Dazzy Vance was born on Wednesday, March 4, 1891, in Orient, Iowa. Vance was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 16, 1915, with the Pittsburgh Pirates. 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 Dazzy Vance baseball stats page.
"Back in Nebraska I knew a cowboy who, when he saw a horse, a gun or a dog that he liked, would say ‘Ain’t that a daisy,’ only he would pronounce ‘daisy’ as ‘dazzy.’ I got to saying, ‘Ain’t that a dazzy,’ and before I was 11 years old, the nickname was tacked on me." - Dazzy Vance
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Dazzy VanceDazzy Vance 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 |
| 1915 | 24 | Pirates | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 10.12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1915 | 24 | Yankees | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 3.54 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28.0 | 120 | 23 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 16 | - | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| 1918 | 27 | Yankees | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 15.43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1922 | 31 | Robins | 36 | 30 | 4 | 18 | 12 | .600 | 3.70 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 245.2 | 1,069 | 259 | 101 | 122 | 9 | 94 | - | 134 | 5 | 8 | 0 | - |
| 1923 | 32 | Robins | 37 | 35 | 2 | 18 | 15 | .545 | 3.50 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 280.1 | 1,187 | 263 | 109 | 127 | 10 | 100 | - | 197 | 5 | 11 | 0 | - |
| 1924 | 33 | Robins | 35 | 34 | 1 | 28 | 6 | .824 | 2.16 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 308.1 | 1,221 | 238 | 74 | 89 | 11 | 77 | - | 262 | 4 | 9 | 0 | - |
| 1925 | 34 | Robins | 31 | 31 | 0 | 22 | 9 | .710 | 3.53 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 265.1 | 1,089 | 247 | 104 | 115 | 8 | 66 | - | 221 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1926 | 35 | Robins | 24 | 22 | 2 | 9 | 10 | .474 | 3.89 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 169.0 | 713 | 172 | 73 | 80 | 7 | 58 | - | 140 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 1927 | 36 | Robins | 34 | 32 | 2 | 16 | 15 | .516 | 2.70 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 273.1 | 1,123 | 242 | 82 | 98 | 12 | 69 | - | 184 | 2 | 6 | 0 | - |
| 1928 | 37 | Robins | 38 | 32 | 5 | 22 | 10 | .688 | 2.09 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 280.1 | 1,126 | 226 | 65 | 79 | 11 | 72 | - | 200 | 1 | 7 | 0 | - |
| 1929 | 38 | Robins | 31 | 26 | 3 | 14 | 13 | .519 | 3.89 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 231.1 | 978 | 244 | 100 | 110 | 15 | 47 | - | 126 | 3 | 9 | 0 | - |
| 1930 | 39 | Robins | 35 | 31 | 3 | 17 | 15 | .531 | 2.61 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 258.2 | 1,061 | 241 | 75 | 97 | 15 | 55 | - | 173 | 4 | 5 | 1 | - |
| 1931 | 40 | Robins | 30 | 29 | 1 | 11 | 13 | .458 | 3.37 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 218.2 | 918 | 221 | 82 | 99 | 12 | 53 | - | 150 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1932 | 41 | Dodgers | 27 | 24 | 2 | 12 | 11 | .522 | 4.20 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 175.2 | 742 | 171 | 82 | 90 | 10 | 57 | - | 103 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 1933 | 42 | Cardinals | 28 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 3.55 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 99.0 | 427 | 105 | 39 | 42 | 3 | 28 | - | 67 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 1934 | 43 | Reds | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 7.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 93 | 28 | 15 | 21 | 1 | 11 | - | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 1934 | 43 | Cardinals | 19 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 3.66 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 59.0 | 248 | 62 | 24 | 26 | 4 | 14 | - | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| 1935 | 44 | Dodgers | 20 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 4.41 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 51.0 | 225 | 55 | 25 | 29 | 3 | 16 | - | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
