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Frank
Kitson		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 175
 
Born: September 11, 1869 in Hopkins, MI.
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1901 31 CLE AL $ 2,728,571 10 2 3 3 8 8 8 10 10 10
1902 32 CLE AL $ 4,957,143 10 2 2 2 7 8 8 9 9 9
1903 33 CLE AL $ 4,957,143 10 1 2 2 7 8 8 9 9 9
1904 34 CLE AL $ 5,500,101 10 1 2 2 7 7 7 9 9 9
1905 35 CLE AL $ 5,500,101 9 1 2 1 6 7 7 8 8 8
1906 36 CLE AL $ 5,500,101 9 1 1 1 6 7 7 8 8 8
1907 37 CLE AL   8 1 1 1 6 6 6 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings   8 1 1 1 6 6 6 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,500,101 10 2 3 3 8 8 8 10 10 10
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1901 31 CLE AL $ 2,728,571   4 4 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1902 32 CLE AL $ 4,957,143   4 4 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1903 33 CLE AL $ 4,957,143   4 4 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1904 34 CLE AL $ 5,500,101   4 4 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1905 35 CLE AL $ 5,500,101   4 4 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1906 36 CLE AL $ 5,500,101   4 4 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1907 37 CLE AL     4 4 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,500,101   4 4 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1899 29 BLN   22 16 .579 40   34 2 0 327.7 329 101   65 75 2.77  
1900 30 BRO   15 13 .536 40   21 2 4 253.3 283 118   56 55 4.19  
1901 31 CLE AL 16 12 .571 30 30 24 4 0 256.3 229 67 1 46 81 2.35 .237 .282 .290 .572 23.4
1902 32 CLE AL 6 4 .600 18 9 9 0 1 94.3 91 34 2 14 20 3.24 .252 .289 .310 .599 8.2
1903 33 CLE AL 3 12 .200 21 16 7 0 0 116.3 164 102 8 35 33 7.89 .331 .417 .471 .888 0.0
1904 34 CLE AL 3 5 .375 19 6 6 0 1 68.0 69 30 3 15 24 3.97 .257 .304 .372 .676 3.2
1905 35 CLE AL 3 4 .429 18 1 0 0 2 26.0 33 14 3 7 5 4.85 .306 .348 .472 .820 1.1
1906 36 CLE AL 8 8 .500 36 11 6 0 5 118.3 112 41 5 32 33 3.12 .255 .311 .339 .650 8.9
1907 37 CLE AL 0 1 .000 1 1 1 0 0 8.0 11 5 2 2 5 5.63 .333 .371 .576 .947 0.0
7 Years Sim 39 46 .459 143 74 53 4 9 687.3 709 293 24 151 201 3.84 .265 .320 .353 .674 44.7
9 Years Pro 76 75 .503 223   108 8 13 1268.3 1321 512   272 331 3.63  
Season Average 5 6 .455 20 10 7 0 1 98.2 101 41 3 21 28 3.84 .265 .320 .353 .674  
Career Highs 16 12 .600 36 30 24 4 5 256.3 229 102 8 46 81 7.89 .333 .417 .576 .947  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   427 176 11 85 122   .258 .295 .342 .637
vs LH   282 117 13 66 79   .276 .320 .372 .692
Home 13 28 .317 67 36 25 3 1 325.3 357 164 12 91 85 4.54 .276 .324 .370 .694
Away 26 18 .591 76 38 28 1 8 362.0 352 129 12 60 116 3.21 .255 .286 .337 .624
Mar/Apr 3 4 .429 14 3 2 0 3 35.3 36 20 1 8 6 5.10 .261 .301 .355 .656
May 5 12 .294 29 14 10 1 1 123.3 136 64 5 36 32 4.67 .281 .331 .376 .707
June 8 6 .571 28 11 9 0 2 111.3 103 46 2 28 32 3.72 .244 .291 .325 .616
July 10 12 .455 34 19 15 1 3 185.3 193 74 8 41 65 3.59 .265 .305 .359 .664
August 5 4 .556 14 9 5 1 0 76.0 78 30 2 15 17 3.55 .265 .301 .323 .624
Sep/Oct 8 8 .500 24 18 12 1 0 156.0 163 59 6 23 49 3.40 .269 .295 .362 .658
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1899 29 BLN   45 134 12 27 7 1 0 8 7 0 6 0 .201 .236 .269 .504 8.6  
1900 30 BRO   43 109 20 32 5 1 0 16 2 0 6 0 .294 .330 .358 .688 12.6  
