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Dave
Wickersham		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 205
 
Born: September 27, 1935 in Usa, PA, ERIE
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1964    1965    1969   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1960 24 MIN AL   9 4 4 4 6 6 6 8 8 8
1961 25 MIN AL $ 300,000 9 5 5 5 6 7 7 8 8 8
1962 26 MIN AL $ 300,000 9 5 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 7
1963 27 MIN AL $ 300,000 9 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7
1964 28 MIN AL $ 580,000 9 4 4 4 7 7 7 8 8 8
1965 29 MIN AL $ 2,160,000 9 4 5 4 6 7 6 8 8 8
1966 30 MIN AL $ 2,160,000 9 5 5 5 6 7 6 8 8 8
1967 31 MIN AL $ 3,000,000 9 5 5 5 6 7 6 8 8 8
1968 32 MIN AL $ 3,000,000 9 5 5 5 6 6 6 8 8 8
1969 33 MIN AL $ 3,000,000 9 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8
1970 34 MIN AL $ 2,090,000 8 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7
1971 35 MIN AL $ 2,090,000 8 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
1972 36 BSN NL $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings   8 4 4 4 6 6 6 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,000,000 9 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1960 24 MIN AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1961 25 MIN AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1962 26 MIN AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1963 27 MIN AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1964 28 MIN AL $ 580,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1965 29 MIN AL $ 2,160,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1966 30 MIN AL $ 2,160,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1967 31 MIN AL $ 3,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1968 32 MIN AL $ 3,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1969 33 MIN AL $ 3,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1970 34 MIN AL $ 2,090,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1971 35 MIN AL $ 2,090,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1972 36 BSN NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
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
1960 24 AAA   17 9 .654 29 29 7 3 0 214.7 194 56 12 69 177 2.35 .242 .302 .341 .643  
1961 25 MIN AL 15 20 .429 47 35 18 2 3 299.0 287 150 38 94 189 4.52 .253 .312 .415 .727 10.3
1962 26 MIN AL 13 12 .520 33 33 14 1 0 260.0 265 131 27 75 144 4.53 .265 .318 .411 .729 5.5
1963 27 MIN AL 4 4 .500 27 1 0 0 0 36.7 36 18 5 14 14 4.42 .261 .329 .428 .757 0.9
1964 28 MIN AL 12 7 .632 79 0 0 0 12 107.0 102 32 3 28 51 2.69 .260 .306 .338 .644 15.5
1965 29 MIN AL 11 4 .733 81 0 0 0 22 89.7 84 27 7 23 47 2.71 .249 .297 .361 .658 14.5
1966 30 MIN AL 20 18 .526 41 41 25 4 0 331.0 285 130 24 110 199 3.53 .235 .304 .343 .647 22.4
1967 31 MIN AL 19 18 .514 44 44 16 2 0 352.0 302 127 23 130 191 3.25 .232 .307 .341 .648 23.8
1968 32 MIN AL 16 19 .457 42 42 24 4 0 332.3 327 143 26 117 212 3.87 .259 .325 .376 .700 13.3
1969 33 MIN AL 13 13 .500 31 31 9 3 0 234.3 224 120 19 113 130 4.61 .255 .341 .381 .722 9.8
1970 34 MIN AL 9 14 .391 34 22 6 1 3 179.0 204 95 14 74 112 4.78 .285 .354 .396 .750 6.4
1971 35 MIN AL 8 9 .471 45 0 0 0 2 95.7 109 61 13 49 51 5.74 .288 .373 .467 .840 2.3
