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Dave
Keefe		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9''
Weight: 180
 
Born: January 9, 1897 in Usa, VT, WILLISTON
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Platinum Arm 1932   
All-Star Selections 1932    1933   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1930 33 DET AL $ 10,030,000 73 81 86 84 90 97 94 26 37 32
1931 34 DET AL $ 10,030,000 7 9 10 9 10 10 10 3 4 4
1932 35 DET AL $ 10,030,000 7 9 9 9 9 10 10 3 4 3
1933 36 DET AL $ 4,500,000 7 9 9 9 10 10 10 3 4 4
1934 37 TAM AL $ 4,500,000 7 8 8 8 9 10 9 3 3 3
1935 38 TAM AL $ 4,500,000 4 3 3 3 6 6 6 3 3 3
1936 39 ATL NL $ 4,500,000 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 4,500,000 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 10,030,000 73 81 86 84 90 97 94 26 37 32
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1930 33 DET AL $ 10,030,000   29 29 29 3 3 3 21 21 21 1 1 1 61 61 61
1931 34 DET AL $ 10,030,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1932 35 DET AL $ 10,030,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1933 36 DET AL $ 4,500,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1934 37 TAM AL $ 4,500,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1935 38 TAM AL $ 4,500,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1936 39 ATL NL $ 4,500,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 4,500,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 10,030,000   29 29 29 3 3 3 21 21 21 1 1 1 61 61 61
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
1930 33 DET AL 19 18 .514 42 42 21 2 0 340.3 379 150 18 38 125 3.97 .283 .304 .400 .705 24.1
1931 34 DET AL 17 21 .447 44 44 21 1 0 342.3 396 176 20 44 150 4.63 .287 .308 .424 .732 17.5
1932 35 DET AL 23 12 .657 41 41 20 1 0 319.3 291 119 17 51 148 3.35 .241 .272 .369 .641 30.9
1933 36 DET AL 20 13 .606 42 42 11 1 0 324.0 354 142 27 50 157 3.94 .273 .301 .409 .710 22.8
1934 37 MIN AL 7 13 .350 24 24 7 0 0 185.7 191 80 16 25 105 3.88 .263 .289 .406 .694 11.5
  TAM AL 2 1 .667 4 4 1 0 0 30.7 38 15 3 5 12 4.40 .302 .326 .460 .786 1.7
  TOT   9 14 .391 28 28 8 0 0 216.3 229 95 19 30 117 3.95 .268 .294 .414 .708 13.2
1935 38 TAM AL 7 9 .438 23 19 0 0 2 123.7 146 74 12 27 37 5.39 .288 .328 .446 .774 3.6
1936 39 AAA   1 9 .100 26 26 0 0 0 78.7 106 51 7 43 48 5.84 .316 .394 .439 .833  
6 Years Sim 95 87 .522 220 216 81 5 2 1666.0 1795 756 113 240 734 4.08 .273 .299 .407 .705 112.1
1 Years AAA 1 9 .100 26 26 0 0 0 78.7 106 51 7 43 48 5.84 .316 .394 .439 .833  
Season Average 15 14 .517 36 36 13 0 0 277.7 299 126 18 40 122 4.08 .273 .299 .407 .705  
Career Highs 23 21 .657 44 44 21 2 2 342.3 396 176 27 51 157 5.39 .288 .328 .446 .774  
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   826 346 47 94 440   .256 .277 .378 .655
vs LH   969 410 66 146 294   .289 .318 .434 .752
Home 50 43 .538 112 111 40 3 0 867.7 900 370 57 133 384 3.84 .264 .292 .388 .680
Away 45 44 .506 108 105 41 2 2 798.3 895 386 56 107 350 4.35 .281 .305 .426 .731
Mar/Apr 21 14 .600 41 41 13 0 0 310.6 344 136 24 38 121 3.94 .280 .301 .413 .715
May 20 19 .513 43 43 15 1 0 332.0 340 148 29 46 148 4.01 .264 .290 .410 .700
