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Danny
Frisella		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 215
 
Born: March 4, 1946 in Usa, CA, SAN FRANCISCO
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1970    1974   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1967 21 MON NL   6 6 7 7 4 5 5 6 7 7
1968 22 BOS AL $ 300,000 6 7 8 7 4 5 5 6 7 6
1969 23 BOS AL $ 300,000 6 8 10 9 4 5 4 6 6 6
1970 24 BOS AL $ 300,000 6 8 9 9 4 5 4 5 5 5
1971 25 BOS AL $ 300,000 6 9 10 9 4 5 4 5 6 6
1972 26 CLE AL $ 1,021,429 6 9 10 9 4 5 5 5 6 6
1973 27 CLE AL $ 1,800,000 6 9 10 9 5 6 6 6 7 7
1974 28 CLE AL $ 2,035,714 6 8 9 9 5 6 6 6 7 6
1975 29 CLE AL $ 3,750,000 6 8 9 9 5 6 6 6 7 7
1976 30 CLE AL $ 3,750,000 6 8 9 9 6 7 7 7 7 7
1977 31 BSN NL $ 3,750,000 6 8 9 9 6 7 7 6 7 7
1978 32 BOS AL $ 12,815,000 6 8 10 9 6 7 7 6 6 6
1979 33 BOS AL $ 12,815,000 6 8 9 9 6 7 6 5 6 6
1980 34 BOS AL $ 12,815,000 6 8 9 9 6 7 6 5 5 5
1981 35 BOS AL $ 12,815,000 6 7 8 8 5 6 6 5 5 5
1982 36 MIN AL $ 2,500,000 4 4 5 5 3 4 3 3 3 3
1983 37 MIN AL $ 2,500,000 4 4 5 5 3 4 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   4 4 5 5 3 4 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 12,815,000 6 9 10 9 6 7 7 7 7 7
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
1967 21 MON NL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1968 22 BOS AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1969 23 BOS AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1970 24 BOS AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1971 25 BOS AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1972 26 CLE AL $ 1,021,429   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1973 27 CLE AL $ 1,800,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1974 28 CLE AL $ 2,035,714   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1975 29 CLE AL $ 3,750,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1976 30 CLE AL $ 3,750,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1977 31 BSN NL $ 3,750,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1978 32 BOS AL $ 12,815,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1979 33 BOS AL $ 12,815,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1980 34 BOS AL $ 12,815,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1981 35 BOS AL $ 12,815,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1982 36 MIN AL $ 2,500,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1983 37 MIN AL $ 2,500,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 12,815,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
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
1967 21 AAA   11 6 .647 36 22 2 0 3 177.7 124 32 10 58 194 1.62 .194 .261 .277 .537  
1968 22 BOS AL 7 7 .500 16 16 0 0 0 107.3 112 59 17 49 76 4.95 .273 .351 .474 .825 1.2
    AAA   9 5 .643 18 18 0 0 0 124.3 97 40 13 57 133 2.90 .208 .294 .328 .623  
1969 23 BOS AL 3 5 .375 13 13 1 0 0 89.3 68 30 5 35 81 3.02 .215 .293 .312 .605 6.1
1970 24 BOS AL 10 10 .500 38 10 0 0 2 120.0 98 51 21 60 98 3.83 .222 .316 .400 .717 7.6
1971 25 BOS AL 14 12 .538 32 32 1 0 0 210.3 175 102 21 130 179 4.36 .227 .336 .370 .706 11.9
1972 26 CLE AL 12 14 .462 29 29 0 0 0 176.3 166 85 20 103 155 4.34 .247 .344 .396 .740 8.8
    AAA   2 0 1.000 4 4 0 0 0 30.7 26 5 4 9 33 1.47 .224 .280 .345 .625  
1973 27 CLE AL 13 11 .542 33 33 0 0 0 211.3 222 127 36 105 173 5.41 .272 .355 .458 .813 6.1
1974 28 CLE AL 14 14 .500 34 34 0 0 0 224.7 218 138 31 106 189 5.53 .254 .334 .418 .752 7.5
1975 29 CLE AL 11 7 .611 34 34 1 1 0 228.3 229 117 33 95 174 4.61 .257 .328 .431 .759 12.1
