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Frank Smith

Frank Thomas Smith

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: April 4, 1928 in Pierrepont Manor, NY
Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1946. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 18, 1950
Teams (by GP): Reds/Redlegs/Cardinals 1950-1956

Final Game: May 13, 1956
Died: September 24, 2005 in Malone, FL
Buried: Pinecrest Memorial Gardens, Marianna, FL
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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
1950 22 CIN NL 38 21 21 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .095 .095 .095 .190 -50 2 1 0 0 1
1951 23 CIN NL 50 11 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 1 1
1952 24 CIN NL 53 30 29 2 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 .172 .172 .241 .414 14 7 0 0 1 1
1953 25 CIN NL 50 15 13 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .154 .154 .154 .308 -19 2 0 0 2 1
1954 26 CIN NL 50 16 10 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 7 .100 .357 .200 .557 49 2 0 1 2 0 1
1955 27 STL NL 28 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
1956 28 CIN NL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
7 Yrs 271 98 87 5 10 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 39 .115 .154 .149 .303 -18 13 2 1 7 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 59 52 3 6 2 0 0 2 0 2 23 .115 .154 .149 .303 -18 8 1 1 4
CIN (6 yrs) 243 93 83 5 10 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 37 .120 .161 .157 .318 -15 13 2 1 6 0 0
STL (1 yr) 28 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0

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
1950 22 CIN NL 38 21 -5 0 0 0 2 -2 -0.2 1 -2 -0.2 .494 .499 -0.2 -0.0 -2 $ 1
1951 23 CIN NL 50 11 -3 0 0 0 1 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .496 .499 -0.2 -0.0 -1 $ 1
1952 24 CIN NL 53 30 -4 0 0 0 3 -0 -0.0 1 1 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 1 $ 1
1953 25 CIN NL 50 15 -3 0 0 0 2 -1 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .498 .499 -0.1 -0.0 -0 $ 1
1954 26 CIN NL 50 16 -1 -0 0 0 2 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .502 .501 0.1 -0.0 1 $ 1
1955 27 STL NL 28 5 -0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 -0.0 0 $ 1
1956 28 CIN NL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
7 Seasons 271 98 -15 -0 0 0 11 -4 -0.4 3 -1 -0.4 .498 .500 -0.4 -0.1 -1 $
CIN (6 yrs) 243 93 -15 -0 0 0 10 -4 -0.4 3 -1 -0.4 .498 .500 -0.4 -0.1 -1 $
STL (1 yr) 28 5 -0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 -0.0 0 $

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
1950 22 CIN NL 21 20 0 0.0 108 .167 .095 .270 .095 .346 .095 .418 .190 .764 -50 .000 -4.6 -0.4 .100 .000 .000
1951 23 CIN NL 11 12 0 0.0 104 .000 .000 .269 .000 .343 .000 .407 .000 .750 -100 .000 -2.8 -0.3 .000 .000 .000
1952 24 CIN NL 30 25 1 1.1 96 .294 .172 .260 .172 .333 .241 .388 .414 .721 14 .077 -3.4 -0.4 .292 .069 .069
1953 25 CIN NL 15 13 0 0.0 110 .286 .154 .274 .154 .345 .154 .427 .308 .773 -19 .000 -2.3 -0.2 .182 .000 .000
1954 26 CIN NL 16 11 1 2.4 111 .333 .100 .277 .357 .348 .200 .428 .557 .776 49 .225 -0.5 -0.1 .667 .400 .100
1955 27 STL NL 5 5 0 0.0 105 .000 .000 .264 .000 .335 .000 .419 .000 .754 -100 .000 -1.1 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
7 Yrs 98 86 2 0.6 104 .208 .115 .268 .154 .341 .149 .409 .303 .751 -18 .025 -14.9 -1.5 .215 .069 .034
162 Game Avg. 59 51 1 0.6 104 .208 .115 .268 .154 .341 .149 .409 .303 .751 -18 .025 -14.9 -1.5 .215 .069 .034
CIN (6 yrs) 93 81 2 0.7 104 .217 .120 .268 .161 .342 .157 .409 .318 .750 -15 .028 -13.7 -1.4 .227 .072 .036
STL (1 yr) 5 5 0 0.0 105 .000 .000 .264 .000 .335 .000 .419 .000 .754 -100 .000 -1.1 -0.1 .000 .000 .000

