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Season Age Team Lg WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB GIDP HBP SH IBB Pos Awards
1926 21 2TM ECL -1.1 27 94 86 4 10 0 1 1 4 0 7 .116 .191 .174 .366 0 .186 1 15 1 *6
1926 21 NS ECL -0.3 7 28 27 2 4 0 0 1 3 0 1 .148 .179 .259 .438 19 .203 11 7 0 /6
1926 21 BBS ECL -0.8 20 66 59 2 6 0 1 0 1 0 6 .102 .197 .136 .333 -8 .178 -4 8 1 6
1927 22 BRG ECL -0.6 17 72 65 6 11 1 0 0 4 0 4 .169 .250 .185 .435 15 .225 19 12 3 6/4
1932 27 BBS EWL 1.5 59 249 219 35 63 8 3 1 21 2 19 .288 .361 .365 .726 100 .352 102 80 6 5 *46
1933 28 BBS NN2 0.2 34 157 141 25 30 4 3 0 11 5 8 .213 .275 .284 .558 53 .265 55 40 4 4 *4
1934 29 PS NN2 0.2 67 257 228 21 42 6 1 0 14 4 20 .184 .253 .219 .472 33 .236 36 50 1 8 *4/95
1935 30 PS NN2 0.4 56 224 191 33 49 5 6 4 28 7 21 .257 .333 .408 .742 87 .338 85 78 1 11 *4 AS
1936 31 2TM NN2 -0.2 56 213 185 21 44 5 1 0 23 1 18 .238 .309 .276 .584 50 .285 52 51 1 9 *4
1936 31 PC NN2 -0.3 55 207 179 19 41 5 1 0 23 1 18 .229 .303 .268 .571 47 .280 48 48 1 9 4
1936 31 NBY NN2 0.1 1 6 6 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 156 .472 165 3 0 0 /4
1937 32 NE NN2 -0.8 28 121 109 20 18 1 1 0 7 1 8 .165 .235 .193 .428 13 .211 16 21 2 2 4
1938 33 NE NN2 -0.5 28 115 104 13 20 0 1 0 4 0 8 .192 .257 .212 .468 25 .233 29 22 1 2 4
1939 34 NE NN2 -0.2 31 134 123 19 28 3 0 1 10 3 11 .228 .291 .276 .567 54 .274 60 34 4/6
1940 35 2TM NN2 0.1 33 141 126 20 33 4 1 3 18 2 8 .262 .306 .381 .687 78 .316 74 48 0 0 7 0 4/67 AS
1940 35 NE NN2 0.4 27 116 103 17 29 4 1 3 17 2 7 .282 .327 .427 .754 95 .344 91 44 0 0 6 0 4/6
1940 35 NBY NN2 -0.3 6 25 23 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .174 .208 .174 .382 0 .191 -4 4 0 0 1 0 /47
1941 36 NBY NN2 -0.2 31 129 114 12 19 3 0 1 13 0 8 .167 .246 .219 .465 32 .232 38 25 0 4 3 0 *4/6 AS
1942 37 NBY NN2 0.2 21 88 80 6 20 3 0 1 11 2 6 .250 .302 .325 .627 84 .303 84 26 2 4
1943 Did not play - Military Service
1944 Did not play - Military Service
1945 40 NBY NN2 -0.1 8 36 31 6 8 0 0 0 3 1 3 .258 .343 .258 .601 69 .305 77 8 1 1 0 /4
