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Murry
Dickson		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 172
 
Born: August 21, 1916 in Usa, MO, TRACY
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove 1943   
All-Star Selections 1941    1942    1945    1946   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1939 22 PIT NL   10 4 5 4 7 7 7 6 7 7
1940 23 PIT NL $ 300,000 10 4 5 4 7 8 8 7 7 7
1941 24 PIT NL $ 300,000 10 4 5 4 8 8 8 7 8 7
1942 25 PIT NL $ 300,000 10 4 4 4 8 8 8 7 7 7
1943 26 PIT NL $ 3,664,286 10 3 4 4 8 8 8 7 8 8
1944 27 PIT NL $ 3,664,286 10 3 4 3 7 8 8 7 8 8
1945 28 PIT NL $ 2,890,000 10 3 4 4 7 8 7 7 8 8
1946 29 PIT NL $ 2,890,000 10 3 4 3 7 8 7 7 8 7
1947 30 PIT NL $ 2,890,000 10 3 4 3 7 8 7 7 8 8
1948 31 SDP NL $ 2,890,000 10 3 4 3 7 7 7 7 7 7
1949 32 SDP NL $ 1,500,000 9 3 4 3 7 7 7 7 7 7
1950 33 SDP NL $ 1,500,000 8 3 3 3 6 7 7 5 6 5
1951 34 BRK NL   8 2 3 3 6 6 6 5 5 5
1952 35 BSN NL $ 450,000 7 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   7 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,664,286 10 4 5 4 8 8 8 7 8 8
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
1939 22 PIT NL     4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1940 23 PIT NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1941 24 PIT NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1942 25 PIT NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1943 26 PIT NL $ 3,664,286   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1944 27 PIT NL $ 3,664,286   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1945 28 PIT NL $ 2,890,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1946 29 PIT NL $ 2,890,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1947 30 PIT NL $ 2,890,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1948 31 SDP NL $ 2,890,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1949 32 SDP NL $ 1,500,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1950 33 SDP NL $ 1,500,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1951 34 BRK NL     4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1952 35 BSN NL $ 450,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,664,286   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1939 22 AAA   13 13 .500 30 30 4 1 0 212.7 207 65 11 66 128 2.75 .248 .303 .341 .644  
1940 23 PIT NL 18 19 .486 41 41 23 0 0 328.3 349 138 19 111 110 3.78 .272 .329 .377 .706 21.5
1941 24 PIT NL 20 16 .556 40 40 30 0 0 329.7 349 142 22 72 94 3.88 .273 .311 .391 .702 23.1
1942 25 PIT NL 16 14 .533 39 39 24 1 0 319.0 330 125 14 75 76 3.53 .270 .312 .372 .683 23.1
1943 26 PIT NL 14 21 .400 40 40 22 0 0 307.3 362 159 15 96 79 4.66 .294 .343 .402 .745 9.8
1944 27 PIT NL 7 6 .538 43 11 4 1 2 110.7 137 56 8 44 29 4.55 .311 .374 .413 .786 5.4
1945 28 PIT NL 0 8 .000 50 0 0 0 13 50.3 52 19 5 16 10 3.40 .265 .318 .393 .711 4.6
1946 29 PIT NL 13 12 .520 36 25 15 3 5 213.3 217 81 11 72 58 3.42 .264 .322 .355 .677 16.8
1947 30 PIT NL 13 22 .371 37 37 22 0 0 278.7 318 146 22 120 67 4.72 .292 .361 .422 .784 12.4
1948 31 SDP NL 4 2 .667 21 0 0 0 0 30.0 48 17 4 7 9 5.10 .375 .409 .516 .924 1.2
1949 32 SDP NL 5 2 .714 35 3 1 0 6 59.0 66 32 5 26 11 4.88 .283 .354 .403 .757 3.7
1950 33 SDP NL 2 3 .400 30 0 0 0 5 35.0 43 17 3 15 7 4.37 .299 .365 .444 .809 2.6
1951 34 BRK NL 4 3 .571 24 6 1 0 0 71.3 87 32 12 22 23 4.04 .302 .354 .455 .809 6.4
    AAA   1 1 .500 20 0 0 0 1 22.7 16 7 3 11 12 2.78 .195 .290 .317 .607  
    AA   0 1 .000 13 0 0 0 2 13.0 15 6 2 7 8 4.15 .288 .373 .404 .777  
1952 35 AA   8 7 .533 20 17 3 2 0 127.0 104 35 8 55 84 2.48 .222 .304 .297 .601  
