What years did Dazzy Vance play?

Dazzy Vance played in Major League Baseball from 1915 to 1935.

Was Dazzy Vance a pitcher?

Yes. Dazzy Vance pitched in the major leagues, recording 197 wins and 2045 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Dazzy Vance hit?

Dazzy Vance hit 7 career home runs with 146 hits.

What teams did Dazzy Vance play for?

Dazzy Vance played for 5 teams: the Pittsburgh Pirates (1915), the New York Yankees (1915, 1918), the Brooklyn Dodgers (1922–1932, 1935), the St. Louis Cardinals (1933–1934), and the Cincinnati Reds (1934).

How many MVP awards did Dazzy Vance win?

Dazzy Vance won 1 MVP award, in 1924.

What awards did Dazzy Vance win?

Dazzy Vance won the MVP award (1924) and the pitching Triple Crown (1924).

What were Dazzy Vance's career stats?

In 442 games, Dazzy Vance went 197-140 with a 3.24 ERA, 2,045 strikeouts, 2,966.2 innings pitched, and 11 saves. At the plate he had 146 hits and 7 home runs.

What position did Dazzy Vance play?

Dazzy Vance played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Dazzy Vance and how much did he weigh?

Dazzy Vance was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 200 pounds.

What was Dazzy Vance's career ERA?

Dazzy Vance finished with a 3.24 career ERA, going 197-140 with 2,045 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Dazzy Vance have?

Dazzy Vance recorded 2,045 career strikeouts.

Dazzy Vance

Pitcher · Career Stats, Hall of Fame Bio & Records (1915-1935)

Dazzy Vance was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1915 to 1935 for 5 teams, including the Pittsburgh Pirates, a span of 21 seasons. Across 442 career appearances, he went 197-140 with a 3.24 ERA and 2,045 strikeouts. He also batted .150 with 7 home runs. Dazzy Vance was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1955 and was an MVP and a Pitching Triple Crown. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 70552.6.

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 October 25, 2026

⭐ Hall of Fame 1955

W–L 197–140

ERA 3.24

WHIP 1.23

SO 2,045

Pitcher PIV 70552.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 200 lb
Born: 3/4/1891 in Orient, IA, USA
Died: 2/16/1961 in Homosassa Springs, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 1915-04-16
Last Game: 1935-08-14
Hall of Fame: Inducted 1955 (BBWAA)
Awards: MVP · Pitching Triple Crown

Full name: Charles Arthur Vance

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Career Pitching Statistics

Dazzy Vance — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
197	140	442	347	216	29	11	2966.2	2,809	1,068	132	840	2,045	3.24	70552.6

Career ERA 3.24 vs. league average 4.07 across their career seasons — 20.4% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Dazzy Vance Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1915	PIT	NL	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	2.2	3	3	5	0	10.12	—	0.0
1915	NYA	AL	0	3	8	3	1	0	0	28.0	23	11	16	18	3.54	2.90 (-22%)	-439.5
1918	NYA	AL	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2.1	9	4	2	0	15.43	—	0.0
1922	BRO	NL	18	12	36	30	16	5	0	245.2	259	101	94	134	3.70	4.18 (+11%)	2286.2
1923	BRO	NL	18	15	37	35	21	3	0	280.1	263	109	100	197	3.50	4.03 (+13%)	5595.6
1924	BRO	NL	28	6	35	34	30	3	0	308.1	238	74	77	262	2.16	4.13 (+48%)	10853.4
1925	BRO	NL	22	9	31	31	26	4	0	265.1	247	104	66	221	3.53	4.55 (+22%)	9569.6
1926	BRO	NL	9	10	24	22	12	0	1	169.0	172	73	58	140	3.89	4.11 (+5%)	4855.4
1927	BRO	NL	16	15	34	32	25	2	1	273.1	242	82	69	184	2.70	4.08 (+34%)	6838.1
1928	BRO	NL	22	10	38	32	24	4	2	280.1	226	65	72	200	2.09	4.13 (+50%)	8259.4
1929	BRO	NL	14	13	31	26	17	1	0	231.1	244	100	47	126	3.89	4.60 (+15%)	4714.3
1930	BRO	NL	17	15	35	31	20	4	0	258.2	241	75	55	173	2.61	4.80 (+46%)	7378.7
1931	BRO	NL	11	13	30	29	12	2	0	218.2	221	82	53	150	3.38	4.10 (+18%)	5108.5
1932	BRO	NL	12	11	27	24	9	1	1	175.2	171	82	57	103	4.20	4.13 (-2%)	2013.8
1933	SLN	NL	6	2	28	11	2	0	3	99.0	105	39	28	67	3.55	3.86 (+8%)	2593.1
1934	CIN	NL	0	2	6	2	0	0	0	18.0	28	15	11	9	7.50	4.29 (-75%)	-293.1
1934	SLN	NL	1	1	19	4	1	0	1	59.0	62	24	14	33	3.66	4.29 (+15%)	738.8
1935	BRO	NL	3	2	20	0	0	0	2	51.0	55	25	16	28	4.41	4.35 (-2%)	480.2
Career · 18 seasons			197	140	442	347	216	29	11	2,966.2	2,809	1,068	840	2,045	3.24	—	70,553

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

Dazzy Vance — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
442	971	68	146	23	1	7	75	1	79	287	.150	.219	.198	.417	-6,550

Career AVG .150 vs. league average .279 across their career seasons — 46.0% below league average.

Career OBP .219 vs. league average .341 across their career seasons — 35.6% below league average.

Career SLG .198 vs. league average .389 across their career seasons — 49.2% below league average.

Career OPS .417 vs. league average .730 across their career seasons — 42.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Dazzy Vance 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
1915	PIT	NL	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1915	NYA	AL	8	3	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	.667	—	—	—	—	0.0
1918	NYA	AL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1922	BRO	NL	36	89	9	20	3	0	0	6	1	3	25	.225	.285 (-21%)	.345 (-23%)	.397 (-35%)	.743 (-29%)	-423.8
1923	BRO	NL	37	83	5	7	0	1	1	1	0	14	28	.084	.282 (-70%)	.344 (-37%)	.390 (-63%)	.734 (-51%)	-682.2
1924	BRO	NL	35	106	7	16	0	0	2	11	0	10	29	.151	.283 (-47%)	.345 (-33%)	.389 (-47%)	.734 (-40%)	-686.0
1925	BRO	NL	31	98	8	14	3	0	3	11	0	8	33	.143	.288 (-50%)	.349 (-39%)	.407 (-35%)	.756 (-37%)	-611.9
1926	BRO	NL	24	55	2	10	0	0	0	7	0	4	14	.182	.279 (-35%)	.345 (-31%)	.390 (-53%)	.735 (-43%)	-377.4
1927	BRO	NL	34	90	10	15	3	0	0	9	0	6	26	.167	.282 (-41%)	.344 (-37%)	.392 (-49%)	.736 (-43%)	-633.6
1928	BRO	NL	38	96	7	17	6	0	0	9	0	9	34	.177	.280 (-37%)	.342 (-24%)	.395 (-39%)	.737 (-32%)	-494.3
1929	BRO	NL	31	74	4	10	3	0	0	1	0	5	21	.135	.289 (-53%)	.353 (-43%)	.415 (-58%)	.769 (-51%)	-644.1
1930	BRO	NL	35	89	4	12	2	0	0	7	0	8	26	.135	.293 (-54%)	.354 (-42%)	.429 (-63%)	.784 (-54%)	-817.6
1931	BRO	NL	30	67	6	9	0	0	0	3	0	5	20	.134	.276 (-51%)	.338 (-42%)	.388 (-65%)	.726 (-55%)	-580.8
1932	BRO	NL	27	56	2	5	0	0	0	3	0	4	12	.089	.275 (-68%)	.335 (-55%)	.391 (-77%)	.726 (-67%)	-598.7
1933	SLN	NL	28	28	1	5	1	0	0	3	0	0	8	.179	—	—	—	—	0.0
1934	CIN	NL	6	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1934	SLN	NL	19	15	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	6	.133	—	—	—	—	0.0
1935	BRO	NL	20	17	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	.059	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 18 seasons			442	971	68	146	23	1	7	75	1	79	287	.150	—	—	—	—	-6,550

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

Dazzy Vance — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Dazzy Vance — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1934	WS	SLN	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Dazzy Vance — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	1	0	0	1.1	2	0	1	3	0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Dazzy Vance — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1934	WS	SLN	0	0	1	0	0	1.1	2	0	1	3	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Dazzy Vance — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	228	487	28	74	2	40	.152
Away	214	485	40	72	5	35	.148

Pitching — Home / Away

Dazzy Vance — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	228	1587.1	1405	495	439	1267	2.81
Away	214	1380.1	1403	564	404	780	3.68

Last 10 Games — Batting

Dazzy Vance — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1935-08-14	BRO	CHC	W	0	0
1935-08-04	BRO	PHI	L	0	0
1935-07-28	BRO	NY1	L	0	0
1935-07-24	BRO	CHC	L	0	0
1935-07-21	BRO	STL	L	1	0
1935-07-17	BRO	PIT	W	0	0
1935-07-11	BRO	CIN	L	0	0
1935-07-03	BRO	BSN	W	2	0
1935-06-28	BRO	NY1	L	1	1
1935-06-23	BRO	STL	W	3	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Dazzy Vance — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1935-08-14	BRO	CHC	—	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1935-08-04	BRO	PHI	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1935-07-28	BRO	NY1	—	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	0
1935-07-24	BRO	CHC	—	1.0	1	1	1	1	1	0
1935-07-21	BRO	STL	—	4.1	5	4	4	3	2	0
1935-07-17	BRO	PIT	—	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1935-07-11	BRO	CIN	L	2.0	2	2	1	0	1	0
1935-07-03	BRO	BSN	SV	3.0	5	3	2	1	0	0
1935-06-28	BRO	NY1	—	3.1	4	2	2	1	5	1
1935-06-23	BRO	STL	W	5.1	5	1	1	0	3	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Dazzy Vance — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	442	0	126	570	18	29

