Davy Force

Born: 7/27/1849 in New York, NY, USA

Died: 6/21/1918 in Englewood, NJ, USA

MLB Debut: 1871-05-05 | Final Game: 1886-08-20

Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 5'4" | Weight: 130 lbs

Full name: David W. Force

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Biography

Davy Force was a professional baseball pitcher born in 1849, whose career spanned from 1871 to 1886. He made his debut in the early years of organized baseball, a time when the game was evolving rapidly from its informal roots into a more structured sport. Throughout his career, Force played in an era characterized by the transition from the deadball style of play to the more offense-driven approaches that would soon follow. Force concluded his playing days with a career record of 1-1 and an earned run average (ERA) of 6.12, reflecting the challenges many pitchers faced during a time when the game was still developing its strategies and techniques. Despite finishing with no strikeouts or saves to his name, his contributions to the teams he played for were part of the broader tapestry of baseball's early history. While not a household name, Davy Force remains a figure from the formative years of America's pastime, representing the dedicated players who laid the groundwork for future generations of athletes.

Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
1	1	4	1	1	0	0	25.0	45	17	4	1	0	6.12	0

Career ERA 6.12 vs. league average 2.75 across their career seasons — 122.7% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1873	BL1		1	1	3	1	1	0	0	18.0	23	5	1	0	2.50	3.40 (+26%)	58.3
1874	CH2		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	7.0	22	12	0	0	15.43	—	0.0

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1029	4250	653	1059	143	27	1	376	35	156	268	0.249	0.276	0.296	0.572	-4489.2

Career AVG .249 vs. league average .254 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .276 vs. league average .285 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .296 vs. league average .332 across their career seasons — 10.8% below league average.

Career OPS 0.572 vs. league average 0.617 across their career seasons — 7.3% below league average.

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
1871	WS3		32	162	45	45	9	4	0	29	8	4	0	0.278	.286 (-3%)	.311 (-5%)	.383 (avg)	.695 (-3%)	-87.5
1872	TRO		25	130	40	53	11	0	0	19	2	1	0	0.408	.285 (+43%)	.296 (+39%)	.347 (+42%)	.644 (+40%)	767.6
1872	BL1		19	95	29	41	2	2	0	14	5	1	0	0.432	.285 (+51%)	.296 (+47%)	.347 (+42%)	.644 (+45%)	767.6
1873	BL1		49	233	77	85	10	1	0	30	1	9	1	0.365	.290 (+26%)	.304 (+28%)	.357 (+17%)	.661 (+22%)	869.0
1874	CH2		59	294	61	92	9	0	0	26	4	3	1	0.313	.273 (+14%)	.282 (+13%)	.333 (+3%)	.615 (+8%)	388.1
1875	PH1		77	386	78	120	22	5	0	49	6	7	5	0.311	.253 (+22%)	.260 (+24%)	.309 (+27%)	.570 (+26%)	1426.7
1876	PHN	NL	60	284	48	66	6	0	0	17	0	5	3	0.232	.265 (-12%)	.277 (-11%)	.320 (-21%)	.598 (-17%)	-653.6
1876	NY3	NL	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	—	—	—	—	-653.6
1877	SL3	NL	58	225	24	59	5	3	0	22	0	11	15	0.262	.271 (-3%)	.289 (+3%)	.337 (-8%)	.626 (-3%)	-56.7
1879	BFN	NL	79	316	36	66	5	2	0	8	0	13	37	0.209	.255 (-18%)	.270 (-11%)	.328 (-28%)	.599 (-20%)	-895.2
1880	BFN	NL	81	290	22	49	10	0	0	17	0	10	35	0.169	.244 (-31%)	.267 (-26%)	.319 (-36%)	.586 (-32%)	-1348.1
1881	BFN	NL	75	278	21	50	9	1	0	15	0	11	29	0.180	.260 (-31%)	.290 (-27%)	.338 (-35%)	.628 (-31%)	-1381.4
1882	BFN	NL	73	278	39	67	10	1	1	28	0	12	17	0.241	.248 (-3%)	.275 (-1%)	.329 (-11%)	.605 (-6%)	-222.8
1883	BFN	NL	96	378	40	82	11	3	0	35	0	12	39	0.217	.257 (-16%)	.285 (-16%)	.345 (-24%)	.631 (-20%)	-1246.3
1884	BFN	NL	106	403	47	83	13	3	0	36	0	27	41	0.206	.243 (-15%)	.278 (-8%)	.327 (-23%)	.606 (-16%)	-970.5
1885	BFN	NL	71	253	20	57	6	1	0	15	0	13	19	0.225	.244 (-8%)	.287 (-9%)	.325 (-21%)	.613 (-15%)	-567.1
1886	WS8	NL	68	242	26	44	5	1	0	16	9	17	26	0.182	.246 (-26%)	.302 (-22%)	.331 (-36%)	.634 (-30%)	-1132.8

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	163	0	485	601	96	76
3B	160	78	289	366	126	14
OF	3	0	2	1	0	0
P	4	0	0	4	3	0
SS	716	57	916	2470	388	182

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1871	WS3	3B	1	1	2	2	1	0
1871	WS3	SS	31	31	46	159	38	7
1872	TRO	3B	16	16	32	42	11	4
1872	TRO	SS	9	9	15	28	8	2
1872	BL1	3B	19	19	43	45	16	0
1873	BL1	3B	34	0	59	73	27	1
1873	BL1	P	3	0	0	2	2	0
1873	BL1	SS	17	0	32	60	16	5
1874	CH2	3B	42	42	93	113	51	6
1874	CH2	P	1	0	0	2	1	0
1874	CH2	SS	18	17	23	66	16	2
1875	PH1	3B	2	0	3	1	1	0
1875	PH1	SS	77	0	116	259	48	22
1876	PHN	3B	2	0	2	3	2	0
1876	PHN	SS	60	0	108	237	39	11
1876	NY3	SS	1	0	2	3	1	0
1877	SL3	3B	8	0	11	15	2	0
1877	SL3	SS	50	0	75	160	22	9
1879	BFN	3B	1	0	1	1	0	0
1879	BFN	SS	78	0	74	264	26	26
1880	BFN	2B	53	0	163	206	24	27
1880	BFN	SS	30	0	59	118	14	10
1881	BFN	2B	51	0	168	218	26	19
1881	BFN	3B	1	0	0	2	0	0
1881	BFN	OF	3	0	2	1	0	0
1881	BFN	SS	21	0	25	78	6	6
1882	BFN	2B	1	0	1	3	0	0
1882	BFN	3B	11	0	18	18	4	0
1882	BFN	SS	61	0	66	209	28	13
1883	BFN	2B	7	0	19	15	6	4
1883	BFN	3B	13	0	17	25	5	2
1883	BFN	SS	78	0	79	240	42	22
1884	BFN	2B	1	0	3	3	1	0
1884	BFN	SS	105	0	110	312	48	21
1885	BFN	2B	42	0	113	134	33	23
1885	BFN	3B	6	0	7	13	5	1
1885	BFN	SS	24	0	28	66	9	5
1886	WS8	2B	8	0	18	22	6	3
1886	WS8	3B	4	0	1	13	1	0
1886	WS8	SS	56	0	58	211	27	21