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Standard Pitching
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | Awards | ||||||||||
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| 1924 | 19 | SLS | NNL | 7 | 4 | .636 | 4.62 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 120.2 | 142 | 82 | 62 | 7 | 31 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 551 | 93 | 3.50 | 1.434 | 10.6 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 1.65 | ||
| 1925 | 20 | SLS | NNL | 16 | 6 | .727 | 4.45 | 35 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 168.0 | 175 | 88 | 83 | 26 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 697 | 118 | 1.196 | 9.4 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 1.85 | |||||||
| 1926 | 21 | SLS | NNL | 7 | 5 | .583 | 5.21 | 36 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 145.0 | 182 | 105 | 84 | 8 | 46 | 49 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 655 | 87 | 4.25 | 1.572 | 11.3 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 1.07 | ||
| 1927 | 22 | SLS | NNL | 11 | 8 | .579 | 4.30 | 35 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 169.2 | 204 | 91 | 81 | 36 | 67 | 4 | 0 | 87 | 1.415 | 10.8 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 1.86 | ||||||||
| 1928 | 23 | SLS | NNL | 8 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.31 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 98.0 | 108 | 46 | 36 | 2 | 13 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 408 | 122 | 2.99 | 1.235 | 9.9 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 3.3 | 2.77 | ||||
| 1929 | 24 | TOT | NNL | 6 | 7 | .462 | 3.93 | 34 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 144.1 | 151 | 76 | 63 | 37 | 46 | 1 | 4 | 109 | 1.303 | 9.4 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 1.24 | ||||||||
| 1929 | 24 | SLS | NNL | 6 | 7 | .462 | 3.70 | 33 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 143.1 | 146 | 72 | 59 | 36 | 46 | 1 | 4 | 116 | 1.270 | 9.2 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 1.28 | ||||||||
| 1929 | 24 | CAG | NNL | 0 | 0 | 36.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6.000 | 45.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | |||||||||
| 1930 | 25 | TOT | NNL | 11 | 3 | .786 | 4.13 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 117.2 | 143 | 76 | 54 | 42 | 68 | 3 | 0 | 115 | 1.572 | 10.9 | 3.2 | 5.2 | 1.62 | ||||||||
| 1930 | 25 | SLS | NNL | 10 | 3 | .769 | 3.86 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 112.0 | 130 | 69 | 48 | 36 | 65 | 3 | 0 | 123 | 1.482 | 10.4 | 2.9 | 5.2 | 1.81 | ||||||||
| 1930 | 25 | KCM | NNL | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.53 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 3.353 | 20.6 | 9.5 | 4.8 | 0.50 | ||||||||
| 1931 | 26 | TOT | NNL | 2 | 4 | .333 | 4.47 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 50.1 | 60 | 34 | 25 | 5 | 23 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 230 | 95 | 4.73 | 1.649 | 10.7 | 0.9 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 1.17 | |||
| 1931 | 26 | SLS | NNL | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.05 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 109 | 3.44 | 1.800 | 14.9 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 9.5 | 7.00 | |||
| 1931 | 26 | AB2 | NNL | 1 | 4 | .200 | 4.53 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 43.2 | 49 | 30 | 22 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 198 | 93 | 4.92 | 1.626 | 10.1 | 0.8 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 0.91 | |||
| 1932 | 27 | TOT | EWL | 3 | 3 | .500 | 3.39 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 58.1 | 60 | 29 | 22 | 0 | 13 | 41 | 2 | 1 | 248 | 125 | 2.16 | 1.251 | 9.3 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 6.3 | 3.15 | |||
| 1932 | 27 | CLS | EWL | 1 | 2 | .333 | 3.93 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 34.1 | 33 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 148 | 107 | 2.09 | 1.282 | 8.7 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 7.9 | 2.73 | |||
| 1932 | 27 | CUP | EWL | 2 | 1 | .667 | 2.63 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24.0 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 161 | 2.25 | 1.208 | 10.1 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 4.1 | 5.50 | |||
| 1933 | 28 | CBB | NN2 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 2.66 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 44.0 | 50 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 196 | 162 | 3.29 | 1.341 | 10.2 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 1.78 | ||||
| 1934 | 29 | PC | NN2 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.91 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23.0 | 25 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 108 | 4.57 | 1.522 | 9.8 | 0.8 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 1.20 | ||||
| 1935 | 30 | PC | NN2 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 3.14 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 86.0 | 87 | 38 | 30 | 5 | 24 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 361 | 163 | 3.67 | 1.291 | 9.1 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 5.1 | 2.04 | ||||
