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Frank
Shellenback		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 207
 
Born: December 16, 1898 in Usa, MO, JOPLIN
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1930 31 SEP AL $ 3,864,600 89 37 41 39 74 85 80 20 25 23
1931 32 SEP AL $ 3,864,600 9 3 4 4 8 9 8 3 3 3
1932 33 OAK AL $ 300,000 8 3 4 4 8 9 8 3 3 3
1933 34 NYG NL $ 350,000 7 3 4 4 8 9 8 3 3 3
1934 35 NYG NL $ 350,000 6 2 3 3 7 8 8 3 3 3
1935 36 TAM AL   6 2 3 3 7 8 7 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 2 3 3 7 8 7 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,864,600 89 37 41 39 74 85 80 20 25 23
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1930 31 SEP AL $ 3,864,600   9 9 9 3 3 3 21 21 21 1 1 1 15 15 15
1931 32 SEP AL $ 3,864,600   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1932 33 OAK AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1933 34 NYG NL $ 350,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1934 35 NYG NL $ 350,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1935 36 TAM AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,864,600   9 9 9 3 3 3 21 21 21 1 1 1 15 15 15
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
1930 31 CAL AL 0 4 .000 15 10 7 1 0 47.7 51 15 4 10 12 2.83 .271 .305 .388 .693 2.7
  SEP AL 10 8 .556 20 14 10 1 0 169.7 175 65 12 28 36 3.45 .266 .295 .378 .673 12.5
  TOT   10 12 .455 35 24 17 2 0 217.3 226 80 16 38 48 3.31 .267 .297 .381 .678 15.2
1931 32 SEP AL 14 24 .368 44 44 22 0 0 340.7 418 177 19 65 75 4.68 .301 .332 .416 .748 11.0
1932 33 OAK AL 1 2 .333 18 0 0 0 1 18.3 22 10 0 2 1 4.91 .297 .316 .392 .708 0.7
    AAA   2 1 .667 3 3 0 0 0 24.0 21 4 0 4 12 1.50 .228 .260 .272 .532  
    AA   3 1 .750 5 5 1 0 0 36.7 40 12 2 7 22 2.95 .276 .309 .372 .682  
1933 34 NYG NL 0 4 .000 47 0 0 0 7 52.3 55 22 3 14 14 3.78 .266 .311 .420 .731 4.7
1934 35 NYG NL 5 3 .625 21 1 1 0 4 32.7 40 18 4 7 9 4.96 .303 .348 .500 .848 2.7
    AAA   0 0 .000 6 0 0 0 0 8.7 9 3 0 3 6 3.12 .243 .300 .297 .597  
1935 36 AA   12 9 .571 28 28 3 2 0 197.0 212 75 13 40 122 3.43 .274 .310 .381 .691  
5 Years Sim 30 45 .400 165 69 40 2 12 661.3 761 307 42 126 147 4.18 .288 .320 .409 .728 34.3
2 Years AAA 2 1 .667 9 3 0 0 0 32.7 30 7 0 7 18 1.93 .233 .272 .279 .551  
2 Years AA 15 10 .600 33 33 4 2 0 233.7 252 87 15 47 144 3.35 .274 .310 .380 .689  
4 Years Minors 17 11 .607 42 36 4 2 0 266.3 282 94 15 54 162 3.18 .269 .305 .367 .672  
Season Average 6 9 .400 33 13 8 0 2 132.3 152 61 8 25 29 4.18 .288 .320 .409 .728  
Career Highs 14 24 .625 47 44 22 2 7 340.7 418 177 19 65 75 4.96 .303 .348 .500 .848  
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   390 157 19 54 95   .274 .300 .376 .676
vs LH   371 150 23 72 52   .304 .342 .447 .789
Home 18 22 .450 99 36 22 2 5 375.7 423 157 26 66 91 3.76 .279 .309 .402 .711
Away 12 23 .343 66 33 18 0 7 285.6 338 150 16 60 56 4.73 .299 .334 .418 .752
Mar/Apr 6 7 .462 25 12 5 0 3 116.0 119 47 13 23 27 3.65 .262 .297 .409 .706
May 2 10 .167 32 8 5 0 4 86.0 106 47 4 15 23 4.92 .296 .324 .436 .760
June 4 6 .400 22 9 6 1 1 90.7 100 44 7 27 15 4.37 .288 .340 .432 .772
July 6 6 .500 23 11 7 0 0 106.7 124 40 3 21 29 3.38 .292 .326 .358 .684
August 7 7 .500 35 15 11 1 3 145.7 160 63 9 19 36 3.89 .280 .303 .395 .698
Sep/Oct 5 9 .357 28 14 6 0 1 116.3 152 66 6 21 17 5.11 .310 .339 .431 .769
