Frankie Hayes

Catcher

1933—1947

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Player LeveL
Regular
Top 100 Rank
NR
Catcher RANK
NR

Player Detail

Franklin Witman
GIVEN NAME
Hayes
SURNAME
October 13, 1914, in Jamesburg, NJ
BORN
June 22, 1955, in Point Pleasant, NJ, USA
DIED
1933—1947
Playing Career
Played from 18-32
PLAYING AGE
Philadelphia A's
St. Louis Browns
Boston Red Sox
Teams Played For
Catcher
PRIMARY POSITION
Philadelphia Phillies
PRIMARY TEAM
NONE
World Series titles
Blimp
NICKNAME
8
UNIFORM NUMBER
#4 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
6-0 / 185
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Right / Right
BATTED / THREW
September 21, 1933
Major League Debut
May 17, 1947
FINAL GAME

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WHO IS Frankie Hayes?

Five-time All-Star catcher who set a record when he caught 312 consecutive games during World War II. Usually toiled in the second division with mediocre teams. Struggled to keep his weight under control, earning the nickname “Blimp.”
  • Frankie Hayes Scouting Report

50

HITTING

60

POWER

20

RUNNING

50

FIELDING

50

THROWING
20 = NOT MLB CALIBER
30 = WELL BELOW AVG
40 = Below Average
50 = MLB AVERAGE
60 = ABOVE AVG
70 = EXCELLENT
80 = RARE, ELITE

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
1364
1164
119
628
.259
5 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS

VS. HALL OF FAMERS

JAWS JAWS BY HOFER
14.4
43.9

PLAYER JAWS COMPARED TO HOF PLAYER AT HIS POSITION. JAWS = AVERAGE OF CAREER WAR & WAR7.

VS. HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.744
.679
109.5

PLAYER OPS COMPARED TO AVERAGE PLAYER AT HIS POSITION IN HIS LEAGUE AND ERA. OPS = ON-BASE + SLUGGING.

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.259
.343
.400

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

Contemporaries

Ernie Lombardi
Ray Mueller

HOME BATTING

AVG OBP SLG
.274
.357
.433

TEAMMATE TEAM

CATCHER:
First Base:
Second Base:
Shortstop:
Third Base:
Left Field:
Center Field:
Right Field:
Pitcher:
pitcher:
manager:
Mickey Cochrane
Jimmie Foxx
Bobby Doerr
Lou Boudreau
George Kell
Ted Williams
Sam Chapman
Wally Moses
Lefty Grove
Bob Feller
Connie Mack

Frankie Hayes Per Season

PER 600 PLATE APPEARANCES COMPARED TO Contemporaries AT HIS POSITION

AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB TB TRB AVG OBP SLG OPS
Hayes
526
136
64
25
4
14
74
66
73
4
211
204
.259
.343
.400
744
AVG C
531
136
57
23
4
6
60
47
3
183
198
.255
.333
.346
.679

Frankie Hayes Rankings

AT Catcher BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
NR
NR
NR
NR
52
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT Catcher BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
NR
74
NR
NR
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Frankie Hayes PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
10.3
18.6
9.3
7.0
1.22
53.0
34.7
25.3
17.3
4.40
BLUE = Frankie Hayes
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME C

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
132.8
UNK
UNK
UNK
15.7
307.6
181.0
130.7
87.6
24.8
BLUE = Frankie Hayes
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME C