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Frankie
Zak		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10''
Weight: 155
 
Born: February 22, 1922 in Usa, NJ, PASSAIC
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1944 22 BOS AL   0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1945 23 BOS AL $ 300,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1946 24 BOS AL $ 300,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1947 25 BOS AL $ 300,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1948 26 BOS AL $ 300,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1949 27 BOS AL $ 300,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1950 28 BOS AL $ 591,429 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1951 29 DET AL $ 2,290,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1952 30 DET AL $ 2,290,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1953 31 DET AL $ 2,290,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1954 32 DET AL $ 550,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1955 33 DET AL $ 550,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1956 34 DET AL $ 550,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1957 35 DET AL $ 550,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1958 36 BRK NL $ 450,000 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 $ 2,290,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1944 22 BOS AL     5 5 5 1 1 1 4 4 4 7 6 6 8 7 7
1945 23 BOS AL $ 300,000   5 5 6 2 2 2 4 4 4 7 6 7 8 7 8
1946 24 BOS AL $ 300,000   5 5 6 2 2 2 4 4 4 8 7 7 8 7 7
1947 25 BOS AL $ 300,000   5 5 6 3 3 3 4 4 4 8 7 8 8 7 8
1948 26 BOS AL $ 300,000   5 5 6 3 3 3 5 4 4 9 9 9 8 8 8
1949 27 BOS AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 3 3 3 5 4 4 9 9 9 8 8 8
1950 28 BOS AL $ 591,429   5 5 6 3 3 3 5 4 4 9 8 9 8 8 8
1951 29 DET AL $ 2,290,000   6 6 6 3 3 3 5 4 4 9 8 9 8 7 7
1952 30 DET AL $ 2,290,000   5 5 6 3 3 3 5 4 4 9 8 9 8 8 8
1953 31 DET AL $ 2,290,000   6 6 7 3 3 3 5 5 5 9 8 8 8 7 7
1954 32 DET AL $ 550,000   6 6 6 2 2 2 5 4 4 9 8 8 7 6 6
1955 33 DET AL $ 550,000   6 6 6 2 2 2 5 4 4 9 8 8 7 6 6
1956 34 DET AL $ 550,000   5 5 6 2 2 2 5 4 4 8 7 8 6 6 6
1957 35 DET AL $ 550,000   5 5 6 2 2 2 5 4 4 8 7 8 6 6 6
1958 36 BRK NL $ 450,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 4 4 4 6 5 6 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     2 2 2 1 1 1 4 4 4 6 5 6 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,290,000   6 6 7 3 3 3 5 5 5 9 9 9 8 8 8
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
1951 29 DET AL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.2
1 Years Sim 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 .000 .000 .000 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   0 0 0 0 0   .000 .000 .000 .000
vs LH   0 0 0 0 0   .000 .000 .000 .000
Home 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 .000 .000 .000
August 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 .000 .000 .000
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
1944 22 AA   137 503 58 141 11 3 7 44 4 2 91 80 .280 .391 .356 .746 77.4  
1945 23 BOS AL 52 164 15 39 7 1 0 14 0 0 17 28 .238 .308 .293 .600 14.8 0.9
    AAA   75 243 33 67 14 1 3 23 5 0 38 21 .276 .374 .379 .752 36.9  
1946 24 BOS AL 46 111 16 36 5 0 1 12 1 0 15 11 .324 .405 .396 .801 16.3 2.9
    AAA   79 292 41 86 11 0 7 32 3 6 48 40 .295 .394 .404 .798 47.2  
1947 25 BOS AL 111 253 39 67 10 2 3 18 1 2 50 38 .265 .384 .356 .739 38.8 6.1
1948 26 BOS AL 93 200 33 62 11 3 2 28 5 0 39 19 .310 .423 .425 .848 37.8 7.6
1949 27 BOS AL 107 203 35 56 10 1 4 27 1 0 44 16 .276 .403 .394 .797 32.9 4.5