| 1936 | 31 | NBY | NN2 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 4.19 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 66.2 | 76 | 38 | 31 | 4 | 22 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 296 | 116 | 4.41 | 1.470 | 10.3 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 1.23 | ||||
| 1937 | 32 | TOT | NN2 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 5.98 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 46.2 | 56 | 37 | 31 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 85 | 3.80 | 1.393 | 10.8 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 4.2 | 2.44 | |
| 1937 | 32 | NBY | NN2 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 | 11.20 | 3.500 | 27.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.00 | ||
| 1937 | 32 | PC | NN2 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 5.04 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 44.2 | 50 | 30 | 25 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 100 | 3.47 | 1.299 | 10.1 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 4.4 | 2.75 | |
| 1938 | 33 | TOT | NN2 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 13.11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.2 | 32 | 27 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 39 | 9.14 | 3.514 | 24.7 | 3.1 | 6.9 | 3.1 | 0.44 | |||
| 1938 | 33 | NBY | NN2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 14.14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 35 | 6.62 | 3.429 | 23.1 | 1.3 | 7.7 | 3.9 | 0.50 | |||
| 1938 | 33 | NE | NN2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10.34 | 2.143 | 11.6 | 3.9 | 7.7 | 3.9 | 0.50 | |||||
| 1938 | 33 | PC | NN2 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 23.14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 23 | 15.48 | 5.143 | 42.4 | 7.7 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 0.00 | |||
| 1939 | 34 | MRS | NAL | 1 | 3 | .250 | 3.82 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.0 | 31 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 103 | 1.061 | 8.5 | 1.1 | 4.4 | 4.00 | |||||||||
| 1940 | 35 | TOT | MLB | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0.93 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 499 | 2.69 | 1.034 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 5.6 | 2.00 | |
| 1940 | 35 | MRS | NAL | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1.13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 386 | 2.87 | 1.125 | 6.8 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 5.6 | 1.67 | |
| 1940 | 35 | NBY | NN2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.80 | 0.600 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.4 | ||||
| 1943 | 38 | CC | NAL | 5 | 2 | .714 | 2.35 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 61.1 | 45 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 243 | 163 | 2.15 | 0.897 | 6.6 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 5.4 | 3.70 | ||||
| 1944 | 39 | CC | NAL | 5 | 2 | .714 | 2.82 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 51.0 | 48 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 122 | 2.11 | 1.235 | 8.5 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 6.5 | 2.47 | |
| 1945 | 40 | TOT | NAL | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.65 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 32.2 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 253 | 3.22 | 0.857 | 5.2 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 1.44 | |
| 1945 | 40 | CC | NAL | 0 | 0 | 4.26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 102 | 4.75 | 1.421 | 5.7 | 0.0 | 7.1 | 1.4 | 0.20 | ||
| 1945 | 40 | CBE | NAL | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.03 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 26.1 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 404 | 2.85 | 0.722 | 5.1 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 4.1 | 3.00 | |
| 20 Yrs | 96 | 62 | .608 | 4.07 | 304 | 166 | 23 | 87 | 9 | 14 | 1537.2 | 1701 | 871 | 695 | 43 | 391 | 0 | 672 | 36 | 0 | 11 | 4652 | 109 | 3.12 | 1.361 | 10.0 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 1.72 | ||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 14 | 9 | .608 | 4.07 | 44 | 24 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 222 | 246 | 126 | 101 | 6 | 57 | 0 | 97 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 673 | 109 | 3.12 | 1.361 | 10.0 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 1.72 | ||||
| W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | Awards | ||||||||||||||
| SLS (8 yrs) | 66 | 33 | .667 | 4.26 | 209 | 101 | 19 | 45 | 4 | 9 | 963.1 | 1098 | 557 | 456 | 18 | 225 | 369 | 24 | 0 | 9 | 2343 | 104 | 1.41 | 1.373 | 10.3 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 1.64 | |||||
| NBY (4 yrs) | 2 | 6 | .250 | 5.59 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 77.1 | 101 | 60 | 48 | 6 | 29 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 363 | 88 | 4.73 | 1.681 | 11.8 | 0.7 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 1.07 | ||||
