Martín Dihigo

Shortstop · Career Stats, Hall of Fame Bio & Records (Final season: 1945)

Martín Dihigo was a shortstop who played in Major League Baseball for 5 teams, including the Cuban Stars East. In 471 career games, he hit .311 with 518 hits, 79 home runs, and 361 RBI. He also pitched in 64 games, going 28-21 with a 3.63 ERA. Martín Dihigo was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1977 and was a 2-time All-Star. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 7,308.

AVG (Batting Average):
Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):
Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):
Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated

⭐ Hall of Fame 1977
AVG .311
HR 79
RBI 361
H 518
OPS .926
PIV 7,308
Position
Shortstop
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 195 lb
Born
5/25/1905 in Cidra, Matanzas, Cuba
Died
5/20/1971 in Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos, Cuba
Last Game
1945-09-30
Hall of Fame
Inducted 1977 (Negro League)
Awards
2× All-Star

Full name: Martín Magdaleno Dihigo

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

Martín Dihigo — Batting
PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
370.0 330.0 66.0 106.0 19.0 1.0 25.0 44.0 34.0 2.0 7.0 .321 .390 .612 1.002

Pitching

Martín Dihigo — Pitching
W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
10 7 15 12 5 0 137.1 122 66 34 13 27 60 2.23 1.08

Career Batting Statistics

Martín Dihigo — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
471 1,666 344 518 81 25 79 361 49 220 22 .311 .394 .532 .926 7,308

Career AVG .311 vs. league average .282 across their career seasons — +10.2% above league average.

Career OBP .394 vs. league average .345 across their career seasons — +14.2% above league average.

Career SLG .532 vs. league average .397 across their career seasons — +34.0% above league average.

Career OPS .926 vs. league average .742 across their career seasons — +24.8% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Martín Dihigo 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
1923 CSE ECL 36 125 16 25 3 3 0 15 1 8 3 .200 .282 (-29%) .344 (-28%) .390 (-30%) .734 (-29%) -616.9
1924 CSE ECL 49 186 31 50 8 4 2 30 4 13 2 .269 .283 (-5%) .345 (-7%) .389 (-1%) .734 (-4%) -147.9
1925 CSE ECL 43 160 21 49 8 2 3 22 3 19 0 .306 .288 (+6%) .349 (+9%) .407 (+7%) .756 (+8%) 255.7
1926 CSE ECL 43 152 42 57 9 2 14 44 8 29 11 .375 .279 (+34%) .345 (+37%) .390 (+89%) .735 (+65%) 1785.5
1927 CSE ECL 55 215 44 68 9 2 13 48 9 16 0 .316 .282 (+12%) .344 (+7%) .392 (+42%) .736 (+26%) 944.1
1928 HG EAS 19 67 13 21 1 1 4 13 0 9 1 .313 .280 (+12%) .342 (+15%) .395 (+36%) .737 (+26%) 306.7
1929 HIL ANL 78 271 68 90 14 4 18 79 8 56 2 .332 .289 (+15%) .353 (+27%) .415 (+47%) .769 (+38%) 2159.8
1930 HIL IND 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 — — — — 0.0
1931 HIL IND 43 141 35 44 6 3 7 32 1 23 1 .312 .276 (+13%) .338 (+23%) .388 (+41%) .726 (+32%) 847.2
1931 BBS IND 6 25 4 12 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 .480 — — — — 847.2
1935 NYC NN2 42 144 30 47 12 1 7 34 7 18 2 .326 .279 (+17%) .342 (+19%) .399 (+43%) .742 (+32%) 822.2
1936 NYC NN2 39 127 31 38 8 1 9 33 7 22 0 .299 .283 (+5%) .349 (+16%) .404 (+46%) .753 (+32%) 755.8
1945 NYC NN2 17 49 9 15 1 0 2 7 1 7 0 .306 — — — — 195.8
Career · 13 seasons 471 1,666 344 518 81 25 79 361 49 220 22 .311 — — — — 8,155

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 Pitching Statistics

Martín Dihigo — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
28 21 64 45 37 0 3 429.1 428 173 24 130 267 3.63 6843.7

