Dick Wakefield
1941–1952 · bats L / throws R · ALS, Detroit Tigers, New York Giants, New York Yankees
638G
.294AVG
.397OBP
.447SLG
626H
56HR
315RBI
11SB
2Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 638 | 2,506 | 2,132 | 333 | 626 | 102 | 29 | 56 | 315 | 361 | 272 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 954 | .294 | .397 | .447 | .844 |
Streaks
20longest hitting streak · 1943-04-25 to 1943-05-22
30longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Triple Play | 1946-05-22 | 1 in 497 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1946-06-02 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 37 | 5 hits | 1946-08-09 | 1 in 1,624 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 330 | 1299 | 337 | 34 | 178 | 194 | 127 | .306 | .409 | .484 |
| Away | 308 | 1207 | 289 | 22 | 137 | 167 | 145 | .280 | .378 | .408 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 45 | 164 | 29 | 2 | 21 | 24 | 26 | .207 | .323 | .307 |
| May | 93 | 359 | 85 | 4 | 27 | 43 | 39 | .271 | .357 | .382 |
| June | 84 | 326 | 92 | 8 | 45 | 47 | 34 | .330 | .426 | .495 |
| July | 133 | 518 | 139 | 13 | 73 | 66 | 43 | .310 | .396 | .487 |
| August | 148 | 592 | 139 | 12 | 68 | 92 | 52 | .279 | .390 | .426 |
| September | 128 | 521 | 136 | 17 | 77 | 86 | 75 | .316 | .426 | .500 |
| October | 7 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | .261 | .346 | .348 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| boston-red-sox | 101 | 386 | 98 | 8 | 42 | 59 | 41 | .301 | .407 | .448 |
| cleveland-guardians | 96 | 390 | 96 | 8 | 56 | 48 | 55 | .282 | .369 | .429 |
| new-york-yankees | 91 | 349 | 93 | 13 | 50 | 47 | 39 | .312 | .401 | .530 |
| st-louis-browns | 89 | 351 | 74 | 9 | 51 | 62 | 44 | .257 | .387 | .424 |
| chicago-white-sox | 88 | 344 | 84 | 7 | 49 | 50 | 39 | .289 | .390 | .430 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 87 | 350 | 100 | 7 | 40 | 50 | 27 | .333 | .429 | .483 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 83 | 333 | 81 | 4 | 27 | 44 | 26 | .282 | .375 | .390 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1.000 | — |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 |  Detroit Tigers | 7 | 7 | 1 | – | – | – | .143 | – | – |
| 1943 | Detroit Tigers | 155 | 633 | 200 | 7 | 79 | 4 | .316 | – | – |
| 1944 | Detroit Tigers | 78 | 276 | 99 | 12 | 53 | 2 | .359 | – | – |
| 1946 | Detroit Tigers | 111 | 396 | 106 | 12 | 59 | 3 | .268 | – | – |
| 1947 | Detroit Tigers | 112 | 368 | 104 | 8 | 51 | 2 | .283 | – | – |
| 1948 | Detroit Tigers | 110 | 322 | 89 | 11 | 53 | – | .276 | – | – |
| 1949 | Detroit Tigers | 59 | 126 | 26 | 6 | 19 | – | .206 | – | – |
| 1950 |  New York Yankees | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | – | .500 | – | – |
| 1952 |  New York Giants | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |