Jimmy Dykes

Third Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1918-1939)

Jimmy Dykes was a third baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1918 to 1939 for the Philadelphia Athletics and the Chicago White Sox, a span of 22 seasons. In 2,282 career games, he hit .280 with 2,256 hits, 108 home runs, and 1,071 RBI. Jimmy Dykes was a 2-time All-Star. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 8,918.

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

AVG .280
HR 108
RBI 1,071
H 2,256
OPS .764
PIV 8,918
Position
Third Baseman
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'9" / 185 lb
Born
11/10/1896 in Philadelphia, PA, USA
Died
6/15/1976 in Philadelphia, PA, USA
MLB Debut
1918-05-06
Last Game
1939-10-01
Awards
2× All-Star

Full name: James Joseph Dykes

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Career Batting Statistics

Jimmy Dykes — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
2,282 8,046 1,108 2,256 453 90 108 1,071 70 958 850 .280 .365 .399 .764 8,918

Career AVG .280 vs. league average .279 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .365 vs. league average .342 across their career seasons — +6.8% above league average.

Career SLG .399 vs. league average .392 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .764 vs. league average .734 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Jimmy Dykes 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
1918 PHA AL 59 186 13 35 3 3 0 13 3 19 32 .188 .255 (-26%) .318 (-16%) .326 (-28%) .645 (-22%) -577.7
1919 PHA AL 17 49 4 9 1 0 0 1 0 7 11 .184 — — — — -176.4
1920 PHA AL 142 546 81 140 25 4 8 35 6 55 73 .256 .271 (-6%) .331 (+1%) .363 (-1%) .694 (avg) 110.7
1921 PHA AL 155 613 88 168 32 13 16 77 6 60 75 .274 .286 (-4%) .344 (+3%) .395 (+13%) .739 (+8%) 1064.5
1922 PHA AL 145 501 66 138 23 7 12 68 6 55 98 .275 .285 (-4%) .345 (+4%) .397 (+6%) .743 (+5%) 601.8
1923 PHA AL 124 416 50 105 28 1 4 43 6 35 40 .252 .282 (-11%) .344 (-8%) .390 (-9%) .734 (-9%) -582.0
1924 PHA AL 110 410 68 128 26 6 3 50 1 38 60 .312 .283 (+10%) .345 (+8%) .389 (+10%) .734 (+9%) 697.4
1925 PHA AL 122 465 93 150 32 11 5 55 3 46 49 .323 .288 (+12%) .349 (+12%) .407 (+16%) .756 (+14%) 1387.0
1926 PHA AL 124 429 54 123 32 5 1 44 6 49 34 .287 .279 (+3%) .345 (+7%) .390 (avg) .735 (+4%) 405.4
1927 PHA AL 121 417 61 135 33 6 3 60 2 44 23 .324 .282 (+15%) .344 (+14%) .392 (+15%) .736 (+15%) 1297.1
1928 PHA AL 85 242 39 67 11 0 5 30 2 27 21 .277 .280 (-1%) .342 (+6%) .395 (-3%) .737 (+1%) 140.1
1929 PHA AL 119 401 76 131 34 6 13 79 8 51 25 .327 .289 (+13%) .353 (+16%) .415 (+30%) .769 (+24%) 2026.8
1930 PHA AL 125 435 69 131 28 4 6 73 3 74 53 .301 .293 (+2%) .354 (+17%) .429 (-1%) .784 (+7%) 1004.9
1931 PHA AL 101 355 48 97 28 2 3 46 1 49 47 .273 .276 (-1%) .338 (+10%) .388 (avg) .726 (+5%) 457.0
1932 PHA AL 153 558 71 148 29 5 7 90 8 77 65 .265 .275 (-4%) .335 (+7%) .391 (-5%) .726 (+1%) 306.2
1933 CHA AL 151 554 49 144 22 6 1 68 3 69 37 .260 .270 (-4%) .329 (+7%) .377 (-13%) .707 (-4%) -72.7
1934 CHA AL 127 456 52 122 17 4 7 82 1 64 28 .268 .278 (-4%) .340 (+7%) .392 (-6%) .733 (avg) 173.2
1935 CHA AL 117 403 45 116 24 2 4 61 4 59 28 .288 .279 (+3%) .342 (+11%) .399 (-3%) .742 (+4%) 484.4
1936 CHA AL 127 435 62 116 16 3 7 60 1 61 36 .267 .283 (-6%) .349 (+4%) .404 (-10%) .753 (-3%) -112.8
1937 CHA AL 30 85 10 26 5 0 1 23 0 9 7 .306 .276 (+11%) .342 (+9%) .398 (avg) .740 (+4%) 80.2
1938 CHA AL 26 89 9 27 4 2 2 13 0 10 8 .303 .272 (+11%) .341 (+9%) .392 (+17%) .734 (+14%) 202.6
1939 CHA AL 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 22 seasons 2,282 8,046 1,108 2,256 453 90 108 1,071 70 958 850 .280 — — — — 8,918

