Frank Isbell
William Frank Isbell
Born: August 21, 1875
Delevan, NY USA
Deceased: 1941
Wichita, KS USA
Primary Position: 1B
All Position(s) Played: P, C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, RF, CF, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 190
Career: 1898-1909
Minor League Statistics
Frank Isbell compiled a career batting average of .250 with 13 home runs and 455 RBI in his 1122-game career with the Chicago Orphans and Chicago White Sox. He began playing during the 1898 season and last took the field during the 1909 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | NL | Chicago Orphans | 4 | 7 | .364 | 3.56 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 81.0 | 86 | 54 | 32 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 367 |
| 1901 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 1902 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |
| 1906 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| 1907 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 4 | 7 | .364 | 3.46 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 88.3 | 92 | 57 | 34 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 395 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | NL | Chicago Orphans | 45 | 169 | 159 | 17 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | .233 | .252 | .258 | .509 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1901 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 137 | 612 | 556 | 93 | 143 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 70 | 52 | 0 | 36 | 37 | .257 | .311 | .329 | .640 | 183 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 1902 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 137 | 555 | 515 | 62 | 130 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 59 | 38 | 0 | 14 | 28 | .252 | .276 | .318 | .595 | 164 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 1903 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 138 | 586 | 546 | 52 | 132 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 59 | 26 | 0 | 12 | 65 | .242 | .266 | .332 | .597 | 181 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 1904 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 96 | 351 | 314 | 27 | 66 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 19 | 0 | 16 | 37 | .210 | .255 | .271 | .526 | 85 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 1905 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 94 | 389 | 341 | 55 | 101 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 45 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 28 | .296 | .335 | .440 | .775 | 150 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 1906 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 143 | 617 | 549 | 71 | 153 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 57 | 37 | 0 | 30 | 34 | .279 | .324 | .352 | .676 | 193 | 0 | 7 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 1907 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 125 | 536 | 486 | 60 | 118 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 41 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 36 | .243 | .281 | .311 | .592 | 151 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 1908 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 84 | 360 | 320 | 31 | 79 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 49 | 18 | 0 | 19 | 40 | .247 | .297 | .322 | .619 | 103 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 1909 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 120 | 477 | 433 | 33 | 97 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 34 | .224 | .265 | .291 | .556 | 126 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1119 | 4652 | 4219 | 501 | 1056 | 158 | 62 | 13 | 455 | 253 | 0 | 190 | 352 | .250 | .289 | .326 | .616 | 1377 | 0 | 41 | 202 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | NL | Chicago Orphans | OF | 28 | 0 | 179.0 | 40 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .956 | 2.162 | 1.536 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1898 | NL | Chicago Orphans | P | 13 | 0 | 81.0 | 7 | 19 | 6 | 2 | .813 | 2.889 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1898 | NL | Chicago Orphans | 3B | 3 | 0 | 27.0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 3.000 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1898 | NL | Chicago Orphans | 2B | 3 | 0 | 24.0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | .667 | 3.750 | 3.333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1898 | NL | Chicago Orphans | SS | 2 | 0 | 16.0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | .750 | 5.063 | 4.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1901 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 1B | 137 | 0 | 1201.0 | 1387 | 101 | 31 | 79 | .980 | 11.151 | 1.861 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1901 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 3B | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 2.571 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1901 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 2B | 2 | 0 | 4.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.750 | 1.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1901 | AL | Chicago White Sox | SS | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1901 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1902 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 1B | 133 | 0 | 1180.0 | 1401 | 93 | 21 | 97 | .986 | 11.395 | 11.233 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1902 | AL | Chicago White Sox | SS | 4 | 0 | 19.0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | .917 | 5.211 | 2.750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1902 | AL | Chicago White Sox | C | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100.0 |
| 1902 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.750 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1903 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 1B | 117 | 0 | 1011.0 | 1180 | 87 | 20 | 57 | .984 | 11.279 | 1.829 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1903 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 3B | 19 | 0 | 193.0 | 25 | 49 | 15 | 1 | .831 | 3.451 | 3.895 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1903 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 1 | 0 | 13.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.077 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1903 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 2B | 2 | 0 | 11.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.909 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1903 | AL | Chicago White Sox | SS | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1904 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 1B | 57 | 56 | 489.0 | 599 | 48 | 9 | 22 | .986 | 11.908 | 11.351 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1904 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 2B | 27 | 27 | 254.0 | 53 | 80 | 11 | 6 | .924 | 4.713 | 4.926 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1904 | AL | Chicago White Sox | SS | 4 | 2 | 38.0 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 1 | .821 | 5.447 | 5.750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1904 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 5 | 3 | 24.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.875 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1905 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 41 | 38 | 406.0 | 65 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .946 | 1.552 | 1.707 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1905 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 2B | 43 | 42 | 358.0 | 76 | 112 | 7 | 18 | .964 | 4.726 | 4.372 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1905 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 1B | 9 | 7 | 64.0 | 68 | 14 | 1 | 4 | .988 | 11.531 | 9.111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1905 | AL | Chicago White Sox | SS | 2 | 1 | 22.0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .938 | 6.136 | 7.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1906 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 2B | 132 | 132 | 1162.0 | 292 | 363 | 35 | 36 | .949 | 5.073 | 4.962 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1906 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 14 | 10 | 102.0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .944 | 1.500 | 1.214 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1906 | AL | Chicago White Sox | C | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 4.000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1906 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1907 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 2B | 119 | 118 | 1043.0 | 276 | 384 | 30 | 41 | .957 | 5.695 | 5.546 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1907 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 5 | 5 | 44.0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.045 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1907 | AL | Chicago White Sox | SS | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1907 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1908 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 1B | 65 | 62 | 579.0 | 824 | 46 | 9 | 30 | .990 | 13.523 | 13.385 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1908 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 2B | 18 | 19 | 182.0 | 40 | 58 | 9 | 0 | .916 | 4.846 | 5.444 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1909 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 1B | 101 | 100 | 890.0 | 1204 | 66 | 8 | 48 | .994 | 12.843 | 12.574 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1909 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 9 | 10 | 79.0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .800 | .911 | .889 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1909 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 2B | 5 | 5 | 37.0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 3 | .933 | 6.811 | 5.600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1130 | 638 | 9770.0 | 7629 | 1608 | 242 | 455 | .974 | 8.509 | 8.174 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 | AL | Chicago White Sox | WS | 6 | 26 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .308 | .308 | .462 | .769 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 6 | 26 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .308 | .308 | .462 | .769 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 | AL | Chicago White Sox | WS | 2B | 6 | 6 | 54.0 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 0 | .844 | 4.500 | 4.500 |
| Totals | 6 | 6 | 54.0 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 0 | .844 | 4.500 | 4.500 |
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