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Frank
Lange		  
Nickname: Seagan
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 185
 
Born: October 28, 1883 in Usa, WI, COLUMBIA
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1910 26 NY1 NL $ 300,000 10 5 6 5 4 5 4 10 10 10
1911 27 NY1 NL $ 300,000 10 5 6 5 4 5 4 10 10 10
1912 28 NY1 NL $ 300,000 10 4 5 5 4 5 5 10 10 10
1913 29 NY1 NL $ 300,000 10 5 6 6 4 5 5 10 10 10
1914 30 NY1 NL $ 767,143 10 5 6 6 4 5 5 10 10 10
1915 31 NY1 NL $ 767,143 9 5 6 6 4 5 5 10 10 10
1916 32 PHA AL $ 767,143 9 5 6 6 4 5 5 10 10 10
1917 33 SLA AL $ 4,100,001 9 5 6 6 4 5 4 10 10 10
1918 34 SLA AL $ 4,100,001 9 4 5 5 4 4 4 9 9 9
1919 35 SLA AL $ 2,130,000 9 4 5 4 4 4 4 9 9 9
1920 36 SLA AL $ 2,130,000 9 3 4 4 3 4 4 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 9 3 4 4 3 4 4 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,100,001 10 5 6 6 4 5 5 10 10 10
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1910 26 NY1 NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1911 27 NY1 NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1912 28 NY1 NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1913 29 NY1 NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1914 30 NY1 NL $ 767,143   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1915 31 NY1 NL $ 767,143   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1916 32 PHA AL $ 767,143   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1917 33 SLA AL $ 4,100,001   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1918 34 SLA AL $ 4,100,001   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1919 35 SLA AL $ 2,130,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1920 36 SLA AL $ 2,130,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,100,001   5 5 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
1910 26 NY1 NL 20 16 .556 41 41 30 4 0 353.7 263 121 3 182 216 3.08 .209 .321 .279 .600 23.3
1911 27 NY1 NL 6 7 .462 17 14 11 0 0 125.0 110 63 8 84 81 4.54 .239 .359 .363 .722 6.1
1912 28 NY1 NL 2 2 .500 9 1 0 0 2 17.0 16 5 0 12 9 2.65 .254 .373 .302 .675 2.1
    AAA   8 3 .727 15 15 7 1 0 120.0 82 39 6 71 124 2.93 .192 .308 .277 .585  
1913 29 NY1 NL 6 4 .600 16 14 5 1 0 119.3 109 49 4 65 64 3.70 .252 .353 .345 .698 6.9
1914 30 NY1 NL 1 3 .250 12 0 0 0 6 13.3 11 6 0 5 7 4.05 .216 .293 .255 .548 2.1
1915 31 NY1 NL 1 1 .500 9 0 0 0 4 15.0 11 7 0 13 8 4.20 .208 .382 .340 .722 1.4
1916 32 NY1 NL 2 0 1.000 14 6 5 0 9 14.7 8 2 0 7 9 1.23 .163 .268 .184 .452 4.5
  PHA AL 6 4 .600 10 4 3 0 0 86.7 67 35 2 60 60 3.63 .215 .344 .285 .629 5.1
  TOT   8 4 .667 24 10 8 0 9 101.3 75 37 2 67 69 3.29 .208 .334 .271 .606 9.6
1917 33 SLA AL 16 8 .667 28 28 21 2 0 238.7 192 96 6 132 116 3.62 .224 .330 .312 .642 14.5
1918 34 SLA AL 18 12 .600 34 34 21 4 0 271.3 191 85 3 163 118 2.82 .202 .317 .259 .576 17.9
1919 35 SLA AL 7 8 .467 15 15 11 2 0 128.0 141 68 5 57 49 4.78 .286 .364 .381 .745 3.6
1920 36 SLA AL 11 20 .355 33 33 24 1 0 268.3 260 155 11 171 94 5.20 .259 .369 .358 .727 8.3
11 Years Sim 96 85 .530 238 190 131 14 21 1651.0 1379 692 42 951 831 3.77 .231 .340 .314 .654 96.0
1 Years AAA 8 3 .727 15 15 7 1 0 120.0 82 39 6 71 124 2.93 .192 .308 .277 .585  