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

Jimmy Dykes — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 0 2 0 0 0 1 2.0 2 1 0 1 0 4.50 0.0

Career ERA 4.50 vs. league average 4.08 across their career seasons — 10.2% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Jimmy Dykes — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1927 PHA AL 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 2.0 2 1 1 0 4.50 — 0.0
Career · 1 season 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 2.0 2 1 1 0 4.50 — 0

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

Jimmy Dykes — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
18 59 6 17 4 0 1 11 11 5 .288

Playoff Batting by Year

Jimmy Dykes — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1931 WS PHA 7 22 2 5 0 0 0 2 5 1 .227
1930 WS PHA 6 18 2 4 3 0 1 5 5 3 .222
1929 WS PHA 5 19 2 8 1 0 0 4 1 1 .421

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Jimmy Dykes — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home11123804581110575571.290
Away11714245529115233504.271

Pitching — Home / Away

Jimmy Dykes — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home11.000100.00
Away11.021009.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Jimmy Dykes — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1939-10-01 CHWSLAL 100000000
1939-09-25 CHWSLAW 000000000
1938-09-03 CHWDETL 301000001
1938-09-01 CHWMINW 511000102
1938-08-31 CHWMINW 312000111
1938-08-30 CHWMINW 302000000
1938-08-28 CHWPHAL 301010110
1938-08-28 CHWPHAL 401000000
1938-08-27 CHWBOSL 400000000
1938-08-27 CHWBOSL 401000000

Last 2 Games — Pitching

Jimmy Dykes — Last 2 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1927-10-02 PHAMIN — 1.0211000
1927-10-01 PHABOS SV 1.0000100

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Jimmy Dykes — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 148 0 1417 77 18 104
2B 722 0 1866 2343 183 376
3B 1257 0 1361 2403 188 199
OF 7 0 10 0 0 0
P 2 0 0 0 0 0
SS 140 0 247 316 40 52

Season-by-Season Fielding

Jimmy Dykes — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1918 PHA 2B 56 0 139 189 21 33
1918 PHA 3B 1 0 0 1 0 0
1919 PHA 2B 16 0 28 58 5 5
1920 PHA 2B 108 0 304 378 31 38
1920 PHA 3B 34 0 49 80 14 15
1921 PHA 2B 155 0 434 522 46 88
1922 PHA 2B 5 0 7 12 2 0
1922 PHA 3B 141 0 186 295 28 21
1923 PHA 2B 102 0 245 315 21 55
1923 PHA 3B 2 0 2 3 0 0
1923 PHA SS 20 0 38 48 4 9
1924 PHA 2B 77 0 217 253 19 46
1924 PHA 3B 27 0 32 65 7 5
1924 PHA SS 4 0 12 8 1 0
1925 PHA 2B 58 0 132 175 8 37
1925 PHA 3B 64 0 93 127 13 8
1925 PHA SS 2 0 0 0 0 0
1926 PHA 2B 44 0 100 136 5 26
1926 PHA 3B 82 0 95 188 15 16
1926 PHA SS 1 0 1 0 0 1
1927 PHA 1B 82 0 814 49 10 59
1927 PHA 2B 3 0 7 8 2 0
1927 PHA 3B 25 0 25 52 4 4
1927 PHA OF 5 0 9 0 0 0
1927 PHA P 2 0 0 0 0 0
1927 PHA SS 5 0 3 3 0 0
1928 PHA 1B 8 0 38 4 1 0
1928 PHA 2B 32 0 76 92 3 15
1928 PHA 3B 20 0 21 30 1 4
1928 PHA OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1928 PHA SS 22 0 33 42 4 2
1929 PHA 2B 12 0 24 43 1 4
1929 PHA 3B 48 0 60 79 11 9
1929 PHA SS 60 0 119 151 21 27
1930 PHA 3B 123 0 124 191 13 18
1930 PHA OF 1 0 1 0 0 0
1931 PHA 3B 87 0 105 153 7 19
1931 PHA SS 15 0 31 35 8 8
1932 PHA 2B 1 0 3 2 1 1
1932 PHA 3B 141 0 142 251 8 20
1932 PHA SS 10 0 10 29 2 5
1933 CHA 3B 151 0 132 296 21 22
1934 CHA 1B 27 0 244 11 5 18
1934 CHA 2B 27 0 65 81 8 13
1934 CHA 3B 74 0 74 160 14 9
1935 CHA 1B 16 0 180 8 1 15
1935 CHA 2B 3 0 10 11 1 2
1935 CHA 3B 98 0 100 166 13 12
1936 CHA 3B 125 0 108 240 18 14
1937 CHA 1B 15 0 141 5 1 12
1937 CHA 3B 11 0 11 22 0 3
1938 CHA 2B 23 0 75 68 9 13
1938 CHA 3B 1 0 0 4 0 0
1938 CHA SS 1 0 0 0 0 0
1939 CHA 3B 2 0 2 0 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Jimmy Dykes Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 2
First Base 146
Second Base 719
Third Base 1262
Shortstop 144
Left Field 2
Center Field 4
Right Field 1

