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Dave Keefe

David Edwin Keefe

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 165 lb.

Born: January 9, 1897 in Williston, VT (All Transactions)
Debut: April 21, 1917
Teams (by GP): Athletics/Indians 1917-1922

Final Game: August 5, 1922
Died: February 4, 1978 in Kansas City, MO
Buried: Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Cemetery, Richmond, VT
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All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

Standard Pitching

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1917	20	-min	B	6	22	.214		72						120.0	191	94			56							2.058	14.3		4.2			HFD,HRB · EL,NYSL
1917	20	PHA	AL	1	0	1.000	1.80	3	0	2	0	0	0	5.0	5	4	1	0	4	1	0	0	0	22	169	1.800	9.0	0.0	7.2	1.8	0.25

1919	22	-min	AA	10	17	.370	3.70	34						226.0	239	123	93		61							1.327	9.5		2.4			REA · IL
1919	22	PHA	AL	0	1	.000	4.00	1	1	0	1	0	0	9.0	8	4	4	0	3	5	0	0	0	36	90	1.222	8.0	0.0	3.0	5.0	1.67
1920	23	PHA	AL	6	7	.462	2.97	31	13	15	7	1	0	130.1	129	60	43	2	30	41	6	1	1	528	136	1.220	8.9	0.1	2.1	2.8	1.37
1921	24	PHA	AL	2	9	.182	4.68	44	12	18	4	0	1	173.0	214	126	90	19	64	68	5	0	7	784	95	1.607	11.1	1.0	3.3	3.5	1.06
1922	25	-min	AA	2	5	.286	6.00	9						57.0	68	44	38		28							1.684	10.7		4.4			MLW · AA
1922	25	CLE	AL	0	0		6.19	18	1	7	0	0	0	36.1	47	30	25	2	12	11	0	0	2	159	66	1.624	11.6	0.5	3.0	2.7	0.92
1923	26	-min	AA	8	20	.286	6.03	35						218.0	302	163	146		83							1.766	12.5		3.4			MLW · AA
1924	27	-min	AA	8	7	.533	6.24	33						160.0	211	132	111		48							1.619	11.9		2.7			POR,MLW · PCL,AA
1925	28	-min	A,AA	7	9	.438	2.72	20						86.0	73	34	26		32							1.221	7.6		3.3			WBY,POR · EL,PCL
1926	29	-min	A,AA	15	14	.517	3.62	44						236.0	242	118	95		79							1.360	9.2		3.0			WBY,SAC,POR,BFL · EL,PCL,IL
1927	30	-min	AA	13	7	.650	4.65	45						149.0	167	130	77		44							1.416	10.1		2.7			SAC · PCL
1928	31	-min	A,AA	8	8	.500	4.91	32						163.0	206	109	89		32							1.460	11.4		1.8			MEM,SAC · SOUA,PCL
1929	32	-min	B	10	13	.435	4.05	29						189.0	230	96	85		27							1.360	11.0		1.3			KNX · SALL
1930	33	-min	A	10	8	.556	5.10	27						136.0	156	81	77		33							1.390	10.3		2.2			PRV · EL
1931	34	-min	A	13	11	.542	3.31	35						242.0	261	113	89		37							1.231	9.7		1.4			NFK · EL
1932	35	-min	B	1	0	1.000		3						7.0	11				2							1.857	14.1		2.6			WKB · NYPL
5 Seasons				9	17	.346	4.15	97	27	42	12	1	1	353.2	403	224	163	23	113	126	11	1	10	1529	102	1.459	10.3	0.6	2.9	3.2	1.12
162 Game Avg.				5	9	.346	4.15	53	15	23	7	1	1	194	221	123	89	13	62	69	6	1	5	838	102	1.459	10.3	0.6	2.9	3.2	1.12

PHA (4 yrs)				9	17	.346	3.91	79	26	35	12	1	1	317.1	356	194	138	21	101	115	11	1	8	1370	108	1.440	10.1	0.6	2.9	3.3	1.14
CLE (1 yr)				0	0		6.19	18	1	7	0	0	0	36.1	47	30	25	2	12	11	0	0	2	159	66	1.624	11.6	0.5	3.0	2.7	0.92

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	GS	R	Rrep	Rdef	aLI	RAR	WAR	Salary
1917	20	PHA	AL	5.0	0	4	2	0	1.0	-2	-0.2	$

1919	22	PHA	AL	9.0	1	4	5	0	1.0	1	0.1	$
1920	23	PHA	AL	130.1	13	60	78	-4	1.0	18	2.5	$
1921	24	PHA	AL	173.0	12	126	112	-3	1.0	-14	-0.6	$
1922	25	CLE	AL	36.1	1	30	22	-1	1.0	-8	-0.8	$
5 Seasons				353.2	27	224	219	-8	1.0	-5	1.0	$

PHA (4 yrs)				317.1	26	194	197	-7	1.0	3	1.8	$
CLE (1 yr)				36.1	1	30	22	-1	1.0	-8	-0.8	$

Standard Batting

More Stats

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	HBP	SH	Pos
1917	20	-min	B	84	140	140		22									.157	.157							HRB,HFD · NYSL,EL
1917	20	PHA	AL	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	/1

