Dave Malarcher

Born: 10/18/1894 in White Hall, LA, USA

Died: 5/11/1982 in Chicago, IL, USA

Bats: B | Throws: R | Height: 5'7" | Weight: 150 lbs

Full name: David Julius Malarcher

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Biography

Dave Malarcher was a professional baseball player born in 1894, who played in the early 20th century. His career spanned from 1934 until his retirement on October 2 of that year. Despite the promise of his athleticism and skills, Malarcher did not record any official statistics during his time in Major League Baseball, finishing his career with 0 games played, 0 hits, 0 home runs, 0 RBIs, a batting average of 0.0, and 0 stolen bases. Malarcher’s era was marked by significant changes in the sport, including the transition from the deadball era to a more dynamic style of play that began to emphasize power hitting and speed on the bases. While he did not achieve notable personal statistics, his presence as a player contributed to the depth of the game during a transformative period in baseball history. Players like Malarcher paved the way for future generations, and their contributions, though not always reflected in the record books, played a vital role in shaping the landscape of the sport.

Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
0	1	2	1	1	0	0	10.0	11	3	0	1	7	2.70	0

Career ERA 2.70 vs. league average 3.49 across their career seasons — 22.6% better 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
1917	ABC	WES	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	8.0	10	3	0	6	3.38	—	0.0
1934	CAG	NN2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2.0	1	0	1	1	0.00	—	0.0

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
738	2570	457	686	80	18	7	281	126	351	23	0.267	0.362	0.320	0.682	-1113.6

Career AVG .267 vs. league average .275 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .362 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — +7.4% above league average.

Career SLG .320 vs. league average .379 across their career seasons — 15.5% below league average.

Career OPS 0.682 vs. league average 0.716 across their career seasons — near 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
1916	ABC	WES	18	51	6	14	1	2	0	10	1	5	0	0.275	.248 (+10%)	.314 (+8%)	.326 (+14%)	.640 (+11%)	77.4
1917	ABC	WES	58	193	24	45	6	2	0	10	6	19	0	0.233	.248 (-6%)	.312 (-1%)	.323 (-12%)	.635 (-7%)	-169.4
1918	ABC	WES	39	128	28	32	2	2	0	16	6	22	0	0.250	.255 (-2%)	.318 (+14%)	.326 (-9%)	.645 (+2%)	144.7
1919	DS	WES	7	27	7	10	2	0	0	8	0	3	0	0.370	—	—	—	—	0.0
1920	CAG	NNL	51	187	39	53	7	2	0	19	6	36	0	0.283	.271 (+4%)	.331 (+21%)	.363 (-6%)	.694 (+7%)	403.0
1921	CAG	NNL	72	256	40	51	5	2	0	23	15	32	12	0.199	.286 (-30%)	.344 (-14%)	.395 (-41%)	.739 (-28%)	-1239.4
1922	CAG	NNL	33	107	9	26	2	1	0	11	3	14	3	0.243	.285 (-15%)	.345 (avg)	.397 (-29%)	.743 (-16%)	-231.6
1923	CAG	NNL	78	270	53	82	14	3	3	41	14	31	0	0.304	.282 (+7%)	.344 (+12%)	.390 (+5%)	.734 (+8%)	515.5
1924	CAG	NNL	78	288	70	80	11	1	0	37	23	34	2	0.278	.283 (-2%)	.345 (+5%)	.389 (-17%)	.734 (-7%)	-230.1
1925	CAG	NNL	86	313	57	102	12	0	2	35	19	45	0	0.326	.288 (+13%)	.349 (+17%)	.407 (-6%)	.756 (+5%)	515.2
1926	CAG	NNL	80	284	55	75	8	1	1	27	9	40	2	0.264	.279 (-6%)	.345 (+6%)	.390 (-21%)	.735 (-8%)	-265.4
1927	CAG	NNL	87	308	55	77	7	2	1	24	19	54	0	0.250	.282 (-11%)	.344 (+6%)	.392 (-25%)	.736 (-10%)	-371.5
1928	CAG	NNL	33	106	11	28	3	0	0	16	4	9	4	0.264	.280 (-6%)	.342 (-4%)	.395 (-26%)	.737 (-16%)	-261.9
1931	CC2	NNL	12	36	2	11	0	0	0	4	1	5	0	0.306	—	—	—	—	0.0
1932	CAG	NSL	2	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1933	CAG	NN2	2	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1934	CAG	NN2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	—	—	—	—	0.0

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
41	130	26	30	1	1	0	5	21	4	0.231

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1934	NLC	CAG	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000
1928	NNC	CAG	7	19	3	3	0	0	0	4	0	0.158
1927	NNC	CAG	5	17	3	4	0	0	0	3	0	0.235
1927	NWS	CAG	9	29	7	6	1	0	2	5	0	0.207
1926	NNC	CAG	8	29	4	8	0	1	0	3	2	0.276
1926	NWS	CAG	11	35	9	9	0	0	3	6	2	0.257

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	89	27	90	133	14	16
3B	582	485	637	1027	108	66
C	3	0	16	2	0	0
OF	46	6	39	15	1	3
P	2	0	0	4	0	0
SS	21	4	17	37	7	5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1916	ABC	2B	16	0	25	48	10	5
1916	ABC	SS	2	0	5	5	2	1
1917	ABC	2B	3	0	4	6	0	1
1917	ABC	3B	13	0	16	31	3	2
1917	ABC	C	3	0	16	2	0	0
1917	ABC	OF	39	0	37	14	1	3
1917	ABC	P	1	0	0	4	0	0
1917	ABC	SS	1	0	0	0	0	0
1918	ABC	3B	33	0	53	69	5	2
1918	ABC	SS	6	0	8	12	2	3
1919	DS	3B	7	7	12	15	1	1
1920	CAG	2B	1	0	1	0	1	0
1920	CAG	3B	50	50	63	113	10	4
1920	CAG	SS	2	1	3	2	0	0
1921	CAG	3B	72	72	88	125	20	10
1921	CAG	SS	1	0	0	1	0	0
1922	CAG	2B	12	12	22	26	1	4
1922	CAG	3B	14	11	8	15	2	1
1922	CAG	OF	7	6	2	1	0	0
1923	CAG	2B	2	2	6	8	1	0
1923	CAG	3B	73	73	107	117	20	9
1923	CAG	SS	5	3	1	17	3	1
1924	CAG	2B	1	0	1	1	0	0
1924	CAG	3B	78	78	68	165	17	8
1925	CAG	2B	40	0	0	0	0	0
1925	CAG	3B	42	0	0	0	0	0
1925	CAG	SS	4	0	0	0	0	0
1926	CAG	2B	13	12	29	42	1	5
1926	CAG	3B	68	67	79	127	6	11
1927	CAG	3B	86	85	97	156	14	9
1928	CAG	3B	31	31	34	53	7	4
1931	CC2	2B	1	1	2	2	0	1
1931	CC2	3B	11	7	7	29	3	4
1932	CAG	3B	2	2	1	8	0	1
1933	CAG	3B	2	2	4	4	0	0
1934	CAG	P	1	0	0	0	0	0