1950 28 BOS AL 150 540 95 169 18 4 13 89 2 1 108 45 .313 .424 .433 .858 104.1 20.4
1951 29 DET AL 85 204 35 59 6 3 5 30 1 3 23 21 .289 .364 .422 .786 29.3 4.8
1952 30 DET AL 70 139 20 37 1 1 1 12 0 0 23 14 .266 .368 .309 .677 17.4 1.8
1953 31 DET AL 136 425 55 107 12 1 3 54 6 1 40 52 .252 .315 .306 .621 42.9 3.6
1954 32 DET AL 159 558 84 160 19 2 9 61 1 3 80 92 .287 .377 .376 .754 79.3 13.5
1955 33 DET AL 80 111 22 39 5 0 4 24 1 0 12 13 .351 .411 .505 .916 21.3 4.5
1956 34 DET AL 143 455 62 120 17 2 3 44 2 0 49 89 .264 .337 .330 .666 49.5 6.2
1957 35 DET AL 97 212 20 44 8 1 0 13 0 0 26 52 .208 .294 .255 .549 17.1 0.8
1958 36 BRK NL 69 156 20 37 4 0 2 21 1 0 8 34 .237 .274 .301 .576 12.1 0.8
1959 37 AAA   43 64 4 6 2 0 1 7 0 0 8 22 .094 .194 .172 .366 1.5  
14 Years Sim 1398 3731 551 1032 133 21 50 447 22 10 534 524 .277 .367 .364 .730 513.4 78.5
3 Years AAA 197 599 78 159 27 1 11 62 8 6 94 83 .265 .362 .369 .731 85.6  
1 Years AA 137 503 58 141 11 3 7 44 4 2 91 80 .280 .389 .356 .745 77.4  
4 Years Minors 334 1102 136 300 38 4 18 106 12 8 185 163 .272 .375 .363 .738 162.9  
162 Game Average 432 63 119 15 2 5 51 2 1 61 60 .277 .367 .364 .730 59.5  
Career Highs 159 558 95 169 19 4 13 89 6 3 108 92 .351 .424 .505 .916 104.1  
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   2130 283 549 72 11 36 272 13 7 262 299 .258 .338 .353 .690 267.5
vs LH   1601 268 483 61 10 14 175 9 3 272 225 .302 .404 .379 .782 259.3
Home 685 1810 285 534 72 14 22 227 11 5 262 255 .295 .383 .387 .770 278.0
Away 713 1921 266 498 61 7 28 220 11 5 272 269 .259 .351 .342 .693 248.8
RISP   894 0 276 37 5 19 392 0 0 149 106 .309 .403 .425 .828 158.0
Pinch Hitting   297 42 96 14 2 6 61 0 1 44 42 .323 .406 .444 .850 53.1
Close/Late   477 57 137 18 2 6 49 0 0 69 80 .287 .377 .371 .748 70.0
Mar/Apr 219 557 78 156 23 3 8 66 5 3 80 72 .280 .370 .375 .746 80.8
May 241 662 93 170 19 4 7 75 1 1 96 104 .257 .350 .329 .680 83.2
June 237 602 79 150 17 1 9 61 2 1 67 86 .249 .325 .326 .651 67.2
July 220 591 90 172 18 5 6 61 1 2 92 91 .291 .386 .369 .755 88.9
August 247 704 118 202 26 5 10 95 7 3 101 87 .287 .375 .381 .755 105.3
Sep/Oct 234 615 93 182 30 3 10 89 6 0 98 84 .296 .392 .403 .795 101.5
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
1945 23 BOS AL SS 52 50 399.7 64 166 8 39 .966 5.18 0 0 .000 0 0.7
1946 24 BOS AL 3B 30 22 193.0 14 41 3 7 .948 2.56 0 0 .000 0 0.5
    SS 9 8 72.0 16 31 1 9 .979 5.88 0 0 .000 0 0.5
1947 25 BOS AL 3B 78 51 469.7 30 116 9 14 .942 2.80 0 0 .000 0 1.7
    SS 22 15 151.7 26 62 5 14 .946 5.22 0 0 .000 0 0.5
    1B 2 0 2.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 13.50 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1948 26 BOS AL SS 45 19 227.0 56 101 7 25 .957 6.22 0 0 .000 0 1.5
    3B 32 24 211.3 13 47 3 0 .952 2.56 0 0 .000 0 0.2
    1B 1 0 5.0 8 0 0 1 1.000 14.40 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1949 27 BOS AL SS 49 35 318.3 60 116 7 25 .962 4.98 0 0 .000 0 1.2
    3B 21 11 118.0 15 30 0 6 1.000 3.43 0 0 .000 0 0.6
    C 1 0 2.7 2 0 0 0 1.000 6.77 0 0 .000 1 0.0
1950 28 BOS AL SS 148 145 1255.0 228 549 33 108 .959 5.57 0 0 .000 0 4.5
1951 29 DET AL 1B 18 17 161.0 206 17 2 16 .991 12.47 0 0 .000 0 0.5
    3B 14 12 105.0 6 27 1 3 .971 2.83 0 0 .000 0 0.4
    2B 10 10 88.0 17 34 3 9 .944 5.22 0 0 .000 0 0.3
    SS 8 2 30.3 5 16 1 4 .955 6.23 0 0 .000 0 0.2
    CF 1 1 9.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    P 1 0 1.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0  
1952 30 DET AL 3B 20 20 166.0 9 43 2 6 .963 2.82 0 0 .000 0 0.8
    2B 6 6 48.0 17 13 0 4 1.000 5.63 0 0 .000 0 0.2
    1B 4 4 35.0 42 2 1 2 .978 11.31 0 0 .000 0 0.1
