Dick Seay

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .217
HR 12
RBI 181
H 423
OPS .565
PIV -6,395
Position
Second Baseman
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'7" / 162 lb
Born
11/30/1904 in West New York, NJ, USA
Died
4/6/1981 in Jersey City, NJ, USA
Awards
3× All-Star

Full name: Richard William Seay

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1412.0 1264.0 175.0 276.0 25.0 5.0 8.0 64.0 100.0 5.0 20.0 .218 .284 .265 .549

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1930 14.0 10.0 3.0 3.0 0 0 0 0 3.0 0 2.0 .300 .500 .300 .800
Listed seasons · 1 14 10 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 .300 — — —

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
550 1,952 262 423 44 19 12 181 29 169 12 .217 .288 .277 .565 -6,395

Career AVG .217 vs. league average .271 across their career seasons — 20.1% below league average.

Career OBP .288 vs. league average .338 across their career seasons — 14.7% below league average.

Career SLG .277 vs. league average .383 across their career seasons — 27.7% below league average.

Career OPS .565 vs. league average .721 across their career seasons — 21.6% 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
1926 NS ECL 7 28 2 4 0 0 1 3 0 1 2 .143 — — — — 0.0
1926 BBS ECL 20 59 2 6 0 1 0 1 0 6 4 .102 .279 (-64%) .345 (-43%) .390 (-65%) .735 (-55%) 0.0
1927 BRG ECL 17 65 6 11 1 0 0 4 0 4 0 .169 .282 (-40%) .344 (-27%) .392 (-53%) .736 (-41%) -418.0
1932 BBS EWL 59 219 35 63 8 3 1 21 2 19 0 .288 .275 (+5%) .335 (+8%) .391 (-7%) .726 (avg) 65.8
1933 SOX NN2 34 142 25 30 4 3 0 11 5 8 0 .211 .270 (-22%) .329 (-17%) .377 (-25%) .707 (-22%) -482.4
1934 PS NN2 68 231 21 43 6 1 0 15 4 20 2 .186 .278 (-33%) .340 (-25%) .392 (-44%) .733 (-35%) -1300.5
1935 PS NN2 56 191 33 49 5 6 4 28 7 21 0 .257 .279 (-8%) .342 (-3%) .399 (+2%) .742 (avg) -18.6
1936 PC NN2 55 179 19 41 5 1 0 23 1 18 0 .229 .283 (-19%) .349 (-13%) .404 (-34%) .753 (-24%) -692.0
1936 NBY NN2 1 6 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 — — — — -692.0
1937 NE NN2 28 110 20 18 1 1 0 7 1 8 0 .164 .276 (-41%) .342 (-32%) .398 (-52%) .740 (-43%) -759.6
1938 NE NN2 28 104 13 20 0 1 0 4 0 8 0 .192 .272 (-30%) .341 (-25%) .392 (-46%) .734 (-36%) -600.5
1939 NE NN2 37 138 22 30 4 1 2 12 3 19 1 .217 .274 (-21%) .342 (-9%) .393 (-23%) .735 (-16%) -338.2
1940 NE NN2 28 106 20 30 4 1 3 18 2 9 0 .283 .267 (+6%) .335 (+1%) .387 (+9%) .722 (+6%) 90.7
1940 NBY NN2 6 23 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .174 — — — — 90.7
1941 NBY NN2 32 118 12 19 3 0 1 13 0 9 0 .161 .262 (-39%) .332 (-27%) .373 (-43%) .705 (-35%) -639.0
1942 NBY NN2 21 78 6 20 3 0 0 7 2 7 2 .256 .253 (+1%) .323 (+1%) .349 (-16%) .672 (-8%) -75.1
1945 NBY NN2 8 31 6 8 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 .258 — — — — 0.0
1946 NBY NN2 19 55 7 12 0 0 0 4 0 4 1 .218 .256 (-15%) .328 (-18%) .358 (-39%) .687 (-29%) -234.7
1947 NBY NN2 26 69 8 12 0 0 0 6 1 4 0 .174 .262 (-34%) .336 (-32%) .376 (-54%) .712 (-43%) -465.7
Career · 19 seasons 550 1,952 262 423 44 19 12 181 29 169 12 .217 — — — — -6,469

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
9 29 2 5 1 0 0 2 4 0 .172

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1939 NLP1 NE 4 12 2 4 1 0 0 1 4 0 .333
1934 NLC PS 5 17 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .059

Game Log & Splits

View full game log (331 games) →

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home16057691134623.233
Away17161576125541.203

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1947-08-29 NY5BLGL 000000000
1947-08-19 NY5NY6L 200000000
1947-08-19 NY5NY6L 300000000
1947-07-21 NY5BLGL 200000000
1947-06-27 NY5BLGW 413000100
1947-06-24 NY5BLGL 211000010
1947-06-24 NY5BLGL 310000010
1947-06-23 NY5HOML 300000000
1947-06-22 NY5NW2L 300000000
1947-06-21 NY5PH5L 400000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
2B 480 476 1114 1443 107 194
3B 10 6 14 13 1 0
OF 4 4 4 2 0 0
SS 61 57 121 147 34 20

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1926 NS SS 7 7 9 18 4 3
1926 BBS SS 20 20 43 51 13 3
1927 BRG 2B 3 3 1 8 4 0
1927 BRG SS 15 14 34 37 11 7
1932 BBS 2B 50 49 129 159 11 22
1932 BBS SS 10 10 23 26 2 5
1933 SOX 2B 34 34 92 119 15 14
1934 PS 2B 67 66 132 197 10 16
1934 PS 3B 1 0 0 2 1 0
1934 PS OF 2 2 2 2 0 0
1935 PS 2B 55 55 127 151 19 23
1936 PC 2B 55 55 128 160 11 28
1936 NBY 2B 1 1 5 5 0 1
1937 NE 2B 28 28 73 87 3 16
1938 NE 2B 28 28 68 83 10 18
1939 NE 2B 34 34 76 116 7 13
1939 NE SS 3 3 6 5 0 0
1940 NE 2B 25 25 60 78 4 9
1940 NE SS 3 3 6 8 3 2
1940 NBY 2B 4 4 8 10 0 2
1940 NBY OF 2 2 2 0 0 0
1941 NBY 2B 32 32 61 90 5 8
1941 NBY SS 3 0 0 2 1 0
1942 NBY 2B 21 21 53 64 4 9
1945 NBY 2B 8 8 31 24 2 1
1946 NBY 2B 19 19 44 57 1 7
1947 NBY 2B 16 14 26 35 1 7
1947 NBY 3B 9 6 14 11 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Second Base 480
Third Base 10
Shortstop 61
Left Field 2
Right Field 2

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Frequently Asked Questions about Dick Seay

Was Dick Seay a pitcher?
No. Dick Seay was a position player (Second Baseman).
How many home runs did Dick Seay hit?
Dick Seay hit 12 career home runs with 423 hits.