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Frank
Lary		  
Nickname: Yankee Killer
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 185
 
Born: April 10, 1930 in Usa, AL, NORTHPORT
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1955    1956   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1954 24 SEM AL $ 300,000 8 4 4 4 7 8 7 7 7 7
1955 25 SEM AL $ 300,000 8 4 4 4 7 8 7 6 7 6
1956 26 SEM AL $ 300,000 8 4 5 4 7 8 7 6 6 6
1957 27 SEM AL $ 300,000 8 4 5 4 7 8 7 6 6 6
1958 28 SEM AL $ 300,000 8 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7
1959 29 TAM AL $ 350,000 8 4 5 4 7 7 7 7 7 7
1960 30 TAM AL $ 350,000 8 4 5 4 7 7 7 7 8 7
1961 31 TAM AL $ 1,250,000 9 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 8 8
1962 32 TAM AL $ 1,250,000 9 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 8 8
1963 33 TAM AL $ 1,250,000 9 3 4 4 7 7 7 6 6 6
1964 34 TAM AL $ 1,250,000 9 3 4 3 6 7 6 4 5 5
1965 35 TAM AL $ 300,000 9 3 4 3 6 7 6 4 5 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 8 3 4 3 6 7 6 4 5 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,250,000 9 4 5 4 7 8 7 7 8 8
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
1954 24 SEM AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1955 25 SEM AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1956 26 SEM AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1957 27 SEM AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1958 28 SEM AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1959 29 TAM AL $ 350,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1960 30 TAM AL $ 350,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1961 31 TAM AL $ 1,250,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1962 32 TAM AL $ 1,250,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1963 33 TAM AL $ 1,250,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1964 34 TAM AL $ 1,250,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1965 35 TAM AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,250,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
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
1954 24 SEM AL 15 10 .600 39 28 11 0 1 230.0 239 107 27 75 91 4.19 .268 .325 .414 .740 14.1
    AAA   4 1 .800 6 6 1 1 0 41.3 38 14 4 13 30 3.05 .247 .305 .364 .669  
1955 25 SEM AL 23 15 .605 44 44 13 2 0 347.7 348 138 24 116 145 3.57 .262 .321 .376 .698 25.9
1956 26 SEM AL 23 12 .657 44 44 16 2 0 350.3 346 177 39 104 155 4.55 .258 .313 .408 .721 21.2
1957 27 SEM AL 5 9 .357 46 15 3 0 4 141.7 148 65 14 58 62 4.13 .272 .343 .407 .750 8.0
1958 28 SEM AL 6 9 .400 21 18 4 0 0 131.3 151 79 25 53 60 5.41 .286 .353 .496 .849 2.3
    AAA   3 2 .600 6 6 1 0 0 45.0 48 16 3 10 24 3.20 .276 .315 .385 .700  
1959 29 TAM AL 1 1 .500 28 2 0 0 5 45.7 57 27 5 15 20 5.32 .311 .369 .437 .807 0.6
1960 30 TAM AL 4 1 .800 26 0 0 0 2 37.7 48 21 2 14 24 5.02 .310 .368 .439 .807 1.3
    AAA   0 1 .000 17 0 0 0 4 14.3 14 4 1 3 13 2.51 .255 .293 .345 .639  
1961 31 TAM AL 2 2 .500 29 0 0 0 4 29.7 39 20 5 9 16 6.07 .322 .369 .488 .857 0.0
1962 32 TAM AL 3 6 .333 44 0 0 0 3 52.0 52 21 2 16 31 3.63 .264 .320 .320 .639 3.6
1963 33 TAM AL 0 3 .000 22 0 0 0 2 24.0 29 5 2 4 12 1.88 .287 .311 .386 .697 2.3
1964 34 TAM AL 3 4 .429 50 2 0 0 6 58.7 73 37 7 24 17 5.68 .304 .368 .450 .818 0.0
1965 35 TAM AL 3 11 .214 15 15 6 2 0 115.0 135 63 20 37 48 4.93 .297 .347 .475 .821 1.3
12 Years Sim 88 83 .515 408 168 53 6 27 1563.6 1665 760 172 525 681 4.37 .274 .332 .416 .748 80.6
