Dave
Meads
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 175
 
Born: January 7, 1964 in Usa, NJ, MONTCLAIR
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1988    1989   
All-Star Selections 1989   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1987 23 NYG NL   6 6 5 5 8 7 7 7 6 6
1988 24 NYG NL $ 300,000 6 6 5 5 9 8 8 8 7 7
1989 25 NYG NL $ 300,000 6 5 5 5 9 8 8 7 6 7
1990 26 NYG NL $ 300,000 6 5 5 5 9 9 9 8 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 5 5 5 8 7 7 7 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 6 6 5 5 9 9 9 8 7 7
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1987 23 AA   2 3 .400 19 2 0 0 1 34.3 32 9 2 14 35 2.36 .241 .313 .346 .659  
1988 24 NYG NL 10 4 .714 27 16 0 0 1 129.3 102 41 4 30 76 2.85 .216 .261 .294 .555 11.2
    AAA   1 0 1.000 9 0 0 0 1 10.3 7 5 0 3 9 4.36 .189 .250 .243 .493  
    AA   0 1 .000 9 0 0 0 0 12.3 17 4 1 2 14 2.92 .333 .358 .412 .770  
1989 25 NYG NL 15 6 .714 31 31 2 2 0 197.0 176 65 12 35 121 2.97 .233 .267 .341 .608 17.4
1990 26 NYG NL 15 6 .714 29 29 0 0 0 165.0 168 67 16 26 94 3.65 .258 .289 .405 .693 12.0
3 Years Sim 40 16 .714 87 76 2 2 1 491.3 446 173 32 91 291 3.17 .238 .273 .351 .624 40.7
1 Years AAA 1 0 1.000 9 0 0 0 1 10.3 7 5 0 3 9 4.36 .189 .250 .243 .493  
2 Years AA 2 4 .333 28 2 0 0 1 46.7 49 13 3 16 49 2.51 .266 .325 .364 .689  
3 Years Minors 3 4 .429 37 2 0 0 2 57.0 56 18 3 19 58 2.84 .253 .313 .344 .656  
Season Average 13 5 .722 29 25 0 0 0 163.8 148 57 10 30 97 3.17 .238 .273 .351 .624  
Career Highs 15 6 .714 31 31 2 2 1 197.0 176 67 16 35 121 3.65 .258 .289 .405 .693  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   341 135 26 73 208   .254 .292 .370 .662
vs LH   105 38 6 18 83   .197 .224 .303 .526
Home 19 8 .704 39 37 1 1 0 232.7 199 82 12 43 136 3.17 .225 .261 .324 .585
Away 21 8 .724 48 39 1 1 1 258.7 247 91 20 48 155 3.17 .249 .283 .376 .659
Mar/Apr 5 2 .714 9 9 0 0 0 51.7 57 22 4 10 37 3.83 .271 .305 .395 .700
May 4 3 .571 11 11 1 1 0 70.7 73 22 4 8 41 2.80 .260 .280 .363 .643
June 10 3 .769 22 11 1 1 1 93.7 69 23 4 25 55 2.21 .205 .260 .298 .558
July 6 2 .750 13 13 0 0 0 71.0 74 43 9 14 38 5.45 .264 .299 .425 .724
August 12 3 .800 18 18 0 0 0 112.7 107 40 7 12 73 3.20 .243 .263 .352 .616
Sep/Oct 3 3 .500 14 14 0 0 0 91.7 66 23 4 22 47 2.26 .200 .250 .303 .553
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1988 24 NYG NL P 27 16 129.3 8 25 2 1 .943 2.30    
1989 25 NYG NL P 31 31 197.0 18 37 1 0 .982 2.51    
1990 26 NYG NL P 29 29 165.0 12 36 0 2 1.000 2.62    
Career Totals   87 76 491.3 38 98 3 3 .978 2.49    
Career Highs   31 31 197.0 18 37 2 2 1.000 2.62    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1988 24 NYG NL 2 0 1.000 5 5 0 0 0 29.0 30 16 2 7 16 4.97 .265 .308 .425 .733
1989 25 NYG NL 0 1 .000 1 0 0 0 0 2.3 3 1 0 0 2 3.86 .333 .333 .444 .778
1990 26 NYG NL 1 0 1.000 1 1 0 0 0 5.3 6 0 0 1 4 0.00 .286 .318 .286 .604
Career Post-Season Pitching 3 1 .750 7 6 0 0 0 36.7 39 17 2 8 22 4.17 .273 .311 .406 .717
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1989-9-2.97
Wins
1990-3-15
Winning Pct
1989-8-.714
1990-4-.714
Shutouts
1989-4-2
Walks per 9IP
1989-4-1.6
1990-5-1.4
WHiP
1989-7-1.07
1990-9-1.18
OOBP
1989-4-.267
1990-10-.289
OSLG
1989-10-.341
OOPS
1989-7-.608
     
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 19    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 4th round, 73rd overall pick, by New York (N) in 1987
Injured on 3/18/1987 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 4-5 weeks
Injured on 8/27/1987 with a Blister On Finger, out for 6 days
Earned first career win on 6/19/1988
Won World Championship with New York (N) in 1988
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1989, going 5-0, 1.25
Was selected to the 1989 Allstar game
Injured on 9/12/1989 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for 4-5 weeks
Won World Championship with New York (N) in 1989