What years did Dick Barrett play?

Dick Barrett played in Major League Baseball from 1933 to 1945.

Was Dick Barrett a pitcher?

Yes. Dick Barrett pitched in the major leagues, recording 35 wins and 271 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Dick Barrett hit?

Dick Barrett hit 0 career home runs with 40 hits.

What was Dick Barrett's career batting average?

Dick Barrett batted .180 over his career, with 40 hits in 222 at bats.

How many RBI did Dick Barrett have?

Dick Barrett drove in 15 runs in his career.

What was Dick Barrett's career ERA?

Dick Barrett finished with a 4.28 career ERA, going 35-58 with 271 strikeouts.

Dick Barrett

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1933-1945)

Dick Barrett was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1933 to 1945 for 4 teams, including the Philadelphia Athletics, a span of 13 seasons. Across 141 career appearances, he went 35-58 with a 4.28 ERA and 271 strikeouts. He also batted .180 with 0 home runs.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 35–58

ERA 4.28

WHIP 1.47

SO 271

Pitcher PIV -4302.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'9" / 175 lb
Born: 9/28/1906 in Montoursville, PA, USA
Died: 10/30/1966 in Seattle, WA, USA
MLB Debut: 1933-06-27
Last Game: 1945-09-30

Full name: Tracy Souter Barrett

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Career Pitching Statistics

Dick Barrett — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
35	58	141	91	32	3	2	729.0	753	347	29	320	271	4.28	-4302.1

Career ERA 4.28 vs. league average 3.77 across their career seasons — 13.6% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Dick Barrett — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1933	PHA	AL	4	4	15	7	3	0	0	70.1	74	45	49	26	5.76	3.86 (-49%)	-1438.5
1934	BSN	NL	1	3	15	3	0	0	0	32.1	50	24	12	14	6.68	4.29 (-56%)	15.7
1943	CHN	NL	0	4	15	4	0	0	0	45.0	52	24	28	20	4.80	3.50 (-37%)	-867.1
1943	PHI	NL	10	9	23	20	10	2	1	169.1	137	45	51	65	2.39	3.50 (+32%)	1300.5
1944	PHI	NL	12	18	37	27	11	1	0	221.1	223	95	88	74	3.86	3.57 (-8%)	-439.8
1945	PHI	NL	8	20	36	30	8	0	1	190.2	217	114	92	72	5.38	3.67 (-47%)	-2873.0
Career · 6 seasons			35	58	141	91	32	3	2	729.0	753	347	320	271	4.28	—	-4,302

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Dick Barrett — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
141	222	22	40	4	1	0	15	0	17	23	.180	.242	.207	.449	-985

Career AVG .180 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — 32.0% below league average.

Career OBP .242 vs. league average .330 across their career seasons — 26.7% below league average.

Career SLG .207 vs. league average .365 across their career seasons — 43.3% below league average.

Career OPS .449 vs. league average .695 across their career seasons — 35.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Dick Barrett — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1933	PHA	AL	15	21	5	6	1	0	2	2	3	.286	—	—	—	—	0.0
1934	BSN	NL	15	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
1943	CHN	NL	15	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	.111	—	—	—	—	0.0
1943	PHI	NL	23	49	5	7	0	0	1	7	6	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
1944	PHI	NL	37	74	4	16	1	1	9	4	2	.216	.261 (-17%)	.325 (-18%)	.357 (-28%)	.683 (-24%)	-266.0
1945	PHI	NL	36	62	7	9	2	0	3	4	9	.145	.260 (-44%)	.328 (-40%)	.354 (-50%)	.683 (-45%)	-431.8
Career · 6 seasons			141	222	22	40	4	1	15	17	23	.180	—	—	—	—	-698

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Dick Barrett — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	67	98	10	22	0	10	.224
Away	74	125	12	18	0	5	.144

Pitching — Home / Away

Dick Barrett — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	67	366.2	364	147	155	146	3.61
Away	74	360.2	390	201	167	127	5.02

Last 10 Games — Batting

Dick Barrett — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
1945-09-30	PHI	BRO	L	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
1945-09-23	PHI	BRO	W	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
1945-09-17	PHI	STL	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1945-09-12	PHI	CHC	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
1945-09-07	PHI	CIN	W	3	1	1	0	1	0	0
1945-09-03	PHI	NY1	L	2	0	1	0	0	0	1
1945-08-29	PHI	BRO	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
1945-08-26	PHI	BSN	W	2	0	1	1	2	0	0
1945-08-17	PHI	STL	W	3	1	1	0	0	0	0
1945-08-13	PHI	CHC	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Dick Barrett — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1945-09-30	PHI	BRO	—	3.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
1945-09-23	PHI	BRO	W	4.1	5	1	0	3	2	0
1945-09-17	PHI	STL	L	2.1	8	6	6	1	3	0
1945-09-12	PHI	CHC	L	8.0	7	4	4	5	2	0
1945-09-07	PHI	CIN	W	5.0	10	6	6	0	2	3
1945-09-03	PHI	NY1	L	7.0	6	3	3	5	2	1
1945-08-29	PHI	BRO	L	8.0	5	2	0	3	3	0
1945-08-26	PHI	BSN	W	5.1	9	3	3	0	3	1
1945-08-17	PHI	STL	W	9.0	8	2	2	4	4	0
1945-08-13	PHI	CHC	L	9.0	9	4	4	1	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Dick Barrett — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	141	0	39	160	5	8

Season-by-Season Fielding

Dick Barrett — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1933	PHA	P	15	4	16	1	0
1934	BSN	P	15	1	12	1	0
1943	CHN	P	15	5	7	1	1
1943	PHI	P	23	11	33	0	2
1944	PHI	P	37	9	54	0	2
1945	PHI	P	36	9	38	2	3

Career Games by Position

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Dick Barrett — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	141

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Dick Barrett: the record in brief

The profile opens with Dick Barrett's first major league game on June 27, 1933; the last one listed came on September 30, 1945. The season rows list, in order, the Philadelphia Athletics (1933), the Boston Braves (1934), the Chicago Cubs (1943), the Philadelphia Blue Jays (1943 through 1944), and the Philadelphia Phillies (1945). Barrett played primarily as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. Born on September 28, 1906, in Montoursville, PA, USA, Barrett was listed at 175 pounds on a 5-foot-9 frame. The bio records the death on October 30, 1966, in Seattle, WA, USA. Dick Barrett was the playing name; the full given name is Tracy Souter.

Barrett went 35-58 with a 4.28 ERA in 141 games, 91 of them starts. Also on Barrett's record: 271 strikeouts and 32 complete games. Against a 3.77 league ERA for the same seasons, the 4.28 mark was 13.6% worse. The best win total was 12, in 1944. 1943 was Barrett's sharpest full season, a 2.39 ERA against the league's 3.50.

Frequently Asked Questions about Dick Barrett

What years did Dick Barrett play?: Dick Barrett played in Major League Baseball from 1933 to 1945.
Was Dick Barrett a pitcher?: Yes. Dick Barrett pitched in the major leagues, recording 35 wins and 271 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Dick Barrett hit?: Dick Barrett hit 0 career home runs with 40 hits.
What was Dick Barrett's career batting average?: Dick Barrett batted .180 over his career, with 40 hits in 222 at bats.
How many RBI did Dick Barrett have?: Dick Barrett drove in 15 runs in his career.
What was Dick Barrett's career ERA?: Dick Barrett finished with a 4.28 career ERA, going 35-58 with 271 strikeouts.