1946 41 NBY NN2 -0.3 19 60 55 7 12 0 0 0 4 0 4 .218 .271 .218 .489 37 .247 40 12 0 1 0 4
1947 42 NBY NN2 -0.8 26 77 69 8 12 0 0 0 6 1 4 .174 .230 .174 .404 11 .205 8 12 1 3 4/5
WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB GIDP HBP SH IBB Pos Awards
16 Yrs -2.3 541 2167 1926 256 419 43 18 12 181 29 157 .218 .285 .277 .563 52 .273 54 534 0 26 58 0 465/79
162 Game Avg -0.7 162 649 577 77 125 13 5 4 54 9 47 .218 .285 .277 .563 52 .273 54 160
NBY (7 Yrs) -1.5 112 421 378 44 78 6 0 2 38 4 26 .206 .268 .238 .506 42 .252 45 90 0 6 11 0 4/567
NE (4 Yrs) -1.1 114 486 439 69 95 8 3 4 38 6 34 .216 .277 .276 .553 46 .265 48 121 0 3 10 0 4/6
BBS (3 Yrs) 0.9 113 472 419 62 99 12 7 1 33 7 33 .236 .309 .305 .614 69 .298 72 128 11 9 46
PS (2 Yrs) 0.5 123 481 419 54 91 11 7 4 42 11 41 .217 .290 .305 .596 59 .283 61 128 2 19 *4/95
PC (1 Yr) -0.3 55 207 179 19 41 5 1 0 23 1 18 .229 .303 .268 .571 47 .280 48 48 1 9 4
BRG (1 Yr) -0.6 17 72 65 6 11 1 0 0 4 0 4 .169 .250 .185 .435 15 .225 19 12 3 6/4
NS (1 Yr) -0.3 7 28 27 2 4 0 0 1 3 0 1 .148 .179 .259 .438 19 .203 11 7 0 /6
NN2 (13 Yrs) -2.1 438 1752 1556 211 335 34 14 10 152 27 127 .215 .281 .274 .556 49 .268 51 427 0 16 53 0 45/679
ECL (2 Yrs) -1.7 44 166 151 10 21 1 1 1 8 0 11 .139 .217 .179 .396 7 .203 9 27 4 6/4
EWL (1 Yr) 1.5 59 249 219 35 63 8 3 1 21 2 19 .288 .361 .365 .726 100 .352 102 80 6 5 *46
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Season Age Team Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS TB GIDP HBP SH Pos Awards
1934 29 PS NN2 6 22 21 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .095 .095 .095 .190 2 0 0 1
1939 34 NE NN2 4 18 12 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 6 .333 .556 .417 .972 5 0 0 0
2 Yrs 10 40 33 2 6 1 0 0 3 0 6 .182 .308 .212 .520 7 0 0 1
162 Game Avg 162 648 535 32 97 16 0 0 49 0 97 .182 .308 .212 .520 113 0 0 16
PS (1 Yr) 6 22 21 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .095 .095 .095 .190 2 0 0 1
NE (1 Yr) 4 18 12 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 6 .333 .556 .417 .972 5 0 0 0