1972 36 AAA   0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 2.7 7 6 0 0 2 20.30 .467 .467 .667 1.133  
11 Years Sim 140 138 .504 504 249 112 17 42 2316.6 2225 1034 199 827 1340 4.02 .254 .321 .380 .701 124.5
2 Years AAA 17 9 .654 31 29 7 3 0 217.3 201 62 12 69 179 2.57 .246 .305 .347 .652  
Season Average 12 12 .500 45 22 10 1 3 210.6 202 94 18 75 121 4.02 .254 .321 .380 .701  
Career Highs 20 20 .733 81 44 25 4 22 352.0 327 150 38 130 212 5.74 .288 .373 .467 .840  
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   1010 484 111 299 701   .246 .297 .378 .675
vs LH   1215 550 88 528 639   .262 .337 .382 .719
Home 80 69 .537 266 131 60 12 23 1239.0 1150 532 100 435 714 3.86 .248 .313 .377 .690
Away 60 69 .465 238 118 52 5 22 1077.6 1075 502 99 392 626 4.19 .261 .325 .383 .708
Mar/Apr 26 11 .703 75 35 16 2 7 332.3 290 118 17 103 198 3.20 .236 .295 .318 .613
May 24 26 .480 83 48 28 6 4 443.3 391 179 38 144 264 3.63 .236 .297 .366 .663
June 19 27 .413 83 44 20 3 6 388.6 407 201 37 137 234 4.65 .272 .333 .407 .740
July 24 21 .533 85 40 14 1 5 375.3 376 169 33 132 218 4.05 .264 .327 .387 .714
August 17 31 .354 84 41 17 2 8 358.3 353 182 29 160 202 4.57 .260 .338 .381 .719
Sep/Oct 30 22 .577 94 41 17 3 15 418.6 408 185 45 151 224 3.98 .257 .321 .409 .730
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1961 25 MIN AL 47 101 3 7 1 1 0 8 0 0 0 50 .069 .069 .099 .168 -4.0 0.0
1962 26 MIN AL 33 89 3 5 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 30 .056 .056 .067 .124 -5.5 0.0
1963 27 MIN AL 27 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5 0.0
1964 28 MIN AL 79 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4 0.0
1965 29 MIN AL 81 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1966 30 MIN AL 41 114 6 11 5 0 0 3 0 0 2 42 .096 .111 .140 .251 -2.0 0.0
1967 31 MIN AL 44 117 8 7 1 1 0 4 0 1 0 30 .060 .060 .085 .145 -6.0 0.0
1968 32 MIN AL 42 113 2 7 1 0 0 6 0 0 1 46 .062 .070 .071 .141 -5.4 0.0
8 Years Sim 394 546 22 37 9 2 0 25 1 1 3 202 .068 .073 .092 .164 -23.8 0.0
162 Game Average 224 9 15 3 0 0 10 0 0 1 83 .068 .073 .092 .164 -9.8  
Career Highs 81 117 8 11 5 1 0 8 1 1 2 50 .096 .111 .140 .251 -0.1  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   324 14 18 3 2 0 12 1 0 2 131 .056 .061 .077 .138 -17.8
vs LH   222 8 19 6 0 0 13 0 1 1 71 .086 .090 .113 .202 -8.6
Home 208 271 8 15 5 0 0 15 0 0 1 97 .055 .059 .074 .133 -15.6
Away 147 275 14 22 4 2 0 10 1 1 2 105 .080 .086 .109 .195 -10.8
RISP   149 0 15 3 1 0 24 0 0 2 55 .101 .111 .134 .245 -3.5
Close/Late   62 3 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 21 .081 .095 .097 .192 -2.4
Mar/Apr 44 66 3 5 1 0 0 5 0 0 1 22 .076 .088 .091 .179 -2.8
May 51 96 3 6 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 36 .063 .063 .083 .146 -5.2
June 62 90 2 7 2 0 0 4 0 0 1 39 .078 .088 .100 .188 -3.7
July 49 98 6 7 2 1 0 5 0 0 0 32 .071 .071 .112 .184 -4.3
August 41 90 3 5 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 33 .056 .065 .078 .143 -5.2
Sep/Oct 53 106 5 7 0 1 0 6 1 0 0 40 .066 .066 .085 .151 -5.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1961 25 MIN AL P 47 35 299.0 15 50 2 4 .970 1.96    
1962 26 MIN AL P 33 33 260.0 18 45 1 0 .984 2.18    
1963 27 MIN AL P 27 1 36.7 2 11 0 0 1.000 3.19    
1964 28 MIN AL P 79 0 107.0 7 17 0 1 1.000 2.02    
1965 29 MIN AL P 81 0 89.7 6 13 1 2 .950 1.91    
1966 30 MIN AL P 41 41 331.0 26 53 1 8 .988 2.15    
