Dick Allen

First Base

1963—1977

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Player LeveL
Elite
Top 100 Rank
NR
First Base RANK
#14

Player Detail

Richard Anthony
GIVEN NAME
Allen
SURNAME
March 8, 1942, in Wampum, PA
BORN
December 7, 2020, in Wampum, PA, USA
DIED
1963—1977
Playing Career
Played from 21-35
PLAYING AGE
Philadelphia Phillies
St. Louis Cardinals
Los Angeles Dodgers
Chicago White Sox
Oakland A's
Teams Played For
First Base
PRIMARY POSITION
Philadelphia Phillies
PRIMARY TEAM
NONE
World Series titles
Wampum Walloper, Richie, Crash
NICKNAME
15
UNIFORM NUMBER
#3 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
5-11 / 187
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Right / Right
BATTED / THREW
September 3, 1963
Major League Debut
June 19, 1977
FINAL GAME
— Phillies ALL-TIME TEAM —

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WHO IS Dick Allen?

One of the greatest hitters in baseball for a decade, but maligned by racial prejudice and drinking problems.
The scout who signed Dick Allen had once pitched in the big leagues, and he claimed only Babe Ruth had hit the ball harder than Allen.
  • Dick Allen Scouting Report

70

HITTING

70

POWER

60

RUNNING

40

FIELDING

40

THROWING
20 = NOT MLB CALIBER
30 = WELL BELOW AVG
40 = Below Average
50 = MLB AVERAGE
60 = ABOVE AVG
70 = EXCELLENT
80 = RARE, ELITE

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
1749
1848
351
1119
.292
7 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS
1972 AL MVP

VS. HALL OF FAMERS

JAWS JAWS BY HOFER
52.3
52.3

PLAYER JAWS COMPARED TO HOF PLAYER AT HIS POSITION. JAWS = AVERAGE OF CAREER WAR & WAR7.

VS. HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.912
.761
120.2

PLAYER OPS COMPARED TO AVERAGE PLAYER AT HIS POSITION IN HIS LEAGUE AND ERA. OPS = ON-BASE + SLUGGING.

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.292
.378
.534

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

Contemporaries

Willie McCovey
Tony Perez
Lee May

Teammate Team

CATCHER:
First Base:
Second Base:
Shortstop:
Third Base:
Left Field:
Center Field:
Right Field:
Pitcher:
pitcher:
manager:
Bob Boone
Bill White
Tony Taylor
Bucky Dent
Mike Schmidt
Tony Gonzalez
Tony Armas
Johnny Callison
Jim Bunning
Bob Gibson
Chuck Tanner

Dick Allen Per Season

PER 600 PLATE APPEARANCES COMPARED TO Contemporaries AT HIS POSITION

AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB TB TRB AVG OBP SLG OPS
Allen
519
152
90
26
6
29
92
73
128
11
277
226
.292
.378
.534
912
AVG 1B
533
142
68
23
3
18
55
86
5
226
201
.266
.336
.424
.761

Dick Allen Rankings

AT First Base BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
14
19
7
17
7
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT First Base BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
17
10
13
6
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Dick Allen PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
58.8
45.9
31.6
24.9
5.44
62.1
42.4
30.7
21.0
5.09
BLUE = Dick Allen
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME 1B

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
342.2
240.6
169.4
117.8
31.6
348.1
202.5
145.2
97.0
26.5
BLUE = Dick Allen
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME 1B