What years did Dave Danforth play?

Dave Danforth played in Major League Baseball from 1911 to 1925.

Was Dave Danforth a pitcher?

Yes. Dave Danforth pitched in the major leagues, recording 71 wins and 484 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Dave Danforth hit?

Dave Danforth hit 0 career home runs with 56 hits.

What was Dave Danforth's career batting average?

Dave Danforth batted .160 over his career, with 56 hits in 350 at bats.

How many RBI did Dave Danforth have?

Dave Danforth drove in 27 runs in his career.

What was Dave Danforth's career ERA?

Dave Danforth finished with a 3.89 career ERA, going 71-66 with 484 strikeouts.

Dave Danforth

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1911-1925)

Dave Danforth was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1911 to 1925 for the Philadelphia Athletics, the Chicago White Sox, and the St. Louis Browns, a span of 15 seasons. Across 286 career appearances, he went 71-66 with a 3.89 ERA, 484 strikeouts, and 23 saves. He also batted .160 with 0 home runs.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 71–66

ERA 3.89

WHIP 1.42

SO 484

Pitcher PIV -4613.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 167 lb
Born: 3/7/1890 in Granger, TX, USA
Died: 9/19/1970 in Baltimore, MD, USA
MLB Debut: 1911-08-01
Last Game: 1925-10-01

Full name: David Charles Danforth

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Career Pitching Statistics

Dave Danforth — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
71	66	286	109	43	2	23	1186.0	1,235	512	45	455	484	3.89	-4613.6

Career ERA 3.89 vs. league average 3.58 across their career seasons — 8.6% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Dave Danforth Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1911	PHA	AL	4	1	14	2	1	0	1	33.2	29	14	17	21	3.74	3.37 (-11%)	-293.2
1912	PHA	AL	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	20.1	26	9	12	8	3.98	3.36 (-18%)	-248.7
1916	CHA	AL	6	5	28	8	1	0	2	93.2	87	34	37	49	3.27	2.78 (-17%)	75.8
1917	CHA	AL	11	6	50	9	1	1	9	173.0	155	51	74	79	2.65	2.69 (+1%)	-381.9
1918	CHA	AL	6	15	39	11	5	0	2	139.0	148	53	40	48	3.43	2.83 (-21%)	581.5
1919	CHA	AL	1	2	15	1	0	0	1	41.2	58	36	20	17	7.78	3.09 (-152%)	-446.5
1922	SLA	AL	5	2	20	10	3	0	1	79.2	93	29	38	48	3.28	4.18 (+22%)	1129.7
1923	SLA	AL	16	14	38	26	16	0	1	226.1	221	99	87	96	3.94	4.03 (+2%)	1811.6
1924	SLA	AL	15	12	41	27	11	1	4	219.2	246	110	69	65	4.51	4.13 (-9%)	-2292.2
1925	SLA	AL	7	9	38	15	5	0	2	159.0	172	77	61	53	4.36	4.55 (+4%)	-4549.8
Career · 10 seasons			71	66	286	109	43	2	23	1,186.0	1,235	512	455	484	3.89	—	-4,614

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Dave Danforth — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
286	350	23	56	11	4	0	27	2	33	84	.160	.238	.214	.453	-1,155

Career AVG .160 vs. league average .271 across their career seasons — 41.0% below league average.

Career OBP .238 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — 28.7% below league average.

Career SLG .214 vs. league average .367 across their career seasons — 41.6% below league average.

Career OPS .453 vs. league average .701 across their career seasons — 35.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Dave Danforth Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1911	PHA	AL	14	6	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
1912	PHA	AL	3	8	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1916	CHA	AL	28	23	3	2	0	0	0	0	4	12	.087	—	—	—	—	0.0
1917	CHA	AL	50	46	3	6	2	1	5	1	6	19	.130	—	—	—	—	-196.3
1918	CHA	AL	39	42	3	6	0	0	0	0	2	11	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
1919	CHA	AL	15	9	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	2	.111	—	—	—	—	0.0
1922	SLA	AL	20	23	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	6	.087	—	—	—	—	0.0
1923	SLA	AL	38	71	5	15	5	1	11	0	9	7	.211	.282 (-25%)	.344 (-10%)	.390 (-21%)	.734 (-16%)	-178.2
1924	SLA	AL	41	76	3	13	3	2	9	1	4	15	.171	.283 (-40%)	.345 (-38%)	.389 (-32%)	.734 (-35%)	-460.9
1925	SLA	AL	38	46	3	8	0	0	2	0	4	8	.174	—	—	—	—	-319.5
Career · 10 seasons			286	350	23	56	11	4	27	2	33	84	.160	—	—	—	—	-1,155

