Dave
Giusti
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 200
 
Born: November 27, 1939 in Usa, NY, SENECA FALLS
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1965    1968   
All-Star Selections 1964   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1962 22 SEM AL $ 300,000 7 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 8 8
1963 23 SEM AL $ 300,000 7 5 6 5 7 8 7 8 8 8
1964 24 SEM AL $ 300,000 7 5 6 5 7 8 7 8 8 8
1965 25 SEM AL $ 300,000 7 5 5 5 7 8 7 8 8 8
1966 26 SEM AL $ 3,821,429 7 5 5 5 7 8 7 7 8 8
1967 27 SEM AL $ 3,821,429 7 5 5 5 7 8 7 6 7 6
1968 28 SEM AL $ 3,821,429 7 5 6 6 7 8 7 6 7 6
1969 29 TAM AL $ 3,750,000 7 5 6 5 7 8 7 6 7 6
1970 30 TAM AL $ 3,750,000 6 5 6 5 7 8 7 6 7 7
1971 31 TAM AL $ 3,750,000 5 5 6 5 7 8 7 6 7 7
1972 32 TAM AL $ 3,750,000 4 5 5 5 7 8 7 5 5 5
1973 33 TAM AL $ 300,000 3 5 5 5 7 8 7 5 5 5
1974 34 DET AL $ 300,000 2 4 5 5 7 7 7 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 2 4 5 5 7 7 7 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,821,429 7 5 6 6 7 8 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
1962 22 SEM AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1963 23 SEM AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1964 24 SEM AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1965 25 SEM AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1966 26 SEM AL $ 3,821,429   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1967 27 SEM AL $ 3,821,429   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1968 28 SEM AL $ 3,821,429   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1969 29 TAM AL $ 3,750,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1970 30 TAM AL $ 3,750,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1971 31 TAM AL $ 3,750,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1972 32 TAM AL $ 3,750,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1973 33 TAM AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1974 34 DET AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,821,429   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
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
1962 22 SEM AL 9 8 .529 53 12 3 0 6 149.0 143 60 12 33 79 3.62 .251 .292 .360 .652 9.4
1963 23 SEM AL 16 15 .516 41 41 6 3 0 303.3 268 106 19 72 180 3.15 .232 .276 .339 .615 19.3
1964 24 SEM AL 23 13 .639 39 39 9 4 0 287.0 253 100 25 63 163 3.14 .232 .274 .360 .634 22.6
1965 25 SEM AL 20 11 .645 41 41 10 3 0 310.3 291 109 15 68 164 3.16 .250 .291 .351 .643 21.6
1966 26 SEM AL 15 9 .625 33 33 2 1 0 241.0 226 93 19 67 133 3.47 .245 .295 .353 .649 15.5
1967 27 SEM AL 12 16 .429 32 32 6 0 0 229.3 230 109 32 56 115 4.28 .261 .305 .426 .731 7.3
1968 28 SEM AL 9 2 .818 22 15 2 0 0 124.3 111 37 10 23 76 2.68 .240 .275 .346 .620 9.7
1969 29 TAM AL 11 15 .423 33 33 4 1 0 233.3 248 125 27 70 146 4.82 .272 .324 .403 .727 6.1
1970 30 TAM AL 2 10 .167 40 0 0 0 1 66.0 89 41 8 23 30 5.59 .319 .367 .455 .822 0.0
1971 31 TAM AL 15 9 .625 72 0 0 0 8 122.3 132 59 15 41 68 4.34 .273 .330 .414 .744 9.7
1972 32 TAM AL 13 7 .650 83 0 0 0 18 144.3 144 61 18 45 85 3.80 .266 .321 .401 .723 13.6
1973 33 TAM AL 4 2 .667 54 0 0 0 5 74.3 89 48 15 21 32 5.81 .302 .346 .502 .848 2.0
1974 34 AAA   9 0 1.000 55 0 0 0 2 48.7 49 24 13 20 43 4.44 .259 .330 .513 .843  
12 Years Sim 149 117 .560 543 246 42 12 38 2284.6 2224 948 215 582 1271 3.73 .254 .300 .379 .679 137.0
