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Season Age Team Lg WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB HBP SH Pos Awards
1926 21 2TM ECL -1.1 27 95 87 4 10 0 1 1 4 0 7 .115 .189 .172 .362 -1 .184 -1 15 1 *6
1926 21 NS ECL -0.3 7 29 28 2 4 0 0 1 3 0 1 .143 .172 .250 .422 15 .196 7 7 0 /6
1926 21 BBS ECL -0.8 20 66 59 2 6 0 1 0 1 0 6 .102 .197 .136 .333 -8 .178 -4 8 1 6
1927 22 BRG ECL -0.6 20 87 77 10 15 1 0 0 5 0 6 .195 .287 .208 .495 31 .257 37 16 4 6/4
1932 27 BBS EWL 1.3 61 258 226 36 64 8 3 1 22 2 21 .283 .360 .358 .718 99 .349 102 81 6 5 *46
1933 28 BBS NN2 0.2 34 157 142 25 30 4 3 0 11 5 8 .211 .273 .282 .554 51 .263 54 40 4 3 *4
1934 29 PS NN2 0.2 69 266 235 21 43 6 1 0 15 4 21 .183 .253 .217 .470 33 .235 36 51 1 9 *4/95
1935 30 PS NN2 0.4 57 228 194 34 50 5 6 4 29 9 21 .258 .333 .407 .741 87 .341 86 79 1 12 *4 AS
1936 31 2TM NN2 0.0 60 229 199 24 48 8 1 0 23 1 20 .241 .314 .291 .605 57 .293 59 58 1 9 *4
1936 31 PC NN2 -0.1 59 223 193 22 45 8 1 0 23 1 20 .233 .308 .285 .593 54 .288 56 55 1 9 4
1936 31 NBY NN2 0.1 1 6 6 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 160 .471 167 3 0 0 /4
1937 32 NE NN2 -0.6 34 149 132 26 25 2 1 0 8 2 10 .189 .272 .220 .492 29 .244 34 29 5 2 4
1938 33 NE NN2 -0.6 31 128 116 14 24 0 1 0 4 0 9 .207 .270 .224 .494 32 .246 36 26 1 2 4
1939 34 NE NN2 0.4 37 157 138 22 30 4 1 2 12 3 19 .217 .312 .304 .616 64 .297 69 42 0 4/6
1940 35 2TM NN2 0.1 34 146 129 23 34 4 1 3 19 2 10 .264 .317 .380 .696 81 .323 77 49 0 7 *4/67 AS
1940 35 NE NN2 0.5 28 121 106 20 30 4 1 3 18 2 9 .283 .339 .425 .764 98 .351 94 45 0 6 4/6
1940 35 NBY NN2 -0.3 6 25 23 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .174 .208 .174 .382 0 .191 -5 4 0 1 /47
1941 36 NBY NN2 -0.4 32 133 118 12 19 3 0 1 13 0 9 .161 .244 .212 .456 29 .229 35 25 4 2 *4/6 AS
1942 37 NBY NN2 0.3 21 90 78 6 20 3 0 0 7 2 7 .256 .326 .295 .620 77 .306 81 23 1 4 *4
1943 Did not play - Military Service
1944 Did not play - Military Service
1945 40 NBY NN2 -0.1 8 36 31 6 8 0 0 0 3 1 3 .258 .343 .258 .601 69 .305 77 8 1 1 /4