June 17 15 .531 36 36 16 1 0 283.3 306 136 20 43 115 4.32 .271 .298 .400 .698
July 12 16 .429 36 36 13 1 0 261.0 280 121 16 54 135 4.17 .269 .305 .404 .709
August 16 10 .615 34 32 13 1 1 261.3 287 115 13 33 109 3.96 .278 .300 .407 .707
Sep/Oct 9 13 .409 30 28 11 1 1 217.7 238 100 11 26 106 4.14 .275 .296 .402 .698
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
1930 33 DET AL 42 136 9 30 4 0 1 12 0 0 1 21 .221 .225 .272 .497 7.6 0.0
1931 34 DET AL 44 127 11 32 2 1 1 13 0 1 3 14 .252 .267 .307 .574 9.0 0.0
1932 35 DET AL 42 111 11 23 1 1 0 6 0 0 7 16 .207 .252 .234 .486 6.4 0.0
1933 36 DET AL 42 126 10 30 1 0 1 12 0 0 0 21 .238 .234 .270 .504 8.0 0.0
1934 37 MIN AL 24 65 2 13 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 11 .200 .194 .200 .394 2.7 0.0
  TAM AL 4 13 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 .154 .154 .154 .308 0.0 0.0
  TOT   28 78 2 15 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 16 .192 .188 .192 .380 2.7 0.0
1935 38 TAM AL 23 39 2 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 5 .103 .125 .103 .228 -0.7 0.0
1936 39 AAA   8 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .250 .400 .250 .650 0.2  
6 Years Sim 221 617 45 134 8 2 3 56 0 1 12 93 .217 .230 .251 .481 33.0 0.0
1 Years AAA 8 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .250 .400 .250 .650 0.2  
162 Game Average 452 32 98 5 1 2 41 0 0 8 68 .217 .230 .251 .481 24.2  
Career Highs 44 136 11 32 4 1 1 13 0 1 7 21 .252 .267 .307 .574 9.0  
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   410 30 93 4 2 2 45 0 0 10 59 .227 .241 .261 .502 23.3
vs LH   207 15 41 4 0 1 11 0 1 2 34 .198 .205 .232 .437 6.7
Home 113 304 23 74 2 2 2 28 0 0 4 41 .243 .251 .283 .534 19.7
Away 108 313 22 60 6 0 1 28 0 1 8 52 .192 .209 .220 .429 10.4
RISP   169 0 34 3 1 1 50 0 0 1 31 .201 .197 .249 .445 6.5
Close/Late   53 6 14 2 0 2 7 0 0 0 8 .264 .264 .415 .679 5.6
Mar/Apr 42 117 10 22 1 0 0 8 0 0 2 22 .188 .200 .197 .397 2.8
May 43 119 9 27 0 1 2 10 0 0 2 14 .227 .238 .294 .532 7.8
June 36 111 8 29 1 0 0 11 0 0 0 15 .261 .257 .270 .527 6.8
July 36 94 7 16 2 1 1 7 0 0 3 15 .170 .194 .245 .439 3.5
August 34 99 7 30 2 0 0 14 0 1 2 17 .303 .314 .323 .637 9.2
Sep/Oct 28 77 4 10 2 0 0 6 0 0 3 10 .130 .159 .156 .314 0.0
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1930 33 DET AL P 42 42 340.3 28 61 2 3 .978 2.35    
1931 34 DET AL P 44 44 342.3 34 58 5 8 .948 2.42    
1932 35 DET AL P 41 41 319.3 20 52 1 2 .986 2.03    
1933 36 DET AL P 42 42 324.0 22 64 7 2 .925 2.39    
1934 37 MIN AL P 24 24 185.7 10 31 0 2 1.000 1.99    
  TAM AL P 4 4 30.7 2 5 0 0 1.000 2.05    
  TOT   P 28 28 216.3 12 36 0 2 1.000 2.00    
1935 38 TAM AL P 23 19 123.7 6 23 2 2 .935 2.11    
Career Totals   220 216 1666.0 122 294 17 19 .961 2.25    
Career Highs   44 44 342.3 34 64 7 8 1.000 2.42    
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
1932 35 DET AL 2 1 .667 5 5 0 0 0 34.7 37 18 2 10 23 4.67 .270 .320 .416 .736
1933 36 DET AL 1 1 .500 2 2 0 0 0 15.0 18 10 2 3 13 6.00 .290 .323 .516 .839
Career Post-Season Pitching 3 2 .600 7 7 0 0 0 49.7 55 28 4 13 36 5.07 .276 .321 .447 .768
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
