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Dick Littlefield
Richard Bernard Littlefield

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 0", Weight 180 lb.

Debut July 7, 1950
Final Game May 30, 1958
Born March 18, 1926 in Detroit, MI
Died November 20, 1997 in Detroit, MI

Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1946. (All Transactions)

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Pitching Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1950 24 BOS AL   2   2  15   2   0   0   5  1   23.3   27   25   24   6   24   13   1   1   117       0  9.26  4.90   53 2.186
 1951 25 CHW AL   1   1   4   2   0   0   0  0    9.7    9   12    9   1   17    7   0   0    54       0  8.38  4.04   48 2.690
 1952 26 TOT AL   2   6  35   6   3   0  19  1   94.0   81   42   37   8   42   66   0   2   402       0  3.54  3.84  108 1.309
         DET AL   0   3  28   1   0   0  17  1   47.7   46   24   23   4   25   32   0   2   212       0  4.34  3.78   87 1.490
         SLB AL   2   3   7   5   3   0   2  0   46.3   35   18   14   4   17   34   0   0   190       0  2.72  3.89  143 1.122
 1953 27 SLB AL   7  12  36  22   2   0   6  0  152.3  153   93   86  17   84  104   4   5   680       0  5.08  4.20   83 1.556
 1954 28 TOT     10  11  26  21   7   1   2  0  161.0  148   85   69  10   91   97   3   2   717       0  3.86  4.17  108 1.484
         BAL AL   0   0   3   0   0   0   1  0    6.0    8    7    7   0    6    5   1   0    31       0 10.50  3.57   34 2.333
         PIT NL  10  11  23  21   7   1   1  0  155.0  140   78   62  10   85   92   2   2   686       0  3.60  4.19  117 1.452
 1955 29 PIT NL   5  12  35  17   4   1   5  0  130.0  148   91   74  15   68   70   2   5   598   8   1  5.12  4.12   80 1.662
 1956 30 TOT NL   4   6  40  11   0   0   8  2  119.3  101   62   58  20   49   80   0   3   494   6   0  4.37  3.77   86 1.257
         PIT NL   0   0   6   2   0   0   0  0   12.7   14    8    6   2    6   10   0   2    55   0   0  4.26  3.77   88 1.579
         STL NL   0   2   3   2   0   0   0  0    9.7    9    9    8   2    4    5   0   0    43   1   0  7.45  3.77   51 1.345
         NYG NL   4   4  31   7   0   0   8  2   97.0   78   45   44  16   39   65   0   1   396   5   0  4.08  3.77   92 1.206
 1957 31 CHC NL   2   3  48   2   0   0  14  4   65.7   76   46   39  12   37   51   1   2   306   4   0  5.35  3.92   73 1.721
 1958 32 MLN NL   0   1   4   0   0   0   2  1    6.3    7    5    3   2    1    7   1   0    27   0   0  4.26  3.52   82 1.263
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  9 Yr WL% .379  33  54 243  83  16   2  61  9  761.7  750  461  399  91  413  495  12  20  3395  18   1  4.71  4.06   86 1.527
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     6  11  50  17   3   0  12  1  158.7  156   96   83  18   86  103   2   4   708   3   0  4.71  4.06   86 1.527
 Career High     10  12  48  22   7   1  19  4  161.0  153   93   86  20   91  104   4   5   717   8   1  3.54  4.20  108 1.257
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
                 W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1950 24 BOS AL  15    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0   0
 1951 25 CHW AL   4    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   2   0  .000  .667  .000   93    0   0           0   0
 1952 26 TOT AL  35   23    2    2   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   8  .087  .087  .087  -52    2   0           0   0
         DET AL  28    7    1    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .143  .143  .143  -21    1   0           0   0
         SLB AL   7   16    1    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   6  .063  .063  .063  -66    1   0           0   0
 1953 27 SLB AL  38   42    4    8   0  0   0    2   0  0   2  17  .190  .227  .190   13    8   5           0   1
 1954 28 TOT     26   50    4    8   2  1   0    2   0  0   2  13  .160  .192  .240   13   12   4   0       0   1
         BAL AL   3    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0       0   0
         PIT NL  23   49    4    8   2  1   0    2   0  0   2  13  .163  .196  .245   16   12   4   0       0   1
 1955 29 PIT NL  35   34    1    6   1  0   0    3   0  0   4  15  .176  .263  .206   28    7   1   0   0   0   0
 1956 30 TOT NL  40   28    0    2   0  0   0    2   0  0   1  12  .071  .103  .071  -51    2   1   0   0   0   0
         PIT NL   6    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
         STL NL   3    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
         NYG NL  31   24    0    2   0  0   0    2   0  0   1   9  .083  .120  .083  -44    2   1   0   0   0   0
 1957 31 CHC NL  48   11    0    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   3  .182  .250  .182   20    2   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons      245  193   11   28   3  1   0   10   0  0  12  71  .145  .195  .171   -1   33  11   0   0   0   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        128    7   19   2  1   0    7   0  0   8  47  .145  .195  .171   -1   22   7   0   0   0   1
 Career High     48   50    4    8   2  1   0    3   0  0   4  17                          12   5   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP

Special Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1950 24 BOS AL    4    4    0   0.0   122| .000  .290| .000  .379| .000  .435| .000  .814|-100  .000  -1.3  -0.1   0%
 1951 25 CHW AL    3    1    0   0.0   101| .000  .265| .667  .346| .000  .389| .667  .735|  93  .000   0.4   0.0   0%
 1952 26 TOT AL   23   21    0   0.0    98| .087  .263| .087  .343| .087  .384| .174  .727| -52  .000  -4.8  -0.5   0%
         DET AL    7    6    0   0.0    97| .143  .261| .143  .341| .143  .381| .286  .723| -21  .000  -1.2  -0.1   0%
         SLB AL   16   15    0   0.0    99| .063  .264| .063  .344| .063  .385| .126  .729| -66  .000  -3.7  -0.4   0%
 1953 27 SLB AL   49   40    2   1.3   104| .190  .272| .227  .348| .190  .400| .417  .749|  13  .100  -5.3  -0.5   0%
 1954 28 TOT      56   47    2   1.1   107| .160  .271| .192  .342| .240  .419| .432  .762|  13  .067  -6.6  -0.6   0%
         BAL AL    1    1    0   0.0    93| .000  .257| .000  .331| .000  .376| .000  .707|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
         PIT NL   55   46    2   1.2   107| .163  .272| .196  .343| .245  .420| .441  .763|  16  .070  -6.3  -0.6   0%
 1955 29 PIT NL   39   29    2   1.8   104| .176  .263| .263  .334| .206  .417| .469  .750|  28  .153  -3.4  -0.3   0%
 1956 30 TOT NL   30   27    0   0.0   102| .071  .263| .103  .330| .071  .415| .174  .745| -51  .000  -6.0  -0.7   0%
         PIT NL    2    2    0   0.0   101| .000  .262| .000  .328| .000  .413| .000  .741|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
         STL NL    2    2    0   0.0   103| .000  .264| .000  .331| .000  .417| .000  .748|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
         NYG NL   26   23    0   0.0   102| .083  .263| .120  .330| .083  .415| .203  .745| -44  .000  -4.9  -0.5   0%
 1957 31 CHC NL   12    9    1   3.0   102| .182  .267| .250  .331| .182  .414| .432  .744|  20  .313  -1.3  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons       216  178    7   1.1   104| .145  .268| .195  .340| .171  .410| .366  .750|  -1  .065 -28.4  -2.8   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1950 24 BOS AL   P   15      1    6    0    1 1.000  .946  0.47  0.96  2.70  2.05    2   23.3
 1951 25 CHW AL   P    4      1    1    0    0 1.000  .952  0.50  1.00  1.86  2.04    2    9.7
 1952 26 TOT AL   P   35      4    4    0    1 1.000  .964  0.23  1.03  0.77  2.10    6   94.0
         DET AL   P   28      3    3    0    0 1.000  .968  0.21  1.03  1.13  2.09    1   47.7
         SLB AL   P    7      1    1    0    1 1.000  .952  0.29  1.03  0.39  2.10    5   46.3
 1953 27 SLB AL   P   36      9   19    0    0 1.000  .956  0.78  0.88  1.65  1.95   22  152.3
 1954 28 TOT      P   26      5   14    3    0  .864  .960  0.73  0.88  1.06  2.06   21  161.0
         BAL AL   P    3      0    0    0    0              0.00  0.93  0.00  1.95    0    6.0
         PIT NL   P   23      5   14    3    0  .864  .960  0.83  0.87  1.10  2.07   21  155.0
 1955 29 PIT NL   P   35      7   12    3    1  .864  .950  0.54  0.83  1.32  2.04   17  130.0
 1956 30 TOT NL   P   40     10   14    1    1  .960  .968  0.60  0.83  1.81  2.05   11  119.4
         PIT NL   P    6      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  0.17  0.83  0.71  2.06    2   12.7
         STL NL   P    3      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  0.33  0.83  0.93  2.04    2    9.7
         NYG NL   P   31      8   14    1    1  .957  .965  0.71  0.83  2.04  2.05    7   97.0
 1957 31 CHC NL   P   48      2    7    4    0  .692  .957  0.19  0.82  1.23  2.05    2   65.7
 1958 32 MLN NL   P    4      0    0    0    0              0.00  0.78  0.00  2.00    0    6.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1950 24 BOS AL   P   15      1    6    0    1 1.000  .946  0.47  0.96  2.70  2.05    2   23.3
 1951 25 CHW AL   P    4      1    1    0    0 1.000  .952  0.50  1.00  1.86  2.04    2    9.7
 1952 26 TOT AL   P   35      4    4    0    1 1.000  .964  0.23  1.03  0.77  2.10    6   94.0
         DET AL   P   28      3    3    0    0 1.000  .968  0.21  1.03  1.13  2.09    1   47.7
         SLB AL   P    7      1    1    0    1 1.000  .952  0.29  1.03  0.39  2.10    5   46.3
 1953 27 SLB AL   P   36      9   19    0    0 1.000  .956  0.78  0.88  1.65  1.95   22  152.3
 1954 28 TOT      P   26      5   14    3    0  .864  .960  0.73  0.88  1.06  2.06   21  161.0
         BAL AL   P    3      0    0    0    0              0.00  0.93  0.00  1.95    0    6.0
         PIT NL   P   23      5   14    3    0  .864  .960  0.83  0.87  1.10  2.07   21  155.0
 1955 29 PIT NL   P   35      7   12    3    1  .864  .950  0.54  0.83  1.32  2.04   17  130.0
 1956 30 TOT NL   P   40     10   14    1    1  .960  .968  0.60  0.83  1.81  2.05   11  119.4
         PIT NL   P    6      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  0.17  0.83  0.71  2.06    2   12.7
         STL NL   P    3      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  0.33  0.83  0.93  2.04    2    9.7
         NYG NL   P   31      8   14    1    1  .957  .965  0.71  0.83  2.04  2.05    7   97.0
 1957 31 CHC NL   P   48      2    7    4    0  .692  .957  0.19  0.82  1.23  2.05    2   65.7
 1958 32 MLN NL   P    4      0    0    0    0              0.00  0.78  0.00  2.00    0    6.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 243     39   77   11    4  .913  .958  0.48  0.88  1.37  2.04   83  761.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       243     39   77   11    4  .913  .958  0.48  0.88  1.37  2.04   83    762