1946 41 NBY NN2 -0.3 19 60 55 7 12 0 0 0 4 0 4 .218 .271 .218 .489 37 .247 40 12 0 1 4
1947 42 NBY NN2 -0.8 26 77 69 8 12 0 0 0 6 1 4 .174 .230 .174 .404 11 .205 8 12 1 3 4/5
WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB HBP SH Pos Awards
16 Yrs -1.6 570 2296 2026 278 444 48 19 12 185 32 179 .219 .292 .279 .572 54 .278 57 566 31 60 465/79
162 Game Avg -0.4 162 653 576 79 126 14 5 3 53 9 51 .219 .292 .279 .572 54 .278 57 161 9
NBY (7 Yrs) -1.6 113 427 380 44 78 6 0 1 34 4 28 .205 .272 .229 .501 40 .251 43 87 7 12 4/567
NE (4 Yrs) -0.4 130 555 492 82 109 10 4 5 42 7 47 .222 .297 .289 .586 54 .282 57 142 6 10 4/6
BBS (3 Yrs) 0.8 115 481 427 63 100 12 7 1 34 7 35 .234 .309 .302 .611 68 .297 72 129 11 8 46
PS (2 Yrs) 0.6 126 494 429 55 93 11 7 4 44 13 42 .217 .290 .303 .593 59 .284 61 130 2 21 *4/95
PC (1 Yr) -0.1 59 223 193 22 45 8 1 0 23 1 20 .233 .308 .285 .593 54 .288 56 55 1 9 4
BRG (1 Yr) -0.6 20 87 77 10 15 1 0 0 5 0 6 .195 .287 .208 .495 31 .257 37 16 4 6/4
NS (1 Yr) -0.3 7 29 28 2 4 0 0 1 3 0 1 .143 .172 .250 .422 15 .196 7 7 0 /6
NN2 (13 Yrs) -1.2 462 1856 1636 228 355 39 15 10 154 30 145 .217 .289 .278 .566 52 .274 55 454 20 55 *45/679
ECL (2 Yrs) -1.7 47 182 164 14 25 1 1 1 9 0 13 .152 .236 .189 .425 14 .219 18 31 5 6/4
EWL (1 Yr) 1.3 61 258 226 36 64 8 3 1 22 2 21 .283 .360 .358 .718 99 .349 102 81 6 5 *46
Standard Batting Table
Season Age Team Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS TB GIDP HBP SH Pos Awards
1934 29 PS NN2 6 22 21 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .095 .095 .095 .190 2 0 0 1
1939 34 NE NN2 4 18 12 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 6 .333 .556 .417 .972 5 0 0 0
2 Yrs 10 40 33 2 6 1 0 0 3 0 6 .182 .308 .212 .520 7 0 0 1
162 Game Avg 162 648 535 32 97 16 0 0 49 0 97 .182 .308 .212 .520 113 0 0 16
PS (1 Yr) 6 22 21 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .095 .095 .095 .190 2 0 0 1
NE (1 Yr) 4 18 12 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 6 .333 .556 .417 .972 5 0 0 0

