What years did Dave Zearfoss play?

Dave Zearfoss played in Major League Baseball from 1896 to 1905.

Was Dave Zearfoss a pitcher?

No. Dave Zearfoss was a position player (Catcher).

How many home runs did Dave Zearfoss hit?

Dave Zearfoss hit 0 career home runs with 42 hits.

Dave Zearfoss

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1896-1905)

AVG .208

HR 0

RBI 17

H 42

OPS .532

PIV -607

Position: Catcher
Bats / Throws: — / R
Height / Weight: 5'9" / 174 lb
Born: 1/1/1868 in Schenectady, NY, USA
Died: 9/12/1945 in Wilmington, DE, USA
MLB Debut: 1896-04-17
Last Game: 1905-07-08

Full name: David William Tilden Zearfoss

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
72	202	15	42	3	3	0	17	2	19	17	.208	.279	.252	.532	-607

Career AVG .208 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 21.9% below league average.

Career OBP .279 vs. league average .326 across their career seasons — 14.4% below league average.

Career SLG .252 vs. league average .348 across their career seasons — 27.5% below league average.

Career OPS .532 vs. league average .674 across their career seasons — 21.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1896	NY1	NL	19	60	5	13	1	1	6	2	5	5	.217	.290 (-25%)	.354 (-19%)	.387 (-31%)	.741 (-25%)	-246.1
1897	NY1	NL	5	10	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	.300	—	—	—	—	0.0
1898	NY1	NL	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1904	SLN	NL	27	80	7	17	2	0	9	0	10	6	.212	.246 (-14%)	.300 (avg)	.321 (-26%)	.622 (-14%)	-114.0
1905	SLN	NL	20	51	2	8	0	1	2	0	4	5	.157	.248 (-37%)	.307 (-29%)	.322 (-39%)	.629 (-34%)	-247.0
Career · 5 seasons			72	202	15	42	3	3	17	2	19	17	.208	—	—	—	—	-607

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

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	28	75	4	15	0	4	.200
Away	20	57	5	11	0	1	.193

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	BB	SO
1905-07-08	STL	CIN	W	4	0	0	0	0
1905-07-07	STL	CIN	W	3	0	0	1	0
1905-07-06	STL	CIN	L	4	0	1	0	0
1905-07-05	STL	CIN	L	4	0	0	0	1
1905-07-04	STL	CHC	L	2	0	0	1	1
1905-07-04	STL	CHC	L	2	0	0	0	0
1905-07-02	STL	CHC	L	4	0	0	0	0
1905-07-02	STL	CHC	L	1	0	0	0	0
1905-06-19	STL	BSN	W	1	0	0	0	0
1905-06-17	STL	NY1	L	4	1	2	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
C	69	39	239	77	19	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1896	NY1	C	19	0	53	14	8	1
1897	NY1	C	5	0	15	7	3	1
1898	NY1	C	1	0	2	1	0	0
1904	SLN	C	25	25	107	33	5	1
1905	SLN	C	19	14	62	22	3	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Catcher	70

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Washington College	Chestertown	MD	1892, 1893, 1894, 1895

Frequently Asked Questions about Dave Zearfoss

What years did Dave Zearfoss play?: Dave Zearfoss played in Major League Baseball from 1896 to 1905.
Was Dave Zearfoss a pitcher?: No. Dave Zearfoss was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Dave Zearfoss hit?: Dave Zearfoss hit 0 career home runs with 42 hits.