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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 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
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 12 800 118 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 1151 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 5 507 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 1263 97 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 92 67 2 73 129 2 0 7 1126 113 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 1376 131 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 54 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 81 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 25 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 84 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 54 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 5 742 112 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 3 633 78 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 2 377 69 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 1 256 97 1.381 9.9 0.3 2.6 3.4 1.33
11 Yrs 139 111 .556 2.59 354 255 78 184 27 6 2273.0 1975 891 655 27 676 1051 41 4 69 9062 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 99 73 3 75 117 5 0 8 1012 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 561 416 10 496 826 37 2 56 6712 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 48 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 79 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 7 1119 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 1 256 97 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 584 435 10 510 835 38 2 58 6833 107 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 8 1375 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 79 1.518 10.5 0.1 3.2 3.3 1.03

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
1904 24 CHW AL 202.1 26 23 62 2.76 3.50 0.44 0.00 95.0 2.90 6 0.7 1.0 -0.2 2.3 20 .527 .504 $
1905 25 CHW AL 291.2 39 31 97 2.99 3.66 0.42 0.00 93.0 3.01 3 0.3 1.0 -0.2 2.7 26 .509 .502 $
1906 26 CHW AL 122.0 20 13 58 4.28 3.66 0.31 0.00 94.0 3.15 -15 -1.6 1.0 -0.1 -0.6 -5 .418 .490 $
1907 27 CHW AL 310.0 41 37 105 3.05 3.65 0.27 0.00 94.0 3.18 5 0.6 1.0 -0.2 3.0 31 .514 .504 $
1908 28 CHW AL 297.2 41 35 92 2.78 3.45 0.30 0.00 96.0 3.02 8 1.0 1.0 -0.3 3.3 32 .524 .506 $
1909 29 CHW AL 365.0 51 40 104 2.56 3.49 0.27 0.00 95.0 3.06 25 3.2 1.0 -0.4 6.0 50 .563 .520 $
1910 30 CHW AL 128.2 19 15 43 3.01 3.75 0.17 0.00 95.0 3.40 7 0.8 1.0 -0.1 1.9 17 .544 .505 $
1910 30 BOS AL 28.0 4 3 19 6.11 3.58 0.13 0.00 101.0 3.49 -8 -0.8 1.0 -0.0 -0.6 -6 .306 .495 $
1911 31 BOS AL 2.1 1 1 4 15.43 4.63 -0.04 0.00 98.0 4.58 -3 -0.2 -0.0 -0.2 -3 .275 .499 $
1911 31 CIN NL 176.1 34 18 112 5.72 4.44 -0.06 0.00 98.0 4.41 -24 -2.4 1.0 -0.1 -1.2 -10 .431 .485 $
1912 32 CIN NL 22.2 7 3 25 9.93 4.67 -0.11 0.00 99.0 4.73 -13 -1.1 1.0 -0.0 -1.0 -11 .339 .493 $
1914 34 BAL FL 174.2 39 22 86 4.43 4.12 -0.17 0.00 104.0 4.46 -1 -0.1 1.0 -0.1 0.4 7 .498 .500 $
1915 35 BAL FL 88.2 17 9 53 5.38 3.89 -0.37 0.00 106.0 4.51 -9 -1.0 1.0 -0.0 -0.7 -5 .444 .494 $
1915 35 BTT FL 63.0 15 5 31 4.43 3.80 -0.11 0.00 100.0 3.91 -4 -0.4 1.0 -0.0 -0.2 -1 .472 .497 $
11 Seasons 2273.0 354 255 891 3.53 3.71 0.20 0.00 96.3 3.39 -24 -0.9 1.0 -1.9 15.1 142 .497 .500 $
CHW (7 yrs) 1717.1 237 194 561 2.94 3.57 0.32 0.00 94.6 3.08 37 5.0 1.0 -1.5 18.6 171 .521 .504 $
BOS (2 yrs) 30.1 5 4 23 6.82 3.67 0.11 0.00 100.8 3.58 -11 -1.0 1.0 -0.0 -0.8 -8 .300 .497 $
CIN (2 yrs) 199.0 41 21 137 6.20 4.46 -0.07 0.00 98.1 4.44 -37 -3.5 1.0 -0.2 -2.2 -21 .415 .489 $
BAL (2 yrs) 263.1 56 31 139 4.75 4.04 -0.23 0.00 104.7 4.48 -9 -1.0 1.0 -0.2 -0.3 1 .482 .497 $
BTT (1 yr) 63.0 15 5 31 4.43 3.80 -0.11 0.00 100.0 3.91 -4 -0.4 1.0 -0.0 -0.2 -1 .472 .497 $

