Dave Wickersham
David Clifford Wickersham
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: September 27, 1935 in Erie, PA
School: Ohio University
Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1955. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 18, 1960
Final Game: July 26, 1969
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1960 KCA AL 24 P 5 0 8.1 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 2.16 0.40 .950 1.94 0.78
1961 KCA AL 25 P 17 0 21.0 6 0 5 1 0 .833 2.14 0.29 .967 2.06 0.83
1962 KCA AL 26 P 30 9 110.0 29 7 22 0 2 1.000 2.37 0.97 .955 2.08 0.79
1963 KCA AL 27 P 38 34 237.2 60 15 43 2 2 .967 2.20 1.53 .955 1.99 0.79
1964 DET AL 28 P 40 36 254.0 59 22 35 2 2 .966 2.02 1.43 .956 1.90 0.72 MVP-30
1965 DET AL 29 P 34 27 195.1 54 15 37 2 0 .963 2.40 1.53 .950 2.04 0.75
1966 DET AL 30 P 38 14 141.0 35 11 24 0 2 1.000 2.23 0.92 .949 1.99 0.75
1967 DET AL 31 P 36 4 85.1 28 8 18 2 1 .929 2.74 0.72 .957 1.96 0.74
1968 PIT NL 32 P 11 0 20.2 4 0 4 0 0 1.000 1.74 0.36 .950 2.00 0.85
1969 KCR AL 33 P 34 0 50.0 13 2 10 1 0 .923 2.16 0.35 .954 1.87 0.69
10 Seasons P 283 124 1123.1 290 80 200 10 9 .966 2.24 0.99 .954 1.98 0.76
10 Seasons TOT 283 124 1123.1 290 80 200 10 9 .966 2.24 0.99 .919 1.98 0.76

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1960 KCA AL 24 5 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1961 KCA AL 25 17 0 17 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1962 KCA AL 26 30 9 30 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1963 KCA AL 27 38 34 38 38 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1964 DET AL 28 40 36 40 40 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1965 DET AL 29 34 27 34 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1966 DET AL 30 38 14 38 38 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1967 DET AL 31 36 4 36 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1968 PIT NL 32 11 0 11 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1969 KCR AL 33 34 0 34 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Seasons 283 124 283 283 283 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1960 KCA AL 24 29 86% 41% 2 100% 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1961 KCA AL 25 95 81% 26% 6 33% 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 33%
1962 KCA AL 26 477 77% 28% 23 100% 0 8 0 6 23 18 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 4 100%
1963 KCA AL 27 1053 80% 28% 46 96% 0 17 2 14 45 38 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 2 0 6 100%
1964 DET AL 28 1084 76% 27% 40 88% 2 21 2 17 34 28 3 2 0 2 0 1 2 1 2 0 2 50%
1965 DET AL 29 852 79% 26% 35 94% 0 16 1 14 37 27 2 2 0 2 0 2 1 1 1 0 4 100%
1966 DET AL 30 623 75% 26% 24 96% 0 10 0 8 27 20 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 2 100%
1967 DET AL 31 370 78% 31% 21 90% 1 7 0 7 21 14 2 2 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 100%
1968 PIT NL 32 92 76% 26% 3 100% 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1969 KCR AL 33 233 82% 26% 9 78% 0 3 0 3 10 7 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 75%
10 Seasons 4908 78% 27% 209 91% 4 82 5 69 206 158 15 9 0 7 2 6 10 8 10 0 27 85%
MLB Averages 77% 27% 90% 83%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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