Dizzy Trout

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1939-1957)

Dizzy Trout was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1939 to 1957 for the Detroit Tigers, the Boston Red Sox, and the Baltimore Orioles, a span of 19 seasons. Across 521 career appearances, he went 170-161 with a 3.23 ERA, 1,256 strikeouts, and 35 saves. He also batted .213 with 20 home runs. Dizzy Trout was a 2-time All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 25842.2.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):
Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):
For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated

W–L 170–161
ERA 3.23
WHIP 1.35
SO 1,256
Pitcher PIV 25842.2
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 195 lb
Born
6/29/1915 in Sandcut, IN, USA
Died
2/28/1972 in Harvey, IL, USA
MLB Debut
1939-04-25
Last Game
1957-09-11
Awards
2× All-Star

Full name: Paul Howard Trout

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Career Pitching Statistics

Dizzy Trout — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
170 161 521 322 158 28 35 2725.2 2,641 979 112 1,046 1,256 3.23 25842.2

Career ERA 3.23 vs. league average 3.89 across their career seasons — 16.9% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Dizzy Trout Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1939 DET AL 9 10 33 22 6 0 2 162.0 168 65 74 72 3.61 4.28 (+16%) 1084.9
1940 DET AL 3 7 33 10 1 0 2 100.2 125 50 54 64 4.47 4.21 (-6%) 684.5
1941 DET AL 9 9 37 18 6 1 2 151.2 144 63 84 88 3.74 3.94 (+5%) -34.9
1942 DET AL 12 18 35 29 13 1 0 223.0 214 85 89 91 3.43 3.57 (+4%) -1772.4
1943 DET AL 20 12 44 30 18 5 6 246.2 204 68 101 111 2.48 3.50 (+29%) 1343.8
1944 DET AL 27 14 49 40 33 7 0 352.1 314 83 83 144 2.12 3.57 (+41%) 6076.6
1945 DET AL 18 15 41 31 18 4 2 246.1 252 86 79 97 3.14 3.67 (+14%) 2289.7
1946 DET AL 17 13 38 32 23 5 3 276.1 244 72 97 151 2.34 3.59 (+35%) 3618.8
1947 DET AL 10 11 32 26 9 2 2 186.1 186 72 65 74 3.48 3.97 (+12%) 2696.7
1948 DET AL 10 14 32 23 11 2 2 183.2 193 70 73 91 3.43 4.10 (+16%) 3203.0
1949 DET AL 3 6 33 0 0 0 3 59.1 68 29 21 19 4.40 4.12 (-7%) 1122.8
1950 DET AL 13 5 34 20 11 1 4 184.2 190 77 64 88 3.75 4.36 (+14%) 3320.9
1951 DET AL 9 14 42 22 7 0 5 191.2 172 86 75 89 4.04 4.04 (avg) 2085.9
1952 DET AL 1 5 10 2 0 0 1 27.0 30 16 19 20 5.33 3.70 (-44%) -839.4
1952 BOS AL 9 8 26 17 2 0 1 133.2 133 54 68 57 3.64 3.70 (+2%) 961.4
1957 BAL AL 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.1 4 3 0 0 81.00 — 0.0
Career · 16 seasons 170 161 521 322 158 28 35 2,725.2 2,641 979 1,046 1,256 3.23 — 25,842

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

Dizzy Trout — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
535 961 99 205 28 7 20 110 7 59 226 .213 .260 .319 .579 -2,077

Career AVG .213 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 18.3% below league average.

Career OBP .260 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — 22.0% below league average.

Career SLG .319 vs. league average .373 across their career seasons — 14.4% below league average.