12 Years Sim 116 128 .475 436 242 142 5 31 2132.6 2358 964 140 676 573 4.07 .282 .335 .395 .730 130.7
2 Years AAA 14 14 .500 50 30 4 1 1 235.3 223 72 14 77 140 2.75 .243 .302 .338 .641  
2 Years AA 8 8 .500 33 17 3 2 2 140.0 119 41 10 62 92 2.64 .229 .311 .308 .619  
4 Years Minors 22 22 .500 83 47 7 3 3 375.3 342 113 24 139 232 2.71 .238 .305 .327 .633  
Season Average 9 10 .474 36 20 11 0 2 177.7 196 80 11 56 47 4.07 .282 .335 .395 .730  
Career Highs 20 22 .714 50 41 30 3 13 329.7 362 159 22 120 110 5.10 .375 .409 .516 .924  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   1056 433 69 244 351   .264 .306 .371 .677
vs LH   1302 531 71 432 222   .299 .363 .417 .779
Home 60 64 .484 211 118 71 4 11 1077.0 1175 472 71 331 296 3.94 .280 .333 .392 .724
Away 56 64 .467 225 124 71 1 20 1055.6 1183 492 69 345 277 4.19 .284 .339 .398 .737
Mar/Apr 20 14 .588 57 35 21 1 10 302.6 317 137 25 99 88 4.07 .270 .327 .397 .724
May 23 20 .535 71 39 29 1 7 359.6 350 139 19 104 93 3.48 .258 .311 .357 .667
June 19 27 .413 85 42 27 2 8 374.3 431 182 26 135 103 4.38 .289 .349 .400 .749
July 20 21 .488 71 47 16 0 2 392.9 466 186 27 127 103 4.26 .295 .348 .421 .768
August 16 27 .372 88 43 25 1 3 379.0 444 177 26 115 98 4.20 .295 .345 .401 .746
Sep/Oct 18 19 .486 64 36 24 0 1 324.0 350 143 17 96 88 3.97 .279 .331 .387 .718
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
1940 23 PIT NL 41 115 11 25 1 0 1 6 0 0 0 13 .217 .224 .252 .476 5.3 0.0
1941 24 PIT NL 40 109 10 20 2 0 0 8 0 0 1 13 .183 .191 .202 .393 3.2 0.0
1942 25 PIT NL 39 108 10 26 3 0 0 7 0 0 0 11 .241 .239 .269 .507 7.4 0.0
1943 26 PIT NL 40 110 8 26 2 1 0 6 0 2 1 12 .236 .243 .273 .516 6.0 0.0
1944 27 PIT NL 43 30 2 6 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 .200 .200 .333 .533 2.1 0.0
1945 28 PIT NL 50 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1946 29 PIT NL 36 68 5 14 1 0 0 5 0 1 0 7 .206 .206 .221 .426 2.4 0.0
1947 30 PIT NL 37 103 12 34 5 0 0 14 0 0 1 12 .330 .337 .379 .715 12.1 2.1
1948 31 SDP NL 21 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4 0.0
1949 32 SDP NL 35 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.7 0.0
1950 33 SDP NL 30 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 0.8 0.2
1951 34 BRK NL 24 22 1 7 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 3 .318 .318 .318 .636 1.8 0.1
12 Years Sim 436 680 59 159 16 1 2 54 0 3 3 77 .234 .238 .269 .507 39.9 2.4
162 Game Average 252 21 59 5 0 0 20 0 1 1 28 .234 .238 .269 .507 14.8  
Career Highs 50 115 12 34 5 1 1 14 0 2 1 13 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 12.1  
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   444 39 109 12 0 1 43 0 2 2 50 .245 .250 .279 .529 26.0
vs LH   236 20 50 4 1 1 11 0 1 1 27 .212 .215 .250 .465 9.5
Home 199 322 30 78 7 0 1 17 0 0 1 45 .242 .246 .273 .519 18.4
Away 200 358 29 81 9 1 1 37 0 3 2 32 .226 .231 .265 .496 17.1
RISP   160 0 39 5 0 0 49 0 0 0 21 .244 .242 .275 .517 9.0
Close/Late   72 4 16 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 10 .222 .222 .250 .472 3.1
Mar/Apr 40 96 8 24 5 0 0 4 0 0 1 12 .250 .258 .302 .560 6.5
May 67 120 10 28 2 0 1 7 0 1 0 13 .233 .233 .275 .508 6.2
June 54 113 10 31 3 0 1 13 0 0 0 11 .274 .281 .327 .608 9.2
July 58 132 14 32 2 0 0 13 0 0 0 16 .242 .242 .258 .500 6.8
August 71 121 10 24 0 0 0 12 0 1 1 13 .198 .205 .198 .403 2.7
Sep/Oct 50 98 7 20 4 1 0 5 0 1 1 12 .204 .210 .265 .475 4.0
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1940 23 PIT NL P 41 41 328.3 23 81 6 2 .945 2.85    
1941 24 PIT NL P 40 40 329.7 29 73 6 8 .944 2.78    
1942 25 PIT NL P 39 39 319.0 25 76 5 5 .953 2.85    
1943 26 PIT NL P 40 40 307.3 29 88 4 10 .967 3.43    