1 Years AAA 9 0 1.000 55 0 0 0 2 48.7 49 24 13 20 43 4.44 .259 .330 .513 .843  
Season Average 12 9 .571 45 20 3 1 3 190.4 185 79 17 48 105 3.73 .254 .300 .379 .679  
Career Highs 23 16 .818 83 41 10 4 18 310.3 291 125 32 72 180 5.81 .319 .367 .502 .848  
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   1112 469 100 243 756   .241 .279 .361 .640
vs LH   1112 479 115 339 515   .268 .324 .399 .722
Home 76 58 .567 272 115 17 7 15 1120.0 1103 461 100 281 641 3.70 .256 .301 .375 .677
Away 73 59 .553 271 131 25 5 27 1164.6 1121 487 115 301 630 3.76 .252 .300 .383 .682
Mar/Apr 26 16 .619 89 34 3 1 6 330.3 313 128 27 95 201 3.49 .248 .300 .359 .659
May 27 22 .551 85 47 12 4 5 435.3 415 162 41 82 226 3.35 .252 .288 .382 .670
June 24 18 .571 88 45 9 3 6 404.3 429 196 55 111 221 4.36 .269 .316 .424 .740
July 25 12 .676 88 37 10 2 7 359.3 320 112 19 79 193 2.81 .237 .280 .328 .608
August 26 26 .500 96 46 8 2 7 408.3 420 206 42 107 220 4.54 .265 .312 .393 .704
Sep/Oct 21 23 .477 97 37 2 1 11 347.0 327 144 31 108 210 3.74 .248 .305 .377 .682
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
1962 22 SEM AL 53 35 5 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 8 .200 .222 .200 .422 1.3 0.0
1963 23 SEM AL 41 108 10 17 2 0 0 3 3 0 3 31 .157 .184 .176 .360 3.2 0.0
1964 24 SEM AL 39 105 6 20 3 0 0 3 0 0 2 25 .190 .206 .219 .425 3.5 0.0
1965 25 SEM AL 41 113 7 25 1 0 0 9 1 0 1 38 .221 .235 .230 .465 5.1 0.0
1966 26 SEM AL 33 90 3 13 2 0 0 5 0 0 1 23 .144 .154 .167 .321 0.1 0.0
1967 27 SEM AL 32 82 2 15 1 1 0 13 0 0 1 22 .183 .198 .220 .417 2.2 0.0
1968 28 SEM AL 22 39 2 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 12 .154 .175 .154 .329 0.5 0.0
7 Years Sim 261 572 35 103 9 1 0 36 4 0 9 159 .180 .197 .199 .396 16.0 0.0
162 Game Average 355 21 63 5 0 0 22 2 0 5 98 .180 .197 .199 .396 9.9  
Career Highs 53 113 10 25 3 1 0 13 3 0 3 38 .221 .235 .230 .465 5.1  
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   362 25 63 7 1 0 28 1 0 7 92 .174 .192 .199 .391 7.4
vs LH   210 10 40 2 0 0 8 3 0 2 67 .190 .206 .200 .406 5.3
Home 119 246 11 40 3 0 0 18 3 0 2 71 .163 .174 .175 .349 2.1
Away 142 326 24 63 6 1 0 18 1 0 7 88 .193 .214 .218 .432 10.7
RISP   159 0 26 2 1 0 36 0 0 2 41 .164 .175 .189 .363 1.9
Close/Late   42 5 8 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 12 .190 .227 .214 .442 1.6
Mar/Apr 29 85 6 16 2 1 0 5 1 0 0 19 .188 .188 .235 .424 2.5
May 41 116 5 17 1 0 0 7 1 0 2 34 .147 .165 .155 .320 0.1
June 39 103 6 22 1 0 0 5 0 0 3 27 .214 .236 .223 .459 4.5
July 33 95 6 13 2 0 0 8 0 0 1 30 .137 .153 .158 .311 -0.6
August 40 99 8 25 2 0 0 7 1 0 1 28 .253 .265 .273 .537 6.4
Sep/Oct 45 74 4 10 1 0 0 4 1 0 2 21 .135 .169 .149 .317 -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    
1962 22 SEM AL P 53 12 149.0 8 19 1 3 .964 1.63    
1963 23 SEM AL P 41 41 303.3 15 47 2 4 .969 1.84    
1964 24 SEM AL P 39 39 287.0 22 66 1 4 .989 2.76    
1965 25 SEM AL P 41 41 310.3 22 55 0 2 1.000 2.23    
1966 26 SEM AL P 33 33 241.0 17 51 3 4 .958 2.54    
1967 27 SEM AL P 32 32 229.3 18 45 1 4 .984 2.47    
1968 28 SEM AL P 22 15 124.3 13 25 1 4 .974 2.75    
1969 29 TAM AL P 33 33 233.3 22 28 1 1 .980 1.93    
1970 30 TAM AL P 40 0 66.0 5 13 0 1 1.000 2.45    
1971 31 TAM AL P 72 0 122.3 8 21 1 0 .967 2.13    
1972 32 TAM AL P 83 0 144.3 10 27 2 4 .949 2.31    
