Frank Kitson
1898–1907 · bats L / throws R · Baltimore Orioles (1897-99), Brooklyn Dodgers, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, Washington Senators (1901-60)
352G
.240AVG
.274OBP
.316SLG
More career statistics
235H
4HR
95RBI
14SB
129–118W–L
2,221.2IP
731K
3.18ERA
250GS
7SV
15Rare 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 · At bats | 978 | 969 |
| Batting · Hits | 235 | 234 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 1,034 | 1,022 |
| Batting · RBI | 95 | 97 |
| Batting · Walks | 38 | 35 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 9,212 | 8,341 |
| Pitching · p er | 784 | 596 |
| Pitching · p h | 2,331 | 2,338 |
| Pitching · p hr | 52 | 53 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 6,665 | 6,676 |
| Pitching · p k | 731 | 740 |
| Pitching · p r | 1,087 | 1,089 |
| Pitching · p w | 491 | 493 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 352 | 1,034 | 978 | 118 | 235 | 28 | 17 | 4 | 95 | 38 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 309 | .240 | .274 | .316 | .590 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,221.7 | 304 | 250 | 211 | 129 | 118 | 7 | 2,331 | 1,087 | 784 | 52 | 491 | 731 | 0 | 0 | 3.18 | 1.270 |
Streaks
7longest hitting streak · 1898-10-04 to 1899-04-20
8longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | Ten Walks | 1905-04-28 | 1 in 747 games | box score ↗ |
| 51 | Three Batters Hit | 1901-05-28 | 1 in 282 games | box score ↗ |
| 51 | Twelve Runs Allowed | 1898-05-25 | 1 in 264 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 168 | 471 | 116 | 0 | 49 | 19 | 56 | .260 | .287 | .334 |
| Away | 184 | 551 | 118 | 4 | 48 | 16 | 70 | .226 | .243 | .304 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 18 | 54 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | .333 | .352 | .412 |
| May | 51 | 163 | 40 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 20 | .258 | .270 | .335 |
| June | 63 | 165 | 28 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 21 | .175 | .188 | .212 |
| July | 75 | 205 | 49 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 25 | .254 | .273 | .321 |
| August | 58 | 183 | 38 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 23 | .221 | .257 | .326 |
| September | 71 | 211 | 53 | 2 | 24 | 7 | 26 | .265 | .284 | .350 |
| October | 16 | 41 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | .237 | .293 | .342 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pittsburgh-pirates | 31 | 90 | 23 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 9 | .274 | .311 | .381 |
| chicago-cubs | 29 | 84 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 11 | .256 | .262 | .354 |
| cincinnati-reds | 28 | 83 | 22 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 6 | .272 | .265 | .346 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 26 | 67 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 | .234 | .254 | .266 |
| new-york-yankees | 24 | 75 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 16 | .246 | .307 | .348 |
| boston-braves | 22 | 67 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 4 | .203 | .284 | .339 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 22 | 63 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | .180 | .190 | .213 |
| new-york-giants | 21 | 65 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | .355 | .369 | .452 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | BOBaltimore Orioles (1897-99) | 31 | 86 | 27 | – | 16 | 2 | .314 | 119 | 32 |
| 1899 | BOBaltimore Orioles (1897-99) | 45 | 134 | 27 | – | 8 | 7 | .201 | 326 | 75 |
| 1900 |  Brooklyn Dodgers | 43 | 109 | 32 | – | 16 | 2 | .294 | 253 | 55 |
| 1901 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 47 | 132 | 35 | 1 | 16 | – | .265 | 280 | 130 |
| 1902 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 40 | 116 | 32 | 1 | 11 | – | .276 | 268 | 115 |
| 1903 |  Detroit Tigers | 36 | 115 | 20 | – | 5 | 2 | .174 | 257 | 102 |
| 1904 | Detroit Tigers | 27 | 72 | 15 | 1 | 4 | – | .208 | 199 | 69 |
| 1905 | Detroit Tigers | 33 | 86 | 16 | – | 9 | – | .186 | 228 | 78 |
| 1906 |  Washington Senators (1901-60) | 33 | 84 | 22 | 1 | 9 | 1 | .262 | 197 | 57 |
| 1907 | New York Yankees, Washington Senators (1901-60) | 17 | 35 | 8 | – | 3 | – | .229 | 93 | 27 |