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Season Age Team Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Pos Awards
1926 21 2TM ECL 94 -13 0 0 -4 2 -15 -1.4 3 -12 -1.1 .449 .495 -0.7 -0.2 -8 *6
1926 21 NS ECL 28 -3 0 0 -1 0 -4 -0.4 1 -3 -0.3 .446 .498 -0.2 -0.1 -2 /6
1926 21 BBS ECL 66 -9 0 0 -3 1 -11 -1.0 2 -8 -0.8 .451 .494 -0.6 -0.1 -6 6
1927 22 BRG ECL 72 -8 0 0 -2 1 -9 -0.8 2 -7 -0.6 .451 .495 -0.4 -0.1 -5 6/4
1932 27 BBS EWL 249 1 0 0 5 2 8 0.7 9 16 1.5 .512 .504 1.0 0.7 11 *46
1933 28 BBS NN2 157 -9 0 0 6 1 -2 -0.2 5 3 0.2 .494 .499 -0.3 0.6 -3 *4
1934 29 PS NN2 257 -21 0 0 12 2 -8 -0.7 9 1 0.2 .489 .495 -1.1 1.3 -10 *4/95
1935 30 PS NN2 224 -5 0 0 -1 2 -4 -0.3 8 4 0.4 .495 .498 0.4 0.1 5 *4 AS
1936 31 2TM NN2 213 -14 0 0 3 2 -10 -0.9 7 -3 -0.2 .485 .494 -0.5 0.4 -6 *4
1936 31 PC NN2 207 -15 0 0 2 2 -11 -1.0 7 -4 -0.3 .482 .494 -0.5 0.3 -6 4
1936 31 NBY NN2 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .601 .501 0.1 0.1 1 /4
1937 32 NE NN2 121 -15 0 0 0 1 -14 -1.2 4 -10 -0.8 .457 .493 -0.9 0.1 -10 4
1938 33 NE NN2 115 -12 0 0 1 1 -10 -0.9 4 -6 -0.5 .468 .494 -0.6 0.1 -7 4
1939 34 NE NN2 134 -8 0 0 0 1 -7 -0.6 5 -2 -0.2 .481 .496 -0.2 0.1 -2 4/6
1940 35 2TM NN2 141 -5 0 0 0 1 -4 -0.3 5 1 0.1 .490 .500 0.0 0.1 1 4/67 AS
1940 35 NE NN2 116 -2 0 0 1 1 1 0.1 4 5 0.4 .503 .500 0.3 0.2 3 4/6
1940 35 NBY NN2 25 -4 0 0 -1 0 -5 -0.4 1 -4 -0.3 .433 .498 -0.3 -0.1 -3 /47
1941 36 NBY NN2 129 -10 0 0 3 2 -6 -0.6 4 -2 -0.2 .481 .496 -0.5 0.4 -4 *4/6 AS
1942 37 NBY NN2 88 -2 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 3 2 0.2 .496 .499 0.2 0.1 2 4
1943 Did not play - Military Service
1944 Did not play - Military Service
1945 40 NBY NN2 36 -1 0 0 -1 0 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.1 .481 .499 0.0 -0.1 0 /4
1946 41 NBY NN2 60 -5 0 0 -1 1 -5 -0.5 2 -3 -0.3 .474 .497 -0.2 -0.1 -2 4
1947 42 NBY NN2 77 -9 0 0 -3 1 -11 -1.0 3 -8 -0.8 .460 .494 -0.5 -0.2 -5 4/5
PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Pos Awards
16 Yrs 2167 -136 -1 0 18 20 -99 -8.9 73 -26 -2.3 .483 .497 -4.2 3.5 -43 465/79
162 Game Avg 649 -41 0 0 5 6 -30 -2.7 22 -8 -0.7 .483 .497 -1.3 1.0 -13
NBY (7 Yrs) 421 -30 0 0 -3 4 -28 -2.7 14 -14 -1.5 .476 .497 -1.2 0.2 -12 4/567
NE (4 Yrs) 486 -36 0 0 2 4 -30 -2.6 16 -13 -1.1 .477 .496 -1.4 0.6 -15 4/6
BBS (3 Yrs) 472 -18 0 0 8 5 -5 -0.5 16 11 0.9 .496 .501 0.2 1.2 2 46
PS (2 Yrs) 481 -26 0 0 11 4 -11 -1.0 16 5 0.5 .492 .497 -0.7 1.4 -6 *4/95
PC (1 Yr) 207 -15 0 0 2 2 -11 -1.0 7 -4 -0.3 .482 .494 -0.5 0.3 -6 4
BRG (1 Yr) 72 -8 0 0 -2 1 -9 -0.8 2 -7 -0.6 .451 .495 -0.4 -0.1 -5 6/4
NS (1 Yr) 28 -3 0 0 -1 0 -4 -0.4 1 -3 -0.3 .446 .498 -0.2 -0.1 -2 /6
NN2 (13 Yrs) 1752 -116 0 0 18 15 -82 -7.4 59 -24 -2.1 .483 .496 -4.1 3.1 -42 45/679
ECL (2 Yrs) 166 -21 0 0 -6 3 -24 -2.2 6 -18 -1.7 .450 .495 -1.2 -0.3 -13 6/4
EWL (1 Yr) 249 1 0 0 5 2 8 0.7 9 16 1.5 .512 .504 1.0 0.7 11 *46

