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Dave
Ferriss		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 223
 
Born: December 5, 1921 in Usa, MS, SHAW
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove 1947    1950    1952   
All-Star Selections 1955    1957   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1945 23 SDP NL $ 300,000 10 5 5 5 7 7 7 6 6 6
1946 24 SDP NL $ 300,000 10 6 6 6 7 7 7 5 5 5
1947 25 SDP NL $ 300,000 10 6 6 6 9 9 9 5 5 5
1948 26 SDP NL $ 300,000 10 6 6 6 8 8 8 4 4 4
1949 27 SDP NL $ 2,685,714 9 6 6 6 9 9 9 4 4 4
1950 28 SDP NL $ 3,085,714 9 6 6 6 9 9 9 4 4 4
1951 29 SDP NL $ 3,662,857 9 6 6 6 9 9 9 4 4 4
1952 30 SDP NL $ 3,000,000 9 6 6 6 9 9 9 3 3 3
1953 31 TAM AL $ 3,000,000 9 7 7 7 9 9 9 3 3 3
1954 32 TAM AL $ 3,000,000 9 7 7 7 9 9 9 3 3 3
1955 33 TAM AL $ 3,000,000 10 7 7 7 9 9 9 3 3 3
1956 34 TAM AL $ 2,550,000 9 7 7 7 9 9 9 3 3 3
1957 35 TAM AL $ 2,550,000 9 6 6 6 9 9 9 3 3 3
1958 36 TAM AL $ 2,550,000 7 3 3 3 8 8 8 3 3 3
1959 37 CIN NL $ 2,550,000 7 3 3 3 8 8 8 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 7 3 3 3 7 7 7 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,662,857 10 7 7 7 9 9 9 6 6 6
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1945 23 SDP NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1946 24 SDP NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1947 25 SDP NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1948 26 SDP NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1949 27 SDP NL $ 2,685,714   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1950 28 SDP NL $ 3,085,714   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1951 29 SDP NL $ 3,662,857   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1952 30 SDP NL $ 3,000,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1953 31 TAM AL $ 3,000,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1954 32 TAM AL $ 3,000,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1955 33 TAM AL $ 3,000,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1956 34 TAM AL $ 2,550,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1957 35 TAM AL $ 2,550,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1958 36 TAM AL $ 2,550,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1959 37 CIN NL $ 2,550,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,662,857   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
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
1945 23 SDP NL 13 9 .591 41 27 15 1 4 242.3 220 95 20 80 84 3.53 .241 .304 .363 .667 17.6
1946 24 SDP NL 11 21 .344 38 38 18 3 0 313.3 346 152 38 91 109 4.37 .281 .331 .429 .760 17.0
1947 25 SDP NL 15 15 .500 32 32 17 2 0 258.7 288 126 28 71 80 4.38 .282 .331 .426 .757 13.2
    AAA   3 2 .600 6 6 1 1 0 46.3 45 10 2 3 33 1.94 .251 .264 .335 .599  
1948 26 SDP NL 10 6 .625 21 21 6 0 0 168.7 186 84 14 46 62 4.48 .280 .333 .411 .744 8.4
1949 27 SDP NL 21 12 .636 39 39 19 2 0 312.3 346 146 37 74 140 4.21 .283 .323 .437 .760 20.3
1950 28 SDP NL 23 12 .657 40 40 20 2 0 332.3 303 130 33 89 156 3.52 .243 .294 .373 .668 26.7
