Steel Arm Dickey
Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records
Steel Arm Dickey was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for the St. Louis Stars. Across 3 career appearances, he went 2-1 with a 4.70 ERA and 19 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 367.8.
- 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
- Position
- Pitcher
- Bats / Throws
- L / L
- Died
- 3/11/1923 in Etowah, TN, USA
Full name: Walter Claude Dickey
Season-by-Season Pitching
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| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Lg ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | SLS | NNL | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23.0 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 19 | 4.70 | 4.18 (-12%) | 367.8 |
| Career · 1 season | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23.0 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 19 | 4.70 | — | 368 | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 0 |
Career AVG .333 vs. league average .285 across their career seasons — +16.8% above league average.
Career OBP .333 vs. league average .346 across their career seasons — near league average.
Career SLG .333 vs. league average .397 across their career seasons — 16.1% below league average.
Career OPS .667 vs. league average .743 across their career seasons — 10.3% below league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | SLS | NNL | 3 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 1 season | 3 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | — | — | — | — | 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.
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 3 |
Steel Arm Dickey: the record in brief
Steel Arm Dickey's record on this page is drawn from the season tables. Dickey spent the whole of the career shown here with one club, the St. Louis Stars. Listed as a pitcher, Dickey both batted and threw left-handed. The birth record reads June 2, 1896, in Morganton, GA, USA. Dickey's death is recorded on March 11, 1923, in Etowah, TN, USA. Dickey's full given name, per the bio, is Walter Claude Dickey.
Dickey went 2-1 with a 4.70 ERA in 3 games, 3 of them starts. Dickey had 19 strikeouts. The league ERA over Dickey's seasons was 4.18, so the 4.70 figure ran 12.3% worse than average. Dickey's only pitching season is 1922: 3 games, 19 strikeouts. Dickey's career Pitcher PIV, which scores run prevention against each season's league, is 367.8.
Dickey appears at one position only: pitcher, in 3 games.
Frequently Asked Questions about Steel Arm Dickey
- Was Steel Arm Dickey a pitcher?
- Yes. Steel Arm Dickey pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 19 strikeouts.
- How many home runs did Steel Arm Dickey hit?
- Steel Arm Dickey hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.
- What teams did Steel Arm Dickey play for?
- Steel Arm Dickey played for one team, the St. Louis Stars (1922).
- What were Steel Arm Dickey's career stats?
- In 3 games, Steel Arm Dickey went 2-1 with a 4.70 ERA, 19 strikeouts, and 23.0 innings pitched.
- What position did Steel Arm Dickey play?
- Steel Arm Dickey played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
- What was Steel Arm Dickey's career ERA?
- Steel Arm Dickey finished with a 4.70 career ERA, going 2-1 with 19 strikeouts.
- How many strikeouts did Steel Arm Dickey have?
- Steel Arm Dickey recorded 19 career strikeouts.
- Is Steel Arm Dickey in the Hall of Fame?
- No. Steel Arm Dickey has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.