Murry Dickson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1939-1959)

Murry Dickson was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1939 to 1959 for 5 teams, including the St. Louis Cardinals, a span of 21 seasons. Across 625 career appearances, he went 172-181 with a 3.66 ERA, 1,281 strikeouts, and 23 saves. He also batted .231 with 3 home runs. Murry Dickson was an All-Star.

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

W–L 172–181
ERA 3.66
WHIP 1.34
SO 1,281
Pitcher PIV -7669.1
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'10" / 157 lb
Born
8/21/1916 in Tracy, MO, USA
Died
9/21/1989 in Kansas City, KS, USA
MLB Debut
1939-09-30
Last Game
1959-09-14
Awards
All-Star

Full name: Murry Monroe Dickson

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Career Pitching Statistics

Murry Dickson — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
172 181 625 338 149 27 23 3052.3 3,029 1,240 302 1,058 1,281 3.66 -7669.1

Career ERA 3.66 vs. league average 3.94 across their career seasons — 7.2% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Murry Dickson Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1939 SLN NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3.7 1 0 1 2 0.00 — 0.0
1940 SLN NL 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.7 5 3 1 0 16.20 — 0.0
1942 SLN NL 6 3 36 7 2 0 2 120.7 91 39 61 66 2.91 3.57 (+18%) 1350.4
1943 SLN NL 8 2 31 7 2 0 0 115.7 119 46 49 44 3.58 3.50 (-2%) -387.9
1946 SLN NL 15 6 47 19 12 2 1 184.3 160 59 56 82 2.88 3.59 (+20%) 1694.2
1947 SLN NL 13 16 47 25 11 4 3 231.7 211 79 88 111 3.07 3.97 (+23%) 1037.4
1948 SLN NL 12 16 42 29 11 1 1 252.3 257 116 85 113 4.14 4.10 (-1%) -5011.8
1949 PIT NL 12 14 44 20 11 2 0 224.3 216 82 80 89 3.29 4.12 (+20%) 1559.2
1950 PIT NL 10 15 51 22 8 0 3 225.0 227 95 83 76 3.80 4.36 (+13%) 951.9
1951 PIT NL 20 16 45 35 19 3 2 288.7 294 129 101 112 4.02 4.04 (avg) -1562.8
1952 PIT NL 14 21 43 34 21 2 2 277.7 278 110 76 112 3.57 3.70 (+4%) 511.7
1953 PIT NL 10 19 45 26 10 1 4 200.7 240 101 58 88 4.53 4.14 (-9%) -1193.4
1954 PHI NL 10 20 40 31 12 4 3 226.3 256 95 73 64 3.78 3.90 (+3%) -4016.8
1955 PHI NL 12 11 36 28 12 4 0 216.0 190 84 82 92 3.50 4.00 (+12%) -1820.8
1956 PHI NL 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 23.0 20 13 12 1 5.09 3.96 (-28%) -257.8
1956 SLN NL 13 8 28 27 12 3 0 196.3 175 67 57 109 3.07 3.96 (+23%) 2532.8
1957 SLN NL 5 3 14 13 3 1 0 74.0 87 34 25 29 4.14 3.83 (-8%) -553.6
1958 KC1 AL 9 5 27 9 3 0 1 99.0 99 36 31 46 3.27 3.86 (+15%) -646.8
1958 NYA AL 1 2 6 2 0 0 1 20.3 18 13 12 9 5.75 3.86 (-49%) -1120.9
1959 KC1 AL 2 1 38 0 0 0 0 71.0 85 39 27 36 4.94 3.90 (-27%) -734.3
Career · 20 seasons 172 181 625 338 149 27 23 3,052.1 3,029 1,240 1,058 1,281 3.66 — -7,669

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

Murry Dickson — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
638 1,095 81 253 34 5 3 82 0 12 105 .231 .241 .279 .520 -4,286

Career AVG .231 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 11.3% below league average.

Career OBP .241 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — 27.6% below league average.

Career SLG .279 vs. league average .382 across their career seasons — 26.8% below league average.

Career OPS .520 vs. league average .714 across their career seasons — 27.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Murry Dickson Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1939 SLN NL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1940 SLN NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1942 SLN NL 37 42 6 8 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 .190 — — — — 0.0
1943 SLN NL 31 34 1 9 2 0 0 6 0 0 1 .265 — — — — 0.0
1946 SLN NL 47 65 8 18 5 1 0 6 0 1 6 .277 .256 (+8%) .328 (-12%) .358 (+7%) .687 (-2%) -57.1
1947 SLN NL 47 80 4 17 2 0 0 9 0 1 5 .212 .262 (-19%) .336 (-34%) .376 (-37%) .712 (-36%) -459.6
1948 SLN NL 43 96 7 27 2 0 0 11 0 1 1 .281 .263 (+7%) .340 (-15%) .379 (-20%) .719 (-18%) -285.9
1949 PIT NL 44 84 5 17 4 1 0 4 0 0 6 .202 .262 (-23%) .343 (-41%) .384 (-29%) .727 (-35%) -500.0
1950 PIT NL 52 82 5 21 4 0 0 7 0 1 9 .256 .265 (-4%) .346 (-23%) .401 (-24%) .747 (-24%) -338.0
1951 PIT NL 46 110 16 30 2 1 1 8 0 1 5 .273 .260 (+5%) .336 (-17%) .385 (-13%) .721 (-15%) -286.8
1952 PIT NL 47 107 4 24 4 0 0 6 0 1 10 .224 .252 (-11%) .326 (-29%) .369 (-29%) .696 (-29%) -504.2
1953 PIT NL 45 61 0 7 0 0 0 2 0 2 11 .115 .264 (-57%) .335 (-57%) .397 (-71%) .733 (-65%) -639.8
1954 PHI NL 40 79 4 15 2 0 0 5 0 2 9 .190 .261 (-27%) .333 (-37%) .390 (-45%) .723 (-41%) -521.9
1955 PHI NL 36 82 6 18 2 0 1 3 0 0 9 .220 .258 (-15%) .332 (-34%) .393 (-29%) .726 (-31%) -420.0
1956 PHI NL 3 9 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 — — — — 0.0
1956 SLN NL 32 77 6 19 2 2 0 6 0 1 9 .247 .258 (-4%) .331 (-23%) .397 (-18%) .728 (-20%) 0.0
1957 SLN NL 14 27 4 6 1 0 0 4 0 0 6 .222 — — — — 0.0
1958 KC1 AL 28 35 2 9 0 0 1 1 0 1 5 .257 — — — — 0.0
1958 NYA AL 6 7 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .286 — — — — 0.0
1959 KC1 AL 38 17 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 .176 — — — — 0.0
Career · 20 seasons 638 1,095 81 253 34 5 3 82 0 12 105 .231 — — — — -4,013

