What years did Frank Pearce play?

Frank Pearce played in Major League Baseball from 1933 to 1935.

Was Frank Pearce a pitcher?

Yes. Frank Pearce pitched in the major leagues, recording 5 wins and 29 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Frank Pearce hit?

Frank Pearce hit 0 career home runs with 9 hits.

What was Frank Pearce's career batting average?

Frank Pearce batted .273 over his career, with 9 hits in 33 at bats.

How many RBI did Frank Pearce have?

Frank Pearce drove in 3 runs in his career.

What was Frank Pearce's career ERA?

Frank Pearce finished with a 4.77 career ERA, going 5-6 with 29 strikeouts.

Frank Pearce

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1933-1935)

Frank Pearce was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1933 to 1935 for the Philadelphia Phillies, a span of 3 seasons. Across 32 career appearances, he went 5-6 with a 4.77 ERA and 29 strikeouts.

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 October 12, 2026

W–L 5–6

ERA 4.77

WHIP 1.43

SO 29

Pitcher PIV -1625.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 170 lb
Born: 8/31/1905 in Middletown, KY, USA
Died: 9/3/1950 in Van Buren, KY, USA
MLB Debut: 1933-04-20
Last Game: 1935-05-15

Full name: Franklin Thomas Pearce

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Career Pitching Statistics

Frank Pearce — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
5	6	32	8	3	1	0	115.0	125	61	9	40	29	4.77	-1625.7

Career ERA 4.77 vs. league average 4.17 across their career seasons — 14.6% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Frank Pearce — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1933	PHI	NL	5	4	20	7	3	1	82.0	78	33	29	18	3.62	3.86 (+6%)	-962.9
1934	PHI	NL	0	2	7	1	0	0	20.0	25	16	5	4	7.20	4.29 (-68%)	-939.6
1935	PHI	NL	0	0	5	0	0	0	13.0	22	12	6	7	8.31	4.35 (-91%)	276.7
Career · 3 seasons			5	6	32	8	3	1	115.0	125	61	40	29	4.77	—	-1,626

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 Pearce — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
32	33	4	9	0	0	0	3	0	1	5	.273	.294	.273	.567	0

Career AVG .273 vs. league average .276 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .294 vs. league average .338 across their career seasons — 12.9% below league average.

Career SLG .273 vs. league average .390 across their career seasons — 30.1% below league average.

Career OPS .567 vs. league average .728 across their career seasons — 22.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Frank Pearce — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1933	PHI	NL	20	26	3	5	2	1	3	.192	—	—	—	—	0.0
1934	PHI	NL	7	3	1	2	0	0	1	.667	—	—	—	—	0.0
1935	PHI	NL	5	4	0	2	1	0	1	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			32	33	4	9	3	1	5	.273	—	—	—	—	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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Frank Pearce — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	16	13	1	5	0	2	.385
Away	16	20	3	4	0	1	.200

Pitching — Home / Away

Frank Pearce — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	16	53.2	73	45	18	14	7.55
Away	16	61.1	52	17	22	15	2.49

Last 10 Games — Batting

Frank Pearce — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
1935-05-15	PHI	PIT	L	0	0	0	0	0
1935-05-12	PHI	STL	L	3	0	2	1	0
1935-05-08	PHI	CIN	L	0	0	0	0	0
1935-04-27	PHI	NY1	L	1	0	0	0	1
1935-04-22	PHI	NY1	L	0	0	0	0	0
1934-05-28	PHI	STL	L	0	0	0	0	0
1934-05-21	PHI	PIT	L	1	1	1	0	0
1934-05-18	PHI	CHC	L	0	0	0	0	0
1934-05-17	PHI	CHC	L	1	0	0	0	1
1934-05-11	PHI	PIT	L	0	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Frank Pearce — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1935-05-15	PHI	PIT	—	2.0	5	5	4	1	1	0
1935-05-12	PHI	STL	—	5.1	7	4	4	3	2	0
1935-05-08	PHI	CIN	—	1.0	5	5	4	1	3	0
1935-04-27	PHI	NY1	—	3.2	4	1	0	1	1	0
1935-04-22	PHI	NY1	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1934-05-28	PHI	STL	—	2.2	6	5	5	2	0	0
1934-05-21	PHI	PIT	L	5.0	9	6	6	1	1	2
1934-05-18	PHI	CHC	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1934-05-17	PHI	CHC	—	4.0	6	4	4	0	0	2
1934-05-11	PHI	PIT	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Frank Pearce — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	32	0	8	23	4	4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Frank Pearce — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1933	PHI	P	20	7	16	2	3
1934	PHI	P	7	0	2	0	0
1935	PHI	P	5	1	5	2	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Frank Pearce — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	32

Frank Pearce: the record in brief

Between the debut on April 20, 1933 and the final game on May 15, 1935, Frank Pearce built the record summarized on this page. Pearce spent the whole of the career shown here with one club, the Philadelphia Phillies. Pearce, born on August 31, 1905, in Middletown, KY, USA, is listed as a pitcher and both batted and threw right-handed. Size on record: 6 feet, 0 inches and 170 pounds. Pearce's death is recorded on September 3, 1950, in Van Buren, KY, USA. Pearce's full given name, per the bio, is Franklin Thomas Pearce.

Across 32 games (8 starts), Pearce recorded 5 wins against 6 losses with a 4.77 ERA. Also on Pearce's record: 29 strikeouts. The league ERA over Pearce's seasons was 4.17, so the 4.77 figure ran 14.6% worse than average. No season topped the 5 wins of 1933. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 3.62 in 1933, when the league's was 3.86.

The position breakdown shows 32 games, all at pitcher. On the mound, Pearce's fielding totals are 8 putouts, 23 assists and 4 errors.

Frequently Asked Questions about Frank Pearce

What years did Frank Pearce play?: Frank Pearce played in Major League Baseball from 1933 to 1935.
Was Frank Pearce a pitcher?: Yes. Frank Pearce pitched in the major leagues, recording 5 wins and 29 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Frank Pearce hit?: Frank Pearce hit 0 career home runs with 9 hits.
What was Frank Pearce's career batting average?: Frank Pearce batted .273 over his career, with 9 hits in 33 at bats.
How many RBI did Frank Pearce have?: Frank Pearce drove in 3 runs in his career.
What was Frank Pearce's career ERA?: Frank Pearce finished with a 4.77 career ERA, going 5-6 with 29 strikeouts.