What years did Frank Bolling play?

Frank Bolling played in Major League Baseball from 1954 to 1966.

Was Frank Bolling a pitcher?

No. Frank Bolling was a position player (Second Baseman).

How many home runs did Frank Bolling hit?

Frank Bolling hit 106 career home runs with 1415 hits.

Frank Bolling

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1954-1966)

AVG .254

HR 106

RBI 556

H 1,415

OPS .679

PIV -3,627

Position: Second Baseman
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 175 lb
Born: 11/16/1931 in Mobile, AL, USA
Died: 7/11/2020 in Mobile, AL, USA
MLB Debut: 1954-04-13
Last Game: 1966-09-15
Awards: 2× All-Star · Gold Glove

Full name: Francis Elmore Bolling

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,540	5,562	692	1,415	221	40	106	556	40	462	558	.254	.313	.366	.679	-3,627

Career AVG .254 vs. league average .254 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .313 vs. league average .321 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .366 vs. league average .386 across their career seasons — 5.3% below league average.

Career OPS .679 vs. league average .707 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1954	DET	AL	117	368	46	87	15	2	6	38	3	36	51	.236	.261 (-9%)	.333 (-9%)	.390 (-14%)	.723 (-12%)	-698.2
1956	DET	AL	102	366	53	103	21	7	7	45	6	42	51	.281	.258 (+9%)	.331 (+7%)	.397 (+9%)	.728 (+8%)	542.5
1957	DET	AL	146	576	72	149	27	6	15	40	4	57	64	.259	.257 (avg)	.323 (+1%)	.391 (+3%)	.715 (+2%)	271.1
1958	DET	AL	154	610	91	164	25	4	14	75	6	54	54	.269	.257 (+4%)	.324 (+1%)	.394 (-1%)	.719 (avg)	-21.9
1959	DET	AL	127	459	56	122	18	3	13	55	2	45	37	.266	.256 (+4%)	.323 (+5%)	.392 (+3%)	.715 (+4%)	401.1
1960	DET	AL	139	536	64	136	20	4	9	59	7	40	48	.254	.255 (-1%)	.323 (-5%)	.387 (-8%)	.711 (-7%)	-557.8
1961	ML1	NL	148	585	86	153	16	4	15	56	7	57	62	.262	.258 (+1%)	.328 (avg)	.399 (-5%)	.727 (-3%)	-200.1
1962	ML1	NL	122	406	45	110	17	4	9	43	2	35	45	.271	.257 (+5%)	.326 (+2%)	.393 (+1%)	.719 (+2%)	124.6
1963	ML1	NL	142	542	73	132	18	2	5	43	2	41	47	.244	.246 (-1%)	.308 (-3%)	.371 (-16%)	.680 (-10%)	-793.3
1964	ML1	NL	120	352	35	70	11	1	5	34	0	21	44	.199	.250 (-21%)	.312 (-21%)	.377 (-26%)	.690 (-24%)	-1338.9
1965	ML1	NL	148	535	55	141	26	3	7	50	0	24	41	.264	.245 (+7%)	.310 (-5%)	.371 (-2%)	.682 (-4%)	-390.7
1966	ATL	NL	75	227	16	48	7	0	1	18	1	10	14	.211	.248 (-15%)	.309 (-21%)	.376 (-32%)	.685 (-27%)	-964.8
Career · 12 seasons			1,540	5,562	692	1,415	221	40	106	556	40	462	558	.254	—	—	—	—	-3,627

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	755	2691	353	702	47	264	.261
Away	785	2871	339	713	59	292	.248

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
1966-09-15	ATL	CHC	L	3	0	1	0	0
1966-09-14	ATL	CHC	W	4	1	0	0	1
1966-09-05	ATL	PIT	L	3	0	0	0	0
1966-09-03	ATL	HOU	W	4	0	1	0	0
1966-09-02	ATL	HOU	W	4	1	3	0	0
1966-09-01	ATL	STL	L	4	0	1	1	1
1966-08-31	ATL	STL	W	5	0	0	0	0
1966-08-30	ATL	CHC	L	4	1	1	0	0
1966-08-29	ATL	CHC	L	2	0	0	0	0
1966-08-24	ATL	LAD	L	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	1518	1446	3423	4019	136	1003

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1954	DET	2B	113	100	248	232	13	54
1956	DET	2B	102	99	223	260	11	72
1957	DET	2B	146	144	394	401	16	112
1958	DET	2B	154	154	342	445	12	109
1959	DET	2B	126	126	281	340	8	81
1960	DET	2B	138	137	375	377	17	93
1961	ML1	2B	148	145	326	489	10	112
1962	ML1	2B	119	112	252	298	6	70
1963	ML1	2B	141	137	326	379	14	107
1964	ML1	2B	117	94	212	255	7	68
1965	ML1	2B	147	141	310	393	17	90
1966	ATL	2B	67	57	134	150	5	35

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Second Base	1518

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
1961	TSN All-Star	2B
1958	Gold Glove	2B

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Spring Hill College	Mobile	AL	1951

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1958	Most Valuable Player	AL	16th	10.0	336	0
1956	Most Valuable Player	AL	27th	3.0	336	0

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Frequently Asked Questions about Frank Bolling

What years did Frank Bolling play?: Frank Bolling played in Major League Baseball from 1954 to 1966.
Was Frank Bolling a pitcher?: No. Frank Bolling was a position player (Second Baseman).
How many home runs did Frank Bolling hit?: Frank Bolling hit 106 career home runs with 1415 hits.