Frank White stats

Last played for the Kansas City Royals, 1990

Second Baseman

Age 76 · 5' 11"

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Frank White played 18 MLB seasons, 1973 to 1990.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
2,324
AB
7,859
R
912
H
2,006
HR
160
RBI
886
SB
178
AVG
.255

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.
1973KC511392031053.223
1974KC9920419451183.221
1975KC111304437673611.250
1976KC1524463910224620.229
1977KC1524745911655023.245
1978KC1434616612775013.275
1979KC12746773124104828.266
1980KC1545607014876019.264
1981KC9436435919384.250
1982KC14552471156115610.298
1983KC14654952143117713.260
1984KC1294795813017565.271
1985KC14956362140226910.249
1986KC1515667615422844.272
1987KC1545636713817781.245
1988KC150537481268587.235
1989KC135418341072363.256
1990KC8224120522211.216

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Career Postseason

GP
42
AB
151
R
14
H
32
HR
2
RBI
16
SB
3
AVG
.212

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
8,467
TB
3,009
XBH
625
HBP
30
IBB
27
GIDP
0
P/PA
0.00

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
1973KC1513970000
1974KC21460100000
1975KC329111191000
1976KC489137253000
1977KC514162312000
1978KC501184373100
1979KC503188401300
1980KC594200342000
1981KC390137270000
1982KC554246622100
1983KC579223520400
1984KC515213442300
1985KC600233481200
1986KC620263622500
1987KC624225512500
1988KC575177344300
1989KC458137252000
1990KC25774173000

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
31.1
RC
922.5
RC/27
4.10
ISOP
.128
SECA
.192
BB/K
0.40
AB/HR
49.1
GO/FO
0.00

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
1973KC-0.310.72.5.0580.10.400
1974KC-0.612.82.1.0740.10.22040
1975KC1.335.64.1.1150.20.543.40
1976KC2.437.12.7.0780.10.52230
1977KC1.650.53.6.0970.20.494.80
1978KC3.759.54.5.1240.20.465.90
1979KC1.461.54.6.1370.20.546.70
1980KC1.7613.8.0930.20.3800
1981KC1.140.63.9.1260.20.440.40
1982KC3.478.85.5.1720.20.347.60
1983KC1.466.14.2.1460.20.449.90
1984KC3.967.45.1730.20.428.20
1985KC2.268.94.3.1650.20.325.60
1986KC3.887.35.5.1930.30.525.70
1987KC2.572.64.5.1550.20.633.10
1988KC0.348.83.1.0950.10.367.10
1989KC1.544.83.8.0720.10.62090
1990KC-0.219.22.7.0910.10.3120.50

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
76 yearsSep 4, 1950
Height
5' 11"
Debut
1973
Birthplace
Greenville, MS
AL Gold Glove
8x
AL Silver Slugger
1986

What were Frank White's career stats?

Frank White played 18 seasons for the Royals. He was a career .255 hitter with 2,006 hits, 160 home runs and 886 RBI. His best season was 1982: a .298 batting average, 11 home runs and 56 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

18 seasons, 7 postseasons, 1973 to 1990

Championships

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 289th in hits (2,006)

Among the 10,544 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

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