Career ERA 3.63 vs. league average 4.21 across their career seasons — 13.9% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Martín Dihigo Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1923 CSE ECL 2 2 5 3 2 0 0 33.1 35 15 9 11 4.05 4.03 (avg) 57.8
1924 CSE ECL 3 3 9 4 3 0 1 49.1 44 15 14 25 2.74 4.13 (+34%) 213.2
1925 CSE ECL 3 4 10 7 6 0 1 65.0 70 29 25 28 4.02 4.55 (+12%) 1083.3
1926 CSE ECL 3 1 5 4 4 0 1 35.0 36 16 13 28 4.11 4.11 (avg) 1191.9
1927 CSE ECL 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 18.0 20 5 8 17 2.50 4.08 (+39%) 699.3
1928 HG EAS 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 17.0 27 12 4 14 6.35 4.13 (-54%) -458.1
1929 HIL ANL 4 3 8 5 5 0 0 51.1 43 15 12 29 2.63 4.60 (+43%) 1528.8
1931 HIL IND 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 18.0 19 7 6 9 3.50 4.10 (+15%) 107.8
1935 NYC NN2 3 1 8 5 3 0 0 43.1 37 13 16 38 2.70 4.35 (+38%) 1643.5
1936 NYC NN2 6 2 10 8 6 0 0 75.2 73 34 17 56 4.04 4.59 (+12%) 1372.2
1945 NYC NN2 0 3 3 3 2 0 0 23.1 24 12 6 12 4.63 3.67 (-26%) -596.0
Career · 11 seasons 28 21 64 45 37 0 3 429.1 428 173 130 267 3.63 — 6,844

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

Martín Dihigo — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
7 26 2 5 0 0 0 2 2 0 .192

Playoff Batting by Year

Martín Dihigo — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1935 NLC NYC 7 26 2 5 0 0 0 2 2 0 .192

Playoff Career Pitching

Martín Dihigo — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 1 2 1 0 11.1 12 4 2 6 3.18

Playoff Pitching by Year

Martín Dihigo — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1935 NLC NYC 1 1 2 1 0 11.1 12 4 2 6 3.18

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Martín Dihigo — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home6119843661833.333
Away421202434611.283

Pitching — Home / Away

Martín Dihigo — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home18103.0872625732.27
Away1075.050612240.72

Last 10 Games — Batting

Martín Dihigo — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1945-09-02 NY6BLGL 300000000
1945-09-02 NY6BLGL 301000000
1945-08-29 NY6HOML 202000000
1945-08-26 NY6NY5L 423001100
1945-08-21 NY6BLGL 311000000
1945-08-05 NY6HOMW 000000000
1945-07-23 NY6HOML 312000010
1945-07-20 NY6NW2L 311001110
1945-07-04 NY6HOMW 411001000
1945-06-06 NY6NW2L 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Martín Dihigo — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1945-08-26 NY6NY5 L 9.01066143
1945-08-21 NY6BLG L 8.0830211
1945-08-05 NY6HOM W 11.0120001
1945-06-06 NY6NW2 — 0.0000000
1936-09-07 NY6PH5 W 9.0930000
1936-08-15 NY6NW2 W 9.0311260
1936-08-01 NY6HOM W 9.01155282
1936-07-26 NY6PH5 — 5.1850200
1936-06-28 NY6PTC L 9.0850391
1936-06-07 NY6NW2 — 3.0000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Martín Dihigo — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 84 78 720 30 8 27
2B 54 35 76 109 16 17
3B 61 52 48 90 16 7
C 1 1 1 0 1 0
OF 130 103 212 17 8 3
P 64 45 23 90 7 4
SS 119 108 248 298 54 57

Season-by-Season Fielding

Martín Dihigo — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1923 CSE 1B 24 23 208 8 1 4
1923 CSE 2B 1 1 2 4 0 0
1923 CSE 3B 4 4 4 3 2 0
1923 CSE P 5 3 2 10 2 1
1923 CSE SS 2 2 3 4 0 0
1924 CSE 1B 11 11 94 2 2 4
1924 CSE 2B 12 12 22 39 7 1
1924 CSE 3B 2 2 3 2 0 1
1924 CSE OF 8 5 24 0 0 0
1924 CSE P 9 4 2 17 2 0
1924 CSE SS 16 15 41 31 10 3
1925 CSE 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0
1925 CSE 2B 14 0 0 0 0 0
1925 CSE 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0
1925 CSE OF 14 0 0 0 0 0
1925 CSE P 10 7 0 0 0 0
1925 CSE SS 2 0 0 0 0 0
1926 CSE 1B 14 13 139 6 1 3
1926 CSE 2B 2 2 4 9 1 2
1926 CSE 3B 9 9 9 24 2 2
1926 CSE OF 11 7 12 5 1 0
1926 CSE P 5 4 5 8 0 0
1926 CSE SS 7 7 19 27 4 4
1927 CSE 1B 9 9 79 4 0 5
1927 CSE OF 1 1 3 0 0 0
1927 CSE P 2 2 1 7 0 0
1927 CSE SS 44 43 80 120 14 19
1928 HG 1B 1 1 12 5 0 1
1928 HG 2B 5 5 9 11 1 3
1928 HG 3B 4 4 1 6 2 0
1928 HG P 2 2 1 4 1 0
1928 HG SS 9 7 16 14 1 3
1929 HIL 1B 18 17 153 3 2 8
1929 HIL 2B 12 8 28 26 5 9
1929 HIL 3B 7 5 6 11 0 1
1929 HIL C 1 1 1 0 1 0
1929 HIL OF 10 9 16 0 0 0
1929 HIL P 8 5 1 13 0 2
1929 HIL SS 36 33 85 96 24 26
1930 HIL 3B 1 1 1 0 2 1
1931 HIL 2B 3 3 4 7 0 1
1931 HIL OF 38 38 82 8 2 1
1931 HIL P 2 2 1 5 0 0
1931 BBS 3B 6 6 5 7 2 1
1935 NYC 1B 3 2 18 2 1 1
1935 NYC 2B 1 0 0 0 1 0
1935 NYC 3B 13 12 15 19 3 1
1935 NYC OF 20 19 39 2 1 1
1935 NYC P 8 5 2 9 0 0
1935 NYC SS 2 1 3 4 1 1
1936 NYC 2B 4 4 7 13 1 1
1936 NYC 3B 9 8 2 16 3 0
1936 NYC OF 17 14 25 2 3 1
1936 NYC P 10 8 7 14 1 1
1936 NYC SS 1 0 1 2 0 1
1945 NYC 1B 2 2 17 0 1 1
1945 NYC 3B 1 1 2 2 0 0
1945 NYC OF 11 10 11 0 1 0
1945 NYC P 3 3 1 3 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Martín Dihigo Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 64
Catcher 1
First Base 84
Second Base 54
Third Base 61
Shortstop 119
Left Field 32
Center Field 33
Right Field 65