3 Years AAA 7 4 .636 29 12 2 1 4 100.7 100 34 8 26 67 3.04 .261 .308 .371 .679  
Season Average 7 6 .538 34 14 4 0 2 130.3 138 63 14 43 56 4.37 .274 .332 .416 .748  
Career Highs 23 15 .800 50 44 16 2 6 350.3 348 177 39 116 155 6.07 .322 .369 .496 .857  
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   845 382 82 258 432   .249 .302 .375 .677
vs LH   820 378 90 267 249   .304 .367 .468 .835
Home 46 43 .517 215 83 24 2 9 823.0 873 391 78 276 371 4.28 .274 .332 .403 .734
Away 42 40 .512 193 85 29 4 18 740.6 792 369 94 249 310 4.48 .273 .330 .431 .761
Mar/Apr 14 5 .737 48 15 6 2 3 160.0 170 71 13 58 70 3.99 .275 .337 .409 .746
May 21 19 .525 75 36 14 0 4 328.0 352 150 35 96 140 4.12 .275 .325 .410 .735
June 18 16 .529 72 34 6 0 4 288.0 319 164 30 112 134 5.13 .280 .344 .422 .766
July 8 14 .364 75 22 9 1 7 236.3 225 110 31 76 101 4.19 .250 .308 .407 .715
August 15 10 .600 71 29 11 2 5 286.0 275 117 27 92 118 3.68 .254 .313 .381 .694
Sep/Oct 12 19 .387 67 32 7 1 4 265.3 324 148 36 91 118 5.02 .304 .359 .466 .825
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
1954 24 SEM AL 39 70 5 10 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 18 .143 .164 .143 .307 1.1 0.0
1955 25 SEM AL 44 115 7 20 4 1 0 3 0 0 1 34 .174 .181 .226 .407 3.7 0.0
1956 26 SEM AL 44 115 15 29 1 0 0 4 0 0 4 42 .252 .277 .261 .538 8.3 0.1
1957 27 SEM AL 46 32 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .219 .242 .219 .461 1.9 0.0
1958 28 SEM AL 21 41 3 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 13 .171 .171 .171 .341 0.7 0.0
1959 29 TAM AL 28 7 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .143 .250 .143 .393 0.0 0.0
1960 30 TAM AL 27 12 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .333 .333 .333 .667 1.2 0.1
1961 31 TAM AL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0
1962 32 TAM AL 45 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1963 33 TAM AL 22 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .400 .400 .400 .800 0.8 0.2
1964 34 TAM AL 52 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1965 35 TAM AL 15 39 1 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 14 .154 .154 .154 .308 0.0 0.0
12 Years Sim 412 443 38 86 5 1 0 18 0 0 9 138 .194 .210 .210 .420 17.0 0.4
162 Game Average 174 14 33 1 0 0 7 0 0 3 54 .194 .210 .210 .420 6.7  
Career Highs 52 115 15 29 4 1 0 4 0 0 4 42 .400 .400 .400 .800 8.3  
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   254 23 52 2 0 0 12 0 0 6 75 .205 .222 .213 .435 9.1
vs LH   189 15 34 3 1 0 6 0 0 3 63 .180 .193 .206 .399 4.3
Home 216 219 22 49 4 1 0 12 0 0 4 68 .224 .237 .251 .488 11.0
Away 174 224 16 37 1 0 0 6 0 0 5 70 .165 .183 .170 .353 2.5
RISP   106 0 17 1 0 0 18 0 0 3 30 .160 .182 .170 .352 1.2
Close/Late   36 4 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 .222 .243 .222 .465 1.7
Mar/Apr 26 43 5 12 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 10 .279 .279 .326 .605 3.5
May 60 90 7 16 2 0 0 3 0 0 3 26 .178 .202 .200 .402 2.4
June 50 85 8 19 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 26 .224 .241 .224 .465 3.8
July 40 60 2 7 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 24 .117 .131 .117 .248 -1.2
August 48 92 8 16 0 0 0 7 0 0 1 25 .174 .183 .174 .357 1.0
Sep/Oct 51 73 6 16 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 27 .219 .240 .260 .500 4.0
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1954 24 SEM AL P 39 28 230.0 12 42 1 3 .982 2.11    
