Dick Weik
Richard Henry Weik (Legs)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Weight: 184 lb.

Born: November 17, 1927 in Waterloo, IA
School: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Signed by the Washington Senators as an amateur free agent in 1946. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 8, 1948
Final Game: July 5, 1954
Died: April 21, 1991 in Harvey, IL
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Standard Pitching

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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
1948 20 WSH AL 1 2 .333 5.68 3 3 0 0 0 0 12.2 14 8 8 1 22 8 0 0 0 68 76 2.842 9.9 0.7 15.6 5.7 0.36
1949 21 WSH AL 3 12 .200 5.38 27 14 8 2 2 1 95.1 78 61 57 5 103 58 0 1 10 448 79 1.899 7.4 0.5 9.7 5.5 0.56
1950 22 TOT AL 2 6 .250 4.11 25 7 7 1 0 0 70.0 56 44 32 3 73 42 1 0 5 330 108 1.843 7.2 0.4 9.4 5.4 0.58
1950 22 WSH AL 1 3 .250 4.30 14 5 5 1 0 0 44.0 38 27 21 2 47 26 0 0 2 212 104 1.932 7.8 0.4 9.6 5.3 0.55
1950 22 CLE AL 1 3 .250 3.81 11 2 2 0 0 0 26.0 18 17 11 1 26 16 1 0 3 118 114 1.692 6.2 0.3 9.0 5.5 0.62
1953 25 DET AL 0 1 .000 13.97 12 1 2 0 0 0 19.1 32 30 30 3 23 6 0 0 3 109 29 2.845 14.9 1.4 10.7 2.8 0.26
1954 26 DET AL 0 1 .000 7.16 9 1 5 0 0 0 16.1 23 14 13 3 16 9 1 0 1 85 52 2.388 12.7 1.7 8.8 5.0 0.56
5 Seasons 6 22 .214 5.90 76 26 22 3 2 1 213.2 203 157 140 15 237 123 2 1 19 1040 72 2.059 8.6 0.6 10.0 5.2 0.52
162 Game Avg. 4 15 .214 5.90 51 17 15 2 1 1 142 135 105 93 10 158 82 1 1 13 693 72 2.059 8.6 0.6 10.0 5.2 0.52
WSH (3 yrs) 5 17 .227 5.09 44 22 13 3 2 1 152.0 130 96 86 8 172 92 0 1 12 728 85 1.987 7.7 0.5 10.2 5.4 0.53
DET (2 yrs) 0 2 .000 10.85 21 2 7 0 0 0 35.2 55 44 43 6 39 15 1 0 4 194 36 2.636 13.9 1.5 9.8 3.8 0.38
CLE (1 yr) 1 3 .250 3.81 11 2 2 0 0 0 26.0 18 17 11 1 26 16 1 0 3 118 114 1.692 6.2 0.3 9.0 5.5 0.62

Batting Against -- Pitching*

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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
1954 26 DET AL 9 83 64 14 23 2 2 3 0 3 16 9 .359 .488 .594 1.082 .377 38 1 1 1 1
1 Season 9 83 64 14 23 2 2 3 0 3 16 9 .359 .488 .594 1.082 .377 38 1 1 1 1
162 Game Avg. 61 564 435 95 156 14 14 20 0 20 109 61 .359 .488 .594 1.082 .377 258 7 7 7 7
MLB Averages

Starting Pitching*

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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
1954 26 DET AL 9 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0% 37 37 37 3 0 0 0 16.0 9.0 4.0
1 Season 9 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0% 37 37 37 3 0 0 0 16.0 9.0 4.0
MLB Averages

Reliever Pitching*

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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
1954 26 DET AL 9 8 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 7 0.486 1 1 6 0 1 7 1 7 4 0 4 1 4.6
1 Season 9 8 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0.486 1 1 6 0 1 7 1 7 4 0 4 1 4.6

Ratio Pitching*

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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%
1948 20 WSH AL
1949 21 WSH AL
1950 22 TOT AL
1950 22 WSH AL
1950 22 CLE AL
1953 25 DET AL
1954 26 DET AL 83 37% 3.6% 10.8% 19.3% 8.4% 30% 0.71 64% 14 1 7%
5 Seasons 83 37% 18.1% 148.2% 285.5% 8.4% 3% 0.71 64% 14 1 7%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

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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
1948 20 WSH AL 14 1 0
1949 21 WSH AL 78 5 10
1950 22 TOT AL 56 3 5
1950 22 WSH AL 38 2 2
1950 22 CLE AL 18 1 3
1953 25 DET AL 32 3 3
1954 26 DET AL 83 23 3 0 3 0 3 2 1 4 2 0 50% 0 1 0 35 0 3 0% 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0
5 Seasons 83 203 15 0 3 0 3 2 1 4 2 0 50% 0 19 0 35 0 3 0% 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Pitching

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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+
1948 20 1 2 .333 5.68 3 3 0 0 0 0 12.2 14 8 8 1 22 8 0 0 0 68 76 2.842 9.9 0.7 15.6 5.7 0.36 76
1949 21 4 14 .222 5.42 30 17 8 2 2 1 108.0 92 69 65 6 125 66 0 1 10 516 78 2.009 7.7 0.5 10.4 5.5 0.53 78
1950 22 6 20 .231 4.90 55 24 15 3 2 1 178.0 148 113 97 9 198 108 1 1 15 846 88 1.944 7.5 0.5 10.0 5.5 0.55 88
1951 23 6 20 .231 4.90 55 24 15 3 2 1 178.0 148 113 97 9 198 108 1 1 15 846 88 1.944 7.5 0.5 10.0 5.5 0.55 88
1952 24 6 20 .231 4.90 55 24 15 3 2 1 178.0 148 113 97 9 198 108 1 1 15 846 88 1.944 7.5 0.5 10.0 5.5 0.55 88
1953 25 6 21 .222 5.79 67 25 17 3 2 1 197.1 180 143 127 12 221 114 1 1 18 955 74 2.032 8.2 0.5 10.1 5.2 0.52 74
1954 26 6 22 .214 5.90 76 26 22 3 2 1 213.2 203 157 140 15 237 123 2 1 19 1040 72 2.059 8.6 0.6 10.0 5.2 0.52 72

Neutralized Pitching

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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
1948 20 0 1 .000 4.85 13.0 13 8 7 1 20 8 0 2.538 9.0 13.8 5.5 0.40 0.7 3
1949 21 4 6 .400 5.25 96.0 78 62 56 5 103 58 0 1.885 7.3 9.7 5.4 0.56 0.5 27
1950 22 4 3 .571 3.88 72.0 56 34 31 3 73 43 1 1.792 7.0 9.1 5.4 0.59 0.4 25
1953 25 0 2 .000 14.21 19.0 33 33 30 3 24 6 0 3.000 15.6 11.4 2.8 0.25 1.4 12
1954 26 0 1 .000 7.88 16.0 24 16 14 3 17 9 1 2.563 13.5 9.6 5.1 0.53 1.7 9
5 Seasons 8 13 .381 5.75 216.0 204 153 138 15 237 124 2 2.042 8.5 5.2 0.52 0.6 76

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 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.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1949 AL--10--2nd
1950 AL--5--9th

Youngest s c a p y
1948 AL--born 1927-11-17--6th

                           

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