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
1930 31 CAL AL 15 12 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .083 .083 .083 .167 -0.4 0.0
  SEP AL 20 58 3 8 4 0 0 5 0 0 2 14 .138 .167 .207 .374 1.3 0.0
  TOT   35 70 3 9 4 0 0 7 0 0 2 16 .129 .153 .186 .338 0.9 0.0
1931 32 SEP AL 44 107 5 14 1 0 0 9 0 0 4 42 .131 .161 .140 .301 0.6 0.0
1934 35 NYG NL 21 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 .200 .200 .400 0.1 0.0
3 Years Sim 100 182 8 24 5 0 0 16 0 0 6 61 .132 .159 .159 .318 1.6 0.0
162 Game Average 294 12 38 8 0 0 25 0 0 9 98 .132 .159 .159 .318 2.6  
Career Highs 44 107 5 14 4 0 0 9 0 0 4 42 .200 .200 .200 .400 0.9  
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   136 6 19 5 0 0 12 0 0 2 45 .140 .152 .176 .329 0.0
vs LH   46 2 5 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 16 .109 .176 .109 .285 -0.1
Home 43 89 8 14 4 0 0 9 0 0 3 29 .157 .183 .202 .385 1.7
Away 42 93 0 10 1 0 0 7 0 0 3 32 .108 .135 .118 .254 -1.7
RISP   55 0 8 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 15 .145 .143 .145 .288 -0.5
Close/Late   26 2 7 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 .269 .269 .385 .654 2.3
Mar/Apr 20 37 1 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 11 .135 .158 .135 .293 -0.2
May 20 19 1 7 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 6 .368 .368 .421 .789 2.6
June 12 20 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 9 .100 .143 .100 .243 -0.4
July 11 28 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 12 .071 .133 .143 .276 -0.4
August 15 41 1 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 13 .098 .116 .146 .263 -0.8
Sep/Oct 14 37 2 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 10 .108 .132 .108 .240 -0.8
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1930 31 CAL AL P 15 10 47.7 3 13 0 2 1.000 3.02    
  SEP AL P 20 14 169.7 11 47 1 6 .983 3.08    
  TOT   P 35 24 217.3 14 60 1 8 .987 3.06    
1931 32 SEP AL P 44 44 340.7 25 80 7 8 .938 2.77    
1932 33 OAK AL P 18 0 18.3 4 5 0 0 1.000 4.42    
1933 34 NYG NL P 47 0 52.3 2 10 3 2 .800 2.06    
1934 35 NYG NL P 21 1 32.7 1 5 1 0 .857 1.65    
Career Totals   165 69 661.3 46 160 12 18 .945 2.80    
Career Highs   47 44 340.7 25 80 7 8 1.000 4.42    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1930-6-3.31
 Losses
1931-2-24
 Saves
1933-7-7
 Games Started
1931-9-44
 Complete Games
1931-4-22
 Shutouts
1930-4-2
Innings Pitched
1931-9-340.7
 Hits Allowed
1931-5-418
 Walks per 9IP
1930-5-1.6
1931-6-1.7
 WHiP
1930-3-1.21
 OOBP
1930-2-.297
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 18    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Had first career hit on 4/11/1930, off Vic Keen (TAM)
Traded from California to Seattle (P) on 6/15/1930 (Going to CAL: LF Pete Scott. Going to SEP: P Frank Shellenback)
Earned first career win on 6/21/1930
Injured on 3/19/1931 with a Bruised Ribs, out for one week
Signed as a free agent by Oakland on 6/16/1932 to a minor league deal
Signed as a free agent by New York (G) on 2/15/1933 to a 2-year deal worth $350,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Tampa Bay on 4/2/1935 to a minor league deal
Injured on 8/20/1935 with a Strained Tricep Muscle, out for 3 weeks
 
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