Ted Davidson
Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1965-1968)
Ted Davidson was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1965 to 1968 for the Cincinnati Reds and the Atlanta Braves, a span of 4 seasons. Across 114 career appearances, he went 11-7 with a 3.69 ERA and 124 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 237.4.
- 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
- Position
- Pitcher
- Bats / Throws
- R / L
- Height / Weight
- 6'0" / 192 lb
- Died
- 9/1/2006 in Bullhead City, AZ, USA
- MLB Debut
- 1965-07-24
- Last Game
- 1968-07-28
Full name: Thomas Eugene Davidson
Season-by-Season Pitching
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| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Lg ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | CIN | NL | 4 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 68.2 | 57 | 17 | 17 | 54 | 2.23 | 3.50 (+36%) | 1354.0 |
| 1966 | CIN | NL | 5 | 4 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 85.1 | 82 | 37 | 23 | 54 | 3.90 | 3.52 (-11%) | -614.2 |
| 1967 | CIN | NL | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4.15 | 3.30 (-26%) | 324.3 |
| 1968 | CIN | NL | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.2 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 6.23 | 2.98 (-109%) | -826.7 |
| 1968 | ATL | NL | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6.75 | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 5 seasons | 11 | 7 | 114 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 195.1 | 189 | 80 | 54 | 124 | 3.69 | — | 237 | ||
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
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 114 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .000 | .031 | .000 | .031 | 0 |
Career AVG .000 vs. league average .243 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.
Career OBP .031 vs. league average .306 across their career seasons — 89.8% below league average.
Career SLG .000 vs. league average .361 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.
Career OPS .031 vs. league average .668 across their career seasons — 95.3% below league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | Lg AVG | Lg OBP | Lg SLG | Lg OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | CIN | NL | 24 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1966 | CIN | NL | 54 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1967 | CIN | NL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1968 | CIN | NL | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1968 | ATL | NL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 5 seasons | 114 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0 | ||
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.
Game Log & Splits
View full game log (228 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 56 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Away | 58 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Pitching — Home / Away
| Split | G | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 56 | 101.0 | 108 | 40 | 25 | 72 | 3.56 |
| Away | 58 | 94.1 | 81 | 40 | 29 | 52 | 3.82 |
Last 10 Games — Batting
| Date | Tm | Opp | Res | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968-07-28 | ATL | PHI | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968-07-05 | ATL | HOU | L | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1968-06-29 | ATL | LAD | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968-06-22 | ATL | STL | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968-06-01 | CIN | PHI | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1968-05-30 | CIN | LAD | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968-05-29 | CIN | LAD | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968-05-26 | CIN | PIT | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968-05-24 | CIN | PIT | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968-05-21 | CIN | HOU | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last 10 Games — Pitching
| Date | Tm | Opp | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968-07-28 | ATL | PHI | — | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968-07-05 | ATL | HOU | — | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1968-06-29 | ATL | LAD | — | 2.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1968-06-22 | ATL | STL | — | 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1968-06-01 | CIN | PHI | — | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968-05-30 | CIN | LAD | — | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968-05-29 | CIN | LAD | — | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968-05-26 | CIN | PIT | — | 0.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1968-05-24 | CIN | PIT | — | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968-05-21 | CIN | HOU | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
Season-by-Season Fielding
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 114 |
Ted Davidson: the record in brief
July 24, 1965 and July 28, 1968 bracket Ted Davidson's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. By club, Davidson's seasons break down as the Cincinnati Reds (1965 to 1968) and the Atlanta Braves (1968). Born on October 4, 1939, in Las Vegas, NV, USA, Davidson is listed as a pitcher and hit right-handed while throwing left-handed. Size on record: 6'0" and 192 pounds. The bio records the death on September 1, 2006, in Bullhead City, AZ, USA. Ted Davidson was the playing name; the full given name is Thomas Eugene.
Davidson went 11-7 with a 3.69 ERA in 114 games, 1 of them starts. The totals include 124 strikeouts. Against a 3.33 league ERA for the same seasons, the 3.69 mark was 10.8% worse. Davidson won 5 games in 1966, the most of any season listed. 1965 produced Davidson's most strikeouts, 54. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 2.23 in 1965, when the league's was 3.50.
Frequently Asked Questions about Ted Davidson
- What years did Ted Davidson play?
- Ted Davidson played in Major League Baseball from 1965 to 1968.
- Was Ted Davidson a pitcher?
- Yes. Ted Davidson pitched in the major leagues, recording 11 wins and 124 strikeouts.
- How many home runs did Ted Davidson hit?
- Ted Davidson hit 0 career home runs.
- What was Ted Davidson's career batting average?
- Ted Davidson batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 31 at bats.
- What was Ted Davidson's career ERA?
- Ted Davidson finished with a 3.69 career ERA, going 11-7 with 124 strikeouts.
- How many strikeouts did Ted Davidson have?
- Ted Davidson recorded 124 career strikeouts.