Career OPS .579 vs. league average .706 across their career seasons — 18.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Dizzy Trout 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
1939 DET AL 35 57 7 12 2 1 0 2 0 1 9 .211 .274 (-23%) .342 (-34%) .393 (-29%) .735 (-31%) -305.7
1940 DET AL 33 31 4 4 0 0 0 4 0 2 9 .129 — — — — 0.0
1941 DET AL 40 50 5 9 1 1 0 5 0 4 10 .180 .262 (-31%) .332 (-28%) .373 (-36%) .705 (-32%) -256.4
1942 DET AL 36 75 9 16 3 0 1 7 1 4 16 .213 .253 (-16%) .323 (-22%) .349 (-16%) .672 (-19%) -225.8
1943 DET AL 45 91 9 20 5 0 1 6 2 2 8 .220 .255 (-14%) .324 (-27%) .346 (-11%) .671 (-19%) -289.9
1944 DET AL 51 133 18 36 4 1 5 24 2 9 28 .271 .261 (+4%) .325 (-3%) .357 (+20%) .683 (+9%) 165.7
1945 DET AL 42 102 11 25 3 2 2 11 1 2 23 .245 .260 (-6%) .328 (-21%) .354 (+5%) .683 (-8%) -167.6
1946 DET AL 40 103 7 20 3 0 3 10 1 4 34 .194 .256 (-24%) .328 (-32%) .358 (-13%) .687 (-22%) -381.5
1947 DET AL 34 68 5 11 2 1 3 15 0 8 19 .162 .262 (-38%) .336 (-26%) .376 (-6%) .712 (-15%) -189.2
1948 DET AL 32 69 6 15 3 0 1 2 0 5 14 .217 .263 (-18%) .340 (-21%) .379 (-20%) .719 (-20%) -231.7
1949 DET AL 33 14 2 2 0 0 1 4 0 0 2 .143 — — — — 0.0
1950 DET AL 34 63 6 12 1 1 1 10 0 6 20 .190 .265 (-28%) .346 (-25%) .401 (-29%) .747 (-27%) -290.7
1951 DET AL 42 52 6 14 1 0 1 7 0 11 13 .269 .260 (+3%) .336 (+21%) .385 (-10%) .721 (+4%) 95.5
1952 DET AL 10 9 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .333 — — — — 0.0
1952 BOS AL 26 44 3 6 0 0 1 3 0 1 18 .136 — — — — 0.0
1957 BAL AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 16 seasons 535 961 99 205 28 7 20 110 7 59 226 .213 — — — — -2,077

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

Dizzy Trout — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
3 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143

Playoff Batting by Year

Dizzy Trout — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1945 WS DET 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
1940 WS DET 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Dizzy Trout — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 2 3 2 0 15.2 15 3 4 10 1.72

Playoff Pitching by Year

Dizzy Trout — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1945 WS DET 1 1 2 1 0 13.2 9 1 3 9 0.66
1940 WS DET 0 1 1 1 0 2.0 6 2 1 1 9.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Dizzy Trout — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home25946957971059.207
Away276493421081051.219

Pitching — Home / Away

Dizzy Trout — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2521395.113565175056123.33
Away2691330.112864745406463.21

Last 10 Games — Batting

Dizzy Trout — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1957-09-11 BALKC1L 000000000
1957-09-07 BALBOSL 000000000
1952-09-27 BOSMINL 000000000
1952-09-24 BOSNYYL 000000000
1952-09-21 BOSMINW 301000000
1952-09-14 BOSCHWL 200000001
1952-09-09 BOSDETL 301000000
1952-09-03 BOSMINL 100000000
1952-08-24 BOSSLAW 421000100
1952-08-18 BOSNYYL 200000001

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Dizzy Trout — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1957-09-11 BALKC1 — 0.0433000
1957-09-07 BALBOS — 0.1000000
1952-09-27 BOSMIN L 1.1533210
1952-09-24 BOSNYY L 1.1411000
1952-09-21 BOSMIN W 8.0533530
1952-09-14 BOSCHW — 6.0522200
1952-09-09 BOSDET — 8.2922410
1952-09-03 BOSMIN L 4.01086510
1952-08-24 BOSSLA W 9.0611140
1952-08-18 BOSNYY L 8.0944760

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Dizzy Trout — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 521 0 193 645 50 63

