Frank Vance
Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Frank Vance
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Birthdate:
May 30, 1902 (48 y, 6 m, 25 d)
Born In:
Circle Pines, MN, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
3B
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Height/Weight:
5'10"/196
Entry:
1921 Draft - Round: 2, Overall: 21, Team: Detroit Dynamos
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
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Player Awards
Award Date Team
MVP / Batter of the Year 1938 (3rd) Brooklyn (FABL)
1937 (3rd) Brooklyn (FABL)
1935 (3rd) Brooklyn (FABL)
1929 Detroit (FABL)
1928 (3rd) Detroit (FABL)
All-Star 1943 Detroit (FABL)
1941 Detroit (FABL)
1940 Detroit (FABL)
1938 Brooklyn (FABL)
1937 Brooklyn (FABL)
1936 Brooklyn (FABL)
1935 Brooklyn (FABL)
1934 Detroit (FABL)
1933 Detroit (FABL)
League Champ 1937 Brooklyn (FABL)
1929 Detroit (FABL)
Championship Series MVP 1929 Detroit (FABL)
Batter of the Month Jun 1942 Detroit (FABL)
Jun 1940 Detroit (FABL)
Oct 1937 Brooklyn (FABL)
Jul 1934 Detroit (FABL)
Sep 1925 Wichita (HL)
Rookie of the Month Jul 1928 Detroit (FABL)
Jun 1928 Detroit (FABL)
May 1928 Detroit (FABL)
Player of the Week Jun 28, 1943 Detroit (FABL)
Jul 21, 1941 Detroit (FABL)
Sep 9, 1940 Detroit (FABL)
Jul 8, 1940 Detroit (FABL)
Jul 22, 1935 Brooklyn (FABL)
Jun 17, 1935 Brooklyn (FABL)
Apr 22, 1935 Detroit (FABL)
May 15, 1933 Detroit (FABL)
Jun 20, 1932 Detroit (FABL)
Sep 23, 1929 Detroit (FABL)
Jun 24, 1929 Detroit (FABL)
May 6, 1929 Detroit (FABL)
Apr 29, 1929 Detroit (FABL)
Aug 20, 1928 Detroit (FABL)
May 28, 1928 Detroit (FABL)
Apr 30, 1928 Detroit (FABL)
Jun 28, 1926 Akron (EA)
Aug 31, 1925 Wichita (HL)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink15
Grey Ink204
Similar Players (3B)
Player Score
John Lawson 865
Hank Barnett 848
Joe Masters 833
Fred McCormick 809
Moxie Pidgeon 799
Dave Trowbridge 797
Bob Martin 795
Mel Carrol 790
Mahlon Strong 752
Pete Layton 745
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year GS Rank
1928 154 1
1931 150 10
1932 152 5
1933 153 4
1934 150 10
1937 148 8
Year PA Rank
1928 699 5
1929 717 5
1931 701 4
1933 698 5
1934 709 5
1936 713 5
1940 675 6
Year AB Rank
1928 631 6
1929 656 2
1931 633 4
1933 614 9
1934 611 10
1936 636 3
1938 570 10
1940 589 9
Year Hits Rank
1928 245 2
1929 244 1
1931 203 7
1934 210 7
1936 202 9
1940 181 6
Year K Rank
1928 50 8
1929 78 1
1931 85 3
1932 79 4
1933 60 9
1936 65 9
1943 63 10
Year TB Rank
1928 377 3
1929 416 1
1931 310 7
1934 329 5
1936 282 10
1937 282 6
1938 276 4
1940 274 7
Year 2B Rank
1931 43 5
1935 38 6
1937 39 7
1940 35 4
Year 3B Rank
1928 14 7
Year HR Rank
1928 24 5
1929 41 2
1932 21 8
1933 16 9
1934 24 7
1936 14 9
1937 21 3
1938 20 3
1941 18 8
Year SB Rank
1928 20 8
Year RBI Rank
1928 114 4
1929 143 2
1931 104 6
1934 109 7
1936 94 9
1937 86 6
1943 82 6
Year R Rank
1928 118 4
1929 128 4
1931 109 7
1933 114 2
1934 114 7
1936 129 3
1937 103 6
1938 108 1
1940 111 1
1941 93 10
1943 79 9
Year BB Rank
1933 79 4
1934 87 5
1935 69 9
1937 75 9
1938 68 10
1940 79 6
Year HBP Rank
1931 8 1
1934 4 9
1943 4 5
Year SF Rank
1931 8 3
1934 7 6
1935 6 10
1937 9 1
1943 9 3
Year XBH Rank
1928 70 3
1929 79 1
1931 67 8
1933 46 10
1934 65 7
1937 64 3
1938 60 8
1940 55 8
Year Avg Rank
1928 0.388 2
1929 0.372 1
1934 0.344 6
1935 0.354 4
1937 0.315 7
1940 0.307 8
1941 0.302 9
Year OBP Rank
1928 0.441 4
1929 0.416 5
1934 0.425 3
1935 0.432 2
1937 0.394 5
1940 0.390 6
Year SLG Rank
1928 0.598 3
1929 0.634 3
1934 0.539 6
1935 0.481 9
1937 0.517 2
1938 0.484 5
1941 0.476 6
Year ISO Rank
1928 0.209 4
1929 0.262 3
1931 0.169 8
1934 0.195 8
1937 0.202 2
1938 0.190 5
1941 0.175 10
Year OPS Rank
1928 1.039 3
1929 1.050 3
1934 0.963 4
1935 0.913 4
1937 0.911 3
1938 0.856 6
1940 0.855 9
1941 0.857 7
Year G Rank
1928 154 1
1929 153 4
1932 153 7
1933 153 6
1936 154 1
1937 151 8
1940 150 10
Year WAR Rank
1928 9.4 3
1929 8.5 1
1931 5.6 6
1933 5.4 5
1934 6.5 5
1937 5.8 4
1938 6.0 4
1940 6.7 5