Casey Stengel

Outfielder · Career Stats, Hall of Fame Bio & Records (1912-1925)

Casey Stengel was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1912 to 1925 for 5 teams, including the Brooklyn Dodgers, a span of 14 seasons. In 1,277 career games, he hit .284 with 1,219 hits, 60 home runs, and 535 RBI. Casey Stengel was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1966. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 10,664.

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

⭐ Hall of Fame 1966
AVG .284
HR 60
RBI 535
H 1,219
OPS .766
PIV 10,664
Position
Outfielder
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
5'11" / 175 lb
Born
7/30/1890 in Kansas City, MO, USA
Died
9/29/1975 in Glendale, CA, USA
MLB Debut
1912-09-17
Last Game
1925-05-19
Hall of Fame
Inducted 1966 (BBWAA)

Full name: Charles Dillon Stengel

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Career Batting Statistics

Casey Stengel — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,277 4,288 575 1,219 182 89 60 535 131 437 453 .284 .356 .410 .766 10,664

Career AVG .284 vs. league average .269 across their career seasons — +5.8% above league average.

Career OBP .356 vs. league average .332 across their career seasons — +7.2% above league average.

Career SLG .410 vs. league average .362 across their career seasons — +13.2% above league average.

Career OPS .766 vs. league average .694 across their career seasons — +10.4% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Casey Stengel 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
1912 BRO NL 17 57 9 18 1 0 1 13 5 15 9 .316 .268 (+17%) .335 (+39%) .358 (+8%) .694 (+23%) 311.4
1913 BRO NL 124 438 60 119 16 8 7 43 19 56 58 .272 .259 (+5%) .325 (+9%) .345 (+14%) .670 (+12%) 1026.5
1914 BRO NL 126 412 55 130 13 10 4 60 19 56 55 .316 .255 (+24%) .322 (+25%) .339 (+25%) .661 (+25%) 2139.2
1915 BRO NL 132 459 52 109 20 12 3 50 5 34 46 .237 .250 (-5%) .318 (-8%) .332 (+6%) .651 (-1%) -172.2
1916 BRO NL 127 462 66 129 27 8 8 53 11 33 51 .279 .248 (+12%) .314 (+5%) .326 (+30%) .640 (+18%) 1276.4
1917 BRO NL 150 549 69 141 23 12 6 73 18 60 62 .257 .248 (+3%) .312 (+7%) .323 (+16%) .635 (+12%) 1209.5
1918 PIT NL 39 122 18 30 4 1 1 12 11 16 14 .246 .255 (-4%) .318 (+8%) .326 (-2%) .645 (+3%) 102.8
1919 PIT NL 89 321 38 94 10 10 4 43 12 35 35 .293 .262 (+12%) .322 (+13%) .347 (+22%) .670 (+17%) 995.2
1920 PHI NL 129 445 53 130 25 6 9 50 7 38 35 .292 .271 (+7%) .331 (+7%) .363 (+20%) .694 (+14%) 1172.5
1921 PHI NL 24 59 7 18 3 1 0 4 1 6 7 .305 .286 (+7%) .344 (+7%) .395 (-1%) .739 (+3%) 34.1
1921 NY1 NL 18 22 4 5 1 0 0 2 0 1 5 .227 — — — — 34.1
1922 NY1 NL 84 250 48 92 8 10 7 48 4 21 17 .368 .285 (+29%) .345 (+26%) .397 (+42%) .743 (+35%) 1667.8
1923 NY1 NL 75 218 39 74 11 5 5 43 6 20 18 .339 .282 (+20%) .344 (+16%) .390 (+29%) .734 (+23%) 926.5
1924 BSN NL 131 461 57 129 20 6 5 39 13 45 39 .280 .283 (-1%) .345 (+1%) .389 (-2%) .734 (-1%) -25.9
1925 BSN NL 12 13 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 .077 — — — — 0.0
Career · 15 seasons 1,277 4,288 575 1,219 182 89 60 535 131 437 453 .284 — — — — 10,698

