What years did Ben Van Dyke play?

Ben Van Dyke played in Major League Baseball from 1909 to 1912.

Was Ben Van Dyke a pitcher?

Yes. Ben Van Dyke pitched in the major leagues, recording 0 wins and 13 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Ben Van Dyke hit?

Ben Van Dyke hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.

Ben Van Dyke

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1909-1912)

W–L 0–0

ERA 3.32

WHIP 1.43

SO 13

Pitcher PIV -22.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / L
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 150 lb
Born: 8/15/1888 in Harrisville, PA, USA
Died: 10/22/1973 in Sarasota, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 1909-05-11
Last Game: 1912-09-26

Full name: Benjamin Harrison Van Dyke

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
0	0	5	1	0	0	0	21.7	20	8	0	11	13	3.32	-22.9

Career ERA 3.32 vs. league average 2.95 across their career seasons — 12.5% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1909	PHI	NL	2	0	7.3	7	3	4	5	3.68	—	0.0
1912	BOS	AL	3	1	14.3	13	5	7	8	3.14	3.36 (+7%)	-22.9
Career · 2 seasons			5	1	21.2	20	8	11	13	3.32	—	-23

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
5	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.143	.143	.143	.286	0

Career AVG .143 vs. league average .257 across their career seasons — 44.4% below league average.

Career OBP .143 vs. league average .321 across their career seasons — 55.6% below league average.

Career SLG .143 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 57.5% below league average.

Career OPS .286 vs. league average .657 across their career seasons — 56.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1909	PHI	NL	2	3	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1912	BOS	AL	3	4	1	1	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 2 seasons			5	7	1	2	.143	—	—	—	—	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	2	3	0	1	0	0	.333

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	3	12.1	15	6	7	6	4.38
Away	2	8.1	5	2	5	7	2.16

Last 5 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	SO
1912-09-26	BOS	NYY	W	1	0	1
1912-09-19	BOS	CLE	L	1	1	0
1912-09-15	BOS	SLA	L	2	0	1
1909-07-14	PHI	STL	L	1	0	0
1909-05-11	PHI	PIT	L	2	0	1

Last 5 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1912-09-26	BOS	NYY	—	5.0	8	7	5	3	1
1912-09-19	BOS	CLE	—	1.2	2	3	2	1	0
1912-09-15	BOS	SLA	—	6.2	3	0	0	4	7
1909-07-14	PHI	STL	—	2.1	1	2	0	3	0
1909-05-11	PHI	PIT	—	5.0	6	1	1	1	5

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	5	0	2	1	1	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1909	PHI	P	2	0	0	0	0	0
1912	BOS	P	3	0	2	1	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	5

Frequently Asked Questions about Ben Van Dyke

What years did Ben Van Dyke play?: Ben Van Dyke played in Major League Baseball from 1909 to 1912.
Was Ben Van Dyke a pitcher?: Yes. Ben Van Dyke pitched in the major leagues, recording 0 wins and 13 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ben Van Dyke hit?: Ben Van Dyke hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.