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Season Age Team Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Pos Awards
1926 21 2TM ECL 95 -13 0 0 -4 2 -15 -1.4 3 -12 -1.1 .448 .495 -0.8 -0.2 -8 *6
1926 21 NS ECL 29 -4 0 0 -1 0 -4 -0.4 1 -3 -0.3 .442 .497 -0.2 -0.1 -2 /6
1926 21 BBS ECL 66 -9 0 0 -3 1 -11 -1.0 2 -8 -0.8 .451 .494 -0.6 -0.1 -6 6
1927 22 BRG ECL 87 -8 0 0 -3 1 -10 -0.9 3 -7 -0.6 .457 .495 -0.3 -0.2 -4 6/4
1932 27 BBS EWL 258 1 0 0 3 2 6 0.5 9 15 1.3 .509 .503 1.0 0.5 11 *46
1933 28 BBS NN2 157 -10 0 0 6 1 -2 -0.2 5 3 0.2 .493 .499 -0.3 0.7 -3 *4
1934 29 PS NN2 266 -21 0 0 12 2 -7 -0.7 9 2 0.2 .490 .496 -1.1 1.4 -11 *4/95
1935 30 PS NN2 228 -5 1 0 -1 2 -3 -0.3 8 4 0.4 .495 .498 0.5 0.1 5 *4 AS
1936 31 2TM NN2 229 -13 0 0 3 2 -8 -0.7 8 0 0.0 .488 .495 -0.3 0.4 -3 *4
1936 31 PC NN2 223 -13 0 0 3 2 -9 -0.8 8 -2 -0.1 .486 .495 -0.4 0.4 -4 4
1936 31 NBY NN2 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .604 .501 0.1 0.1 1 /4
1937 32 NE NN2 149 -14 0 0 1 1 -13 -1.1 5 -8 -0.6 .467 .493 -0.8 0.1 -8 4
1938 33 NE NN2 128 -12 0 0 -1 1 -11 -1.0 4 -7 -0.6 .468 .494 -0.6 0.0 -6 4
1939 34 NE NN2 157 -7 0 0 5 1 -1 -0.1 5 4 0.4 .498 .499 -0.1 0.5 0 4/6
1940 35 2TM NN2 146 -5 0 0 0 1 -3 -0.3 5 2 0.1 .492 .500 0.1 0.1 1 *4/67 AS
1940 35 NE NN2 121 -1 0 0 1 1 2 0.1 4 6 0.5 .505 .501 0.3 0.2 4 4/6
1940 35 NBY NN2 25 -4 0 0 -1 0 -5 -0.4 1 -4 -0.3 .432 .497 -0.3 -0.1 -3 /47
1941 36 NBY NN2 133 -11 0 0 1 2 -9 -0.8 5 -4 -0.4 .475 .495 -0.6 0.3 -5 *4/6 AS
1942 37 NBY NN2 90 -2 0 0 2 1 0 0.0 3 3 0.3 .501 .500 0.1 0.2 1 *4
1943 Did not play - Military Service
1944 Did not play - Military Service
1945 40 NBY NN2 36 -1 0 0 -1 0 -2 -0.1 1 0 -0.1 .483 .499 0.0 0.0 0 /4
1946 41 NBY NN2 60 -5 0 0 -1 1 -5 -0.5 2 -3 -0.3 .474 .497 -0.2 -0.1 -2 4
1947 42 NBY NN2 77 -9 0 0 -3 1 -11 -1.0 3 -8 -0.8 .460 .494 -0.5 -0.2 -5 4/5
PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Pos Awards
16 Yrs 2296 -134 0 0 20 21 -94 -8.5 77 -17 -1.6 .485 .497 -3.8 3.7 -37 465/79
162 Game Avg 653 -38 0 0 6 6 -27 -2.4 22 -5 -0.4 .485 .497 -1.1 1.1 -11
NBY (7 Yrs) 427 -31 0 0 -3 4 -29 -2.8 14 -15 -1.6 .476 .496 -1.3 0.2 -13 4/567
NE (4 Yrs) 555 -34 0 0 6 4 -24 -2.0 19 -5 -0.4 .484 .497 -1.1 0.9 -11 4/6
BBS (3 Yrs) 481 -18 0 0 7 5 -7 -0.7 16 9 0.8 .494 .500 0.1 1.0 2 46
PS (2 Yrs) 494 -26 0 0 11 4 -11 -1.0 17 6 0.6 .492 .497 -0.6 1.4 -5 *4/95
PC (1 Yr) 223 -13 0 0 3 2 -9 -0.8 8 -2 -0.1 .486 .495 -0.4 0.4 -4 4
BRG (1 Yr) 87 -8 0 0 -3 1 -10 -0.9 3 -7 -0.6 .457 .495 -0.3 -0.2 -4 6/4
NS (1 Yr) 29 -4 0 0 -1 0 -4 -0.4 1 -3 -0.3 .442 .497 -0.2 -0.1 -2 /6
NN2 (13 Yrs) 1856 -114 0 0 23 15 -75 -6.8 62 -13 -1.2 .485 .497 -3.7 3.6 -37 *45/679
ECL (2 Yrs) 182 -21 0 0 -7 3 -25 -2.3 6 -19 -1.7 .452 .495 -1.1 -0.4 -12 6/4
EWL (1 Yr) 258 1 0 0 3 2 6 0.5 9 15 1.3 .509 .503 1.0 0.5 11 *46