An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

ERA
1954 NL-3.60-10

Hits Allowed/9IP
1954 NL-8.13-8

Strikeouts/9IP
1954 NL-5.34-3

Strikeouts
1953 AL-104-9

Home Runs Allow.
1953 AL-17-10

Bases On Balls Allow.
1954 NL-85-8
1955 NL-68-10

Losses
1953 AL-12-9

Wild Pitches
1955 NL-5-8

Games Finished
1952 AL-19-6

Adjusted ERA+
1954 NL-117-9

Gray Ink: Pitching - 10 (1437) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 3.0 (1636) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.

Transactions
Before 1946 Season: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent.
December 10, 1950: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with Joe Dobson and Al Zarilla to the Chicago White Sox for Bill Wight and Ray Scarborough.
November 27, 1951: Traded by the Chicago White Sox with Joe DeMaestri, Gordon Goldsberry, Gus Niarhos, and Jim Rivera to the St. Louis Browns for Al Widmar, Sherm Lollar, and Tom Upton.
February 14, 1952: Traded by the St. Louis Browns with Matt Batts, Cliff Mapes, and Ben Taylor to the Detroit Tigers for Gene Bearden, Bob Cain, and Dick Kryhoski.
August 14, 1952: Traded by the Detroit Tigers with Don Lenhardt, Marlin Stuart, and Vic Wertz to the St. Louis Browns for Jim Delsing, Ned Garver, Dave Madison, and Bud Black.
May 25, 1954: Traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Cal Abrams.
May 17, 1956: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with Bobby Del Greco to the St. Louis Cardinals for Bill Virdon.
June 14, 1956: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with a player to be named later, Jackie Brandt, Bill Sarni, and Red Schoendienst to the New York Giants for Alvin Dark, Ray Katt, Don Liddle, and Whitey Lockman. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Gordon Jones (October 1, 1956) to the New York Giants to complete the trade.
December 13, 1956: Traded by the New York Giants with $30,000 to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Jackie Robinson. Jackie Robinson refused to report to his new team. Trade was voided and players returned on December 13, 1956.
December 13, 1956: Traded by the Brooklyn Dodgers with Jackie Robinson to the New York Giants for Dick Littlefield and $30,000. Jackie Robinson refused to report to his new team. Trade was voided and players returned on December 13, 1956.
April 16, 1957: Traded by the New York Giants with Bob Lennon to the Chicago Cubs for Ray Jablonski and Ray Katt.
March 30, 1958: Purchased by the Milwaukee Braves from the Chicago Cubs.
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ERA 1954 NL-3.60-10	Hits Allowed/9IP 1954 NL-8.13-8	Strikeouts/9IP 1954 NL-5.34-3	Strikeouts 1953 AL-104-9	Home Runs Allow. 1953 AL-17-10	Bases On Balls Allow. 1954 NL-85-8 1955 NL-68-10
Losses 1953 AL-12-9	Wild Pitches 1955 NL-5-8	Games Finished 1952 AL-19-6	Adjusted ERA+ 1954 NL-117-9