Bill Dickey was born on Thursday, June 6, 1907, in Bastrop, Louisiana. Dickey was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 15, 1928, with the New York Yankees. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Bill Dickey baseball stats page.
"This boy (Bill Dickey) will be better than (Muddy) Ruel, better than (Wally) Schang, better than any of them." - Huggins, Miller. The Ultimate Yankee Book: From the Beginning to Today: Trivia, Facts and Stats, Oral History, Marker Moments and Legendary Personalities. Frommer, Harvey. Author. Page Street Publishing. 24 October 2017. Page 48. [Bill Dickey Quotes]
Bill Dickey![]() Bill Dickey Autograph on a 1981 Cramer Baseball Card (#44) |
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Bill DickeyBill Dickey Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| - | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
Bill DickeyBill Dickey Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1928 | 21 | Yankees | 10 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
| 1929 | 22 | Yankees | 130 | 447 | 60 | 145 | 30 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 65 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .324 | .346 | .485 |
| 1930 | 23 | Yankees | 109 | 366 | 55 | 124 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 65 | 21 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .339 | .375 | .486 |
| 1931 | 24 | Yankees | 130 | 477 | 65 | 156 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 78 | 39 | 4 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .327 | .378 | .442 |
| 1932 | 25 | Yankees | 108 | 423 | 66 | 131 | 20 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 84 | 34 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .310 | .361 | .482 |
| 1933 | 26 | Yankees | 130 | 478 | 58 | 152 | 24 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 97 | 47 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .318 | .381 | .490 |
| 1934 | 27 | Yankees | 104 | 395 | 56 | 127 | 24 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 72 | 38 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .322 | .384 | .494 |
| 1935 | 28 | Yankees | 120 | 448 | 54 | 125 | 26 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 81 | 35 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 12 | .279 | .339 | .458 |
| 1936 | 29 | Yankees | 112 | 423 | 99 | 153 | 26 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 107 | 46 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | .362 | .428 | .617 |
| 1937 | 30 | Yankees | 140 | 530 | 87 | 176 | 35 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 133 | 73 | 13 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | .332 | .417 | .570 |
| 1938 | 31 | Yankees | 132 | 454 | 84 | 142 | 27 | 4 | 27 | 1 | 115 | 75 | 11 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .313 | .412 | .568 |
| 1939 | 32 | Yankees | 128 | 480 | 98 | 145 | 23 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 105 | 77 | 6 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | .302 | .403 | .513 |
| 1940 | 33 | Yankees | 106 | 372 | 45 | 92 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 54 | 48 | 5 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .247 | .336 | .355 |
| 1941 | 34 | Yankees | 109 | 348 | 35 | 99 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 71 | 45 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | .284 | .371 | .417 |
| 1942 | 35 | Yankees | 82 | 268 | 28 | 79 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 26 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .295 | .359 | .373 |
| 1943 | 36 | Yankees | 85 | 242 | 29 | 85 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 41 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .351 | .445 | .492 |
| 1946 | 39 | Yankees | 54 | 134 | 10 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 19 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .261 | .357 | .366 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 17 Years | 1,789 | 6,300 | 930 | 1,969 | 343 | 72 | 202 | 8 | 1,209 | 678 | 101 | 289 | 51 | 0 | 31 | 151 | .313 | .382 | .486 | ||
