Dizzy Dean
Jay Hanna Dean
 
 
Born: January 16, 1910 in Lucas, AR
Died: July 17, 1974 - 64 years old
Bats: R Throws: R Ht: 6'2" Wt: 182
(legend)
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Notes:
- Inducted into the Hall of Fame as a Player in 1953
- Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as a Free Agent in 1930
- Served in the Army

Overall

Multi-Team Years
   
Wins Above Replacement
  
Win Shares
  
Win Shares Above Bench
Yr
Tm
Lg
SLN
NL
20.5
SP
3
9.0
 
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
1.4
0.0
0.0
1.4
1.1
0.0
0.0
1.1
SLN
NL
22.5
SP
105
286.0
 
6.6
0.6
-0.0
6.0
-0.0
23.0
0.4
0.0
22.6
12.9
0.2
0.0
12.7
SLN
NL
23.5
SP
111
293.0
 
5.7
0.1
-0.0
5.6
-0.0
21.1
0.0
0.0
21.1
10.9
-0.3
0.0
11.1
SLN
NL
24.5
SP
126
311.7
 
9.1
0.5
0.0
8.5
-0.0
36.0
0.0
0.0
36.0
25.1
-0.2
0.0
25.3
SLN
NL
25.5
SP
134
325.3
 
7.1
0.4
0.0
6.7
0.0
30.0
0.3
0.0
29.7
18.3
0.0
0.0
18.3
SLN
NL
26.5
SP
124
315.0
 
7.2
0.3
0.0
6.9
-0.0
30.0
0.0
0.0
30.0
19.2
-0.3
0.0
19.5
SLN
NL
27.5
SP
78
197.3
 
4.7
0.3
-0.0
4.4
0.0
16.6
0.0
0.0
16.6
9.5
-0.1
0.0
9.6
CHN
NL
28.5
SP
27
74.7
 
2.5
0.0
-0.0
2.5
-0.0
8.8
0.0
0.0
8.8
6.3
-0.0
0.0
6.3
CHN
NL
29.5
SP
37
96.3
 
1.8
-0.1
-0.0
1.9
0.0
7.3
0.0
0.0
7.3
4.1
-0.1
0.0
4.2
CHN
NL
30.5
SP
20
54.0
 
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.4
0.0
0.9
0.0
0.0
0.9
-1.0
-0.0
0.0
-1.0
CHN
NL
31.5
SP
-
1.0
 
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.0
SLA
AL
37.5
SP
1
4.0
 
0.3
0.1
0.0
0.3
0.0
0.8
0.2
0.0
0.7
0.7
0.2
0.0
0.5
12
3
SP
766
1967.3
  
44.9
2.2
-0.0
42.7
-0.0
176.1
0.9
0.0
175.2
107.1
-0.6
0.0
107.7
162 Game Average
95
243.1
  
5.5
0.3
-0.0
5.3
-0.0
  
21.8
0.1
0.0
21.6
  
13.2
-0.1
0.0
13.3
 
   
Wins Above Replacement
  
Win Shares
  
Win Shares Above Bench
Yr Tm    
7
P
681
1737.3
 
40.8
2.3
-0.0
38.6
-0.0
158.1
0.7
0.0
157.5
97.1
-0.6
0.0
97.6
4
P
84
226.0
 
3.7
-0.1
-0.0
3.8
-0.0
17.1
0.0
0.0
17.1
9.3
-0.2
0.0
9.5
1
P
1
4.0
 
0.3
0.1
0.0
0.3
0.0
0.8
0.2
0.0
0.7
0.7
0.2
0.0
0.5
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Uniform images used with permission from Marc Okkonen, author of Baseball Uniforms of the 20th Century.
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James