    SS 3 0 6.0 0 4 0 0 1.000 6.00 0 0 .000 0 0.1
1953 31 DET AL 3B 107 106 934.3 63 233 10 23 .967 2.85 0 0 .000 0 3.2
    2B 7 6 51.0 13 23 1 4 .973 6.35 0 0 .000 0 0.4
    SS 12 0 25.0 4 6 0 2 1.000 3.60 0 0 .000 0 0.1
    CF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1954 32 DET AL 3B 154 149 1303.7 73 322 20 27 .952 2.73 0 0 .000 0 4.2
    SS 4 0 8.0 1 3 0 2 1.000 4.50 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1955 33 DET AL 3B 15 7 72.0 3 13 1 1 .941 2.00 0 0 .000 0 0.1
    SS 34 0 61.3 7 18 0 5 1.000 3.67 0 0 .000 0 0.3
    2B 4 4 34.0 12 12 0 5 1.000 6.35 0 0 .000 0 0.1
1956 34 DET AL 3B 115 104 932.7 55 225 9 18 .969 2.70 0 0 .000 0 0.5
    SS 8 0 16.3 2 12 0 1 1.000 7.72 0 0 .000 0 0.1
    2B 2 2 16.0 1 8 0 1 1.000 5.06 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1957 35 DET AL 3B 60 41 405.3 20 126 7 4 .954 3.24 0 0 .000 0 0.5
    SS 20 0 36.7 5 13 1 0 .947 4.42 0 0 .000 0 0.1
1958 36 BRK NL 3B 41 36 312.7 17 74 2 4 .978 2.62 0 0 .000 0 1.0
    SS 11 0 21.3 6 9 0 4 1.000 6.33 0 0 .000 0 0.2
  3B 687 583 5223.6 318 1297 67 113 .960 2.78 0 0 .000 0 13.7
  SS 425 274 2628.6 480 1106 63 238 .962 5.43 0 0 .000 0 9.9
  2B 29 28 237.0 60 90 4 23 .974 5.70 0 0 .000 0 1.1
  1B 25 21 203.0 259 19 3 19 .989 12.33 0 0 .000 0 0.6
  CF 2 1 11.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.64 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  C 1 0 2.7 2 0 0 0 1.000 6.77 0 0 .000 1 0.0
  RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  P 1 0 1.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0  
Career Totals   1171 907 8307.9 1121 2513 137 393 .964 3.94 0 0 .000 1 25.3
Career Highs   158 149 1311.7 236 549 33 108 .985 7.55 0 0 .000 1  
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
1948 26 BOS AL 7 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .200 .333 .400 .733
1951 29 DET AL 5 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 1.000 1.250
1952 30 DET AL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1954 32 DET AL 7 23 4 7 1 0 1 4 1 1 5 6 .304 .414 .478 .892
Career Post-Season Batting 20 33 6 9 2 0 2 7 1 1 6 8 .273 .375 .515 .890
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.
On-Base Pct
1950-6-.424
 Games
1954-1-159
 Singles
1950-4-134
1954-8-130
 Walks
1950-7-108
 Strikeouts
1954-8-92
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 1    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 3    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 26    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 33rd overall pick, by Boston (A) in 1944
Had first career hit on 5/1/1945, off Al Javery (MON)
Hit first career homerun on 8/17/1946, off Ernie White (BRK)
Won World Series with Boston (A) in 1948
Won Player of the Week award on 9/29/1949, hitting .550 with 1 HR, 9 RBI
2/1/1950: Gets a new one-year contract worth $591,429 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 9/22/1950, hitting .478 with 3 HR, 6 RBI
9/22/1950: Signed a contract extension with Boston (A), $2,290,000 per year, for 3 years
Traded from Boston (A) to Detroit on 2/1/1951 (Going to DET: SS Frankie Zak. Going to BOS: P Johnny Sain, 1B Charlie Keller, LF Eddie Lukon)
Won World Series with Detroit in 1951
Drove in 6 runs against Boston (A) on 4/20/1953
6/1/1953: Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $550,000 per year, for 4 years
7/1/1957: Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $450,000 per year, for 2 years
Traded from Detroit to Brooklyn on 2/3/1958 (Going to BRK: LF Bill Howerton, 3B Frankie Zak, P Bobby Shantz. Going to DET: 1B Bobby Hofman)
Released by Brooklyn on 6/1/1959
 
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