Frank Wickware

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

Frank Wickware was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for 9 teams, including the Chicago Leland Giants. Across 133 career appearances, he went 56-38 with a 2.65 ERA and 583 strikeouts. He also batted .207 with 0 home runs. 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 16098.2.

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 56–38
ERA 2.65
WHIP 1.12
SO 583
Pitcher PIV 16098.2
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'10" / 180 lb
Born
3/18/1889 in Girard, KS, USA
Died
11/2/1967 in Schenectady, NY, USA

Full name: Frank Ellis Wickware

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

Frank Wickware — Batting
PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
5.0 3.0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 1.0 .333 .500 .333 .833

Pitching

Frank Wickware — Pitching
W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
1 1 2 1 0 0 14.0 13 9 1 0 3 8 0.64 1.14

Career Pitching Statistics

Frank Wickware — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
56 38 133 101 71 13 3 879.2 724 259 13 259 583 2.65 16098.2

Career ERA 2.65 vs. league average 3.11 across their career seasons — 14.8% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Frank Wickware Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1910 LEL WES 8 0 10 8 8 1 1 79.2 63 16 11 56 1.81 2.79 (+35%) 2567.2
1911 PG EAS 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 8.0 7 4 3 7 4.50 — 0.0
1911 CAG WES 4 3 10 8 7 0 0 74.0 61 30 31 59 3.65 3.37 (-8%) 1484.6
1912 CAG WES 4 4 10 7 7 1 0 75.0 75 28 16 51 3.36 3.36 (avg) 1350.6
1912 BRG EAS 2 1 3 3 3 1 0 26.0 25 4 4 15 1.38 3.36 (+59%) 776.1
1913 MOH EAS 6 4 14 10 8 3 1 86.2 61 12 14 81 1.25 3.07 (+59%) 3169.5
1914 CAG WES 5 0 5 5 5 2 0 46.0 22 5 11 44 0.98 2.93 (+67%) 1856.3
1915 CAG WES 5 6 20 17 10 0 0 126.0 111 41 30 83 2.93 2.90 (-1%) 2687.9
1916 ABC WES 2 0 4 3 2 0 1 23.0 18 6 13 14 2.35 2.78 (+16%) -41.9
1916 CAG WES 6 7 21 16 10 4 0 146.2 107 35 61 75 2.15 2.78 (+23%) 606.7
1917 CAG WES 2 1 4 3 3 1 0 29.2 28 4 10 14 1.21 2.69 (+55%) 255.0
1918 CAG WES 3 4 9 6 2 0 0 53.0 54 25 19 19 4.25 2.83 (-50%) 238.3
1919 DS WES 3 2 7 3 1 0 0 38.1 26 8 12 23 1.88 3.09 (+39%) 156.6
1919 CAG WES 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 10.1 7 4 1 3 3.48 3.09 (-13%) 225.2
1919 AC EAS 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 11.0 5 1 2 10 0.82 3.09 (+73%) 435.5
1920 CAG NNL 4 2 7 5 2 0 0 37.0 31 17 13 25 4.14 3.45 (-20%) 330.6
1921 COG NNL 0 2 4 4 0 0 0 9.1 23 19 8 4 18.32 4.02 (-356%) 0.0
Career · 17 seasons 56 38 133 101 71 13 3 879.2 724 259 259 583 2.65 — 16,098

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 Wickware — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
139 328 27 68 10 1 0 17 5 18 0 .207 .257 .244 .501 -344

Career AVG .207 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 20.4% below league average.

Career OBP .257 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 20.9% below league average.

Career SLG .244 vs. league average .346 across their career seasons — 29.5% below league average.

