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Frank
House		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 200
 
Born: February 18, 1930 in Usa, AL, BESSEMER
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1950 20 SDP NL   0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1951 21 SDP NL $ 300,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1952 22 SDP NL $ 300,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1953 23 SDP NL $ 300,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1954 24 SDP NL $ 300,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1955 25 SDP NL $ 350,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1956 26 SDP NL $ 350,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1957 27 SDP NL $ 350,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1958 28 SDP NL $ 2,000,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1959 29 SDP NL $ 2,000,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1960 30 SDP NL $ 2,000,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1961 31 SDP NL $ 2,000,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1962 32 NYG NL $ 2,100,100 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1963 33 NYG NL $ 2,100,100 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1964 34 NYG NL $ 2,100,100 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1965 35 SDP NL $ 2,100,100 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1966 36 SDP NL $ 1,900,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1967 37 DET AL $ 1,900,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1968 38 DET AL $ 1,900,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,100,100 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
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
1950 20 SDP NL     5 5 5 4 5 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 9 9 9
1951 21 SDP NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 4 5 5 4 5 5 3 4 4 9 9 9
1952 22 SDP NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 4 5 5 4 5 5 3 4 4 9 9 9
1953 23 SDP NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 3 4 4 9 9 9
1954 24 SDP NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 3 4 4 9 9 9
1955 25 SDP NL $ 350,000   6 6 6 4 5 4 5 5 5 3 4 4 9 9 9
1956 26 SDP NL $ 350,000   7 7 6 4 5 5 5 5 5 3 4 4 9 9 9
1957 27 SDP NL $ 350,000   7 7 7 4 5 5 5 6 5 3 4 4 9 9 9
1958 28 SDP NL $ 2,000,000   7 7 6 4 5 5 5 6 5 3 4 4 9 9 9
1959 29 SDP NL $ 2,000,000   7 7 6 4 5 5 5 6 5 3 4 4 9 9 9
1960 30 SDP NL $ 2,000,000   7 7 6 4 5 5 4 5 5 3 4 4 8 9 9
1961 31 SDP NL $ 2,000,000   7 7 6 4 5 5 5 5 5 3 4 4 8 9 9
1962 32 NYG NL $ 2,100,100   7 7 6 4 5 5 5 5 5 3 4 4 8 8 8
1963 33 NYG NL $ 2,100,100   7 7 7 3 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 8 8 8
1964 34 NYG NL $ 2,100,100   7 7 7 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 8 8 8
1965 35 SDP NL $ 2,100,100   7 7 7 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 8 8 8
1966 36 SDP NL $ 1,900,000   7 7 6 1 2 2 3 4 3 3 4 4 7 7 7
1967 37 DET AL $ 1,900,000   6 6 5 1 2 2 3 4 4 3 4 4 6 7 7
1968 38 DET AL $ 1,900,000   2 2 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     2 2 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,100,100   7 7 7 4 5 5 5 6 5 3 4 4 9 9 9
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1960 30 SDP NL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0.00 .333 .500 .333 .833 0.2
1 Years Sim 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0.00 .333 .500 .333 .833 0.2
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   1 0 0 0 0   .500 .500 .500 1.000
vs LH   0 0 0 1 0   .000 .500 .000 .500
Home 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0.00 .333 .500 .333 .833
June 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0.00 .333 .500 .333 .833
