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Dick Hyde

Richard Elde Hyde

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: August 3, 1928 in Hindsboro, IL
School: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Champaign, IL)
Signed by the Washington Senators as an amateur free agent in 1949. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 23, 1955
Teams (by GP): Senators/Orioles 1955-1961

Final Game: August 4, 1961
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Standard Pitching

Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1951 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1952 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1955 26 WSH AL 0 0 4.50 3 0 1 0 0 0 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 9 104 1.500 9.0 0.0 4.5 4.5 1.00
1957 28 WSH AL 4 3 .571 4.12 52 2 23 0 0 1 109.1 104 54 50 4 56 7 46 7 0 2 482 94 1.463 8.6 0.3 4.6 3.8 0.82
1958 29 WSH AL 10 3 .769 1.75 53 0 44 0 0 18 103.0 82 26 20 1 35 7 49 2 0 2 416 219 1.136 7.2 0.1 3.1 4.3 1.40 MVP-12
1959 30 WSH AL 2 5 .286 4.97 37 0 20 0 0 4 54.1 56 34 30 5 27 3 29 2 1 1 247 80 1.528 9.3 0.8 4.5 4.8 1.07
1960 31 WSH AL 0 1 .000 4.15 9 0 4 0 0 0 8.2 11 4 4 2 5 1 4 1 0 1 39 100 1.846 11.4 2.1 5.2 4.2 0.80
1961 32 BAL AL 1 2 .333 5.57 15 0 9 0 0 0 21.0 18 14 13 1 13 3 15 1 0 0 96 70 1.476 7.7 0.4 5.6 6.4 1.15
6 Yrs 17 14 .548 3.56 169 2 101 0 0 23 298.1 273 133 118 13 137 22 144 13 1 6 1289 109 1.374 8.2 0.4 4.1 4.3 1.05
162 Game Avg. 7 6 .548 3.56 67 1 40 0 0 9 119 109 53 47 5 54 9 57 5 0 2 513 109 1.374 8.2 0.4 4.1 4.3 1.05
WSH (5 yrs) 16 12 .571 3.41 154 2 92 0 0 23 277.1 255 119 105 12 124 19 129 12 1 6 1193 114 1.367 8.3 0.4 4.0 4.2 1.04
BAL (1 yr) 1 2 .333 5.57 15 0 9 0 0 0 21.0 18 14 13 1 13 3 15 1 0 0 96 70 1.476 7.7 0.4 5.6 6.4 1.15

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1955 26 WSH AL 2.0 3 0 1 4.50 3.87 -0.57 0.00 98.9 4.38 -0 -0.0 .6 -0.0 0.0 0 .498 .500 $
1957 28 WSH AL 109.1 52 2 54 4.45 4.33 -0.64 0.00 100.8 5.01 7 0.8 .9 -0.2 1.5 16 .516 .505 $
1958 29 WSH AL 103.0 53 0 26 2.27 4.18 -0.41 0.00 102.4 4.70 28 3.2 1.6 0.8 4.8 36 .560 .520 $ MVP-12
1959 30 WSH AL 54.1 37 0 34 5.63 4.36 -0.38 0.00 101.2 4.80 -5 -0.5 1.3 -0.2 -0.3 -0 .487 .497 $
1960 31 WSH AL 8.2 9 0 4 4.15 4.57 -0.08 -0.19 103.5 4.62 1 0.1 1.3 -0.0 0.1 1 .506 .500 $
1961 32 BAL AL 21.0 15 0 14 6.00 4.67 0.36 -0.20 96.5 3.96 -5 -0.5 .4 0.1 -0.2 -3 .469 .497 $
6 Seasons 298.1 169 2 133 4.01 4.31 -0.42 -0.02 101.2 4.77 26 3.1 1.2 0.5 5.9 51 .518 .503 $
WSH (5 yrs) 277.1 154 2 119 3.86 4.29 -0.48 -0.01 101.5 4.84 31 3.6 1.3 0.4 6.1 54 .523 .504 $
BAL (1 yr) 21.0 15 0 14 6.00 4.67 0.36 -0.20 96.5 3.96 -5 -0.5 .4 0.1 -0.2 -3 .469 .497 $

