#62 Frank Kitson, Starting Pitcher, 35 yrs, St. Louis (A) Browns Thursday, 10/26/1904 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Frank Kitson
9/11/1869 35 USA,MI,HOPKINS 5"11 175
Starting Pitcher L R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Loyal None at all 1 / 6 (Insignificant) 2 / 6 (Fair) Good Normal Prone 1.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Extension : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 764,286 1904 $ 620,000 (2 year(s)) 6 Year(s), 87 Days (1119 total Days) 172 Day(s) 6 Year(s), 87 Days (1119 total Days) 6 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 1 | 6 | 8 | 88-91 Mph |
Versus LHB | 1 | 6 | 8 | |
Versus RHB | 1 | 6 | 8 | |
Talent | 2 | 7 | 9 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 8 65 3
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Curveball
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 6 3 2 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 4 (Range), .959 (Fielding Pct.) CF : 4 (Range), .991 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 9 (Range), .958 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 3
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 34 | 34 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 3.43 | 291.0 | 283 | 142 | 111 | 85 | 82 | 27 | 79.4 | 1 | 19 | 55.9 |
Projected | 34 | 34 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 3.43 | 291.0 | 283 | 142 | 111 | 85 | 82 | | | | | |
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Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | 11.4 | 8.8 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 6 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 3.00 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 458 | 127 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 59 | 62 | 50 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .277 | .345 | .345 | .690 |
vs. RHB | 650 | 156 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 76 | 80 | 35 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .240 | .273 | .331 | .604 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 19 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 3.34 | 167.0 | 161 | 79 | 62 | 51 | 46 |
Road | 15 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 3.56 | 124.0 | 122 | 63 | 49 | 34 | 36 |
Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3.12 | 57.2 | 46 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 13 |
May | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1.94 | 51.0 | 38 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 |
June | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.29 | 42.0 | 47 | 27 | 20 | 11 | 15 |
July | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4.50 | 44.0 | 48 | 26 | 22 | 8 | 12 |
August | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2.83 | 54.0 | 53 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 19 |
Sept./Oct. | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4.46 | 42.1 | 51 | 31 | 21 | 15 | 10 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1898 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.94 | 16.2 | 27 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1.86 | .361 | LOU |
1899 | 29 | 26 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 3.98 | 223.2 | 254 | 124 | 99 | 5 | 51 | 82 | 21 | 2 | 1.36 | .311 | LOU |
1900 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4.04 | 49.0 | 56 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1.43 | .312 | LOU |
1901 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3.78 | 145.1 | 162 | 81 | 61 | 3 | 29 | 44 | 15 | 2 | 1.31 | .300 | LOU |
1902 | 28 | 28 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 4.06 | 244.0 | 282 | 126 | 110 | 3 | 54 | 73 | 24 | 1 | 1.38 | .318 | MIL |
1903 | 28 | 28 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 2.73 | 240.1 | 237 | 94 | 73 | 2 | 55 | 70 | 23 | 3 | 1.21 | .279 | MIL |
1904 | 34 | 34 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 3.43 | 291.0 | 283 | 142 | 111 | 9 | 85 | 82 | 27 | 1 | 1.26 | .269 | SLA |
Total | 163 | 139 | 68 | 65 | 4 | 3.62 | 1210.0 | 1301 | 606 | 487 | 25 | 292 | 373 | 115 | 9 | 1.32 | .296 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
1898, AAA | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.02 | 35.2 | 33 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 1.07 | .327 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
1901 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1898 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | LOU |
1899 | 29 | 72 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 1 | .194 | .216 | .208 | .425 | LOU |
1900 | 16 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .158 | .158 | .211 | .368 | LOU |
1901 | 24 | 57 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | .193 | .203 | .228 | .431 | LOU |
1902 | 28 | 86 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | .198 | .205 | .198 | .402 | MIL |
1903 | 28 | 88 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | .227 | .242 | .273 | .514 | MIL |
1904 | 34 | 101 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | .198 | .212 | .208 | .419 | SLA |
Total | 163 | 430 | 85 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 34 | 8 | 73 | 3 | 3 | .198 | .210 | .219 | .429 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 34 | 34 | 22 | 56 | 3 | 79 | 1 | .987 | 291.0 | 2.44 | | | | |
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Drafted in 2nd round, 18th overall pick, by Louisville in 1898... Injured on 4/6/1898 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week... Injured on 7/8/1898 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks... Earned first career win on 7/21/1898... Had first career hit on 4/14/1899, off Bill Phillips (PHA)... Won Player of the Week award on 6/5/1899, winning 2 games with a 2.00 ERA... 1/31/1902: Gets a new one-year contract worth $300,000 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1903: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1904: Gets a new one-year contract worth $764,286 through salary arbitration... Won Player of the Week award on 5/15/1904, winning 2 games with a 1.06 ERA... Won Player of the Week award on 8/14/1904, winning 2 games with a 1.50 ERA... 9/17/1904: Signed a contract extension with St. Louis (A), $620,000 per year, for 2 years.
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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ERA 1903 - 2.73 - 10th
| Saves 1901 - 4 - 6th
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