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Dave Ferriss
David Meadow Ferriss (Boo)

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 208 lb.
School Mississippi State University

Debut April 29, 1945
Final Game April 18, 1950
Born December 5, 1921 in Shaw, MS

Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1942. (All Transactions)

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        "Boo" is in the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame and Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame. The "Ferriss Trophy" is awarded annually to Mississippi's best college baseball player. Visit the Dave "Boo" Ferriss Museum at Delta State University in Cleveland, MS.

Pitching  Glossary / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1945 23 BOS AL  21  10  35  31  26   5   4  2  264.7  263  101   87   6   85   94   7   4  1103       1  2.96  3.40  115 1.315 MVP-4,AS
 1946 24 BOS AL  25   6  40  35  26   6   4  3  274.0  274  109   99  14   71  106   3   1  1141       0  3.25  3.68  113 1.259 MVP-7,AS
 1947 25 BOS AL  12  11  33  28  14   1   0  0  218.3  241  106   98  14   92   64   7   6   956       1  4.04  3.89   96 1.525
 1948 26 BOS AL   7   3  31   9   1   0  13  3  115.3  127   71   67   7   61   30   7   0   518       0  5.23  4.37   84 1.630
 1949 27 BOS AL   0   0   4   0   0   0   2  0    6.7    7    3    3   1    4    1   1   0    29       0  4.05  4.37  108 1.650
 1950 28 BOS AL   0   0   1   0   0   0   1  0    1.0    2    2    2   0    1    1   0   0     6       0 18.00  4.90   27 3.000
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  6 Yr WL% .684  65  30 144 103  67  12  24  8  880.0  914  392  356  42  314  296  25  11  3753       2  3.64  3.74  103 1.395
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    17   8  39  28  18   3   6  2  242.0  251  107   98  11   86   81   6   3  1033   0   0  3.64  3.74  103 1.395
 Career High     25  11  40  35  26   6  13  3  274.0  274  109   99  14   92  106   7   6  1141   0   1  2.96  4.37  115 1.259

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1945 23 BOS AL  61  120   16   32   7  1   1   19   0  0  19  11  .267  .367  .367  111   44   1           0   4 MVP-4,AS
 1946 24 BOS AL  45  115   12   24   6  0   0    7   0  0   5  19  .209  .242  .261   37   30   2           0   3 MVP-7,AS
 1947 25 BOS AL  52   99   11   27   5  3   0   19   0  0   7  10  .273  .321  .384   90   38   0           0   5
 1948 26 BOS AL  31   37    4    9   1  0   0    6   0  0   6   6  .243  .349  .270   63   10   2           0   0
 1949 27 BOS AL   4    1    1    1   1  0   0    1   0  0   0   0 1.000 1.000 2.000  663    2   0           0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 6 Seasons      194  372   44   93  20  4   1   52   0  0  37  46  .250  .318  .333   79  124   5   0   0   0  12
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        311   37   78  17  3   1   43   0  0  31  38  .250  .318  .333   79  104   4   0   0   0  10
 Career High     61  120   16   32   7  3   1   19   0  0  19  19                          44   2   0   0   0   5
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1945 23 BOS AL  140   93   16   4.6    90| .267  .264| .367  .336| .367  .359| .734  .695| 111  .580   2.5   0.3   0%
 1946 24 BOS AL  122   96    7   2.0   101| .209  .271| .242  .346| .261  .389| .503  .735|  37  .200 -10.2  -1.1   0%
 1947 25 BOS AL  106   77   12   4.2   102| .273  .271| .321  .352| .384  .389| .705  .741|  90  .499  -1.9  -0.2   0%
 1948 26 BOS AL   45   30    3   2.7   110| .243  .279| .349  .365| .270  .403| .619  .768|  63  .268  -1.8  -0.2   0%
 1949 27 BOS AL    1    0    2         112|1.000  .279|1.000  .372|2.000  .405|3.000  .777| 663         0.8   0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 6 Seasons       414  296   40   3.6    99| .250  .269| .318  .346| .333  .381| .651  .727|  79  .441 -10.5  -1.1   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1945 23 BOS AL P 35 22 67 2 10 .978 .955 2.54 1.28 3.03 2.24 31 264.7 AS 1946 24 BOS AL P 40 25 43 1 5 .986 .951 1.70 1.01 2.23 2.01 35 274.0 AS 1947 25 BOS AL P 33 13 33 2 2 .958 .954 1.39 0.95 1.90 1.92 28 218.3 1948 26 BOS AL P 31 10 21 0 1 1.000 .963 1.00 0.91 2.42 2.02 9 115.3 1949 27 BOS AL P 4 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.25 1.00 1.34 2.15 0 6.7 1950 28 BOS AL P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.00 0.00 1.80 0 1.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1945 23 BOS AL P 35 22 67 2 10 .978 .955 2.54 1.28 3.03 2.24 31 264.7 1946 24 BOS AL P 40 25 43 1 5 .986 .951 1.70 1.01 2.23 2.01 35 274.0 1947 25 BOS AL P 33 13 33 2 2 .958 .954 1.39 0.95 1.90 1.92 28 218.3 1948 26 BOS AL P 31 10 21 0 1 1.000 .963 1.00 0.91 2.42 2.02 9 115.3 1949 27 BOS AL P 4 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.25 1.00 1.34 2.15 0 6.7 1950 28 BOS AL P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.00 0.00 1.80 0 1.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 144 71 164 5 18 .979 .955 1.63 1.04 2.40 2.06 103 880.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 144 71 164 5 18 .979 .955 1.63 1.04 2.40 2.06 103 880
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1946   WS    BOS STL     L   2   2   2.02  1  0  0  1  13.1  13   3   2   4 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1946   WS    BOS STL     L   2   6   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1945   BOS AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1946   BOS AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1945
1946

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1945-AL-4-0.44
1946-AL-7-0.28
Car-318-0.72 shares

ERA
1945 AL-2.96-9

Wins
1945 AL-21-2
1946 AL-25-3

Won-Loss %
1945 AL-.677-5
1946 AL-.806-1

Bases on Balls/9IP
1946 AL-2.33-5

Games
1945 AL-35-10
1946 AL-40-2

Saves
1946 AL-3-8

Innings
1945 AL-264.7-2
1946 AL-274.0-5

Games Started
1945 AL-31-4
1946 AL-35-2
1947 AL-28-10

Comp. Games
1945 AL-26-2
1946 AL-26-3
1947 AL-14-10

Shutouts
1945 AL-5-2
1946 AL-6-2

Home Runs Allow.
1946 AL-14-8

Bases On Balls Allow.
1945 AL-85-8
1947 AL-92-8

Hits Allowed
1945 AL-263-1
1946 AL-274-2
1947 AL-241-3

Earned Runs Allow.
1945 AL-87-5
1946 AL-99-1
1947 AL-98-4

Wild Pitches
1947 AL-6-5

Hit Batsmen
1945 AL-7-3
1947 AL-7-1
1948 AL-7-3

Batters Faced
1945 AL-1103-3
1946 AL-1141-4
1947 AL-956-8

Adjusted ERA+
1945 AL-115-9

       

Black Ink: Pitching - 3 (545) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 42 (576) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Batting - 2.0 (3488) Pitching - 20.0 (293) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 32.0 (404) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

Before 1942 Season: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent.


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