Jimmy Dykes

Third Base

1918—1939

jimmy-dykes
Player LeveL
Star
Top 100 Rank
NR
Third Base RANK
#99

Player Detail

James Joseph
GIVEN NAME
Dykes
SURNAME
November 10, 1896, in Philadelphia, PA
BORN
June 15, 1976, in Philadelphia, PA, USA
DIED
1918—1939
Playing Career
Played from 21-42
PLAYING AGE
Philadelphia A's
Chicago White Sox
Teams Played For
Third Base
PRIMARY POSITION
Philadelphia A's
PRIMARY TEAM
NONE
World Series titles
NONE
NICKNAME
5
UNIFORM NUMBER
#7 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
5-9 / 185
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Right / Right
BATTED / THREW
May 6, 1918
Major League Debut
October 1, 1939
FINAL GAME

WHO IS Jimmy Dykes?

Sort of a Forrest Gump of baseball: he played during the Babe Ruth era and witnessed many of the greatest players of all time; he starred for the A’s when they captured three straight flags under Connie Mack; he played in Chicago and was in uniform for baseball’s first annual All-Star Game; his managerial career spanned four decades, and he remains the winningest skipper in White Sox history; he was the first manager to win 1,000 games and not win a pennant. He succeeded Mack as manager of the A’s, ending an era, and Dykes was the first man to manage the Baltimore Orioles in the American League. He was a teammate of Ty Cobb, played against Ted Williams, and managed against Mickey Mantle.
  • Jimmy Dykes Scouting Report

60

HITTING

40

POWER

50

RUNNING

60

FIELDING

60

THROWING
20 = NOT MLB CALIBER
30 = WELL BELOW AVG
40 = Below Average
50 = MLB AVERAGE
60 = ABOVE AVG
70 = EXCELLENT
80 = RARE, ELITE
Beginning in 1917, Dykes was in professional baseball continuously for 48 years: as player for 17 seasons; as a player/manager for six; and as a manager or coach for the last 25. He was in uniform for more than 6,000 big league games.

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
2282
2256
108
1069
.280
2 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS
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Teammate Team

CATCHER:
First Base:
Second Base:
Shortstop:
Third Base:
Left Field:
Center Field:
Right Field:
Pitcher:
pitcher:
manager:
Mickey Cochrane
Zeke Bonura
Eddie Collins
Luke Appling
Jimmie Foxx
Al Simmons
Ty Cobb
Bing Miller
Lefty Grove
Ted Lyons
Connie Mack

BEST SEASON

1929 Philadelphia A's

32 Years Old

.327
AVG
13
HR
79
RBI
76
RUNS
.412
OBP
131
HITS
34
2B
6
3B
.539
SLG
51
BB
8
SB
4.1
WAR

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.280
.365
.399

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

VERSUS HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.764
.732
104.4

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

Hall of Fame Worthy?

JAWS JAWS BY HOFER
27.7
57.0

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

One Degree Of Separation

Connie Mack
Mack said Dykes was his favorite all-time player

Contemporaries

Joe Dugan
Bob Jones

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Jimmy Dykes 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
Dykes
516
145
71
29
6
7
69
61
55
4
206
214
.280
.365
.399
764
AVG 3B
528
147
75
26
7
6
52
43
9
204
202
.278
.346
.386
.732

Jimmy Dykes Rankings

AT Third Base BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
99
80
NR
66
78
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT Third Base BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
56
96
NR
NR
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Jimmy Dykes PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
34.1
21.4
14.1
10.6
2.42
70.0
44.1
31.5
21.6
5.03
BLUE = Jimmy Dykes
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME 3B

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
246.9
120.4
82.1
56.8
17.5
347.8
200.2
143.2
95.5
25.6
BLUE = Jimmy Dykes
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME 3B

— Explanation of Advanced Statistics —

Wins Above Replacement is a non-standardized sabermetric statistic developed to sum up a player’s total contributions to his team. A player’s WAR value is claimed to be the number of additional wins his team has achieved above the number of expected team wins if that player were substituted with a replacement-level player:

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called PLAYER PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Wins Above Replacement (WAR) per season (calculated for 162 games).

Advanced statistical method devised by Bill James. A Win Share represents one-third of a team win, by definition, and takes into account defense, offense, baserunning, park effects, and level of competition, era, and many other factors.

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Win Shares per season (calculated for 162 games).

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