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

Murry Dickson — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
5 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 .400

Playoff Batting by Year

Murry Dickson — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1958 WS NYA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1946 WS SLN 2 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 .400
1943 WS SLN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Murry Dickson — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 1 5 2 0 18.7 15 8 5 8 3.86

Playoff Pitching by Year

Murry Dickson — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1958 WS NYA 0 0 2 0 0 4.0 4 2 0 1 4.50
1946 WS SLN 0 1 2 2 0 14.0 11 6 4 7 3.86
1943 WS SLN 0 0 1 0 0 0.7 0 0 1 0 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Murry Dickson — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home32953137114239.215
Away30856043137142.245

Pitching — Home / Away

Murry Dickson — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home3211555.215726305266533.64
Away3031488.214506165286373.72

Last 10 Games — Batting

Murry Dickson — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1959-09-14 KC1BALL 100000001
1959-09-10 KC1NYYL 000000000
1959-09-07 KC1CHWL 000000000
1959-09-06 KC1DETL 000000000
1959-09-04 KC1DETL 100000000
1959-08-26 KC1BALL 000000000
1959-08-23 KC1MINL 100000000
1959-08-21 KC1NYYL 000000000
1959-08-20 KC1BOSL 200000000
1959-08-14 KC1CHWL 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Murry Dickson — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1959-09-14 KC1BAL — 3.1522110
1959-09-10 KC1NYY — 2.0855111
1959-09-07 KC1CHW — 2.0333011
1959-09-06 KC1DET — 0.1200000
1959-09-04 KC1DET — 4.0300020
1959-08-26 KC1BAL — 2.0322001
1959-08-23 KC1MIN — 1.2433010
1959-08-21 KC1NYY — 0.2100100
1959-08-20 KC1BOS — 2.1322000
1959-08-14 KC1CHW — 0.1111001

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Murry Dickson — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 625 113 236 668 30 54

Season-by-Season Fielding

Murry Dickson — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1939 SLN P 1 0 0 2 0 0
1940 SLN P 1 0 0 0 1 0
1942 SLN P 36 0 10 27 0 2
1943 SLN P 31 0 6 21 2 3
1946 SLN P 47 0 13 52 1 5
1947 SLN P 47 0 13 47 4 3
1948 SLN P 42 0 12 51 0 0
1949 PIT P 44 0 26 52 3 8
1950 PIT P 51 0 20 45 1 6
1951 PIT P 45 0 19 70 3 3
1952 PIT P 43 0 29 62 4 7
1953 PIT P 45 0 14 34 4 2
1954 PHI P 40 31 12 55 3 3
1955 PHI P 36 28 17 39 1 4
1956 PHI P 3 3 0 6 0 1
1956 SLN P 28 27 24 45 1 4
1957 SLN P 14 13 11 20 1 0
1958 KC1 P 27 9 6 25 0 3
1958 NYA P 6 2 3 2 0 0
1959 KC1 P 38 0 1 13 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Murry Dickson Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 625

Award Voting History

Murry Dickson — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1952 Most Valuable Player NL 13th 22.0 336 0
1951 Most Valuable Player NL 9th 59.0 336 1

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Murry Dickson (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Stan Bahnsen
    146-149, 3.60 ERA
  2. 95
    Bullet Joe Bush
    195-183, 3.51 ERA
  3. 93
    George Uhle
    200-166, 3.99 ERA
  4. 91
    Dolf Luque
    194-179, 3.24 ERA
  5. 90
    Larry French
    197-171, 3.44 ERA
  6. 89
    Mel Harder
    223-186, 3.80 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Murry Dickson

What years did Murry Dickson play?
Murry Dickson played in Major League Baseball from 1939 to 1959.
Was Murry Dickson a pitcher?
Yes. Murry Dickson pitched in the major leagues, recording 172 wins and 1281 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Murry Dickson hit?
Murry Dickson hit 3 career home runs with 253 hits.
What was Murry Dickson's career batting average?
Murry Dickson batted .231 over his career, with 253 hits in 1,095 at bats.
How many RBI did Murry Dickson have?
Murry Dickson drove in 82 runs in his career.
What was Murry Dickson's career ERA?
Murry Dickson finished with a 3.66 career ERA, going 172-181 with 1,281 strikeouts.