1967 31 MIN AL P 44 44 352.0 19 61 1 5 .988 2.05    
1968 32 MIN AL P 42 42 332.3 27 61 1 4 .989 2.38    
1969 33 MIN AL P 31 31 234.3 15 27 2 3 .955 1.61    
1970 34 MIN AL P 34 22 179.0 13 32 0 4 1.000 2.26    
1971 35 MIN AL P 45 0 95.7 7 22 0 5 1.000 2.73    
Career Totals   504 249 2316.6 155 392 9 36 .984 2.13    
Career Highs   81 44 352.0 27 61 2 8 1.000 3.19    
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
1965 29 MIN AL 0 0 .000 6 0 0 0 3 5.7 6 2 1 1 4 3.18 .286 .318 .524 .842
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 6 0 0 0 3 5.7 6 2 1 1 4 3.18 .286 .318 .524 .842
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Wins
1966-7-20
1967-7-19
 Losses
1961-4-20
1966-9-18
1967-7-18
1968-7-19
 Saves
1964-6-12
1965-1-22
 Games Pitched
1964-4-79
1965-5-81
 Games Started
1967-1-44
1968-7-42
 Complete Games
1961-3-18
1962-10-14
1966-1-25
1967-7-16
1968-1-24
Shutouts
1961-5-2
1966-1-4
1967-4-2
1968-3-4
1969-2-3
 Innings Pitched
1966-2-331.0
1967-1-352.0
1968-5-332.3
 Hits Allowed
1961-9-287
1967-6-302
1968-3-327
 Homeruns Allowed
1961-4-38
 Walks Allowed
1966-9-110
1967-3-130
1968-8-117
1969-5-113
 OSLG
1966-10-.343
1967-8-.341
 
   Black Ink Test: 12    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 42    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 22    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
Similar Pitchers     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Al Jackson (946)
  2. Bill Gogolewski (940)
  3. Frank Barrett (939)
  4. Roy Thomas (937)
  5. John Morris (934)
  6. Dave Pagan (929)
  7. Danny Darwin (927)
  8. Ed Halicki (925)
  9. Harvey Haddix (925)
  10. Mort Cooper (924)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Karl Drews (995)
  2. Whitey Wilshere (984)
  3. George Brunet (984)
  4. Dick Ellsworth (976)
  5. John Hiller (974)
  6. Jack Fisher (974)
  7. Rollie Sheldon (972)
  8. Dean Stone (970)
  9. Ed Hanyzewski (969)
  10. Bob Kuzava (966)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 20th overall pick, by Minnesota in 1960
Earned first career win on 4/10/1961
Had first career hit on 5/2/1961, off Glen Hobbie (STL)
Won Bronze Rookie in 1961, going 15-20, 4.52 ERA
Injured on 6/9/1962 with a Sore Shoulder, out for one week
Injured on 4/15/1963 with a Broken Jaw, out for 3-4 weeks
2/1/1964: Gets a new one-year contract worth $580,000 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1964 Allstar game
2/1/1965: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,160,000 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1965 Allstar game
2/1/1966: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,160,000 through salary arbitration
7/31/1966: Signed a contract extension with Minnesota, $3,000,000 per year, for 3 years
Won Player of the Week award on 4/14/1967, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA
Won Player of the Week award on 9/8/1967, winning 2 games with a 0.51 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1967, going 6-1, 1.32
Was selected to the 1969 Allstar game
Injured on 7/7/1969 with a Sore Back, out for one week
9/1/1969: Signed a contract extension with Minnesota, $2,090,000 per year, for 2 years
Signed as a free agent by Boston (N) on 2/5/1972 to a 2-year deal worth $300,000 per year
 
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