Frank Smith
Frank Elmer Smith (Piano Mover and Nig)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Weight: 194 lb.

Born: October 28, 1879 in Pittsburgh, PA
School: Grove City College (All Transactions)
Debut: April 22, 1904
Final Game: September 30, 1915
Died: November 3, 1952 in Pittsburgh, PA
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Standard Pitching

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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
1904 24 CHW AL 16 9 .640 2.09 26 23 3 22 4 0 202.1 157 62 47 0 58 107 12 1 12 817 118 1.063 7.0 0.0 2.6 4.8 1.84
1905 25 CHW AL 19 13 .594 2.13 39 31 6 27 4 0 291.2 215 97 69 0 107 171 8 0 13 0 116 1.104 6.6 0.0 3.3 5.3 1.60
1906 26 CHW AL 5 5 .500 3.39 20 13 7 8 1 1 122.0 124 58 46 3 37 53 5 0 5 0 75 1.320 9.1 0.2 2.7 3.9 1.43
1907 27 CHW AL 23 10 .697 2.47 41 37 4 29 3 0 310.0 280 105 85 3 111 139 2 1 12 1291 98 1.261 8.1 0.1 3.2 4.0 1.25
1908 28 CHW AL 16 17 .485 2.03 41 35 5 24 3 1 297.2 213 96 67 2 73 129 2 0 7 1126 114 0.961 6.4 0.1 2.2 3.9 1.77
1909 29 CHW AL 25 17 .595 1.80 51 40 10 37 7 1 365.0 278 104 73 1 70 177 6 0 6 1427 130 0.953 6.9 0.0 1.7 4.4 2.53
1910 30 TOT AL 5 11 .313 2.53 23 18 5 11 3 0 156.2 113 62 44 1 51 58 3 0 1 595 96 1.047 6.5 0.1 2.9 3.3 1.14
1910 30 CHW AL 4 9 .308 2.03 19 15 4 9 3 0 128.2 91 43 29 1 40 50 2 0 1 489 118 1.018 6.4 0.1 2.8 3.5 1.25
1910 30 BOS AL 1 2 .333 4.82 4 3 1 2 0 0 28.0 22 19 15 0 11 8 1 0 0 106 53 1.179 7.1 0.0 3.5 2.6 0.73
1911 31 TOT MLB 10 14 .417 4.13 35 19 14 10 0 1 178.2 204 116 82 1 58 68 3 1 4 757 80 1.466 10.3 0.1 2.9 3.4 1.17
1911 31 BOS AL 0 0 15.43 1 1 0 0 0 0 2.1 6 4 4 0 3 1 0 0 2 15 21 3.857 23.1 0.0 11.6 3.9 0.33
1911 31 CIN NL 10 14 .417 3.98 34 18 14 10 0 1 176.1 198 112 78 1 55 67 3 1 2 742 83 1.435 10.1 0.1 2.8 3.4 1.22
1912 32 CIN NL 1 1 .500 6.35 7 3 2 1 0 0 22.2 34 25 16 1 15 5 0 0 1 112 53 2.162 13.5 0.4 6.0 2.0 0.33
1914 34 BAL FL 10 8 .556 2.99 39 22 10 9 1 2 174.2 180 86 58 8 47 83 0 0 5 742 113 1.300 9.3 0.4 2.4 4.3 1.77
1915 35 TOT FL 9 6 .600 4.04 32 14 12 6 1 0 151.2 177 84 68 7 49 61 0 1 0 0 77 1.490 10.5 0.4 2.9 3.6 1.24
1915 35 BAL FL 4 4 .500 4.67 17 9 6 2 0 0 88.2 108 53 46 5 31 37 0 0 0 0 68 1.568 11.0 0.5 3.1 3.8 1.19
1915 35 BTT FL 5 2 .714 3.14 15 5 6 4 1 0 63.0 69 31 22 2 18 24 0 1 0 0 96 1.381 9.9 0.3 2.6 3.4 1.33
11 Seasons 139 111 .556 2.59 354 255 78 184 27 6 2273.0 1975 895 655 27 676 1051 41 4 66 6867 101 1.166 7.8 0.1 2.7 4.2 1.55
162 Game Avg. 16 12 .556 2.59 40 28 9 21 3 1 254 221 100 73 3 75 117 5 0 7 767 101 1.166 7.8 0.1 2.7 4.2 1.55
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
CHW (7 yrs) 108 80 .574 2.18 237 194 39 156 25 3 1717.1 1358 565 416 10 496 826 37 2 56 5150 110 1.080 7.1 0.1 2.6 4.3 1.67
BOS (2 yrs) 1 2 .333 5.64 5 4 1 2 0 0 30.1 28 23 19 0 14 9 1 0 2 121 46 1.385 8.3 0.0 4.2 2.7 0.64
CIN (2 yrs) 11 15 .423 4.25 41 21 16 11 0 1 199.0 232 137 94 2 70 72 3 1 3 854 78 1.518 10.5 0.1 3.2 3.3 1.03
BAL (2 yrs) 14 12 .538 3.55 56 31 16 11 1 2 263.1 288 139 104 13 78 120 0 0 5 742 93 1.390 9.8 0.4 2.7 4.1 1.54
BTT (1 yr) 5 2 .714 3.14 15 5 6 4 1 0 63.0 69 31 22 2 18 24 0 1 0 0 96 1.381 9.9 0.3 2.6 3.4 1.33
AL (8 yrs) 109 82 .571 2.24 242 198 40 158 25 3 1747.2 1386 588 435 10 510 835 38 2 58 5271 108 1.085 7.1 0.1 2.6 4.3 1.64
FL (2 yrs) 19 14 .576 3.47 71 36 22 15 2 2 326.1 357 170 126 15 96 144 0 1 5 742 94 1.388 9.8 0.4 2.6 4.0 1.50
NL (2 yrs) 11 15 .423 4.25 41 21 16 11 0 1 199.0 232 137 94 2 70 72 3 1 3 854 78 1.518 10.5 0.1 3.2 3.3 1.03