Awards & Honors

Jimmy Dykes — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
1929 Baseball Magazine All-Star 3B

Award Voting History

Jimmy Dykes — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1936 Most Valuable Player AL 16th 3.0 80 0
1927 Most Valuable Player AL 8th 14.0 64 0
1922 Most Valuable Player AL 21th 2.0 64 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Jimmy Dykes (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Joe Kuhel
    .277 avg, 131 HR
  2. 89
    Phil Cavarretta
    .293 avg, 95 HR
  3. 87
    Dick Bartell
    .284 avg, 79 HR
  4. 84
    Mickey Vernon
    .286 avg, 172 HR
  5. 83
    Marty McManus
    .289 avg, 120 HR
  6. 81
    Bob Elliott
    .289 avg, 170 HR

Jimmy Dykes: the record in brief

According to the bio, Jimmy Dykes debuted on May 6, 1918 and played a final game on October 1, 1939. By club, Dykes's seasons break down as the Philadelphia Athletics (1918 through 1932) and the Chicago White Sox (1933 to 1939). Dykes played primarily as a third baseman and both batted and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on November 10, 1896, in Philadelphia, PA, USA and a listed size of 5-foot-9 and 185 pounds. The bio records the death on June 15, 1976, in Philadelphia, PA, USA. On the record, Jimmy Dykes was born James Joseph Dykes.

Dykes's career batting table shows 2,282 games, 8,046 at bats and 2,256 hits, a .280 average, plus 108 homers, 1,071 RBI, and 70 stolen bases. On-base and slugging figures of .365 and .399 give Dykes a career OPS of .764. Dykes hit .280 while the league hit .279 over the same span, a figure close to average. The single-season home run high is 16, set in 1921.

Frequently Asked Questions about Jimmy Dykes

What years did Jimmy Dykes play?
Jimmy Dykes played in Major League Baseball from 1918 to 1939.
Was Jimmy Dykes a pitcher?
No. Jimmy Dykes was a position player (Third Baseman), though he did pitch in 2 career games.
How many home runs did Jimmy Dykes hit?
Jimmy Dykes hit 108 career home runs with 2,256 hits.
What teams did Jimmy Dykes play for?
Jimmy Dykes played for 2 teams: the Philadelphia Athletics (1918–1932) and the Chicago White Sox (1933–1939).
Did Jimmy Dykes win an MVP award?
No. Jimmy Dykes did not win the MVP award.
What awards did Jimmy Dykes win?
Jimmy Dykes was selected to 2 All-Star Games.
What were Jimmy Dykes's career stats?
In 2,282 games, Jimmy Dykes had 2,256 hits, 108 home runs, 1,071 RBI, 1,108 runs, and 70 stolen bases, with a .280 batting average.
What position did Jimmy Dykes play?
Jimmy Dykes played primarily as a third baseman, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Jimmy Dykes and how much did he weigh?
Jimmy Dykes was listed at 5 feet 9 inches and 185 pounds.
How many home runs did Jimmy Dykes hit each season?
Jimmy Dykes's home runs by season: 0 in 1918, 0 in 1919, 8 in 1920, 16 in 1921, 12 in 1922, 4 in 1923, 3 in 1924, 5 in 1925, 1 in 1926, 3 in 1927, 5 in 1928, 13 in 1929, 6 in 1930, 3 in 1931, 7 in 1932, 1 in 1933, 7 in 1934, 4 in 1935, 7 in 1936, 1 in 1937, 2 in 1938, and 0 in 1939. His most in one season was 16, in 1921.
What was Jimmy Dykes's career batting average?
Jimmy Dykes batted .280 over his career, with 2,256 hits in 8,046 at bats.
How many RBI did Jimmy Dykes have?
Jimmy Dykes drove in 1,071 runs in his career.
What was Jimmy Dykes's career ERA?
Jimmy Dykes finished with a 4.50 career ERA, going 0-0 with 0 strikeouts.
Is Jimmy Dykes in the Hall of Fame?
No. Jimmy Dykes has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.