Season-by-Season Fielding

Dazzy Vance — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1915	PIT	P	1	0	2	0	1
1915	NYA	P	8	1	7	2	0
1918	NYA	P	2	0	0	0	0
1922	BRO	P	36	10	51	0	2
1923	BRO	P	37	12	54	2	3
1924	BRO	P	35	16	58	1	3
1925	BRO	P	31	10	55	1	1
1926	BRO	P	24	5	41	1	2
1927	BRO	P	34	14	42	3	2
1928	BRO	P	38	17	55	0	6
1929	BRO	P	31	13	49	0	1
1930	BRO	P	35	5	44	5	1
1931	BRO	P	30	4	46	0	0
1932	BRO	P	27	7	32	1	3
1933	SLN	P	28	5	14	2	0
1934	CIN	P	6	2	3	0	0
1934	SLN	P	19	2	9	0	3
1935	BRO	P	20	3	8	0	1

Career Games by Position

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Dazzy Vance Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	442

Awards & Honors

Dazzy Vance — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1930	Baseball Magazine All-Star	P3
1928	Baseball Magazine All-Star	P1
1925	Baseball Magazine All-Star	P2
1925	Baseball Magazine All-Star	P1
1925	TSN All-Star	P
1924	Baseball Magazine All-Star	P1
1924	Most Valuable Player
1924	Pitching Triple Crown
1923	Baseball Magazine All-Star	P4

Award Voting History

Dazzy Vance — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max
1928	Most Valuable Player	NL	11th	13.0	80
1925	Most Valuable Player	NL	5th	42.0	80
1924	Most Valuable Player	NL	1st	74.0	80

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Dazzy Vance: the record in brief

The profile opens with Dazzy Vance's first major league game on April 16, 1915; the last one listed came on August 14, 1935. Club by club, the record runs the Pittsburgh Pirates (1915), the New York Yankees (1915 to 1918), the Brooklyn Robins (1922 to 1931), the Brooklyn Dodgers (1932 to 1935), the St. Louis Cardinals (1933 through 1934), and the Cincinnati Reds (1934). At 200 pounds on a 6-foot-2 frame, Vance is listed as a pitcher. Vance batted and threw right-handed, per the bio block. Vance was born on March 4, 1891, in Orient, IA, USA. The bio records the death on February 16, 1961, in Homosassa Springs, FL, USA. The given name on file is Charles Arthur Vance.

Vance pitched in 442 games, starting 347, and finished with a 197-140 record and 3.24 ERA. The same table counts 2,045 strikeouts, 216 complete games, 29 shutouts, and 11 saves. That 3.24 ERA compares with a 4.07 league average across the same seasons, 20.4% better.

Frequently Asked Questions about Dazzy Vance

What years did Dazzy Vance play?: Dazzy Vance played in Major League Baseball from 1915 to 1935.
Was Dazzy Vance a pitcher?: Yes. Dazzy Vance pitched in the major leagues, recording 197 wins and 2045 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Dazzy Vance hit?: Dazzy Vance hit 7 career home runs with 146 hits.
Is Dazzy Vance in the Hall of Fame?: Yes. Dazzy Vance was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1955.
What teams did Dazzy Vance play for?: Dazzy Vance played for 5 teams: the Pittsburgh Pirates (1915), the New York Yankees (1915, 1918), the Brooklyn Dodgers (1922–1932, 1935), the St. Louis Cardinals (1933–1934), and the Cincinnati Reds (1934).
How many MVP awards did Dazzy Vance win?: Dazzy Vance won 1 MVP award, in 1924.
What awards did Dazzy Vance win?: Dazzy Vance won the MVP award (1924) and the pitching Triple Crown (1924).
What were Dazzy Vance's career stats?: In 442 games, Dazzy Vance went 197-140 with a 3.24 ERA, 2,045 strikeouts, 2,966.2 innings pitched, and 11 saves. At the plate he had 146 hits and 7 home runs.
What position did Dazzy Vance play?: Dazzy Vance played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Dazzy Vance and how much did he weigh?: Dazzy Vance was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 200 pounds.
What was Dazzy Vance's career ERA?: Dazzy Vance finished with a 3.24 career ERA, going 197-140 with 2,045 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Dazzy Vance have?: Dazzy Vance recorded 2,045 career strikeouts.