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Dave Sisler

David Michael Sisler

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: October 16, 1931 in St. Louis, MO
School: Princeton University
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1953. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 21, 1956
Teams (by GP): RedSox/Tigers/Senators/Reds 1956-1962

Final Game: September 23, 1962
Died: January 9, 2011 in St. Louis, MO
Buried: Old Meeting House Presbytherian Church Cemetery, Frontenac, MO
Relatives: Brother of Dick Sisler and Son of George Sisler
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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…

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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	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1953	21	BOS-min	A	12	7	.632	2.60	21	20					135.0	111	63	39	4	65								1.304	7.4	0.3	4.3			ALB · EL
1956	24	BOS	AL	9	8	.529	4.62	39	14	15	3	0	3	142.1	120	81	73	13	72	2	93	7	0	1	619	100	1.349	7.6	0.8	4.6	5.9	1.29
1957	25	BOS	AL	7	8	.467	4.71	22	19	2	5	0	1	122.1	135	68	64	15	61	1	55	2	1	2	554	85	1.602	9.9	1.1	4.5	4.0	0.90
1958	26	BOS	AL	8	9	.471	4.94	30	25	2	4	1	0	149.1	157	94	82	22	79	2	71	1	2	6	666	81	1.580	9.5	1.3	4.8	4.3	0.90
1959	27	TOT	AL	1	3	.250	4.32	35	0	20	0	0	7	58.1	55	33	28	7	37	1	32	1	0	3	262	95	1.577	8.5	1.1	5.7	4.9	0.86
1959	27	BOS	AL	0	0		6.75	3	0	2	0	0	0	6.2	9	5	5	3	1	0	3	0	0	0	30	63	1.500	12.2	4.1	1.4	4.1	3.00
1959	27	DET	AL	1	3	.250	4.01	32	0	18	0	0	7	51.2	46	28	23	4	36	1	29	1	0	3	232	102	1.587	8.0	0.7	6.3	5.1	0.81
1960	28	DET	AL	7	5	.583	2.48	41	0	19	0	0	6	80.0	56	23	22	3	45	1	47	2	0	9	334	162	1.263	6.3	0.3	5.1	5.3	1.04
1961	29	WSA	AL	2	8	.200	4.18	45	1	29	0	0	11	60.1	55	34	28	6	48	5	30	3	0	3	276	94	1.707	8.2	0.9	7.2	4.5	0.63
1962	30	CIN	NL	4	3	.571	3.92	35	0	16	0	0	1	43.2	44	19	19	4	26	3	27	0	0	1	196	104	1.603	9.1	0.8	5.4	5.6	1.04
1963	31	CIN-min	AAA	6	9	.400	3.40	35	6					90.0	106	44	34	8	36		64						1.578	10.6	0.8	3.6	6.4	1.78	SDG · PCL
7 Seasons				38	44	.463	4.33	247	59	103	12	1	29	656.1	622	352	316	70	368	15	355	16	3	25	2907	96	1.508	8.5	1.0	5.0	4.9	0.96
162 Game Avg.				8	10	.463	4.33	55	13	23	3	0	6	146	138	78	70	16	82	3	79	4	1	6	646	96	1.508	8.5	1.0	5.0	4.9	0.96

BOS (4 yrs)				24	25	.490	4.79	94	58	21	12	1	4	420.2	421	248	224	53	213	5	222	10	3	9	1869	88	1.507	9.0	1.1	4.6	4.7	1.04
DET (2 yrs)				8	8	.500	3.08	73	0	37	0	0	13	131.2	102	51	45	7	81	2	76	3	0	12	566	131	1.390	7.0	0.5	5.5	5.2	0.94
WSA (1 yr)				2	8	.200	4.18	45	1	29	0	0	11	60.1	55	34	28	6	48	5	30	3	0	3	276	94	1.707	8.2	0.9	7.2	4.5	0.63
CIN (1 yr)				4	3	.571	3.92	35	0	16	0	0	1	43.2	44	19	19	4	26	3	27	0	0	1	196	104	1.603	9.1	0.8	5.4	5.6	1.04