Season-by-Season Fielding

Dizzy Trout — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1939 DET P 33 0 3 23 4 1
1940 DET P 33 0 5 25 2 1
1941 DET P 37 0 7 30 2 3
1942 DET P 35 0 24 56 6 6
1943 DET P 44 0 20 67 4 1
1944 DET P 49 0 21 94 4 8
1945 DET P 41 0 13 65 9 9
1946 DET P 38 0 17 64 5 6
1947 DET P 32 0 22 40 3 4
1948 DET P 32 0 11 37 5 7
1949 DET P 33 0 4 19 3 4
1950 DET P 34 0 15 43 0 5
1951 DET P 42 0 18 47 1 6
1952 DET P 10 0 4 7 1 0
1952 BOS P 26 0 9 28 1 2
1957 BAL P 2 0 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

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Dizzy Trout Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 521

Awards & Honors

Dizzy Trout — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
1944 Baseball Magazine All-Star P2
1944 TSN All-Star P
1943 Baseball Magazine All-Star P2

Award Voting History

Dizzy Trout — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1950 Most Valuable Player AL 12th 21.0 336 0
1945 Most Valuable Player AL 17th 17.0 336 0
1944 Most Valuable Player AL 2nd 232.0 336 10
1943 Most Valuable Player AL 11th 38.0 336 0

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Career Spans

Dizzy Trout (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Virgil Trucks
    177-135, 3.39 ERA
  2. 93
    Bob Shawkey
    196-150, 3.09 ERA
  3. 82
    Murry Dickson
    172-181, 3.66 ERA
  4. 80
    Hooks Dauss
    222-182, 3.30 ERA
  5. 79
    Bob Lemon HOF
    207-128, 3.23 ERA
  6. 79
    Dolf Luque
    194-179, 3.24 ERA

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Dizzy Trout: the record in brief

Dizzy Trout played a first major league game on April 25, 1939 and a last one on September 11, 1957. Club by club, the record runs the Detroit Tigers (1939 to 1952), the Boston Red Sox (1952), and the Baltimore Orioles (1957). The bio lists Trout as a pitcher who threw and hit right-handed. Trout is listed at 6-foot-2 and 195 pounds. Trout was born on June 29, 1915, in Sandcut, IN, USA. The bio records the death on February 28, 1972, in Harvey, IL, USA. The bio lists the given name Paul Howard.

The pitching table credits Trout with a 170-161 record and a 3.23 ERA in 521 games. Also on Trout's record: 1,256 strikeouts, 158 complete games, 28 shutouts, and 35 saves. The leagues Trout pitched in allowed 3.89 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 16.9% better than average. Trout won 27 games in 1944, the most of any season listed. 1946 produced Trout's most strikeouts, 151.

Frequently Asked Questions about Dizzy Trout

What years did Dizzy Trout play?
Dizzy Trout played in Major League Baseball from 1939 to 1957.
Was Dizzy Trout a pitcher?
Yes. Dizzy Trout pitched in the major leagues, recording 170 wins and 1256 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Dizzy Trout hit?
Dizzy Trout hit 20 career home runs with 205 hits.
What teams did Dizzy Trout play for?
Dizzy Trout played for 3 teams: the Detroit Tigers (1939–1952), the Boston Red Sox (1952), and the Baltimore Orioles (1957).
Did Dizzy Trout win a Cy Young Award?
No. Dizzy Trout did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did Dizzy Trout win?
Dizzy Trout was selected to 2 All-Star Games.
What were Dizzy Trout's career stats?
In 521 games, Dizzy Trout went 170-161 with a 3.23 ERA, 1,256 strikeouts, 2,725.2 innings pitched, and 35 saves. At the plate he had 205 hits and 20 home runs.
What position did Dizzy Trout play?
Dizzy Trout played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Dizzy Trout and how much did he weigh?
Dizzy Trout was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 195 pounds.
What was Dizzy Trout's career ERA?
Dizzy Trout finished with a 3.23 career ERA, going 170-161 with 1,256 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Dizzy Trout have?
Dizzy Trout recorded 1,256 career strikeouts.
Is Dizzy Trout in the Hall of Fame?
No. Dizzy Trout has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
How many All-Star Games did Dizzy Trout make?
Dizzy Trout was selected to 2 All-Star Games.