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Frank
Sullivan		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 225
 
Born: January 23, 1930 in Usa, CA, HOLLYWOOD
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1962   
Gold Glove 1954   
All-Star Selections 1963   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1953 23 NYG NL   9 4 5 5 7 8 7 7 8 8
1954 24 PIT NL $ 300,000 9 4 5 5 7 8 7 6 7 6
1955 25 BRK NL $ 300,000 9 4 5 5 7 8 7 6 7 6
1956 26 BRK NL $ 300,000 9 4 5 5 7 8 8 6 6 6
1957 27 BRK NL $ 1,542,857 9 4 5 5 7 8 8 6 6 6
1958 28 BRK NL   9 4 5 5 8 8 8 6 6 6
1959 29 PIT NL $ 1,000,002 9 4 4 4 8 8 8 6 7 7
1960 30 PIT NL $ 1,000,002 9 4 4 4 8 8 8 7 7 7
1961 31 PIT NL $ 1,000,002 9 3 4 4 7 8 8 6 6 6
1962 32 PIT NL $ 1,000,002 9 3 4 4 7 8 8 6 6 6
1963 33 MIN AL $ 2,750,000 9 3 4 4 7 8 8 6 7 6
1964 34 MIN AL $ 2,750,000 9 3 4 4 7 7 7 4 5 5
1965 35 CLN NL $ 498,237 8 2 3 3 6 6 6 3 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings   8 2 3 3 6 6 6 3 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,750,000 9 4 5 5 8 8 8 7 8 8
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1953 23 NYG NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1954 24 PIT NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1955 25 BRK NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1956 26 BRK NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1957 27 BRK NL $ 1,542,857   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1958 28 BRK NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1959 29 PIT NL $ 1,000,002   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1960 30 PIT NL $ 1,000,002   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1961 31 PIT NL $ 1,000,002   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1962 32 PIT NL $ 1,000,002   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1963 33 MIN AL $ 2,750,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1964 34 MIN AL $ 2,750,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1965 35 CLN NL $ 498,237   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 $ 2,750,000   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
1953 23 AAA   14 12 .538 30 30 2 1 0 208.7 236 79 14 67 138 3.41 .287 .341 .391 .732  
1954 24 PIT NL 11 16 .407 38 38 8 2 0 290.7 301 142 35 90 156 4.40 .266 .320 .408 .728 16.5
1955 25 PIT NL 2 6 .250 10 10 5 0 0 75.3 86 53 11 30 32 6.33 .287 .351 .457 .808 0.0
  BRK NL 14 8 .636 27 27 12 0 0 214.3 231 119 31 60 109 5.00 .275 .322 .446 .768 7.1
  TOT   16 14 .533 37 37 17 0 0 289.7 317 172 42 90 141 5.34 .278 .330 .449 .779 7.1
1956 26 BRK NL 13 15 .464 37 33 14 2 0 257.7 302 156 37 99 136 5.45 .294 .354 .460 .814 5.5
1957 27 BRK NL 20 12 .625 40 40 19 0 0 312.7 326 160 43 79 168 4.61 .265 .310 .420 .730 11.7
1958 28 BRK NL 15 18 .455 40 40 13 1 0 308.7 354 166 41 80 183 4.84 .287 .330 .453 .783 8.1
1959 29 PIT NL 4 4 .500 32 6 3 0 1 74.3 91 39 5 19 34 4.72 .301 .346 .424 .770 4.5
1960 30 PIT NL 2 3 .400 30 0 0 0 0 40.7 55 18 3 8 26 3.98 .325 .359 .402 .761 2.6
1961 31 PIT NL 17 9 .654 33 33 13 1 0 271.3 285 129 34 79 141 4.28 .273 .323 .424 .748 12.5
1962 32 PIT NL 6 3 .667 33 1 0 0 2 48.3 40 9 3 9 17 1.68 .223 .259 .307 .567 7.0
1963 33 MIN AL 6 4 .600 80 0 0 0 21 91.7 101 40 10 23 44 3.93 .278 .320 .430 .749 9.4
1964 34 MIN AL 3 5 .375 25 0 0 0 6 24.0 32 13 2 7 13 4.88 .323 .374 .434 .808 1.0
1965 35 AA   7 5 .583 20 20 3 3 0 143.7 130 29 8 31 116 1.82 .236 .277 .319 .596  
11 Years Sim 113 103 .523 425 228 87 6 30 2009.6 2204 1044 255 583 1059 4.68 .278 .327 .431 .759 85.9
1 Years AAA 14 12 .538 30 30 2 1 0 208.7 236 79 14 67 138 3.41 .287 .341 .391 .732  
