Dazzy Vance
Charles Arthur Vance
Born: March 4, 1891
Orient, IA USA
Deceased: 1961
Homosassa Springs, FL USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P, PH
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 200
Career: 1915-1935
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 1955.
Minor League Statistics
Dazzy Vance compiled a career record of 197 wins and 140 losses in his 442-game career with the Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yankees, Brooklyn Robins, Brooklyn Dodgers, St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds. He began playing during the 1915 season and last took the field during the 1935 campaign. Vance was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1955.
 Pittsburgh Pirates |
 New York Yankees |
 Brooklyn Robins |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
 St. Louis Cardinals |
 Cincinnati Reds |
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 1 | .000 | 10.13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 1915 | AL | New York Yankees | 0 | 3 | .000 | 3.54 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28.0 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 120 |
| 1918 | AL | New York Yankees | 0 | 0 | 15.43 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |
| 1922 | NL | Brooklyn Robins | 18 | 12 | .600 | 3.70 | 36 | 30 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 245.7 | 259 | 122 | 101 | 9 | 94 | 0 | 134 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1069 |
| 1923 | NL | Brooklyn Robins | 18 | 15 | .545 | 3.50 | 37 | 35 | 2 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 280.3 | 263 | 127 | 109 | 10 | 100 | 0 | 197 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 1187 |
| 1924 | NL | Brooklyn Robins | 28 | 6 | .824 | 2.16 | 35 | 34 | 1 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 308.3 | 238 | 89 | 74 | 11 | 77 | 0 | 262 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1221 |
| 1925 | NL | Brooklyn Robins | 22 | 9 | .710 | 3.53 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 265.3 | 247 | 115 | 104 | 8 | 66 | 0 | 221 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1089 |
| 1926 | NL | Brooklyn Robins | 9 | 10 | .474 | 3.89 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 169.0 | 172 | 80 | 73 | 7 | 58 | 0 | 140 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 713 |
| 1927 | NL | Brooklyn Robins | 16 | 15 | .516 | 2.70 | 34 | 32 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 273.3 | 242 | 98 | 82 | 12 | 69 | 0 | 184 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1123 |
| 1928 | NL | Brooklyn Robins | 22 | 10 | .688 | 2.09 | 38 | 32 | 5 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 280.3 | 226 | 79 | 65 | 11 | 72 | 0 | 200 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1126 |
| 1929 | NL | Brooklyn Robins | 14 | 13 | .519 | 3.89 | 31 | 26 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 231.3 | 244 | 110 | 100 | 15 | 47 | 0 | 126 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 978 |
| 1930 | NL | Brooklyn Robins | 17 | 15 | .531 | 2.61 | 35 | 31 | 3 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 258.7 | 241 | 97 | 75 | 15 | 55 | 0 | 173 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1061 |
| 1931 | NL | Brooklyn Robins | 11 | 13 | .458 | 3.38 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 218.7 | 221 | 99 | 82 | 12 | 53 | 0 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 918 |
| 1932 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 12 | 11 | .522 | 4.20 | 27 | 24 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 175.7 | 171 | 90 | 82 | 10 | 57 | 0 | 103 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 742 |
| 1933 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 6 | 2 | .750 | 3.55 | 28 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 99.0 | 105 | 42 | 39 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 67 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 427 |
| 1934 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 0 | 2 | .000 | 7.50 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 28 | 21 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 93 |
| 1934 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 1 | .500 | 3.66 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 59.0 | 62 | 26 | 24 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 248 |
| 1935 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 3 | 2 | .600 | 4.41 | 20 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 51.0 | 55 | 29 | 25 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 225 |
| Totals | 197 | 140 | .585 | 3.24 | 442 | 347 | 53 | 216 | 29 | 11 | 2966.7 | 2809 | 1246 | 1068 | 132 | 840 | 0 | 2045 | 77 | 2 | 37 | 12369 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1915 | AL | New York Yankees | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .667 | .833 | 1.000 | 1.833 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1918 | AL | New York Yankees | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1922 | NL | Brooklyn Robins | 36 | 100 | 89 | 9 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25 | .225 | .266 | .258 | .524 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1923 | NL | Brooklyn Robins | 37 | 104 | 83 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 28 | .084 | .216 | .145 | .361 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1924 | NL | Brooklyn Robins | 35 | 125 | 106 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 29 | .151 | .231 | .208 | .438 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1925 | NL | Brooklyn Robins | 31 | 109 | 98 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 33 | .143 | .215 | .265 | .480 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1926 | NL | Brooklyn Robins | 24 | 62 | 55 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | .182 | .237 | .182 | .419 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1927 | NL | Brooklyn Robins | 34 | 102 | 90 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 26 | .167 | .219 | .200 | .419 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1928 | NL | Brooklyn Robins | 38 | 108 | 96 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 34 | .177 | .262 | .240 | .501 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1929 | NL | Brooklyn Robins | 31 | 82 | 74 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 21 | .135 | .200 | .176 | .376 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1930 | NL | Brooklyn Robins | 35 | 100 | 89 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 26 | .135 | .206 | .157 | .363 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1931 | NL | Brooklyn Robins | 30 | 79 | 67 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20 | .134 | .194 | .134 | .329 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1932 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 27 | 65 | 56 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | .089 | .150 | .089 | .239 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1933 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 28 | 31 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .179 | .179 | .214 | .393 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1934 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .750 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1934 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 19 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .133 | .133 | .333 | .467 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1935 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 20 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .059 | .059 | .059 | .118 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 442 | 1112 | 971 | 68 | 146 | 23 | 1 | 7 | 75 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 287 | .150 | .219 | .198 | .417 | 192 | 4 | 7 | 55 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.000 | |
| 1915 | AL | New York Yankees | P | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 1.000 | |
| 1918 | AL | New York Yankees | P | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| 1922 | NL | Brooklyn Robins | P | 36 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 51 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.694 | |
| 1923 | NL | Brooklyn Robins | P | 37 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 54 | 2 | 3 | .971 | 1.784 | |
| 1924 | NL | Brooklyn Robins | P | 35 | 0 | 0.0 | 16 | 58 | 1 | 3 | .987 | 2.114 | |
| 1925 | NL | Brooklyn Robins | P | 31 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 55 | 1 | 1 | .985 | 2.097 | |
| 1926 | NL | Brooklyn Robins | P | 24 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 41 | 1 | 2 | .979 | 1.917 | |
| 1927 | NL | Brooklyn Robins | P | 34 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | 42 | 3 | 2 | .949 | 1.647 | |
| 1928 | NL | Brooklyn Robins | P | 38 | 0 | 0.0 | 17 | 55 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | 1.895 | |
| 1929 | NL | Brooklyn Robins | P | 31 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.000 | |
| 1930 | NL | Brooklyn Robins | P | 35 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 44 | 5 | 1 | .907 | 1.400 | |
| 1931 | NL | Brooklyn Robins | P | 30 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.667 | |
| 1932 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | P | 27 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 32 | 1 | 3 | .975 | 1.444 | |
| 1933 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 28 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 0 | .905 | .679 | |
| 1934 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | P | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .833 | |
| 1934 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 19 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | .579 | |
| 1935 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | P | 20 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .550 | |
| Totals | 442 | 0 | 0.0 | 126 | 570 | 18 | 29 | .975 | 1.575 |
Postseason - Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | P | 1 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
Awards
1923 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star P4
1924 - NL Pitching Triple Crown
1924 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star P1
1924 - NL Most Valuable Player
1925 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star P1
1928 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star P1
1930 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star P3
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