| 16 Years | 442 | 347 | 53 | 197 | 140 | .585 | 3.24 | 216 | 29 | 11 | 2,966.2 | 12,369 | 2,809 | 1,068 | 1,246 | 132 | 840 | - | 2,045 | 37 | 77 | 2 | 0 | ||
Dazzy VanceDazzy Vance 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 |
| 1915 | 24 | Pirates | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1915 | 24 | Yankees | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | - | .667 | .833 | 1.000 |
| 1918 | 27 | Yankees | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1922 | 31 | Robins | 36 | 89 | 9 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | - | 25 | 6 | - | 2 | - | .225 | .266 | .258 |
| 1923 | 32 | Robins | 37 | 83 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | - | 28 | 7 | - | 0 | - | .084 | .216 | .145 |
| 1924 | 33 | Robins | 35 | 106 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 10 | - | 29 | 8 | - | 1 | - | .151 | .231 | .208 |
| 1925 | 34 | Robins | 31 | 98 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 8 | - | 33 | 2 | - | 1 | - | .143 | .215 | .265 |
| 1926 | 35 | Robins | 24 | 55 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | - | 14 | 3 | - | 0 | - | .182 | .237 | .182 |
| 1927 | 36 | Robins | 34 | 90 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | - | 26 | 6 | - | 0 | - | .167 | .219 | .200 |
| 1928 | 37 | Robins | 38 | 96 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | - | 34 | 1 | - | 2 | - | .177 | .262 | .240 |
| 1929 | 38 | Robins | 31 | 74 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | - | 21 | 2 | - | 1 | - | .135 | .200 | .176 |
| 1930 | 39 | Robins | 35 | 89 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | - | 26 | 3 | - | 0 | - | .135 | .206 | .157 |
| 1931 | 40 | Robins | 30 | 67 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | - | 20 | 7 | - | 0 | - | .134 | .194 | .134 |
| 1932 | 41 | Dodgers | 27 | 56 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - | 12 | 5 | - | 0 | - | .089 | .150 | .089 |
| 1933 | 42 | Cardinals | 28 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | - | 0 | 1 | .179 | .179 | .214 |
| 1934 | 43 | Reds | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
| 1934 | 43 | Cardinals | 19 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .133 | .133 | .333 |
| 1935 | 44 | Dodgers | 20 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | .059 | .059 | .059 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 16 Years | 442 | 971 | 68 | 146 | 23 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 75 | 79 | 0 | 287 | 55 | 0 | 7 | 4 | .150 | .219 | .198 | ||
Dazzy VanceDazzy Vance Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1915 Pirates | P | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 6.75 |
| 1915 Yankees | P | 8 | 3 | 84 | 10 | 1.3 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .800 | 2.57 |
| 1918 Yankees | P | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1922 Robins | P | 36 | 30 | 737 | 61 | 1.7 | 61 | 10 | 51 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.23 |
| 1923 Robins | P | 37 | 35 | 841 | 68 | 1.8 | 66 | 12 | 54 | 2 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 2.12 |
| 1924 Robins | P | 35 | 34 | 925 | 75 | 2.1 | 74 | 16 | 58 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 2.16 |
| 1925 Robins | P | 31 | 31 | 796 | 66 | 2.1 | 65 | 10 | 55 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 2.20 |
| 1926 Robins | P | 24 | 22 | 507 | 47 | 2.0 | 46 | 5 | 41 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .979 | 2.45 |
| 1927 Robins | P | 34 | 32 | 820 | 59 | 1.7 | 56 | 14 | 42 | 3 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .949 | 1.84 |
| 1928 Robins | P | 38 | 32 | 841 | 72 | 1.9 | 72 | 17 | 55 | 0 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.31 |
| 1929 Robins | P | 31 | 26 | 694 | 62 | 2.0 | 62 | 13 | 49 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.41 |
| 1930 Robins | P | 35 | 31 | 776 | 54 | 1.5 | 49 | 5 | 44 | 5 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .907 | 1.70 |
| 1931 Robins | P | 30 | 29 | 656 | 50 | 1.7 | 50 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.06 |