1919	22	-min	AA	43	98	98		15	3	1	0						.153	.153	.204	.357		20			REA · IL
1919	22	PHA	AL	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	/1
1920	23	PHA	AL	32	42	40	3	10	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	5	.250	.268	.275	.543	44	11	0	1	1
1921	24	PHA	AL	44	59	57	5	10	0	1	0	1	1	1	2	8	.175	.203	.211	.414	6	12	0	0	1
1922	25	-min	AA	9	19	19		4	0	0	0						.211	.211	.211	.421		4			MLW · AA
1922	25	CLE	AL	18	7	6	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	.333	.429	.333	.762	99	2	0	0	1
1923	26	-min	AA	35	75	75		22	2	0	0						.293	.293	.320	.613		24			MLW · AA
1924	27	-min	AA	34	59	59		15	2	0	0						.254	.254	.288	.542		17			POR,MLW · PCL,AA
1925	28	-min	A,AA	23	30	30		2	0	0	0						.067	.067	.067	.133		2			WBY,POR · EL,PCL
1926	29	-min	A,AA	45	81	81		16	0	0	0						.198	.198	.198	.395		16			WBY,SAC,POR,BFL · EL,PCL,IL
1927	30	-min	AA	45	41	41		10	0	0	0						.244	.244	.244	.488		10			SAC · PCL
1928	31	-min	A,AA	32	56	56		7	0	0	0						.125	.125	.071	.196		4			MEM,SAC · SOUA,PCL
1929	32	-min	B	29	62	62		9	1	0	0						.145	.145	.161	.306		10			KNX · SALL
1930	33	-min	A	29	47	47		10	2	1	0						.213	.213	.298	.511		14			PRV · EL
1931	34	-min	A	36	83	83		14	1	1	0						.169	.169	.205	.373		17			NFK · EL
1932	35	-min	B,A	3																					WKB,NFK · NYPL,EL
5 Seasons				98	112	107	9	22	1	1	0	3	1	1	4	17	.206	.234	.234	.468	22	25	0	1
162 Game Avg.				162	185	177	15	36	2	2	0	5	2		7	28	.206	.234	.234	.468	22	41	0	2

PHA (4 yrs)				80	105	101	8	20	1	1	0	2	1	1	3	15	.198	.221	.228	.449	17	23	0	1
CLE (1 yr)				18	7	6	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	.333	.429	.333	.762	99	2	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rroe	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	Rrep	RAR	WAR	oRAR	oWAR	dWAR	Salary	Pos
1917	20	PHA	AL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$	/1

1919	22	PHA	AL	3	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	-0.1	-1	-0.1	0.0	$	/1
1920	23	PHA	AL	42	-3	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$	1
1921	24	PHA	AL	59	-8	0	0	0	0	4	2	-2	-0.2	-2	-0.2	0.0	$	1
1922	25	CLE	AL	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0.1	1	0.1	0.0	$	1
5 Seasons				112	-12	0	0	0	0	7	3	-2	-0.2	-2	-0.2	0.0	$

PHA (4 yrs)				105	-12	0	0	0	0	6	3	-3	-0.3	-3	-0.3	0.0	$
CLE (1 yr)				7	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0.1	1	0.1	0.0	$

Standard Fielding

More Stats

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG
1917	PHA	AL	20	P	3			5.0	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	3.60	0.67	.945	3.06	3.03
1919	PHA	AL	22	P	1	1	1	9.0	3	0	3	0	0	1.000	3.00	3.00	.947	2.80	2.80
1920	PHA	AL	23	P	31	13	7	130.1	46	4	39	3	2	.935	2.97	1.39	.949	2.70	2.68
1921	PHA	AL	24	P	44	12	4	173.0	49	5	37	7	2	.857	2.18	0.95	.956	2.70	2.68
1922	CLE	AL	25	P	18	1	0	36.1	11	2	8	1	0	.909	2.48	0.56	.963	2.60	2.59
	5 Seasons			P	97	27	12	353.2	111	11	89	11	4	.901	2.54	1.03	.953	2.70	2.68
	5 Seasons			TOT	97	27	12	353.2	111	11	89	11	4	.901	2.54	1.03	.953	2.70	2.68

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Games Played s c a p y 1921 AL 44 (5th)	Home Runs s c a p y 1921 AL 19 (3rd)	Wild Pitches s c a p y 1921 AL 7 (2nd)	Games Finished s c a p y 1920 AL 15 (6th) 1921 AL 18 (4th)
Def. Games as P s c a p y 1921 AL 44 (5th)	Errors Committed as P s c a p y 1921 AL 7 (1st)	Youngest s c a p y 1917 AL born 1897-01-09 (6th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray Ink

Pitching - 1 (2585), Average HOFer ≈ 185

Similarity Scores

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Transactions

Before 1922 Season: Sent from the Philadelphia Athletics to the Cleveland Indians in an unknown transaction.
November 7, 1922: Traded by the Philadelphia Athletics with Frank Callaway and $20,000 to Milwaukee (American Association) for Wid Matthews.
August 15, 1923: Selected off waivers by the Philadelphia Athletics from the Cleveland Indians. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

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