1976 30 CLE AL 13 16 .448 36 36 3 0 0 235.3 220 115 23 105 195 4.40 .244 .321 .381 .702 13.1
1977 31 BSN NL 8 5 .615 28 12 2 0 5 118.0 93 47 12 49 92 3.58 .215 .293 .352 .645 8.7
1978 32 BOS AL 11 7 .611 32 32 3 0 0 227.3 193 92 23 77 160 3.64 .230 .293 .362 .655 14.9
1979 33 BOS AL 10 5 .667 18 18 0 0 0 127.3 116 46 17 40 76 3.25 .240 .298 .404 .702 10.3
1980 34 BOS AL 10 16 .385 32 32 2 0 0 211.7 206 97 21 88 151 4.12 .254 .326 .388 .715 11.5
1981 35 BOS AL 6 10 .375 33 21 2 0 4 162.7 146 68 26 54 112 3.76 .241 .304 .431 .734 9.9
1982 36 MIN AL 8 11 .421 60 0 0 0 28 66.7 81 35 8 26 34 4.73 .306 .367 .434 .801 4.1
1983 37 AAA   4 2 .667 29 0 0 0 9 43.3 32 13 1 25 29 2.70 .204 .313 .255 .568  
15 Years Sim 150 150 .500 468 352 15 1 39 2516.6 2343 1209 314 1122 1945 4.32 .246 .325 .402 .727 133.8
4 Years AAA 26 13 .667 87 44 2 0 12 376.0 279 90 28 149 389 2.15 .202 .280 .297 .577  
Season Average 10 10 .500 31 23 1 0 2 167.8 156 80 20 74 129 4.32 .246 .325 .402 .727  
Career Highs 14 16 .667 60 36 3 1 28 235.3 229 138 36 130 195 5.53 .306 .367 .474 .825  
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   1091 567 144 446 1091   .234 .301 .386 .687
vs LH   1252 642 170 676 854   .258 .349 .417 .766
Home 67 84 .444 240 172 1 0 22 1208.0 1170 635 168 562 935 4.73 .254 .335 .422 .757
Away 83 66 .557 228 180 14 1 18 1308.6 1173 574 146 560 1010 3.95 .239 .317 .383 .700
Mar/Apr 24 14 .632 62 44 3 0 8 325.6 272 129 29 134 252 3.57 .226 .304 .353 .657
May 22 29 .431 83 59 4 0 9 420.3 411 222 51 198 357 4.75 .256 .338 .417 .755
June 36 26 .581 84 59 2 0 6 434.6 413 194 47 188 312 4.02 .251 .328 .390 .717
July 22 29 .431 79 58 3 1 4 430.6 410 219 64 191 324 4.58 .252 .331 .438 .769
August 28 24 .538 83 68 2 0 7 478.3 439 223 61 217 366 4.20 .242 .323 .395 .718
Sep/Oct 18 28 .391 77 64 2 1 6 427.0 398 222 62 194 334 4.68 .245 .326 .407 .732
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
1968 22 BOS AL 16 36 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 .056 .056 .056 .111 -2.4 0.0
1 Years Sim 16 36 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 .056 .056 .056 .111 -2.4 0.0
162 Game Average 364 10 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 111 .056 .056 .056 .111 -23.9  
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   30 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .067 .067 .067 .133 -1.7
vs LH   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6
Home 9 19 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .053 .053 .053 .105 -1.2
Away 7 17 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .059 .059 .059 .118 -1.0
RISP   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.7
Close/Late   3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.3
July 5 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .091 .091 .091 .182 -0.5
August 6 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.2
Sep/Oct 5 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .083 .083 .083 .167 -0.6
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1968 22 BOS AL P 16 16 107.3 7 20 0 4 1.000 2.26    
1969 23 BOS AL P 13 13 89.3 7 10 0 0 1.000 1.71    
1970 24 BOS AL P 38 10 120.0 9 22 0 3 1.000 2.33    
1971 25 BOS AL P 32 32 210.3 16 37 1 0 .981 2.27    
1972 26 CLE AL P 29 29 176.3 8 23 2 4 .939 1.58    
1973 27 CLE AL P 33 33 211.3 11 33 2 3 .957 1.87    
1974 28 CLE AL P 34 34 224.7 7 36 0 1 1.000 1.72    
1975 29 CLE AL P 34 34 228.3 18 27 0 4 1.000 1.77    
1976 30 CLE AL P 36 36 235.3 11 40 1 1 .981 1.95    
1977 31 BSN NL P 28 12 118.0 7 18 2 2 .926 1.91    
1978 32 BOS AL P 32 32 227.3 19 38 3 4 .950 2.26    