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Martín Dihigo: the record in brief

The season rows for Martín Dihigo begin in 1923. Dihigo played for the Cuban Stars East (1923 through 1927), the Homestead Grays (1928), the Hilldale Club (1929 through 1931), the Baltimore Black Sox (1931), and the New York Cubans (1935 to 1945). Born on May 25, 1905, in Cidra, Matanzas, Cuba, Dihigo is listed as a shortstop and batted and threw right-handed. Size on record: 195 pounds on a 6-foot-2 frame. The bio records the death on May 20, 1971, in Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos, Cuba. Martín Dihigo was the playing name; the full given name is Martín Magdaleno.

Dihigo's career batting table shows 471 games, 1,666 at bats and 518 hits, a .311 average, adding 79 home runs, 361 RBI, and 49 stolen bases. Dihigo's career OPS of .926 combines a .394 on-base mark with .532 slugging. Over the seasons Dihigo played, league hitters batted .282; the .311 career figure is 10.2% above that. No season beat the 18 home runs Dihigo hit in 1929.

Frequently Asked Questions about Martín Dihigo

Was Martín Dihigo a pitcher?
Both. Martín Dihigo pitched in 64 games, going 28-21 with a 3.63 ERA, but spent most of his career as a Shortstop.
How many home runs did Martín Dihigo hit?
Martín Dihigo hit 79 career home runs with 518 hits.
Is Martín Dihigo in the Hall of Fame?
Yes. Martín Dihigo was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1977.
What teams did Martín Dihigo play for?
Martín Dihigo played for 5 teams: the Cuban Stars East (1923–1927), the Homestead Grays (1928), the Hilldale Club (1929–1931), the Baltimore Black Sox (1931), and the New York Cubans (1935–1936, 1945).
Did Martín Dihigo win an MVP award?
No. Martín Dihigo did not win the MVP award.
What awards did Martín Dihigo win?
Martín Dihigo was selected to 2 All-Star Games.
What were Martín Dihigo's career stats?
In 471 games, Martín Dihigo had 518 hits, 79 home runs, 361 RBI, 344 runs, and 49 stolen bases, with a .311 batting average. As a pitcher, in 64 games, he went 28-21 with a 3.63 ERA, 267 strikeouts, 429.1 innings pitched, and 3 saves.
What position did Martín Dihigo play?
Martín Dihigo played primarily as a shortstop, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Martín Dihigo and how much did he weigh?
Martín Dihigo was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 195 pounds.
How many home runs did Martín Dihigo hit each season?
Martín Dihigo's home runs by season: 0 in 1923, 2 in 1924, 3 in 1925, 14 in 1926, 13 in 1927, 4 in 1928, 18 in 1929, 0 in 1930, 7 in 1931, 7 in 1935, 9 in 1936, and 2 in 1945. His most in one season was 18, in 1929.
What was Martín Dihigo's career batting average?
Martín Dihigo batted .311 over his career, with 518 hits in 1,666 at bats.
How many RBI did Martín Dihigo have?
Martín Dihigo drove in 361 runs in his career.
What was Martín Dihigo's career ERA?
Martín Dihigo finished with a 3.63 career ERA, going 28-21 with 267 strikeouts.
How many All-Star Games did Martín Dihigo make?
Martín Dihigo was selected to 2 All-Star Games.