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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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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
1960 24 KCA AL 0 0 1.08 5 0 5 0 0 2 8.1 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 28 369 0.600 4.3 0.0 1.1 3.2 3.00
1961 25 KCA AL 2 1 .667 5.14 17 0 11 0 0 2 21.0 25 12 12 0 5 1 10 2 0 1 90 81 1.429 10.7 0.0 2.1 4.3 2.00
1962 26 KCA AL 11 4 .733 4.17 30 9 8 3 0 1 110.0 105 53 51 13 43 1 61 8 0 1 467 101 1.345 8.6 1.1 3.5 5.0 1.42
1963 27 KCA AL 12 15 .444 4.09 38 34 2 4 1 1 237.2 244 116 108 21 79 2 118 9 2 5 1020 96 1.359 9.2 0.8 3.0 4.5 1.49
1964 28 DET AL 19 12 .613 3.44 40 36 4 11 1 1 254.0 224 108 97 28 81 3 164 12 1 5 1064 107 1.201 7.9 1.0 2.9 5.8 2.02 MVP-30
1965 29 DET AL 9 14 .391 3.78 34 27 1 8 3 0 195.1 179 91 82 12 61 6 109 11 1 3 824 92 1.229 8.2 0.6 2.8 5.0 1.79
1966 30 DET AL 8 3 .727 3.20 38 14 11 3 0 1 140.2 139 64 50 14 54 4 93 8 1 4 604 110 1.372 8.9 0.9 3.5 6.0 1.72
1967 31 DET AL 4 5 .444 2.74 36 4 13 0 0 4 85.1 72 30 26 6 33 2 44 4 0 5 352 119 1.230 7.6 0.6 3.5 4.6 1.33
1968 32 PIT NL 1 0 1.000 3.48 11 0 4 0 0 1 20.2 21 12 8 0 13 3 9 0 0 0 95 83 1.645 9.1 0.0 5.7 3.9 0.69
1969 33 KCR AL 2 3 .400 3.96 34 0 14 0 0 5 50.0 58 27 22 6 14 2 27 2 1 5 217 93 1.440 10.4 1.1 2.5 4.9 1.93
10 Seasons 68 57 .544 3.66 283 124 73 29 5 18 1123.0 1071 514 457 100 384 24 638 56 7 29 4761 101 1.296 8.6 0.8 3.1 5.1 1.66
162 Game Avg. 11 10 .544 3.66 47 21 12 5 1 3 188 179 86 76 17 64 4 107 9 1 5 795 101 1.296 8.6 0.8 3.1 5.1 1.66
KCA (4 yrs) 25 20 .556 4.11 90 43 26 7 1 6 377.0 378 182 172 34 128 4 192 19 3 7 1605 98 1.342 9.0 0.8 3.1 4.6 1.50
DET (4 yrs) 40 34 .541 3.40 148 81 29 22 4 6 675.1 614 293 255 60 229 15 410 35 3 17 2844 104 1.248 8.2 0.8 3.1 5.5 1.79
KCR (1 yr) 2 3 .400 3.96 34 0 14 0 0 5 50.0 58 27 22 6 14 2 27 2 1 5 217 93 1.440 10.4 1.1 2.5 4.9 1.93
PIT (1 yr) 1 0 1.000 3.48 11 0 4 0 0 1 20.2 21 12 8 0 13 3 9 0 0 0 95 83 1.645 9.1 0.0 5.7 3.9 0.69
AL (9 yrs) 67 57 .540 3.67 272 124 69 29 5 17 1102.1 1050 502 449 100 371 21 629 56 7 29 4666 101 1.289 8.6 0.8 3.0 5.1 1.70
NL (1 yr) 1 0 1.000 3.48 11 0 4 0 0 1 20.2 21 12 8 0 13 3 9 0 0 0 95 83 1.645 9.1 0.0 5.7 3.9 0.69

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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 Awards
1960 24 KCA AL 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1961 25 KCA AL 17 3 3 1 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.000 1.667 338 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
1962 26 KCA AL 30 39 35 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 13 .057 .108 .057 .165 -55 2 1 0 2 0 0 1
1963 27 KCA AL 38 85 80 3 11 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 25 .138 .148 .138 .286 -21 11 0 0 4 0 0 1
1964 28 DET AL 40 97 82 1 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 27 .073 .094 .085 .179 -50 7 3 0 12 1 0 1 MVP-30
1965 29 DET AL 34 66 58 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 20 .069 .085 .069 .154 -56 4 1 0 7 0 0 1
1966 30 DET AL 38 48 45 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 17 .044 .085 .067 .152 -56 3 1 0 1 0 0 1
1967 31 DET AL 36 16 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
1968 32 PIT NL 11 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 103 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
1969 33 KCR AL 34 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Seasons 283 362 324 9 28 3 0 0 10 0 1 9 108 .086 .111 .096 .206 -42 31 6 0 28 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 207 185 5 16 2 0 0 6 0 1 5 62 .086 .111 .096 .206 -42 18 3 0 16 1 0
KCA (4 yrs) 90 128 119 5 15 1 0 0 5 0 0 3 38 .126 .148 .134 .282 -23 16 1 0 6 0 0
DET (4 yrs) 148 227 200 4 12 2 0 0 3 0 1 5 69 .060 .083 .070 .153 -57 14 5 0 21 1 0
KCR (1 yr) 34 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
PIT (1 yr) 11 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 103 1 0 0 1 0 0
AL (9 yrs) 272 358 321 9 27 3 0 0 8 0 1 9 107 .084 .109 .093 .202 -43 30 6 0 27 1 0
NL (1 yr) 11 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 103 1 0 0 1 0 0

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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 on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1964 AL (30, 1%)
0.01 Career Shares (1469th)

Wins s c a p y
1964 AL  19 (3rd)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1964 AL  254.0 (6th)

Games Started s c a p y
1963 AL  34 (9th)
1964 AL  36 (2nd)

Complete Games s c a p y
1964 AL  11 (9th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1965 AL  3 (6th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1964 AL  28 (10th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1964 AL  81 (8th)

Hits s c a p y
1963 AL  244 (5th)
1964 AL  224 (10th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1965 AL  .553 (6th)

Losses s c a p y
1963 AL  15 (5th)
1965 AL  14 (9th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1963 AL  108 (2nd)
1964 AL  97 (8th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1962 AL  8 (9th)
1963 AL  9 (4th)
1964 AL  12 (2nd)
1965 AL  11 (2nd)
1966 AL  8 (2nd)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1963 AL  1020 (8th)
1964 AL  1064 (6th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1964 AL  12 (4th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 12 (1334), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 6 (1150), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 11 (719), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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  7. Scott Garrelts (943)
  8. Mace Brown (941)
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  10. Sheldon Jones (937)
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  7. Bob Walk (969)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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Transactions

Before 1955 Season: Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent.

November 30, 1959: Drafted by the Kansas City Athletics from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1959 minor league draft.

November 18, 1963: Traded by the Kansas City Athletics with Jerry Lumpe and Ed Rakow to the Detroit Tigers for Bob Anderson, Rocky Colavito and $50,000.

November 28, 1967: Traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Dennis Ribant.

October 21, 1968: Purchased by the Kansas City Royals from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

October 21, 1969: Traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Atlanta Braves for Ron Tompkins.

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