Dick Littlefield

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: March 18, 1926 in Detroit, MI us

Died: November 20, 1997 in Detroit, MI

Buried: Grand Lawn Cemetery, Detroit, MI

Debut: July 7, 1950 (Age 24-111d, 10,728th in major league history)
vs. NYY 5.2 IP, 4 H, 5 SO, 6 BB, 4 ER, L

Last Game: May 30, 1958 (Age 32-073d)
vs. PIT 0.1 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1952 season

Full Name: Richard Bernard Littlefield

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.9

ERA

4.71

243

761.2

495

WHIP

1.527

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1946	20	BOS-min	C	3	7	.300	5.45	15	12	2	3	0		66.0	53	55	40		67		42	4	1	5				1.818	7.2		9.1	5.7	0.63	ONE CAML
1947	21	BOS-min	D	13	4	.765	1.97	21	16		13	1		155.0	122	50	34		53		141	1		2				1.129	7.1		3.1	8.2	2.66	WVL PONY
1948	22	BOS-min	B	15	11	.577	3.29	31			18	2		227.0	180	94	83		97		164	0	0	4				1.220	7.1		3.8	6.5	1.69	ROA PIED
1949	23	BOS-min	A	12	8	.600	3.40	31	24		11	1		180.0	151	87	68		90		133	2	1	1				1.339	7.6		4.5	6.7	1.48	SCR EL
1950	24	BOS-min	AA	10	3	.769	2.90	17						121.0	93	44	39		46									1.149	6.9		3.4			BIR SOUA
1950	24	BOS	AL	2	2	.500	9.26	15	2	5	0	0	1	23.1	27	25	24	7	24	0	13	1	0	1	117	54	8.58	2.186	10.4	2.7	9.3	5.0	0.54
1951	25	CHW-min	AA	13	11	.542	3.72	28	25					196.0	179	107	81		85									1.347	8.2		3.9			MEM SOUA
1951	25	CHW	AL	1	1	.500	8.38	4	2	0	0	0	0	9.2	9	12	9	1	17	0	7	0	0	0	54	50	7.65	2.690	8.4	0.9	15.8	6.5	0.41
1952	26	DET-min	AAA	1	1	.500	5.40	3	3		0	1		20.0	26	12	12		6		9	1	0	0				1.600	11.7		2.7	4.1	1.50	BFL IL
1952	26	TOT	AL	2	6	.250	3.54	35	6	19	3	0	1	94.0	81	42	37	8	42	2	66	0	0	2	402	109	3.43	1.309	7.8	0.8	4.0	6.3	1.57
1952	26	DET	AL	0	3	.000	4.34	28	1	17	0	0	1	47.2	46	24	23	4	25	1	32	0	0	2	212	88	3.71	1.490	8.7	0.8	4.7	6.0	1.28
1952	26	SLB	AL	2	3	.400	2.72	7	5	2	3	0	0	46.1	35	18	14	4	17	1	34	0	0	0	190	144	3.15	1.122	6.8	0.8	3.3	6.6	2.00
1953	27	SLB	AL	7	12	.368	5.08	36	22	6	2	0	0	152.1	153	93	86	17	84	5	104	4	0	5	680	83	4.41	1.556	9.0	1.0	5.0	6.1	1.24
1954	28	TOT	MLB	10	11	.476	3.86	26	21	2	7	1	0	161.0	148	85	69	10	91	1	97	3	0	2	717	108	3.75	1.484	8.3	0.6	5.1	5.4	1.07
1954	28	BAL	AL	0	0		10.50	3	0	1	0	0	0	6.0	8	7	7	0	6	0	5	1	0	0	31	36	4.23	2.333	12.0	0.0	9.0	7.5	0.83
1954	28	PIT	NL	10	11	.476	3.60	23	21	1	7	1	0	155.0	140	78	62	10	85	1	92	2	0	2	686	116	3.73	1.452	8.1	0.6	4.9	5.3	1.08
1955	29	PIT	NL	5	12	.294	5.12	35	17	5	4	1	0	130.0	148	91	74	15	68	8	70	2	1	5	598	80	4.41	1.662	10.2	1.0	4.7	4.8	1.03
1956	30	TOT	NL	4	6	.400	4.37	40	11	8	0	0	2	119.1	101	62	58	20	49	6	80	0	0	3	494	87	4.44	1.257	7.6	1.5	3.7	6.0	1.63
1956	30	PIT	NL	0	0		4.26	6	2	0	0	0	0	12.2	14	8	6	2	6	0	10	0	0	2	55	90	4.26	1.579	9.9	1.4	4.3	7.1	1.67
1956	30	STL	NL	0	2	.000	7.45	3	2	0	0	0	0	9.2	9	9	8	2	4	1	5	0	0	0	43	52	5.27	1.345	8.4	1.9	3.7	4.7	1.25
1956	30	NYG	NL	4	4	.500	4.08	31	7	8	0	0	2	97.0	78	45	44	16	39	5	65	0	0	1	396	93	4.38	1.206	7.2	1.5	3.6	6.0	1.67
1957	31	CHC	NL	2	3	.400	5.35	48	2	14	0	0	4	65.2	76	46	39	12	37	4	51	1	0	2	306	73	5.01	1.721	10.4	1.6	5.1	7.0	1.38
1958	32	MLN-min	AAA	13	4	.765	2.93	26	17		11	3		135.0	118	49	44	8	36	4	84	0	0	1				1.141	7.9	0.5	2.4	5.6	2.33	WCH AA
1958	32	MLN	NL	0	1	.000	4.26	4	0	2	0	0	1	6.1	7	5	3	2	1	0	7	1	0	0	27	89	5.32	1.263	9.9	2.8	1.4	9.9	7.00
1959	33	MLN-min	AAA	3	7	.300	4.08	16	14		4	1		86.0	86	42	39	9	31	2	49	1	0	1				1.360	9.0	0.9	3.2	5.1	1.58	LOU AA
1960	34	MLN-PHI-min	AAA					11																										LOU,INA AA
1961	35	LAA-min	AAA	5	9	.357	4.83	26	21		4	1		121.0	143	70	65	22	31	2	72	0	0	3				1.438	10.6	1.6	2.3	5.4	2.32	DFW AA
1962	36	PHI-min	AAA	2	1	.667	2.74	28	3		0	0		46.0	41	21	14	2	24	2	38	0	0	1				1.413	8.0	0.4	4.7	7.4	1.58	DFW AA
9 Yrs				33	54	.379	4.71	243	83	61	16	2	9	761.2	750	461	399	92	413	26	495	12	1	20	3395	86	4.38	1.527	8.9	1.1	4.9	5.8	1.20
162 Game Avg.				7	11	.379	4.71	51	17	13	3	0	2	159	156	96	83	19	86	5	103	3	0	4	708	86	4.38	1.527	8.9	1.1	4.9	5.8	1.20

