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Dave
Geisel		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 215
 
Born: January 18, 1955 in Usa, PA, WINDBER
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1978 23 MIL NL $ 300,000 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 9 8 8
1979 24 MIL NL $ 300,000 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 9 8 8
1980 25 MIL NL $ 300,000 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 9 8 8
1981 26 MIL NL $ 300,000 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 8 7 8
1982 27 MIL NL $ 768,571 7 6 5 5 6 5 5 8 7 8
1983 28 MIL NL $ 1,971,429 7 6 5 5 6 5 5 8 8 8
1984 29 MIL NL $ 1,971,429 7 6 5 5 6 5 5 8 8 8
1985 30 MIL NL $ 2,700,000 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 8 7 8
1986 31 MIL NL $ 2,700,000 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 8
1987 32 PHN NL $ 2,700,000 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 8
1988 33 PHN NL $ 2,700,000 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 8
1989 34 PHN NL $ 500,000 6 6 5 5 6 5 5 8 7 8
1990 35 PHN NL $ 500,000 6 6 5 5 6 5 5 8 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,700,000 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 9 8 8
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1978 23 MIL NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1979 24 MIL NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1980 25 MIL NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1981 26 MIL NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1982 27 MIL NL $ 768,571   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1983 28 MIL NL $ 1,971,429   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1984 29 MIL NL $ 1,971,429   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1985 30 MIL NL $ 2,700,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1986 31 MIL NL $ 2,700,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1987 32 PHN NL $ 2,700,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1988 33 PHN NL $ 2,700,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1989 34 PHN NL $ 500,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1990 35 PHN NL $ 500,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,700,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
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
1978 23 MIL NL 11 11 .500 28 28 2 0 0 191.3 209 96 19 70 100 4.52 .278 .341 .433 .773 9.1
    AAA   0 0 .000 17 0 0 0 1 15.7 10 0 0 4 8 0.00 .189 .246 .208 .453  
1979 24 MIL NL 10 16 .385 34 34 3 0 0 218.7 233 109 26 98 115 4.49 .270 .345 .425 .770 5.8
1980 25 MIL NL 18 14 .563 36 36 13 4 0 289.0 241 91 13 104 160 2.83 .229 .299 .325 .624 24.4
1981 26 MIL NL 3 1 .750 9 9 0 0 0 64.0 63 22 2 25 38 3.09 .255 .324 .336 .660 3.8
1982 27 MIL NL 10 4 .714 19 19 1 0 0 139.3 120 61 13 67 80 3.94 .233 .323 .357 .679 7.5
1983 28 MIL NL 7 11 .389 27 27 7 2 0 190.3 176 77 18 74 90 3.64 .246 .320 .381 .702 10.0
1984 29 MIL NL 12 16 .429 34 34 6 3 0 241.0 224 91 15 69 127 3.40 .243 .299 .365 .664 13.9
1985 30 MIL NL 15 9 .625 30 30 2 0 0 203.7 204 112 15 79 125 4.95 .259 .326 .379 .705 5.2
1986 31 MIL NL 4 1 .800 47 0 0 0 5 66.0 73 31 6 19 39 4.23 .283 .344 .384 .728 3.4
1987 32 MIL NL 3 4 .429 21 11 0 0 1 44.7 40 13 2 23 29 2.62 .241 .333 .349 .683 4.1
  PHN NL 6 5 .545 22 11 0 0 0 134.3 128 66 8 60 59 4.42 .250 .330 .367 .697 5.5
  TOT   9 9 .500 43 22 0 0 1 179.0 168 79 10 83 88 3.97 .248 .331 .363 .694 9.6
1988 33 PHN NL 6 14 .300 35 35 0 0 0 211.0 202 111 13 88 121 4.73 .250 .326 .365 .691 7.5
1989 34 PHN NL 6 11 .353 32 32 0 0 0 185.3 192 84 14 64 95 4.08 .266 .330 .388 .719 8.4
1990 35 PHN NL 9 11 .450 35 35 0 0 0 170.7 172 108 20 77 100 5.70 .263 .339 .429 .768 3.7
13 Years Sim 120 128 .484 409 341 34 9 6 2349.3 2277 1072 184 917 1278 4.11 .254 .325 .380 .705 112.4
1 Years AAA 0 0 .000 17 0 0 0 1 15.7 10 0 0 4 8 0.00 .189 .246 .208 .453  
Season Average 9 9 .500 31 26 2 0 0 180.7 175 82 14 70 98 4.11 .254 .325 .380 .705  
Career Highs 18 16 .800 47 36 13 4 5 289.0 241 112 26 104 160 5.70 .283 .345 .433 .773  
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   1744 791 144 701 930   .264 .334 .396 .730
vs LH   533 281 40 216 348   .225 .290 .335 .625
Home 58 67 .464 210 174 13 2 3 1199.3 1183 554 101 462 645 4.16 .257 .325 .384 .709
