2.6 -0.3 .523 .196 .107
1911 31 BOS AL 1 0 0 1.000 .346 .000 0.3 0.0
1911 31 CIN NL 65 49 5 2.7 93 .286 .214 .264 .267 .341 .321 .365 .588 .706 66 .334 -2.9 -0.3 .500 .179 .107
1912 32 CIN NL 8 6 0 0.0 97 .000 .000 .277 .250 .346 .000 .376 .250 .722 -28 .000 -1.0 -0.1 .333 .333 .000
1914 34 BAL FL 65 50 4 2.1 94 .316 .203 .274 .242 .340 .305 .370 .547 .710 54 .249 -3.4 -0.4 .447 .153 .102
1915 35 TOT FL 54 42 4 2.6 88 .222 .184 .265 .231 .332 .347 .355 .578 .687 67 .345 -2.0 -0.2 .500 .224 .163 .0
1915 35 BAL FL 30 25 2 2.1 89 .190 .172 .266 .172 .334 .414 .358 .586 .692 67 .276 -1.4 -0.2 .500 .241 .241 .0
1915 35 BTT FL 24 17 2 3.2 86 .267 .200 .262 .304 .329 .250 .351 .554 .681 64 .437 -0.6 -0.1 .500 .200 .050
11 Yrs 879 646 59 2.4 75 .281 .204 .252 .276 .312 .289 .327 .565 .639 77 .370 -18.6 -2.2 .493 .172 .085 2.4
162 Game Avg. 386 284 26 2.4 75 .281 .204 .252 .276 .312 .289 .327 .565 .639 77 .370 -18.6 -2.2 .493 .172 .085 1
PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
CHW (7 yrs) 674 490 46 2.5 70 .289 .208 .247 .284 .304 .284 .316 .568 .620 83 .405 -9.0 -1.1 .499 .167 .077 1.5
BOS (2 yrs) 13 9 0 0.0 78 .125 .111 .253 .333 .322 .111 .327 .444 .649 37 .000 -0.4 -0.1 .500 .222 .000
CIN (2 yrs) 73 55 5 2.4 94 .255 .194 .266 .265 .342 .290 .366 .555 .708 57 .286 -3.9 -0.4 .480 .194 .097
BAL (2 yrs) 95 75 6 2.1 92 .271 .193 .271 .220 .338 .341 .366 .561 .704 58 .258 -4.7 -0.5 .465 .182 .148 .0
BTT (1 yr) 24 17 2 3.1 86 .267 .200 .262 .304 .329 .250 .351 .554 .681 64 .437 -0.6 -0.1 .500 .200 .050
AL (8 yrs) 687 499 46 2.5 70 .286 .206 .247 .284 .305 .282 .316 .566 .621 83 .397 -9.4 -1.2 .499 .168 .076 1.5
FL (2 yrs) 119 92 8 2.3 91 .270 .194 .270 .237 .336 .324 .363 .561 .700 60 .292 -5.4 -0.6 .471 .185 .130 .0
NL (2 yrs) 73 55 5 2.4 94 .255 .194 .266 .265 .342 .290 .366 .555 .708 57 .286 -3.9 -0.4 .480 .194 .097

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
1904 24 26 80 72 8 18 5 0 0 6 0 4 21 .250 .299 .319 .618 99 23 1 3
1905 25 67 198 178 19 42 11 0 1 17 0 11 51 .236 .299 .315 .614 98 56 5 4
1906 26 87 245 219 25 54 13 2 1 23 0 14 57 .247 .310 .338 .648 108 74 6 6
1907 27 129 361 311 36 72 16 2 1 34 2 30 84 .232 .315 .305 .621 100 95 8 12
1908 28 172 479 417 51 92 23 2 1 44 3 35 120 .221 .295 .293 .588 90 122 9 18
1909 29 225 623 544 62 114 29 5 1 64 3 45 151 .210 .283 .287 .570 84 156 11 23
1910 30 253 686 596 67 123 32 5 1 69 3 51 168 .206 .283 .282 .565 82 168 13 26
1911 31 289 752 652 70 135 34 7 1 75 3 56 182 .207 .283 .285 .568 81 186 13 31
1912 32 296 760 658 72 135 34 7 1 75 3 58 183 .205 .283 .283 .565 80 186 13 31
1913 33 296 760 658 72 135 34 7 1 75 3 58 183 .205 .283 .283 .565 80 186 13 31
1914 34 337 825 717 76 147 38 8 1 78 3 61 204 .205 .279 .285 .564 78 204 13 34
1915 35 369 879 766 81 156 41 9 2 85 3 64 216 .204 .276 .289 .565 77 221 13 36

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
1904 24 27 87 78 11 22 6 0 0 8 0 5 22 .282 .333 .359 .692 9 26
1905 25 43 128 114 14 28 7 0 1 14 0 8 32 .246 .323 .333 .656 12 41
1906 26 21 53 46 8 15 2 2 0 8 0 4 6 .326 .392 .457 .849 8 20
1907 27 44 126 99 14 21 4 0 0 14 2 19 28 .212 .350 .253 .603 8 42
1908 28 45 126 113 20 24 8 0 0 14 1 6 37 .212 .258 .283 .542 8 43
1909 29 55 159 138 16 28 8 4 0 29 0 13 32 .203 .286 .319 .605 11 53
1910 30 29 67 55 6 11 4 0 0 6 0 7 18 .200 .313 .273 .585 4 28
1911 31 37 68 58 3 12 2 2 0 6 0 5 15 .207 .270 .310 .580 5 36
1912 32 7 8 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 .250 .000 .250 0 7
1914 34 43 68 62 5 13 4 1 0 4 0 3 22 .210 .246 .306 .553 5 41
1915 35 33 57 52 6 10 3 1 1 8 0 3 13 .192 .236 .346 .583 4 32
11 Yrs 384 947 821 105 184 48 10 2 111 3 75 226 .224 .301 .314 .615 74 369
162 Game Avg. 162 400 346 44 78 20 4 1 47 1 32 95 .224 .301 .314 .615 31 369

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1909 AL  6.7 (3rd)

                                         

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