Dave Wickersham

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

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

Born: September 27, 1935 in Erie, PA us

Died: June 18, 2022 in Overland Park, KS

Buried: Pleasant View Cemetery, Shawnee, KS

High School: West Springfield HS (West Springfield, PA)

Schools: Taylor University (Upland, IN), Ohio University (Athens, OH)

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

ERA

3.66

283

124

1123.0

638

WHIP

1.296

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1955	19	-4.7	Burlington-Graham	CARL	B	PIT	1	3	.250	4.50	6.00	12	2		0	0		36.0	36	24	18	2	32		16	2	0	3		1.889	9.0	0.5	8.0	4.0	0.50
1956	20	-1.2	Grand Forks	NORL	C	PIT	13	9	.591	4.53	5.39	31	24		13	2		177.0	192	106	89	13	65		83	7	1	4		1.452	9.8	0.7	3.3	4.2	1.28
1957	21		2 Teams	2 Lgs	B-A	PIT	17	9	.654			35	23		18	3		217.0	178	71	47	9	48	2	150	4	1	2
1957	21	-3.2	Lincoln	WL	A	PIT	2	1	.667			4															0
1957	21	-1.8	Beaumont	BSTL	B	PIT	15	8	.652	1.95	2.94	31	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
1958	22		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-AAA	PIT	16	9	.640			37	26		8	0		193.0	194	105	83	13	66		136	6	1	8
1958	22	-5.0	Columbus	IL	AAA	PIT	0	0				5															0
1958	22	-1.7	Lincoln	WL	A	PIT	16	9	.640	3.87	4.90	32	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
1959	23		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-AAA	PIT	8	7	.533	3.38	4.06	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
1959	23	-4.2	Salt Lake City	PCL	AAA	PIT	2	2	.500	4.79	5.74	20	0		0	0		47.0	46	30	25	4	21		21	3	0	4		1.426	8.8	0.8	4.0	4.0	1.00
1959	23	-0.9	Columbus/Gastonia	SALL	A	PIT	6	5	.545	2.69	3.25	18	12		5	2		97.0	90	35	29	4	30	2	58	2	0	4		1.237	8.4	0.4	2.8	5.4	1.93
1960	24	-1.0	Shreveport	SOUA	AA	KCA	10	7	.588	2.65	3.32	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
1960	24	-3.9	KCA	AL	Maj	KCA	0	0		1.08	1.08	5	0	5	0	0	2	8.1	4	1	1	0	1	0	3	0	1	0	28	0.600	4.3	0.0	1.1	3.2	3.00
1961	25	-0.3	Shreveport	SOUA	AA	KCA	14	11	.560	2.45	3.79	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
1961	25	-2.8	KCA	AL	Maj	KCA	2	1	.667	5.14	5.14	17	0	11	0	0	2	21.0	25	12	12	0	5	1	10	2	0	1	90	1.429	10.7	0.0	2.1	4.3	2.00
1962	26	-1.7	KCA	AL	Maj	KCA	11	4	.733	4.17	4.34	30	9	8	3	0	1	110.0	105	53	51	13	43	1	61	8	0	1	467	1.345	8.6	1.1	3.5	5.0	1.42
1963	27	-0.7	KCA	AL	Maj	KCA	12	15	.444	4.09	4.39	38	34	2	4	1	1	237.2	244	116	108	21	79	2	118	9	2	5	1020	1.359	9.2	0.8	3.0	4.5	1.49
1964	28	0.8	DET	AL	Maj	DET	19	12	.613	3.44	3.83	40	36	4	11	1	1	254.0	224	108	97	28	81	3	164	12	1	5	1064	1.201	7.9	1.0	2.9	5.8	2.02
1965	29	1.9	DET	AL	Maj	DET	9	14	.391	3.78	4.19	34	27	1	8	3	0	195.1	179	91	82	12	61	6	109	11	1	3	824	1.229	8.2	0.6	2.8	5.0	1.79
1966	30	3.0	DET	AL	Maj	DET	8	3	.727	3.20	4.09	38	14	11	3	0	1	140.2	139	64	50	14	54	4	93	8	1	4	604	1.372	8.9	0.9	3.5	6.0	1.72
1967	31	4.1	DET	AL	Maj	DET	4	5	.444	2.74	3.16	36	4	13	0	0	5	85.1	72	30	26	6	33	2	44	4	0	5	352	1.230	7.6	0.6	3.5	4.6	1.33
1968	32	6.7	Columbus	IL	AAA	PIT	5	7	.417	4.75	5.34	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
1968	32	4.6	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	1	0	1.000	3.48	5.23	11	0	4	0	0	1	20.2	21	12	8	0	13	3	9	0	0	0	95	1.645	9.1	0.0	5.7	3.9	0.69
1969	33	7.7	Omaha	AA	AAA	KCR	1	0	1.000	1.38	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
1969	33	5.9	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	2	3	.400	3.96	4.86	34	0	14	0	0	5	50.0	58	27	22	6	14	2	27	2	1	5	217	1.440	10.4	1.1	2.5	4.9	1.93
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (10 seasons)					Majors		68	57	.544	3.66	4.12	283	124	73	29	5	19	1123.0	1071	514	457	100	384	24	638	56	7	29	4761	1.296	8.6	0.8	3.1	5.1	1.66
Minors (9 seasons)					Minors		85	62	.578			307	114		52	8	5	1179.0	1091	547	429	72	409	34	753	36	6	46
All Levels (15 Seasons)							153	119	.563			590	238	73	81	13	24	2302.0	2162	1061	886	172	793	58	1391	92	13	75	4761

AAA (4 seasons)					Minors		8	9	.471			53	16		5	0	5	151.0	161	86	75	15	50	5	78	7	0	9
AA (2 seasons)					Minors		24	18	.571	2.57	3.51	126	11		3	1		308.0	240	120	88	16	118	25	232	8	3	16		1.162	7.0	0.5	3.4	6.8	1.97
A (3 seasons)					Minors		24	15	.615			54	38		13	2		290.0	284	140	112	17	96	2	194	8	1	12
B (2 seasons)					Minors		16	11	.593	2.31	3.38	43	25		18	3		253.0	214	95	65	11	80	2	166	6	1	5		1.162	7.6	0.4	2.8	5.9	2.08
C (1 season)					Minors		13	9	.591	4.53	5.39	31	24		13	2		177.0	192	106	89	13	65		83	7	1	4		1.452	9.8	0.7	3.3	4.2	1.28