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

Casey Stengel — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
12 28 5 11 0 0 2 4 4 2 .393

Playoff Batting by Year

Casey Stengel — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1923 WS NY1 6 12 3 5 0 0 2 4 4 0 .417
1922 WS NY1 2 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .400
1916 WS BRO 4 11 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .364

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Casey Stengel — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home655212430063138288.297
Away622216227459222248.274

Last 10 Games — Batting

Casey Stengel — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1925-05-19 BSNCINL 100000000
1925-05-18 BSNCINW 100000100
1925-05-16 BSNPITL 100000000
1925-05-14 BSNPITL 401000001
1925-05-13 BSNPITL 100000000
1925-05-06 BSNBROL 100000000
1925-05-05 BSNBROL 100000000
1925-05-04 BSNBROW 100000001
1925-05-02 BSNPHIL 000000100
1925-05-01 BSNPHIL 000000010

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Casey Stengel — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
OF 1183 0 2171 147 87 35

Season-by-Season Fielding

Casey Stengel — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1912 BRO OF 17 0 36 1 4 0
1913 BRO OF 119 0 270 16 12 1
1914 BRO OF 121 0 173 15 7 3
1915 BRO OF 129 0 220 13 10 2
1916 BRO OF 121 0 206 14 8 4
1917 BRO OF 150 0 256 30 9 9
1918 PIT OF 37 0 64 7 2 3
1919 PIT OF 87 0 195 7 9 3
1920 PHI OF 118 0 212 16 11 1
1921 PHI OF 15 0 26 5 1 2
1921 NY1 OF 8 0 7 0 1 0
1922 NY1 OF 77 0 179 7 6 2
1923 NY1 OF 57 0 115 4 2 1
1924 BSN OF 126 0 211 12 5 4
1925 BSN OF 1 0 1 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Casey Stengel Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Left Field 8
Center Field 274
Right Field 899

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Casey Stengel (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Billy Southworth HOF
    .297 avg, 52 HR
  2. 96
    Mike Kreevich
    .283 avg, 45 HR
  3. 94
    Johnny Hopp
    .296 avg, 46 HR
  4. 91
    Bob Skinner
    .277 avg, 103 HR
  5. 91
    Fred Schulte
    .291 avg, 47 HR
  6. 88
    Steve Henderson
    .280 avg, 68 HR

Casey Stengel: the record in brief

The profile opens with Casey Stengel's first major league game on September 17, 1912; the last one listed came on May 19, 1925. The season rows list, in order, the Brooklyn Dodgers (1912), the Brooklyn Superbas (1913), the Brooklyn Robins (1914 to 1917), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1918 through 1919), the Philadelphia Phillies (1920 through 1921), the New York Giants (1921 to 1923), and the Boston Braves (1924 through 1925). The bio lists Stengel as an outfielder who both batted and threw left-handed. The recorded size is 5-foot-11 and 175 pounds. The birth record reads July 30, 1890, in Kansas City, MO, USA. Stengel's death is recorded on September 29, 1975, in Glendale, CA, USA. The bio lists the given name Charles Dillon.

Across 1,277 games at the plate, Stengel's career line reads 1,219 hits in 4,288 at bats for a .284 average, along with 60 home runs, 535 runs batted in, and 131 stolen bases. Stengel got on base at a .356 rate and slugged .410 (.766 OPS).

Frequently Asked Questions about Casey Stengel

What years did Casey Stengel play?
Casey Stengel played in Major League Baseball from 1912 to 1925.
Was Casey Stengel a pitcher?
No. Casey Stengel was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Casey Stengel hit?
Casey Stengel hit 60 career home runs with 1219 hits.
Is Casey Stengel in the Hall of Fame?
Yes. Casey Stengel was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1966.
What was Casey Stengel's career batting average?
Casey Stengel batted .284 over his career, with 1,219 hits in 4,288 at bats.
How many RBI did Casey Stengel have?
Casey Stengel drove in 535 runs in his career.