AL (6 yrs)			AL	34	41	.453	4.36	212	59	87	12	1	28	612.2	578	333	297	66	342	12	328	16	3	24	2711	95	1.502	8.5	1.0	5.0	4.8	0.96
NL (1 yr)			NL	4	3	.571	3.92	35	0	16	0	0	1	43.2	44	19	19	4	26	3	27	0	0	1	196	104	1.603	9.1	0.8	5.4	5.6	1.04

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
1956	24	BOS	AL	142.1	14	81	90	4	1.2	9	0.7	$
1957	25	BOS	AL	122.1	19	68	71	2	1.1	3	0.3	$
1958	26	BOS	AL	149.1	25	94	90	0	1.0	-4	-0.4	$
1959	27	BOS	AL	6.2	0	5	4	0	.5	-1	-0.1	$
1959	27	DET	AL	51.2	0	28	31	0	1.1	3	-0.1	$
1960	28	DET	AL	80.0	0	23	48	0	1.6	25	2.5	$
1961	29	WSA	AL	60.1	1	34	36	0	1.9	2	-0.3	$
1962	30	CIN	NL	43.2	0	19	28	0	1.0	9	0.6	$
7 Seasons				656.1	59	352	398	6	1.2	46	3.2	$

BOS (4 yrs)				420.2	58	248	255	6	1.1	7	0.5	$
DET (2 yrs)				131.2	0	51	79	0	1.4	28	2.4	$
WSA (1 yr)				60.1	1	34	36	0	1.9	2	-0.3	$
CIN (1 yr)				43.2	0	19	28	0	1.0	9	0.6	$

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	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos
1953	21	BOS-min	A	21	46	46		11	2	0	0						.239	.239	.283	.522		13						ALB · EL
1956	24	BOS	AL	39	51	42	4	5	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	13	.119	.191	.119	.311	-20	5	0	0	4	1	0	1
1957	25	BOS	AL	22	50	42	5	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	12	.167	.239	.167	.406	11	7	1	0	4	0	0	1
1958	26	BOS	AL	30	60	46	4	9	1	1	0	3	0	0	2	11	.196	.224	.261	.485	30	12	2	0	11	1	0	1
1959	27	TOT	AL	35	8	7	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.286	.286	.286	.571	54	2	0	0	1	0	0	1
1959	27	BOS	AL	3	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	172	1	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1959	27	DET	AL	32	6	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.200	.200	.200	.400	8	1	0	0	1	0	0	1
1960	28	DET	AL	41	19	16	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	.125	.222	.125	.347	-4	2	0	0	1	0	0	1
1961	29	WSA	AL	45	9	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	.000	.333	.000	.333	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1962	30	CIN	NL	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1963	31	CIN-min	AAA	35	24	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	.000	.000	.000	.000		0						SDG · PCL
7 Seasons				247	197	159	14	25	1	1	0	5	0	0	15	48	.157	.227	.176	.403	8	28	3	0	21	2	0
162 Game Avg.				162	129	104	9	16	1	1	0	3	0	0	10	31	.157	.227	.176	.403	8	18	2	0	14	1	0

BOS (4 yrs)				94	163	132	13	22	1	1	0	5	0	0	10	37	.167	.222	.189	.412	9	25	3	0	19	2	0
DET (2 yrs)				73	25	21	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	9	.143	.217	.143	.360	-1	3	0	0	2	0	0
WSA (1 yr)				45	9	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	.000	.333	.000	.333	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
CIN (1 yr)				35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0

AL (6 yrs)				212	197	159	14	25	1	1	0	5	0	0	15	48	.157	.227	.176	.403	8	28	3	0	21	2	0
NL (1 yr)				35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	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
1956	24	BOS	AL	51	-7	0	-1	0	0	4	1	-3	-0.3	-3	-0.3	0.0	$	1
1957	25	BOS	AL	50	-5	0	2	0	0	4	1	2	0.2	2	0.2	0.0	$	1
1958	26	BOS	AL	60	-4	0	-1	0	0	4	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$	1
1959	27	BOS	AL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$	/1
1959	27	DET	AL	6	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	-0.1	-1	-0.1	0.0	$	1
1960	28	DET	AL	19	-2	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0.0	1	0.1	-0.1	$	1
1961	29	WSA	AL	9	-1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$	1
6 Seasons				197	-20	0	0	0	0	15	4	-1	-0.2	-1	-0.1	-0.1	$

