Frank Duncan

Left Fielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .271
HR 7
RBI 237
H 543
OPS .690
PIV 1,189
Position
Left Fielder
Bats / Throws
L / R
Born
1888 in Macon, GA, USA

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
83.0 74.0 6.0 20.0 2.0 1.0 0 3.0 5.0 4.0 3.0 .270 .333 .324 .657

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1921 20.0 18.0 2.0 4.0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 .222 .263 .222 .485
Listed seasons · 1 20 18 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .222 — — —

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
577 2,001 297 543 92 24 7 237 30 164 1 .271 .338 .352 .690 1,189

Career AVG .271 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .338 vs. league average .328 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .352 vs. league average .355 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .690 vs. league average .683 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
1908 PG NAC 27 107 19 32 7 2 0 13 4 9 0 .299 .240 (+24%) .298 (+22%) .306 (+31%) .605 (+27%) 412.6
1909 PG INT 18 75 9 20 1 3 1 13 2 4 0 .267 .244 (+9%) .306 (+2%) .312 (+28%) .618 (+15%) 131.9
1910 LEL WES 22 88 25 27 3 1 0 8 1 10 0 .307 .249 (+23%) .317 (+19%) .326 (+11%) .644 (+15%) 220.5
1911 CAG WES 30 128 29 41 7 4 0 19 2 6 0 .320 .266 (+20%) .336 (+4%) .356 (+23%) .693 (+14%) 225.7
1912 CAG WES 46 193 39 66 11 3 1 26 0 14 0 .342 .268 (+27%) .335 (+15%) .358 (+24%) .694 (+20%) 618.0
1913 CAG WES 48 191 18 49 9 2 0 19 4 13 0 .257 .259 (-1%) .325 (-4%) .345 (-6%) .670 (-5%) -161.9
1914 CAG WES 42 165 27 42 9 0 0 22 0 15 0 .255 .255 (avg) .322 (-1%) .339 (-9%) .661 (-5%) -100.5
1915 CAG WES 7 13 1 5 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 .385 — — — — 0.0
1916 CAG WES 60 211 26 62 5 1 1 27 2 18 0 .294 .248 (+18%) .314 (+15%) .326 (+4%) .640 (+10%) 393.5
1917 CAG WES 54 190 23 42 5 2 0 13 8 19 0 .221 .248 (-11%) .312 (-3%) .323 (-17%) .635 (-10%) -236.3
1918 CAG WES 22 68 14 15 6 2 0 14 1 10 0 .221 .255 (-14%) .318 (+8%) .326 (+13%) .645 (+11%) 128.9
1919 DS WES 21 79 13 17 6 0 1 11 2 10 0 .215 .262 (-18%) .322 (-4%) .347 (-5%) .670 (-5%) -40.1
1920 COG NNL 30 102 13 20 0 1 1 8 4 8 0 .196 .271 (-28%) .331 (-10%) .363 (-32%) .694 (-22%) -293.4
1922 NYB IND 38 119 12 27 4 1 0 8 0 8 0 .227 .285 (-21%) .345 (-11%) .397 (-30%) .743 (-21%) -383.4
1923 TT NNL 26 102 17 37 10 1 0 16 0 7 0 .363 .282 (+28%) .344 (+23%) .390 (+23%) .734 (+23%) 422.1
1923 MB NNL 23 89 6 23 3 1 1 10 0 4 0 .258 .282 (-9%) .344 (-14%) .390 (-11%) .734 (-12%) 422.1
1926 CEL NNL 33 49 5 12 6 0 1 6 0 5 0 .245 — — — — 35.8
1927 CHT NNL 23 25 1 6 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 .240 — — — — 0.0
1928 CTG NNL 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 19 seasons 577 2,001 297 543 92 24 7 237 30 164 1 .271 — — — — 1,796

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

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home272200.286
Away4140200.143

Last 6 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1923-08-05 MILKCML 300000000
1921-07-25 KCMDT1W 411000000
1921-06-12 KCMCNNW 311000000
1921-05-22 CG1CNNL 400000000
1921-05-01 CG1CB1L 301000010
1921-04-30 CG1CB1W 401000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 3 1 11 0 0 1
2B 3 0 5 4 2 1
3B 8 0 4 8 0 0
OF 525 167 650 67 40 11

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1908 PG OF 27 27 44 3 5 0
1909 PG OF 18 0 29 1 3 1
1910 LEL OF 24 0 30 2 1 0
1911 CAG 2B 2 0 3 3 2 0
1911 CAG 3B 1 0 1 1 0 0
1911 CAG OF 28 0 35 4 1 1
1912 CAG 3B 5 0 3 7 0 0
1912 CAG OF 41 0 63 8 3 3
1913 CAG 2B 1 0 2 1 0 1
1913 CAG OF 49 0 46 12 4 2
1914 CAG OF 43 0 45 4 4 0
1915 CAG OF 5 0 0 0 0 0
1916 CAG OF 61 0 63 8 4 0
1917 CAG OF 54 0 90 4 4 0
1918 CAG OF 21 0 22 7 2 2
1919 DS OF 22 21 26 3 3 1
1920 COG 1B 2 0 2 0 0 0
1920 COG 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1920 COG OF 30 28 36 0 0 0
1922 NYB OF 38 33 49 6 4 1
1923 TT 1B 1 1 9 0 0 1
1923 TT OF 25 24 23 2 0 0
1923 MB OF 23 23 38 2 2 0
1926 CEL OF 14 9 10 1 0 0
1927 CHT OF 2 2 1 0 0 0
1928 CTG 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
First Base 3
Second Base 3
Third Base 8
Left Field 326
Center Field 14
Right Field 185

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Frequently Asked Questions about Frank Duncan

Was Frank Duncan a pitcher?
No. Frank Duncan was a position player (Left Fielder).
How many home runs did Frank Duncan hit?
Frank Duncan hit 7 career home runs with 543 hits.