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Season Age Team Lg PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1926 21 2TM ECL 94 .186 1 .106 .058 1.1 7.4 17.6 *6
1926 21 NS ECL 28 .203 11 .115 .111 3.6 3.6 25.0 /6
1926 21 BBS ECL 66 .178 -4 .102 .034 0.0 9.1 15.4 6
1927 22 BRG ECL 72 .225 19 .169 .015 0.0 5.6 33.3 6/4
1932 27 BBS EWL 249 .352 102 .284 .078 0.4 7.6 39.1 *46
1933 28 BBS NN2 157 .265 55 .213 .071 0.0 5.1 59.5 *4
1934 29 PS NN2 257 .236 36 .184 .035 0.0 7.8 33.3 *4/95
1935 30 PS NN2 224 .338 85 .241 .152 1.8 9.4 43.3 *4 AS
1936 31 2TM NN2 213 .285 52 .238 .038 0.0 8.5 33.3 *4
1936 31 PC NN2 207 .280 48 .229 .039 0.0 8.7 31.7 4
1936 31 NBY NN2 6 .472 165 .500 .000 0.0 0.0 66.7 /4
1937 32 NE NN2 121 .211 16 .165 .028 0.0 6.6 71.4 4
1938 33 NE NN2 115 .233 29 .192 .019 0.0 7.0 44.8 4
1939 34 NE NN2 134 .274 60 .221 .049 0.7 8.2 47.4 4/6
1940 35 2TM NN2 141 .316 74 .244 .119 2.1 5.7 44.7 4/67 AS
1940 35 NE NN2 116 .344 91 .260 .146 2.6 6.0 42.4 4/6
1940 35 NBY NN2 25 .191 -4 .174 .000 0.0 4.0 60.0 /47
1941 36 NBY NN2 129 .232 38 .159 .053 0.8 6.2 36.7 *4/6 AS
1942 37 NBY NN2 88 .303 84 .241 .075 1.1 6.8 20.0 4
1943 Did not play - Military Service
1944 Did not play - Military Service
1945 40 NBY NN2 36 .305 77 .258 .000 0.0 8.3 50.0 /4
1946 41 NBY NN2 60 .247 40 .218 .000 0.0 6.7 43.8 4
1947 42 NBY NN2 77 .205 8 .174 .000 0.0 5.2 47.1 4/5
Batting Batting Ratios
PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
16 Yrs 2167 .273 54 .213 .060 0.6 7.2 41.4 465/79
MLB Average .334 100 .284 .112 1.3 8.5 34.5
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Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1934 29 PS NN2 22 .095 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1939 34 NE NN2 18 .333 .083 0.0 33.3 20.0
2 Yrs 40 .182 .030 0.0 15.0 16.7
MLB Average .251 .104 1.3 7.0 30.8
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Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG Awards
1926 21 2TM ECL SS 27 27 216.2 138 52 69 17 6 .877 .912 5.03 5.42 4.48 4.64
1926 21 NS ECL SS 7 7 52.0 31 9 18 4 3 .871 .912 4.67 5.42 3.86 4.64
1926 21 BBS ECL SS 20 20 164.2 107 43 51 13 3 .879 .912 5.14 5.42 4.70 4.64
1927 22 BRG ECL SS 15 14 119.0 82 34 37 11 7 .866 .918 5.37 5.28 4.73 4.93
1927 22 BRG ECL 2B 3 3 21.0 13 1 8 4 0 .692 .941 3.86 5.57 3.00 5.23
1932 27 BBS EWL 2B 50 49 416.2 299 129 159 11 22 .963 .957 6.22 5.68 5.76 6.30
1932 27 BBS EWL SS 10 10 87.0 51 23 26 2 5 .961 .923 5.07 5.07 4.90 5.62
1933 28 BBS NN2 2B 34 303.0 226 92 119 15 14 .934 .932 6.27 5.15 6.21 4.17
1934 29 PS NN2 2B 56 557.0 331 129 191 11 16 .967 .945 5.17 5.14 5.71 4.22
1934 29 PS NN2 RF 2 14.0 4 2 2 0 0 1.000 .970 2.57 1.67 2.00 1.40
1934 29 PS NN2 3B 1 4.0 3 0 2 1 0 .667 .930 4.50 2.93 2.00 2.30
1935 30 PS NN2 2B 55 55 468.2 297 127 151 19 23 .936 .938 5.34 5.30 5.05 3.66 AS
1936 31 2TM NN2 2B 56 56 450.1 309 133 165 11 29 .964 .943 5.96 5.65 5.32 3.93
1936 31 PC NN2 2B 55 55 441.1 299 128 160 11 28 .963 .943 5.87 5.65 5.24 3.93
1936 31 NBY NN2 2B 1 1 9.0 10 5 5 0 1 1.000 .943 10.00 5.70 10.00 3.90
1937 32 NE NN2 2B 28 28 233.0 163 73 87 3 16 .982 .953 6.18 5.70 5.71 3.48