| PC (4 yrs) | 8 | 6 | .571 | 4.10 | 26 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 156.0 | 173 | 87 | 71 | 11 | 43 | 0 | 83 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 675 | 121 | 3.92 | 1.385 | 10.0 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 4.8 | 1.93 | ||||
| CC (3 yrs) | 10 | 4 | .714 | 2.65 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 118.2 | 97 | 44 | 35 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 480 | 139 | 2.27 | 1.070 | 7.4 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 5.7 | 2.50 | ||||
| MRS (2 yrs) | 1 | 4 | .200 | 3.29 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 41.0 | 37 | 24 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 122 | 0.56 | 1.073 | 8.1 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 4.6 | 3.00 | ||||
| CUP (1 yr) | 2 | 1 | .667 | 2.63 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24.0 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 161 | 2.25 | 1.208 | 10.1 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 4.1 | 5.50 | ||||||
| KCM (1 yr) | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.53 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 3.353 | 20.6 | 9.5 | 4.8 | 0.50 | |||||||||||
| CLS (1 yr) | 1 | 2 | .333 | 3.93 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 34.1 | 33 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 148 | 107 | 2.09 | 1.282 | 8.7 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 7.9 | 2.73 | ||||||
| CAG (1 yr) | 0 | 0 | 36.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6.000 | 45.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||
| NE (1 yr) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10.34 | 2.143 | 11.6 | 3.9 | 7.7 | 3.9 | 0.50 | ||||||||
| CBB (1 yr) | 2 | 2 | .500 | 2.66 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 44.0 | 50 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 196 | 162 | 3.29 | 1.341 | 10.2 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 1.78 | |||||||
| AB2 (1 yr) | 1 | 4 | .200 | 4.53 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 43.2 | 49 | 30 | 22 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 198 | 93 | 4.92 | 1.626 | 10.1 | 0.8 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 0.91 | ||||||
| CBE (1 yr) | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.03 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 26.1 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 404 | 2.85 | 0.722 | 5.1 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 4.1 | 3.00 | ||||
| NNL (8 yrs) | 68 | 37 | .648 | 4.33 | 217 | 106 | 20 | 48 | 4 | 9 | 1013.2 | 1165 | 598 | 488 | 22 | 254 | 392 | 24 | 0 | 10 | 2541 | 102 | 1.55 | 1.400 | 10.3 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 1.54 | |||||
| NN2 (7 yrs) | 12 | 14 | .462 | 4.25 | 54 | 32 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 279.2 | 327 | 171 | 132 | 19 | 83 | 0 | 131 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1248 | 114 | 4.10 | 1.466 | 10.5 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 1.58 | ||||
| NAL (5 yrs) | 13 | 8 | .619 | 2.56 | 25 | 21 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 186.0 | 149 | 73 | 53 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 108 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 615 | 149 | 1.98 | 1.022 | 7.2 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 5.2 | 2.63 | ||||
| EWL (1 yr) | 3 | 3 | .500 | 3.39 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 58.1 | 60 | 29 | 22 | 0 | 13 | 41 | 2 | 1 | 248 | 125 | 2.16 | 1.251 | 9.3 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 6.3 | 3.15 | ||||||
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Roosevelt Davis born?
Roosevelt Davis was born on November 19, 1904.
Where was Roosevelt Davis born?
Roosevelt Davis was born in Bartlesville, OK.
How tall was Roosevelt Davis?
Roosevelt Davis was 5-9 (175 cm) tall.
How much did Roosevelt Davis weigh when playing?
Roosevelt Davis weighed 168 lbs (76 kg) when playing.
How many seasons did Roosevelt Davis play?
Roosevelt Davis played 20 seasons.
Is Roosevelt Davis in the Hall of Fame?
Roosevelt Davis has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.
What position did Roosevelt Davis play?
Roosevelt Davis was a Pitcher.
How many strikeouts did Roosevelt Davis have?
Roosevelt Davis had 672 strikeouts over his career.
How many teams has Roosevelt Davis played for?
Roosevelt Davis played for 14 teams; the St. Louis Stars, Chicago American Giants, Kansas City Monarchs, Indianapolis ABCs, Cleveland Stars, Pollock's Cuban Stars, Columbus Blue Birds, Pittsburgh Crawfords, New York Black Yankees, Newark Eagles, Memphis Red Sox, Cincinnati Clowns, Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns and Cleveland Buckeyes.
How many World Series has Roosevelt Davis won?
Roosevelt Davis never won a World Series.
When did Roosevelt Davis retire?
Roosevelt Davis last played in 1945.
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