1979 33 BOS AL P 18 18 127.3 6 23 0 2 1.000 2.05    
1980 34 BOS AL P 32 32 211.7 18 27 1 1 .978 1.91    
1981 35 BOS AL P 33 21 162.7 7 22 0 2 1.000 1.60    
1982 36 MIN AL P 60 0 66.7 3 11 1 1 .933 1.89    
Career Totals   468 352 2516.6 154 387 13 32 .977 1.93    
Career Highs   60 36 235.3 19 40 3 4 1.000 2.33    
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
1968 22 BOS AL 1 1 .500 2 0 0 0 0 7.0 6 3 1 2 8 3.86 .231 .286 .346 .632
1972 26 CLE AL 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 7.7 7 2 2 2 7 2.35 .241 .290 .483 .773
1974 28 CLE AL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 1 1.7 0 0 0 0 2 0.00 .000 .000 .000 .000
1978 32 BOS AL 1 0 1.000 1 1 0 0 0 7.0 2 1 1 3 8 1.29 .091 .200 .227 .427
1979 33 BOS AL 1 0 1.000 2 2 1 1 0 17.3 9 4 0 4 15 2.08 .150 .203 .200 .403
Career Post-Season Pitching 3 2 .600 8 4 1 1 1 40.7 24 10 4 11 40 2.21 .169 .229 .282 .510
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
1968 22 BOS AL 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 2 1 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.
Losses
1972-9-14
1974-9-14
1976-7-16
1980-9-16
 Saves
1982-6-28
 Games Started
1974-6-34
1975-6-34
1976-1-36
 Shutouts
1975-7-1
 Homeruns Allowed
1973-2-36
1974-5-31
1975-2-33
1981-7-26
 Strikeouts
1971-10-179
1973-10-173
1974-4-189
1975-10-174
1976-2-195
1978-6-160
1980-8-151
Walks Allowed
1971-3-130
1972-10-103
1974-8-106
1980-8-88
 Hits per 9IP
1978-2-7.6
1981-9-8.1
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1971-9-7.7
1972-7-7.9
1973-9-7.4
1974-5-7.6
1976-2-7.5
1978-4-6.3
1980-6-6.4
1981-9-6.2
 WHiP
1978-8-1.19
 OAVG
1978-2-.230
 OOBP
1978-7-.293
OOPS
1978-6-.655
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 55    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 26    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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  6. Bill Voiselle (919)
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 31st overall pick, by Montreal in 1967
Injured on 7/11/1967 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 6 days
Traded from Montreal to Boston (A) on 2/3/1968 (Going to BOS: P Danny Frisella. Going to MON: P Rich Nye)
Had first career hit on 7/11/1968, off Bob Friend (MON)
Earned first career win on 8/1/1968
Injured on 6/13/1969 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for full season
Injured on 4/3/1970 with a Inflamed Bicep Muscle, out for 3 weeks
Was selected to the 1970 Allstar game
2/1/1972: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,021,429 through salary arbitration
Traded from Boston (A) to Cleveland (A) on 4/2/1972 (Going to CLE: P Danny Frisella. Going to BOS: 2B Tim Cullen)
2/1/1973: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,800,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1974: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,035,714 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1974 Allstar game
10/3/1974: Signed a contract extension with Cleveland (A), $3,750,000 per year, for 3 years
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1976, going 6-0, 1.50
Traded from Cleveland (A) to Boston (N) on 2/1/1977 (Going to CLE: P Larry Anderson. Going to BSN: P Danny Frisella)
Signed as a free agent by Boston (A) on 2/11/1978 to a 4-year deal worth $12,815,000 per year
Injured on 3/26/1978 with a Spasms Back, out for 3 weeks
Injured on 9/27/1978 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week
Injured on 3/30/1979 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for 6-7 weeks
 
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