Dizzy Dismukes
Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records
Dizzy Dismukes was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for 10 teams, including the West Baden Sprudels. Across 172 career appearances, he went 75-65 with a 3.31 ERA and 442 strikeouts. He also batted .151 with 0 home runs. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 601.9.
- 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
- R / R
- Height / Weight
- 6'0" / 180 lb
- Died
- 6/30/1961 in Campbell, OH, USA
Full name: William Dismukes
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | WBS | WES | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 2.12 | 3.37 (+37%) | -331.7 |
| 1912 | SLG | WES | 5 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 62.1 | 66 | 23 | 17 | 24 | 3.32 | 3.36 (+1%) | 629.6 |
| 1913 | BRG | EAS | 6 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 63.0 | 67 | 19 | 11 | 24 | 2.71 | 3.07 (+11%) | 760.3 |
| 1914 | NLS | EAS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.00 | 2.93 (+100%) | 0.0 |
| 1914 | BRG | EAS | 6 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 135.0 | 168 | 57 | 27 | 53 | 3.80 | 2.93 (-30%) | 385.5 |
| 1915 | ABC | WES | 14 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 188.2 | 146 | 26 | 30 | 86 | 1.24 | 2.90 (+57%) | 1238.7 |
| 1916 | ABC | WES | 9 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 128.2 | 101 | 39 | 50 | 40 | 2.73 | 2.78 (+2%) | -896.1 |
| 1917 | ABC | WES | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 58.0 | 43 | 20 | 17 | 27 | 3.10 | 2.69 (-15%) | 43.4 |
| 1918 | ABC | WES | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 66.0 | 67 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 3.41 | 2.83 (-21%) | -415.5 |
| 1920 | ABC | NNL | 10 | 7 | 25 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 137.1 | 113 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 3.80 | 3.45 (-10%) | -512.0 |
| 1921 | ABC | NNL | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30.0 | 24 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 4.20 | 4.02 (-4%) | -534.2 |
| 1922 | PK | NNL | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29.0 | 43 | 27 | 7 | 9 | 8.38 | 4.18 (-100%) | -86.3 |
| 1923 | ABC | NNL | 6 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 113.0 | 114 | 46 | 33 | 32 | 3.66 | 4.03 (+9%) | -803.1 |
| 1924 | ABC | NNL | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 35.1 | 38 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 4.33 | 4.13 (-5%) | -11.4 |
| 1924 | BBB | NNL | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35.2 | 40 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 3.28 | 4.13 (+21%) | 399.3 |
| 1925 | MRS | NNL | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37.2 | 41 | 29 | 11 | 14 | 6.93 | 4.55 (-52%) | 775.6 |
| 1926 | SLS | NNL | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.2 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 4.58 | 4.11 (-11%) | -39.8 |
| 1927 | SLS | NNL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6.00 | — | 0.0 |
| 1932 | DW | EWL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3.60 | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 19 seasons | 75 | 65 | 172 | 141 | 104 | 14 | 2 | 1,173.1 | 1,129 | 431 | 324 | 442 | 3.31 | — | 602 | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 183 | 445 | 29 | 67 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 25 | 0 | .151 | .199 | .175 | .374 | -1,851 |
Career AVG .151 vs. league average .271 across their career seasons — 44.4% below league average.
Career OBP .199 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — 40.4% below league average.
Career SLG .175 vs. league average .368 across their career seasons — 52.4% below league average.
Career OPS .374 vs. league average .703 across their career seasons — 46.7% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | WBS | WES | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1912 | SLG | WES | 8 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .167 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1913 | BRG | EAS | 9 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .143 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1914 | NLS | EAS | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1914 | BRG | EAS | 19 | 52 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .115 | .255 (-55%) | .322 (-49%) | .339 (-55%) | .661 (-52%) | 0.0 |
| 1915 | ABC | WES | 24 | 66 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .121 | .250 (-52%) | .318 (-43%) | .332 (-54%) | .651 (-49%) | -471.8 |
| 1916 | ABC | WES | 18 | 48 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .104 | — | — | — | — | -387.0 |
| 1917 | ABC | WES | 8 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .227 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1918 | ABC | WES | 9 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .160 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1920 | ABC | NNL | 26 | 49 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .143 | — | — | — | — | -385.0 |
| 1921 | ABC | NNL | 6 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .071 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1922 | PK | NNL | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .100 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1923 | ABC | NNL | 17 | 50 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .260 | .282 (-8%) | .344 (-20%) | .390 (-28%) | .734 (-25%) | -199.5 |
| 1924 | ABC | NNL | 5 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1924 | BBB | NNL | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .091 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1925 | MRS | NNL | 11 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .125 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1926 | SLS | NNL | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1927 | SLS | NNL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1932 | DW | EWL | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 19 seasons | 183 | 445 | 29 | 67 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 25 | 0 | .151 | — | — | — | — | -1,443 | ||
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.
