Frank Killen

Positions: Starting Pitcher, Rightfielder and Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-1, 200lb (185cm, 90kg)

Born: November 30, 1870 in Pittsburgh, PA us

Died: December 3, 1939 in Pittsburgh, PA

Buried: Allegheny County Memorial Park, Allison Park, PA

Last Game: June 27, 1900 (Age 29-209d)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1891 season

Full Name: Frank Bissell Killen

Nicknames: Lefty

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

34.4

164

131

ERA

3.78

321

300

2511.1

725

WHIP

1.414

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1890	19	-4.6	Grand Rapids	INTA	N/A		3	1	.750			4	4		4	1
1891	20	-4.1	Minneapolis	WA	N/A		18	13	.581	3.00	7.12	38	31		25	2		275.2	322	218	92		96		135	9		14		1.516	10.5		3.1	4.4	1.41
1891	20	-3.8	MIL	AA	Maj	MIL	7	4	.636	1.68	3.91	11	11	0	11	2	0	96.2	73	42	18	1	51		38	3	0	4	415	1.283	6.8	0.1	4.7	3.5	0.75
1892	21	-4.3	WHS	NL	Maj	WHS	29	26	.527	3.31	5.60	60	52	6	46	2	0	459.2	448	286	169	15	182		147	20	0	18	2028	1.371	8.8	0.3	3.6	2.9	0.81
1893	22	-3.2	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	36	14	.720	3.64	5.10	55	48	6	38	2	0	415.0	401	235	168	12	140		99	15	1	10	1784	1.304	8.7	0.3	3.0	2.1	0.71
1894	23	-2.3	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	14	11	.560	4.50	6.53	28	28	0	20	1	0	204.0	261	148	102	3	86		62	5	0	2	939	1.701	11.5	0.1	3.8	2.7	0.72
1895	24	-1.4	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	5	5	.500	5.49	7.29	13	11	2	6	0	0	95.0	113	77	58	2	57		25	1	0	3	446	1.789	10.7	0.2	5.4	2.4	0.44
1896	25	-0.8	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	30	18	.625	3.41	5.08	52	50	1	44	5	0	432.1	476	244	164	7	119		134	14	1	9	1850	1.376	9.9	0.1	2.5	2.8	1.13
1897	26	0.5	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	17	23	.425	4.46	6.56	42	41	1	38	1	0	337.1	417	246	167	4	76		99	8	0	5	1469	1.461	11.1	0.1	2.0	2.6	1.30
1898	27		2 Teams	NL	Maj	PIT-WHS	16	20	.444	3.68	5.47	40	39	1	32	0	0	306.0	350	186	125	7	70		91	13	1	6	1311	1.373	10.3	0.2	2.1	2.7	1.30
1898	27	1.2	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	10	11	.476	3.75	5.37	23	23	0	17	0	0	177.2	201	106	74	3	41		48	11	0	3	763	1.362	10.2	0.2	2.1	2.4	1.17
1898	27	1.2	WHS	NL	Maj	WHS	6	9	.400	3.58	5.61	17	16	1	15	0	0	128.1	149	80	51	4	29		43	2	1	3	548	1.387	10.4	0.3	2.0	3.0	1.48
1899	28		2 Teams	NL	Maj	BSN-WHS	7	7	.500	4.45	6.14	14	14	0	12	0	0	111.1	126	76	55	3	30		26	4	0	6	477	1.401	10.2	0.2	2.4	2.1	0.87
1899	28	1.7	WHS	NL	Maj	WHS	0	2	.000	6.00	8.25	2	2	0	1	0	0	12.0	18	11	8	0	4		3	1	0	1	57	1.833	13.5	0.0	3.0	2.3	0.75
1899	28	1.7	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	7	5	.583	4.26	5.89	12	12	0	11	0	0	99.1	108	65	47	3	26		23	3	0	5	420	1.349	9.8	0.3	2.4	2.1	0.88
1900	29	3.0	Chicago	AL	A		0	1	.000		6.00	1	1		1	0		9.0	12	6			3		1					1.667	12.0		3.0	1.0	0.33
1900	29	1.9	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	3	3	.500	4.67	5.17	6	6	0	6	0	0	54.0	65	31	28	1	11		4	2	0	1	232	1.407	10.8	0.2	1.8	0.7	0.36
1901	30	4.8	Grand Rapids/Wheeling	WA	A		13	8	.619			21							107				31
1902	31	4.2	Indianapolis	AA	Ind		16	6	.727	2.84	4.07	24	22					190.0	187	86	60		39							1.189	8.9		1.8
1903	32		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A		8	15	.348			23	3					27.0	202	21	15		43							9.074
1903	32	6.9	Indianapolis	AA	A		2	1	.667	5.00	7.00	3	3					27.0	37	21	15		8							1.667	12.3		2.7
1903	32	3.7	Atlanta	SOUA	A		6	14	.300			20							165				35
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (10 seasons)					Majors		164	131	.556	3.78	5.63	321	300	17	253	13	0	2511.1	2730	1571	1054	55	822		725	85	3	64	10951	1.414	9.8	0.2	2.9	2.6	0.88
Minors (3 seasons)					Minors		21	24	.467			45	4		1	0		36.0	321	27	15		77		1					11.056
Other (3 seasons)					Other		37	20	.649			66	57		29	3		465.2	509	304	152		135		135	9		14
All Levels (14 Seasons)							222	175	.559			432	361	17	283	16	0	3013.0	3560	1902	1221	55	1034		861	94	3	78	10951

Ind (1 season)					Other		16	6	.727	2.84	4.07	24	22					190.0	187	86	60		39							1.189	8.9		1.8
N/A (2 seasons)					Other		21	14	.600			42	35		29	3		275.2	322	218	92		96		135	9		14