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

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

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1946	20	-3.2	Oneonta	CAML	C	BOS	3	7	.300	5.45	7.50	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
1947	21	0.1	Wellsville	PONY	D	BOS	13	4	.765	1.97	2.90	21	16		13	1		155.0	122	50	34		53		141	1		2		1.129	7.1		3.1	8.2	2.66
1948	22	-1.9	Roanoke	PIED	B	BOS	15	11	.577	3.29	3.73	31			18	2		227.0	180	94	83		97		164	0	0	4		1.220	7.1		3.8	6.5	1.69
1949	23	-1.1	Scranton	EL	A	BOS	12	8	.600	3.40	4.35	31	24		11	1		180.0	151	87	68		90		133	2	1	1		1.339	7.6		4.5	6.7	1.48
1950	24	-2.9	Birmingham	SOUA	AA	BOS	10	3	.769	2.90	3.27	17			10	4		121.0	93	44	39		46		103	0	0	2		1.149	6.9		3.4	7.7	2.24
1950	24	-4.7	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	2	2	.500	9.26	9.64	15	2	5	0	0	1	23.1	27	25	24	7	24	0	13	1	0	1	117	2.186	10.4	2.7	9.3	5.0	0.54
1951	25	-2.1	Memphis	SOUA	AA	CHW	13	11	.542	3.72	4.91	28	25		12	0		196.0	179	107	81		85		195	2	0	5		1.347	8.2		3.9	9.0	2.29
1951	25	-4.2	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	1	1	.500	8.38	11.17	4	2	0	0	0	0	9.2	9	12	9	1	17	0	7	0	0	0	54	2.690	8.4	0.9	15.8	6.5	0.41
1952	26		2 Teams	AL	Maj	SLB-DET	2	6	.250	3.54	4.02	35	6	19	3	0	1	94.0	81	42	37	8	42	2	66	0	0	2	402	1.309	7.8	0.8	4.0	6.3	1.57
1952	26	-2.1	Buffalo	IL	AAA	DET	1	1	.500	5.40	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
1952	26	-4.1	DET	AL	Maj	DET	0	3	.000	4.34	4.53	28	1	17	0	0	1	47.2	46	24	23	4	25	1	32	0	0	2	212	1.490	8.7	0.8	4.7	6.0	1.28
1952	26	-4.1	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	2	3	.400	2.72	3.50	7	5	2	3	0	0	46.1	35	18	14	4	17	1	34	0	0	0	190	1.122	6.8	0.8	3.3	6.6	2.00
1953	27	-2.9	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	7	12	.368	5.08	5.49	36	22	6	2	0	0	152.1	153	93	86	17	84	5	104	4	0	5	680	1.556	9.0	1.0	5.0	6.1	1.24
1954	28		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	PIT	10	11	.476	3.86	4.75	26	21	2	7	1	0	161.0	148	85	69	10	91	1	97	3	0	2	717	1.484	8.3	0.6	5.1	5.4	1.07
1954	28	-0.5	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	10	11	.476	3.60	4.53	23	21	1	7	1	0	155.0	140	78	62	10	85	1	92	2	0	2	686	1.452	8.1	0.6	4.9	5.3	1.08
1954	28	-0.6	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	0	0		10.50	10.50	3	0	1	0	0	0	6.0	8	7	7	0	6	0	5	1	0	0	31	2.333	12.0	0.0	9.0	7.5	0.83
1955	29	1.0	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	5	12	.294	5.12	6.30	35	17	5	4	1	0	130.0	148	91	74	15	68	8	70	2	1	5	598	1.662	10.2	1.0	4.7	4.8	1.03
1956	30		3 Teams	NL	Maj	PIT-NYG-STL	4	6	.400	4.37	4.68	40	11	8	0	0	2	119.1	101	62	58	20	49	6	80	0	0	3	494	1.257	7.6	1.5	3.7	6.0	1.63
1956	30	1.4	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	0	0		4.26	5.68	6	2	0	0	0	0	12.2	14	8	6	2	6	0	10	0	0	2	55	1.579	9.9	1.4	4.3	7.1	1.67
1956	30	1.4	STL	NL	Maj	STL	0	2	.000	7.45	8.38	3	2	0	0	0	0	9.2	9	9	8	2	4	1	5	0	0	0	43	1.345	8.4	1.9	3.7	4.7	1.25
1956	30	1.4	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	4	4	.500	4.08	4.18	31	7	8	0	0	2	97.0	78	45	44	16	39	5	65	0	0	1	396	1.206	7.2	1.5	3.6	6.0	1.67
1957	31	3.4	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	2	3	.400	5.35	6.30	48	2	14	0	0	4	65.2	76	46	39	12	37	4	51	1	0	2	306	1.721	10.4	1.6	5.1	7.0	1.38
1958	32	5.0	Wichita	AA	AAA	MLN	13	4	.765	2.93	3.27	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
1958	32	4.3	MLN	NL	Maj	MLN	0	1	.000	4.26	7.11	4	0	2	0	0	1	6.1	7	5	3	2	1	0	7	1	0	0	27	1.263	9.9	2.8	1.4	9.9	7.00
1959	33	5.5	Louisville	AA	AAA	MLN	3	7	.300	4.08	4.40	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
1960	34		2 Teams	AA	AAA	MLN-PHI	0	2				11	2		0	0		17.0	28	15	14	2	10	2	8	0	0	1
1960	34	6.8	Louisville	AA	AAA	MLN						2
1960	34	6.8	Indianapolis	AA	AAA	PHI						9
1961	35	9.1	Dallas-Fort Worth	AA	AAA	LAA	5	9	.357	4.83	5.21	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
1962	36	10.0	Dallas-Fort Worth	AA	AAA	PHI	2	1	.667	2.74	4.11	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
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (9 seasons)					Majors		33	54	.379	4.71	5.45	243	83	61	16	2	9	761.2	750	461	399	92	413	26	495	12	1	20	3395	1.527	8.9	1.1	4.9	5.8	1.20
Minors (12 seasons)					Minors		90	66				253	135	2	86	14		1353.0	1192	631	519	41	566	10	1030	11	2	25
All Levels (17 Seasons)							123	120				496	218	63	102	16	9	2114.2	1942	1092	918	133	979	36	1525	23	3	45	3395

AAA (6 seasons)					Minors		24	22				110	58		19	6		408.0	414	194	174	41	128	10	252	2	0	6
AA (2 seasons)					Minors		23	14	.622	3.41	4.29	45	25		22	4		317.0	272	151	120		131		298	2	0	7		1.271	7.7		3.7	8.5	2.27
A (1 season)					Minors		12	8	.600	3.40	4.35	31	24		11	1		180.0	151	87	68		90		133	2	1	1		1.339	7.6		4.5	6.7	1.48
B (1 season)					Minors		15	11	.577	3.29	3.73	31			18	2		227.0	180	94	83		97		164	0	0	4		1.220	7.1		3.8	6.5	1.69
C (1 season)					Minors		3	7	.300	5.45	7.50	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
D (1 season)					Minors		13	4	.765	1.97	2.90	21	16		13	1		155.0	122	50	34		53		141	1		2		1.129	7.1		3.1	8.2	2.66