1 Years AA 7 5 .583 20 20 3 3 0 143.7 130 29 8 31 116 1.82 .236 .277 .319 .596  
2 Years Minors 21 17 .553 50 50 5 4 0 352.3 366 108 22 98 254 2.76 .267 .316 .362 .678  
Season Average 10 9 .526 38 20 7 0 2 182.7 200 94 23 53 96 4.68 .278 .327 .431 .759  
Career Highs 20 18 .667 80 40 19 2 21 312.7 354 172 43 99 183 5.45 .325 .374 .460 .814  
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   1113 543 124 277 653   .260 .305 .402 .707
vs LH   1091 501 131 306 406   .300 .354 .466 .820
Home 57 53 .518 220 111 45 4 13 1011.6 1084 520 133 299 553 4.63 .274 .325 .427 .752
Away 56 50 .528 205 117 42 2 17 998.0 1120 524 122 284 506 4.73 .283 .331 .436 .767
Mar/Apr 23 20 .535 69 38 16 2 8 336.6 337 161 41 104 165 4.30 .262 .318 .417 .734
May 15 19 .441 76 42 16 0 7 361.0 393 187 50 118 178 4.66 .277 .332 .445 .777
June 14 17 .452 64 36 15 3 2 318.3 394 185 39 81 163 5.23 .303 .344 .444 .788
July 20 16 .556 69 39 10 0 5 338.0 385 189 49 100 187 5.03 .285 .334 .448 .782
August 22 18 .550 72 41 13 1 5 348.0 383 175 38 101 206 4.53 .279 .328 .415 .743
Sep/Oct 19 13 .594 75 32 19 0 3 307.7 312 147 38 79 160 4.30 .264 .310 .416 .726
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 PIT NL 38 96 4 15 4 0 0 9 0 0 3 35 .156 .182 .198 .380 1.6 0.0
1955 25 PIT NL 10 24 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .042 .042 .083 .125 -1.2 0.0
  BRK NL 27 78 6 7 1 0 0 5 0 0 3 28 .090 .123 .103 .226 -1.7 0.0
  TOT   37 102 6 8 2 0 0 5 0 0 3 35 .078 .105 .098 .203 -3.0 0.0
1956 26 BRK NL 37 83 6 14 2 0 0 7 1 0 2 25 .169 .186 .193 .379 2.9 0.0
1957 27 BRK NL 40 103 2 7 2 0 0 3 0 0 3 41 .068 .094 .087 .182 -3.7 0.0
1958 28 BRK NL 40 108 7 13 4 0 1 6 0 0 0 34 .120 .120 .185 .306 -0.4 0.0
1959 29 PIT NL 32 15 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 .200 .294 .267 .561 1.4 0.3
1960 30 PIT NL 30 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1961 31 PIT NL 33 93 8 10 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 34 .108 .106 .118 .225 -1.5 0.0
1962 32 PIT NL 33 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4 0.0
1963 33 MIN AL 80 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1964 34 MIN AL 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
11 Years Sim 425 610 34 70 16 0 1 33 1 0 13 212 .115 .133 .146 .279 -3.5 0.3
162 Game Average 232 12 26 6 0 0 12 0 0 4 80 .115 .133 .146 .279 -1.4  
Career Highs 80 108 8 15 4 0 1 9 1 0 3 41 .200 .294 .267 .561 2.9  
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   360 23 44 8 0 1 24 1 0 9 119 .122 .143 .153 .296 -2.4
vs LH   250 11 26 8 0 0 9 0 0 4 93 .104 .118 .136 .254 -5.4
Home 220 285 13 34 7 0 0 15 0 0 5 111 .119 .134 .144 .278 -3.9
Away 193 325 21 36 9 0 1 18 1 0 8 101 .111 .132 .148 .279 -3.9
RISP   144 0 18 7 0 0 32 0 0 5 52 .125 .152 .174 .326 0.1
Close/Late   51 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 .137 .154 .176 .330 0.1
Mar/Apr 57 98 6 10 4 0 0 4 0 0 2 35 .102 .120 .143 .263 -1.9
May 51 115 4 12 4 0 0 10 0 0 0 40 .104 .103 .139 .242 -3.0
June 46 99 5 8 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 36 .081 .081 .081 .162 -4.7
July 49 106 5 13 2 0 1 5 1 0 1 37 .123 .131 .170 .301 -0.5
August 58 105 8 13 5 0 0 5 0 0 8 39 .124 .186 .171 .357 1.5
Sep/Oct 40 87 6 14 1 0 0 6 0 0 2 25 .161 .180 .172 .352 0.9
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 PIT NL P 38 38 290.7 21 71 1 4 .989 2.85    
1955 25 PIT NL P 10 10 75.3 3 16 0 0 1.000 2.27    
  BRK NL P 27 27 214.3 9 45 0 1 1.000 2.27    
  TOT   P 37 37 289.7 12 61 0 1 1.000 2.27    
1956 26 BRK NL P 37 33 257.7 17 48 2 3 .970 2.27    