Bill DickeyBill Dickey Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1928 Yankees | C | 6 | 0 | 39 | 8 | 1.3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.000 | 5.54 |
| 1929 Yankees | C | 127 | 106 | 2,542 | 583 | 4.6 | 571 | 476 | 95 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 52 | 51 | .979 | 6.06 |
| 1930 Yankees | C | 101 | 91 | 1,906 | 480 | 4.8 | 469 | 418 | 51 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 28 | .977 | 6.64 |
| 1931 Yankees | C | 125 | 121 | 3,101 | 751 | 6.0 | 748 | 670 | 78 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 57 | 46 | .996 | 6.51 |
| 1932 Yankees | C | 108 | 107 | 2,446 | 701 | 6.5 | 692 | 639 | 53 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 43 | 27 | .987 | 7.64 |
| 1933 Yankees | C | 127 | 127 | 3,239 | 809 | 6.4 | 803 | 721 | 82 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 29 | 40 | .993 | 6.69 |
| 1934 Yankees | C | 104 | 101 | 2,606 | 584 | 5.6 | 576 | 527 | 49 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 48 | 24 | .986 | 5.97 |
| 1935 Yankees | C | 118 | 114 | 2,806 | 601 | 5.1 | 598 | 536 | 62 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 29 | .995 | 5.75 |
| 1936 Yankees | C | 107 | 104 | 2,385 | 574 | 5.4 | 560 | 499 | 61 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 27 | 32 | .976 | 6.34 |
| 1937 Yankees | C | 137 | 137 | 369 | 779 | 5.7 | 772 | 692 | 80 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 38 | 38 | .991 | 56.49 |
| 1938 Yankees | C | 126 | 126 | 27 | 600 | 4.8 | 592 | 518 | 74 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 31 | .987 | 592.00 |
| 1939 Yankees | C | 126 | 12 | 345 | 635 | 5.0 | 628 | 571 | 57 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 28 | .989 | 49.15 |
| 1940 Yankees | C | 102 | 96 | 2,487 | 483 | 4.7 | 480 | 425 | 55 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 26 | 28 | .994 | 5.21 |
| 1941 Yankees | C | 104 | 96 | 2,240 | 470 | 4.5 | 467 | 422 | 45 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 19 | 23 | .994 | 5.63 |
| 1942 Yankees | C | 80 | 72 | 1,574 | 375 | 4.7 | 366 | 322 | 44 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 26 | .976 | 6.28 |
| 1943 Yankees | C | 71 | 67 | 1,651 | 361 | 5.1 | 359 | 322 | 37 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 19 | .994 | 5.87 |
| 1946 Yankees | C | 39 | 38 | 961 | 233 | 6.0 | 230 | 201 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 16 | .987 | 6.46 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| C Totals | 1,708 | 1,515 | 30,724 | 9,027 | 5.3 | 8,919 | 7,965 | 954 | 108 | 137 | 76 | 520 | 488 | .988 | 7.84 | |
| 17 Years | 1,708 | 1,515 | 30,724 | 9,027 | 5.3 | 8,919 | 7,965 | 954 | 108 | 137 | 76 | 520 | 488 | .988 | 7.84 | |
Bill DickeyBill Dickey Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1928 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | - | - | - |
| 1929 Yankees | 4 | 3 | .571 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 44.7 | 27.9 | 6.9 | - | - | - |
| 1930 Yankees | 7 | 1 | .875 | 7 | 0 | n/a | 73.2 | 26.1 | 5.6 | - | - | - |
| 1931 Yankees | 2 | 1 | .667 | 5 | 0 | n/a | 79.5 | 23.9 | 6.1 | - | - | - |
| 1932 Yankees | 2 | 4 | .333 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 28.2 | 32.5 | 5.0 | - | - | - |
| 1933 Yankees | 3 | 4 | .429 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 34.1 | 34.1 | 4.9 | - | - | - |
| 1934 Yankees | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 32.9 | 21.9 | 5.5 | - | - | - |
| 1935 Yankees | 1 | 1 | .500 | 4 | 0 | n/a | 32.0 | 40.7 | 5.5 | - | - | - |
| 1936 Yankees | 0 | 2 | .000 | 6 | 0 | n/a | 19.2 | 26.4 | 4.0 | - | - | - |
| 1937 Yankees | 3 | 2 | .600 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 18.3 | 24.1 | 4.0 | - | - | - |
| 1938 Yankees | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 6 | 0 | n/a | 16.8 | 20.6 | 3.9 | - | - | - |
| 1939 Yankees | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 20.0 | 13.0 | 4.6 | - | - | - |
