What years did Dick Koecher play?

Dick Koecher played in Major League Baseball from 1946 to 1948.

Was Dick Koecher a pitcher?

Yes. Dick Koecher pitched in the major leagues, recording 0 wins and 8 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Dick Koecher hit?

Dick Koecher hit 0 career home runs.

Dick Koecher

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1946-1948)

W–L 0–4

ERA 4.91

WHIP 1.75

SO 8

Pitcher PIV -407.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'5" / 196 lb
Born: 3/30/1926 in Philadelphia, PA, USA
Died: 2/4/2020 in Naples, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 1946-09-29
Last Game: 1948-10-02

Full name: Richard Finlay Koecher

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
0	4	7	3	1	0	0	25.7	31	14	1	14	8	4.91	-407.9

Career ERA 4.91 vs. league average 3.89 across their career seasons — 26.3% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	L	G	GS	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1946	PHI	NL	1	1	1	0	2.7	7	3	1	2	10.12	—	0.0
1947	PHI	NL	2	3	2	1	17.0	20	9	10	4	4.76	3.97 (-20%)	-407.9
1948	PHI	NL	1	3	0	0	6.0	4	2	3	2	3.00	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			4	7	3	1	25.2	31	14	14	8	4.91	—	-408

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
7	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .371 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .707 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1946	PHI	NL	1	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1947	PHI	NL	3	4	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1948	PHI	NL	3	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			7	5	3	.000	—	—	—	—	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.

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	3	4	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	4	1	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	3	16.0	17	6	7	5	3.38
Away	4	9.2	14	8	7	3	7.45

Last 7 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1948-10-02	PHI	BRO	L	0	0
1948-09-28	PHI	NY1	L	0	0
1948-09-26	PHI	BRO	L	0	0
1947-09-28	PHI	NY1	L	3	2
1947-04-26	PHI	BSN	L	1	0
1947-04-19	PHI	BSN	L	0	0
1946-09-29	PHI	NY1	L	1	1

Last 7 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1948-10-02	PHI	BRO	L	3.0	2	1	1	1	0	0
1948-09-28	PHI	NY1	—	2.0	2	1	1	0	1	0
1948-09-26	PHI	BRO	—	1.0	0	0	0	2	1	0
1947-09-28	PHI	NY1	L	9.0	9	4	1	2	2	0
1947-04-26	PHI	BSN	L	6.0	8	5	5	3	2	0
1947-04-19	PHI	BSN	—	2.0	3	3	3	5	0	1
1946-09-29	PHI	NY1	L	2.2	7	3	3	1	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	7	0	0	6	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	A
1946	PHI	P	1	0
1947	PHI	P	3	5
1948	PHI	P	3	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	7

Frequently Asked Questions about Dick Koecher

What years did Dick Koecher play?: Dick Koecher played in Major League Baseball from 1946 to 1948.
Was Dick Koecher a pitcher?: Yes. Dick Koecher pitched in the major leagues, recording 0 wins and 8 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Dick Koecher hit?: Dick Koecher hit 0 career home runs.