1961
Born December 26, 1961
Dallas, TX, USA
Storm Davis Notable
b. December 26, 1961 · Baltimore Orioles 1982–1986, 1992, Oakland Athletics 1987–1989, 1993, San Diego Padres 1987, Kansas City Royals 1990–1991, Detroit Tigers 1993–1994
Storm Davis played for five clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Baltimore Orioles in 1982 and closing with the Detroit Tigers in 1994.
He went 113 and 96 with a 4.02 earned run average, pitching 1,780.7 innings in 442 games. He struck out 1,048, completed 30 of his 239 starts and threw 5 shutouts. Across 442 games he batted .062, with 1 hit and 1 run.
He was born in Dallas, TX, USA on December 26, 1961. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| The Sporting News Comeback Player of the Year | 1 | 1988 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | BAL | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | BAL | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | BAL | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | BAL | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | BAL | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | OAK/SDP | 26 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .063 |
| 1988 | OAK | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1989 | OAK | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | KCR | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | KCR | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | BAL | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | DET/OAK | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | DET | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 442 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .063 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | BAL | 8 | 4 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 100.2 | 96 | 39 | 28 | 67 | 3.49 |
| 1983 | BAL | 13 | 7 | 34 | 29 | 0 | 200.1 | 180 | 80 | 64 | 125 | 3.59 |
| 1984 | BAL | 14 | 9 | 35 | 31 | 1 | 225.0 | 205 | 78 | 71 | 105 | 3.12 |
| 1985 | BAL | 10 | 8 | 31 | 28 | 0 | 175.0 | 172 | 88 | 70 | 93 | 4.53 |
| 1986 | BAL | 9 | 12 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 154.0 | 166 | 62 | 49 | 96 | 3.62 |
| 1987 | OAK/SDP | 3 | 8 | 26 | 15 | 0 | 93.0 | 98 | 54 | 47 | 65 | 5.23 |
| 1988 | OAK | 16 | 7 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 201.2 | 211 | 83 | 91 | 127 | 3.70 |
| 1989 | OAK | 19 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 169.1 | 187 | 82 | 68 | 91 | 4.36 |
| 1990 | KCR | 7 | 10 | 21 | 20 | 0 | 112.0 | 129 | 59 | 35 | 62 | 4.74 |
| 1991 | KCR | 3 | 9 | 51 | 9 | 2 | 114.1 | 140 | 63 | 46 | 53 | 4.96 |
| 1992 | BAL | 7 | 3 | 48 | 2 | 4 | 89.1 | 79 | 34 | 36 | 53 | 3.43 |
| 1993 | DET/OAK | 2 | 8 | 43 | 8 | 4 | 98.0 | 93 | 55 | 48 | 73 | 5.05 |
| 1994 | DET | 2 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 48.0 | 36 | 19 | 34 | 38 | 3.56 |
| Career | — | 113 | 96 | 442 | 239 | 11 | 1780.2 | 1792 | 796 | 687 | 1048 | 4.02 |
On this day & linked events
1982
Major-league debut: Storm Davis
Storm Davis made a major-league debut on April 29, 1982.
1994
Final major-league game: Storm Davis
Storm Davis played a final major-league game on August 11, 1994.
Image: Baltimore Orioles, public domain