Frank Stephens - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

Frank Stephens

John Samuel Stephens

Born: September 27, 1897
in Springettsbury Township, PA
Died: March 1991 in York, PA
(93 years old)

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Notes:

• Relatives: Jake Stephens (Brother)

Pitching

Basic Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
1921	ABC	NNL	23	SP	5	0	1.000	8	5		3	0	0	35.2	15	11	30	0	18	18	1		0	151	2.78	133
1923	TT	NNL	25	SP	1	4	.200	6	4		2	0	0	26.2	22	17	38	2	8	9	0	0	0	131	5.74	86
1925	MULT	NNL	27	SP	2	10	.167	21	13		5	1	0	85.2	78	75	101		39	36	3		3	395	7.88	59
1926	ABC	NNL	28	SP	5	8	.385	18	14		10	1	0	123.1	79	61	135	9	49	44	2	0	6	563	4.45	105
1927	CHT/SLS	NNL	29	LF	5	5	.500	21	10		7	1	0	116.1	87	66	135		47	35	1		1		5.11	79
1928	CTG	NNL	30	RF	3	6	.333	15	9		4	0	0	81.2	69	56	98	4	39	42	3		7	385	6.17	73
1929	AC	ANL	31	RP	0	0		1	0		0	0	0	0.2	3	3	1	0	3	0	1		0	6	40.50	14
1931	CHD	IND	33	SP	0	1	.000	1	1		1	0	0	7.0	3	1	7	0	1	6	0		0	29	1.29	349
8	9			SP	21	34	.382	91	56		32	3	0	477.0	356	290	545	15	204	190	11	0	17	1660	5.47	83
162 Game Average					10	16	.382	42	26		15	1	0	220.2	165	134	252	12	94	88	5	0	8	973	5.47	83

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
3	Indianapolis ABCs I			SP	10	12	.455	31	23		13	1	0	171.0	123	99	195	9	74	71	3	0	6	786	5.21	90
1	Toledo Tigers			SP	1	4	.200	6	4		2	0	0	26.2	22	17	38	2	8	9	0	0	0	131	5.74	86
1	Birmingham Black Barons			-	0	3	.000	6	3		0	0	0	18.2	23	23	26		11	5	3		0	92	11.09	49
1	Chicago American Giants			SP	2	3	.400	10	6		5	1	0	55.0	26	25	45		21	22	0		3	231	4.09	104
1	Cleveland Hornets			LF	1	4	.200	10	4		3	0	0	60.2	55	40	81		24	17	1		0		5.93	69
1	St. Louis Stars I			SP	4	1	.800	11	6		4	1	0	55.2	32	26	54		23	18	0		1		4.20	93
1	Cleveland Tigers			SP	3	6	.333	15	9		4	0	0	81.2	69	56	98	4	39	42	3		7	385	6.17	73
1	Bacharach Giants			-	0	0		1	0		0	0	0	0.2	3	3	1	0	3	0	1		0	6	40.50	14
1	Pollock's Cuban Stars			RP	0	1	.000	1	1		1	0	0	7.0	3	1	7	0	1	6	0		0	29	1.29	349

Advanced Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP		WHIP	Lg		K%	Lg		BB%	Lg		K/BB	Lg		HR%	Lg
1921	ABC	NNL	23	SP	35.2		1.35	1.28		11.9%	11.0%		11.9%	7.0%		1.00	1.55		0.0%	0.8%
1923	TT	NNL	25	SP	26.2		1.73	1.56		6.9%	8.6%		6.1%	8.2%		1.13	1.05		1.5%	1.3%
1925	MULT	NNL	27	SP	85.2		1.63	1.30		9.1%	9.6%		9.9%	7.6%		0.92	1.31
1926	ABC	NNL	28	SP	123.1		1.49	1.48		7.8%	10.4%		8.7%	8.3%		0.90	1.25		1.6%	1.4%
1927	CHT/SLS	NNL	29	LF	116.1		1.56	1.43		6.7%	10.0%		9.0%	7.4%		0.74	1.36
1928	CTG	NNL	30	RF	81.2		1.68	1.45		10.9%	9.9%		10.1%	6.7%		1.08	1.48		1.0%	1.0%
1929	AC	ANL	31	RP	0.2		6.00	1.69		0.0%	8.9%		50.0%	9.4%		0.00	0.94		0.0%	1.3%
1931	CHD	IND	33	SP	7.0		1.14	1.41		20.7%	10.6%		3.4%	7.7%		6.00	1.39		0.0%	0.9%
8	9			SP	477.0		1.57	1.42		8.7%	10.0%		9.4%	7.5%		0.93	1.34		1.2%	1.2%

