David
Gaiter
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 170
 
Born: January 27, 1928 in Usa
 
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 24 DEN PL $ 300,000  
1953 25 DEN PL $ 364,286  
1954 26 SLC PL    
1955 27 SF CL $ 300,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings    
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 364,286  
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Big Stick or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1952 24 DEN PL 122 421 63 107 24 8 6 45 19 14 18 64 .254 .294 .392 .686 46.4 3.8
1953 25 DEN PL 7 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
    AAA   86 342 73 120 23 4 10 63 22 7 29 38 .351 .402 .529 .931 66.9  
1954 26 AAA   126 532 104 174 38 18 17 90 16 10 34 65 .327 .367 .562 .930 97.9  
1955 27 SLC PL 2 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.500 2.500 1.2 0.5
    AAA   118 509 93 173 36 10 15 97 31 17 37 68 .340 .385 .538 .923 94.4  
3 Years Sim 131 425 67 109 25 8 6 46 19 14 18 64 .256 .296 .395 .691 47.5 4.3
3 Years AAA 330 1383 270 467 97 32 42 250 69 34 100 171 .338 .385 .545 .930 259.2  
162 Game Average 525 82 134 30 9 7 56 23 17 22 79 .256 .296 .395 .691 58.7  
Career Highs 122 421 63 107 24 8 6 45 19 14 18 64 1.000 1.000 1.500 2.500 46.4  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   404 62 106 23 8 6 46 18 13 17 61 .262 .301 .403 .705 44.3
vs LH   21 5 3 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 .143 .182 .238 .420 0.4
Home 64 212 35 54 13 6 2 21 13 7 14 30 .255 .310 .401 .711 24.7
Away 67 213 32 55 12 2 4 25 6 7 4 34 .258 .281 .390 .670 20.0
RISP   105 0 26 7 2 3 36 0 0 6 10 .248 .310 .438 .748 12.9
Pinch Hitting   14 1 4 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 3 .286 .286 .500 .786 1.5
Close/Late   50 13 9 0 2 2 9 0 0 3 9 .180 .236 .380 .616 4.5
Mar/Apr 14 64 11 17 4 1 3 14 1 0 2 17 .266 .288 .500 .788 9.1
May 34 118 23 29 7 2 2 10 2 3 4 18 .246 .276 .390 .666 11.2
June 25 86 15 28 7 2 0 10 3 5 4 10 .326 .372 .453 .826 11.4
July 26 90 10 19 5 1 1 7 11 3 6 10 .211 .268 .322 .590 8.3
August 18 50 7 12 1 2 0 4 1 1 1 6 .240 .255 .340 .595 3.9
Sep/Oct 14 17 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 3 .235 .316 .294 .610 0.9
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1952 24 DEN PL CF 92 84 752.0 208 1 0 0 1.000 2.50   3.0
    LF 24 12 129.3 22 3 0 0 1.000 1.74    
1953 25 DEN PL CF 2 0 2.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
  CF 94 84 754.0 210 1 0 0 1.000 2.52   3.0
  LF 24 12 129.3 22 3 0 0 1.000 1.74    
Career Totals   118 96 883.3 232 4 0 0 1.000 2.40   3.0
Career Highs   116 96 881.3 230 4 0 0 1.000 9.00    
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Triples
1952-8-8
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 1
 
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  1. Ray Odonnell (988)
  2. Robert Staub (986)
  3. Dave Arnau (986)
  4. Miguel Santa (985)
  5. Edwin Washington (980)
  6. Harold Decosta (972)
  7. Eric Costanzo (971)
  8. Guy Lingerfelt (967)
  9. Chad Furst (966)
  10. Arlie Pedraza (963)
History
Drafted in 35th round, 687th overall pick, by Denver in 1952
Had first career hit on 4/15/1952, off Harry Robin (SLC)
Hit first career homerun on 4/20/1952, off Dante Ruiz (OKC)
Drove in 6 runs against Oklahoma on 4/20/1952
2/13/1953: Gets a new one-year contract worth $364,286 through salary arbitration
Injured on 6/22/1953 with a Fractured Hip, out for 4-5 weeks
Injured on 8/31/1953 with a Bruised Hand, out for 2 days
Released by Denver on 10/13/1953
Signed as a free agent by Salt Lake City on 4/14/1954 to a minor league deal
Was claimed off waivers by San Francisco on 10/3/1955