Murry Dickson played in Major League Baseball from 1939 to 1959, appearing in 625 games over 18 seasons. He recorded a total of 172 W and 181 L, an ERA of 3.66, 1,281 SO, a WHIP of 1.339, and a WAR of 43.0.
🧾 Basic Profile
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Name | Murry Dickson |
Date of Birth | August 21, 1916 |
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MLB Debut | 1939 |
📊 Career Summary
Murry Dickson appeared in 625 games over 18 MLB seasons from 1939 to 1959. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
GS | 338 (MLB Rank: 239) |
GF | 148 (MLB Rank: 457) |
W | 172 (MLB Rank: 186) |
L | 181 (MLB Rank: 71) |
SV | 23 (MLB Rank: 672) |
ERA | 3.66 (MLB Rank: 2,980) |
IP | 3052.1 (MLB Rank: 131) |
SHO | 27 (MLB Rank: 146) |
CG | 149 (MLB Rank: 230) |
SO | 1,281 (MLB Rank: 332) |
BB | 1058 (MLB Rank: 96) |
H | 3,029 (MLB Rank: 126) |
HR | 302 (MLB Rank: 59) |
SO9 | 3.78 (MLB Rank: 7,550) |
BB9 | 3.12 (MLB Rank: 7,991) |
H9 | 8.93 (MLB Rank: 7,584) |
HR9 | 0.89 (MLB Rank: 4,702) |
WHIP | 1.339 (MLB Rank: 8,548) |
WAR | 43.0 (MLB Rank: 155) |
📊 Last Season Summary (1959)
In his final season (1959), Murry Dickson recorded the following stats:
GS | 0 |
GF | 12 |
W | 2 |
L | 1 |
ERA | 4.94 |
IP | 71 |
SO | 36 |
BB | 27 |
H | 85 |
HR | 9 |
SO9 | 4.56 |
BB9 | 3.42 |
H9 | 10.77 |
HR9 | 1.14 |
WHIP | 1.577 |
WAR | −0.2 |
📈 Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 1951, 20 W
- Most SO: 1948, 113 SO
- Most IP: 1951, 288.2 IP
- Best WAR: 1950, 5.0 WAR
- Best ERA: 1939, 0 ERA
🎯 Postseason Performance
Murry Dickson appeared in 3 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 3.8, pitched 14.2 IP, struck out 7 batters, with 0 W and 1 L.
Murry Dickson Career Pitching Stats Overview
season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
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1939 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.545 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.32 | 4.9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
1940 | 0 | 0 | 16.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | -0.2 | 3.6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
1942 | 6 | 3 | 2.91 | 0.667 | 2 | 66 | 120.2 | 1.9 | 1.26 | 1 | 91 | 61 | 41 | 39 | 118 | 2.63 | 4.9 | 1.08 | 7 | 36 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0.1 | 6.8 | 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 488 |
1943 | 8 | 2 | 3.58 | 0.8 | 0 | 44 | 115.2 | 0.3 | 1.452 | 4 | 119 | 49 | 51 | 46 | 95 | 3.64 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 7 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0.3 | 9.3 | 3.8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 496 |
1946 | 15 | 6 | 2.88 | 0.714 | 1 | 82 | 184.1 | 2.8 | 1.172 | 8 | 160 | 56 | 71 | 59 | 120 | 3.23 | 4 | 1.46 | 19 | 47 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 0.4 | 7.8 | 2.7 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 756 |
1947 | 13 | 16 | 3.07 | 0.448 | 3 | 111 | 231.2 | 4.4 | 1.291 | 16 | 211 | 88 | 101 | 79 | 134 | 3.78 | 4.3 | 1.26 | 25 | 47 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 0.6 | 8.2 | 3.4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 970 |
1948 | 12 | 16 | 4.14 | 0.429 | 1 | 113 | 252.1 | 3.8 | 1.355 | 39 | 257 | 85 | 121 | 116 | 99 | 4.88 | 4 | 1.33 | 29 | 42 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 1.4 | 9.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1064 |
1949 | 12 | 14 | 3.29 | 0.462 | 0 | 89 | 224.1 | 4.8 | 1.319 | 17 | 216 | 80 | 97 | 82 | 128 | 3.85 | 3.6 | 1.11 | 20 | 44 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 0.7 | 8.7 | 3.2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 948 |
1950 | 10 | 15 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 3 | 76 | 225 | 5 | 1.378 | 20 | 227 | 83 | 104 | 95 | 115 | 4.2 | 3 | 0.92 | 22 | 51 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.1 | 3.3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 963 |
1951 | 20 | 16 | 4.02 | 0.556 | 2 | 112 | 288.2 | 3.5 | 1.368 | 32 | 294 | 101 | 151 | 129 | 104 | 4.26 | 3.5 | 1.11 | 35 | 45 | 9 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 9.2 | 3.1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1241 |
1952 | 14 | 21 | 3.57 | 0.4 | 2 | 112 | 277.2 | 4.9 | 1.275 | 26 | 278 | 76 | 128 | 110 | 111 | 3.63 | 3.6 | 1.47 | 34 | 43 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 0.8 | 9 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1157 |
1953 | 10 | 19 | 4.53 | 0.345 | 4 | 88 | 200.2 | 1.4 | 1.485 | 27 | 240 | 58 | 121 | 101 | 99 | 4.38 | 3.9 | 1.52 | 26 | 45 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 1.2 | 10.8 | 2.6 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 877 |
1954 | 10 | 20 | 3.78 | 0.333 | 3 | 64 | 226.1 | 2.8 | 1.454 | 31 | 256 | 73 | 107 | 95 | 107 | 4.61 | 2.5 | 0.88 | 31 | 40 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 1.2 | 10.2 | 2.9 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 986 |
1955 | 12 | 11 | 3.5 | 0.522 | 0 | 92 | 216 | 3.1 | 1.259 | 27 | 190 | 82 | 98 | 84 | 113 | 4.33 | 3.8 | 1.12 | 28 | 36 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 1.1 | 7.9 | 3.4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 905 |
1956 | 13 | 11 | 3.28 | 0.542 | 0 | 110 | 219.1 | 3.8 | 1.204 | 21 | 195 | 69 | 90 | 80 | 114 | 3.57 | 4.5 | 1.59 | 30 | 31 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0.9 | 8 | 2.8 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 896 |
1957 | 5 | 3 | 4.14 | 0.625 | 0 | 29 | 74 | 0.2 | 1.514 | 8 | 87 | 25 | 41 | 34 | 96 | 4.13 | 3.5 | 1.16 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10.6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 326 |
1958 | 10 | 7 | 3.7 | 0.588 | 2 | 55 | 119.1 | 0.5 | 1.341 | 16 | 117 | 43 | 59 | 49 | 105 | 4.45 | 4.1 | 1.28 | 11 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.8 | 3.2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 514 |
1959 | 2 | 1 | 4.94 | 0.667 | 0 | 36 | 71 | -0.2 | 1.577 | 9 | 85 | 27 | 46 | 39 | 82 | 4.32 | 4.6 | 1.33 | 0 | 38 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 10.8 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 326 |