BOS (4 yrs)				163	-16	0	0	0	0	12	3	-1	-0.1	-1	-0.1	0.0	$
DET (2 yrs)				25	-3	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	-0.1	0	0.0	-0.1	$
WSA (1 yr)				9	-1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$

Standard Fielding

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Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	SB	CS	CS%	PO
1956	BOS	AL	24	P	39	14	3	142.1	31	9	22	0	0	1.000	1.96	0.79	.950	1.92	1.91	6	3	33%	0
1957	BOS	AL	25	P	22	19	5	122.1	36	13	22	1	3	.972	2.57	1.59	.963	1.99	2.00	5	3	38%	0
1958	BOS	AL	26	P	30	25	4	149.1	31	7	22	2	1	.935	1.75	0.97	.963	1.95	1.93	4	5	56%	3
1959	TOT	AL	27	P	35	0	0	58.4	8	1	7	0	0	1.000	1.23	0.23	.955	2.05	2.03	1	3	75%	2
1959	BOS	AL	27	P	3	0	0	6.2	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.35	0.33	.960	2.02	2.03	0	0		0
1959	DET	AL	27	P	32	0	0	51.2	7	0	7	0	0	1.000	1.22	0.22	.954	2.06	2.03	1	3	75%	2
1960	DET	AL	28	P	41	0	0	80.0	24	5	18	1	2	.958	2.59	0.56	.967	1.96	1.95	4	2	33%	0
1961	WSA	AL	29	P	45	1	0	60.1	15	4	11	0	1	1.000	2.24	0.33	.954	2.04	2.02	2	0	0%	0
1962	CIN	NL	30	P	35	0	0	43.2	8	3	5	0	0	1.000	1.65	0.23	.948	2.08	2.05	9	1	10%	0
	7 Seasons			P	247	59	12	656.1	153	42	107	4	7	.974	2.04	0.60	.959	1.98	1.98	31	17	35%	5
	7 Seasons			TOT	247	59	12	656.1	153	42	107	4	7	.974	2.04	0.60	.959	1.98	1.98	31	17	35%	5

Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.

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Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Saves s c a p y 1959 AL 7 (8th) 1961 AL 11 (6th)	Bases on Balls s c a p y 1958 AL 79 (6th)	Wild Pitches s c a p y 1958 AL 6 (5th) 1960 AL 9 (3rd)	Hit By Pitch s c a p y 1956 AL 7 (6th)
Games Finished s c a p y 1959 AL 20 (10th) 1960 AL 19 (10th) 1961 AL 29 (9th)	Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y 1960 AL 14 (7th)	Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y 1960 AL 1.5 (7th)	Win Probability Added (WPA)† s c a p y 1960 AL 3.3 (2nd)
Sacrifice Hits s c a p y 1958 AL 11 (4th)	Fielding % as P s c a p y 1956 AL 1.000 (1st) 1962 NL 1.000 (1st)

† Statistics like WPA, REW and RE24 are computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1950-1973, the data is incomplete, though for most seasons only less than 20 games per season total are missing. Please see our page on data coverage for a full view of the data used to create these leaderboards.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray Ink	Pitching - 6 (1763), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame Standards	Pitching - 4 (1535), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1953 Season: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent.
May 2, 1959: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with Ted Lepcio to the Detroit Tigers for Billy Hoeft.
December 14, 1960: Drafted by the Washington Senators from the Detroit Tigers as the 4th pick in the 1960 expansion draft.
November 28, 1961: the Washington Senators sent Dave Sisler to the Cincinnati Reds to complete an earlier deal made on September 16, 1961. September 16, 1961: The Washington Senators sent a player to be named later and cash to the Cincinnati Reds for Claude Osteen.

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