Dick Hall

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1952-1971)

W–L 93–75
ERA 3.32
WHIP 1.10
SO 741
Pitcher PIV 13226.8
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'6" / 200 lb
Born
9/27/1930 in St. Louis, MO, USA
Died
6/18/2023 in Timonium, MD, USA
MLB Debut
1952-04-15
Last Game
1971-09-25

Full name: Richard Wallace Hall

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
93 75 495 74 20 3 68 1259.7 1,152 464 130 236 741 3.32 13226.8

Career ERA 3.32 vs. league average 3.65 across their career seasons — 9.3% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1955 PIT NL 6 6 15 13 4 0 1 94.3 92 41 28 46 3.91 4.00 (+2%) 1321.5
1956 PIT NL 0 7 19 9 1 0 1 62.3 64 33 21 27 4.76 3.96 (-20%) -339.2
1957 PIT NL 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 10.0 17 12 5 7 10.80 3.83 (-182%) -1055.9
1959 PIT NL 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 8.7 12 3 1 3 3.12 — 0.0
1960 KC1 AL 8 13 29 28 9 1 0 182.3 183 82 38 79 4.05 3.82 (-6%) -2344.0
1961 BAL AL 7 5 29 13 4 2 4 122.3 102 42 30 92 3.09 4.03 (+23%) 3631.0
1962 BAL AL 6 6 43 6 1 0 6 118.3 102 30 19 71 2.28 3.96 (+42%) 3235.4
1963 BAL AL 5 5 47 3 0 0 12 111.7 91 37 16 74 2.98 3.46 (+14%) 1059.4
1964 BAL AL 9 1 45 0 0 0 7 87.7 58 18 16 52 1.85 3.58 (+48%) 955.1
1965 BAL AL 11 8 48 0 0 0 12 93.7 84 32 11 79 3.07 3.50 (+12%) 2878.1
1966 BAL AL 6 2 32 0 0 0 7 66.0 59 29 8 44 3.95 3.52 (-12%) 373.9
1967 PHI NL 10 8 48 1 1 0 8 86.0 83 21 12 49 2.20 3.30 (+33%) 1443.6
1968 PHI NL 4 1 32 0 0 0 0 46.0 53 25 5 31 4.89 2.98 (-64%) -163.5
1969 BAL AL 5 2 39 0 0 0 6 65.7 49 14 9 31 1.92 3.61 (+47%) 1659.9
1970 BAL AL 10 5 32 0 0 0 3 61.3 51 21 6 30 3.08 3.89 (+21%) 367.4
1971 BAL AL 6 6 27 0 0 0 1 43.3 52 24 11 26 4.98 3.47 (-44%) 204.2
Career · 16 seasons 93 75 495 74 20 3 68 1,259.2 1,152 464 236 741 3.32 — 13,227

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
669 714 79 150 15 4 4 56 6 61 147 .210 .271 .259 .530 -2,028

Career AVG .210 vs. league average .252 across their career seasons — 16.6% below league average.

Career OBP .271 vs. league average .320 across their career seasons — 15.3% below league average.

Career SLG .259 vs. league average .379 across their career seasons — 31.6% below league average.

Career OPS .530 vs. league average .699 across their career seasons — 24.2% 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 PIT NL 26 80 6 11 1 0 0 2 0 2 17 .138 .252 (-46%) .326 (-51%) .369 (-59%) .696 (-56%) -694.4
1953 PIT NL 7 24 2 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 .167 — — — — 0.0
1954 PIT NL 112 310 38 74 8 4 2 27 3 33 46 .239 .261 (-9%) .333 (-9%) .390 (-21%) .723 (-15%) -797.9
1955 PIT NL 21 40 3 7 1 0 1 3 0 6 5 .175 — — — — 0.0
1956 PIT NL 33 29 5 10 0 0 0 1 0 5 7 .345 — — — — 0.0
1957 PIT NL 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1959 PIT NL 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1960 KC1 AL 32 56 5 6 0 0 0 4 1 4 15 .107 .255 (-58%) .323 (-49%) .387 (-72%) .711 (-62%) -535.4
1961 BAL AL 30 36 4 5 0 0 0 1 0 3 13 .139 — — — — 0.0
1962 BAL AL 44 24 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 9 .167 — — — — 0.0
1963 BAL AL 48 28 7 13 1 0 1 4 0 0 8 .464 — — — — 0.0
1964 BAL AL 45 16 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 3 .125 — — — — 0.0
1965 BAL AL 49 15 1 5 2 0 0 4 0 1 4 .333 — — — — 0.0
1966 BAL AL 32 12 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 .167 — — — — 0.0
1967 PHI NL 48 14 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .071 — — — — 0.0
1968 PHI NL 32 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 — — — — 0.0
1969 BAL AL 39 7 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 .286 — — — — 0.0
1970 BAL AL 32 12 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 .083 — — — — 0.0
1971 BAL AL 27 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .400 — — — — 0.0
Career · 19 seasons 669 714 79 150 15 4 4 56 6 61 147 .210 — — — — -2,028

