Dave Danforth

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 167lb (183cm, 75kg)

Born: March 7, 1890 in Granger, TX us

Died: September 19, 1970 in Baltimore, MD

Buried: Loudon Park Cemetery, Baltimore, MD

School: Baylor University (Waco, TX)

Last Game: October 1, 1925 (Age 35-208d)
vs. DET 3.0 IP, 4 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1912 season

Full Name: David Charles Danforth

Nicknames: Dauntless Dave

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2x World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

8.0

ERA

3.89

286

112

1186.0

484

WHIP

1.425

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1911	21	-5.5	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	4	1	.800	3.74	4.81	14	2	10	1	0	1	33.2	29	18	14	1	17		21	3	0	0	141	1.366	7.8	0.3	4.5	5.6	1.24
1912	22	-6.3	Baltimore	IL	AA		12	10	.545		4.07	37						221.1	197	100			59							1.157	8.0		2.4
1912	22	-4.2	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	0	0		3.98	6.20	3	0	3	0	0	0	20.1	26	14	9	0	12		8	0	0	0	89	1.869	11.5	0.0	5.3	3.5	0.67
1913	23	-3.6	Baltimore	IL	AA		16	14	.533		4.32	53						304.0	288	146			96		150					1.263	8.5		2.8	4.4	1.56
1914	24		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA		18	20	.474		3.99	45						272.2	227	121	38		123		142					1.284	7.5		4.1	4.7	1.15
1914	24	-1.6	Baltimore	IL	AA		12	15	.444		3.86	32						184.0	147	79			75		68					1.207	7.2		3.7	3.3	0.91
1914	24	-2.8	Louisville	AA	AA		6	5	.545	3.86	4.26	13						88.2	80	42	38		48		74					1.444	8.1		4.9	7.5	1.54
1915	25	-1.6	Louisville	AA	AA		12	8	.600	3.00	3.95	33		6	11			189.0	150	83	63		91		172	6	0	2		1.275	7.1		4.3	8.2	1.89
1916	26	0.2	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	6	5	.545	3.27	4.13	28	8	12	1	0	2	93.2	87	43	34	1	37		49	3	3	1	376	1.324	8.4	0.1	3.6	4.7	1.32
1917	27	0.8	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	11	6	.647	2.65	2.91	50	9	26	1	1	9	173.0	155	56	51	1	74		79	3	1	2	713	1.324	8.1	0.1	3.8	4.1	1.07
1918	28	1.1	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	6	15	.286	3.43	4.73	39	11	20	5	0	2	139.0	148	73	53	1	40		48	5	0	1	570	1.353	9.6	0.1	2.6	3.1	1.20
1919	29	1.8	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	1	2	.333	7.78	9.50	15	1	9	0	0	1	41.2	58	44	36	1	20		17	1	0	0	195	1.872	12.5	0.2	4.3	3.7	0.85
1920	30	2.0	Columbus	AA	AA		13	12	.520	2.57	3.71	29						228.0	198	94	65		68							1.167	7.8		2.7
1921	31	3.5	Columbus	AA	AA		25	16	.610	2.65	3.72	44						329.0	292	136	97		114							1.234	8.0		3.1
1922	32	4.7	Tulsa	WL	A		6	4	.600		4.60	10						90.0	96	46			15							1.233	9.6		1.5
1922	32	4.5	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	5	2	.714	3.28	4.18	20	10	5	3	0	1	79.2	93	37	29	1	38		48	1	4	0	358	1.644	10.5	0.1	4.3	5.4	1.26
1923	33	5.2	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	16	14	.533	3.94	4.41	38	29	4	16	0	1	226.1	221	111	99	4	87		96	12	3	2	967	1.361	8.8	0.2	3.5	3.8	1.10
1924	34	5.9	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	15	12	.556	4.51	5.16	41	27	10	12	1	5	219.2	246	126	110	16	69		65	3	1	1	946	1.434	10.1	0.7	2.8	2.7	0.94
1925	35	6.1	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	7	9	.438	4.36	5.43	38	15	10	5	0	2	159.0	172	96	77	19	61		53	3	1	1	697	1.465	9.7	1.1	3.5	3.0	0.87
1926	36	6.8	Milwaukee	AA	AA		17	15	.531	3.92	4.78	43						273.0	294	145	119		74							1.348	9.7		2.4
1927	37		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-AA		17	5	.773		3.45	33						206.0	199	79	45		41							1.165	8.7		1.8
1927	37	7.7	Milwaukee	AA	AA		1	1	.500		10.08	7						25.0	40	28			13							2.120	14.4		4.7
1927	37	6.8	New Orleans	SOUA	A		16	4	.800	2.24	2.54	26						181.0	159	51	45		28							1.033	7.9		1.4
1928	38	8.5	New Orleans	SOUA	A		10	11	.476	4.71	4.84	37						212.0	253	114	111		62							1.486	10.7		2.6
1929	39	10.1	New Orleans	SOUA	A		8	7	.533	3.39	4.39	32						162.0	136	79	61		48							1.136	7.6		2.7
1930	40		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-A		14	13	.519	4.67	4.98	37						235.0	250	130	122		70							1.362	9.6		2.7
1930	40	12.9	Buffalo	IL	AA		12	8	.600	4.19	4.47	24						161.0	158	80	75		45							1.261	8.8		2.5
1930	40	10.9	Dallas	TL	A		2	5	.286	5.72	6.08	13						74.0	92	50	47		25							1.581	11.2		3.0
1931	41		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-AA		7	12	.368	5.14	5.75	30	8					133.0	166	85	76		38							1.534	11.2		2.6
1931	41	13.0	Buffalo	IL	AA		3	6	.333	6.45	7.20	14						60.0	81	48	43		17							1.633	12.2		2.6
1931	41	10.6	Chattanooga	SOUA	A		4	6	.400	4.07	4.56	16	8					73.0	85	37	33		21							1.452	10.5		2.6
1932	42		2 Teams	2 Lgs	B-AA		2	3	.400	6.00	6.80	10						45.0	64	34	30		16							1.778	12.8		3.2
1932	42	14.5	Buffalo	IL	AA		0	1	.000	12.60	14.40	4						5.0	11	8	7		4							3.000	19.8		7.2
1932	42	14.6	Scranton	NYPL	B		2	2	.500	5.18	5.85	6						40.0	53	26	23		12							1.625	11.9		2.7
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (10 seasons)					Majors		71	66	.518	3.89	4.69	286	112	109	44	2	24	1186.0	1235	618	512	45	455		484	34	13	8	5052	1.425	9.4	0.3	3.5	3.7	1.06
Minors (14 seasons)					Minors		177	150	.541		4.32	473	8	6	11			2900.0	2810	1392	827		915		464	6	0	2		1.284	8.7		2.8
All Levels (22 Seasons)							248	216	.534		4.43	759	120	115	55	2	24	4086.0	4045	2010	1339	45	1370		948	40	13	10	5052	1.325	8.9		3.0

AA (11 seasons)					Minors		129	111	.538		4.30	333		6	11			2068.0	1936	989	507		704		464	6	0	2		1.277	8.4		3.1
A (6 seasons)					Minors		46	37	.554		4.28	134	8					792.0	821	377	297		199							1.288	9.3		2.3
B (1 season)					Minors		2	2	.500	5.18	5.85	6						40.0	53	26	23		12							1.625	11.9		2.7