Frank White
1973–1990 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Kansas City Royals
2,324G
.255AVG
.293OBP
.383SLG
More career statistics
2,006H
160HR
886RBI
178SB
5Rare 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.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,324 | 8,468 | 7,859 | 912 | 2,006 | 407 | 58 | 160 | 886 | 412 | 1,035 | 178 | 83 | 30 | 65 | 3,009 | .255 | .293 | .383 | .676 |
Streaks
13longest hitting streak · 1981-08-21 to 1981-09-03
19longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | The Cycle | 1979-09-26 | 1 in 694 games | box score ↗ |
| 52 | 7 RBI | 1986-08-19 | 1 in 6,468 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Six Times On Base | 1979-04-27 | 1 in 214 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1179 | 4232 | 1008 | 75 | 494 | 223 | 456 | .259 | .291 | .394 |
| Away | 1145 | 4236 | 998 | 85 | 392 | 189 | 579 | .252 | .280 | .372 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 278 | 1020 | 231 | 16 | 105 | 48 | 138 | .244 | .274 | .372 |
| May | 381 | 1389 | 324 | 29 | 147 | 81 | 161 | .255 | .292 | .377 |
| June | 379 | 1375 | 334 | 20 | 152 | 58 | 175 | .262 | .285 | .376 |
| July | 389 | 1392 | 327 | 27 | 139 | 72 | 173 | .253 | .287 | .377 |
| August | 415 | 1545 | 360 | 32 | 180 | 83 | 187 | .252 | .287 | .387 |
| September | 449 | 1639 | 400 | 33 | 151 | 67 | 186 | .259 | .285 | .396 |
| October | 33 | 108 | 30 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 15 | .291 | .306 | .466 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| minnesota-twins | 214 | 765 | 202 | 13 | 73 | 44 | 70 | .287 | .322 | .418 |
| texas-rangers | 207 | 720 | 167 | 20 | 83 | 38 | 82 | .254 | .285 | .408 |
| california-angels | 207 | 724 | 164 | 14 | 78 | 20 | 84 | .238 | .254 | .350 |
| athletics | 200 | 711 | 163 | 8 | 58 | 24 | 96 | .242 | .263 | .342 |
| chicago-white-sox | 197 | 719 | 169 | 16 | 86 | 41 | 76 | .254 | .292 | .413 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 175 | 655 | 153 | 9 | 69 | 24 | 84 | .248 | .270 | .348 |
| detroit-tigers | 172 | 632 | 145 | 14 | 73 | 36 | 80 | .248 | .286 | .378 |
| boston-red-sox | 171 | 622 | 160 | 14 | 77 | 31 | 94 | .275 | .307 | .411 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 |  Kansas City Royals | 51 | 139 | 31 | – | 5 | 3 | .223 | – | – |
| 1974 | Kansas City Royals | 99 | 204 | 45 | 1 | 18 | 3 | .221 | – | – |
| 1975 | Kansas City Royals | 111 | 304 | 76 | 7 | 36 | 11 | .250 | – | – |
| 1976 | Kansas City Royals | 152 | 446 | 102 | 2 | 46 | 20 | .229 | – | – |
| 1977 | Kansas City Royals | 152 | 474 | 116 | 5 | 50 | 23 | .245 | – | – |
| 1978 | Kansas City Royals | 143 | 461 | 127 | 7 | 50 | 13 | .275 | – | – |
| 1979 | Kansas City Royals | 127 | 467 | 124 | 10 | 48 | 28 | .266 | – | – |
| 1980 | Kansas City Royals | 154 | 560 | 148 | 7 | 60 | 19 | .264 | – | – |
| 1981 | Kansas City Royals | 94 | 364 | 91 | 9 | 38 | 4 | .250 | – | – |
| 1982 | Kansas City Royals | 145 | 524 | 156 | 11 | 56 | 10 | .298 | – | – |
| 1983 | Kansas City Royals | 146 | 549 | 143 | 11 | 77 | 13 | .260 | – | – |
| 1984 | Kansas City Royals | 129 | 479 | 130 | 17 | 56 | 5 | .271 | – | – |
| 1985 | Kansas City Royals | 149 | 563 | 140 | 22 | 69 | 10 | .249 | – | – |
| 1986 | Kansas City Royals | 151 | 566 | 154 | 22 | 84 | 4 | .272 | – | – |
| 1987 | Kansas City Royals | 154 | 563 | 138 | 17 | 78 | 1 | .245 | – | – |
| 1988 | Kansas City Royals | 150 | 537 | 126 | 8 | 58 | 7 | .235 | – | – |
| 1989 | Kansas City Royals | 135 | 418 | 107 | 2 | 36 | 3 | .256 | – | – |
| 1990 | Kansas City Royals | 82 | 241 | 52 | 2 | 21 | 1 | .216 | – | – |