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Dave Wickersham
David Clifford Wickersham

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 3", Weight 190 lb.
School Ohio University

Debut September 18, 1960
vs. CLE 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER
Final Game July 26, 1969
Born September 27, 1935 in Erie, PA

Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1955. (All Transactions)

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Pitching Glossary / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1960 24 KCA AL   0   0   5   0   0   0   5  2    8.3    4    1    1   0    1    3   0   0    28   0   1  1.08  3.99  369 0.600
 1961 25 KCA AL   2   1  17   0   0   0  11  2   21.0   25   12   12   0    5   10   2   1    90   1   0  5.14  4.15   81 1.429
 1962 26 KCA AL  11   4  30   9   3   0   8  1  110.0  105   53   51  13   43   61   8   1   467   1   0  4.17  4.21  101 1.345
 1963 27 KCA AL  12  15  38  34   4   1   2  1  237.7  244  116  108  21   79  118   9   5  1020   2   2  4.09  3.92   96 1.359
 1964 28 DET AL  19  12  40  36  11   1   4  1  254.0  224  108   97  28   81  164  12   5  1064   3   1  3.44  3.66  107 1.201 MVP-30
 1965 29 DET AL   9  14  34  27   8   3   1  0  195.3  179   91   82  12   61  109  11   3   824   6   1  3.78  3.49   92 1.229
 1966 30 DET AL   8   3  38  14   3   0  11  1  140.7  139   64   50  14   54   93   8   4   604   4   1  3.20  3.50  110 1.372
 1967 31 DET AL   4   5  36   4   0   0  13  4   85.3   72   30   26   6   33   44   4   5   352   2   0  2.74  3.26  119 1.230
 1968 32 PIT NL   1   0  11   0   0   0   4  1   20.7   21   12    8   0   13    9   0   0    95   3   0  3.48  2.90   83 1.645
 1969 33 KCR AL   2   3  34   0   0   0  14  5   50.0   58   27   22   6   14   27   2   5   217   2   1  3.96  3.66   93 1.440
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 10 Yr WL% .544  68  57 283 124  29   5  73 18 1123.0 1071  514  457 100  384  638  56  29  4761  24   7  3.66  3.69  101 1.296
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    11   9  47  20   4   0  12  3  187.3  178   85   76  16   64  106   9   4   795   4   1  3.66  3.69  101 1.296
 Career High     19  15  40  36  11   3  14  5  254.0  244  116  108  28   81  164  12   5  1064   6   2  2.74  4.21  119 1.201

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Batting Glossary / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1960 24 KCA AL   5    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1961 25 KCA AL  17    3    1    2   1  0   0    3   0  0   0   0  .667  .667 1.000  338    3   0   0   0   0   0
 1962 26 KCA AL  30   35    1    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   2  13  .057  .108  .057  -55    2   2   0   0   0   1
 1963 27 KCA AL  38   80    3   11   0  0   0    2   0  0   1  25  .138  .148  .138  -21   11   4   0   0   0   0
 1964 28 DET AL  40   82    1    6   1  0   0    1   0  1   2  27  .073  .094  .085  -50    7  12   1   0   0   3 MVP-30
 1965 29 DET AL  34   58    2    4   0  0   0    1   0  0   1  20  .069  .085  .069  -56    4   7   0   0   0   1
 1966 30 DET AL  38   45    1    2   1  0   0    1   0  0   2  17  .044  .085  .067  -56    3   1   0   0   0   1
 1967 31 DET AL  36   15    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   5  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1   0   0   0   0
 1968 32 PIT NL  11    3    0    1   0  0   0    2   0  0   0   1  .333  .333  .333  103    1   1   0   0   0   0
 1969 33 KCR AL  34    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   0  .000  .333  .000    1    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons     283  324    9   28   3  0   0   10   0  1   9 108  .086  .111  .096  -42   31  28   1   0   0   6
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        185    5   16   2  0   0    6   0  1   5  62  .086  .111  .096  -42   18  16   1   0   0   3
 Career High     40   82    3   11   1  0   0    3   0  1   2  27                          11  12   1   0   0   3

