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Bill
Dickey		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 200
 
Born: June 6, 1907 in Usa, LA, BASTROP
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove 1933    1934    1940    1941   
All-Star Selections 1930    1933    1934    1937    1938    1940    1942   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1930 23 SLB NL $ 300,000   67 67 63 50 52 51 70 74 73 42 47 46 81 82 82
1931 24 SLB NL $ 3,135,714   7 7 7 6 6 6 8 8 8 5 5 5 8 9 9
1932 25 ATL NL $ 3,542,857   7 7 7 5 6 5 7 8 8 5 5 5 8 8 8
1933 26 ATL NL $ 3,542,857   7 7 7 5 6 5 7 8 8 5 5 5 8 9 8
1934 27 ATL NL $ 4,250,000   7 7 7 5 5 5 7 8 8 5 5 5 9 9 9
1935 28 ATL NL $ 4,250,000   8 8 7 5 5 5 8 8 8 5 5 5 8 9 9
1936 29 ATL NL $ 4,250,000   7 7 7 4 4 4 7 8 8 4 5 4 8 8 8
1937 30 BSN NL $ 4,250,000   7 7 7 4 4 4 7 8 7 4 4 4 8 8 8
1938 31 BSN NL $ 4,250,000   7 7 7 3 4 4 7 7 7 3 4 4 7 7 7
1939 32 BSN NL $ 4,790,000   7 7 7 4 4 4 7 7 7 3 4 4 8 8 8
1940 33 BSN NL $ 4,790,000   7 7 7 3 4 4 7 7 7 3 3 3 7 8 7
1941 34 BSN NL $ 4,790,000   7 7 7 3 4 4 6 6 6 3 3 3 7 7 7
1942 35 BSN NL $ 3,530,000   5 5 4 1 1 1 3 4 4 3 3 3 5 5 5
1943 36 BSN NL $ 3,530,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,790,000   67 67 63 50 52 51 70 74 73 42 47 46 81 82 82
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1930 23 SLB NL 141 520 101 138 26 5 15 76 2 0 53 33 .265 .333 .421 .754 69.9 12.1
1931 24 SLB NL 128 479 70 143 30 3 12 91 4 2 56 24 .299 .365 .449 .814 82.0 17.1
1932 25 ATL NL 117 400 68 122 18 7 12 75 1 1 48 15 .305 .375 .475 .850 68.0 14.4
1933 26 ATL NL 145 526 92 154 32 8 8 80 0 1 57 39 .293 .356 .430 .786 77.2 14.8
1934 27 ATL NL 143 518 96 168 24 9 15 99 0 0 60 32 .324 .393 .492 .885 90.9 20.5
1935 28 ATL NL 148 527 80 137 24 3 8 81 1 1 58 44 .260 .331 .362 .694 61.3 8.0
1936 29 ATL NL 144 528 75 153 22 6 12 66 0 1 58 46 .290 .355 .422 .778 77.7 11.4
1937 30 BSN NL 142 545 68 169 37 7 13 97 0 0 49 40 .310 .365 .475 .840 86.6 20.0
1938 31 BSN NL 147 538 73 154 31 4 7 67 5 3 44 51 .286 .340 .398 .737 67.0 11.5
1939 32 BSN NL 134 472 66 126 19 3 7 57 3 1 23 65 .267 .300 .364 .664 48.5 7.2
1940 33 BSN NL 117 409 52 115 24 4 7 62 4 3 39 52 .281 .341 .411 .751 53.6 8.1
1941 34 BSN NL 152 541 63 147 19 4 10 63 3 6 43 65 .272 .325 .377 .702 61.0 8.8
1942 35 BSN NL 133 479 49 138 19 1 3 53 12 3 25 73 .288 .322 .351 .673 48.6 5.1
1943 36 BSN NL 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.2 0.0
    AAA   134 503 36 115 15 1 4 42 7 3 37 111 .229 .281 .286 .568 40.7  
14 Years Sim 1793 6486 953 1865 325 64 129 967 35 22 613 580 .288 .347 .417 .764 892.8 159.1
1 Years AAA 134 503 36 115 15 1 4 42 7 3 37 111 .229 .283 .286 .570 40.7  
162 Game Average 586 86 168 29 5 11 87 3 1 55 52 .288 .347 .417 .764 80.7  
Career Highs 152 545 101 169 37 9 15 99 12 6 60 73 .324 .393 .492 .885 90.9  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   4611 715 1380 236 36 107 734 26 16 452 376 .299 .359 .436 .795 705.0
vs LH   1875 238 485 89 28 22 233 9 6 161 204 .259 .316 .371 .687 218.9
Home 872 3059 428 875 147 37 45 421 15 11 296 273 .286 .347 .402 .749 422.3
Away 920 3427 525 990 178 27 84 546 20 11 317 307 .289 .347 .430 .777 501.6
RISP   1800 0 523 93 18 32 775 0 0 223 174 .291 .358 .416 .774 275.0
Pinch Hitting   179 25 48 7 1 3 35 2 1 23 16 .268 .341 .369 .710 24.2
Close/Late   827 129 262 40 11 17 129 0 0 104 68 .317 .392 .453 .845 142.8
Mar/Apr 279 990 126 282 40 13 12 132 4 6 106 93 .285 .352 .388 .740 135.0
May 327 1193 180 327 58 12 20 175 10 2 112 106 .274 .335 .393 .728 157.6
June 313 1114 171 327 51 7 26 173 8 4 114 105 .294 .357 .422 .779 166.3
July 298 1078 158 311 61 8 27 160 4 2 87 79 .288 .338 .435 .773 154.6
August 311 1121 175 322 71 12 19 165 6 5 109 110 .287 .347 .423 .770 160.8
Sep/Oct 265 990 143 296 44 12 25 162 3 3 85 87 .299 .352 .443 .796 149.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1930 23 SLB NL C 137 121 1117.3 301 43 2 1 .994 2.77 52 24 .462 5 7.4
    1B 1 0 6.0 7 0 0 2 1.000 10.50 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1931 24 SLB NL C 126 120 1075.7 288 44 4 0 .988 2.78 34 13 .382 3 7.4
