Dave Ferriss Stats

Dave Ferriss was born on Monday, December 5, 1921, in Shaw, Mississippi. Ferriss was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 29, 1945, with the Boston Red Sox. 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 Ferriss baseball stats page.

"The main thing I learned about Ferris (sic) is contained in a remark made by an American League hitter. This hitter said: 'I know why I can't hit Ferris. He hides the ball behind his back and he uses his glove to shield the ball from the hitter. The glove screens the ball, and the hitter doesn't get a look at the ball at all, until it is almost on top of him.'" Author Bert Dunne in Play Ball! (1947)

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Dave Ferriss

Boo Ferriss Autograph on a 1949 Bowman Reprint (#211)

Boo Ferriss Autograph on a 1949 Bowman Reprint (#211)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   David Meadow Ferriss
Nickname:   Boo or Dave
Born On:   12-05-1921
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Shaw, Mississippi
Zodiac:   Sagittarius
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   Mississippi State College
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02
Player Weight Chart Weight:   208
First Game:   04-29-1945 (Age 23)
Last Game:   04-18-1950
Draft:   Not Applicable
Dave Ferriss

Dave Ferriss 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
1945 Red Sox 35 31 4 21 10 .677 2.96 26 5 2 264.2 1,103 263 87 101 6 85 - 94 4 7 1 -
1946 Red Sox 40 35 4 25 6 .806 3.25 26 6 3 274.0 1,141 274 99 109 14 71 - 106 1 3 0 -
1947 Red Sox 33 28 0 12 11 .522 4.04 14 1 0 218.1 956 241 98 106 14 92 - 64 6 7 1 -
1948 Red Sox 31 9 13 7 3 .700 5.23 1 0 3 115.1 518 127 67 71 7 61 - 30 0 7 0 -
1949 Red Sox 4 0 2 0 0 .000 4.05 0 0 0 6.2 29 7 3 3 1 4 - 1 0 1 0 -
1950 Red Sox 1 0 1 0 0 .000 18.00 0 0 0 1.0 6 2 2 2 0 1 - 1 0 0 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
6 Years 144 103 24 65 30 .684 3.64 67 12 8 880.0 3,753 914 356 392 42 314 - 296 11 25 2 -
Dave Ferriss

Dave Ferriss Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1945 Red Sox 61 120 16 32 7 1 1 0 19 19 - 11 1 - 0 4 .267 .367 .367
1946 Red Sox 45 115 12 24 6 0 0 0 7 5 - 19 2 - 0 3 .209 .242 .261
1947 Red Sox 52 99 11 27 5 3 0 0 19 7 - 10 0 - 0 5 .273 .321 .384
1948 Red Sox 31 37 4 9 1 0 0 0 6 6 - 6 2 - 0 0 .243 .349 .270
1949 Red Sox 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000
1950 Red Sox 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
6 Years 194 372 44 93 20 4 1 0 52 37 - 46 5 - 0 12 .250 .318 .333
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Dave Ferriss Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1945 Red Sox P 35 31 794 91 2.6 89 22 67 2 10 n/a n/a n/a .978 3.03 -
1946 Red Sox P 40 35 822 69 1.7 68 25 43 1 5 n/a n/a n/a .986 2.23 -
1947 Red Sox P 33 28 655 48 1.5 46 13 33 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .958 1.90 -
1948 Red Sox P 31 9 346 31 1.0 31 10 21 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.42 -
1949 Red Sox P 4 0 20 1 0.3 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.35 -
1950 Red Sox P 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 144 103 2,640 240 1.7 235 71 164 5 18 n/a n/a n/a .979 2.40 --
6 Years 144 103 2,640 240 1.7 235 71 164 5 18 n/a n/a n/a .979 2.40 --
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Dave Ferriss Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1945 Red Sox 0 0 .000 - - n/a 120.0 10.9 6.3 1.11 3.20 2.89
1946 Red Sox 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 6.1 16.4 1.49 3.48 2.33
1947 Red Sox 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 9.9 5.2 0.70 2.64 3.79
1948 Red Sox 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 6.2 6.2 0.49 2.34 4.76
1949 Red Sox 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.25 1.35 5.40
1950 Red Sox 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.00 9.00 9.00
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
6 Years 0 0 .000 - - n/a 372.0 8.1 7.2 0.94 3.03 3.21
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Dave Ferriss Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1945 Boston Red Sox 33 Undetermined n/a -
1946 Boston Red Sox 33 Undetermined Stats Stats
1947 Boston Red Sox 33 Undetermined - -
1948 Boston Red Sox 33 Undetermined - -
1949 Boston Red Sox 33 Undetermined - -
1950 Boston Red Sox 33 Undetermined - -


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