1951 29 SDP NL 19 15 .559 40 40 18 1 0 316.7 332 179 42 93 133 5.09 .270 .322 .442 .764 16.0
1952 30 SDP NL 17 10 .630 37 29 10 2 0 244.7 252 111 31 71 123 4.08 .268 .320 .419 .739 17.6
1953 31 TAM AL 8 12 .400 30 27 13 1 1 224.7 230 91 21 52 148 3.65 .267 .315 .382 .697 14.1
1954 32 TAM AL 14 7 .667 23 23 7 3 0 179.0 175 76 21 42 107 3.82 .254 .300 .383 .682 12.0
1955 33 TAM AL 6 13 .316 101 0 0 0 14 139.7 160 82 20 38 100 5.28 .286 .332 .453 .785 6.6
1956 34 TAM AL 7 5 .583 72 0 0 0 14 86.3 91 37 11 13 62 3.86 .273 .300 .417 .717 9.9
1957 35 TAM AL 3 8 .273 84 0 0 0 19 99.3 94 30 12 16 52 2.72 .245 .275 .385 .660 13.0
1958 36 TAM AL 6 6 .500 57 0 0 0 11 61.3 75 25 5 18 41 3.67 .300 .354 .404 .758 5.8
1959 37 AAA   0 2 .000 21 0 0 0 4 21.7 34 15 8 9 12 6.23 .366 .422 .634 1.056  
14 Years Sim 173 151 .534 655 316 143 17 63 2979.3 3098 1364 333 794 1397 4.12 .268 .317 .411 .728 198.2
2 Years AAA 3 4 .429 27 6 1 1 4 68.0 79 25 10 12 45 3.31 .290 .320 .438 .758  
Season Average 12 10 .545 46 22 10 1 4 212.8 221 97 23 56 99 4.12 .268 .317 .411 .728  
Career Highs 23 21 .667 101 40 20 3 19 332.3 346 179 42 93 156 5.28 .300 .354 .453 .785  
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   1499 633 161 371 812   .252 .296 .382 .678
vs LH   1599 731 172 423 585   .285 .335 .441 .776
Home 86 77 .528 341 168 72 7 28 1594.3 1660 697 170 432 749 3.93 .269 .316 .402 .718
Away 87 74 .540 314 148 71 10 38 1385.0 1438 667 163 362 648 4.33 .268 .314 .420 .735
Mar/Apr 25 24 .510 100 49 22 2 12 465.3 478 204 46 131 211 3.95 .268 .318 .397 .715
May 34 31 .523 124 60 25 1 13 558.3 668 303 79 126 271 4.88 .295 .332 .458 .790
June 31 26 .544 118 66 23 1 11 578.6 588 269 68 177 276 4.18 .264 .318 .411 .729
July 26 30 .464 108 44 19 4 6 435.3 460 219 46 127 199 4.53 .271 .322 .416 .737
August 29 22 .569 115 48 29 4 9 482.0 466 199 53 122 236 3.72 .253 .299 .398 .697
Sep/Oct 28 18 .609 90 49 25 5 15 459.6 438 170 41 111 204 3.33 .253 .298 .370 .668
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
1945 23 SDP NL 41 90 7 20 1 0 0 10 0 0 0 10 .222 .220 .233 .453 3.6 0.0
1946 24 SDP NL 38 110 8 23 4 1 0 6 0 0 3 7 .209 .228 .264 .492 5.6 0.0
1947 25 SDP NL 32 97 7 20 2 0 0 9 0 0 2 13 .206 .222 .227 .449 3.1 0.0
1948 26 SDP NL 21 68 3 16 0 0 1 8 0 0 2 7 .235 .257 .279 .537 3.9 0.0
1949 27 SDP NL 39 130 9 31 5 1 0 17 0 0 0 14 .238 .238 .292 .531 7.1 0.0
1950 28 SDP NL 40 128 8 23 0 0 0 5 0 0 2 7 .180 .191 .180 .371 2.0 0.0
1951 29 SDP NL 40 122 12 29 2 2 0 12 0 0 1 11 .238 .242 .287 .529 7.6 0.0
1952 30 SDP NL 37 99 13 30 4 0 1 17 0 0 1 9 .303 .310 .374 .684 10.3 1.1
1953 31 TAM AL 30 84 5 13 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 9 .155 .174 .167 .341 0.2 0.0
1954 32 TAM AL 23 71 8 20 2 0 0 5 0 0 1 5 .282 .288 .310 .598 6.4 0.6
1955 33 TAM AL 101 17 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .235 .235 .294 .529 1.1 0.0
1956 34 TAM AL 72 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333 0.9 0.3
1958 36 TAM AL 57 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
13 Years Sim 571 1021 81 231 22 4 2 93 0 0 14 93 .226 .236 .262 .497 51.7 1.9
162 Game Average 289 22 65 6 1 0 26 0 0 3 26 .226 .236 .262 .497 14.7  
