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Dale Mitchell

Dale Mitchell

1946–1956  ·  Bats L  ·  Throws L  ·  6'1", 195 lb  ·  b. 1921 Colony, OK

Career 1,127 G · 1,244 H · 41 HR · 403 RBI · .312 AVG

Seasons leading his league
4
2 best in baseball 2 league only
17 Top-5 finishes
2 Title seasons
3 Categories led
1949 Best season

Spanning 1948–1949, peaking at 3 titles in 1949.

Clubs 200 Hit Seasons ×2
Team records #9 Guardians career AVG

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 1,384th League titles 4
  • 1,235th Best in baseball 2
  • 1,785th Top-5 finishes 17

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB   led his league
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Outfield Fielding Percentage 2 1st 2 yrs (1948–1949) 1949 .994 1948 AL .991
Triples 1 1st — 1949 23
Hits 1 1st — 1949 AL 203 1948 #2
Outfield Assists — #3 — 1948 #3
Batting Average — #2 — 1948 #3 1952 #2

Title Seasons

2 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1949 3 H 203 3B 23 OF FPCT .994
1948 1 OF FPCT .991

Batting

  led the league   11 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1946 CLE AL 11 44 7 19 3 0 0 5 1 2 1 .432 .444 .500 .944
1947 CLE AL 123 493 69 156 16 10 1 34 23 14 2 .316 .347 .396 .742
1948 CLE AL 141 608 82 204 30 8 4 56 45 17 13 .336 .383 .431 .814
1949 CLE AL 149 640 81 203 16 23 3 56 43 11 10 .317 .360 .428 .788
1950 CLE AL 130 506 81 156 27 5 3 49 67 21 3 .308 .390 .399 .789
1951 CLE AL 134 510 83 148 21 7 11 62 53 16 7 .290 .358 .424 .782
1952 CLE AL 134 511 61 165 26 3 5 58 52 9 6 .323 .387 .415 .801
1953 CLE AL 134 500 76 150 26 4 13 60 42 20 3 .300 .354 .446 .800
1954 CLE AL 53 60 6 17 1 0 1 6 9 1 0 .283 .377 .350 .727
1955 CLE AL 61 58 4 15 2 1 0 10 4 3 0 .259 .302 .328 .629
1956 CLE +1 AL 57 54 5 11 1 0 0 7 7 5 0 .204 .295 .222 .517
Career — — 1,127 3,984 555 1,244 169 61 41 403 346 119 45 .312 .368 .416 .784

Fielding

2 positions
Year Team Lg Pos GGSINN POAEDPTC FLD%RF
1946 CLE AL OF 11 — — 28 0 0 0 28 1.000 2.55
1947 CLE AL OF 115 — — 252 8 6 1 266 .977 2.26
1948 CLE AL OF 140 — — 307 12 3 3 322 .991 2.28
1949 CLE AL OF 149 — — 337 10 2 2 349 .994 2.33
1950 CLE AL OF 127 — — 236 3 7 1 246 .972 1.88
1951 CLE AL OF 124 — — 253 3 2 0 258 .992 2.06
1952 CLE AL OF 128 — — 258 2 2 0 262 .992 2.03
1953 CLE AL OF 125 — — 224 2 7 1 233 .970 1.81
1954 CLE AL OF 6 4 37.0 7 1 1 0 9 .889 1.33
1B 1 0 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 1.000 2.00
1955 CLE AL 1B 8 2 32.0 26 2 0 5 28 1.000 3.50
OF 3 0 5.0 1 0 0 0 1 1.000 0.33
1956 CLE AL OF 3 2 17.0 3 0 0 0 3 1.000 1.00
Career — — OF 931 6 59.0 1,906 41 30 8 1,977 .985 2.09
— — 1B 9 2 33.0 28 2 0 5 30 1.000 3.33