Season Average 8 7 .533 21 17 11 1 1 150.1 125 62 3 86 75 3.77 .231 .340 .314 .654  
Career Highs 20 20 .667 41 41 30 4 9 353.7 263 155 11 182 216 5.20 .286 .382 .381 .745  
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   612 308 20 418 491   .212 .312 .287 .599
vs LH   767 384 22 533 340   .247 .358 .339 .697
Home 42 41 .506 103 92 69 6 3 804.0 687 328 22 447 419 3.67 .235 .336 .322 .658
Away 54 44 .551 135 98 62 8 18 847.0 692 364 20 504 412 3.87 .227 .336 .306 .642
Mar/Apr 8 5 .615 22 14 8 0 7 120.0 97 45 4 57 54 3.38 .219 .308 .291 .599
May 11 24 .314 44 35 24 2 6 301.0 287 140 8 168 159 4.19 .257 .354 .341 .696
June 19 11 .633 38 33 22 3 2 283.0 230 113 7 166 141 3.59 .230 .340 .325 .665
July 16 15 .516 39 29 22 1 3 247.3 190 111 6 158 109 4.04 .213 .331 .289 .620
August 18 10 .643 36 32 23 3 0 286.3 224 110 10 157 151 3.46 .218 .322 .308 .630
Sep/Oct 24 20 .545 59 47 32 5 3 413.3 351 173 7 245 217 3.77 .234 .342 .311 .652
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
1910 26 NY1 NL 41 129 10 31 3 0 0 17 1 0 2 18 .240 .258 .264 .521 7.6 0.3
1911 27 NY1 NL 17 46 4 13 1 0 0 8 0 0 0 7 .283 .277 .304 .581 4.1 0.2
1912 28 NY1 NL 9 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.2 0.0
1913 29 NY1 NL 16 38 3 10 0 0 0 7 0 0 3 4 .263 .310 .263 .573 4.0 0.4
1915 31 NY1 NL 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1916 32 NY1 NL 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
  PHA AL 10 34 5 6 1 0 0 2 2 0 2 3 .176 .222 .206 .428 1.3 0.0
  TOT   24 35 5 6 1 0 0 2 2 0 2 3 .171 .216 .200 .416 1.3 0.0
1917 33 SLA AL 28 91 9 20 2 0 0 6 1 0 1 10 .220 .228 .242 .470 4.0 0.0
1918 34 SLA AL 34 97 15 23 6 0 0 5 2 0 3 12 .237 .260 .299 .559 6.9 0.7
1919 35 SLA AL 15 47 5 12 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 .255 .255 .277 .532 3.2 0.3
1920 36 SLA AL 33 98 5 24 0 0 0 7 0 1 2 8 .245 .260 .245 .505 5.5 0.0
10 Years Sim 226 586 56 140 14 0 0 54 6 1 13 67 .239 .256 .263 .519 36.7 1.9
162 Game Average 420 40 100 10 0 0 38 4 0 9 48 .239 .256 .263 .519 26.3  
Career Highs 41 129 15 31 6 0 0 17 2 1 3 18 .283 .310 .304 .581 7.6  
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   399 34 88 7 0 0 34 4 1 11 49 .221 .243 .238 .481 19.8
vs LH   187 22 52 7 0 0 20 2 0 2 18 .278 .284 .316 .600 15.6
Home 100 261 25 58 8 0 0 23 4 1 6 25 .222 .242 .253 .495 13.7
Away 125 325 31 82 6 0 0 31 2 0 7 42 .252 .267 .271 .538 21.7
RISP   179 0 41 5 0 0 53 0 0 2 23 .229 .235 .257 .492 9.0
Close/Late   45 3 7 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 4 .156 .170 .156 .326 0.2
Mar/Apr 14 42 5 16 3 0 0 5 0 0 0 7 .381 .381 .452 .833 6.2
May 35 102 9 20 2 0 0 4 0 0 1 10 .196 .204 .216 .420 2.9
June 33 107 8 27 2 0 0 10 0 1 2 9 .252 .264 .271 .535 6.6
July 34 91 6 21 2 0 0 8 1 0 1 10 .231 .247 .253 .500 4.7
August 33 102 11 24 3 0 0 13 2 0 2 13 .235 .248 .265 .512 6.2
Sep/Oct 47 142 17 32 2 0 0 14 3 0 7 18 .225 .262 .239 .501 8.8
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    
1910 26 NY1 NL P 41 41 353.7 21 57 3 6 .963 1.98    
1911 27 NY1 NL P 17 14 125.0 5 24 0 2 1.000 2.09    
1912 28 NY1 NL P 9 1 17.0 2 3 1 1 .833 2.65    
1913 29 NY1 NL P 16 14 119.3 9 12 0 1 1.000 1.58    
