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Frank
Biscan		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 195
 
Born: March 13, 1920 in Usa, IL, MOUNT OLIVE
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1942 22 SLC NL   6 5 5 5 4 4 4 8 8 8
1943 23 STL NL   6 5 5 5 4 4 4 8 8 8
1944 24 STL NL $ 300,000 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 8 8 8
1945 25 STL NL $ 300,000 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 8 8 8
1946 26 STL NL $ 300,000 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 8 8 8
1947 27 STL NL $ 300,000 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 9 9 9
1948 28 STL NL $ 2,240,000 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 8 8 8
1949 29 STL NL $ 2,240,000 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 7 7 7
1950 30 STL NL $ 2,240,000 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6
1951 31 BSN NL $ 510,000 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6
1952 32 BSN NL $ 510,000 6 4 4 4 3 3 3 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 4 4 4 3 3 3 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,240,000 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 9 9 9
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
1942 22 SLC NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1943 23 STL NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1944 24 STL NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1945 25 STL NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1946 26 STL NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1947 27 STL NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1948 28 STL NL $ 2,240,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1949 29 STL NL $ 2,240,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1950 30 STL NL $ 2,240,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1951 31 BSN NL $ 510,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1952 32 BSN NL $ 510,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,240,000   2 2 2 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
1942 22 AAA   9 12 .429 28 28 2 2 0 186.0 192 92 9 93 129 4.45 .266 .349 .368 .717  
1943 23 AAA   11 10 .524 29 29 2 0 0 202.0 190 78 10 107 135 3.48 .247 .339 .347 .686  
1944 24 STL NL 5 8 .385 30 14 0 0 1 104.7 108 53 5 54 40 4.56 .262 .353 .370 .724 5.2
    AAA   0 4 .000 6 6 1 0 0 45.3 36 12 4 19 30 2.38 .226 .309 .365 .674  
1945 25 STL NL 5 12 .294 77 1 0 0 4 105.7 119 51 6 60 24 4.34 .287 .374 .394 .768 6.0
1946 26 STL NL 1 1 .500 33 0 0 0 2 44.3 42 12 3 24 24 2.44 .244 .332 .320 .651 5.0
1947 27 STL NL 1 0 1.000 28 0 0 0 0 37.7 36 14 2 25 14 3.35 .267 .383 .370 .753 3.5
1948 28 STL NL 6 2 .750 42 0 0 0 4 51.3 50 22 4 25 18 3.86 .258 .345 .381 .727 5.5
1949 29 STL NL 2 4 .333 49 0 0 0 3 58.0 55 32 2 45 12 4.97 .250 .381 .336 .718 2.7
1950 30 STL NL 1 1 .500 28 0 0 0 1 27.3 35 22 5 19 13 7.24 .302 .404 .491 .896 0.0
1951 31 AA   0 0 .000 4 0 0 0 0 8.3 6 1 0 1 4 1.08 .194 .219 .226 .445  
1952 32 AA   4 1 .800 24 0 0 0 0 30.0 22 13 3 18 27 3.90 .202 .315 .303 .618  
7 Years Sim 21 28 .429 287 15 0 0 15 429.0 445 206 27 252 145 4.32 .267 .365 .376 .741 27.9
3 Years AAA 20 26 .435 63 63 5 2 0 433.3 418 182 23 219 294 3.78 .253 .341 .358 .699  
2 Years AA 4 1 .800 28 0 0 0 0 38.3 28 14 3 19 31 3.29 .200 .296 .286 .581  
5 Years Minors 24 27 .471 91 63 5 2 0 471.7 446 196 26 238 325 3.74 .249 .337 .352 .689  
Season Average 3 4 .429 41 2 0 0 2 61.3 63 29 3 36 20 4.32 .267 .365 .376 .741  
Career Highs 6 12 1.000 77 14 0 0 4 105.7 119 53 6 60 40 7.24 .302 .404 .491 .896  
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   287 130 20 152 106   .267 .358 .375 .733
vs LH   158 76 7 100 39   .268 .374 .379 .753
Home 13 11 .542 162 5 0 0 7 229.3 254 116 15 135 74 4.55 .280 .373 .392 .765
Away 8 17 .320 125 10 0 0 8 199.6 191 90 12 117 71 4.06 .253 .353 .357 .710
Mar/Apr 2 3 .400 45 1 0 0 1 63.0 69 39 4 40 12 5.57 .284 .385 .399 .784
May 6 6 .500 47 5 0 0 4 94.0 83 26 5 48 38 2.49 .235 .327 .326 .652
June 3 9 .250 46 7 0 0 0 83.3 83 48 7 56 28 5.19 .255 .365 .378 .743
July 2 2 .500 47 0 0 0 6 56.3 56 23 2 30 18 3.68 .260 .351 .307 .658
August 3 5 .375 60 0 0 0 3 66.7 78 39 4 51 26 5.27 .291 .404 .418 .822
Sep/Oct 5 3 .625 42 2 0 0 1 65.6 76 31 5 27 23 4.25 .292 .359 .435 .794
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 24 STL NL 30 29 1 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 11 .103 .100 .138 .238 0.0 0.0
1945 25 STL NL 77 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 .143 .143 .143 .286 -0.4 0.0
1946 26 STL NL 33 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.7 0.0
1948 28 STL NL 42 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1949 29 STL NL 49 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4 0.0
1950 30 STL NL 28 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.3 0.0
6 Years Sim 259 53 1 5 1 0 0 4 1 1 0 19 .094 .093 .113 .206 -1.4 0.0
162 Game Average 33 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 11 .094 .093 .113 .206 -0.9  
Career Highs 77 29 1 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 11 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.3  
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   25 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 7 .120 .115 .120 .235 -0.8
vs LH   28 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 12 .071 .071 .107 .179 -1.3
Home 144 23 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 10 .043 .042 .043 .085 -1.4
Away 95 30 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 9 .133 .133 .167 .300 -0.6
RISP   12 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 3 .167 .154 .167 .321 0.0
Close/Late   8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.8
Mar/Apr 28 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 .167 .167 .167 .333 -0.3
May 32 15 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .067 .063 .133 .196 -0.6
June 25 17 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 8 .118 .118 .118 .235 -0.3
July 10 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4
August 30 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4
Sep/Oct 28 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .143 .143 .143 .286 -0.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1944 24 STL NL P 30 14 104.7 10 18 0 2 1.000 2.41    
1945 25 STL NL P 77 1 105.7 7 25 2 1 .941 2.73    
1946 26 STL NL P 33 0 44.3 2 9 0 1 1.000 2.23    
1947 27 STL NL P 28 0 37.7 3 11 0 1 1.000 3.35    
1948 28 STL NL P 42 0 51.3 4 13 0 1 1.000 2.98    
1949 29 STL NL P 49 0 58.0 6 13 0 1 1.000 2.95    
1950 30 STL NL P 28 0 27.3 2 6 1 0 .889 2.63    
Career Totals   287 15 429.0 34 95 3 7 .977 2.71    
Career Highs   77 14 105.7 10 25 2 2 1.000 3.35    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Games Pitched
1945-2-77
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 18th overall pick, by St. Louis in 1942
Injured on 4/25/1942 with a Sore Back, out for one week
Earned first career win on 5/12/1944
Had first career hit (double) on 5/16/1944, off Howie Pollet (MON)
2/1/1948: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,240,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1949: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,240,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1950: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,240,000 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Boston (N) on 2/11/1951 to a 2-year deal worth $510,000 per year
 
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