Frank McAllister

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

Frank McAllister was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for 6 teams, including the Pittsburgh Crawfords. Across 48 career appearances, he went 14-17 with a 4.30 ERA and 186 strikeouts. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 4051.9.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):
Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):
For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated

W–L 14–17
ERA 4.30
WHIP 1.38
SO 186
Pitcher PIV 4051.9
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'3" / 210 lb
Born
4/29/1918 in Forrest City, AR, USA
Died
5/5/1987 in Cairo, IL, USA
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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

Frank McAllister — Batting
PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
194.0 186.0 19.0 39.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 15.0 4.0 1.0 4.0 .210 .226 .366 .592

Pitching

Frank McAllister — Pitching
W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
28 28 65 39 13 2 450.2 390 268 42 11 129 199 0.84 1.15

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

Frank McAllister — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting
Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1945 4.0 4.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Listed seasons · 1 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — —

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Frank McAllister — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching
Season W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
1944 0 1 1 1 0 0 5.0 6 7 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.20
Listed seasons · 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 5.0 6 7 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.20

Career Pitching Statistics

Frank McAllister — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
14 17 48 35 20 2 3 268.0 257 128 10 114 186 4.30 4051.9

Career ERA 4.30 vs. league average 4.02 across their career seasons — 6.9% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Frank McAllister — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1937 PC NN2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 3 2 0 3 9.00 — 0.0
1938 AB3 NAL 2 4 9 6 2 0 1 42.3 36 16 18 40 3.40 4.35 (+22%) 1340.0
1939 SL3 NAL 4 2 8 7 5 0 0 53.3 55 21 21 29 3.54 4.28 (+17%) 779.7
1940 SNS NAL 2 2 11 7 3 0 1 42.0 45 29 22 28 6.21 4.21 (-48%) 146.7
1941 SNS NAL 2 3 6 4 4 0 1 43.0 33 18 13 27 3.77 3.94 (+4%) 874.4
1942 NBY NN2 3 3 8 7 3 1 0 46.0 46 23 23 29 4.50 3.57 (-26%) 646.6
1943 HSS NN2 1 3 5 4 3 1 0 39.3 39 19 17 30 4.35 3.50 (-24%) 264.5
Career · 7 seasons 14 17 48 35 20 2 3 268.0 257 128 114 186 4.30 — 4,052

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

Frank McAllister — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
67 150 16 27 1 4 4 15 3 4 1 .180 .201 .320 .521 0

Career AVG .180 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 32.3% below league average.

Career OBP .201 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 39.8% below league average.

Career SLG .320 vs. league average .377 across their career seasons — 15.2% below league average.

Career OPS .521 vs. league average .712 across their career seasons — 26.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Frank McAllister — Season-by-Season Batting
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1937 PC NN2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1938 AB3 NAL 9 14 4 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 .214 — — — — 0.0
1939 SL3 NAL 11 25 2 4 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 .160 — — — — 0.0
1940 SNS NAL 12 21 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .143 — — — — 0.0
1941 SNS NAL 12 34 6 9 0 2 1 5 2 3 0 .265 — — — — 0.0
1942 NBY NN2 13 31 1 3 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 .097 — — — — 0.0
1943 HSS NN2 9 24 2 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .208 — — — — 0.0
Career · 7 seasons 67 150 16 27 1 4 4 15 3 4 1 .180 — — — — 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

Frank McAllister — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2 5 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .400

Playoff Batting by Year

Frank McAllister — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1939 ALC SL3 2 5 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .400

Playoff Career Pitching

Frank McAllister — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 1 2 1 0 11.0 12 6 3 8 4.91

Playoff Pitching by Year

Frank McAllister — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1939 ALC SL3 0 1 2 1 0 11.0 12 6 3 8 4.91

Game Log & Splits

View full game log (128 games) →

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

Batting — Home / Away

Frank McAllister — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home25396637.154
Away456571324.200

Pitching — Home / Away

Frank McAllister — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home19112.2971641531.28
Away39205.21571356950.57

Last 10 Games — Batting

Frank McAllister — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1943-08-15 HSLNY5L 400000000
1943-07-14 HSLHOML 301000000
1943-06-20 HSLNW2L 400000000
1943-06-13 HSLNY5W 322000000
1943-06-06 HSLPH5W 200000100
1943-06-06 HSLPH5L 100000000
1943-05-29 HSLHOML 100000000
1943-05-27 HSLPH5L 301100010
1943-05-23 HSLNW2W 001000000
1942-08-23 NY5NW2L 100000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Frank McAllister — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1943-08-15 HSLNY5 — 5.1200000
1943-06-20 HSLNW2 L 11.01031670
1943-06-13 HSLNY5 W 9.0600180
1943-06-06 HSLPH5 L 5.2786642
1943-05-27 HSLPH5 L 8.01490430
1943-05-23 HSLNW2 W 9.0620100
1942-08-23 NY5NW2 — 1.0000000
1942-07-04 NY5NY6 L 3.0460300
1942-06-13 NY5PH5 W 9.0400490
1942-05-24 NY5HOM L 2.1560310

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Frank McAllister — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 1 1 10 0 1 1
OF 17 11 17 1 1 0
P 48 35 13 92 11 1
SS 1 0 0 1 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Frank McAllister — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1937 PC P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1938 AB3 P 9 6 3 11 3 0
1939 SL3 OF 2 1 2 0 0 0
1939 SL3 P 8 7 0 17 0 0
1940 SNS OF 1 1 2 0 0 0
1940 SNS P 11 7 5 11 2 1
1941 SNS OF 6 5 7 0 1 0
1941 SNS P 6 4 0 24 2 0
1942 NBY 1B 1 1 10 0 1 1
1942 NBY OF 4 1 3 1 0 0
1942 NBY P 8 7 2 17 4 0
1942 NBY SS 1 0 0 1 0 0
1943 HSS OF 4 3 3 0 0 0
1943 HSS P 5 4 3 12 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Frank McAllister — Career Games by Position
Position Games
Pitcher 48
First Base 1
Shortstop 1
Left Field 7
Center Field 6
Right Field 4

Frequently Asked Questions about Frank McAllister

Was Frank McAllister a pitcher?
Yes. Frank McAllister pitched in the major leagues, recording 14 wins and 186 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Frank McAllister hit?
Frank McAllister hit 4 career home runs with 27 hits.
What was Frank McAllister's career batting average?
Frank McAllister batted .180 over his career, with 27 hits in 150 at bats.
How many RBI did Frank McAllister have?
Frank McAllister drove in 15 runs in his career.
What was Frank McAllister's career ERA?
Frank McAllister finished with a 4.30 career ERA, going 14-17 with 186 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Frank McAllister have?
Frank McAllister recorded 186 career strikeouts.