1955 25 SEM AL P 44 44 347.7 27 70 1 2 .990 2.51    
1956 26 SEM AL P 44 44 350.3 30 66 2 2 .980 2.47    
1957 27 SEM AL P 46 15 141.7 5 28 0 6 1.000 2.10    
1958 28 SEM AL P 21 18 131.3 11 17 1 1 .966 1.92    
1959 29 TAM AL P 28 2 45.7 2 8 0 1 1.000 1.97    
1960 30 TAM AL P 26 0 37.7 1 6 0 1 1.000 1.67    
    SS 1 0 1.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
1961 31 TAM AL P 29 0 29.7 2 1 0 0 1.000 0.91    
1962 32 TAM AL P 44 0 52.0 3 6 0 0 1.000 1.56    
1963 33 TAM AL P 22 0 24.0 4 1 1 0 .833 1.88    
1964 34 TAM AL P 50 2 58.7 3 7 0 0 1.000 1.53    
1965 35 TAM AL P 15 15 115.0 5 21 2 3 .929 2.03    
  P 408 168 1563.6 105 273 8 19 .979 2.18    
  SS 1 0 1.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
Career Totals   409 168 1564.6 105 274 8 19 .979 2.18    
Career Highs   50 44 350.3 30 70 2 6 1.000 2.51    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1957 27 SEM AL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0.7 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 .000 .000 .000 .000
1964 34 TAM AL 0 1 .000 2 0 0 0 0 8.0 11 2 0 3 7 2.25 .333 .389 .333 .722
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 1 .000 3 0 0 0 0 8.7 11 2 0 3 8 2.08 .314 .368 .314 .683
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
1964 34 TAM AL 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1955-6-3.57
 Wins
1955-3-23
1956-1-23
 Losses
1955-6-15
 Winning Pct
1955-9-.605
1956-5-.657
 Games Started
1955-1-44
1956-1-44
 Complete Games
1954-8-11
1955-4-13
1956-3-16
Shutouts
1955-3-2
1956-2-2
1965-8-2
 Innings Pitched
1955-1-347.7
1956-1-350.3
 Hits Allowed
1955-1-348
1956-1-346
 Homeruns Allowed
1956-6-39
 Walks Allowed
1955-8-116
 Walks per 9IP
1955-9-3.0
1956-9-2.7
WHiP
1955-10-1.33
1956-9-1.28
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 12    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 39    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Roy Sherid (969)
  2. John Verhoeven (966)
  3. Warren Hacker (961)
  4. Sammy Ellis (961)
  5. Johnny Murphy (956)
  6. Elias Sosa (954)
  7. Al Fitzmorris (954)
  8. Jim Slaton (950)
  9. George Pipgras (947)
  10. John Butcher (945)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Jack Harshman (991)
  2. Lon Warneke (989)
  3. Al Gerheauser (989)
  4. Joe Bowman (987)
  5. Chris Van Cuyk (986)
  6. Gary Bell (986)
  7. Bump Hadley (985)
  8. Lew Burdette (985)
  9. Jack Hallett (982)
  10. Mel Parnell (979)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 10th overall pick, by Seattle in 1954
Had first career hit on 5/3/1954, off Bob Porterfield (DET)
Earned first career win on 5/3/1954
Won Bronze Rookie in 1954, going 15-10, 4.19 ERA
Was selected to the 1955 Allstar game
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1956, going 6-1, 3.36
Was selected to the 1956 Allstar game
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1956, going 6-1, 2.49
3/3/1957: Signed a minor league contract extension with Seattle
Injured on 3/22/1957 with a Pulled Bicep Tendon, out for 4 weeks
2/1/1959: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Traded from Seattle to Tampa Bay on 3/3/1959 (Going to TAM: 1B Steve Bilko, P Frank Lary. Going to SEM: P Whammy Douglas)
2/1/1960: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Tampa Bay on 2/13/1961 to a 4-year deal worth $1,250,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Tampa Bay on 7/31/1965 to a minor league deal
 
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