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Historical player · 1973–1990

Frank White

B/T R/R · HT 71 · WT 165 · Born 9/4/1950 · From Greenville, MS USA · Debut 1973-06-12 · Final 1990-09-30

Career · batting

2,324

7,859

2,006

160

RBI

886

178

412

AVG/OPS

0.255 · 0.676

Where they rank

Career totals are only stats with that team · ranks computed against that franchise's full history

Career with the Kansas City Royals · 1973–1990

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160

#7 on the Royals

↑ 9 H. McRae

↓ 17 J. Mayberry

Hits

2,006

#2 on the Royals

↑ 1,148 G. Brett

↓ 29 A. Otis

RBI

886

#5 on the Royals

↑ 106 A. Otis

↓ 49 M. Sweeney

178

#6 on the Royals

↑ 6 J. Dyson

↓ 4 W. Merrifield

Runs

912

#4 on the Royals

↑ 148 W. Wilson

↓ 39 H. McRae

412

#9 on the Royals

↑ 1 F. Patek

↓ 43 K. Seitzer

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MLB · all-time career

vs every player ever

160

#559 all-time MLB

↑ 1 J. Samuel

↓ 1 J. Hickman

Hits

2,006

#295 all-time MLB

↑ 1 T. Taylor

↓ 2 T. Zeile

RBI

886

#418 all-time MLB

↑ 1 J. Guillen

↓ 1 P. Reese

178

#444 all-time MLB

↑ 1 L. Appling

↓ 1 D. Miller

Batting · year by year

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG
1973	Royals	AL	51	139	20	31	6	1	0	5	3	8	23	0.223	0.262	0.281
1974	Royals	AL	99	204	19	45	6	3	1	18	3	5	33	0.221	0.239	0.294
1975	Royals	AL	111	304	43	76	10	2	7	36	11	20	39	0.250	0.297	0.365
1976	Royals	AL	152	446	39	102	17	6	2	46	20	19	42	0.229	0.263	0.307
1977	Royals	AL	152	474	59	116	21	5	5	50	23	25	67	0.245	0.284	0.342
1978	Royals	AL	143	461	66	127	24	6	7	50	13	26	59	0.275	0.317	0.399
1979	Royals	AL	127	467	73	124	26	4	10	48	28	25	54	0.266	0.300	0.403
1980	Royals	AL	154	560	70	148	23	4	7	60	19	19	69	0.264	0.289	0.357
1981	Royals	AL	94	364	35	91	17	1	9	38	4	19	50	0.250	0.285	0.376
1982	Royals	AL	145	524	71	156	45	6	11	56	10	16	65	0.298	0.318	0.469
1983	Royals	AL	146	549	52	143	35	6	11	77	13	20	51	0.260	0.283	0.406
1984	Royals	AL	129	479	58	130	22	5	17	56	5	27	72	0.271	0.311	0.445
1985	Royals	AL	149	563	62	140	25	1	22	69	10	28	86	0.249	0.284	0.414
1986	Royals	AL	151	566	76	154	37	3	22	84	4	43	88	0.272	0.322	0.465
1987	Royals	AL	154	563	67	138	32	2	17	78	1	51	86	0.245	0.308	0.400
1988	Royals	AL	150	537	48	126	25	1	8	58	7	21	67	0.235	0.266	0.330
1989	Royals	AL	135	418	34	107	22	1	2	36	3	30	52	0.256	0.307	0.328
1990	Royals	AL	82	241	20	52	14	1	2	21	1	10	32	0.216	0.253	0.307
Career			2,324	7,859	912	2,006	407	58	160	886	178	412	1,035	0.255	0.293	0.383

Fielding by position

Pos	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP
2B	2,151	2,052	17,809.3	4,742	6,253	179	1,382
SS	150	87	863.3	186	345	25	75
3B	21	12	120.3	16	31	2	2
OF	2	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Hall of Fame voting

Year	Body	Votes	Needed	Status
1996	BBWAA	18	353	Ballot