1932 35 DET AL 5 14 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .357 .357 .429 .786
1933 36 DET AL 2 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667
Career Post-Season Batting 7 20 2 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .350 .350 .400 .750
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1932-1-3.35
1933-6-3.94
1934-8-3.95
 Wins
1930-7-19
1932-1-23
1933-3-20
 Losses
1930-10-18
1931-10-21
 Winning Pct
1932-3-.657
1933-6-.606
 Games Started
1931-9-44
1932-8-41
1933-1-42
 Complete Games
1930-7-21
1931-6-21
1932-4-20
Shutouts
1930-4-2
1933-8-1
 Innings Pitched
1930-9-340.3
1931-8-342.3
1932-5-319.3
1933-3-324.0
 Hits Allowed
1930-5-379
1931-9-396
1933-5-354
 Homeruns Allowed
1931-10-20
1932-9-17
1933-2-27
1934-9-19
 Strikeouts
1930-10-125
1931-4-150
1932-1-148
1933-2-157
 Walks per 9IP
1930-1-1.0
1931-3-1.2
1932-3-1.4
1933-1-1.4
1934-2-1.2
CAR-14-1.3
Hits per 9IP
1932-2-8.2
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1931-8-3.9
1932-5-4.2
1933-5-4.4
1934-4-4.9
 WHiP
1930-6-1.23
1931-6-1.29
1932-1-1.07
1933-1-1.25
1934-1-1.20
 OAVG
1932-2-.241
1933-9-.273
1934-8-.268
 OOBP
1930-8-.304
1931-6-.308
1932-1-.272
1933-1-.301
1934-1-.294
 OSLG
1932-9-.369
OOPS
1932-2-.641
1933-9-.710
1934-9-.708
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 17    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 89    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Terry Leach (958)
  2. Bret Saberhagen (953)
  3. George Pipgras (952)
  4. Garland Buckeye (938)
  5. Rob Dressler (936)
  6. Doug Jones (933)
  7. Ken Forsch (933)
  8. Lum Davenport (933)
  9. Paul Hartzell (932)
  10. Ray Corbin (931)
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  1. Sheriff Blake (992)
  2. Dutch Henry (987)
  3. Tony Kaufmann (985)
  4. Ivy Andrews (984)
  5. Willis Hudlin (983)
  6. Joe Page (980)
  7. Thornton Lee (980)
  8. Lou Brissie (980)
  9. Curt Davis (979)
  10. Rip Sewell (978)
History
Had first career hit on 4/5/1930, off Stew Bolen (NYA)
Earned first career win on 4/13/1930
Hit first career homerun on 5/19/1930, off Lefty Grove (SEM)
4/16/1932: Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $4,500,000 per year, for 7 years
Won Player of the Week award on 6/30/1932, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1932, going 5-1, 2.45
Was selected to the 1932 Allstar game
Won Platinum Arm in 1932, going 23-12, 3.35 ERA
Won Player of the Week award on 5/19/1933, winning 2 games with a 1.06 ERA
Was selected to the 1933 Allstar game
Traded from Detroit to Minnesota on 2/17/1934 (Going to DET: LF Chuck Klein. Going to MIN: P Dave Keefe, 1B Sam West)
Traded from Minnesota to Tampa Bay on 7/16/1934 (Going to MIN: P Cy Blanton, CF Sammy Byrd, SS Charlie Hollocher, P Walter Beall, P Hugh Canavan. Going to TAM: SS Joe Cronin, P Dave Keefe)
Injured on 8/9/1934 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for full season
Injured on 6/4/1935 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for 5-6 weeks
Traded from Tampa Bay to Atlanta on 7/1/1936 (Going to ATL: P Dave Keefe, LF Danny Taylor, CF Nick Cullop. Going to TAM: P Lefty Grove)
 
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