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Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1926 21 2TM ECL 95 .184 -1 .105 .057 1.1 7.4 17.6 *6
1926 21 NS ECL 29 .196 7 .111 .107 3.4 3.4 25.0 /6
1926 21 BBS ECL 66 .178 -4 .102 .034 0.0 9.1 15.4 6
1927 22 BRG ECL 87 .257 37 .195 .013 0.0 6.9 40.0 6/4
1932 27 BBS EWL 258 .349 102 .280 .075 0.4 8.1 38.9 *46
1933 28 BBS NN2 157 .263 54 .211 .070 0.0 5.1 59.5 *4
1934 29 PS NN2 266 .235 36 .183 .034 0.0 7.9 32.3 *4/95
1935 30 PS NN2 228 .341 86 .242 .149 1.8 9.2 44.1 *4 AS
1936 31 2TM NN2 229 .293 59 .241 .050 0.0 8.7 34.8 *4
1936 31 PC NN2 223 .288 56 .233 .052 0.0 9.0 33.3 4
1936 31 NBY NN2 6 .471 167 .500 .000 0.0 0.0 66.7 /4
1937 32 NE NN2 149 .244 34 .189 .030 0.0 6.7 65.0 4
1938 33 NE NN2 128 .246 36 .207 .017 0.0 7.0 41.2 4
1939 34 NE NN2 157 .297 69 .206 .087 1.3 12.1 42.6 4/6
1940 35 2TM NN2 146 .323 77 .246 .116 2.1 6.8 48.8 *4/67 AS
1940 35 NE NN2 121 .351 94 .262 .142 2.5 7.4 47.2 4/6
1940 35 NBY NN2 25 .191 -5 .174 .000 0.0 4.0 60.0 /47
1941 36 NBY NN2 133 .229 35 .154 .051 0.8 6.8 35.5 *4/6 AS
1942 37 NBY NN2 90 .306 81 .256 .038 0.0 7.8 21.4 *4
1943 Did not play - Military Service
1944 Did not play - Military Service
1945 40 NBY NN2 36 .305 77 .258 .000 0.0 8.3 50.0 /4
1946 41 NBY NN2 60 .247 40 .218 .000 0.0 6.7 43.8 4
1947 42 NBY NN2 77 .205 8 .174 .000 0.0 5.2 47.1 4/5
Batting Batting Ratios
PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
16 Yrs 2296 .278 57 .214 .060 0.5 7.8 41.4 465/79
MLB Average .334 100 .284 .112 1.3 8.5 34.1
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Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1934 29 PS NN2 22 .095 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1939 34 NE NN2 18 .333 .083 0.0 33.3 20.0
2 Yrs 40 .182 .030 0.0 15.0 16.7
MLB Average .252 .104 1.3 7.0 30.6
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Standard Range Factor
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG Awards
1926 21 2TM ECL SS 27 27 216.2 138 52 69 17 6 .877 .912 5.03 5.42 4.48 4.68
1926 21 NS ECL SS 7 7 52.0 31 9 18 4 3 .871 .912 4.67 5.42 3.86 4.69
1926 21 BBS ECL SS 20 20 164.2 107 43 51 13 3 .879 .912 5.14 5.42 4.70 4.68
1927 22 BRG ECL SS 16 15 124.0 90 38 41 11 8 .878 .919 5.73 5.31 4.94 5.07
1927 22 BRG ECL 2B 5 5 40.0 28 12 11 5 1 .821 .942 5.18 5.65 4.60 5.40
1932 27 BBS EWL 2B 52 51 434.2 308 135 162 11 22 .964 .959 6.15 5.72 5.71 7.90
1932 27 BBS EWL SS 10 10 87.0 51 23 26 2 5 .961 .925 5.07 5.08 4.90 7.02
1933 28 BBS NN2 2B 34 34 303.0 226 92 119 15 14 .934 .931 6.27 5.17 6.21 4.71
1934 29 PS NN2 2B 68 67 575.0 348 140 198 10 16 .971 .946 5.29 5.19 4.97 5.68
1934 29 PS NN2 RF 2 2 14.0 4 2 2 0 0 1.000 .975 2.57 1.74 2.00 1.85
1934 29 PS NN2 3B 1 0 4.0 3 0 2 1 0 .667 .933 4.50 2.93 2.00 3.10
1935 30 PS NN2 2B 56 56 477.2 308 135 153 20 23 .935 .939 5.43 5.30 5.14 4.20 AS
1936 31 2TM NN2 2B 60 60 480.1 324 137 176 11 30 .966 .944 5.86 5.62 5.22 4.22
1936 31 PC NN2 2B 59 59 471.1 314 132 171 11 29 .965 .944 5.79 5.62 5.14 4.22
1936 31 NBY NN2 2B 1 1 9.0 10 5 5 0 1 1.000 .944 10.00 5.60 10.00 4.20
1937 32 NE NN2 2B 34 34 282.2 196 86 105 5 17 .974 .953 6.08 5.63 5.62 3.96
1938 33 NE NN2 2B 31 31 256.2 170 72 88 10 20 .941 .949 5.61 5.57 5.16 3.90