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+
1904 24 16 9 .640 2.09 26 23 3 22 4 0 202.1 157 62 47 0 58 107 12 1 12 800 118 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 1951 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 2458 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 3721 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 1223.2 989 414 314 8 386 599 29 2 49 4847 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 518 387 9 456 776 35 2 55 6223 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 580 431 10 507 834 38 2 56 6818 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 696 513 11 565 902 41 3 60 7575 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 721 529 12 580 907 41 3 61 7687 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 721 529 12 580 907 41 3 61 7687 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 807 587 20 627 990 41 3 66 8429 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 891 655 27 676 1051 41 4 69 9062 101 1.166 7.8 0.1 2.7 4.2 1.55 101

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
1904 24 13 7 .650 3.05 186.0 185 70 63 0 68 98 14 1.360 9.0 3.3 4.7 1.44 0.0 26
1905 25 19 11 .633 3.11 272.0 257 104 94 0 128 159 10 1.415 8.5 4.2 5.3 1.24 0.0 39
1906 26 5 7 .417 5.02 113.0 149 70 63 4 44 49 6 1.708 11.9 3.5 3.9 1.11 0.3 20
1907 27 17 14 .548 3.62 286.0 335 128 115 4 133 128 2 1.636 10.5 4.2 4.0 0.96 0.1 41
1908 28 19 11 .633 3.05 274.0 256 103 93 2 88 119 2 1.255 8.4 2.9 3.9 1.35 0.1 41
1909 29 25 12 .676 2.76 336.0 338 114 103 1 85 163 7 1.259 9.1 2.3 4.4 1.92 0.0 51
1910 30 8 7 .533 3.66 140.0 131 63 57 1 59 52 3 1.357 8.4 3.8 3.3 0.88 0.1 23
1911 31 8 10 .444 4.63 169.0 214 97 87 1 61 64 3 1.627 11.4 3.2 3.4 1.05 0.1 35
1912 32 1 1 .500 6.26 23.0 35 18 16 1 15 5 0 2.174 13.7 5.9 2.0 0.33 0.4 7
1914 34 12 7 .632 3.15 177.0 190 69 62 8 50 84 0 1.356 9.7 2.5 4.3 1.68 0.4 39
1915 35 6 9 .400 5.15 138.0 194 88 79 8 54 56 0 1.797 12.7 3.5 3.7 1.04 0.5 32
11 Yrs 133 96 .581 3.54 2114.0 2284 924 832 30 785 977 47 1.452 9.7 4.2 1.24 0.1 354

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)

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
1909 AL  6.0 (2nd)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1904 AL  2.09 (8th)
1905 AL  2.13 (9th)
1909 AL  1.80 (8th)
Career  2.59 (54th)

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  0.961 (5th)
1909 AL  0.953 (4th)
1910 AL  1.047 (7th)
Career  1.166 (82nd)

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 (72nd)

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)
1908 AL  41 (7th)
1909 AL  51 (1st)

Saves s c a p y
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 (145th)

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  0.000 (1st)
1905 AL  0.000 (1st)
1909 AL  0.025 (5th)
1910 AL  0.057 (10th)
1911 NL  0.051 (3rd)
Career  0.107 (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 (2nd)
1908 AL  7 (10th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1907 AL  1,263 (7th)
1908 AL  1,126 (10th)
1909 AL  1,376 (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  131 (10th)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1909 AL  23 (4th)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1909 AL  2.7 (4th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 11 (210), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 89 (256), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 50 (267), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 27 (174), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  8. Howie Camnitz (963)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Eddie Cicotte (974)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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