Career Highs 101 130 13 31 5 2 1 17 0 0 3 14 .667 .667 .667 1.333 10.3  
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   631 56 154 13 2 2 61 0 0 11 56 .244 .255 .281 .536 40.8
vs LH   390 25 77 9 2 0 32 0 0 3 37 .197 .203 .231 .434 12.5
Home 298 513 38 129 14 2 2 55 0 0 6 51 .251 .258 .298 .556 35.7
Away 273 508 43 102 8 2 0 38 0 0 8 42 .201 .213 .224 .437 17.6
RISP   289 0 66 5 2 0 88 0 0 2 31 .228 .230 .260 .489 14.5
Close/Late   79 1 12 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 7 .152 .173 .177 .350 0.7
Mar/Apr 56 157 16 39 4 2 0 17 0 0 2 15 .248 .256 .299 .556 10.8
May 93 197 17 42 5 0 1 21 0 0 2 24 .213 .221 .254 .475 8.8
June 85 201 17 48 5 2 1 18 0 0 5 19 .239 .254 .299 .552 14.1
July 71 145 12 37 6 0 0 12 0 0 1 11 .255 .260 .297 .557 9.8
August 97 163 9 33 1 0 0 15 0 0 2 12 .202 .211 .209 .419 4.9
Sep/Oct 60 158 10 32 1 0 0 10 0 0 2 12 .203 .213 .209 .421 4.8
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1945 23 SDP NL P 41 27 242.3 17 64 1 7 .988 3.01    
1946 24 SDP NL P 38 38 313.3 27 69 1 2 .990 2.76    
1947 25 SDP NL P 32 32 258.7 25 63 0 1 1.000 3.06    
1948 26 SDP NL P 21 21 168.7 10 32 1 3 .977 2.24    
1949 27 SDP NL P 39 39 312.3 34 55 1 3 .989 2.56    
1950 28 SDP NL P 40 40 332.3 27 82 0 6 1.000 2.95    
1951 29 SDP NL P 40 40 316.7 23 79 4 4 .962 2.90    
1952 30 SDP NL P 37 29 244.7 15 69 1 2 .988 3.09    
1953 31 TAM AL P 30 27 224.7 9 53 1 5 .984 2.48    
1954 32 TAM AL P 23 23 179.0 19 33 1 0 .981 2.61    
1955 33 TAM AL P 101 0 139.7 5 29 2 2 .944 2.19    
1956 34 TAM AL P 72 0 86.3 6 16 0 0 1.000 2.29    
1957 35 TAM AL P 84 0 99.3 9 17 0 0 1.000 2.36    
1958 36 TAM AL P 57 0 61.3 6 16 0 4 1.000 3.23    
Career Totals   655 316 2979.3 232 677 13 39 .986 2.75    
Career Highs   101 40 332.3 34 82 4 7 1.000 3.23    
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
1950 28 SDP NL 0 1 .000 4 0 0 0 0 4.0 6 6 3 2 2 13.50 .353 .421 .941 1.362
1951 29 SDP NL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00 .000 .000 .000 .000
1953 31 TAM AL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 .000 .000 .000 .000
1956 34 TAM AL 1 1 .500 8 0 0 0 2 9.7 11 5 1 3 5 4.66 .275 .326 .350 .676
1957 35 TAM AL 0 0 .000 4 0 0 0 1 2.3 2 0 0 0 3 0.00 .200 .200 .200 .400
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 2 .333 18 0 0 0 3 18.0 19 11 4 5 13 5.50 .260 .308 .438 .746
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1953 31 TAM AL 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
1956 34 TAM AL 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 9 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1945-9-3.53
1950-6-3.52
1953-6-3.65
1954-10-3.82
 Wins
1949-7-21
1950-4-23
 Losses
1946-1-21
 Winning Pct
1949-10-.636
1950-8-.657
1952-9-.630
1954-5-.667
 Saves
1955-3-14
1956-4-14
1957-2-19
1958-7-11
 Games Pitched
1955-2-101
1956-8-72
1957-4-84
Games Started
1946-10-38
1950-9-40
 Complete Games
1945-8-15
1946-5-18
1947-5-17
1949-3-19
1950-2-20
1951-5-18
1953-6-13
CAR-50-143
 Shutouts
1945-9-1
1946-3-3
1947-6-2
1949-8-2
1950-7-2
1951-8-1
1952-8-2
1953-9-1
1954-4-3
 Innings Pitched
1946-6-313.3
1949-6-312.3
1950-3-332.3