Special Batting Glossary

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1960 24 KCA AL    1    1    0   0.0   101| .000  .263| .000  .337| .000  .403| .000  .740|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 1961 25 KCA AL    3    1    2  53.4   105| .667  .265| .667  .340|1.000  .412|1.667  .753| 338  .989   1.0   0.1   0%
 1962 26 KCA AL   39   36    0   0.0   106| .057  .268| .108  .341| .057  .417| .165  .758| -55  .000  -7.9  -0.8   0%
 1963 27 KCA AL   85   73    2   0.7    99| .138  .262| .148  .329| .138  .404| .286  .734| -21  .040 -13.5  -1.4   0%
 1964 28 DET AL   97   93    1   0.3    98| .073  .258| .094  .327| .085  .401| .179  .727| -50  .007 -16.9  -1.8   0%
 1965 29 DET AL   66   62    0   0.0    93| .069  .253| .085  .323| .069  .388| .154  .711| -56  .000 -12.1  -1.3   0%
 1966 30 DET AL   48   45    0   0.0    92| .044  .251| .085  .319| .067  .388| .152  .707| -56  .000  -9.2  -1.0   0%
 1967 31 DET AL   16   16    0   0.0    87| .000  .246| .000  .316| .000  .369| .000  .686|-100  .000  -3.8  -0.4   0%
 1968 32 PIT NL    4    3    0   0.0    80| .333  .250| .333  .308| .333  .352| .666  .660| 103  .000  -0.0   0.0   0%
 1969 33 KCR AL    3    2    0   0.0    95| .000  .254| .333  .331| .000  .384| .333  .714|   1  .000  -0.2   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons      362  332    5   0.4    97| .086  .258| .111  .327| .096  .397| .207  .724| -42  .014 -62.8  -6.6   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1960 24 KCA AL   P    5      0    2    0    0 1.000  .952  0.40  0.78  2.17  1.95    0    8.3
 1961 25 KCA AL   P   17      0    5    1    0  .833  .962  0.29  0.83  2.14  2.06    0   21.0
 1962 26 KCA AL   P   30      7   22    0    2 1.000  .957  0.97  0.79  2.37  2.08    9  110.0
 1963 27 KCA AL   P   38     15   43    2    2  .967  .956  1.53  0.79  2.20  1.99   34  237.7
 1964 28 DET AL   P   40     22   35    2    2  .966  .956  1.43  0.72  2.02  1.90   36  254.0
 1965 29 DET AL   P   34     15   37    2    0  .963  .951  1.53  0.75  2.40  2.04   27  195.3
 1966 30 DET AL   P   38     11   24    0    2 1.000  .951  0.92  0.75  2.23  1.99   14  141.0
 1967 31 DET AL   P   36      8   18    2    1  .929  .956  0.72  0.74  2.74  1.96    4   85.3
 1968 32 PIT NL   P   11      0    4    0    0 1.000  .952  0.36  0.85  1.74  2.00    0   20.7
 1969 33 KCR AL   P   34      2   10    1    0  .923  .952  0.35  0.69  2.16  1.87    0   50.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1960 24 KCA AL   P    5      0    2    0    0 1.000  .952  0.40  0.78  2.17  1.95    0    8.3
 1961 25 KCA AL   P   17      0    5    1    0  .833  .962  0.29  0.83  2.14  2.06    0   21.0
 1962 26 KCA AL   P   30      7   22    0    2 1.000  .957  0.97  0.79  2.37  2.08    9  110.0
 1963 27 KCA AL   P   38     15   43    2    2  .967  .956  1.53  0.79  2.20  1.99   34  237.7
 1964 28 DET AL   P   40     22   35    2    2  .966  .956  1.43  0.72  2.02  1.90   36  254.0
 1965 29 DET AL   P   34     15   37    2    0  .963  .951  1.53  0.75  2.40  2.04   27  195.3
 1966 30 DET AL   P   38     11   24    0    2 1.000  .951  0.92  0.75  2.23  1.99   14  141.0
 1967 31 DET AL   P   36      8   18    2    1  .929  .956  0.72  0.74  2.74  1.96    4   85.3
 1968 32 PIT NL   P   11      0    4    0    0 1.000  .952  0.36  0.85  1.74  2.00    0   20.7
 1969 33 KCR AL   P   34      2   10    1    0  .923  .952  0.35  0.69  2.16  1.87    0   50.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 283     80  200   10    9  .966  .954  0.99  0.76  2.24  1.98  124 1123.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       283     80  200   10    9  .966  .954  0.99  0.76  2.24  1.98  124   1123

An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1964-AL-30-0.01
Car-1446-0.01 shares

Sac. Hits
1964 AL-12-4

Wins
1964 AL-19-3

Won-Loss %
1962 AL-.733-1

Innings
1964 AL-254.0-6

Games Started
1963 AL-34-9
1964 AL-36-2

Comp. Games
1964 AL-11-9

Shutouts
1965 AL-3-6

Home Runs Allow.
1964 AL-28-10

Bases On Balls Allow.
1964 AL-81-8

Hits Allowed
1963 AL-244-5
1964 AL-224-10

Losses
1963 AL-15-5
1965 AL-14-9

Earned Runs Allow.
1963 AL-108-2
1964 AL-97-8

Hit Batsmen
1962 AL-8-9
1963 AL-9-4
1964 AL-12-2
1965 AL-11-2
1966 AL-8-2

Batters Faced
1963 AL-1020-8
1964 AL-1064-6

Black Ink: Pitching - 3 (545) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 15 (1211) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 11.0 (708) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 7.0 (1082) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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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 Rocky Colavito, Bob Anderson, 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.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

Uniforms
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a Baseball Hall of Fame on-line exhibit

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MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr) 1964-AL-30-0.01 Car-1446-0.01 shares	Sac. Hits 1964 AL-12-4	Wins 1964 AL-19-3	Won-Loss % 1962 AL-.733-1	Innings 1964 AL-254.0-6	Games Started 1963 AL-34-9 1964 AL-36-2
Comp. Games 1964 AL-11-9	Shutouts 1965 AL-3-6	Home Runs Allow. 1964 AL-28-10	Bases On Balls Allow. 1964 AL-81-8	Hits Allowed 1963 AL-244-5 1964 AL-224-10	Losses 1963 AL-15-5 1965 AL-14-9
Earned Runs Allow. 1963 AL-108-2 1964 AL-97-8	Hit Batsmen 1962 AL-8-9 1963 AL-9-4 1964 AL-12-2 1965 AL-11-2 1966 AL-8-2	Batters Faced 1963 AL-1020-8 1964 AL-1064-6