1932 25 ATL NL C 113 97 902.0 315 31 4 1 .989 3.45 19 7 .368 2 3.7
1933 26 ATL NL C 143 127 1184.3 446 54 2 0 .996 3.80 54 27 .500 1 10.2
1934 27 ATL NL C 137 122 1118.3 409 41 0 5 1.000 3.62 34 14 .412 1 8.4
1935 28 ATL NL C 143 128 1150.0 480 43 4 2 .992 4.09 37 12 .324 4 4.1
1936 29 ATL NL C 133 122 1113.3 430 49 8 0 .984 3.87 39 16 .410 4 5.1
    3B 8 8 73.0 5 23 0 2 1.000 3.45 0 0 .000 0 0.3
1937 30 BSN NL C 138 130 1161.3 453 41 5 0 .990 3.83 34 9 .265 1 4.6
1938 31 BSN NL C 141 132 1194.7 500 46 3 2 .995 4.11 37 12 .324 4 7.2
1939 32 BSN NL C 124 106 963.3 457 45 3 0 .994 4.69 40 16 .400 3 5.1
    RF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1940 33 BSN NL C 115 101 915.3 506 37 0 1 1.000 5.34 24 12 .500 4 9.3
1941 34 BSN NL C 147 131 1195.7 641 38 2 0 .997 5.11 35 16 .457 5 10.9
1942 35 BSN NL C 127 124 1096.0 478 48 4 0 .992 4.32 40 14 .350 2 7.0
1943 36 BSN NL C 2 1 9.0 5 0 0 0 1.000 5.00 0 0 .000 0 0.1
  C 1726 1562 14196.3 5709 560 41 12 .994 3.97 479 192 .401 39 90.7
  3B 8 8 73.0 5 23 0 2 1.000 3.45 0 0 .000 0 0.3
  1B 1 0 6.0 7 0 0 2 1.000 10.50 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  RF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   1736 1570 14277.3 5721 583 41 16 .994 3.97 479 192 .401 39 91.1
Career Highs   147 132 1195.7 641 72 8 5 1.000 5.34 54 27 .500 5  
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1932 25 ATL NL 7 33 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .121 .121 .152 .273
Career Post-Season Batting 7 33 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .121 .121 .152 .273
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.
Batting Average
1934-8-.324
 On-Base Pct
1934-5-.393
 Slugging Pct
1934-8-.492
1937-7-.475
 OPS
1934-6-.885
1937-8-.840
 XR
1934-8-90.9
1937-9-86.6
 Runs
1933-7-92
1934-8-96
Hits
1934-10-168
1937-10-169
 Total Bases
1937-7-259
 Doubles
1937-5-37
 Triples
1933-7-8
1934-4-9
1937-7-7
 Homeruns
1930-10-15
 RBIs
1934-10-99
1937-5-97
Stolen Bases
1942-8-12
 Caught Stealing
1941-6-6
1942-10-3
 Strikeouts
1942-6-73
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 41    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 45    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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  1. Biff Pocoroba (932)
  2. Hal Wagner (905)
  3. Bill Freehan (884)
  4. Don Padgett (882)
  5. Milt May (882)
  6. Babe Phelps (878)
  7. Bobby Hofman (863)
  8. Billy Sullivan (853)
  9. Dolph Camilli (852)
  10. Wayne Causey (849)
History
Had first career hit (homerun) on 4/3/1930, off Fred Frankhouse (MID)
Injured on 4/22/1930 with a Bruised Jaw, out for one week
Was selected to the 1930 Allstar game
Drove in 6 runs against Seattle (M) on 7/7/1930
1/31/1931: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,135,714 through salary arbitration
Injured on 3/7/1931 with a Fractured Hip, out for 5 weeks
1/31/1932: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,542,857 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 7/14/1932, hitting .538 with 3 HR, 12 RBI
Injured on 8/8/1932 with a Fractured Ulna, out for 5 weeks
1/31/1933: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,542,857 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1933 Allstar game
Won Gold Glove at Catcher in 1933
10/23/1933: Signed a contract extension with Atlanta, $4,250,000 per year, for 5 years
Drove in 9 runs against Montreal on 5/4/1934
Was selected to the 1934 Allstar game
Won Gold Glove at Catcher in 1934
Won Player of the Week award on 6/9/1937, hitting .500 with 2 HR, 10 RBI
Was selected to the 1937 Allstar game
3/3/1938: Signed a contract extension with Boston (N), $4,790,000 per year, for 3 years
Was selected to the 1938 Allstar game
Was selected to the 1940 Allstar game
Injured on 9/2/1940 with a Strained Anterior Cruciate Ligament, out for 4-5 weeks
Won Gold Glove at Catcher in 1940
6/1/1941: Signed a contract extension with Boston (N), $3,530,000 per year, for 2 years
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against San Diego on 8/10/1941
Won Gold Glove at Catcher in 1941
Was selected to the 1942 Allstar game
 
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