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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
5 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1971 WS BAL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1970 ALCS BAL 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500
1970 WS BAL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
1969 ALCS BAL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1969 WS BAL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2 1 5 0 2 8.7 3 0 1 4 0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1971 WS BAL 0 0 1 0 1 1.0 1 0 0 0 0.00
1970 ALCS BAL 1 0 1 0 0 4.7 1 0 0 3 0.00
1970 WS BAL 0 0 1 0 1 2.3 0 0 0 0 0.00
1969 ALCS BAL 1 0 1 0 0 0.7 0 0 0 1 0.00
1969 WS BAL 0 1 1 0 0 0.0 1 0 1 0 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home3223253677128.237
Away3473874273328.189

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home238628.25602181123723.12
Away257631.05922461233703.51

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1971-09-25 BALCLEW 000000000
1971-09-17 BALDETL 201100001
1971-08-26 BALCHWW 000000000
1971-08-20 BALMINL 000000000
1971-08-15 BALCHWL 000000000
1971-08-11 BALMINW 000000000
1971-07-27 BALOAKW 000000000
1971-07-25 BALLAAL 000000000
1971-07-18 BALOAKW 000000000
1971-07-16 BALLAAL 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1971-09-25 BALCLE — 1.0100000
1971-09-17 BALDET — 3.0644011
1971-08-26 BALCHW W 2.0311010
1971-08-20 BALMIN L 0.1443001
1971-08-15 BALCHW — 2.0200040
1971-08-11 BALMIN W 2.2200240
1971-07-27 BALOAK W 2.0100000
1971-07-25 BALLAA — 0.2100000
1971-07-18 BALOAK — 1.2422000
1971-07-16 BALLAA — 0.2000010

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 1 1 4 1 0 0
2B 7 0 21 23 1 6
3B 5 0 10 10 0 0
OF 119 86 272 6 12 1
P 495 74 69 171 6 10

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1952 PIT 3B 5 0 10 10 0 0
1952 PIT OF 14 0 34 1 1 0
1953 PIT 2B 7 0 21 23 1 6
1954 PIT OF 102 84 235 5 11 1
1955 PIT OF 3 2 3 0 0 0
1955 PIT P 15 13 6 6 0 0
1956 PIT 1B 1 1 4 1 0 0
1956 PIT P 19 9 2 6 0 0
1957 PIT P 8 0 0 0 0 0
1959 PIT P 2 1 0 1 0 0
1960 KC1 P 29 28 9 28 3 1
1961 BAL P 29 13 9 23 1 1
1962 BAL P 43 6 9 17 0 1
1963 BAL P 47 3 7 21 0 1
1964 BAL P 45 0 7 12 0 1
1965 BAL P 48 0 4 8 1 2
1966 BAL P 32 0 4 10 0 0
1967 PHI P 48 1 2 21 0 1
1968 PHI P 32 0 2 6 0 0
1969 BAL P 39 0 4 6 0 2
1970 BAL P 32 0 3 3 0 0
1971 BAL P 27 0 1 3 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 495
First Base 1
Second Base 7
Third Base 5
Left Field 43
Center Field 62
Right Field 18

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
Swarthmore College Swarthmore PA 1949, 1950, 1951

Most Similar Players

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Career Spans

Dick Hall (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Eddie Fisher
    85-70, 3.41 ERA
  2. 96
    Don Mossi
    101-80, 3.43 ERA
  3. 91
    Craig Lefferts
    58-72, 3.43 ERA
  4. 90
    Lee Stange
    62-61, 3.56 ERA
  5. 88
    Lady Baldwin
    73-41, 2.85 ERA
  6. 88
    Alejandro Peña
    56-52, 3.11 ERA

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Frequently Asked Questions about Dick Hall

What years did Dick Hall play?
Dick Hall played in Major League Baseball from 1952 to 1971.
Was Dick Hall a pitcher?
Yes. Dick Hall pitched in the major leagues, recording 93 wins and 741 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Dick Hall hit?
Dick Hall hit 4 career home runs with 150 hits.