Frank Fennelly

Full Name: Francis John Fennelly

Position: Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-8, 168lb

Team: Philadelphia Athletics

Born: February 18, 1860 in Fall River, MA

Died: August 4, 1920 in Fall River, MA

League Debut: March 30, 1885 (PAT @ STL, box score) • Age 25

Real-life MLB career: 1884–1890 • Baseball-Reference page ↗

 
1886
Career
WAR
2.8
6.5
AB
262
957
H
84
273
HR
8
16
BA
.321
.285
R
61
185
RBI
56
197
SB
26
101
OBP
.416
.360
SLG
.508
.432
OPS
.923
.792
OPS+
164
131

Standard Batting

YearAgeTmLgGPAABRH2B3BHRRBI SBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSOPS+TBGIDPHBPSHSFIBBPosAwards
188525PATAA 162764695 124189 27208 1417539 6628 .272.338.403.741 118280 3 SS
188626PATAA 66308262 6184 798 562619 367 .321.416.508.923 164133 58021 SS
2 Yrs 2281072957185273 34291619710158 10235.285.360.432.792 131413511 021
Bold = led the league. OPS+ compares OBP and SLG with the league average (100 = average; no park adjustment). Blank GIDP/SH/SF/IBB cells: that season's source data didn't track them (PA there = AB+BB+HBP).

Value Batting

YearAgeTmLgPARbatRbaserRposRAAWAARrepRARWARoWARdWARPosAwards
188525PATAA764 11.4-1.85.915.61.426.141.73.73.70.5 SS
188626PATAA308 21.1-3.03.321.31.910.531.82.82.80.3 SS
2 Yrs1072 32.5-4.89.236.93.336.673.56.56.50.8
Runs above average from batting (Rbat), baserunning (Rbaser) and position (Rpos); RAA/WAA = runs/wins above average, Rrep = replacement runs, RAR = runs above replacement (see how WAR is calculated).

Advanced Batting

YearAgeTmLgPABAbipISOHR%SO%BB%XBH%X/H%GB/FBGB%SB%P/PARCeBAClutchWIS WAR
188525PATAA764 .275.1311.03.78.6 7.229.1 65.8
188626PATAA308 .305.1872.62.311.7 7.828.6 1.1653.857.8 3.0453.6 .41823.63.6
2 Yrs1072 .283.1461.53.39.5 7.428.91.1653.8 63.50.8753.63.6
BAbip = batting average on balls in play; ISO = SLG − BA; HR%, SO%, BB%, XBH% are per plate appearance; X/H% = extra-base hits per hit; GB/FB and P/PA come from the sim's batted-ball and pitch counts; RC = runs created. eBA, Clutch and WIS WAR are WhatIfSports' own metrics (1886 onward).

Batting Splits

YearSplitGPAABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSBAbip
1886Home311411173046 653271311 201.393.489.6071.096.377
1886Away351671453138 14529138 166.262.353.428.781.244
1886vs LH Starter185646019 210000 101.413.518.5001.018.422
1886vs RH Starter60242216065 588000 266.301.376.509.885.282
Splits come from the WhatIfSports season export (available from 1886). Traded players' splits combine all of their teams that season.

Appearances

YearAgeTmLgGGSBattingDefense PC1B2B3BSSLFCFRFPHPR
188525PATAA162162162162 162
188626PATAA66666666 66
2 Yrs228228228228 228
Games by position come from the fielding data; GS = games started; PH/PR = games entered as a pinch hitter or pinch runner (counted from the box scores).

Standard Fielding

YearAgeTmLgPosGGSInnChPOAEDP Fld%lgFld%RF/9lgRF9RF/G+Plays−PlaysPBSBCSCS%C.ERAPK
188525 PAT AASS1621621431.7 101532155913531 .867.8655.535.67 5.4344
188626 PAT AASS6666568.3 4381382326830 .845.8625.865.77 5.6190
CareerSS2282282000.0 145345979120361 .8605.62 5.48134
Positions listed in scorebook order (P, C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, LF, CF, RF). Ch = chances (PO+A+E); RF/9 = 9×(PO+A)/Inn; RF/G = (PO+A)/G; lgFld% and lgRF9 = league average at that position. +Plays/−Plays are the sim's good and poor defensive plays. For pitchers, SB/CS are runners stealing while he pitched.

Leaderboards, Awards, & Honors

WAR for Position Players

Batting Average

  • 1886 AA  .321 (10th)

On-Base %

  • 1886 AA  .416 (7th)

Slugging %

  • 1886 AA  .508 (4th)

On-Base Plus Slugging

  • 1886 AA  .923 (5th)

Runs Scored

Total Bases

Triples

Home Runs

Runs Batted In

  • 1885 AA  141 (1st) ★
  • 1886 AA  56 (4th)

Bases on Balls

Stolen Bases

Top-10 finishes in each league. Rate stats require 3.1 plate appearances (batters) or 1 inning pitched (pitchers) per team game.

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