Frank Grant

Grant is the first player we’ve hit that also has a significant minor league record, due to the four years he spent in the white minors, mostly with Buffalo. These years–in his early 20s–reinforce the fact that Grant was a spectacular hitter, a Rogers Hornsby type decades before Hornsby.

They also complicate the projections, as the minor league record doesn’t include walks. So, we’ve used his NeL performance to guide his walk rate, while drawing on all sources for the overall shape of his career.

SABR’s BioProject confirms that he began playing semi-professionally in 1884; we have given him a debut year of 1885, and filled in various gaps throughout his career.

Grant is the first all-time great the project encounters. He should score some black ink in his career, especially in 1891 and 1892. In 1897, he could lead the league in doubles, and 1894 and 1896 in homeruns.

Name	Frank Grant
ID / Status	grant-001fra / Draft
Pos	2B
DOB / i9s Career	08/01/1865 / 1885 - 1907
Birthplace	Pittsfield, MA (USA)
Height / Weight	5'7" / 155
B / T	R / R

Batting Projections

Year	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	BB	SO	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1885	244	79	11	3	2	19	9	13	5	0.324	0.373	0.418	0.791
1886	426	139	26	8	5	35	15	13	5	0.326	0.377	0.460	0.838
1887	459	139	23	5	5	39	17	51	18	0.303	0.357	0.407	0.765
1888	407	124	22	7	6	24	30	36	12	0.305	0.343	0.437	0.781
1889	512	152	27	4	7	52	36	41	14	0.297	0.362	0.406	0.768
1890	480	184	29	11	6	67	18	47	16	0.383	0.459	0.527	0.986
1891	576	201	39	13	13	71	45	42	14	0.349	0.420	0.530	0.950
1892	531	190	39	10	11	59	44	61	17	0.358	0.422	0.531	0.953
1893	425	137	32	12	9	43	12	20	7	0.322	0.385	0.518	0.902
1894	588	218	44	8	17	63	24	72	20	0.371	0.432	0.560	0.991
1895	520	198	51	14	12	51	20	59	17	0.381	0.436	0.602	1.038
1896	567	206	36	16	14	55	24	42	14	0.363	0.420	0.557	0.977
1897	504	169	45	13	8	45	24	26	9	0.335	0.390	0.524	0.914
1898	462	147	34	10	6	53	30	13	5	0.318	0.388	0.474	0.862
1899	512	159	32	8	7	54	21	26	9	0.311	0.376	0.445	0.822
1900	448	138	24	10	5	38	23	17	7	0.308	0.362	0.440	0.802
1901	381	116	17	5	3	32	39	8	6	0.304	0.358	0.399	0.757
1902	469	148	25	7	3	35	46	16	7	0.316	0.363	0.418	0.781
1903	308	84	15	3	1	12	35	5	4	0.273	0.300	0.351	0.651
1904	285	76	11	2	0	19	36	5	4	0.267	0.313	0.319	0.632
1905	226	57	5	1	1	15	27	4	3	0.252	0.299	0.296	0.595
1906	126	35	3	1	0	6	17	3	2	0.278	0.311	0.317	0.628
1907	31	6	1	0	0	1	4	1	0	0.194	0.219	0.226	0.445

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