Frankie Frisch

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Hall of Fame Bio & Records (1919-1937)

⭐ Hall of Fame 1947
AVG .316
HR 105
RBI 1,244
H 2,880
OPS .801
PIV 16,687
Position
Second Baseman
Bats / Throws
B / R
Height / Weight
5'11" / 165 lb
Born
9/9/1897 in Bronx, NY, USA
Died
3/12/1973 in Wilmington, DE, USA
MLB Debut
1919-06-17
Last Game
1937-08-05
Hall of Fame
Inducted 1947 (BBWAA)
Awards
3× All-Star · MVP

Full name: Frank Francis Frisch

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
2,311 9,112 1,532 2,880 466 138 105 1,244 419 728 272 .316 .369 .432 .801 16,687

Career AVG .316 vs. league average .281 across their career seasons — +12.5% above league average.

Career OBP .369 vs. league average .343 across their career seasons — +7.5% above league average.

Career SLG .432 vs. league average .394 across their career seasons — +9.7% above league average.

Career OPS .801 vs. league average .737 across their career seasons — +8.7% above 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
1919 NY1 NL 54 190 21 43 3 2 2 24 15 4 14 .226 .262 (-14%) .322 (-25%) .347 (-15%) .670 (-20%) -610.1
1920 NY1 NL 110 440 57 123 10 10 4 77 34 20 18 .280 .271 (+3%) .331 (-6%) .363 (+3%) .694 (-1%) -196.9
1921 NY1 NL 153 618 121 211 31 17 8 100 49 42 28 .341 .286 (+19%) .344 (+12%) .395 (+23%) .739 (+18%) 2157.2
1922 NY1 NL 132 514 101 168 16 13 5 51 31 47 13 .327 .285 (+14%) .345 (+12%) .397 (+10%) .743 (+11%) 1196.6
1923 NY1 NL 151 641 116 223 32 10 12 111 29 46 12 .348 .282 (+23%) .344 (+15%) .390 (+24%) .734 (+20%) 2607.3
1924 NY1 NL 145 603 121 198 33 15 7 69 22 56 24 .328 .283 (+16%) .345 (+12%) .389 (+20%) .734 (+16%) 1996.8
1925 NY1 NL 120 502 89 166 26 6 11 48 21 32 14 .331 .288 (+15%) .349 (+7%) .407 (+16%) .756 (+12%) 1166.2
1926 NY1 NL 135 545 75 171 29 4 5 44 23 33 16 .314 .279 (+12%) .345 (+2%) .390 (+5%) .735 (+4%) 329.3
1927 SLN NL 153 617 112 208 31 11 10 78 48 43 10 .337 .282 (+20%) .344 (+12%) .392 (+20%) .736 (+16%) 2100.2
1928 SLN NL 141 547 107 164 29 9 10 86 29 64 17 .300 .280 (+7%) .342 (+9%) .395 (+11%) .737 (+10%) 1245.3
1929 SLN NL 138 527 93 176 40 12 5 74 24 53 12 .334 .289 (+15%) .353 (+12%) .415 (+16%) .769 (+15%) 1618.9
1930 SLN NL 133 540 121 187 46 9 10 114 15 55 16 .346 .293 (+18%) .354 (+15%) .429 (+21%) .784 (+18%) 2130.3
1931 SLN NL 131 518 96 161 24 4 4 82 28 45 13 .311 .276 (+13%) .338 (+9%) .388 (+2%) .726 (+5%) 624.7
1932 SLN NL 115 486 59 142 26 2 3 60 18 25 13 .292 .275 (+6%) .335 (-3%) .391 (-5%) .726 (-4%) -321.2
1933 SLN NL 147 585 74 177 32 6 4 66 18 48 16 .303 .270 (+12%) .329 (+9%) .377 (+6%) .707 (+7%) 868.7
1934 SLN NL 140 550 74 168 30 6 3 75 11 45 10 .305 .278 (+10%) .340 (+5%) .392 (+1%) .733 (+3%) 383.3
1935 SLN NL 103 354 52 104 16 2 1 55 2 33 16 .294 .279 (+5%) .342 (+4%) .399 (-10%) .742 (-4%) -152.7
1936 SLN NL 93 303 40 83 10 0 1 26 2 36 10 .274 .283 (-4%) .349 (+1%) .404 (-22%) .753 (-11%) -457.2
1937 SLN NL 17 32 3 7 2 0 0 4 0 1 0 .219 — — — — 0.0
Career · 19 seasons 2,311 9,112 1,532 2,880 466 138 105 1,244 419 728 272 .316 — — — — 16,687

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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
50 197 16 58 10 3 0 10 12 9 .294

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1934 WS SLN 7 31 2 6 1 0 0 4 0 1 .194
1931 WS SLN 7 27 2 7 2 0 0 1 1 2 .259
1930 WS SLN 6 24 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 .208
1928 WS SLN 4 13 1 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .231
1924 WS NY1 7 30 1 10 4 1 0 0 4 1 .333
1923 WS NY1 6 25 2 10 0 1 0 1 0 0 .400
1922 WS NY1 5 17 3 8 1 0 0 2 1 0 .471
1921 WS NY1 8 30 5 9 0 1 0 1 4 3 .300

