What years did Dick Drott play?

Dick Drott played in Major League Baseball from 1957 to 1963.

Was Dick Drott a pitcher?

Yes. Dick Drott pitched in the major leagues, recording 27 wins and 460 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Dick Drott hit?

Dick Drott hit 0 career home runs with 34 hits.

Dick Drott

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1957-1963)

W–L 27–46

ERA 4.78

WHIP 1.50

SO 460

Pitcher PIV -13624.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 185 lb
Born: 7/1/1936 in Cincinnati, OH, USA
Died: 8/16/1985 in Glendale Heights, IL, USA
MLB Debut: 1957-04-16
Last Game: 1963-09-27

Full name: Richard Fred Drott

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
27	46	176	101	14	5	0	687.7	626	365	84	405	460	4.78	-13624.7

Career ERA 4.78 vs. league average 3.83 across their career seasons — 24.7% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1957	CHN	NL	15	11	38	32	7	3	229.0	200	91	129	170	3.58	3.83 (+7%)	-969.8
1958	CHN	NL	7	11	39	31	4	0	167.3	156	101	99	127	5.43	3.86 (-41%)	-3205.5
1959	CHN	NL	1	2	8	6	1	1	27.3	25	18	26	15	5.93	3.90 (-52%)	-1895.0
1960	CHN	NL	0	6	23	9	0	0	55.3	63	44	42	32	7.16	3.82 (-87%)	-2265.3
1961	CHN	NL	1	4	35	8	0	0	98.0	75	46	51	48	4.22	4.03 (-5%)	-2166.7
1962	HOU	NL	1	0	6	1	0	0	13.0	12	11	9	10	7.62	3.96 (-93%)	-65.1
1963	HOU	NL	2	12	27	14	2	1	97.7	95	54	49	58	4.98	3.46 (-44%)	-3057.3
Career · 7 seasons			27	46	176	101	14	5	687.2	626	365	405	460	4.78	—	-13,625

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
176	202	12	34	0	1	0	7	0	6	66	.168	.192	.178	.371	-1,016

Career AVG .168 vs. league average .255 across their career seasons — 34.1% below league average.

Career OBP .192 vs. league average .323 across their career seasons — 40.4% below league average.

Career SLG .178 vs. league average .390 across their career seasons — 54.3% below league average.

Career OPS .371 vs. league average .712 across their career seasons — 48.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1957	CHN	NL	38	80	3	8	0	0	2	25	.100	.257 (-61%)	.323 (-62%)	.391 (-74%)	.715 (-69%)	-864.9
1958	CHN	NL	39	55	6	15	0	6	3	18	.273	.257 (+6%)	.324 (-4%)	.394 (-31%)	.719 (-19%)	-150.7
1959	CHN	NL	8	8	0	1	0	0	0	2	.125	—	—	—	—	0.0
1960	CHN	NL	23	10	0	1	0	0	0	6	.100	—	—	—	—	0.0
1961	CHN	NL	35	22	1	6	1	1	1	7	.273	—	—	—	—	0.0
1962	HOU	NL	6	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1963	HOU	NL	27	23	2	3	0	0	0	8	.130	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			176	202	12	34	1	7	6	66	.168	—	—	—	—	-1,016

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	80	101	8	20	0	2	.198
Away	96	101	4	14	0	5	.139

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	80	366.2	303	169	204	257	4.15
Away	96	321.0	323	195	201	203	5.47

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	SO
1963-09-27	HOU	NYN	L	0	0	0	0
1963-09-18	HOU	CIN	W	0	0	0	0
1963-09-10	HOU	PHI	L	2	0	0	1
1963-09-04	HOU	SFG	L	2	1	1	0
1963-09-02	HOU	LAD	L	1	0	0	1
1963-08-26	HOU	ATL	L	0	0	0	0
1963-08-17	HOU	ATL	L	1	0	0	1
1963-08-13	HOU	STL	L	0	0	0	0
1963-08-09	HOU	PIT	L	1	0	0	1
1963-08-09	HOU	PIT	W	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1963-09-27	HOU	NYN	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0
1963-09-18	HOU	CIN	—	2.0	3	3	3	2	1	1
1963-09-10	HOU	PHI	—	6.0	10	9	8	5	2	2
1963-09-04	HOU	SFG	L	4.2	7	6	6	5	0	1
1963-09-02	HOU	LAD	—	4.0	4	2	2	3	3	0
1963-08-26	HOU	ATL	L	1.0	2	2	2	1	0	1
1963-08-17	HOU	ATL	L	2.1	2	3	3	2	1	0
1963-08-13	HOU	STL	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0
1963-08-09	HOU	PIT	L	3.0	3	1	1	1	2	0
1963-08-09	HOU	PIT	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	176	101	24	96	6	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1957	CHN	P	38	32	7	33	1	2
1958	CHN	P	39	31	9	27	1	0
1959	CHN	P	8	6	0	4	1	0
1960	CHN	P	23	9	4	7	0	0
1961	CHN	P	35	8	1	11	1	0
1962	HOU	P	6	1	1	1	1	0
1963	HOU	P	27	14	2	13	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	176

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1957	Most Valuable Player	NL	21th	6.0	336	0
1957	Rookie of the Year	NL	3rd	3.0	24	3

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Frequently Asked Questions about Dick Drott

What years did Dick Drott play?: Dick Drott played in Major League Baseball from 1957 to 1963.
Was Dick Drott a pitcher?: Yes. Dick Drott pitched in the major leagues, recording 27 wins and 460 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Dick Drott hit?: Dick Drott hit 0 career home runs with 34 hits.