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB ROE
1955 26 WSH AL 3 9 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286 .375 .286 .661 .333 2 0 0 1 0 1 0
1957 28 WSH AL 52 477 399 54 104 15 5 4 6 3 56 46 .261 .356 .353 .709 .281 141 14 7 13 7 7 5
1958 29 WSH AL 53 412 368 26 82 5 6 1 1 7 35 49 .223 .291 .277 .568 .252 102 9 2 3 4 7 5
1959 30 WSH AL 37 247 208 34 56 8 0 5 2 3 27 29 .269 .354 .380 .734 .288 79 4 2 7 3 3 7
1960 31 WSH AL 9 39 31 4 11 0 1 2 0 1 5 4 .355 .459 .613 1.072 .360 19 1 1 2 0 1 0
1961 32 BAL AL 15 95 78 14 18 3 2 1 3 0 13 15 .231 .348 .359 .707 .274 28 3 1 3 0 3 3
6 Yrs 169 1279 1091 133 273 31 14 13 12 14 137 144 .250 .337 .340 .677 .274 371 31 13 29 14 22 20
162 Game Avg. 67 509 434 53 109 12 6 5 5 6 54 57 .250 .337 .340 .677 .274 148 12 5 12 6 9 8
MLB Averages .257 .327 .393 .720 .276

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1955 26 WSH AL 0.1 0.0 9 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .35 -0.1 -0.1 -1.5 -0.1 0.35 -0.2 0 1 1
1957 28 WSH AL -2.1 -0.2 488 -1.7 6.2 -7.8 .84 -0.4 -1.6 -7.3 -0.7 0.84 -4.2 11 10 27
1958 29 WSH AL 21.9 2.3 422 3.3 10.6 -7.3 1.39 2.2 0.2 21.6 2.3 1.39 21.4 23 11 19
1959 30 WSH AL -5.9 -0.6 255 -1.9 3.3 -5.2 1.02 -0.7 -1.1 -8.3 -0.8 1.02 -6.6 15 9 12
1960 31 WSH AL 0.2 0.0 41 -0.3 0.7 -1.0 1.09 -0.2 -0.1 0.5 0.0 1.09 -1.0 3 3 3
1961 32 BAL AL -3.6 -0.4 98 -0.3 0.8 -1.0 .54 -0.1 -0.4 -2.3 -0.2 0.54 -0.5 1 2 12
6 Yrs 10.6 1.2 1313 -0.8 21.6 -22.4 1.03 0.7 -1.5 2.7 0.4 1.03 8.8 53 36 74

Starting Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GS Wgs Lgs ND Wchp Ltuf Wtm Ltm tmW-L% Wlst Lsv CG SHO QS QS% GmScA Best Wrst BQR BQS sDR lDR RS/GS RS/IP IP/GS Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
1957 28 WSH AL 52 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 .500 0 1 0 0 2 100% 49.5 51 48 11 3 0 1 3.6 4.2 6.5
1 Yr 52 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 .500 0 1 0 0 2 100% 50 51 48 11 3 0 1 3.6 4.2 6.5
MLB Averages .500 50% 51 118 2 4.4 4.3 6.4

Reliever Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1955 26 WSH AL 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 50% 7 .354 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 2 0 0 2.0
1957 28 WSH AL 52 50 23 4 3 4 1 3 25% 4 0 34 16 47% 7 .838 11 10 27 5 6 38 18 31 34 4 35 12 5.8
1958 29 WSH AL 53 53 44 10 3 23 18 4 78% 23 0 33 9 27% 9 1.388 23 11 19 26 7 20 20 33 28 5 29 10 5.8
1959 30 WSH AL 37 37 20 2 5 9 4 4 44% 11 2 23 8 35% 8 1.023 15 9 12 13 5 19 13 24 20 10 21 5 4.4
1960 31 WSH AL 9 9 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 5 2 40% 8 1.092 3 3 3 2 1 6 3 6 1 3 2 0 2.9
1961 32 BAL AL 15 15 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 33% 8 .536 1 2 12 1 1 13 4 11 8 4 8 2 4.2
6 Yrs 169 167 101 17 14 36 23 11 64% 40 4 105 39 37% 1.033 53 36 74 47 20 99 60 106 91 28 95 29 5.1