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1950 20 AAA   2 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.0  
    AA   109 449 61 126 10 1 26 57 4 7 46 18 .281 .347 .481 .829 73.3  
    A   26 100 10 31 4 0 3 14 1 1 16 4 .310 .405 .440 .845 17.9  
1951 21 SDP NL 14 26 3 6 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 .231 .259 .385 .644 2.8 0.2
1952 22 SDP NL 6 20 2 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 .300 .440 .300 .740 3.4 0.5
    AAA   137 587 78 157 21 6 30 78 10 3 47 32 .267 .322 .477 .799 90.1  
1953 23 SDP NL 87 276 27 79 9 0 6 30 0 0 19 9 .286 .328 .384 .712 31.0 3.0
1954 24 SDP NL 106 341 40 84 8 2 4 41 0 1 26 28 .246 .304 .317 .620 31.3 2.2
1955 25 SDP NL 54 84 15 22 5 1 2 11 0 0 3 5 .262 .287 .417 .704 8.9 1.2
1956 26 SDP NL 116 356 36 90 18 0 1 35 0 0 28 19 .253 .306 .312 .618 32.4 3.9
1957 27 SDP NL 144 502 59 141 16 3 14 70 0 0 39 24 .281 .336 .408 .744 60.7 9.2
1958 28 SDP NL 129 419 53 123 18 3 10 65 0 1 22 22 .294 .326 .422 .748 49.9 7.3
1959 29 SDP NL 113 259 25 54 5 1 6 25 0 1 16 28 .208 .255 .305 .560 16.9 0.0
1960 30 SDP NL 112 194 17 54 5 0 4 16 0 0 12 20 .278 .317 .366 .683 21.2 3.3
1961 31 SDP NL 97 144 10 45 5 0 0 21 0 0 7 10 .313 .348 .347 .696 15.6 2.8
1962 32 NYG NL 131 407 44 112 19 2 10 49 0 0 21 35 .275 .312 .405 .717 48.5 8.6
1963 33 NYG NL 127 397 51 121 8 2 6 44 7 1 37 29 .305 .365 .380 .746 55.6 11.0
1964 34 NYG NL 65 128 11 26 4 1 2 15 0 1 7 10 .203 .241 .297 .538 9.1 0.0
1965 35 SDP NL 112 337 37 110 5 1 8 43 0 3 20 34 .326 .364 .418 .783 44.8 10.1
1966 36 SDP NL 85 181 11 48 2 0 3 22 1 0 10 19 .265 .308 .326 .634 19.5 2.8
1967 37 DET AL 31 60 6 16 2 0 1 8 0 0 4 5 .267 .323 .350 .673 5.6 0.5
1968 38 DET AL 50 124 8 20 3 0 0 4 1 2 10 31 .161 .224 .185 .409 3.3 0.0
18 Years Sim 1579 4255 455 1157 133 16 78 501 9 10 286 331 .272 .318 .366 .684 460.5 66.7
2 Years AAA 139 593 78 158 21 6 30 78 10 3 47 33 .266 .318 .474 .792 90.1  
1 Years AA 109 449 61 126 10 1 26 57 4 7 46 18 .281 .349 .481 .830 73.3  
1 Years A 26 100 10 31 4 0 3 14 1 1 16 4 .310 .403 .440 .843 17.9  
4 Years Minors 274 1142 149 315 35 7 59 149 15 11 109 55 .276 .339 .474 .812 181.3  
162 Game Average 436 46 118 13 1 8 51 0 1 29 33 .272 .318 .366 .684 47.2  
Career Highs 144 502 59 141 19 3 14 70 7 3 39 35 .326 .440 .422 .783 60.7  
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   3610 401 1000 111 14 67 440 7 10 257 268 .277 .325 .371 .696 429.8
vs LH   645 54 157 22 2 11 61 2 0 29 63 .243 .280 .335 .615 58.1
Home 779 2064 221 562 56 12 41 255 2 4 144 165 .272 .320 .371 .691 242.2
Away 800 2191 234 595 77 4 37 246 7 6 142 166 .272 .317 .361 .678 245.8
RISP   1074 0 294 32 1 18 397 0 0 102 76 .274 .331 .356 .687 131.3
Pinch Hitting   507 54 142 26 0 5 67 0 2 33 46 .280 .325 .361 .686 57.0
Close/Late   672 78 197 31 2 16 99 0 0 49 64 .293 .341 .417 .757 92.5
Mar/Apr 244 651 71 182 19 3 8 83 2 1 49 59 .280 .331 .355 .686 76.0
May 289 805 71 198 17 3 11 73 3 2 57 71 .246 .294 .316 .609 75.7
June 267 714 73 195 19 1 11 82 1 1 38 47 .273 .311 .349 .660 75.5
July 239 639 67 166 28 4 16 89 2 4 44 51 .260 .312 .391 .703 75.0
August 273 718 87 209 27 2 18 86 1 1 55 52 .291 .341 .409 .750 98.1
Sep/Oct 267 728 86 207 23 3 14 88 0 1 43 51 .284 .325 .382 .707 87.6
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1951 21 SDP NL C 10 6 46.0 17 3 0 0 1.000 3.91 6 2 .333 0 0.5
1952 22 SDP NL C 6 6 51.0 33 2 0 0 1.000 6.18 1 0 .000 0 0.4
1953 23 SDP NL C 71 71 606.0 333 23 4 2 .989 5.29 30 10 .333 3 1.2
    CF 1 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1954 24 SDP NL C 75 74 664.7 350 29 2 0 .995 5.13 32 13 .406 1 3.5
    RF 16 15 131.3 16 0 1 0 .941 1.10 0 0 .000 0 0.1
1955 25 SDP NL C 13 13 110.7 64 6 0 0 1.000 5.69 6 3 .500 0 0.7
1956 26 SDP NL C 107 88 801.3 465 28 1 1 .998 5.54 16 6 .375 1 6.9
1957 27 SDP NL C 139 130 1185.0 817 41 6 2 .993 6.52 31 9 .290 0 5.2
