Duffy Dyer

Born: 8/15/1945 in Dayton, OH, USA

MLB Debut: 1968-09-21 | Final Game: 1981-04-15

Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 6'0" | Weight: 187 lbs

Full name: Don Robert Dyer

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Biography

Duffy Dyer, born in 1945, was a professional baseball player whose career spanned from 1968 to 1981. Primarily known as a position player, Dyer played a total of 722 games in Major League Baseball. Over the course of his career, he amassed 441 hits, 30 home runs, and 173 RBIs, culminating in a batting average of .221. He also demonstrated speed on the base paths, contributing 10 stolen bases to his overall performance. Dyer's playing career took place during a transformative era in baseball, marked by the evolution of the game in the late 1960s and 1970s. While he may not have been among the league's top stars, his contributions to his teams were significant during a time when the game was increasingly focused on power hitting and pitching dominance. Dyer's role as a reliable player off the bench and his versatility on the field helped define his legacy in a competitive environment. He retired from professional baseball on April 15, 1981, leaving behind a career that reflected the challenges and opportunities faced by players of his time.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
722	1993	151	441	74	11	30	173	10	228	415	0.221	0.306	0.315	0.620	-3476.2

Career AVG .221 vs. league average .255 across their career seasons — 13.3% below league average.

Career OBP .306 vs. league average .322 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .315 vs. league average .375 across their career seasons — 16.0% below league average.

Career OPS 0.620 vs. league average 0.696 across their career seasons — 10.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1968	NYN	NL	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1969	NYN	NL	29	74	5	19	3	1	3	12	0	4	22	0.257	.248 (+3%)	.320 (-8%)	.369 (+21%)	.689 (+7%)	56.8
1970	NYN	NL	59	148	8	31	1	0	2	12	1	21	32	0.209	.253 (-18%)	.325 (-6%)	.385 (-33%)	.711 (-21%)	-464.0
1971	NYN	NL	59	169	13	39	7	1	2	18	1	14	45	0.231	.249 (-7%)	.316 (-8%)	.365 (-13%)	.682 (-10%)	-300.9
1972	NYN	NL	94	325	33	75	17	3	8	36	0	28	71	0.231	.243 (-5%)	.310 (-4%)	.353 (+6%)	.664 (+2%)	30.6
1973	NYN	NL	70	189	9	35	6	1	1	9	0	13	40	0.185	.256 (-28%)	.325 (-25%)	.378 (-36%)	.703 (-31%)	-1017.0
1974	NYN	NL	63	142	14	30	1	1	0	10	0	18	15	0.211	.256 (-18%)	.324 (-7%)	.369 (-37%)	.693 (-23%)	-502.8
1975	PIT	NL	48	132	8	30	5	2	3	16	0	6	22	0.227	.257 (-12%)	.327 (-19%)	.374 (-3%)	.701 (-10%)	-271.4
1976	PIT	NL	69	184	12	41	8	0	3	9	0	29	35	0.223	.255 (-13%)	.320 (+5%)	.360 (-13%)	.681 (-4%)	-29.2
1977	PIT	NL	94	270	27	65	11	1	3	19	6	54	49	0.241	.264 (-9%)	.329 (+12%)	.401 (-20%)	.730 (-5%)	-31.4
1978	PIT	NL	58	175	7	37	8	1	0	13	2	18	32	0.211	.257 (-18%)	.323 (-9%)	.378 (-29%)	.702 (-20%)	-559.3
1979	WSN	NL	28	74	4	18	6	0	1	8	0	9	17	0.243	.265 (-8%)	.329 (-1%)	.397 (-8%)	.727 (-5%)	-53.2
1980	DET	AL	48	108	11	20	1	0	4	11	0	13	34	0.185	.264 (-30%)	.326 (-16%)	.387 (-21%)	.714 (-19%)	-334.4
1981	DET	AL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1975	NLCS	PIT	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	.000
1969	WS	NYN	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
C	634	545	3501	291	30	52
OF	1	0	0	0	1	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1968	NYN	C	1	1	8	0	0	0
1969	NYN	C	19	18	105	10	1	0
1970	NYN	C	57	41	294	20	3	6
1971	NYN	C	53	44	336	21	3	3
1972	NYN	C	91	91	690	61	5	12
1972	NYN	OF	1	0	0	0	1	0
1973	NYN	C	60	45	308	26	2	7
1974	NYN	C	45	35	196	19	4	4
1975	PIT	C	36	32	187	14	2	0
1976	PIT	C	58	53	279	37	2	4
1977	PIT	C	93	84	502	41	2	10
1978	PIT	C	55	54	326	22	3	3
1979	MON	C	27	21	141	10	1	1
1980	DET	C	37	26	129	10	2	2
1981	DET	C	2	0	0	0	0	0