Ratio Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1955 26 WSH AL 9 78% 0.0% 11.1% 11.1% 0.0% 0% 4.00 67% 4 0 0%
1957 28 WSH AL 482 60% 0.8% 9.6% 11.7% 5.0% 23% 1.31 75% 119 14 12%
1958 29 WSH AL 412 62% 0.2% 11.9% 8.5% 2.9% 15% 1.45 78% 92 9 10%
1959 30 WSH AL 247 59% 2.0% 11.7% 10.9% 5.3% 23% 2.24 72% 47 4 9%
1960 31 WSH AL 39 69% 5.1% 10.3% 12.8% 7.7% 27% 5.67 64% 6 1 17%
1961 32 BAL AL 95 65% 1.1% 15.8% 13.7% 6.3% 33% 1.82 65% 22 3 14%
6 Yrs 1284 61% 1.0% 11.3% 10.7% 4.5% 21% 1.58 74% 290 31 11%
MLB Averages 51% 2.4% 13.1% 9.2% 6.7% 29% 1.00 76% 11%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1955 26 WSH AL 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 67% 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1957 28 WSH AL 477 104 4 0 23 2 2 3 1 38 21 3 55% 5 2 0 213 6 3 67% 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 11 5
1958 29 WSH AL 412 82 1 0 14 1 0 0 1 27 13 2 48% 5 2 0 160 1 7 13% 1 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 7 0
1959 30 WSH AL 247 56 5 0 9 3 2 4 1 20 11 1 55% 7 1 0 103 2 3 40% 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 0
1960 31 WSH AL 39 11 2 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 100% 0 1 0 15 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
1961 32 BAL AL 95 18 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 4 1 0 25% 3 0 0 45 3 0 100% 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Yrs 1279 273 13 0 49 7 6 9 4 93 49 6 53% 20 6 0 541 12 14 46% 8 10 3 1 1 3 0 0 26 5
MLB Averages 52% 59%

Cumulative Pitching

Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1955 26 0 0 4.50 3 0 1 0 0 0 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 9 104 1.500 9.0 0.0 4.5 4.5 1.00 104
1956 27 0 0 4.50 3 0 1 0 0 0 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 9 104 1.500 9.0 0.0 4.5 4.5 1.00 104
1957 28 4 3 .571 4.12 55 2 24 0 0 1 111.1 106 55 51 4 57 8 47 7 0 2 491 94 1.464 8.6 0.3 4.6 3.8 0.82 94
1958 29 14 6 .700 2.98 108 2 68 0 0 19 214.1 188 81 71 5 92 15 96 9 0 4 907 129 1.306 7.9 0.2 3.9 4.0 1.04 129
1959 30 16 11 .593 3.38 145 2 88 0 0 23 268.2 244 115 101 10 119 18 125 11 1 5 1154 115 1.351 8.2 0.3 4.0 4.2 1.05 115
1960 31 16 12 .571 3.41 154 2 92 0 0 23 277.1 255 119 105 12 124 19 129 12 1 6 1193 114 1.367 8.3 0.4 4.0 4.2 1.04 114
1961 32 17 14 .548 3.56 169 2 101 0 0 23 298.1 273 133 118 13 137 22 144 13 1 6 1289 109 1.374 8.2 0.4 4.1 4.3 1.05 109

Neutralized Pitching

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1955 26 0 0 4.50 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 1.500 9.0 4.5 4.5 1.00 0.0 3
1957 28 5 7 .417 4.42 110.0 111 60 54 4 60 46 7 1.555 9.1 4.9 3.8 0.77 0.3 52
1958 29 9 2 .818 1.94 102.0 88 24 22 1 38 49 2 1.235 7.8 3.4 4.3 1.29 0.1 53
1959 30 2 4 .333 5.14 56.0 59 36 32 5 28 30 2 1.554 9.5 4.5 4.8 1.07 0.8 37
1960 31 0 0 4.50 8.0 11 4 4 2 5 4 1 2.000 12.4 5.6 4.5 0.80 2.3 9
1961 32 1 1 .500 6.00 21.0 19 16 14 1 14 15 1 1.571 8.1 6.0 6.4 1.07 0.4 15
6 Yrs 17 14 .548 3.82 299.0 290 141 127 13 146 145 13 1.458 8.7 4.4 0.99 0.4 169

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1958 AL (12, 8%)
0.08 Career Shares (972nd)

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
1958 AL  4.8 (2nd)

Games Played s c a p y
1957 AL  52 (2nd)
1958 AL  53 (3rd)

Saves s c a p y
1958 AL  18 (2nd)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1957 AL  7 (7th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1957 AL  23 (9th)
1958 AL  44 (1st)
1959 AL  20 (10th)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1958 AL  22 (4th)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1958 AL  2.3 (4th)

Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)† s c a p y
1958 AL  21.57 (6th)

Win Probability Added (WPA)† s c a p y
1958 AL  3.3 (2nd)

Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)† s c a p y
1958 AL  2.2 (4th)

Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)† s c a p y
1958 AL  2.3 (8th)


† Statistics like WPA, REW and RE24 are computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1948-1973, the data is incomplete, though for most seasons only less than 20 games per season total are missing. Please see our page on data coverage for a full view of the data used to create these leaderboards.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 5 (1889), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 4 (1410), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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