PIT (3 yrs)				15	23	.395	4.29	64	40	6	11	2	0	297.2	302	177	142	27	159	9	172	4	1	9	1339	96	4.05	1.549	9.1	0.8	4.8	5.2	1.08
BAL (3 yrs)				9	15	.375	4.71	46	27	9	5	0	0	204.2	196	118	107	21	107	6	143	5	0	5	901	88	4.12	1.480	8.6	0.9	4.7	6.3	1.34
NYG (1 yr)				4	4	.500	4.08	31	7	8	0	0	2	97.0	78	45	44	16	39	5	65	0	0	1	396	93	4.38	1.206	7.2	1.5	3.6	6.0	1.67
MLN (1 yr)				0	1	.000	4.26	4	0	2	0	0	1	6.1	7	5	3	2	1	0	7	1	0	0	27	89	5.32	1.263	9.9	2.8	1.4	9.9	7.00
STL (1 yr)				0	2	.000	7.45	3	2	0	0	0	0	9.2	9	9	8	2	4	1	5	0	0	0	43	52	5.27	1.345	8.4	1.9	3.7	4.7	1.25
BOS (1 yr)				2	2	.500	9.26	15	2	5	0	0	1	23.1	27	25	24	7	24	0	13	1	0	1	117	54	8.58	2.186	10.4	2.7	9.3	5.0	0.54
CHC (1 yr)				2	3	.400	5.35	48	2	14	0	0	4	65.2	76	46	39	12	37	4	51	1	0	2	306	73	5.01	1.721	10.4	1.6	5.1	7.0	1.38
DET (1 yr)				0	3	.000	4.34	28	1	17	0	0	1	47.2	46	24	23	4	25	1	32	0	0	2	212	88	3.71	1.490	8.7	0.8	4.7	6.0	1.28
CHW (1 yr)				1	1	.500	8.38	4	2	0	0	0	0	9.2	9	12	9	1	17	0	7	0	0	0	54	50	7.65	2.690	8.4	0.9	15.8	6.5	0.41

NL (5 yrs)				21	33	.389	4.46	150	51	30	11	2	7	476.1	472	282	236	59	240	19	300	6	1	12	2111	90	4.29	1.495	8.9	1.1	4.5	5.7	1.25
AL (5 yrs)				12	21	.364	5.14	93	32	31	5	0	2	285.1	278	179	163	33	173	7	195	6	0	8	1284	81	4.54	1.581	8.8	1.0	5.5	6.2	1.13

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