1957 27 BRK NL P 40 40 312.7 23 60 2 3 .976 2.39    
1958 28 BRK NL P 40 40 308.7 15 50 5 1 .929 1.90    
1959 29 PIT NL P 32 6 74.3 8 13 1 1 .955 2.54    
1960 30 PIT NL P 30 0 40.7 5 6 0 0 1.000 2.43    
1961 31 PIT NL P 33 33 271.3 25 56 2 2 .976 2.69    
1962 32 PIT NL P 33 1 48.3 5 7 1 1 .923 2.23    
1963 33 MIN AL P 80 0 91.7 9 17 1 1 .963 2.55    
1964 34 MIN AL P 25 0 24.0 6 1 0 0 1.000 2.63    
Career Totals   425 228 2009.6 146 390 15 17 .973 2.40    
Career Highs   80 40 312.7 25 71 5 4 1.000 2.85    
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
1954 24 PIT NL 1 1 .500 3 0 0 0 0 2.0 5 3 0 0 3 13.50 .455 .455 .727 1.182
1961 31 PIT NL 0 2 .000 2 2 2 0 0 17.0 24 10 2 0 7 5.29 .338 .338 .535 .873
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 3 .250 5 2 2 0 0 19.0 29 13 2 0 10 6.16 .354 .354 .561 .915
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
1961 31 PIT NL 2 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Career Post-Season Batting 2 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Wins
1957-7-20
 Losses
1954-7-16
1956-8-15
1958-5-18
 Winning Pct
1957-9-.625
1961-9-.654
 Saves
1963-1-21
 Games Pitched
1963-4-80
 Complete Games
1955-5-17
1956-6-14
1957-3-19
1958-7-13
1961-6-13
Shutouts
1954-4-2
1956-6-2
1958-9-1
1961-10-1
 Innings Pitched
1954-8-290.7
1957-9-312.7
1958-9-308.7
 Hits Allowed
1954-5-301
1955-3-317
1956-7-302
1957-3-326
1958-2-354
1961-10-285
 Homeruns Allowed
1954-8-35
1955-4-42
1956-5-37
1957-6-43
1958-7-41
1961-8-34
 Walks per 9IP
1954-6-2.8
1955-9-2.8
1957-7-2.3
1958-9-2.3
 OOBP
1954-10-.320
 
   Black Ink Test: 3    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 45    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  6. Steve Comer (929)
  7. Garland Braxton (929)
  8. Ken Johnson (927)
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  10. Johnny Allen (923)
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  1. Jim Brewer (990)
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  3. Eddie Fisher (988)
  4. Humberto Robinson (987)
  5. Hersh Freeman (987)
  6. Ed Durham (987)
  7. Steve Hamilton (986)
  8. Tex Hughson (983)
  9. Bud Byerly (983)
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 4th overall pick, by New York (N) in 1953
Traded from New York (N) to Pittsburgh on 2/1/1954 (Going to PIT: P Frank Sullivan, CF Rip Repulski. Going to NYG: P Kent Peterson)
Earned first career win on 4/4/1954
Had first career hit (double) on 4/8/1954, off Joe Landrum (NYA)
Injured on 6/8/1954 with a Inflamed Bicep Tendon, out for 3 weeks
Won Gold Glove at Pitcher in 1954
Traded from Pittsburgh to Brooklyn on 6/1/1955 (Going to BRK: P Frank Sullivan. Going to PIT: P Mike Garcia)
2/1/1957: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,542,857 through salary arbitration
2/1/1958: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,985,714 through salary arbitration
Hit first career homerun on 7/13/1958, off Ken Johnson (PIT)
Released by Brooklyn on 10/3/1958
Signed as a free agent by Pittsburgh on 2/2/1959 to a 4-year deal worth $1,000,002 per year
Won World Championship with Pittsburgh in 1962
Signed as a free agent by Minnesota on 2/19/1963 to a 2-year deal worth $2,750,000 per year
Was selected to the 1963 Allstar game
Injured on 5/10/1964 with a Strained Bicep Tendon, out for 4 weeks
Signed as a free agent by Cleveland (N) on 2/5/1965 to a 3-year deal worth $498,237 per year
Injured on 4/24/1965 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 6/21/1965 with a Bone Chips Elbow, out for 5-6 weeks
 
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