What years did Frank LaCorte play?

Frank LaCorte played in Major League Baseball from 1975 to 1984.

Was Frank LaCorte a pitcher?

Yes. Frank LaCorte pitched in the major leagues, recording 23 wins and 372 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Frank LaCorte hit?

Frank LaCorte hit 0 career home runs with 8 hits.

Frank LaCorte

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1975-1984)

W–L 23–44

ERA 5.01

WHIP 1.46

SO 372

Pitcher PIV -3801.3

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 180 lb
Born: 10/13/1951 in San Jose, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1975-09-08
Last Game: 1984-09-24

Full name: Frank Joseph LaCorte

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
23	44	253	32	1	0	26	490.0	457	273	49	258	372	5.01	-3801.3

Career ERA 5.01 vs. league average 3.80 across their career seasons — 32.0% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1975	ATL	NL	0	3	3	2	0	0	13.7	13	8	6	10	5.27	3.71 (-42%)	109.2
1976	ATL	NL	3	12	19	17	1	0	105.3	97	55	53	79	4.70	3.51 (-34%)	-103.5
1977	ATL	NL	1	8	14	7	0	0	37.0	67	48	29	28	11.68	4.00 (-192%)	-3009.1
1978	ATL	NL	0	1	2	2	0	0	14.7	9	6	4	7	3.68	3.69 (avg)	455.5
1979	ATL	NL	0	0	6	0	0	0	8.3	9	7	5	6	7.56	—	0.0
1979	HOU	NL	1	2	12	3	0	0	27.0	21	15	10	24	5.00	4.00 (-25%)	334.0
1980	HOU	NL	8	5	55	0	0	11	83.0	61	26	43	66	2.82	3.84 (+27%)	1053.3
1981	HOU	NL	4	2	37	0	0	5	42.0	41	17	21	40	3.64	3.58 (-2%)	1142.2
1982	HOU	NL	1	5	55	0	0	7	76.3	71	38	46	51	4.48	3.86 (-16%)	-337.4
1983	HOU	NL	4	4	37	0	0	3	53.3	35	30	28	48	5.06	3.87 (-31%)	-960.2
1984	CAL	AL	1	2	13	1	0	0	29.3	33	23	13	13	7.06	3.81 (-85%)	-2485.3
Career · 11 seasons			23	44	253	32	1	26	490.0	457	273	258	372	5.01	—	-3,801

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.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
255	77	2	8	1	0	0	5	0	1	28	.104	.114	.117	.231	0

Career AVG .104 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 60.1% below league average.

Career OBP .114 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 64.9% below league average.

Career SLG .117 vs. league average .384 across their career seasons — 69.6% below league average.

Career OPS .231 vs. league average .709 across their career seasons — 67.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1975	ATL	NL	3	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1976	ATL	NL	21	33	1	3	0	1	0	15	.091	—	—	—	—	0.0
1977	ATL	NL	14	10	1	2	0	2	0	3	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1978	ATL	NL	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1979	ATL	NL	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1979	HOU	NL	12	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1980	HOU	NL	55	6	0	1	0	1	1	2	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
1981	HOU	NL	37	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1982	HOU	NL	55	7	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1983	HOU	NL	37	5	0	1	1	1	0	0	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1984	CAL	AL	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 11 seasons			255	77	2	8	1	5	1	28	.104	—	—	—	—	0

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
4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1981	NWDIV	HOU	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1980	NLCS	HOU	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	1	4	0	0	6.7	9	1	3	7	1.35

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1981	NWDIV	HOU	0	0	2	0	0	3.7	2	0	1	5	0.00
1980	NLCS	HOU	1	1	2	0	0	3.0	7	1	2	2	3.00

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	122	39	0	4	0	4	.103
Away	133	38	2	4	0	1	.105

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	121	253.0	227	146	125	188	5.19
Away	132	237.0	230	127	133	184	4.82

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1984-09-24	LAA	KCR	—	2.2	3	3	3	1	0	2
1984-06-07	LAA	CHW	—	2.1	3	3	3	0	1	3
1984-05-29	LAA	NYY	W	5.0	5	3	3	1	3	1
1984-05-26	LAA	BAL	—	2.2	5	3	3	1	3	1
1984-05-23	LAA	DET	L	4.0	4	2	2	0	1	1
1984-05-16	LAA	BAL	—	1.1	1	1	0	1	1	0
1984-05-07	LAA	MIN	—	3.0	3	3	3	2	2	1
1984-04-29	LAA	SEA	L	1.0	0	2	2	2	1	0
1984-04-22	LAA	TOR	—	2.1	1	0	0	3	0	0
1984-04-16	LAA	MIN	—	0.1	0	1	1	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	253	32	13	45	8	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1975	ATL	P	3	2	0	2	0	1
1976	ATL	P	19	17	5	14	3	0
1977	ATL	P	14	7	2	6	0	0
1978	ATL	P	2	2	0	1	0	0
1979	ATL	P	6	0	0	0	1	0
1979	HOU	P	12	3	0	1	0	0
1980	HOU	P	55	0	1	3	1	0
1981	HOU	P	37	0	2	4	0	0
1982	HOU	P	55	0	2	4	2	0
1983	HOU	P	37	0	1	6	0	0
1984	CAL	P	13	1	0	4	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	253

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
1985	CAL	AL	$346,667
Total Career Earnings			$346,667

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Frequently Asked Questions about Frank LaCorte

What years did Frank LaCorte play?: Frank LaCorte played in Major League Baseball from 1975 to 1984.
Was Frank LaCorte a pitcher?: Yes. Frank LaCorte pitched in the major leagues, recording 23 wins and 372 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Frank LaCorte hit?: Frank LaCorte hit 0 career home runs with 8 hits.