Dave Thies

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1963)

Dave Thies was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball in 1963 for the Kansas City Athletics. Across 9 career appearances, he went 0-1 with a 4.62 ERA and 9 strikeouts.

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

W–L 0–1
ERA 4.62
WHIP 1.50
SO 9
Pitcher PIV -629.4
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'4" / 205 lb
Born
3/21/1937 in Minneapolis, MN, USA
MLB Debut
1963-04-20
Last Game
1963-06-07

Full name: David Robert Thies

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Career Pitching Statistics

Dave Thies — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 1 9 2 0 0 0 25.1 26 13 2 12 9 4.62 -629.4

Career ERA 4.62 vs. league average 3.46 across their career seasons — 33.5% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Dave Thies — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1963 KC1 AL 0 1 9 2 0 0 0 25.1 26 13 12 9 4.62 3.46 (-34%) -629.4
Career · 1 season 0 1 9 2 0 0 0 25.1 26 13 12 9 4.62 — -629

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 Thies — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
9 6 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 .333 .333 .500 .833 0

Career AVG .333 vs. league average .246 across their career seasons — +35.4% above league average.

Career OBP .333 vs. league average .309 across their career seasons — +7.9% above league average.

Career SLG .500 vs. league average .372 across their career seasons — +34.5% above league average.

Career OPS .833 vs. league average .681 across their career seasons — +22.4% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Dave Thies — Season-by-Season Batting
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1963 KC1 AL 9 6 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 .333 — — — — 0.0
Career · 1 season 9 6 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 .333 — — — — 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

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

Batting — Home / Away

Dave Thies — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home741201.500
Away220000.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Dave Thies — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home718.22111975.30
Away26.252322.70

Last 9 Games — Batting

Dave Thies — Last 9 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1963-06-07 KC1CHWL 000000000
1963-06-01 KC1TEXL 100000001
1963-05-28 KC1BALL 000000000
1963-05-22 KC1NYYL 200000001
1963-05-19 KC1BOSL 000000000
1963-05-06 KC1CHWL 000000000
1963-05-04 KC1BOSW 212100100
1963-04-22 KC1DETW 100000000
1963-04-20 KC1LAAL 000000000

Last 9 Games — Pitching

Dave Thies — Last 9 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1963-06-07 KC1CHW — 0.2222001
1963-06-01 KC1TEX L 5.0855121
1963-05-28 KC1BAL — 3.0000210
1963-05-22 KC1NYY — 4.2211320
1963-05-19 KC1BOS — 2.0311000
1963-05-06 KC1CHW — 1.0100000
1963-05-04 KC1BOS — 3.2431420
1963-04-22 KC1DET — 4.1200100
1963-04-20 KC1LAA — 1.0433120

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Dave Thies — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 9 2 0 6 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Dave Thies — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1963 KC1 P 9 2 0 6 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Dave Thies — Career Games by Position
Position Games
Pitcher 9

College History

Dave Thies — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
St. Mary's University of Minnesota Winona MN 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959

Dave Thies: the record in brief

According to the bio, Dave Thies debuted on April 20, 1963 and played a final game on June 7, 1963. Every season row on the page belongs to the Kansas City Athletics, in 1963. Thies, a pitcher by primary position, both batted and threw right-handed. Thies is listed at 6-foot-4 and 205 pounds. The birth record reads March 21, 1937, in Minneapolis, MN, USA. Thies's full given name, per the bio, is David Robert Thies.

Thies went 0-1 with a 4.62 ERA in 9 games, 2 of them starts. The same table counts 9 strikeouts. Against a 3.46 league ERA for the same seasons, the 4.62 mark was 33.5% worse. All of that pitching came in 1963, with 9 games and 9 strikeouts.

The college table lists St. Mary's University of Minnesota in 1956, 1957, 1958, and 1959. The game-log section draws on 18 games of Retrosheet box scores for Thies. The best of the last games listed came on May 4, 1963, 2 hits in 2 at bats.

Every defensive appearance on record for Thies, 9 games, came at pitcher.

Frequently Asked Questions about Dave Thies

Was Dave Thies a pitcher?
Yes. Dave Thies pitched in the major leagues, recording 0 wins and 9 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Dave Thies hit?
Dave Thies hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.
What was Dave Thies's career batting average?
Dave Thies batted .333 over his career, with 2 hits in 6 at bats.
How many RBI did Dave Thies have?
Dave Thies drove in 1 runs in his career.
What was Dave Thies's career ERA?
Dave Thies finished with a 4.62 career ERA, going 0-1 with 9 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Dave Thies have?
Dave Thies recorded 9 career strikeouts.