Frank Kitson
Frank R. Kitson
Born: September 11, 1869
Watson, MI USA
Deceased: 1930
Allegan, MI USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P, 1B, RF, CF, LF, OF, PH
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 165
Career: 1898-1907
Minor League Statistics
Frank Kitson compiled a career record of 129 wins and 118 losses in his 352-game career with the Baltimore Orioles, Brooklyn Superbas, Detroit Tigers, Washington Senators and New York Highlanders. He began playing during the 1898 season and last took the field during the 1907 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | NL | Baltimore Orioles | 8 | 5 | .615 | 3.24 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 119.3 | 123 | 71 | 43 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 508 |
| 1899 | NL | Baltimore Orioles | 22 | 16 | .579 | 2.78 | 40 | 37 | 3 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 326.7 | 327 | 144 | 101 | 6 | 65 | 0 | 75 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 1333 |
| 1900 | NL | Brooklyn Superbas | 15 | 13 | .536 | 4.19 | 40 | 30 | 9 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 253.3 | 283 | 152 | 118 | 12 | 56 | 0 | 55 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1069 |
| 1901 | NL | Brooklyn Superbas | 19 | 11 | .633 | 2.98 | 38 | 32 | 6 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 280.7 | 312 | 135 | 93 | 9 | 67 | 0 | 127 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1194 |
| 1902 | NL | Brooklyn Superbas | 19 | 13 | .594 | 2.78 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 268.7 | 258 | 102 | 83 | 4 | 49 | 0 | 114 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1078 |
| 1903 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 15 | 16 | .484 | 2.58 | 31 | 28 | 3 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 257.7 | 277 | 112 | 74 | 8 | 38 | 0 | 102 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1055 |
| 1904 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 9 | 13 | .409 | 3.07 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 199.7 | 211 | 100 | 68 | 7 | 38 | 0 | 69 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 821 |
| 1905 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 12 | 14 | .462 | 3.47 | 33 | 27 | 5 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 225.7 | 230 | 120 | 87 | 3 | 57 | 0 | 78 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 934 |
| 1906 | AL | Washington Senators | 6 | 14 | .300 | 3.65 | 30 | 21 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 197.0 | 196 | 97 | 80 | 2 | 57 | 0 | 59 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 810 |
| 1907 | AL | Washington Senators | 0 | 3 | .000 | 3.94 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32.0 | 41 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 142 |
| 1907 | AL | New York Highlanders | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.10 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 61.0 | 75 | 31 | 21 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 267 |
| Totals | 129 | 118 | .522 | 3.17 | 304 | 250 | 50 | 211 | 19 | 7 | 2221.7 | 2333 | 1084 | 782 | 52 | 488 | 0 | 736 | 81 | 2 | 38 | 9211 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | NL | Baltimore Orioles | 31 | 92 | 86 | 13 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | .314 | .359 | .395 | .754 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1899 | NL | Baltimore Orioles | 45 | 141 | 134 | 12 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 13 | .201 | .236 | .269 | .504 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1900 | NL | Brooklyn Superbas | 43 | 116 | 109 | 20 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 13 | .294 | .330 | .358 | .688 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1901 | NL | Brooklyn Superbas | 47 | 139 | 133 | 22 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | .263 | .290 | .353 | .643 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1902 | NL | Brooklyn Superbas | 40 | 122 | 117 | 10 | 32 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | .274 | .298 | .393 | .691 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1903 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 36 | 124 | 116 | 12 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 31 | .181 | .202 | .216 | .417 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1904 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 27 | 76 | 72 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | .208 | .240 | .250 | .490 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1905 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 33 | 90 | 87 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | .184 | .211 | .207 | .418 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1906 | AL | Washington Senators | 33 | 98 | 90 | 9 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 16 | .244 | .306 | .411 | .717 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1907 | AL | Washington Senators | 5 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .100 | .182 | .100 | .282 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1907 | AL | New York Highlanders | 12 | 26 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .280 | .280 | .320 | .600 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 352 | 1035 | 979 | 119 | 235 | 28 | 17 | 4 | 95 | 14 | 0 | 38 | 155 | .240 | .273 | .316 | .589 | 309 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | NL | Baltimore Orioles | P | 17 | 0 | 119.0 | 4 | 32 | 5 | 0 | .878 | 2.723 | 2.118 |
| 1898 | NL | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 11 | 0 | 62.0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .929 | 1.887 | 1.182 |
| 1899 | NL | Baltimore Orioles | P | 40 | 0 | 328.0 | 12 | 68 | 2 | 1 | .976 | 2.195 | 2.000 |
| 1900 | NL | Brooklyn Superbas | P | 40 | 0 | 253.0 | 12 | 39 | 5 | 0 | .911 | 1.814 | 1.275 |
| 1900 | NL | Brooklyn Superbas | OF | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 | 1.000 |
| 1901 | NL | Brooklyn Superbas | P | 38 | 0 | 281.0 | 13 | 56 | 4 | 2 | .945 | 2.210 | 1.816 |
| 1901 | NL | Brooklyn Superbas | OF | 2 | 0 | 10.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.800 | 1.000 |
| 1901 | NL | Brooklyn Superbas | 1B | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 4.000 |
| 1902 | NL | Brooklyn Superbas | P | 32 | 0 | 260.0 | 7 | 70 | 3 | 1 | .963 | 2.665 | 2.406 |
| 1903 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 31 | 0 | 258.0 | 9 | 69 | 3 | 0 | .963 | 2.721 | 2.516 |
| 1903 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 5 | 0 | 24.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 | 1.200 |
| 1904 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 26 | 24 | 200.0 | 6 | 68 | 4 | 2 | .949 | 3.330 | 2.846 |
| 1905 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 33 | 27 | 226.0 | 5 | 65 | 7 | 0 | .909 | 2.788 | 2.121 |
| 1906 | AL | Washington Senators | P | 30 | 21 | 197.0 | 5 | 62 | 3 | 1 | .957 | 3.061 | 2.233 |
| 1907 | AL | New York Highlanders | P | 12 | 4 | 61.0 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | .947 | 2.656 | 1.500 |
| 1907 | AL | Washington Senators | P | 5 | 3 | 32.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 1.406 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 324 | 79 | 2319.0 | 102 | 549 | 39 | 7 | .943 | 2.527 | 2.009 |
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