Career OPS .501 vs. league average .671 across their career seasons — 25.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Frank Wickware Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1910 LEL WES 11 33 2 6 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 .182 — — — — 0.0
1911 PG EAS 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 — — — — 0.0
1911 CAG WES 10 28 5 7 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 .250 — — — — 0.0
1912 CAG WES 10 28 2 6 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 .214 — — — — 0.0
1912 BRG EAS 3 9 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 — — — — 0.0
1913 MOH EAS 16 35 4 9 2 0 0 3 1 2 0 .257 — — — — 0.0
1914 CAG WES 5 18 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .056 — — — — 0.0
1915 CAG WES 21 43 3 11 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 .256 — — — — 0.0
1916 ABC WES 5 11 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 .364 — — — — 0.0
1916 CAG WES 22 48 2 5 0 0 0 2 1 6 0 .104 — — — — 0.0
1917 CAG WES 4 12 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 — — — — 0.0
1918 CAG WES 9 18 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .111 — — — — 0.0
1919 DS WES 7 15 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 — — — — 0.0
1919 CAG WES 2 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 — — — — 0.0
1919 AC EAS 2 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 — — — — 0.0
1920 CAG NNL 7 14 2 6 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 .429 — — — — 0.0
1921 COG NNL 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .333 — — — — 0.0
Career · 17 seasons 139 328 27 68 10 1 0 17 5 18 0 .207 — — — — 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

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

Batting — Home / Away

Frank Wickware — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Away1101001.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Frank Wickware — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Away15.0100120.00

Last 1 Games — Batting

Frank Wickware — Last 1 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1921-05-22 CG1CNNL 101000000

Last 1 Games — Pitching

Frank Wickware — Last 1 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1921-05-22 CG1CNN L 5.01080120

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Frank Wickware — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
OF 3 0 3 1 0 0
P 133 14 23 255 19 3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Frank Wickware — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1910 LEL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1910 LEL P 10 0 3 22 1 1
1911 PG P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1911 CAG P 10 0 1 18 0 0
1912 CAG P 10 0 1 23 2 0
1912 BRG P 3 0 0 9 0 0
1913 MOH OF 1 0 2 0 0 0
1913 MOH P 14 0 2 22 4 0
1914 CAG P 5 0 2 6 1 0
1915 CAG P 20 0 3 29 2 0
1916 ABC P 4 0 0 8 1 0
1916 CAG P 21 0 6 48 3 1
1917 CAG P 4 0 1 9 1 0
1918 CAG P 9 0 2 19 0 0
1919 DS P 7 3 1 15 1 1
1919 CAG P 2 1 0 6 1 0
1919 AC P 2 1 0 6 0 0
1920 CAG OF 1 0 1 1 0 0
1920 CAG P 7 5 1 13 1 0
1921 COG P 4 4 0 2 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Frank Wickware Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 133
Center Field 2
Right Field 1

Most Similar Players

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

  1. 98
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  2. 84
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    32-29, 2.60 ERA
  3. 79
    Harry Krause
    36-26, 2.50 ERA
  4. 75
    Roger Nelson
    29-32, 3.06 ERA
  5. 74
    George McConnell
    41-51, 2.60 ERA
  6. 67
    Fred Anderson
    53-57, 2.86 ERA

Frank Wickware: the record in brief

The season rows for Frank Wickware begin in 1910. The season rows list, in order, the Chicago Leland Giants (1910), the Philadelphia Giants (1911), the Chicago American Giants (1911 through 1920), the Brooklyn Royal Giants (1912), the Schenectady Mohawk Giants (1913), the Indianapolis ABCs (1916), the Detroit Stars (1919), and the Atlantic City Bacharach Giants (1919), among other clubs in the table. Wickware, born on March 18, 1889, in Girard, KS, USA, is listed as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. The bio gives 5 feet, 10 inches and 180 pounds. Wickware died on November 2, 1967, in Schenectady, NY, USA. The bio lists the given name Frank Ellis.

Wickware's career pitching line is 56 wins, 38 losses and a 2.65 ERA over 133 appearances. Also on Wickware's record: 583 strikeouts, 71 complete games, and 13 shutouts. The leagues Wickware pitched in allowed 3.11 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 14.8% better than average. No season topped the 8 wins of 1910.

Frequently Asked Questions about Frank Wickware

Was Frank Wickware a pitcher?
Yes. Frank Wickware pitched in the major leagues, recording 56 wins and 583 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Frank Wickware hit?
Frank Wickware hit 0 career home runs with 68 hits.
What was Frank Wickware's career batting average?
Frank Wickware batted .207 over his career, with 68 hits in 328 at bats.
How many RBI did Frank Wickware have?
Frank Wickware drove in 17 runs in his career.
What was Frank Wickware's career ERA?
Frank Wickware finished with a 2.65 career ERA, going 56-38 with 583 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Frank Wickware have?
Frank Wickware recorded 583 career strikeouts.