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Dave Danforth — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Dave Danforth — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1917	WS	CHA	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Dave Danforth — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	1	0	0	1.0	3	2	0	2	18.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Dave Danforth — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1917	WS	CHA	0	0	1	0	0	1.0	3	2	0	2	18.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Dave Danforth — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	155	169	19	30	0	12	.178
Away	131	182	5	26	0	16	.143

Pitching — Home / Away

Dave Danforth — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	155	615.0	630	275	250	288	4.02
Away	131	570.0	605	235	205	200	3.71

Last 10 Games — Batting

Dave Danforth — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	BB	SO
1925-10-01	SLA	DET	W	1	0	0	0	0
1925-09-23	SLA	PHA	L	2	0	0	0	0
1925-09-23	SLA	PHA	L	0	0	0	0	0
1925-09-17	SLA	BOS	L	2	0	0	0	0
1925-09-12	SLA	CHW	W	3	1	2	1	1
1925-09-07	SLA	DET	L	1	0	0	0	0
1925-09-05	SLA	CHW	W	2	0	0	0	0
1925-09-03	SLA	CHW	L	0	0	0	0	0
1925-08-30	SLA	NYY	W	1	0	0	0	0
1925-08-26	SLA	MIN	W	0	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Dave Danforth — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1925-10-01	SLA	DET	—	3.0	4	1	1	0	2	1
1925-09-23	SLA	PHA	—	4.0	5	4	4	2	2	2
1925-09-23	SLA	PHA	—	2.0	1	1	1	0	2	0
1925-09-17	SLA	BOS	L	7.0	6	2	2	0	1	0
1925-09-12	SLA	CHW	W	7.0	3	0	0	0	2	0
1925-09-07	SLA	DET	L	2.2	3	2	2	1	1	0
1925-09-05	SLA	CHW	W	4.0	8	4	2	1	2	0
1925-09-03	SLA	CHW	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1925-08-30	SLA	NYY	SV	4.0	3	0	0	0	2	0
1925-08-26	SLA	MIN	—	0.2	1	1	1	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Dave Danforth — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	286	0	35	262	13	8

Season-by-Season Fielding

Dave Danforth — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1911	PHA	P	14	3	7	0	0
1912	PHA	P	3	1	6	0	1
1916	CHA	P	28	2	32	3	0
1917	CHA	P	50	0	42	4	0
1918	CHA	P	39	7	39	2	1
1919	CHA	P	15	1	10	0	0
1922	SLA	P	20	6	11	0	2
1923	SLA	P	38	7	54	0	2
1924	SLA	P	41	4	40	2	2
1925	SLA	P	38	4	21	2	0

Career Games by Position

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Dave Danforth Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	286

College History

Dave Danforth — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Baylor University	Waco	TX	1911

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Dave Danforth: the record in brief

Dave Danforth played a first major league game on August 1, 1911 and a last one on October 1, 1925. Danforth played for the Philadelphia Athletics (1911 through 1912), the Chicago White Sox (1916 through 1919), and the St. Louis Browns (1922 through 1925). Danforth, born on March 7, 1890, in Granger, TX, USA, is listed as a pitcher and threw and hit left-handed. Danforth's listed size is 6'0" and 167 pounds. Danforth's death is recorded on September 19, 1970, in Baltimore, MD, USA. Danforth's full given name, per the bio, is David Charles Danforth.

Danforth went 71-66 with a 3.89 ERA in 286 games, 109 of them starts. The same table counts 484 strikeouts, 43 complete games, and 23 saves. Against a 3.58 league ERA for the same seasons, the 3.89 mark was 8.6% worse. No season topped the 16 wins of 1923. 1917 was Danforth's sharpest full season, a 2.65 ERA against the league's 2.69.

Frequently Asked Questions about Dave Danforth

What years did Dave Danforth play?: Dave Danforth played in Major League Baseball from 1911 to 1925.
Was Dave Danforth a pitcher?: Yes. Dave Danforth pitched in the major leagues, recording 71 wins and 484 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Dave Danforth hit?: Dave Danforth hit 0 career home runs with 56 hits.
What was Dave Danforth's career batting average?: Dave Danforth batted .160 over his career, with 56 hits in 350 at bats.
How many RBI did Dave Danforth have?: Dave Danforth drove in 27 runs in his career.
What was Dave Danforth's career ERA?: Dave Danforth finished with a 3.89 career ERA, going 71-66 with 484 strikeouts.