Frank Bolling
1954–1966 · bats R / throws R · Atlanta Braves, Detroit Tigers, Milwaukee Braves, NLS
1,540G
.254AVG
.313OBP
.366SLG
More career statistics
1,415H
106HR
556RBI
40SB
3Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Caught stealing | 38 | 42 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 558 | 556 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 6,189 | 6,190 |
| Batting · Walks | 462 | 463 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,540 | 6,189 | 5,562 | 692 | 1,415 | 221 | 40 | 106 | 556 | 462 | 558 | 40 | 38 | 30 | 38 | 2,034 | .254 | .313 | .366 | .679 |
Streaks
18longest hitting streak · 1957-06-28 to 1957-07-18
29longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | Five Runs Scored | 1959-05-18 | 1 in 688 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Six Times On Base | 1957-07-11 | 1 in 214 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1959-04-10 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 755 | 2998 | 702 | 47 | 264 | 228 | 252 | .261 | .310 | .377 |
| Away | 785 | 3192 | 713 | 59 | 292 | 235 | 304 | .248 | .297 | .355 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 135 | 575 | 137 | 11 | 52 | 45 | 57 | .265 | .317 | .387 |
| May | 270 | 1091 | 241 | 21 | 97 | 93 | 88 | .247 | .306 | .364 |
| June | 280 | 1140 | 271 | 26 | 111 | 79 | 100 | .263 | .307 | .392 |
| July | 315 | 1257 | 278 | 19 | 124 | 98 | 109 | .249 | .299 | .343 |
| August | 294 | 1158 | 267 | 15 | 91 | 85 | 124 | .256 | .304 | .354 |
| September | 240 | 951 | 216 | 14 | 80 | 61 | 78 | .250 | .291 | .368 |
| October | 6 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .312 | .389 | .312 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-white-sox | 117 | 490 | 121 | 8 | 46 | 27 | 35 | .269 | .302 | .378 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 116 | 488 | 110 | 9 | 48 | 37 | 52 | .252 | .301 | .380 |
| boston-red-sox | 115 | 484 | 116 | 5 | 38 | 49 | 41 | .272 | .341 | .373 |
| new-york-yankees | 113 | 452 | 106 | 12 | 44 | 35 | 41 | .260 | .312 | .397 |
| cleveland-guardians | 109 | 459 | 111 | 10 | 40 | 36 | 54 | .266 | .320 | .385 |
| baltimore-orioles | 108 | 436 | 95 | 6 | 37 | 42 | 46 | .249 | .314 | .352 |
| san-francisco-giants | 96 | 379 | 80 | 6 | 36 | 27 | 31 | .235 | .282 | .320 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 96 | 380 | 87 | 3 | 32 | 27 | 32 | .251 | .300 | .321 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 |  Detroit Tigers | 117 | 368 | 87 | 6 | 38 | 3 | .236 | – | – |
| 1956 | Detroit Tigers | 102 | 366 | 103 | 7 | 45 | 6 | .281 | – | – |
| 1957 | Detroit Tigers | 146 | 576 | 149 | 15 | 40 | 4 | .259 | – | – |
| 1958 | Detroit Tigers | 154 | 610 | 164 | 14 | 75 | 6 | .269 | – | – |
| 1959 | Detroit Tigers | 127 | 459 | 122 | 13 | 55 | 2 | .266 | – | – |
| 1960 | Detroit Tigers | 139 | 536 | 136 | 9 | 59 | 7 | .254 | – | – |
| 1961 |  Milwaukee Braves | 148 | 585 | 153 | 15 | 56 | 7 | .262 | – | – |
| 1962 | Milwaukee Braves | 122 | 406 | 110 | 9 | 43 | 2 | .271 | – | – |
| 1963 | Milwaukee Braves | 142 | 542 | 132 | 5 | 43 | 2 | .244 | – | – |
| 1964 | Milwaukee Braves | 120 | 352 | 70 | 5 | 34 | – | .199 | – | – |
| 1965 | Milwaukee Braves | 148 | 535 | 141 | 7 | 50 | – | .264 | – | – |
| 1966 |  Atlanta Braves | 75 | 227 | 48 | 1 | 18 | 1 | .211 | – | – |