1944 27 PIT NL P 43 11 110.7 7 30 3 3 .925 3.01    
1945 28 PIT NL P 50 0 50.3 1 13 0 1 1.000 2.50    
1946 29 PIT NL P 36 25 213.3 12 55 2 4 .971 2.83    
1947 30 PIT NL P 37 37 278.7 19 72 3 4 .968 2.94    
1948 31 SDP NL P 21 0 30.0 2 6 1 0 .889 2.40    
1949 32 SDP NL P 35 3 59.0 8 12 1 0 .952 3.05    
1950 33 SDP NL P 30 0 35.0 4 11 0 0 1.000 3.86    
1951 34 BRK NL P 24 6 71.3 7 14 0 1 1.000 2.65    
Career Totals   436 242 2132.6 166 531 31 38 .957 2.94    
Career Highs   50 41 329.7 29 88 6 10 1.000 3.86    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1950 33 SDP NL 0 1 .000 2 0 0 0 0 2.3 7 2 0 1 0 7.73 .583 .615 .583 1.199
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 1 .000 2 0 0 0 0 2.3 7 2 0 1 0 7.73 .583 .615 .583 1.199
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1942-6-3.53
1946-6-3.42
 Wins
1940-3-18
1941-2-20
 Losses
1940-4-19
1941-8-16
1943-3-21
1947-1-22
 Saves
1945-2-13
 Games Started
1940-7-41
1943-9-40
 Complete Games
1940-2-23
1941-1-30
1942-1-24
1943-1-22
1946-7-15
1947-3-22
Shutouts
1946-3-3
 Innings Pitched
1940-6-328.3
1941-4-329.7
1942-6-319.0
1943-10-307.3
 Hits Allowed
1940-2-349
1941-5-349
1942-4-330
1943-2-362
1947-4-318
 Homeruns Allowed
1941-10-22
 Walks Allowed
1940-7-111
 Walks per 9IP
1941-5-2.0
1942-8-2.1
1946-10-3.0
WHiP
1941-8-1.28
1942-8-1.27
 OOBP
1941-9-.311
1942-8-.312
 OSLG
1946-8-.355
 OOPS
1946-9-.677
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 6    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 52    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Joe Heving (936)
  2. Eddie Fisher (932)
  3. Willis Hudlin (931)
  4. Hersh Freeman (929)
  5. Bucky Jacobs (928)
  6. Russ Kemmerer (927)
  7. Dennis Leonard (925)
  8. Bob Apodaca (923)
  9. Dennis Lamp (922)
  10. Newt Kimball (922)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Clay Bryant (985)
  2. Schoolboy Rowe (979)
  3. Fred Hutchinson (976)
  4. Willard Nixon (975)
  5. Pete Appleton (971)
  6. Dave Ferriss (970)
  7. Luis Arroyo (970)
  8. Jack Salveson (967)
  9. Ralph Birkofer (966)
  10. Dave Keefe (963)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 21st overall pick, by Pittsburgh in 1939
Had first career hit on 4/3/1940, off Frank Barrett (CIN)
Earned first career win on 4/3/1940
Hit first career homerun on 6/8/1940, off Dutch Leonard (DET)
Won Bronze Rookie in 1940, going 18-19, 3.78 ERA
Was selected to the 1941 Allstar game
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1941, going 5-1, 1.83
Was selected to the 1942 Allstar game
2/1/1943: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,664,286 through salary arbitration
Injured on 4/12/1943 with a Sore Back, out for one week
Won Gold Glove at Pitcher in 1943
2/1/1944: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,664,286 through salary arbitration
Injured on 4/24/1944 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
7/31/1944: Signed a contract extension with Pittsburgh, $2,890,000 per year, for 4 years
Was selected to the 1945 Allstar game
Was selected to the 1946 Allstar game
Traded from Pittsburgh to San Diego on 3/3/1948 (Going to SDP: P Murry Dickson. Going to PIT: RF Don White)
9/22/1948: Signed a contract extension with San Diego, $1,500,000 per year, for 4 years
Won World Series with San Diego in 1950
Traded from San Diego to Brooklyn on 6/1/1951 (Going to BRK: RF Mel Clark, P Murry Dickson. Going to SDP: P Julio Gonzalez)
Released by Brooklyn on 10/12/1951
Signed as a free agent by Boston (N) on 2/3/1952 to a 2-year deal worth $450,000 per year
 
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