Dizzy Dean

Pitcher · Career Stats, Hall of Fame Bio & Records (1930-1947)

⭐ Hall of Fame 1953
W–L 150–83
ERA 3.02
WHIP 1.21
SO 1,163
Pitcher PIV 47994.0
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 182 lb
Born
1/16/1910 in Lucas, AR, USA
Died
7/17/1974 in Reno, NV, USA
MLB Debut
1930-09-28
Last Game
1947-09-28
Hall of Fame
Inducted 1953 (BBWAA)
Awards
4× All-Star · MVP

Full name: Jay Hanna Dean

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
150 83 317 230 154 26 30 1967.3 1,919 661 95 453 1,163 3.02 47994.0

Career ERA 3.02 vs. league average 4.26 across their career seasons — 29.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1930 SLN NL 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 9.0 3 1 3 5 1.00 4.80 (+79%) 0.0
1932 SLN NL 18 15 46 33 16 4 2 286.0 280 105 102 191 3.30 4.13 (+20%) 4377.5
1933 SLN NL 20 18 48 34 26 3 4 293.0 279 99 64 199 3.04 3.86 (+21%) 8636.8
1934 SLN NL 30 7 50 33 24 7 7 311.7 288 92 75 195 2.66 4.29 (+38%) 7972.7
1935 SLN NL 28 12 50 36 29 3 5 325.3 324 110 77 190 3.04 4.35 (+30%) 8171.3
1936 SLN NL 24 13 51 34 28 2 11 315.0 310 111 53 195 3.17 4.59 (+31%) 8977.3
1937 SLN NL 13 10 27 25 17 4 1 197.3 200 59 33 120 2.69 4.34 (+38%) 6312.3
1938 CHN NL 7 1 13 10 3 1 0 74.7 63 15 8 22 1.81 4.35 (+58%) 2151.2
1939 CHN NL 6 4 19 13 7 2 0 96.3 98 36 17 27 3.36 4.28 (+22%) 1661.5
1940 CHN NL 3 3 10 9 3 0 0 54.0 68 31 20 18 5.17 4.21 (-23%) -266.6
1941 CHN NL 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.0 3 2 0 1 18.00 — 0.0
1947 SLA AL 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 4.0 3 0 1 0 0.00 — 0.0
Career · 12 seasons 150 83 317 230 154 26 30 1,967.1 1,919 661 453 1,163 3.02 — 47,994

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
325 717 76 161 23 4 8 76 5 9 104 .225 .235 .301 .536 -2,701

Career AVG .225 vs. league average .275 across their career seasons — 18.3% below league average.

Career OBP .235 vs. league average .340 across their career seasons — 30.9% below league average.

Career SLG .301 vs. league average .393 across their career seasons — 23.4% below league average.

Career OPS .536 vs. league average .734 across their career seasons — 26.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1930 SLN NL 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 — — — — 0.0
1932 SLN NL 47 97 10 25 5 0 2 12 0 0 10 .258 .275 (-6%) .335 (-23%) .391 (-5%) .726 (-13%) -236.6
1933 SLN NL 51 105 8 19 2 2 1 12 1 3 14 .181 .270 (-33%) .329 (-38%) .377 (-29%) .707 (-33%) -577.1
1934 SLN NL 51 118 15 29 3 1 2 9 1 1 15 .246 .278 (-12%) .340 (-26%) .392 (-14%) .733 (-19%) -398.9
1935 SLN NL 53 128 18 30 4 0 2 21 2 1 16 .234 .279 (-16%) .342 (-28%) .399 (-22%) .742 (-25%) -534.8
1936 SLN NL 51 121 7 27 6 1 0 15 0 0 27 .223 .283 (-21%) .349 (-36%) .404 (-28%) .753 (-32%) -672.6
1937 SLN NL 27 66 8 15 1 0 1 5 0 3 11 .227 .276 (-18%) .342 (-24%) .398 (-28%) .740 (-26%) -280.7
1938 CHN NL 13 26 3 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 .192 — — — — 0.0
1939 CHN NL 19 34 4 5 1 0 0 1 1 1 7 .147 — — — — 0.0
1940 CHN NL 10 18 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .222 — — — — 0.0
1941 CHN NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1947 SLA AL 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 12 seasons 325 717 76 161 23 4 8 76 5 9 104 .225 — — — — -2,701

