Dave Wickersham Stats

Dave Wickersham was born on Friday, September 27, 1935, in Erie, Pennsylvania. Wickersham was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 18, 1960, with the Kansas City Athletics. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Dave Wickersham baseball stats page.

"He (Dave Wickersham) is simply a country boy who doesn't find his schoolwork too easy, having made 'C' plus in his first two years at Ohio University. His mind is on a career in professional baseball. The boy wants to make everything subordinate to a baseball career." - Branch Rickey in Branch Rickey's Little Blue Book: Wit and Strategy from Baseball's Last Wise Man (Branch Rickey & John J. Monteleone, June 1995)

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Dave Wickersham

Dave Wickersham Autograph on a 1966 Topps (#58)

Dave Wickersham Autograph on a 1966 Topps (#58)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   David Clifford Wickersham
Nickname:   Dave
Born On:   09-27-1935
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Erie, Pennsylvania
Zodiac:   Libra
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   Ohio University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-03
Player Weight Chart Weight:   190
First Game:   09-18-1960 (Age 24)
Last Game:   07-26-1969
Draft:   Not Applicable
Dave Wickersham

Dave Wickersham Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1960 Athletics 5 0 5 0 0 .000 1.08 0 0 2 8.1 28 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 -
1961 Athletics 17 0 11 2 1 .667 5.14 0 0 2 21.0 90 25 12 12 0 5 1 10 1 2 0 -
1962 Athletics 30 9 8 11 4 .733 4.17 3 0 1 110.0 467 105 51 53 13 43 1 61 1 8 0 -
1963 Athletics 38 34 2 12 15 .444 4.09 4 1 1 237.2 1,020 244 108 116 21 79 2 118 5 9 2 -
1964 Tigers 40 36 4 19 12 .613 3.44 11 1 1 254.0 1,064 224 97 108 28 81 3 164 5 12 1 -
1965 Tigers 34 27 1 9 14 .391 3.78 8 3 0 195.1 824 179 82 91 12 61 6 109 3 11 1 -
1966 Tigers 38 14 11 8 3 .727 3.20 3 0 1 140.2 604 139 50 64 14 54 4 93 4 8 1 -
1967 Tigers 36 4 13 4 5 .444 2.74 0 0 4 85.1 352 72 26 30 6 33 2 44 5 4 0 -
1968 Pirates 11 0 4 1 0 1.000 3.48 0 0 1 20.2 95 21 8 12 0 13 3 9 0 0 0 -
1969 Royals 34 0 14 2 3 .400 3.96 0 0 5 50.0 217 58 22 27 6 14 2 27 5 2 1 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
10 Years 283 124 73 68 57 .544 3.66 29 5 18 1,123.0 4,761 1,071 457 514 100 384 24 638 29 56 7 -
Dave Wickersham

Dave Wickersham Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1960 Athletics 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1961 Athletics 17 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.000
1962 Athletics 30 35 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 2 0 0 1 .057 .108 .057
1963 Athletics 38 80 3 11 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 25 4 0 0 0 .138 .148 .138
1964 Tigers 40 82 1 6 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 27 12 1 0 3 .073 .094 .085
1965 Tigers 34 58 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 20 7 0 0 1 .069 .085 .069
1966 Tigers 38 45 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 17 1 0 0 1 .044 .085 .067
1967 Tigers 36 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1968 Pirates 11 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333
1969 Royals 34 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
10 Years 283 324 9 28 3 0 0 0 10 9 0 108 28 1 0 6 .086 .111 .096
Dave Wickersham

Dave Wickersham Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1960 Athletics P 5 0 25 2 0.4 2 0 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.16 -
1961 Athletics P 17 0 63 6 0.4 5 0 5 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .833 2.14 -
1962 Athletics P 30 9 330 29 1.0 29 7 22 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.37 -
1963 Athletics P 38 34 713 60 1.6 58 15 43 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .967 2.20 -
1964 Tigers P 40 36 762 59 1.5 57 22 35 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .966 2.02 -
1965 Tigers P 34 27 586 54 1.6 52 15 37 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .963 2.40 -
1966 Tigers P 38 14 422 35 0.9 35 11 24 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.24 -
1967 Tigers P 36 4 256 28 0.8 26 8 18 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .929 2.74 -
1968 Pirates P 11 0 62 4 0.4 4 0 4 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.74 -
1969 Royals P 34 0 150 13 0.4 12 2 10 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .923 2.16 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 283 124 3,369 290 1.0 280 80 200 10 9 n/a n/a n/a .966 2.24 --
10 Years 283 124 3,369 290 1.0 280 80 200 10 9 n/a n/a n/a .966 2.24 --
Dave Wickersham

Dave Wickersham Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1960 Athletics 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.00 3.24 1.08
1961 Athletics 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.00 4.29 2.14
1962 Athletics 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.7 0.0 1.42 4.99 3.52
1963 Athletics 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.2 40.0 1.49 4.47 2.99
1964 Tigers 0 1 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.0 82.0 2.02 5.81 2.87
1965 Tigers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.9 58.0 1.79 5.02 2.81
1966 Tigers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.6 45.0 1.72 5.95 3.45
1967 Tigers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.0 0.0 1.33 4.64 3.48
1968 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.0 1.5 0.69 3.92 5.66
1969 Royals 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.93 4.86 2.52
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
10 Years 0 1 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.0 32.4 1.66 5.11 3.08
Dave Wickersham

Dave Wickersham Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1960 Kansas City Athletics 45 Undetermined - -
1961 Kansas City Athletics 27 Undetermined - -
1962 Kansas City Athletics 26 Undetermined - -
1963 Kansas City Athletics 26 Undetermined - -
1964 Detroit Tigers 14 Undetermined - -
1965 Detroit Tigers 14 Undetermined - -
1966 Detroit Tigers 14 Undetermined - -
1967 Detroit Tigers 14 $24,500.00 - -
1968 Pittsburgh Pirates 40 Undetermined - -
1969 Kansas City Royals 40 $25,000.00 - -


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