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Frank
Papish		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 212
 
Born: October 21, 1917 in Usa, CO, PUEBLO
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1951   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1945 27 PIT NL $ 300,000 9 5 5 5 5 4 5 8 8 8
1946 28 PIT NL $ 300,000 9 5 5 5 4 4 4 8 8 8
1947 29 PIT NL   9 5 5 5 4 4 4 8 8 8
1948 30 DET AL   9 5 5 5 4 4 4 7 7 7
1949 31 NYG NL $ 300,003 8 5 5 5 5 4 4 6 6 6
1950 32 NYG NL $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 5 4 4 6 6 6
1951 33 NYG NL   7 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5
1952 34 PIT NL $ 300,000 7 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings   7 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,003 9 5 5 5 5 4 5 8 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
1945 27 PIT NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1946 28 PIT NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1947 29 PIT NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1948 30 DET AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1949 31 NYG NL $ 300,003   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1950 32 NYG NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1951 33 NYG NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1952 34 PIT NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,003   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
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
1945 27 PIT NL 3 6 .333 14 14 4 2 0 104.3 115 58 9 41 47 5.00 .280 .344 .450 .794 2.9
    AAA   11 9 .550 24 24 1 1 0 153.3 162 66 6 83 116 3.87 .266 .355 .349 .703  
1946 28 PIT NL 3 14 .176 20 20 3 0 0 142.3 151 95 12 95 64 6.01 .273 .378 .410 .788 0.0
    AAA   2 1 .667 12 7 0 0 0 52.3 52 15 2 22 33 2.58 .256 .329 .345 .674  
1947 29 AAA   9 6 .600 24 24 0 0 0 152.0 161 75 11 88 99 4.44 .275 .369 .387 .757  
1948 30 DET AL 2 4 .333 16 2 0 0 1 25.7 29 22 5 34 11 7.72 .287 .460 .495 .955 0.0
    AAA   4 6 .400 12 12 3 2 0 84.0 75 23 7 40 55 2.46 .244 .330 .364 .694  
1949 31 NYG NL 1 5 .167 37 2 0 0 1 65.3 54 25 5 34 32 3.44 .220 .311 .341 .652 3.7
1950 32 NYG NL 1 1 .500 22 0 0 0 2 31.3 29 15 5 17 11 4.31 .244 .336 .471 .806 2.1
1951 33 NYG NL 2 2 .500 55 0 0 0 3 73.0 74 40 12 46 40 4.93 .268 .367 .457 .823 3.6
1952 34 AA   6 1 .857 58 0 0 0 7 42.0 28 11 3 23 34 2.36 .194 .305 .299 .604  
6 Years Sim 12 32 .273 164 38 7 2 7 442.0 452 255 48 267 205 5.19 .265 .361 .427 .788 12.3
4 Years AAA 26 22 .542 72 67 4 3 0 441.7 450 179 26 233 303 3.65 .264 .352 .364 .717  
1 Years AA 6 1 .857 58 0 0 0 7 42.0 28 11 3 23 34 2.36 .194 .305 .299 .604  
5 Years Minors 32 23 .582 130 67 4 3 7 483.7 478 190 29 256 337 3.54 .259 .349 .359 .708  
Season Average 2 5 .286 27 6 1 0 1 73.7 75 42 8 44 34 5.19 .265 .361 .427 .788  
Career Highs 3 14 .500 55 20 4 2 3 142.3 151 95 12 95 64 7.72 .287 .460 .495 .955  
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   315 180 33 178 139   .272 .368 .438 .806
vs LH   137 75 15 89 66   .251 .356 .403 .759
Home 7 10 .412 81 16 2 1 3 213.3 189 100 22 115 110 4.22 .235 .331 .396 .727
Away 5 22 .185 83 22 5 1 4 228.6 263 155 26 152 95 6.10 .291 .393 .454 .847
Mar/Apr 3 6 .333 28 7 3 0 2 85.0 81 44 12 40 50 4.66 .253 .336 .434 .770
May 1 5 .167 24 7 0 0 1 67.0 63 42 3 53 28 5.64 .247 .377 .345 .722
June 3 10 .231 30 9 0 0 0 88.3 105 53 11 50 46 5.40 .292 .379 .454 .833
July 1 1 .500 21 0 0 0 1 30.7 31 10 1 24 12 2.94 .261 .385 .353 .738
August 3 5 .375 34 8 2 1 2 91.6 85 56 10 55 32 5.50 .251 .356 .426 .782
Sep/Oct 1 5 .167 27 7 2 1 1 79.3 87 50 11 45 37 5.67 .276 .367 .483 .849