Cumulative Pitching

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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+
1904 24 16 9 .640 2.09 26 23 3 22 4 0 202.1 157 62 47 0 58 107 12 1 12 817 118 1.063 7.0 0.0 2.6 4.8 1.84 118
1905 25 35 22 .614 2.11 65 54 9 49 8 0 494.0 372 159 116 0 165 278 20 1 25 817 117 1.087 6.8 0.0 3.0 5.1 1.68 117
1906 26 40 27 .597 2.37 85 67 16 57 9 1 616.0 496 217 162 3 202 331 25 1 30 817 105 1.133 7.2 0.0 3.0 4.8 1.64 105
1907 27 63 37 .630 2.40 126 104 20 86 12 1 926.0 776 322 247 6 313 470 27 2 42 2108 102 1.176 7.5 0.1 3.0 4.6 1.50 102
1908 28 79 54 .594 2.31 167 139 25 110 15 2 1223.2 989 418 314 8 386 599 29 2 49 3234 105 1.124 7.3 0.1 2.8 4.4 1.55 105
1909 29 104 71 .594 2.19 218 179 35 147 22 3 1588.2 1267 522 387 9 456 776 35 2 55 4661 110 1.085 7.2 0.1 2.6 4.4 1.70 110
1910 30 109 82 .571 2.22 241 197 40 158 25 3 1745.1 1380 584 431 10 507 834 38 2 56 5256 108 1.081 7.1 0.1 2.6 4.3 1.65 108
1911 31 119 96 .553 2.40 276 216 54 168 25 4 1924.0 1584 700 513 11 565 902 41 3 60 6013 104 1.117 7.4 0.1 2.6 4.2 1.60 104
1912 32 120 97 .553 2.45 283 219 56 169 25 4 1946.2 1618 725 529 12 580 907 41 3 61 6125 102 1.129 7.5 0.1 2.7 4.2 1.56 102
1913 33 120 97 .553 2.45 283 219 56 169 25 4 1946.2 1618 725 529 12 580 907 41 3 61 6125 102 1.129 7.5 0.1 2.7 4.2 1.56 102
1914 34 130 105 .553 2.49 322 241 66 178 26 6 2121.1 1798 811 587 20 627 990 41 3 66 6867 103 1.143 7.6 0.1 2.7 4.2 1.58 103
1915 35 139 111 .556 2.59 354 255 78 184 27 6 2273.0 1975 895 655 27 676 1051 41 4 66 6867 101 1.166 7.8 0.1 2.7 4.2 1.55 101

