Dave Wickersham

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 188lb (190cm, 85kg)

Born: September 27, 1935 in Erie, PA us

School: Ohio University (Athens, OH)

Debut: September 18, 1960 (Age 24-357d, 9,398th in MLB history)
vs. CLE 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: July 26, 1969 (Age 33-302d)
vs. DET 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1962 season

Full Name: David Clifford Wickersham

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.5

W

L

ERA

3.66

G

283

GS

124

SV

IP

1123.0

SO

638

WHIP

1.296

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1955	19	PIT-min	B	1	3	.250	4.50	12	2					36.0	36	24	18	2	32									1.889	9.0	0.5	8.0			BGH CARL
1956	20	PIT-min	C	13	9	.591	4.53	31	24					177.0	192	106	89	13	65									1.452	9.8	0.7	3.3			GFK NORL
1957	21	PIT-min	B,A	17	9	.654	1.95	35	23		18	3		217.0	178	71	47	9	48	2	150	4	1	2				1.041	7.4	0.4	2.0	6.2	3.13	BMT,LIN BSTL,WL
1958	22	PIT-min	A,AAA	16	9	.640	3.87	37	26		8	0		193.0	194	105	83	13	66		136	6	1	8				1.347	9.0	0.6	3.1	6.3	2.06	LIN,CLB WL,IL
1959	23	PIT-min	A,AAA	8	7	.533	3.38	38	12		5	2		144.0	136	65	54	8	51	2	79	5	0	8				1.299	8.5	0.5	3.2	4.9	1.55	CBS,SLC SALL,PCL
1960	24	KCA-min	AA	10	7	.588	2.65	69	11		3	1		187.0	150	69	55	8	74	14	121	5	1	11				1.198	7.2	0.4	3.6	5.8	1.64	SHV SOUA
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	386	2.17	0.600	4.3	0.0	1.1	3.2	3.00
1961	25	KCA-min	AA	14	11	.560	2.45	57	0		0	0		121.0	90	51	33	8	44	11	111	3	2	5				1.107	6.7	0.6	3.3	8.3	2.52	SHV SOUA
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	82	2.62	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	4.44	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	3.75	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	3.85	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	93	3.31	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	109	3.85	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	5	85.1	72	30	26	6	33	2	44	4	0	5	352	120	3.72	1.230	7.6	0.6	3.5	4.6	1.33
1968	32	PIT-min	AAA	5	7	.417	4.75	18	16		5	0		91.0	103	54	48	11	26	4	46	4	0	5				1.418	10.2	1.1	2.6	4.5	1.77	CLB IL
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	85	3.40	1.645	9.1	0.0	5.7	3.9	0.69
1969	33	KCR-min	AAA	1	0	1.000	1.38	10	0		0	0	5	13.0	12	2	2	0	3	1	11	0	0	0				1.154	8.3	0.0	2.1	7.6	3.67	OMA AA
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	3.95	1.440	10.4	1.1	2.5	4.9	1.93
10 Yrs				68	57	.544	3.66	283	124	73	29	5	19	1123.0	1071	514	457	100	384	24	638	56	7	29	4761	101	3.74	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	3.74	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	3.85	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	7	675.1	614	293	255	60	229	15	410	35	3	17	2844	104	3.67	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	3.95	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	85	3.40	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	18	1102.1	1050	502	449	100	371	21	629	56	7	29	4666	101	3.75	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	85	3.40	1.645	9.1	0.0	5.7	3.9	0.69

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