Frank Duncan
Left Fielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records
Frank Duncan was a left fielder who played in Major League Baseball for 11 teams, including the Philadelphia Giants. In 577 career games, he hit .271 with 543 hits, 7 home runs, and 237 RBI. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 1,189.
- AVG (Batting Average):
- Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
- HR (Home Runs):
- Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
- RBI (Runs Batted In):
- Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
- OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
- On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.
Data updated
- Position
- Left Fielder
- Bats / Throws
- L / R
- Born
- 1888 in Macon, GA, USA
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.
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
Click a stat to plot it across every season.
| 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
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .286 |
| Away | 4 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .143 |
Last 6 Games — Batting
| Date | Tm | Opp | Res | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923-08-05 | MIL | KCM | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1921-07-25 | KCM | DT1 | W | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1921-06-12 | KCM | CNN | W | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1921-05-22 | CG1 | CNN | L | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1921-05-01 | CG1 | CB1 | L | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1921-04-30 | CG1 | CB1 | W | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
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 |
Most Similar Players
Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.
Frank Duncan: the record in brief
Frank Duncan's record on this page is drawn from the season tables, which run from 1908 to 1928. Club by club, the record runs the Philadelphia Giants (1908 through 1909), the Chicago Leland Giants (1910), the Chicago American Giants (1911 through 1918), the Detroit Stars (1919), the Chicago Giants (1920), the New York Bacharach Giants (1922), the Toledo Tigers (1923), and the Milwaukee Bears (1923), among other clubs in the table. Duncan played primarily as a left fielder and threw right-handed and batted left-handed. Duncan was born in 1888, in Macon, GA, USA.
Across 577 games at the plate, Duncan's career line reads 543 hits in 2,001 at bats for a .271 average, adding 7 home runs, 237 runs batted in, and 30 stolen bases. On-base and slugging figures of .338 and .352 give Duncan a career OPS of .690. Duncan hit .271 while the league hit .264 over the same span, a figure close to average. 1912 produced Duncan's most hits, 66 of them for the Chicago American Giants.
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.
- What was Frank Duncan's career batting average?
- Frank Duncan batted .271 over his career, with 543 hits in 2,001 at bats.
- How many RBI did Frank Duncan have?
- Frank Duncan drove in 237 runs in his career.
- Is Frank Duncan in the Hall of Fame?
- No. Frank Duncan has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
- What teams did Frank Duncan play for?
- Frank Duncan played for the Philadelphia Giants, the Chicago Leland Giants, the Chicago American Giants, the Detroit Stars, the Chicago Giants, and the New York Bacharach Giants, among 11 clubs in all.