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
1904 24 13 8 .619 3.00 192.0 184 71 64 0 68 102 14 1.313 8.6 3.2 4.8 1.50 0.0 26
1905 25 0.00 0.0 0 104 94 0 0 0 0 39
1906 26 0.00 0.0 0 69 62 0 0 0 0 20
1907 27 19 14 .576 3.44 298.0 330 127 114 4 131 134 2 1.547 10.0 4.0 4.0 1.02 0.1 41
1908 28 19 11 .633 3.01 278.0 249 103 93 2 85 120 2 1.201 8.1 2.8 3.9 1.41 0.1 41
1909 29 27 12 .692 2.64 354.0 336 116 104 1 85 172 7 1.189 8.5 2.2 4.4 2.02 0.0 51
1910 30 8 7 .533 3.68 142.0 127 64 58 1 57 53 3 1.296 8.0 3.6 3.4 0.93 0.1 23
1911 31 8 11 .421 4.55 172.0 208 97 87 1 59 65 3 1.552 10.9 3.1 3.4 1.10 0.1 35
1912 32 1 1 .500 6.65 23.0 35 19 17 1 15 5 0 2.174 13.7 5.9 2.0 0.33 0.4 7
1914 34 12 7 .632 3.08 178.0 189 68 61 8 49 85 0 1.337 9.6 2.5 4.3 1.73 0.4 39
1915 35 0.00 0.0 0 89 80 0 0 0 0 32
11 Seasons 107 71 .601 4.59 1637.0 1658 927 834 18 549 736 31 1.348 9.1 4.0 1.34 0.1 354

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1904 AL  2.091 (8th)
1905 AL  2.129 (9th)
1909 AL  1.800 (8th)
Career  2.593 (53rd)

Wins s c a p y
1905 AL  19 (9th)
1907 AL  23 (7th)
1909 AL  25 (2nd)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1904 AL  .640 (3rd)
1907 AL  .697 (4th)
1909 AL  .595 (9th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1908 AL  .961 (5th)
1909 AL  .953 (4th)
1910 AL  1.047 (7th)
Career  1.166 (80th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1904 AL  6.984 (3rd)
1905 AL  6.634 (2nd)
1908 AL  6.440 (2nd)
1909 AL  6.855 (7th)
1910 AL  6.492 (5th)
Career  7.820 (70th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1909 AL  1.726 (7th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1904 AL  4.760 (6th)
1905 AL  5.277 (7th)

Games Played s c a p y
1905 AL  39 (9th)
1907 AL  41 (10th)
1908 AL  41 (7th)
1909 AL  51 (1st)

Saves s c a p y
1906 AL  1 (10th)
1908 AL  1 (10th)
1909 AL  1 (9th)
1914 FL  2 (10th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1907 AL  310.0 (8th)
1908 AL  297.7 (7th)
1909 AL  365.0 (1st)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1905 AL  171 (5th)
1907 AL  139 (8th)
1909 AL  177 (1st)

Games Started s c a p y
1907 AL  37 (5th)
1908 AL  35 (4th)
1909 AL  40 (1st)

Complete Games s c a p y
1907 AL  29 (6th)
1908 AL  24 (8th)
1909 AL  37 (1st)
Career  184 (164th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1905 AL  4 (7th)
1909 AL  7 (2nd)
Career  27 (146th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1907 AL  3 (6th)
1914 FL  8 (5th)
1915 FL  7 (8th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1905 AL  107 (2nd)
1907 AL  111 (1st)
1908 AL  73 (8th)

Hits s c a p y
1907 AL  280 (6th)
1909 AL  278 (1st)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1909 AL  2.529 (5th)
1914 FL  1.766 (10th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1904 AL  0.00 (1st)
1905 AL  0.00 (1st)
1909 AL  .025 (5th)
1910 AL  .057 (10th)
1911 NL  .051 (3rd)
Career  .107 (39th)

Losses s c a p y
1908 AL  17 (6th)
1909 AL  17 (4th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1907 AL  85 (3rd)
1909 AL  73 (7th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1904 AL  12 (3rd)
1905 AL  13 (3rd)
1907 AL  12 (4th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1907 AL  1291 (7th)
1909 AL  1427 (1st)

Games Finished s c a p y
1906 AL  7 (9th)
1909 AL  10 (8th)
1911 NL  14 (4th)
1915 FL  12 (7th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1909 AL  130 (10th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 11 (206), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 93 (239), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 50 (257), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 27 (172), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  3. Howie Camnitz (960)
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  5. Cy Falkenberg (949)
  6. Bob Ewing (933)
  7. Jack Coombs (932)
  8. Ray Caldwell (930)
  9. Jeff Pfeffer (927)
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  4. Dick Rudolph (963)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Dick Rudolph (963)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Orval Overall (972)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Lefty Leifield (951)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Howie Camnitz (963)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Eddie Cicotte (970)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Cy Falkenberg (958)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Cy Falkenberg (954)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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