What years did Jack Dittmer play?

Jack Dittmer played in Major League Baseball from 1952 to 1957.

Was Jack Dittmer a pitcher?

No. Jack Dittmer was a position player (Second Baseman).

How many home runs did Jack Dittmer hit?

Jack Dittmer hit 24 career home runs with 283 hits.

Jack Dittmer

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1952-1957)

AVG .232

HR 24

RBI 136

H 283

OPS .614

PIV -2,960

Position: Second Baseman
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 175 lb
Born: 1/10/1928 in Elkader, IA, USA
Died: 5/31/2014 in Strawberry Point, IA, USA
MLB Debut: 1952-06-17
Last Game: 1957-06-23

Full name: John Douglas Dittmer

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
395	1,218	117	283	43	4	24	136	2	77	102	.232	.280	.333	.614	-2,960

Career AVG .232 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 10.2% below league average.

Career OBP .280 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — 15.2% below league average.

Career SLG .333 vs. league average .390 across their career seasons — 14.5% below league average.

Career OPS .614 vs. league average .720 across their career seasons — 14.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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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
1952	BSN	NL	93	326	26	63	7	2	7	41	1	26	26	.193	.252 (-24%)	.326 (-22%)	.369 (-21%)	.696 (-22%)	-1128.5
1953	ML1	NL	138	504	54	134	22	1	9	63	1	18	35	.266	.264 (+1%)	.335 (-13%)	.397 (-8%)	.733 (-10%)	-918.1
1954	ML1	NL	66	192	22	47	8	0	6	20	0	19	17	.245	.261 (-6%)	.333 (-4%)	.390 (-3%)	.723 (-3%)	-96.2
1955	ML1	NL	38	72	4	9	1	1	1	4	0	4	15	.125	.258 (-52%)	.332 (-48%)	.393 (-47%)	.726 (-48%)	-566.3
1956	ML1	NL	44	102	8	25	4	0	1	6	0	8	8	.245	.258 (-5%)	.331 (-9%)	.397 (-21%)	.728 (-16%)	-251.1
1957	DET	AL	16	22	3	5	1	0	0	2	0	2	1	.227	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			395	1,218	117	283	43	4	24	136	2	77	102	.232	—	—	—	—	-2,960

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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	202	627	51	136	9	59	.217
Away	193	590	66	147	15	77	.249

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	BB
1957-06-23	DET	BAL	L	1	0	0	0	0
1957-06-21	DET	BAL	L	2	1	0	0	1
1957-06-20	DET	NYY	L	1	0	0	0	0
1957-06-11	DET	BAL	L	1	0	0	0	0
1957-06-09	DET	NYY	L	1	0	0	0	0
1957-06-07	DET	NYY	W	0	1	0	0	1
1957-06-01	DET	CHW	L	1	0	1	0	0
1957-05-26	DET	KC1	L	4	0	0	0	0
1957-05-25	DET	KC1	L	4	1	1	1	0
1957-05-22	DET	BAL	L	1	0	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	354	91	746	872	43	210
3B	3	2	3	3	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1952	BSN	2B	90	0	228	267	9	60
1953	ML1	2B	138	0	290	343	23	95
1954	ML1	2B	55	50	119	141	6	31
1955	ML1	2B	28	17	44	42	2	9
1956	ML1	2B	42	23	64	78	3	15
1957	DET	2B	1	1	1	1	0	0
1957	DET	3B	3	2	3	3	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Second Base	353
Third Base	3

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Iowa	Iowa City	IA	1947, 1948, 1949, 1950

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Frequently Asked Questions about Jack Dittmer

What years did Jack Dittmer play?: Jack Dittmer played in Major League Baseball from 1952 to 1957.
Was Jack Dittmer a pitcher?: No. Jack Dittmer was a position player (Second Baseman).
How many home runs did Jack Dittmer hit?: Jack Dittmer hit 24 career home runs with 283 hits.