What years did Dick Bokelmann play?

Dick Bokelmann played in Major League Baseball from 1951 to 1953.

Was Dick Bokelmann a pitcher?

Yes. Dick Bokelmann pitched in the major leagues, recording 3 wins and 27 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Dick Bokelmann hit?

Dick Bokelmann hit 0 career home runs.

Dick Bokelmann

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1951-1953)

W–L 3–4

ERA 4.90

WHIP 1.63

SO 27

Pitcher PIV 233.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 180 lb
Born: 10/26/1926 in Arlington Heights, IL, USA
Died: 12/27/2019 in Arlington Heights, IL, USA
MLB Debut: 1951-08-03
Last Game: 1953-05-03

Full name: Richard Werner Bokelmann

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
3	4	34	1	0	0	3	68.0	73	37	2	38	27	4.90	233.7

Career ERA 4.90 vs. league average 3.96 across their career seasons — 23.7% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1951	SLN	NL	3	3	20	1	3	52.3	49	22	31	22	3.78	4.04 (+6%)	92.8
1952	SLN	NL	0	1	11	0	0	12.7	20	13	7	5	9.24	3.70 (-149%)	140.9
1953	SLN	NL	0	0	3	0	0	3.0	4	2	0	0	6.00	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			3	4	34	1	3	68.0	73	37	38	27	4.90	—	234

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

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
34	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .384 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .717 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1951	SLN	NL	20	14	6	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1952	SLN	NL	11	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1953	SLN	NL	3	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			34	14	6	.000	—	—	—	—	0

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

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	16	5	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	18	9	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	16	32.1	34	15	11	14	4.18
Away	18	36.0	39	22	27	12	5.50

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1953-05-03	STL	PIT	—	0.1	2	1	1	0	0
1953-04-25	STL	CHC	—	0.2	2	1	1	0	0
1953-04-21	STL	CIN	—	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
1952-05-28	STL	CHC	—	2.0	4	3	1	0	2
1952-05-24	STL	CIN	—	0.2	3	2	2	0	0
1952-05-22	STL	NY1	—	1.0	3	2	1	0	0
1952-05-21	STL	NY1	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0
1952-05-13	STL	BRO	—	1.0	3	3	3	1	0
1952-05-08	STL	NY1	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	1
1952-05-07	STL	NY1	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	34	0	6	14	2	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E
1951	SLN	P	20	2	7	2
1952	SLN	P	11	3	5	0
1953	SLN	P	3	1	2	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	34

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Northwestern University	Evanston	IL	1945, 1946, 1947

Frequently Asked Questions about Dick Bokelmann

What years did Dick Bokelmann play?: Dick Bokelmann played in Major League Baseball from 1951 to 1953.
Was Dick Bokelmann a pitcher?: Yes. Dick Bokelmann pitched in the major leagues, recording 3 wins and 27 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Dick Bokelmann hit?: Dick Bokelmann hit 0 career home runs.