1901 31 CLE AL 30 90 5 16 1 0 0 6 5 2 2 8 .178 .194 .189 .382 2.1 0.0
1902 32 CLE AL 18 35 4 11 1 0 0 5 1 2 0 6 .314 .306 .343 .648 3.1 0.2
1903 33 CLE AL 21 41 5 11 2 0 0 7 2 0 1 6 .268 .295 .317 .613 4.3 0.4
1904 34 CLE AL 19 22 4 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 .227 .227 .318 .545 0.6 0.0
1905 35 CLE AL 18 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5 0.0
1906 36 CLE AL 36 33 5 9 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 8 .273 .286 .273 .558 2.7 0.3
1907 37 CLE AL 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333 0.5 0.3
7 Years Sim 143 229 23 54 4 1 0 25 9 5 4 29 .236 .248 .262 .510 12.9 1.1
9 Years Pro 231 472 55 113 16 3 0 49 18 5 16 29 .239 .264 .286 .550 34.2  
162 Game Average 259 26 61 4 1 0 28 10 5 4 32 .236 .248 .262 .510 14.6  
Career Highs 36 90 5 16 2 1 0 7 5 2 2 8 .667 .667 .667 1.333 4.3  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   174 18 41 4 1 0 21 6 2 3 20 .236 .244 .270 .515 10.6
vs LH   55 5 13 0 0 0 4 3 3 1 9 .236 .259 .236 .495 2.4
Home 67 100 8 21 3 0 0 10 3 2 1 16 .210 .214 .240 .454 3.8
Away 67 129 15 33 1 1 0 15 6 3 3 13 .256 .274 .279 .553 9.2
RISP   61 0 16 1 0 0 24 0 0 1 8 .262 .258 .279 .536 4.2
Close/Late   23 1 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 .217 .250 .217 .467 1.1
Mar/Apr 3 8 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.4
May 20 40 1 9 0 0 0 7 1 2 0 4 .225 .214 .225 .439 1.1
June 14 35 6 7 1 0 0 3 2 0 1 4 .200 .222 .229 .451 1.7
July 26 68 5 17 3 0 0 9 2 1 1 10 .250 .268 .294 .562 4.6
August 14 25 2 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 4 .160 .192 .160 .352 0.4
Sep/Oct 20 53 9 15 0 1 0 5 2 1 1 6 .283 .291 .321 .612 4.8
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1901 31 CLE AL P 30 30 256.3 16 53 7 5 .908 2.42    
1902 32 CLE AL P 18 9 94.3 4 17 3 1 .875 2.00    
1903 33 CLE AL P 21 16 116.3 11 26 1 2 .974 2.86    
1904 34 CLE AL P 19 6 68.0 4 21 2 3 .926 3.31    
1905 35 CLE AL P 18 1 26.0 4 6 0 0 1.000 3.46    
1906 36 CLE AL P 36 11 118.3 10 30 1 1 .976 3.04    
1907 37 CLE AL P 1 1 8.0 1 1 0 0 1.000 2.25    
Career Totals   143 74 687.3 50 154 14 12 .936 2.67    
Career Highs   36 30 256.3 16 53 7 5 1.000 3.46    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1901-3-2.35
 Winning Pct
1901-8-.571
 Saves
1906-8-5
 Shutouts
1901-2-4
 Homeruns Allowed
1906-6-5
 Hits per 9IP
1901-10-8.0
Strikeouts per 9IP
1901-4-2.8
 WHiP
1901-6-1.07
 OAVG
1901-9-.237
 OOBP
1901-7-.282
 OSLG
1901-5-.290
 OOPS
1901-3-.572
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 45)
   Gray Ink Test: 15    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 231)
 
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History
Drafted in 10th round, 147th overall pick, by Cleveland in 1901
Won Player of the Week award on 8/26/1901, winning 2 games with a 0.53 ERA
Injured on 9/5/1901 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for full season
1/3/1903: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,957,143 through salary arbitration
7/14/1903: Signed a contract extension with Cleveland, $5,500,101 per year, for 3 years
9/24/1906: Signed a contract extension with Cleveland, $600,000 per year, for 1 years
9/24/1906: Signed a contract extension with Cleveland, $600,000 per year, for 1 years
Injured on 4/6/1907 with a Herniated Disc Back, out for 8 weeks
Released by Cleveland on 7/31/1907
 
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