1958 28 SDP NL C 120 96 913.7 656 34 6 1 .991 6.80 25 9 .360 3 6.7
1959 29 SDP NL C 68 57 508.7 304 22 1 0 .997 5.77 17 6 .353 2 2.5
    SS 1 0 5.0 0 2 0 0 1.000 3.60 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    2B 1 0 2.7 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.38 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1960 30 SDP NL C 33 30 263.0 160 7 0 1 1.000 5.71 9 2 .222 0 1.8
    RF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    P 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
1961 31 SDP NL C 29 19 187.3 127 11 0 0 1.000 6.63 3 2 .667 0 1.4
    SS 6 0 10.0 3 1 0 1 1.000 3.60 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    RF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
1962 32 NYG NL C 106 90 836.3 618 30 2 2 .997 6.97 20 10 .500 2 5.3
    CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1963 33 NYG NL C 110 102 903.3 575 37 2 2 .997 6.10 58 14 .241 1 5.2
1964 34 NYG NL C 29 26 227.7 155 9 1 0 .994 6.48 17 4 .235 0 0.9
1965 35 SDP NL C 84 80 698.7 485 37 3 0 .994 6.72 63 26 .413 1 5.6
1966 36 SDP NL C 46 38 348.0 252 11 2 0 .992 6.80 24 8 .333 2 2.2
1967 37 DET AL C 16 11 111.7 70 4 0 0 1.000 5.96 5 2 .400 0 0.6
1968 38 DET AL C 33 30 248.3 143 12 1 0 .994 5.62 33 4 .121 2 0.8
    SS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  C 1095 967 8711.3 5624 346 31 11 .995 6.17 396 130 .328 18 51.4
  RF 18 15 135.3 16 0 1 0 .941 1.06 0 0 .000 0 0.1
  SS 8 0 16.0 3 3 0 1 1.000 3.38 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  CF 2 0 5.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  2B 1 0 2.7 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.38 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  P 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
  LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
Career Totals   1126 982 8872.3 5644 349 32 12 .995 6.08 396 130 .328 18 51.6
Career Highs   139 130 1185.0 817 41 6 2 1.000 6.96 63 26 .667 3  
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1965 35 SDP NL 4 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 .091 .091 .182
1966 36 SDP NL 7 7 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .143 .143 .143 .286
Career Post-Season Batting 11 18 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .111 .111 .111 .222
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Singles
1957-10-108
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 25    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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  4. Bill Fahey (941)
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  6. John Ellis (932)
  7. Jake Gibbs (930)
  8. Dick Brown (929)
  9. Jay Johnstone (928)
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 36th overall pick, by San Diego in 1950
Had first career hit on 5/2/1951, off Joe Coleman (OAK)
Hit first career homerun on 5/2/1951, off Joe Coleman (OAK)
Injured on 9/1/1952 with a Pulled Hip Muscle, out for one week
2/1/1955: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1956: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1957: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by San Diego on 2/2/1958 to a 4-year deal worth $2,000,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by New York (N) on 2/4/1962 to a 4-year deal worth $2,100,100 per year
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Brooklyn on 5/10/1962
Traded from New York (N) to San Diego on 3/3/1965 (Going to SDP: P Jim Constable, C Frank House, CF Vic Davalillo. Going to NYG: P Jim Kaat, P Don Gross)
Signed as a free agent by San Diego on 2/2/1966 to a 4-year deal worth $1,900,000 per year
Traded from San Diego to Detroit on 3/3/1967 (Going to SDP: P Frank Baumann. Going to DET: C Frank House)
 
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