1973 33 TAM AL P 54 0 74.3 6 19 2 1 .926 3.03    
Career Totals   543 246 2284.6 166 416 15 32 .975 2.29    
Career Highs   83 41 310.3 22 66 3 4 1.000 3.03    
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
1962 22 SEM AL 2 1 .667 9 2 1 0 1 27.7 21 8 5 5 14 2.60 .216 .255 .392 .647
1965 25 SEM AL 2 3 .400 6 6 1 1 0 45.3 41 27 9 21 15 5.36 .246 .330 .443 .773
1966 26 SEM AL 2 0 1.000 12 0 0 0 2 14.3 9 2 1 2 4 1.26 .191 .224 .319 .544
1972 32 TAM AL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 1 3.7 6 2 0 2 0 4.92 .375 .444 .375 .819
Career Post-Season Pitching 6 4 .600 29 8 2 1 4 91.0 77 39 15 30 33 3.86 .235 .300 .407 .706
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
1962 22 SEM AL 9 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
1965 25 SEM AL 6 16 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 .125 .125 .125 .250
Career Post-Season Batting 15 23 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 .130 .130 .130 .261
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Wins
1964-2-23
1965-5-20
Losses
1963-8-15
1969-9-15
Winning Pct
1964-10-.639
1965-8-.645
1972-6-.650
Saves
1972-2-18
Games Pitched
1971-1-72
1972-1-83
Games Started
1963-10-41
Shutouts
1963-4-3
1964-2-4
1965-4-3
Innings Pitched
1963-10-303.3
Hits Allowed
1963-10-268
1969-7-248
Homeruns Allowed
1969-9-27
Walks per 9IP
1963-9-2.1
1964-7-2.0
1965-7-2.0
1966-10-2.5
1967-7-2.2
WHiP
1963-8-1.12
1964-9-1.10
1965-10-1.16
OOBP
1963-4-.276
1964-7-.274
1965-10-.291
OSLG
1963-10-.339
OOPS
1963-8-.615
     
 
   Black Ink Test: 2    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 39    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 31    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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  6. John Morris (928)
  7. Bob Moose (927)
  8. Joe Beckwith (923)
  9. Bo McLaughlin (918)
  10. Kevin Kobel (918)
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  1. Hank Thormahlen (996)
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  3. Bob Feller (992)
  4. Hank Wyse (991)
  5. Paul Derringer (989)
  6. Tex Carleton (987)
  7. Jim Perry (986)
  8. Charley Root (985)
  9. Clint Brown (985)
  10. Connie Johnson (984)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 17th overall pick, by Seattle in 1962
Earned first career win on 4/12/1962
Had first career hit on 5/16/1962, off Don Drysdale (NYA)
Won Player of the Week award on 6/2/1964, winning 2 games with a 1.08 ERA
Was selected to the 1964 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 7/14/1964, winning 2 games with a 1.06 ERA
Won Player of the Week award on 7/28/1965, winning 2 games with a 0.60 ERA
Won World Championship with Seattle in 1965
2/1/1966: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,821,429 through salary arbitration
2/1/1967: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,821,429 through salary arbitration
Injured on 9/15/1967 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 8 weeks
2/1/1968: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,821,429 through salary arbitration
Won World Championship with Seattle in 1968
Signed as a free agent by Tampa Bay on 2/22/1969 to a 4-year deal worth $3,750,000 per year
3/3/1970: Signed a minor league contract extension with Tampa Bay
Signed as a free agent by Detroit on 2/4/1974 to a 3-year deal worth $300,000 per year