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
1945 27 PIT NL 14 33 2 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .182 .182 .212 .394 1.0 0.0
1946 28 PIT NL 20 42 2 6 0 0 1 5 0 0 1 11 .143 .163 .214 .377 1.4 0.0
1948 30 DET AL 16 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .167 .143 .167 .310 0.0 0.0
1949 31 NYG NL 37 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .125 .222 .125 .347 0.3 0.0
1950 32 NYG NL 22 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .400 .400 .400 .800 0.8 0.2
1951 33 NYG NL 55 12 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 .071 .000 .071 -0.4 0.0
6 Years Sim 164 106 4 16 1 0 1 7 0 0 3 20 .151 .171 .189 .360 3.1 0.2
162 Game Average 104 3 15 0 0 0 6 0 0 2 19 .151 .171 .189 .360 3.1  
Career Highs 55 42 2 6 1 0 1 5 0 0 1 11 .400 .400 .400 .800 1.4  
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   58 3 10 0 0 1 6 0 0 2 9 .172 .197 .224 .421 2.0
vs LH   48 1 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 11 .125 .140 .146 .286 -0.5
Home 81 47 2 8 0 0 1 4 0 0 1 8 .170 .184 .234 .418 1.5
Away 83 59 2 8 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 12 .136 .161 .153 .314 0.0
RISP   23 0 2 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 2 .087 .080 .087 .167 -1.0
Close/Late   10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400 0.2
Mar/Apr 27 24 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .083 .120 .083 .203 -0.8
May 11 18 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.1
June 30 21 2 4 0 0 1 4 0 0 1 4 .190 .227 .333 .561 1.6
July 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
August 32 20 2 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 .200 .217 .250 .467 1.0
Sep/Oct 25 21 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .143 .143 .143 .286 -0.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1945 27 PIT NL P 14 14 104.3 8 20 2 2 .933 2.42    
1946 28 PIT NL P 20 20 142.3 5 37 4 2 .913 2.66    
1948 30 DET AL P 16 2 25.7 0 5 2 1 .714 1.75    
1949 31 NYG NL P 37 2 65.3 5 18 4 1 .852 3.17    
1950 32 NYG NL P 22 0 31.3 2 6 0 1 1.000 2.30    
1951 33 NYG NL P 55 0 73.0 4 6 1 1 .909 1.23    
Career Totals   164 38 442.0 24 92 13 8 .899 2.36    
Career Highs   55 20 142.3 8 37 4 2 1.000 3.17    
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
1949 31 NYG NL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 3 2 0 0 0 18.00 .500 .500 .833 1.333
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 3 2 0 0 0 18.00 .500 .500 .833 1.333
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Shutouts
1945-4-2
          
 
   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, 23rd overall pick, by Pittsburgh in 1945
Had first career hit on 8/24/1945, off Stubby Overmire (SDP)
Earned first career win on 8/24/1945
Hit first career homerun on 6/26/1946, off Monk Dubiel (BOS)
Injured on 3/26/1947 with a Sore Back, out for one week
Injured on 6/3/1947 with a Bruised Cheekbone, out for 2 weeks
Traded from Pittsburgh to Detroit on 3/3/1948 (Going to PIT: C Ken Silvestri, P Jake Mooty, LF Nino Bongiovanni, 1B Frank Secory. Going to DET: P Johnny Sain, P Frank Papish, C Mickey Owen)
Released by Detroit on 10/14/1948
Signed as a free agent by New York (N) on 2/4/1949 to a 1-year deal worth $300,003 per year
2/1/1951: Gets a new one-year contract worth $517,143 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1951 Allstar game
Released by New York (N) on 10/3/1951
Signed as a free agent by Pittsburgh on 2/9/1952 to a 1-year deal worth $300,000 per year
Injured on 6/2/1952 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week
 
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