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1B | 8 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| OF | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| P | 172 | 59 | 79 | 415 | 24 | 23 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | WBS | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1912 | SLG | P | 8 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 0 |
| 1913 | BRG | OF | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1913 | BRG | P | 7 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 1 |
| 1914 | NLS | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1914 | BRG | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1914 | BRG | P | 18 | 0 | 8 | 46 | 2 | 4 |
| 1915 | ABC | 1B | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1915 | ABC | OF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1915 | ABC | P | 23 | 0 | 8 | 64 | 3 | 2 |
| 1916 | ABC | 1B | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1916 | ABC | P | 18 | 0 | 8 | 50 | 1 | 4 |
| 1917 | ABC | 1B | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1917 | ABC | P | 7 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 1 |
| 1918 | ABC | P | 9 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 1 |
| 1920 | ABC | 1B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1920 | ABC | OF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1920 | ABC | P | 25 | 19 | 15 | 55 | 2 | 3 |
| 1921 | ABC | 1B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1921 | ABC | OF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1921 | ABC | P | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 1922 | PK | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1922 | PK | P | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1923 | ABC | OF | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1923 | ABC | P | 16 | 14 | 10 | 39 | 5 | 3 |
| 1924 | ABC | P | 5 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1924 | BBB | P | 7 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| 1925 | MRS | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1925 | MRS | P | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1926 | SLS | P | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 1927 | SLS | P | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1932 | DW | P | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 172 |
| First Base | 8 |
| Left Field | 2 |
| Center Field | 1 |
| Right Field | 5 |
Most Similar Players
Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.
Dizzy Dismukes: the record in brief
The season rows for Dizzy Dismukes begin in 1911. The season rows list, in order, the West Baden Sprudels (1911), the St. Louis Giants (1912), the Brooklyn Royal Giants (1913 through 1914), the New York Lincoln Stars (1914), the Indianapolis ABCs (1915 through 1924), the Pittsburgh Keystones (1922), the Birmingham Black Barons (1924), and the Memphis Red Sox (1925), among other clubs in the table. Dismukes, a pitcher by primary position, both batted and threw right-handed. Height and weight on file: 6'0" and 180 pounds. Dismukes was born on March 13, 1890, in Birmingham, AL, USA. The bio records the death on June 30, 1961, in Campbell, OH, USA. Dismukes's full given name, per the bio, is William Dismukes.
Dismukes's career pitching line is 75 wins, 65 losses and a 3.31 ERA over 172 appearances. Also on Dismukes's record: 442 strikeouts, 104 complete games, and 14 shutouts. The leagues Dismukes pitched in allowed 3.59 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 8.0% better than average.
Frequently Asked Questions about Dizzy Dismukes
- Was Dizzy Dismukes a pitcher?
- Yes. Dizzy Dismukes pitched in the major leagues, recording 75 wins and 442 strikeouts.
- How many home runs did Dizzy Dismukes hit?
- Dizzy Dismukes hit 0 career home runs with 67 hits.
- What was Dizzy Dismukes's career batting average?
- Dizzy Dismukes batted .151 over his career, with 67 hits in 445 at bats.
- How many RBI did Dizzy Dismukes have?
- Dizzy Dismukes drove in 25 runs in his career.
- What was Dizzy Dismukes's career ERA?
- Dizzy Dismukes finished with a 3.31 career ERA, going 75-65 with 442 strikeouts.
- How many strikeouts did Dizzy Dismukes have?
- Dizzy Dismukes recorded 442 career strikeouts.