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
1950 22 CIN NL 21 0.0% 42.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.3 7.00 57%
1951 23 CIN NL 11 0.0% 27.3% 0.0% 0.0% 3.3 1.50 64%
1952 24 CIN NL 30 0.0% 40.0% 0.0% 6.7% 40% 2.4 11.00 57%
1953 25 CIN NL 15 0.0% 40.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.2 13.0 2.50 47%
1954 26 CIN NL 16 0.0% 43.8% 18.8% 6.3% 100% 2.33 1.4 5.0 2.00 19%
1955 27 STL NL 5 0.0% 40.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.0 40%
7 Yrs 98 0.0% 39.8% 3.1% 3.1% 30% 13.00 2.2 29.0 4.29 49%
MLB Averages 2.1% 10.8% 9.5% 6.5% 28% 1.13 8.2 41.7 8.1 0.97 76%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1950 22 CIN NL -4.6 -0.4 17 -0.5 0.1 -0.5 .99 -0.4 -0.1 -4.7 -0.5 0.94 -4.1 0
1951 23 CIN NL -2.8 -0.3 7 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 1.48 -0.1 -0.0 -1.3 -0.1 1.07 -1.1 0
1952 24 CIN NL -3.4 -0.4 29 -0.5 0.2 -0.8 1.20 -0.4 -0.0 -5.2 -0.5 0.95 -4.2 0
1953 25 CIN NL -2.3 -0.2 15 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 .65 -0.2 0.1 -1.9 -0.2 0.82 -2.6 0
1954 26 CIN NL -0.5 -0.1 16 -0.0 0.2 -0.3 1.04 0.0 -0.0 0.9 0.1 0.97 0.5 0
1955 27 STL NL -1.1 -0.1 4 0.1 0.1 -0.0 1.26 -0.0 0.1 -0.3 -0.0 0.82 -0.4 0
1956 28 CIN NL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
7 Yrs -14.9 -1.5 88 -1.3 0.7 -2.0 1.06 -1.1 -0.1 -12.3 -1.2 0.93 -12.0 0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1950 22 CIN NL 0 0 50% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1951 23 CIN NL 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1952 24 CIN NL 0 0 40% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1953 25 CIN NL 0 0 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1954 26 CIN NL 0 0 40% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0% 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
1955 27 STL NL 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Yrs 2 0 36% 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 17% 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 1

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1950 22 CIN NL 21 41% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 25% 4 0 0% 11 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
1951 23 CIN NL 11 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 2 1 50% 2 1 50% 4 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1952 24 CIN NL 30 10% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 4 0 0% 6 0 0% 17 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1953 25 CIN NL 15 20% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 5 0 0% 4 2 50% 9 1 11% 2 1 50% 0 0 0
1954 26 CIN NL 16 25% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 2 0 0% 1 0 0% 11 2 18% 1 1 100% 0 0 0
1955 27 STL NL 5 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 3 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
7 Yrs 98 22% 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 8 7 88% 18 2 11% 18 4 22% 55 3 5% 5 2 40% 1 0 0% 0
MLB Averages 50% 87% 11% 32% 14% 50% 55%

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
1950 22 38 21 21 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .095 .095 .095 .190 -50 2 1 0 0
1951 23 88 32 31 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 .065 .065 .065 .129 -66 2 2 0 1
1952 24 141 62 60 3 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 .117 .117 .150 .267 -28 9 2 0 2
1953 25 191 77 73 3 9 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 30 .123 .123 .151 .274 -27 11 2 0 4
1954 26 241 93 83 5 10 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 37 .120 .161 .157 .318 -15 13 2 1 6 0
1955 27 269 98 87 5 10 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 39 .115 .154 .149 .303 -18 13 2 1 7 0 0
1956 28 271 98 87 5 10 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 39 .115 .154 .149 .303 -18 13 2 1 7 0 0

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
1950 22 40 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 38
1951 23 52 11 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 50
1952 24 55 31 30 2 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 .167 .167 .233 .400 1 53
1953 25 52 16 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 50
1954 26 53 16 10 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 7 .100 .357 .200 .557 1 50
1955 27 29 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 28
6 Yrs 281 101 90 5 6 3 0 0 3 0 3 40 .067 .106 .100 .206 2 269
162 Game Avg. 162 58 52 3 3 2 0 0 2 0 2 23 .067 .106 .100 .206 1 269

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