Away 62 61 .504 199 167 21 7 3 1150.0 1094 518 83 455 633 4.05 .250 .321 .376 .696
Mar/Apr 14 17 .452 66 45 9 4 2 321.3 301 137 25 126 189 3.84 .246 .316 .368 .684
May 25 23 .521 72 56 2 0 1 421.6 425 199 34 147 208 4.25 .260 .322 .385 .707
June 22 19 .537 69 61 8 2 0 413.3 390 187 32 150 221 4.07 .250 .316 .374 .690
July 18 22 .450 61 53 4 1 0 351.6 331 162 29 155 192 4.15 .250 .328 .383 .711
August 21 25 .457 73 64 6 0 1 427.3 423 205 36 157 242 4.32 .257 .322 .394 .716
Sep/Oct 20 22 .476 68 62 5 2 2 414.0 407 182 28 182 226 3.96 .256 .333 .373 .706
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
1983 28 MIL NL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1 Years Sim 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
162 Game Average 162 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 162 .000 .000 .000 .000 -15.9  
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   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Away 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
RISP   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Sep/Oct 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1978 23 MIL NL P 28 28 191.3 12 29 1 0 .976 1.93    
1979 24 MIL NL P 34 34 218.7 13 43 1 3 .982 2.30    
1980 25 MIL NL P 36 36 289.0 14 51 1 4 .985 2.02    
1981 26 MIL NL P 9 9 64.0 2 8 1 1 .909 1.41    
1982 27 MIL NL P 19 19 139.3 6 25 1 2 .969 2.00    
1983 28 MIL NL P 27 27 190.3 11 34 0 2 1.000 2.13    
    2B 1 0 1.7 1 1 0 0 1.000 10.84   0.0
1984 29 MIL NL P 34 34 241.0 10 32 1 2 .977 1.57    
1985 30 MIL NL P 30 30 203.7 14 36 0 3 1.000 2.21    
1986 31 MIL NL P 47 0 66.0 6 10 2 1 .889 2.18    
1987 32 MIL NL P 21 11 44.7 2 5 0 1 1.000 1.41    
  PHN NL P 22 11 134.3 7 16 1 2 .958 1.54    
  TOT   P 43 22 179.0 9 21 1 3 .968 1.51    
1988 33 PHN NL P 35 35 211.0 17 28 1 2 .978 1.92    
1989 34 PHN NL P 32 32 185.3 12 33 2 3 .957 2.19    
1990 35 PHN NL P 35 35 170.7 6 29 3 3 .921 1.85    
  P 409 341 2349.3 132 379 15 29 .971 1.96    
  2B 1 0 1.7 1 1 0 0 1.000 10.84   0.0
Career Totals   410 341 2351.0 133 380 15 29 .972 1.96    
Career Highs   47 36 289.0 17 51 3 4 1.000 2.30    
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
1982 27 MIL NL 1 0 1.000 3 3 0 0 0 22.0 16 7 2 10 21 2.86 .205 .295 .321 .616
1984 29 MIL NL 2 0 1.000 2 2 0 0 0 15.7 7 2 1 3 8 1.15 .127 .172 .182 .354
1987 32 PHN NL 0 0 .000 1 1 0 0 0 7.0 6 2 0 4 2 2.57 .250 .357 .292 .649
Career Post-Season Pitching 3 0 1.000 6 6 0 0 0 44.7 29 11 3 17 31 2.22 .185 .264 .268 .532
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1980-7-2.83
 Wins
1980-5-18
 Losses
1979-3-16
1984-10-16
 Games Started
1979-8-34
1980-1-36
1988-5-35
1990-8-35
 Complete Games
1980-3-13
 Shutouts
1980-2-4
1984-4-3
Innings Pitched
1980-1-289.0
 Homeruns Allowed
1979-7-26
 Walks Allowed
1980-8-104
1987-9-83
1988-9-88
1990-9-77
 Hits per 9IP
1980-8-7.5
 OAVG
1980-10-.229
 OSLG
1980-7-.325
OOPS
1980-10-.624
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 4    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 21    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  5. Larry Sherry (936)
  6. Whitey Wilshere (933)
  7. Jerry Koosman (933)
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 12th overall pick, by Milwaukee in 1978
Earned first career win on 5/10/1978
Won Player of the Week award on 6/17/1980, winning 2 games with a 1.00 ERA
Won Player of the Week award on 7/15/1980, winning 2 games with a 0.52 ERA
Injured on 5/14/1981 with a Torn Back Muscle, out for full season
2/2/1982: Gets a new one-year contract worth $768,571 through salary arbitration
2/2/1983: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,971,429 through salary arbitration
2/2/1984: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,971,429 through salary arbitration
10/31/1984: Signed a contract extension with Milwaukee, $2,700,000 per year, for 4 years
Traded from Milwaukee to Philadelphia on 6/1/1987 (Going to MIL: P Steve Burke, P Dennis Lamp, P Dan Schatzeder, 1B Jerry Turner, 2B Wayne Krenchicki. Going to PHN: P Tom Henke, P Dave Geisel, SS Joe Pittman, P Ron Davis)
10/3/1988: Signed a contract extension with Philadelphia, $500,000 per year, for 4 years
Injured on 3/19/1989 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week
Injured on 6/16/1989 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
 
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