Danny Frisella

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-0, 185lb (183cm, 83kg)

Born: March 4, 1946 in San Francisco, CA us

Died: January 1, 1977 in Phoenix, AZ

Buried: Cremated

Draft: Drafted by the Milwaukee Braves in the 39th round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft from Washington State University (Pullman, WA) and the New York Mets in the 3rd round of the 1966 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Washington State University (Pullman, WA).

High School: Junipero Serra HS (San Mateo, CA)

Schools: College of San Mateo (San Mateo, CA), Washington State University (Pullman, WA)

Debut: July 27, 1967 (Age 21-145d, 12,605th in major league history)
vs. LAD 2.0 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 23, 1976 (Age 30-203d)
vs. BOS 2.1 IP, 1 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1967 season

Full Name: Daniel Vincent Frisella

Nicknames: Bear

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.1

ERA

3.32

351

609.1

471

WHIP

1.338

Standard Pitching

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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1966	20	NYM-min	A	5	4	.556	2.96	10	9		4	0		70.0	69	29	23	5	10	0	89	2	0	0				1.129	8.9	0.6	1.3	11.4	8.90	AUB NYPL
1967	21	NYM-min	A,AAA,WRk	14	5	.737	1.79	31	17		11	5		171.0	125	41	34	8	41	2	175	3	0	8				0.971	6.6	0.4	2.2	9.2	4.27	DHM,JCK,MTS CARL,IL,FLIL
1967	21	NYM	NL	1	6	.143	3.41	14	11	1	0	0	0	74.0	68	32	28	6	33	1	51	0	0	1	316	100	3.55	1.365	8.3	0.7	4.0	6.2	1.55
1968	22	NYM-min	AAA	4	2	.667	2.72	7	7		5	1		53.0	43	17	16	2	8	1	50	0	0	0				0.962	7.3	0.3	1.4	8.5	6.25	JCK IL
1968	22	NYM	NL	2	4	.333	3.91	19	4	10	0	0	2	50.2	53	23	22	5	17	0	47	0	0	4	216	78	2.82	1.382	9.4	0.9	3.0	8.3	2.76
1969	23	NYM-min	AAA,A	11	2	.846	2.62	17	16		10	1	0	120.0	102	40	35	10	27	1	66	2	0	3				1.075	7.7	0.8	2.0	5.0	2.44	TID,POM IL,FLOR
1969	23	NYM	NL	0	0		7.71	3	0	0	0	0	0	4.2	8	4	4	1	3	0	5	0	0	1	24	51	5.08	2.357	15.4	1.9	5.8	9.6	1.67
1970	24	NYM-min	AAA	7	3	.700	3.31	13	13		5	2	0	98.0	95	37	36	10	37	0	81	0	0	9				1.347	8.7	0.9	3.4	7.4	2.19	TID IL
1970	24	NYM	NL	8	3	.727	3.02	30	1	8	0	0	1	65.2	49	23	22	4	34	11	54	0	0	3	279	134	3.34	1.264	6.7	0.5	4.7	7.4	1.59
1971	25	NYM	NL	8	5	.615	1.99	53	0	42	0	0	12	90.2	76	28	20	6	30	9	93	3	1	5	376	172	2.35	1.169	7.5	0.6	3.0	9.2	3.10
1972	26	NYM	NL	5	8	.385	3.34	39	0	31	0	0	9	67.1	63	31	25	8	20	5	46	0	0	6	284	101	3.47	1.233	8.4	1.1	2.7	6.1	2.30
1973	27	ATL	NL	1	2	.333	4.20	42	0	24	0	0	8	45.0	40	27	21	5	23	2	27	1	1	2	198	95	4.41	1.400	8.0	1.0	4.6	5.4	1.17
1974	28	ATL	NL	3	4	.429	5.18	36	1	26	0	0	6	41.2	37	26	24	4	28	8	27	0	0	1	187	74	4.55	1.560	8.0	0.9	6.0	5.8	0.96
1975	29	SDP	NL	1	6	.143	3.13	65	0	39	0	0	9	97.2	86	36	34	7	51	16	67	2	1	6	421	112	3.77	1.403	7.9	0.6	4.7	6.2	1.31
1976	30	TOT	MLB	5	2	.714	3.13	50	0	34	0	0	10	72.0	49	26	25	7	47	6	54	1	0	9	307	113	4.40	1.333	6.1	0.9	5.9	6.8	1.15
1976	30	STL	NL	0	0		3.97	18	0	10	0	0	1	22.2	19	10	10	3	13	1	11	0	0	2	97	91	5.10	1.412	7.5	1.2	5.2	4.4	0.85
1976	30	MIL	AL	5	2	.714	2.74	32	0	24	0	0	9	49.1	30	16	15	4	34	5	43	1	0	7	210	129	4.07	1.297	5.5	0.7	6.2	7.8	1.26
10 Yrs				34	40	.459	3.32	351	17	215	0	0	57	609.1	529	256	225	53	286	58	471	7	3	38	2608	107	3.56	1.338	7.8	0.8	4.2	7.0	1.65
162 Game Avg.				6	7	.459	3.32	65	3	40	0	0	11	113	98	47	42	10	53	11	87	1	1	7	482	107	3.56	1.338	7.8	0.8	4.2	7.0	1.65

NYM (6 yrs)				24	26	.480	3.08	158	16	92	0	0	24	353.0	317	141	121	30	137	26	296	3	1	20	1495	113	3.10	1.286	8.1	0.8	3.5	7.5	2.16
ATL (2 yrs)				4	6	.400	4.67	78	1	50	0	0	14	86.2	77	53	45	9	51	10	54	1	1	3	385	84	4.48	1.477	8.0	0.9	5.3	5.6	1.06
STL (1 yr)				0	0		3.97	18	0	10	0	0	1	22.2	19	10	10	3	13	1	11	0	0	2	97	91	5.10	1.412	7.5	1.2	5.2	4.4	0.85
SDP (1 yr)				1	6	.143	3.13	65	0	39	0	0	9	97.2	86	36	34	7	51	16	67	2	1	6	421	112	3.77	1.403	7.9	0.6	4.7	6.2	1.31
MIL (1 yr)				5	2	.714	2.74	32	0	24	0	0	9	49.1	30	16	15	4	34	5	43	1	0	7	210	129	4.07	1.297	5.5	0.7	6.2	7.8	1.26

NL (10 yrs)				29	38	.433	3.38	319	17	191	0	0	48	560.0	499	240	210	49	252	53	428	6	3	31	2398	105	3.51	1.341	8.0	0.8	4.1	6.9	1.70
AL (1 yr)				5	2	.714	2.74	32	0	24	0	0	9	49.1	30	16	15	4	34	5	43	1	0	7	210	129	4.07	1.297	5.5	0.7	6.2	7.8	1.26

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