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Murry Dickson

Murry Dickson

1939–1959 · Bats R · Throws R · 5'10", 157 lb · b. 1916 Tracy, MO

Career 172–181 · 3.66 ERA · 1,281 SO · 3052.1 IP · 638 G · 253 H · 3 HR · 82 RBI · .231 AVG

Seasons leading his league

6

2 best in baseball 4 league only

31 Top-5 finishes

5 Title seasons

4 Categories led

1952 Best season

Spanning 1948–1956, peaking at 2 titles in 1952.

Clubs 20 Win Seasons

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

956th League titles 6
1,235th Best in baseball 2
883rd Top-5 finishes 31

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

Career leaderboards

53rd Pitcher Putouts 236
107th Pitcher Assists 668
131st Innings Pitched 3052.1
147th Shutouts 27
186th Wins 172
230th Complete Games 149
320th Pitcher Fielding Percentage .968
342nd Strikeouts 1,281
433rd Pitcher Range Factor 1.45

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Pitcher Putouts	2	1st	—	1949 NL 26 1952 NL 29 1956 #2
Pitcher Assists	2	1st	2 yrs (1951–1952)	1951 70 1952 NL 62 1954 #2 1956 #2
Pitcher Range Factor	1	1st	—	1956 NL 2.42 1952 #2
Pitcher Fielding Percentage	1	1st	—	1948 1.000
Complete Games	—	#2	—	1952 #2
Shutouts	—	#2	—	1954 #2 1955 #2
Innings Pitched	—	#3	—	1952 #3
Walks + Hits / IP	—	#3	—	1946 #3

Title Seasons

5 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1956	1	P RF 2.42
1952	2	P A 62 P PO 29
1951	1	P A 70
1949	1	P PO 26
1948	1	P FPCT 1.000

Pitching

18 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
1939	SLN	NL	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	3.2	1	0	0	1	2	0.55
1940	SLN	NL	0	0	16.20	1	1	0	1.2	5	3	0	1	0	3.60
1942	SLN	NL	6	3	2.91	36	7	2	120.2	91	39	1	61	66	1.26
1943	SLN	NL	8	2	3.58	31	7	0	115.2	119	46	4	49	44	1.45
1946	SLN	NL	15	6	2.88	47	19	1	184.1	160	59	8	56	82	1.17
1947	SLN	NL	13	16	3.07	47	25	3	231.2	211	79	16	88	111	1.29
1948	SLN	NL	12	16	4.14	42	29	1	252.1	257	116	39	85	113	1.36
1949	PIT	NL	12	14	3.29	44	20	0	224.1	216	82	17	80	89	1.32
1950	PIT	NL	10	15	3.80	51	22	3	225.0	227	95	20	83	76	1.38
1951	PIT	NL	20	16	4.02	45	35	2	288.2	294	129	32	101	112	1.37
1952	PIT	NL	14	21	3.57	43	34	2	277.2	278	110	26	76	112	1.27
1953	PIT	NL	10	19	4.53	45	26	4	200.2	240	101	27	58	88	1.49
1954	PHI	NL	10	20	3.78	40	31	3	226.1	256	95	31	73	64	1.45
1955	PHI	NL	12	11	3.50	36	28	0	216.0	190	84	27	82	92	1.26
1956	SLN +1	NL	13	11	3.28	31	30	0	219.1	195	80	21	69	110	1.20
1957	SLN	NL	5	3	4.14	14	13	0	74.0	87	34	8	25	29	1.51
1958	KC1 +1	AL	10	7	3.70	33	11	2	119.1	117	49	16	43	55	1.34
1959	KC1	AL	2	1	4.94	38	0	0	71.0	85	39	9	27	36	1.58
Career	—	—	172	181	3.66	625	338	23	3052.1	3,029	1,240	302	1,058	1,281	1.34

Batting

18 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1939	SLN	NL	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
1940	SLN	NL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—
1942	SLN	NL	37	42	6	8	2	0	0	1	0	3	0	.190	.190	.238	.429
1943	SLN	NL	31	34	1	9	2	0	0	6	0	1	0	.265	.265	.324	.588
1946	SLN	NL	47	65	8	18	5	1	0	6	1	6	0	.277	.288	.385	.672
1947	SLN	NL	47	80	4	17	2	0	0	9	1	5	0	.213	.222	.238	.460
1948	SLN	NL	43	96	7	27	2	0	0	11	1	1	0	.281	.289	.302	.591
1949	PIT	NL	44	84	5	17	4	1	0	4	0	6	0	.202	.202	.274	.476
1950	PIT	NL	52	82	5	21	4	0	0	7	1	9	0	.256	.265	.305	.570
1951	PIT	NL	46	110	16	30	2	1	1	8	1	5	0	.273	.279	.336	.616
1952	PIT	NL	47	107	4	24	4	0	0	6	1	10	0	.224	.231	.262	.493
1953	PIT	NL	45	61	0	7	0	0	0	2	2	11	0	.115	.143	.115	.258
1954	PHI	NL	40	79	4	15	2	0	0	5	2	9	0	.190	.210	.215	.425
1955	PHI	NL	36	82	6	18	2	0	1	3	0	9	0	.220	.220	.280	.500
1956	SLN +1	NL	35	86	8	22	2	2	0	6	1	11	0	.256	.264	.326	.590
1957	SLN	NL	14	27	4	6	1	0	0	4	0	6	0	.222	.250	.259	.509
1958	KC1 +1	AL	34	42	2	11	0	0	1	2	1	7	0	.262	.295	.333	.629
1959	KC1	AL	38	17	1	3	0	0	0	2	0	5	0	.176	.176	.176	.353
Career	—	—	638	1,095	81	253	34	5	3	82	12	105	0	.231	.241	.279	.520

Fielding

1 position

Year	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	INN	PO	A	E	DP	TC	FLD%	RF
1939	SLN	NL	P	1	—	—	0	2	0	0	2	1.000	2.00
1940	SLN	NL	P	1	—	—	0	0	1	0	1	.000	0.00
1942	SLN	NL	P	36	—	—	10	27	0	2	37	1.000	1.03
1943	SLN	NL	P	31	—	—	6	21	2	3	29	.931	0.87
1946	SLN	NL	P	47	—	—	13	52	1	5	66	.985	1.38
1947	SLN	NL	P	47	—	—	13	47	4	3	64	.938	1.28
1948	SLN	NL	P	42	—	—	12	51	0	0	63	1.000	1.50
1949	PIT	NL	P	44	—	—	26	52	3	8	81	.963	1.77
1950	PIT	NL	P	51	—	—	20	45	1	6	66	.985	1.27
1951	PIT	NL	P	45	—	—	19	70	3	3	92	.967	1.98
1952	PIT	NL	P	43	—	—	29	62	4	7	95	.958	2.12
1953	PIT	NL	P	45	—	—	14	34	4	2	52	.923	1.07
1954	PHI	NL	P	40	31	226.1	12	55	3	3	70	.957	1.68
1955	PHI	NL	P	36	28	216.0	17	39	1	4	57	.982	1.56
1956	SLN	NL	P	31	30	219.1	24	51	1	5	76	.987	2.42
1957	SLN	NL	P	14	13	74.1	11	20	1	0	32	.969	2.21
1958	KC1	AL	P	33	11	119.1	9	27	0	3	36	1.000	1.09
1959	KC1	AL	P	38	0	71.0	1	13	1	0	15	.933	0.37
Career	—	—	P	625	113	926.1	236	668	30	54	934	.968	1.45