Frank Funk

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 175lb (183cm, 79kg)

Born: August 30, 1935 in Washington, DC us

Schools: American University (Washington, DC), Benjamin Franklin University (Washington, DC), Shepherd University (Shepherdstown, WV)

Debut: September 3, 1960 (Age 25-004d, 11,771st in major league history)
vs. KCA 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER, W

Last Game: September 22, 1963 (Age 28-023d)
vs. CHC 3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1961 season

Full Name: Franklin Ray Funk

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.1

ERA

3.01

137

248.1

150

WHIP

1.188

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1954	18	NYG-min	D	14	11	.560	3.87	26	23		17	2		200.0	200	116	86	15	85		140	7	0	10				1.425	9.0	0.7	3.8	6.3	1.65	MYF KITL
1955	19	NYG-min	C	18	7	.720	3.34	32	22		16	2		205.0	192	83	76	15	77		128	8	1	4				1.312	8.4	0.7	3.4	5.6	1.66	SCL NORL
1956	20	NYG-min	C,A,B	10	10	.500	2.68	36	17		12	1		141.0	102	55	42	7	44		92	6	0	4				1.035	6.5	0.4	2.8	5.9	2.09	SCL,JHN,DAN NORL,EL,CARL
1957	21	NYG-min	B	6	9	.400	3.28	22	16		9	0		129.0	120	74	47	17	46	4	102	1	1	4				1.287	8.4	1.2	3.2	7.1	2.22	DAN CARL
1958	22	SFG-min	AA,AAA	14	9	.609	2.60	56	4		2	0		149.0	113	52	43	10	59	10	105	3	0	5				1.154	6.8	0.6	3.6	6.3	1.78	CPC,PHX TL,PCL
1960	24	CLE-min	AAA	6	3	.667	2.10	32	7		4	3		90.0	72	23	21	6	24	3	73	1	0	0				1.067	7.2	0.6	2.4	7.3	3.04	TTO IL
1960	24	CLE	AL	4	2	.667	1.99	9	0	8	0	0	1	31.2	27	8	7	3	9	3	18	0	0	1	122	191	3.47	1.137	7.7	0.9	2.6	5.1	2.00
1961	25	CLE	AL	11	11	.500	3.31	56	0	43	0	0	11	92.1	79	35	34	9	31	6	64	4	1	3	382	118	3.59	1.191	7.7	0.9	3.0	6.2	2.06
1962	26	CLE-min	AAA	2	0	1.000	1.93	15	0		0	0		28.0	24	11	6	4	7	0	31	0	0	0				1.107	7.7	1.3	2.3	10.0	4.43	SLC PCL
1962	26	CLE	AL	2	1	.667	3.24	47	0	20	0	0	6	80.2	62	35	29	11	32	1	49	4	1	2	336	120	4.51	1.165	6.9	1.2	3.6	5.5	1.53
1963	27	MLN	NL	3	3	.500	2.68	25	0	8	0	0	0	43.2	42	14	13	3	13	3	19	1	0	1	179	122	3.46	1.260	8.7	0.6	2.7	3.9	1.46
1964	28	MLN-min	AAA	7	10	.412	3.48	57	3		1	1		124.0	111	53	48	18	35	11	103	2	0	0				1.177	8.1	1.3	2.5	7.5	2.94	TTO,DEN IL,PCL
1965	29	MLN-SFG-min	AAA	6	7	.462	4.40	40	15		4	1		131.0	152	70	64	13	23	1	85	3	0	3				1.336	10.4	0.9	1.6	5.8	3.70	ATA,TAC IL,PCL
1966	30	ATL-min	AA,AAA	11	9	.550	3.08	33	18		5	0		158.0	156	64	54	17	30	3	97	5	0	4				1.177	8.9	1.0	1.7	5.5	3.23	AUS,RMD TL,IL
1967	31	ATL-min	AAA	1	3	.250	6.17	12	0		0	0		35.0	51	31	24	6	10	4	27	2	0	1				1.743	13.1	1.5	2.6	6.9	2.70	RMD IL
1969	33	SFG-min	WRk	2	0	1.000	3.00	11	0		0	0	3	15.0	14	6	5	0	3	0	10	1	0	1				1.133	8.4	0.0	1.8	6.0	3.33	GIA AZIL
4 Yrs				20	17	.541	3.01	137	0	79	0	0	18	248.1	210	92	83	26	85	13	150	9	2	7	1019	125	3.85	1.188	7.6	0.9	3.1	5.4	1.76
162 Game Avg.				10	8	.541	3.01	68	0	39	0	0	9	123	104	46	41	13	42	6	74	4	1	3	506	125	3.85	1.188	7.6	0.9	3.1	5.4	1.76

CLE (3 yrs)				17	14	.548	3.08	112	0	71	0	0	18	204.2	168	78	70	23	72	10	131	8	2	6	840	126	3.94	1.173	7.4	1.0	3.2	5.8	1.82
MLN (1 yr)				3	3	.500	2.68	25	0	8	0	0	0	43.2	42	14	13	3	13	3	19	1	0	1	179	122	3.46	1.260	8.7	0.6	2.7	3.9	1.46

AL (3 yrs)				17	14	.548	3.08	112	0	71	0	0	18	204.2	168	78	70	23	72	10	131	8	2	6	840	126	3.94	1.173	7.4	1.0	3.2	5.8	1.82
NL (1 yr)				3	3	.500	2.68	25	0	8	0	0	0	43.2	42	14	13	3	13	3	19	1	0	1	179	122	3.46	1.260	8.7	0.6	2.7	3.9	1.46

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