What years did Wheezer Dell play?

Wheezer Dell played in Major League Baseball from 1912 to 1917.

Was Wheezer Dell a pitcher?

Yes. Wheezer Dell pitched in the major leagues, recording 19 wins and 198 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Wheezer Dell hit?

Wheezer Dell hit 0 career home runs with 15 hits.

What was Wheezer Dell's career batting average?

Wheezer Dell batted .119 over his career, with 15 hits in 126 at bats.

How many RBI did Wheezer Dell have?

Wheezer Dell drove in 12 runs in his career.

What was Wheezer Dell's career ERA?

Wheezer Dell finished with a 2.55 career ERA, going 19-23 with 198 strikeouts.

Wheezer Dell

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1912-1917)

Wheezer Dell was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1912 to 1917 for the St. Louis Cardinals and the Brooklyn Dodgers, a span of 6 seasons. Across 92 career appearances, he went 19-23 with a 2.55 ERA and 198 strikeouts.

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 19–23

ERA 2.55

WHIP 1.25

SO 198

Pitcher PIV -2216.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 210 lb
Born: 6/11/1886 in Tuscarora, NV, USA
Died: 8/24/1966 in Lone Pine, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1912-04-22
Last Game: 1917-07-04

Full name: William George Dell

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Career Pitching Statistics

Wheezer Dell — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
19	23	92	44	21	6	3	430.1	367	122	10	171	198	2.55	-2216.4

Career ERA 2.55 vs. league average 2.92 across their career seasons — 12.7% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Wheezer Dell — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1912	SLN	NL	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	2.1	3	3	3	0	11.57	—	0.0
1915	BRO	NL	11	10	40	24	12	4	1	215.0	166	56	100	94	2.34	2.90 (+19%)	-2449.1
1916	BRO	NL	8	9	32	16	9	2	1	155.0	143	39	43	76	2.26	2.78 (+19%)	1239.8
1917	BRO	NL	0	4	17	4	0	0	1	58.0	55	24	25	28	3.72	2.69 (-39%)	-1007.2
Career · 4 seasons			19	23	92	44	21	6	3	430.1	367	122	171	198	2.55	—	-2,216

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

Wheezer Dell — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
92	126	5	15	2	0	0	12	0	5	42	.119	.165	.135	.300	-402

Career AVG .119 vs. league average .254 across their career seasons — 53.1% below league average.

Career OBP .165 vs. league average .320 across their career seasons — 48.3% below league average.

Career SLG .135 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 59.7% below league average.

Career OPS .300 vs. league average .655 across their career seasons — 54.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Wheezer Dell — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1912	SLN	NL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1915	BRO	NL	40	66	4	10	2	9	4	24	.152	.250 (-40%)	.318 (-37%)	.332 (-45%)	.651 (-41%)	-401.7
1916	BRO	NL	32	44	1	4	0	3	1	14	.091	—	—	—	—	0.0
1917	BRO	NL	17	16	0	1	0	0	0	4	.062	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			92	126	5	15	2	12	5	42	.119	—	—	—	—	-402

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

Wheezer Dell — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Wheezer Dell — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1916	WS	BRO	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Wheezer Dell — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	1	0	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Wheezer Dell — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1916	WS	BRO	0	0	1	0	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Wheezer Dell — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	48	75	3	7	0	7	.093
Away	44	51	2	8	0	5	.157

Pitching — Home / Away

Wheezer Dell — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	48	249.2	195	56	96	123	2.02
Away	44	177.0	172	71	74	74	3.61

Last 10 Games — Batting

Wheezer Dell — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	SO
1917-07-04	BRO	NY1	L	1	1	0
1917-06-30	BRO	PHI	L	0	0	0
1917-06-26	BRO	BSN	L	3	0	1
1917-06-22	BRO	PHI	L	2	0	0
1917-06-20	BRO	PHI	L	0	0	0
1917-06-20	BRO	PHI	L	0	0	0
1917-06-17	BRO	STL	L	3	0	0
1917-06-08	BRO	PIT	L	0	0	0
1917-06-04	BRO	CHC	L	0	0	0
1917-06-02	BRO	CHC	L	3	0	2

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Wheezer Dell — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1917-07-04	BRO	NY1	—	3.2	2	3	0	0	3	0
1917-06-30	BRO	PHI	—	1.0	3	2	2	1	0	0
1917-06-26	BRO	BSN	L	8.1	11	6	5	1	2	1
1917-06-22	BRO	PHI	L	6.0	7	5	1	2	3	0
1917-06-20	BRO	PHI	—	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0
1917-06-20	BRO	PHI	—	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
1917-06-17	BRO	STL	—	6.2	3	1	0	1	2	0
1917-06-08	BRO	PIT	L	0.1	0	1	1	2	0	0
1917-06-04	BRO	CHC	—	2.0	2	1	1	1	0	0
1917-06-02	BRO	CHC	—	6.1	6	3	2	4	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Wheezer Dell — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	92	0	10	105	5	4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Wheezer Dell — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1912	SLN	P	3	0	0	0	0
1915	BRO	P	40	3	60	1	2
1916	BRO	P	32	6	32	1	2
1917	BRO	P	17	1	13	3	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Wheezer Dell — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	92

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Wheezer Dell: the record in brief

Between the debut on April 22, 1912 and the final game on July 4, 1917, Wheezer Dell built the record summarized on this page. The team column moves through the St. Louis Cardinals (1912) and the Brooklyn Robins (1915 to 1917). Dell played primarily as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on June 11, 1886, in Tuscarora, NV, USA and a listed size of 6'4" and 210 pounds. Dell's death is recorded on August 24, 1966, in Lone Pine, CA, USA. The given name on file is William George Dell.

Across 92 games (44 starts), Dell recorded 19 wins against 23 losses with a 2.55 ERA. The totals include 198 strikeouts, 21 complete games, and 6 shutouts. Against a 2.92 league ERA for the same years, Dell was 12.7% better. The best win total was 11, in 1915. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 2.26 in 1916, when the league's was 2.78.

Frequently Asked Questions about Wheezer Dell

What years did Wheezer Dell play?: Wheezer Dell played in Major League Baseball from 1912 to 1917.
Was Wheezer Dell a pitcher?: Yes. Wheezer Dell pitched in the major leagues, recording 19 wins and 198 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Wheezer Dell hit?: Wheezer Dell hit 0 career home runs with 15 hits.
What was Wheezer Dell's career batting average?: Wheezer Dell batted .119 over his career, with 15 hits in 126 at bats.
How many RBI did Wheezer Dell have?: Wheezer Dell drove in 12 runs in his career.
What was Wheezer Dell's career ERA?: Wheezer Dell finished with a 2.55 career ERA, going 19-23 with 198 strikeouts.