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Roosevelt Davis
5' 9", 168 lbs·Lived to 64·Bats R / Throws R
All-Star
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Career Highs
2.35
Best ERA · 1943
16
Most W · 1925
68
Most K · 1930
0.897
Best WHIP · 1943
Career Arc · ERA
20 seasonsStatistical Comps
Career · Hitting
20 seasons| Year | Team | G | AB | HR | RBI | AVG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | SLS | 25 | 40 | 0 | 2 | .150 | — | — |
| 1925 | SLS | 35 | 61 | 1 | 5 | .164 | — | — |
| 1926 | SLS | 36 | 55 | 0 | 1 | .145 | — | — |
| 1927 | SLS | 34 | 58 | 0 | 4 | .224 | — | — |
| 1928 | SLS | 24 | 34 | 2 | 4 | .294 | — | — |
| 1929 | SLS | 35 | 48 | 0 | 1 | .208 | — | — |
| 1930 | SLS | 21 | 48 | 0 | 3 | .229 | — | — |
| 1931 | AB2 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 4 | .190 | — | — |
| 1932 | CLS | 8 | 22 | 0 | 1 | .136 | — | — |
| 1933 | CBB | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — |
| 1934 | PC | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .100 | — | — |
| 1935 | PC | 13 | 32 | 0 | 4 | .344 | — | — |
| 1936 | NBY | 14 | 25 | 0 | 0 | .120 | — | — |
| 1937 | PC | 9 | 19 | 0 | 2 | .158 | — | — |
| 1938 | NBY | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — |
| 1939 | MRS | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | .063 | — | — |
| 1940 | MRS | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .250 | — | — |
| 1943 | CC | 9 | 20 | 0 | 0 | .150 | — | — |
| 1944 | CIC | 8 | 26 | 0 | 1 | .077 | — | — |
| 1945 | CBE | 4 | 13 | 0 | 1 | .077 | .341 | 50 |
| Career | 307 | 569 | 3 | 33 | .178 | — | — | |
Career · Pitching
20 seasons| Year | Team | G | IP | W | L | ERA | ERA+ | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | SLS | 25 | 120.7 | 7 | 4 | 4.62 | 89 | 51 | 1.434 |
| 1925 | SLS | 35 | 168.0 | 16 | 6 | 4.45 | 102 | 48 | 1.196 |
| 1926 | SLS | 36 | 145.3 | 7 | 5 | 5.39 | 76 | 49 | 1.569 |
| 1927 | SLS | 34 | 162.7 | 10 | 8 | 4.15 | 99 | 63 | 1.408 |
| 1928 | SLS | 24 | 98.0 | 8 | 0 | 3.67 | 113 | 36 | 1.235 |
| 1929 | SLS | 34 | 144.7 | 6 | 7 | 3.92 | 117 | 58 | 1.244 |
| 1930 | SLS | 21 | 115.3 | 11 | 3 | 4.68 | 103 | 68 | 1.561 |
| 1931 | AB2 | 7 | 50.3 | 2 | 4 | 4.47 | 92 | 27 | 1.649 |
| 1932 | CLS | 8 | 58.3 | 3 | 3 | 3.39 | 122 | 41 | 1.251 |
| 1933 | CBB | 8 | 44.0 | 2 | 2 | 2.66 | 145 | 16 | 1.341 |
| 1934 | PC | 5 | 23.0 | 1 | 0 | 3.91 | 110 | 12 | 1.522 |
| 1935 | PC | 13 | 86.0 | 5 | 1 | 3.14 | 139 | 49 | 1.291 |
| 1936 | NBY | 14 | 66.7 | 2 | 4 | 4.46 | 103 | 27 | 1.470 |
| 1937 | PC | 8 | 46.7 | 2 | 4 | 5.98 | 73 | 22 | 1.393 |
| 1938 | NBY | 5 | 11.7 | 0 | 3 | 13.89 | 31 | 4 | 3.514 |
| 1939 | MRS | 5 | 40.0 | 2 | 3 | 2.93 | 146 | 20 | 1.200 |
| 1940 | MRS | 2 | 9.7 | 0 | 1 | 0.93 | 453 | 6 | 1.034 |
| 1943 | CC | 9 | 61.3 | 5 | 2 | 2.35 | 149 | 37 | 0.897 |
| 1944 | CIC | 8 | 60.0 | 6 | 2 | 2.40 | 149 | 42 | 1.250 |
| 1945 | CBE | 4 | 32.7 | 2 | 0 | 1.65 | 222 | 13 | 0.857 |
| Career | 305 | 1545.1 | 97 | 62 | — | — | 689 | — | |
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