Bill Dickey

Position: Catcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: June 6, 1907 in Bastrop, LA us

Died: November 12, 1993 in Little Rock, AR

Buried: Roselawn Memorial Park, Little Rock, AR

High School: Searcy HS (Searcy, AR)

Last Game: September 8, 1946 (Age 39-094d)
vs. WSH 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1954. (Voted by BBWAA on 202/252 ballots)
View Bill Dickey's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1929 season

Full Name: William Malcolm Dickey

Nicknames: The Man Nobody Knows

View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen

View Player Bio from the SABR BioProject

Relatives: Brother of George Dickey

Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free.

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

56.4

6300

1969

202

.313

930

RBI

1209

OBP

.382

SLG

.486

OPS

.868

OPS+

127

Player News

Hide Majors

Hide Minors

Register Batting

Register Batting
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1925	18	-10.7	Little Rock	SOUA	A		3		10		3	0	0	0						.300		.300		3
1926	19		2 Teams	2 Lgs	C-A		78	258	258		78	7	7	7						.302		.465		120
1926	19	-9.5	Little Rock	SOUA	A		17		46		18	1	5	0						.391		.630		29
1926	19	-7.7	Muskogee	WA	C		61		212		60	6	2	7						.283		.429		91
1927	20	-5.7	Jackson	CSTL	D		101		364		108	31	3	3						.297		.423		154
1928	21		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-AA		63	211	211		62	12	7	4						.294		.474		100
1928	21	-7.7	Buffalo	IL	AA		3		8		1	0	1	0						.125		.375		3
1928	21	-7.3	Little Rock	SOUA	A		60		203		61	12	6	4						.301		.478		97
1928	21	-7.2	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	10	15	15	1	3	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	2	.200	.200	.400	.600	6		0	0		0
1929	22	-6.1	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	130	473	447	60	145	30	6	10	65	4	6	14	16	.324	.346	.486	.832	217		1	11		4
1930	23	-5.0	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	109	396	366	55	124	25	7	5	65	7	1	21	14	.339	.375	.486	.861	178		0	9		3
1931	24	-4.1	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	130	523	477	65	156	17	10	6	78	2	1	39	20	.327	.378	.442	.820	211		0	7		4
1932	25	-3.3	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	108	459	423	66	131	20	4	15	84	2	4	34	13	.310	.361	.482	.843	204		0	2		7
1933	26	-2.3	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	130	532	478	58	152	24	8	14	97	3	4	47	14	.318	.381	.490	.871	234		2	5		9
1934	27	-1.3	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	104	438	395	56	127	24	4	12	72	0	3	38	18	.322	.384	.494	.878	195		2	3		4
1935	28	-0.3	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	120	491	448	54	125	26	6	14	81	1	1	35	11	.279	.340	.458	.797	205		6	2		2
1936	29	0.6	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	112	472	423	99	153	26	8	22	107	0	2	46	16	.362	.428	.617	1.045	261		3	0		7
1937	30	1.5	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	140	608	530	87	176	35	2	29	133	3	2	73	22	.332	.417	.570	.987	302		4	1		13
1938	31	2.8	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	132	532	454	84	142	27	4	27	115	3	0	75	22	.313	.412	.568	.981	258		2	1		11
1939	32	4.3	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	128	565	480	98	145	23	3	24	105	5	0	77	37	.302	.403	.513	.915	246	9	4	4		6
1940	33	5.1	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	106	424	372	45	92	11	1	9	54	0	3	48	32	.247	.337	.355	.691	132	7	2	2		5
1941	34	6.0	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	109	397	348	35	99	15	5	7	71	2	1	45	17	.285	.371	.417	.788	145	10	3	1		12
1942	35	7.1	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	82	295	268	28	79	13	1	2	37	2	2	26	11	.295	.359	.373	.732	100	12	1	0		7
1943	36	7.3	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	85	284	242	29	85	18	2	4	33	2	1	41	12	.351	.445	.492	.937	119	5	0	1		5

1946	39	9.4	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	54	156	134	10	35	8	0	2	10	0	1	19	12	.261	.357	.366	.723	49	6	1	2		2
1947	40	12.8	Little Rock	SOUA	AA	BSN
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (17 seasons)					Majors		1789	7060	6300	930	1969	343	72	202	1209	36	32	678	289	.313	.382	.486	.868	3062		31	51		101
Minors (5 seasons)					Minors		245	843	843		251	50	17	14										377
All Levels (21 Seasons)							2034	7903	7143	930	2220	393	89	216	1209	36	32	678	289					3439		31	51		101

AA (2 seasons)					Minors		3	8	8		1	0	1	0										3
A (3 seasons)					Minors		80	259	259		82	13	11	4						.317		.498		129
C (1 season)					Minors		61	212	212		60	6	2	7						.283		.429		91
D (1 season)					Minors		101	364	364		108	31	3	3						.297		.423		154