Dave Danforth was born on Friday, March 7, 1890, in Granger, Texas. Danforth was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 1, 1911, with the Philadelphia 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 Danforth baseball stats page.
"(Dave) Danforth, if you believe the boys in the dugout, did everything to the ball. The possessor of exceptionally large and strong hands, he is supposed to have loosened the cover of the ball, raised the seams, and sometimes nicked it with a specially sharpened thumb nail so as to make it sail." - Columnist Hugh Bradley in Baseball Magazine (June 1936, Freak Pitching Deliveries - Past and Present)
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Dave DanforthDave Danforth Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| 1911 | 21 | Athletics | 14 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 3.74 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33.2 | 141 | 29 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 17 | - | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - |
| 1912 | 22 | Athletics | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3.98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.1 | 89 | 26 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 12 | - | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1916 | 26 | White Sox | 28 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3.27 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 93.2 | 376 | 87 | 34 | 43 | 1 | 37 | - | 49 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - |
| 1917 | 27 | White Sox | 50 | 9 | 26 | 11 | 6 | .647 | 2.65 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 173.0 | 716 | 155 | 51 | 56 | 1 | 74 | - | 79 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - |
| 1918 | 28 | White Sox | 39 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 15 | .286 | 3.43 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 139.0 | 567 | 148 | 53 | 73 | 1 | 40 | - | 48 | 1 | 5 | 0 | - |
| 1919 | 29 | White Sox | 15 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 7.78 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 41.2 | 195 | 58 | 36 | 44 | 1 | 20 | - | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 1922 | 32 | Browns | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 3.28 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 79.2 | 358 | 93 | 29 | 37 | 1 | 38 | - | 48 | 0 | 1 | 4 | - |
| 1923 | 33 | Browns | 38 | 26 | 4 | 16 | 14 | .533 | 3.94 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 226.1 | 967 | 221 | 99 | 111 | 4 | 87 | - | 96 | 2 | 12 | 3 | - |
| 1924 | 34 | Browns | 41 | 27 | 10 | 15 | 12 | .556 | 4.51 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 219.2 | 949 | 246 | 110 | 126 | 16 | 69 | - | 65 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
| 1925 | 35 | Browns | 38 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 4.36 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 159.0 | 697 | 172 | 77 | 96 | 19 | 61 | - | 53 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
| 10 Years | 286 | 109 | 107 | 71 | 66 | .518 | 3.89 | 43 | 2 | 23 | 1,186.0 | 5,055 | 1,235 | 512 | 618 | 45 | 455 | - | 484 | 8 | 34 | 13 | - | ||
Dave DanforthDave Danforth Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1911 | 21 | Athletics | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | .167 | .286 | .167 |
| 1912 | 22 | Athletics | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | .250 | .250 | .250 |
| 1916 | 26 | White Sox | 28 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | .087 | .222 | .087 |
| 1917 | 27 | White Sox | 50 | 46 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | - | 19 | 5 | - | 0 | - | .130 | .231 | .217 |
| 1918 | 28 | White Sox | 39 | 42 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | .143 | .200 | .143 |
| 1919 | 29 | White Sox | 15 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | .111 | .273 | .222 |
| 1922 | 32 | Browns | 20 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | .087 | .125 | .087 |
| 1923 | 33 | Browns | 38 | 71 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | - | 7 | 8 | - | 1 | - | .211 | .309 | .310 |
| 1924 | 34 | Browns | 41 | 76 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | - | 15 | 6 | - | 0 | - | .171 | .213 | .263 |
| 1925 | 35 | Browns | 38 | 46 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - | 8 | 5 | - | 1 | - | .174 | .255 | .174 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 10 Years | 286 | 350 | 23 | 56 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 33 | 0 | 80 | 30 | 0 | 3 | - | .160 | .238 | .214 | ||
Dave DanforthDave Danforth Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1911 Athletics | P | 14 | 2 | 101 | 10 | 0.7 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.67 |
| 1912 Athletics | P | 3 | 0 | 61 | 7 | 2.3 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.10 |
| 1916 White Sox | P | 28 | 8 | 281 | 37 | 1.3 | 34 | 2 | 32 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .919 | 3.27 |
| 1917 White Sox | P | 50 | 9 | 519 | 46 | 0.9 | 42 | 0 | 42 | 4 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .913 | 2.18 |
| 1918 White Sox | P | 39 | 11 | 417 | 48 | 1.2 | 46 | 7 | 39 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .958 | 2.98 |
| 1919 White Sox | P | 15 | 1 | 125 | 11 | 0.7 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.38 |
| 1922 Browns | P | 20 | 10 | 239 | 17 | 0.9 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.92 |
| 1923 Browns | P | 38 | 26 | 679 | 61 | 1.6 | 61 | 7 | 54 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.43 |
| 1924 Browns | P | 41 | 27 | 659 | 46 | 1.1 | 44 | 4 | 40 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .957 | 1.80 |
| 1925 Browns | P | 38 | 15 | 477 | 27 | 0.7 | 25 | 4 | 21 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .926 | 1.42 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| P Totals | 286 | 109 | 3,558 | 310 | 1.1 | 297 | 35 | 262 | 13 | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .958 | 2.25 | |
| 10 Years | 286 | 109 | 3,558 | 310 | 1.1 | 297 | 35 | 262 | 13 | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .958 | 2.25 | |
Dave DanforthDave Danforth Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1911 Athletics | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.24 | 5.61 | 4.54 |
| 1912 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.67 | 3.54 | 5.31 |
| 1916 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 1.32 | 4.71 | 3.56 |
| 1917 White Sox | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.4 | 9.2 | 1.07 | 4.11 | 3.85 |
| 1918 White Sox | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 1.20 | 3.11 | 2.59 |
| 1919 White Sox | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.85 | 3.67 | 4.32 |
| 1922 Browns | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 1.26 | 5.42 | 4.29 |
| 1923 Browns | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 10.1 | 6.5 | 1.10 | 3.82 | 3.46 |
| 1924 Browns | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.1 | 8.4 | 0.94 | 2.66 | 2.83 |
| 1925 Browns | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.8 | 23.0 | 0.87 | 3.00 | 3.45 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 10 Years | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.4 | 13.0 | 1.06 | 3.67 | 3.45 |
Dave DanforthDave Danforth Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1911 Philadelphia Athletics | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1912 Philadelphia Athletics | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1916 Chicago White Sox | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1917 Chicago White Sox | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | Stats |
| 1918 Chicago White Sox | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1919 Chicago White Sox | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1922 St. Louis Browns | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1923 St. Louis Browns | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1924 St. Louis Browns | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1925 St. Louis Browns | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
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