Frank Killen
[edit] Biography
Born on November 30, 1870 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Frank Killen (Frank Bissell Killen) played for the Milwaukee Brewers, Washington Senators, Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Beaneaters and Chicago Orphans over the course of his 10 year career. Killen broke into the bigs on August 27, 1891 with the Milwaukee Brewers, and put up a 1.68 ERA in 96.2 innings pitched in 1891, his rookie year.
There is some disagreement on what was Frank Killen's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1893, when he posted a 3.64 ERA, won 36 games and struck out 99 batters. However, others believe that it was 1896, when he posted a 3.41 ERA, won 30 games and struck out 134 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1891
| MIL
| a
| 11
| 11
| 7
| 4
| 1.68
| 38
| 42
| 18
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 96.2
| 73
| 1
| 51
| 0
| 4
| 0
|
| 1892
| WAS
| N
| 60
| 52
| 29
| 26
| 3.31
| 147
| 286
| 169
| 46
| 2
| 0
| 459.2
| 448
| 15
| 182
| 0
| 18
| 0
|
| 1893
| PIT
| N
| 55
| 48
| 36
| 14
| 3.64
| 99
| 235
| 168
| 38
| 2
| 0
| 415
| 401
| 12
| 140
| 0
| 10
| 0
|
| 1894
| PIT
| N
| 28
| 28
| 14
| 11
| 4.50
| 62
| 148
| 102
| 20
| 1
| 0
| 204
| 261
| 3
| 86
| 0
| 2
| 0
|
| 1895
| PIT
| N
| 13
| 11
| 5
| 5
| 5.49
| 25
| 77
| 58
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 95
| 113
| 2
| 57
| 0
| 3
| 0
|
| 1896
| PIT
| N
| 52
| 50
| 30
| 18
| 3.41
| 134
| 244
| 164
| 44
| 5
| 0
| 432.1
| 476
| 7
| 119
| 0
| 9
| 0
|
| 1897
| PIT
| N
| 42
| 41
| 17
| 23
| 4.46
| 99
| 246
| 167
| 38
| 1
| 0
| 337.1
| 417
| 4
| 76
| 0
| 5
| 8
|
| 1898
| WAS
| N
| 17
| 16
| 6
| 9
| 3.58
| 43
| 80
| 51
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 128.1
| 149
| 4
| 29
| 0
| 3
| 2
|
| 1898
| PIT
| N
| 23
| 23
| 10
| 11
| 3.75
| 48
| 106
| 74
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 177.2
| 201
| 3
| 41
| 0
| 3
| 11
|
| 1898
| TOT
| N
| 40
| 39
| 16
| 20
| 3.68
| 91
| 186
| 125
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 306
| 350
| 7
| 70
| 0
| 6
| 13
|
| 1899
| WAS
| N
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 6.00
| 3
| 11
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 18
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1899
| BOS
| N
| 12
| 12
| 7
| 5
| 4.26
| 23
| 65
| 47
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 99.1
| 108
| 3
| 26
| 0
| 5
| 3
|
| 1899
| TOT
| N
| 14
| 14
| 7
| 7
| 4.45
| 26
| 76
| 55
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 111.1
| 126
| 3
| 30
| 0
| 6
| 4
|
| 1900
| CHI
| N
| 6
| 6
| 3
| 3
| 4.67
| 4
| 31
| 28
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 54
| 65
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 310
| 289
| 157
| 127
| 3.86
| 687
| 1529
| 1036
| 242
| 11
| 0
| 2414.2
| 2657
| 54
| 771
| 0
| 60
| 27
|
| Total
| AA
|
| 11
| 11
| 7
| 4
| 1.68
| 38
| 42
| 18
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 96.2
| 73
| 1
| 51
| 0
| 4
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 321
| 300
| 164
| 131
| 3.78
| 725
| 1571
| 1054
| 253
| 13
| 0
| 2511.1
| 2730
| 55
| 822
| 0
| 64
| 27
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1891
| MIL
| a
| P
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 22
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .893
|
| 1892
| WAS
| N
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1892
| WAS
| N
| P
| 60
| 0
| 0
| 20
| 121
| 22
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .865
|
| 1893
| PIT
| N
| P
| 55
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 103
| 14
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .895
|
| 1894
| PIT
| N
| P
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 44
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| 1895
| PIT
| N
| P
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 26
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1896
| PIT
| N
| P
| 52
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 115
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1897
| PIT
| N
| P
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 73
| 13
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .874
|
| 1898
| WAS
| N
| P
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 28
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| 1898
| WAS
| N
| OF
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1898
| PIT
| N
| P
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 41
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .911
|
| 1898
| TOT
| N
| P
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 69
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .910
|
| 1899
| WAS
| N
| P
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1899
| BOS
| N
| P
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 24
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .882
|
| 1899
| TOT
| N
| P
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 24
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .857
|
| 1900
| CHI
| N
| P
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .882
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 321
| 0
| 0
| 96
| 612
| 82
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .896
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1891
| MIL
| a
| 11
| 35
| 8
| 8
| 0
| 5
| .229
| .372
| .314
| 3
| 0
| 8
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1892
| WAS
| N
| 65
| 186
| 27
| 37
| 4
| 23
| .199
| .310
| .328
| 4
| 4
| 26
| 61
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1893
| PIT
| N
| 55
| 171
| 35
| 47
| 4
| 30
| .275
| .358
| .450
| 6
| 6
| 22
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1894
| PIT
| N
| 28
| 80
| 13
| 21
| 0
| 13
| .262
| .322
| .325
| 3
| 1
| 6
| 23
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1895
| PIT
| N
| 14
| 38
| 7
| 13
| 0
| 5
| .342
| .444
| .395
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1896
| PIT
| N
| 55
| 173
| 29
| 40
| 2
| 25
| .231
| .338
| .347
| 4
| 5
| 26
| 31
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1897
| PIT
| N
| 42
| 129
| 16
| 32
| 1
| 7
| .248
| .340
| .302
| 4
| 0
| 17
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1898
| WAS
| N
| 21
| 55
| 7
| 15
| 0
| 7
| .273
| .403
| .309
| 2
| 0
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1898
| PIT
| N
| 24
| 65
| 6
| 17
| 0
| 4
| .262
| .324
| .277
| 1
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1898
| TOT
| N
| 45
| 120
| 13
| 32
| 0
| 11
| .267
| .362
| .292
| 3
| 0
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1899
| WAS
| N
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .200
| .200
| .200
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1899
| BOS
| N
| 12
| 41
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 5
| .171
| .190
| .195
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1899
| TOT
| N
| 14
| 46
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 6
| .174
| .191
| .196
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1900
| CHI
| N
| 6
| 20
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 2
| .150
| .227
| .150
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 324
| 963
| 143
| 233
| 11
| 122
| .242
| .334
| .337
| 25
| 17
| 123
| 150
| 10
| 9
| 9
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AA
|
| 11
| 35
| 8
| 8
| 0
| 5
| .229
| .372
| .314
| 3
| 0
| 8
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 335
| 998
| 151
| 241
| 11
| 127
| .241
| .335
| .337
| 28
| 17
| 131
| 157
| 10
| 9
| 9
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Traded by Washington Senators to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Duke Farrell and $1500 (March 21, 1893).
- Released by Boston Beaneaters (August 29, 1899).
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