1938 33 NE NN2 2B 28 28 231.2 161 68 83 10 18 .938 .950 5.87 5.64 5.39 3.86
1939 34 NE NN2 2B 28 0.00
1939 34 NE NN2 SS 2 0.00
1940 35 2TM NN2 2B 28 28 228.0 155 67 85 3 10 .981 .959 6.00 5.83 5.43 4.91 AS
1940 35 NE NN2 2B 24 24 198.0 137 59 75 3 8 .978 .959 6.09 5.83 5.58 4.91
1940 35 NBY NN2 2B 4 4 30.0 18 8 10 0 2 1.000 .959 5.40 5.82 4.50 4.90
1940 35 NE NN2 SS 3 3 24.1 17 6 8 3 2 .824 .919 5.18 5.36 4.67 4.50 AS
1940 35 NBY NN2 LF 2 2 14.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .960 1.29 1.67 1.00 1.40 AS
1941 36 NBY NN2 2B 31 31 238.1 150 55 90 5 8 .967 .952 5.48 5.40 4.68 4.36 AS
1941 36 NBY NN2 SS 3 0 9.0 3 0 2 1 0 .667 .930 2.00 5.20 0.67 4.17 AS
1942 37 NBY NN2 2B 21 0.00
1943 Did not play - Military Service
1944 Did not play - Military Service
1945 40 NBY NN2 2B 8 8 70.0 57 31 24 2 1 .965 .955 7.07 5.44 6.88 4.01
1946 41 NBY NN2 2B 19 19 146.2 102 44 57 1 7 .990 .954 6.20 5.46 5.32 4.17
1947 42 NBY NN2 2B 16 14 104.0 62 26 35 1 7 .984 .951 5.28 5.64 3.81 3.78
1947 42 NBY NN2 3B 9 6 55.0 25 14 11 0 0 1.000 .923 4.09 2.98 2.78 1.99
Standard Range Factor
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG Awards
16 Yrs 531 379 3983.1 2644 1104 1409 131 191 .950 .944 5.68 5.41 4.73 3.92
2B (15 Yrs) 2B 461 319 3468.1 2325 975 1254 96 171 .959 .947 5.78 5.47 4.84 3.86
SS (6 Yrs) SS 60 54 456.0 291 115 142 34 20 .883 .916 5.07 5.31 4.28 4.69
3B (2 Yrs) 3B 10 6 59.0 28 14 13 1 0 .964 .924 4.12 2.97 2.70 2.02
LF (1 Yr) LF 2 2 14.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .960 1.29 1.67 1.00 1.40
RF (1 Yr) RF 2 14.0 4 2 2 0 0 1.000 .970 2.57 1.67 2.00 1.40
Standard Fielding Table
Standard Range Factor
Season Age Team Lg Pos G Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G Awards
1934 29 PS NN2 2B 6 159.0 30 9 21 0 2 1.000 1.70 5.00
1939 34 NE NN2 2B 4 0.0 0 0 0 0.00
2 Yrs 10 159.0 30 9 21 0 2 1.000 1.70 3.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Dick Seay born?

Dick Seay was born on November 30, 1904.

Where was Dick Seay born?

Dick Seay was born in West New York, NJ.

How tall was Dick Seay?

Dick Seay was 5-7 (170 cm) tall.

How much did Dick Seay weigh when playing?

Dick Seay weighed 162 lbs (73 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Dick Seay play?

Dick Seay played 16 seasons.

Is Dick Seay in the Hall of Fame?

Dick Seay has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Dick Seay play?

Dick Seay was a Second Baseman and Shortstop.

How many hits did Dick Seay have?

Dick Seay had 419 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Dick Seay have?

Dick Seay had 12 home runs over his career.

What was Dick Seay's average?

Dick Seay had a .218 average over his career.

How many teams has Dick Seay played for?

Dick Seay played for 9 teams; the Baltimore Black Sox, Newark Stars, Brooklyn Royal Giants, Baltimore Black Sox, Baltimore Sox, Philadelphia Stars, New York Black Yankees, Pittsburgh Crawfords and Newark Eagles.

How many World Series has Dick Seay won?

Dick Seay never won a World Series.

When did Dick Seay retire?

Dick Seay last played in 1947.

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