1939 34 NE NN2 2B 34 34 279.1 199 76 116 7 13 .965 .956 6.19 5.65 5.65 3.66
1939 34 NE NN2 SS 3 3 25.0 11 6 5 0 0 1.000 .949 3.96 5.29 3.67 3.43
1940 35 2TM NN2 2B 29 29 237.0 160 68 88 4 11 .975 .959 5.92 5.81 5.38 6.67 AS
1940 35 NE NN2 2B 25 25 207.0 142 60 78 4 9 .972 .959 6.00 5.81 5.52 6.67
1940 35 NBY NN2 2B 4 4 30.0 18 8 10 0 2 1.000 .959 5.40 5.82 4.50 6.68
1940 35 NE NN2 SS 3 3 24.1 17 6 8 3 2 .824 .916 5.18 5.33 4.67 6.13 AS
1940 35 NBY NN2 LF 2 2 14.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .960 1.29 1.67 1.00 1.95 AS
1941 36 NBY NN2 2B 32 32 247.1 156 61 90 5 8 .968 .950 5.49 5.41 4.72 7.06 AS
1941 36 NBY NN2 SS 3 0 9.0 3 0 2 1 0 .667 .930 2.00 5.20 0.67 6.83 AS
1942 37 NBY NN2 2B 21 21 171.0 121 53 64 4 9 .967 .938 6.16 5.32 5.57 7.91
1943 Did not play - Military Service
1944 Did not play - Military Service
1945 40 NBY NN2 2B 8 8 70.0 57 31 24 2 1 .965 .955 7.07 5.43 6.88 5.64
1946 41 NBY NN2 2B 19 19 146.2 102 44 57 1 7 .990 .954 6.20 5.46 5.32 5.35
1947 42 NBY NN2 2B 16 14 104.0 62 26 35 1 7 .984 .950 5.28 5.62 3.81 4.11
1947 42 NBY NN2 3B 9 6 55.0 25 14 11 0 0 1.000 .923 4.09 2.98 2.78 2.17
Standard Range Factor
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG Awards
16 Yrs 571 559 4650.1 3103 1307 1650 146 220 .953 .945 5.72 5.43 5.18 5.25
2B (15 Yrs) 2B 499 495 4105.1 2765 1168 1486 111 199 .960 .948 5.82 5.48 5.32 5.31
SS (6 Yrs) SS 62 58 486.0 310 125 151 34 21 .890 .918 5.11 5.32 4.45 5.27
3B (2 Yrs) 3B 10 6 59.0 28 14 13 1 0 .964 .924 4.12 2.97 2.70 2.26
LF (1 Yr) LF 2 2 14.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .960 1.29 1.67 1.00 1.95
RF (1 Yr) RF 2 2 14.0 4 2 2 0 0 1.000 .975 2.57 1.74 2.00 1.85
Standard Fielding Table
Standard Range Factor
Season Age Team Lg Pos G CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G CS Awards
1934 29 PS NN2 2B 6 0 159.0 30 9 21 0 2 1.000 1.70 5.00 0
1939 34 NE NN2 2B 4 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.00 0
2 Yrs 10 0 159.0 30 9 21 0 2 1.000 1.70 3.00 0

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Dick Seay born?

Dick Seay was born on November 30, 1904.

Where was Dick Seay born?

Dick Seay was born in West New York, NJ.

How tall was Dick Seay?

Dick Seay was 5-7 (170 cm) tall.

How much did Dick Seay weigh when playing?

Dick Seay weighed 162 lbs (73 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Dick Seay play?

Dick Seay played 16 seasons.

Is Dick Seay in the Hall of Fame?

Dick Seay has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Dick Seay play?

Dick Seay was a Second Baseman and Shortstop.

How many hits did Dick Seay have?

Dick Seay had 444 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Dick Seay have?

Dick Seay had 12 home runs over his career.

What was Dick Seay's average?

Dick Seay had a .219 average over his career.

How many teams has Dick Seay played for?

Dick Seay played for 7 teams; the Baltimore Sox, Brooklyn Royal Giants, New York Black Yankees, Newark Eagles, Newark Stars, Pittsburgh Crawfords and Philadelphia Stars.

How many World Series has Dick Seay won?

Dick Seay never won a World Series.

When did Dick Seay retire?

Dick Seay last played in 1947.

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