| 1940 Yankees | 0 | 3 | .000 | 4 | 0 | n/a | 41.3 | 11.6 | 6.9 | - | - | - |
| 1941 Yankees | 2 | 1 | .667 | 6 | 0 | n/a | 49.7 | 20.5 | 4.9 | - | - | - |
| 1942 Yankees | 2 | 2 | .500 | 4 | 0 | n/a | 134.0 | 24.4 | 7.2 | - | - | - |
| 1943 Yankees | 2 | 1 | .667 | 15 | 0 | n/a | 60.5 | 20.2 | 7.3 | - | - | - |
| 1946 Yankees | 0 | 1 | .000 | 15 | 0 | n/a | 67.0 | 11.2 | 13.4 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 17 Years | 36 | 29 | .554 | 88 | 0 | n/a | 31.2 | 21.8 | 5.2 | - | - | - |
Bill DickeyBill Dickey Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1928 New York Yankees | n/a | $2,500.00 | n/a | - |
| 1929 New York Yankees | 10 | $3,000.00 | n/a | - |
| 1930 New York Yankees | 8 | $10,000.00 | n/a | - |
| 1931 New York Yankees | 8 | $12,500.00 | n/a | - |
| 1932 New York Yankees | 8 | $12,500.00 | n/a | Stats |
| 1933 New York Yankees | 8 | $12,500.00 | Stats | - |
| 1934 New York Yankees | 8 | $14,500.00 | Stats | - |
| 1935 New York Yankees | 8 | $14,500.00 | - | - |
| 1936 New York Yankees | 8 | $14,500.00 | Stats | Stats |
| 1937 New York Yankees | 8 | $18,000.00 | Stats | Stats |
| 1938 New York Yankees | 8 | $20,000.00 | Stats | Stats |
| 1939 New York Yankees | 8 | $23,000.00 | Stats | Stats |
| 1940 New York Yankees | 8 | $24,000.00 | Stats | - |
| 1941 New York Yankees | 8 | $20,000.00 | Stats | Stats |
| 1942 New York Yankees | 8 | $19,500.00 | Stats | Stats |
| 1943 New York Yankees | 8 | $19,500.00 | Stats | Stats |
| 1946 New York Yankees | 8 | $22,500.00 | Stats | - |
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William Malcolm Dickey was a Major League Baseball player who spent his entire seventeen-year career with the New York Yankees (1928-1943, 1946). The two year break in service (1944-1945) occurred when Dickey served in the United States Navy during World War II, and when he did return to the field in '46, he was a player / manager.

Bill Dickey Rookie Card | 1933 Goudey Baseball Card (#19 | Checklist)
Baseball Almanac Research Library
Bill Dickey (1954) was only the fourth catcher inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, joining Buck Ewing (1939), Roger Bresnahan (1945) and Mickey Cochrane (1947), and just the seventh New York Yankee, joining Babe Ruth (1936), Lou Gehrig (1939), Willie Keeler (1939), Jack Chesbro (1946), Herb Pennock (1948), and Ed Barrow (1953).

Bill Dickey | National Baseball Hall of Fame Plaque | Class of 1954 (HOF)
Did you know that baseball historian / author Bill James ranked Bill Dickey the seventh greatest catcher in baseball history? James wrote, "Was more or less a platoon player for much of his career. McCarthy never said that he was platooning Dickey, but he did. Dickey joined the Yankees in 1928. For nine years, although he hit .300 almost every year, he was overshadowed by Ruth and Gehrig, teammates, and by Cochrane and Hartnett, who were established as the top catchers in baseball. In 1932 he was suspended for a month after he broke Carl Reynolds' jaw in a fight. He finally broke through in 1936, when he learned to pull the ball down the right field line, and moved into the heart of the Yankee batting order. Joe Gantenbein hit .290 with the Athletics in 1939, then had an off year in 1940 and lost his job. In 1943 he was in uniform, and he happened to run into Bill Dickey outside a hotel, waving for a taxi. 'Don't I know you?' Dickey asked. 'Sure,' said Gantenbein. 'I can't remember your name,' said Dickey. 'But we used to pitch you high and outside.'"
The six catchers ranked higher were Yogi Berra, Johnny Bench, Roy Campanella, Mickey Cochrane, Mike Piazza, and Carlton Fisk. Source: The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract.
On August 21, 1988, the Yankees inducted Bill Dickey into Monument Park, an open-air museum inside Yankee Stadium. The plaque reads: BILL DICKEY, Uniform Number Retired: 1972, A member of seven World Championship Yankee Teams. Bill is considered the greatest catcher of all-time. He was an exemplary Yankee from 1928-1946.