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Frank Duncan

Positions: Catcher, First Baseman and Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 175lb (183cm, 79kg)

Born: February 14, 1901 in Kansas City, MO us

Died: December 4, 1973 in Kansas City, MO

Buried: Highland Cemetery, Kansas City, MO

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1921 season

Full Name: Frank Lee Duncan

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

10.1

2666

684

.257

406

RBI

336

OBP

.340

SLG

.334

OPS

.674

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1920	19	-8.2	COG	NNL	Maj	COG	20	74	62	4	10	1	0	0	4	0		5		.161	.235	.177	.413	11		1	6
1921	20		2 Teams	NNL	Maj	COG-KCM	86	295	264	28	66	7	0	0	24	5		13		.250	.295	.277	.572	73		4	14
1921	20	-7.4	COG	NNL	Maj	COG	19	71	61	3	9	1	0	0	2	0		3		.148	.212	.164	.376	10		2	5
1921	20	-7.4	KCM	NNL	Maj	KCM	67	224	203	25	57	6	0	0	22	5		10		.281	.321	.310	.631	63		2	9
1922	21	-6.2	KCM	NNL	Maj	KCM	76	322	268	45	63	14	2	1	23	4		30		.235	.317	.313	.630	84		2	22
1923	22	-5.4	KCM	NNL	Maj	KCM	91	409	346	60	89	18	4	0	39	13		38		.257	.332	.332	.665	115		1	24
1923-24	22	-6.2	Santa Clara	CUWL	FgW		38	151	133	19	44	7	3	0	15	1	1	14	4	.331	.396	.429	.825	57		1	2	1
1924	23	-3.8	KCM	NNL	Maj	KCM	68	281	235	51	62	11	2	0	34	7		27		.264	.350	.328	.677	77		4	15
1925	24	-2.8	KCM	NNL	Maj	KCM	51	173	146	22	34	3	0	1	13	2		22		.233	.333	.274	.607	40			5
1926	25	-2.1	KCM	NNL	Maj	KCM	57	202	166	32	47	9	1	4	22	3		25		.283	.383	.422	.805	70		2	9
1927	26	-1.2	KCM	NNL	Maj	KCM	20	62	56	10	22	2	3	0	10	0		6		.393	.452	.536	.987	30		0	0
1928	27	-0.9	KCM	NNL	Maj	KCM	49	181	150	18	41	8	1	3	23	3		19		.273	.363	.400	.763	60		2	10
1929	28	-0.1	KCM	NNL	Maj	KCM	45	170	140	26	49	7	4	1	38	8		20		.350	.435	.479	.913	67		1	9
1930	29	1.5	KCM	NNL	Maj	KCM	54	195	164	33	59	9	4	1	25	2		22		.360	.435	.482	.917	79		0	9
1931	30		2 Teams	BLK	Non		22	79	69	11	17	2	0	0	3	5		8	3	.246	.325	.275	.600	19		0	2
1931	30	-0.2	Harlem	BLK	Non		5	20	20	1	3	0	0	0	1	0		0		.150	.150	.150	.300	3		0	0
1931	30	-0.2	Kansas City	BLK	Non		17	59	49	10	14	2	0	0	2	5		8	3	.286	.386	.327	.712	16		0	2
1932	31		2 Teams	BLK	Non		30	93	79	8	18	1	2	0	7	1		8		.228	.299	.291	.590	23		0	6
1932	31	1.1	Pittsburgh	BLK	Non		22	72	59	6	14	1	2	0	6	1		7		.237	.318	.322	.640	19		0	6
1932	31	1.1	Kansas City	BLK	Non		8	21	20	2	4	0	0	0	1	0		1		.200	.238	.200	.438	4		0	0
1932	31	2.3	HG	EWL	Maj	HG	6	23	19	2	4	0	1	0	4	0		2		.211	.286	.316	.602	6		0	2
1933	32	0.1	Kansas City	BLK	Non		4	14	13	4	4	1	2	0	5	1		1		.308	.357	.692	1.049	9		0	0
1934	33	3.0	Kansas City	BLK	Non		4	9	8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		1		.125	.222	.125	.347	1		0	0
1935	34	4.6	NYC	NN2	Maj	NYC	35	127	109	10	22	5	0	0	16	0		12		.202	.287	.248	.535	27		1	5
1936	35	5.6	NYC	NN2	Maj	NYC	40	150	130	16	30	2	1	1	12	0		12		.231	.296	.285	.580	37		0	8
1937	36		2 Teams	NAL	Maj	CAG-KCM	51	184	154	22	35	8	1	0	22	2		18		.227	.324	.292	.616	45		4	8		0
1937	36	8.3	KCM	NAL	Maj	KCM	47	171	142	22	33	7	1	0	22	2		17		.232	.331	.296	.627	42		4	8
1937	36	8.3	CAG	NAL	Maj	CAG	4	13	12	0	2	1	0	0	0	0		1		.167	.231	.250	.481	3		0	0		0
1938	37		2 Teams	NAL	Maj	CAG-KCM	31	116	97	18	26	4	1	2	13	2		14		.268	.372	.392	.763	38		2	3
1938	37	9.4	KCM	NAL	Maj	KCM	19	68	59	10	12	2	0	0	3	1		6		.203	.288	.237	.525	14		1	2
1938	37	9.4	CAG	NAL	Maj	CAG	12	48	38	8	14	2	1	2	10	1		8		.368	.489	.632	1.121	24		1	1

1940	39		2 Teams	MEX	Ind		12	44	42	3	10	2	0	0	4	0		2	4					12
1940	39	11.1	Santa Rosa	MEX	Ind		12	44	42	3	10	2	0	0	4	0		2	4	.238	.273	.286	.558	12
1940	39	11.1	Nuevo Laredo	MEX	Ind
1940	39	11.1	CAG	NAL	Maj	CAG	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1		.000	.333	.000	.333	0			0
1941	40	11.3	KCM	NAL	Maj	KCM	11	36	33	3	7	0	0	0	4	1		2		.212	.257	.212	.469	7			1
1942	41	11.3	KCM	NAL	Maj	KCM	11	23	20	0	3	2	0	0	2	0		1		.150	.190	.250	.440	5			2
1943	42	12.2	KCM	NAL	Maj	KCM	20	58	47	5	7	0	0	0	3	2		9		.149	.286	.149	.435	7		0	2	0
1944	43	12.9	KCM	NAL	Maj	KCM	13	38	28	0	4	2	0	0	3	1		7		.143	.314	.214	.529	6			3
1945	44	14.1	KCM	NAL	Maj	KCM	14	37	30	1	4	2	0	0	2	0		7		.133	.297	.200	.497	6		0	0		0
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (22 seasons)					Majors		850	3159	2666	406	684	114	25	14	336	56		312		.257	.340	.334	.674	890		24	157	0	0
Black Baseball (4 seasons)					Black Baseball		60	195	169	24	40	4	4	0	15	7		18	3	.237	.310	.308	.618	52		0	8
Foreign (2 seasons)					Foreign		50	195	175	22	54	9	3	0	19	1	1	16	8					69		1	2	1
All Levels (25 Seasons)							960	3549	3010	452	778	127	32	14	370	64	1	346	11					1011		25	167	1	0

FgW (1 season)					Foreign		38	151	133	19	44	7	3	0	15	1	1	14	4	.331	.396	.429	.825	57		1	2	1
Ind (1 season)					Foreign		12	44	42	3	10	2	0	0	4	0		2	4					12