 Hits Allowed
1946-2-346
1949-2-346
1950-6-303
1951-6-332
 Homeruns Allowed
1946-2-38
1947-10-28
1949-4-37
1950-3-33
1951-1-42
Strikeouts
1949-7-140
1950-7-156
 Walks per 9IP
1945-10-3.0
1946-7-2.6
1947-7-2.5
1948-8-2.5
1949-2-2.1
1950-5-2.4
1951-4-2.6
1952-8-2.6
1953-8-2.1
1954-5-2.1
 Hits per 9IP
1945-6-8.2
1950-9-8.2
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1949-10-4.0
1953-5-5.9
1954-6-5.4
 WHiP
1945-7-1.24
1950-4-1.18
1951-7-1.34
1952-9-1.32
1953-9-1.26
1954-7-1.21
 OAVG
1945-6-.241
1950-8-.243
OOBP
1945-8-.304
1950-5-.294
1951-7-.322
1952-9-.320
1954-8-.300
 OSLG
1950-10-.373
1953-10-.382
 OOPS
1945-8-.667
1950-5-.668
1953-10-.697
1954-9-.682
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 123    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 29    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 15th overall pick, by San Diego in 1945
Earned first career win on 4/28/1945
Had first career hit on 6/2/1945, off Les Mccrabb (BRK)
Won Player of the Week award on 8/11/1946, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA
Won Player of the Week award on 7/14/1947, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1947, going 6-0, 3.42
Won Gold Glove at Pitcher in 1947
Hit first career homerun on 5/13/1948, off Cliff Fannin (SEM)
Injured on 6/22/1948 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 8 weeks
2/1/1949: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,685,714 through salary arbitration
Injured on 5/23/1949 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1949, going 5-1, 2.34
2/1/1950: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,085,714 through salary arbitration
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1950, going 6-0, 1.93
Won World Series with San Diego in 1950
Won Gold Glove at Pitcher in 1950
2/1/1951: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,662,857 through salary arbitration
6/1/1951: Signed a contract extension with San Diego, $3,000,000 per year, for 4 years
Won Gold Glove at Pitcher in 1952
Traded from San Diego to Tampa Bay on 2/1/1953 (Going to SDP: RF Hank Edwards, CF Clyde Vollmer, C Steve Souchock. Going to TAM: P Dave Ferriss, C Phil Masi)
Injured on 7/7/1954 with a Fractured Skull, out for 7-8 weeks
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1954, going 4-1, 1.64
Was selected to the 1955 Allstar game
Injured on 9/11/1955 with a Herniated Disc Back, out for 6 weeks
9/22/1955: Signed a contract extension with Tampa Bay, $2,550,000 per year, for 4 years
Injured on 3/27/1956 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 5 weeks
Was selected to the 1957 Allstar game
Won World Series with Tampa Bay in 1957
Injured on 6/3/1958 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for 4-5 weeks
6/1/1959: Signed a contract extension with Tampa Bay, $300,000 per year, for 1 years
Injured on 7/22/1959 with a Pulled Bicep Muscle, out for 5 weeks
Traded from Tampa Bay to Cincinnati on 7/31/1959 (Going to CIN: P Walt Masterson, P Dave Ferriss, CF Bill Bruton, P Don Newcombe. Going to TAM: 1B Ferris Fain, SS Alex Grammas)
 
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