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home11874541795144865666.319
Away11244571738143140585.313

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1937-08-05 STLBSNL 100000000
1937-08-04 STLBSNW 101100200
1937-07-25 STLBROL 100000000
1937-06-29 STLCHCL 100000000
1937-06-26 STLNY1L 100000000
1937-06-19 STLBSNW 100000000
1937-05-31 STLCHCL 100000000
1937-05-29 STLPITL 410000100
1937-05-28 STLPITL 412000000
1937-05-27 STLBSNL 100000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
2B 1762 0 4348 6026 280 1062
3B 459 0 453 937 68 83
SS 75 0 117 207 23 29

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1919 NY1 2B 29 0 82 92 5 7
1919 NY1 3B 20 0 18 38 1 0
1919 NY1 SS 1 0 2 4 1 0
1920 NY1 3B 109 0 104 251 12 23
1920 NY1 SS 2 0 2 5 0 0
1921 NY1 2B 61 0 147 218 14 36
1921 NY1 3B 93 0 79 200 19 16
1922 NY1 2B 85 0 176 288 12 40
1922 NY1 3B 53 0 52 117 10 12
1922 NY1 SS 1 0 0 1 0 0
1923 NY1 2B 135 0 307 451 21 80
1923 NY1 3B 17 0 20 42 1 3
1924 NY1 2B 143 0 391 537 27 101
1924 NY1 3B 2 0 7 6 0 3
1924 NY1 SS 10 0 10 14 0 1
1925 NY1 2B 42 0 105 162 12 20
1925 NY1 3B 46 0 37 97 10 4
1925 NY1 SS 39 0 73 134 15 21
1926 NY1 2B 127 0 261 471 19 69
1926 NY1 3B 7 0 9 15 2 2
1927 SLN 2B 153 0 396 641 22 104
1927 SLN SS 1 0 0 2 0 0
1928 SLN 2B 139 0 383 474 21 80
1929 SLN 2B 121 0 295 374 21 66
1929 SLN 3B 13 0 9 33 1 1
1929 SLN SS 1 0 1 0 0 0
1930 SLN 2B 123 0 307 473 25 93
1930 SLN 3B 10 0 8 20 2 3
1931 SLN 2B 129 0 290 424 19 93
1932 SLN 2B 75 0 214 250 14 53
1932 SLN 3B 37 0 38 59 0 5
1932 SLN SS 4 0 5 10 2 2
1933 SLN 2B 132 0 371 378 14 71
1933 SLN SS 15 0 24 35 4 5
1934 SLN 2B 115 0 294 351 15 74
1934 SLN 3B 25 0 31 37 5 6
1935 SLN 2B 88 0 193 252 8 48
1935 SLN 3B 5 0 6 6 2 0
1936 SLN 2B 60 0 124 176 11 27
1936 SLN 3B 22 0 35 16 3 5
1936 SLN SS 1 0 0 2 1 0
1937 SLN 2B 5 0 12 14 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Second Base 1761
Third Base 456
Shortstop 80

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1934 Baseball Magazine All-Star 2B
1933 Baseball Magazine All-Star 2B
1931 Baseball Magazine All-Star 2B
1931 Most Valuable Player
1931 TSN All-Star 2B
1930 Baseball Magazine All-Star 2B
1930 TSN All-Star 2B
1927 Baseball Magazine All-Star 2B
1923 Baseball Magazine All-Star 3B
1921 Baseball Magazine All-Star 3B

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
Fordham University New York NY 1919

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1935 Most Valuable Player NL 14th 7.0 80 0
1934 Most Valuable Player NL 16th 4.0 80 0
1933 Most Valuable Player NL 16th 7.0 80 0
1932 Most Valuable Player NL 21th 3.0 80 0
1931 Most Valuable Player NL 1st 65.0 80 0
1929 Most Valuable Player NL 20th 2.0 80 0
1927 Most Valuable Player NL 2nd 66.0 80 0
1925 Most Valuable Player NL 9th 13.0 80 0
1924 Most Valuable Player NL 3rd 40.0 80 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Frankie Frisch (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    George Sisler HOF
    .340 avg, 102 HR
  2. 94
    Rod Carew HOF
    .328 avg, 92 HR
  3. 91
    George Davis HOF
    .295 avg, 73 HR
  4. 90
    Joe Judge
    .298 avg, 71 HR
  5. 89
    Nap Lajoie HOF
    .338 avg, 82 HR
  6. 89
    Ed McKean
    .302 avg, 67 HR

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Frequently Asked Questions about Frankie Frisch

What years did Frankie Frisch play?
Frankie Frisch played in Major League Baseball from 1919 to 1937.
Was Frankie Frisch a pitcher?
No. Frankie Frisch was a position player (Second Baseman).
How many home runs did Frankie Frisch hit?
Frankie Frisch hit 105 career home runs with 2880 hits.
Is Frankie Frisch in the Hall of Fame?
Yes. Frankie Frisch was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1947.