| 1932 Dodgers | P | 27 | 24 | 527 | 40 | 1.5 | 39 | 7 | 32 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .975 | 2.00 |
| 1933 Cardinals | P | 28 | 11 | 297 | 21 | 0.8 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .905 | 1.73 |
| 1934 Reds | P | 6 | 2 | 54 | 5 | 0.8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.50 |
| 1934 Cardinals | P | 19 | 4 | 177 | 11 | 0.6 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.68 |
| 1935 Dodgers | P | 20 | 0 | 153 | 11 | 0.6 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.94 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| P Totals | 442 | 347 | 8,900 | 714 | 1.6 | 696 | 126 | 570 | 18 | 29 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .975 | 2.11 | |
| 16 Years | 442 | 347 | 8,900 | 714 | 1.6 | 696 | 126 | 570 | 18 | 29 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .975 | 2.11 | |
Dazzy VanceDazzy Vance 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 |
| 1915 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 16.87 |
| 1915 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1.13 | 5.79 | 5.14 |
| 1918 Yankees | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.72 |
| 1922 Robins | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.6 | 14.8 | 1.43 | 4.91 | 3.44 |
| 1923 Robins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 83.0 | 3.0 | 83.0 | 1.97 | 6.32 | 3.21 |
| 1924 Robins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 53.0 | 3.7 | 9.6 | 3.40 | 7.65 | 2.25 |
| 1925 Robins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 32.7 | 3.0 | 8.9 | 3.35 | 7.50 | 2.24 |
| 1926 Robins | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.9 | 7.9 | 2.41 | 7.46 | 3.09 |
| 1927 Robins | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.5 | 10.0 | 2.67 | 6.06 | 2.27 |
| 1928 Robins | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.8 | 10.7 | 2.78 | 6.42 | 2.31 |
| 1929 Robins | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.5 | 74.0 | 2.68 | 4.90 | 1.83 |
| 1930 Robins | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.4 | 12.7 | 3.15 | 6.02 | 1.91 |
| 1931 Robins | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.4 | 22.3 | 2.83 | 6.17 | 2.18 |
| 1932 Dodgers | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.7 | 18.7 | 1.81 | 5.28 | 2.92 |
| 1933 Cardinals | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.5 | 9.3 | 2.39 | 6.09 | 2.55 |
| 1934 Reds | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.82 | 4.50 | 5.50 |
| 1934 Cardinals | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 15.0 | 2.5 | 15.0 | 2.36 | 5.03 | 2.14 |
| 1935 Dodgers | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.7 | 8.5 | 1.75 | 4.94 | 2.82 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 16 Years | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 138.7 | 3.4 | 12.9 | 2.43 | 6.20 | 2.55 |
Dazzy VanceDazzy Vance Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1915 Pittsburgh Pirates | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1915 New York Yankees | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1918 New York Yankees | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1922 Brooklyn Robins | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1923 Brooklyn Robins | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1924 Brooklyn Robins | n/a | $9,000.00 | n/a | - |
| 1925 Brooklyn Robins | n/a | $15,833.00 | n/a | - |
| 1926 Brooklyn Robins | n/a | $15,833.00 | n/a | - |
| 1927 Brooklyn Robins | n/a | $15,833.00 | n/a | - |
| 1928 Brooklyn Robins | n/a | $20,000.00 | n/a | - |
| 1929 Brooklyn Robins | n/a | $25,000.00 | n/a | - |
| 1930 Brooklyn Robins | n/a | $15,000.00 | n/a | - |
| 1931 Brooklyn Robins | n/a | $23,000.00 | n/a | - |
| 1932 Brooklyn Dodgers | 15 | $15,000.00 | n/a | - |
| 1933 St. Louis Cardinals | 18 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1934 Cincinnati Reds | 17 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
| 1934 St. Louis Cardinals | 19 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
| 1935 Brooklyn Dodgers | 21 | Undetermined | - | - |
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