1914 30 NY1 NL P 12 0 13.3 1 1 1 0 .667 1.35    
1915 31 NY1 NL P 9 0 15.0 0 3 0 0 1.000 1.80    
1916 32 NY1 NL P 14 6 14.7 0 3 0 0 1.000 1.84    
  PHA AL P 10 4 86.7 3 17 1 1 .952 2.08    
  TOT   P 24 10 101.3 3 20 1 1 .958 2.04    
1917 33 SLA AL P 28 28 238.7 16 42 1 2 .983 2.19    
1918 34 SLA AL P 34 34 271.3 11 52 3 2 .955 2.09    
1919 35 SLA AL P 15 15 128.0 5 25 1 2 .968 2.11    
1920 36 SLA AL P 33 33 268.3 18 61 6 7 .929 2.65    
Career Totals   238 190 1651.0 91 300 17 24 .958 2.13    
Career Highs   41 41 353.7 21 61 6 7 1.000 2.65    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Wins
1910-6-20
1917-10-16
 Losses
1910-9-16
1920-3-20
 Winning Pct
1917-5-.667
 Saves
1914-6-6
1915-6-4
1916-2-9
 Games Pitched
1910-8-41
 Games Started
1910-6-41
Shutouts
1910-7-4
1918-7-4
 Innings Pitched
1910-6-353.7
 Homeruns Allowed
1920-5-11
 Strikeouts
1910-5-216
 Walks Allowed
1910-1-182
1917-2-132
1918-1-163
1920-1-171
CAR-28-951
 Hits per 9IP
1910-2-6.7
1917-6-7.2
1918-1-6.3
1920-5-8.7
CAR-5-7.5
Strikeouts per 9IP
1910-5-5.5
1917-9-4.4
CAR-27-4.5
 OAVG
1910-2-.209
1917-6-.224
1918-1-.202
1920-5-.259
CAR-9-.231
 OSLG
1910-4-.279
1917-9-.312
1918-1-.259
CAR-13-.314
 OOPS
1918-6-.576
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 2    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 45)
   Gray Ink Test: 43    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 231)
 
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  1. Lefty Grove (942)
  2. Frank Smith (923)
  3. Jimmy Dygert (920)
  4. Guy Morton (912)
  5. Jesse Whiting (910)
  6. Jakie May (908)
  7. Chet Brewer (908)
  8. Ray Roberts (907)
  9. Nip Winters (906)
  10. Rube Kisinger (906)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Zaza Harvey (990)
  2. Al Orth (987)
  3. Joe Genewich (983)
  4. Snake Wiltse (982)
  5. Bob Harmon (982)
  6. Milt Gaston (976)
  7. George Mogridge (972)
  8. Clark Griffith (972)
  9. Ray Roberts (969)
  10. Syl Johnson (969)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 22nd overall pick, by New York (N) in 1910
Had first career hit (double) on 4/16/1910, off Ray Collins (BRO)
Earned first career win on 4/16/1910
Injured on 6/27/1912 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Injured on 4/21/1913 with a Herniated Disc in Back, out for 5 weeks
Won Player of the Week award on 9/15/1913, winning 2 games with a 2.00 ERA
2/8/1914: Gets a new one-year contract worth $767,143 through salary arbitration
2/13/1915: Gets a new one-year contract worth $767,143 through salary arbitration
Injured on 7/13/1915 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for one week
2/13/1916: Gets a new one-year contract worth $767,143 through salary arbitration
Traded from New York (N) to Philadelphia (A) on 7/31/1916 (Going to NY1: P Charley Hall. Going to PHA: P Frank Lange)
Signed as a free agent by St. Louis (A) on 2/27/1917 to a 2-year deal worth $4,100,001 per year
7/1/1918: Signed a contract extension with St. Louis (A), $2,130,000 per year, for 2 years
Pitched NO-HITTER against Chicago (A) on 7/23/1918, striking out 4
Won Player of the Week award on 7/29/1918, winning 2 games with a 1.00 ERA
 
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