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP		WHIP	Lg		K%	Lg		BB%	Lg		K/BB	Lg		HR%	Lg
3	Indianapolis ABCs I			SP	171.0		1.57	1.44		9.0%	10.4%		9.4%	8.0%		0.96	1.31		1.3%	1.3%
1	Toledo Tigers			SP	26.2		1.73	1.56		6.9%	8.6%		6.1%	8.2%		1.13	1.05		1.5%	1.3%
1	Chicago American Giants			SP	55.0		1.20	1.23		9.5%	9.9%		9.1%	7.2%		1.05	1.38
1	Birmingham Black Barons			-	18.2		1.98	1.42		5.4%	9.4%		12.0%	7.9%		0.45	1.20
1	Cleveland Hornets			LF	60.2		1.73	1.45		6.0%	10.0%		8.5%	7.4%		0.71	1.34
1	St. Louis Stars I			SP	55.2		1.38	1.41		7.5%	10.0%		9.6%	7.3%		0.78	1.38
1	Cleveland Tigers			SP	81.2		1.68	1.45		10.9%	9.9%		10.1%	6.7%		1.08	1.48		1.0%	1.0%
1	Bacharach Giants			-	0.2		6.00	1.69		0.0%	8.9%		50.0%	9.4%		0.00	0.94		0.0%	1.3%
1	Pollock's Cuban Stars			RP	7.0		1.14	1.41		20.7%	10.6%		3.4%	7.7%		6.00	1.39		0.0%	0.9%

Opponent's Batting

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1921	ABC	NNL	23	SP	8	151	130	15	30	4	1	0	3		18	18		0	3		5	.231	.324	.277	.601
1923	TT	NNL	25	SP	6	131	117	22	38			2			8	9		0				.325	.368
1925	MULT	NNL	27	SP	21	395		78	101						39	36		3
1926	ABC	NNL	28	SP	18	563	495	79	135	22	10	9	13		49	44		6	13		11	.273	.345	.412	.758
1927	CHT/SLS	NNL	29	LF	21			87	135						47	35		1
1928	CTG	NNL	30	RF	15	385	321	69	98	21	9	4	13		39	42		7	17		3	.305	.392	.464	.857
1929	AC	ANL	31	RP	1	6	3	3	1	1	0	0	0		3	0		0	0		0	.333	.667	.667	1.333
1931	CHD	IND	33	SP	1	29	28	3	7	0	0	0	3		1	6		0	0		0	.250	.276	.250	.526
8	9			SP	91	1660	1094	356	545	48	20	15	32		204	190		17	33		19	.282	.359	.407	.767

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
3	Indianapolis ABCs I			SP	31	786	625	123	195	26	11	9	16		74	71		6	16		16	.264	.341	.384	.725
1	Toledo Tigers			SP	6	131	117	22	38			2			8	9		0				.325	.368	.000	.000
1	Birmingham Black Barons			-	6	92		23	26						11	5		0				.000	.000	.000	.000
1	Chicago American Giants			SP	10	231		26	45						21	22		3				.000	.000	.000	.000
1	Cleveland Hornets			LF	10			55	81						24	17		0				.000	.000	.000	.000
1	St. Louis Stars I			SP	11			32	54						23	18		1				.000	.000	.000	.000
1	Cleveland Tigers			SP	15	385	321	69	98	21	9	4	13		39	42		7	17		3	.305	.392	.464	.857
1	Bacharach Giants			-	1	6	3	3	1	1	0	0	0		3	0		0	0		0	.333	.667	.667	1.333
1	Pollock's Cuban Stars			RP	1	29	28	3	7	0	0	0	3		1	6		0	0		0	.250	.276	.250	.526

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Playing statistics for 1887-1922 and 1926-1938, as well as all Cuban League games (1902-1928) and Negro League vs. Major League games (1887-1944), copyright 2011-2018 Gary Ashwill.

Playing statistics for 1923 (except Negro League vs. Major League games), copyright 2011-2018 Patrick Rock.

Playing statistics for 1933 and 1943, copyright 2013-2018 Scott Simkus.

Playing statistics for 1924-1925, 1939-1942, and 1944-1946 Negro Leagues (not including Cuban League and Negro League vs. Major League games), copyright 2011-2018 Larry Lester, Wayne Stivers, Gary Ashwill.

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Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry

Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James