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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
6 15 3 5 2 0 0 1 0 3 .333

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1938 WS CHN 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667
1934 WS SLN 4 12 3 3 2 0 0 1 0 3 .250

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2 2 5 4 0 34.3 28 11 6 19 2.88

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1938 WS CHN 0 1 2 1 0 8.3 8 6 1 2 6.48
1934 WS SLN 2 1 3 3 0 26.0 20 5 5 17 1.73

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1713824078238.204
Away1543363683637.247

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home1651080.210393502216422.91
Away152888.08813132305213.17

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1947-09-28 SLACHWL 101000000
1941-04-25 CHCPITW 000000000
1940-09-29 CHCSTLL 201000000
1940-09-22 CHCSTLL 100000000
1940-09-15 CHCBSNW 211000001
1940-09-11 CHCBROW 300000000
1940-05-29 CHCSTLL 100000000
1940-05-12 CHCPITW 000000000
1940-05-06 CHCPHIW 100000000
1940-04-29 CHCSTLL 201000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1947-09-28 SLACHW — 4.0300100
1941-04-25 CHCPIT — 1.0332010
1940-09-29 CHCSTL L 5.0954210
1940-09-22 CHCSTL L 3.11055220
1940-09-15 CHCBSN W 9.0943010
1940-09-11 CHCBRO W 9.0622451
1940-05-29 CHCSTL — 3.2300010
1940-05-12 CHCPIT — 1.1355211
1940-05-06 CHCPHI — 4.2844320
1940-04-29 CHCSTL — 4.1855232

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 317 0 76 283 15 15

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1930 SLN P 1 0 1 4 0 0
1932 SLN P 46 0 9 46 3 7
1933 SLN P 48 0 9 35 5 1
1934 SLN P 50 0 18 46 2 1
1935 SLN P 50 0 13 42 2 0
1936 SLN P 51 0 10 44 1 3
1937 SLN P 27 0 4 24 1 3
1938 CHN P 13 0 2 11 0 0
1939 CHN P 19 0 5 16 0 0
1940 CHN P 10 0 5 15 1 0
1941 CHN P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1947 SLA P 1 0 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 317

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1936 Baseball Magazine All-Star P2
1936 TSN All-Star P
1935 Baseball Magazine All-Star P1
1935 TSN All-Star P
1934 Baseball Magazine All-Star P1
1934 Most Valuable Player
1934 TSN All-Star P
1934 TSN Guide MVP
1933 Baseball Magazine All-Star P4
1933 Baseball Magazine All-Star P2
1932 Baseball Magazine All-Star P4

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1936 Most Valuable Player NL 2nd 53.0 80 0
1935 Most Valuable Player NL 2nd 66.0 80 0
1934 Most Valuable Player NL 1st 78.0 80 6
1933 Most Valuable Player NL 7th 23.0 80 0
1932 Most Valuable Player NL 19th 4.0 80 0

Most Similar Players

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Career Spans

Dizzy Dean (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Harry Brecheen
    133-92, 2.92 ERA
  2. 96
    Hooks Wiltse
    139-90, 2.47 ERA
  3. 93
    Nelson Briles
    129-112, 3.44 ERA
  4. 89
    Bill Hands
    111-110, 3.35 ERA
  5. 88
    Steve Gromek
    123-108, 3.41 ERA
  6. 88
    Mort Cooper
    128-75, 2.97 ERA

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Frequently Asked Questions about Dizzy Dean

What years did Dizzy Dean play?
Dizzy Dean played in Major League Baseball from 1930 to 1947.
Was Dizzy Dean a pitcher?
Yes. Dizzy Dean pitched in the major leagues, recording 150 wins and 1163 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Dizzy Dean hit?
Dizzy Dean hit 8 career home runs with 161 hits.
Is Dizzy Dean in the Hall of Fame?
Yes. Dizzy Dean was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1953.