Clay Dalrymple was born on Thursday, December 3, 1936, in Chico, California. Dalrymple was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 24, 1960, with the Philadelphia Phillies. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Clay Dalrymple baseball stats page.
"Clay credited his quick release more than his arm strength. 'Every instant, every split second counted. Facing somebody like Maury Wills, I thought, what do I have to do to cut him down? It was always going to be a bang-bang play anyway. Grab the ball and don’t look for the seam -- get rid of it. It was almost a sidearm throw sometimes.'" - Costello, Rory. Baseball Historian. Clay Dalrymple. SABR Baseball Biography
Clay DalrympleClay 'Dimples' Dalrymple Autograph on a 1970 Topps Baseball Card (#319 | Checklist) |
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Clay DalrympleClay Dalrymple Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Clay DalrympleClay Dalrymple Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1960 | 24 | Phillies | 82 | 158 | 11 | 43 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | .272 | .343 | .411 |
1961 | 25 | Phillies | 129 | 378 | 23 | 83 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 42 | 30 | 9 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 11 | .220 | .281 | .294 |
1962 | 26 | Phillies | 123 | 370 | 40 | 102 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 54 | 70 | 7 | 32 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | .276 | .393 | .416 |
1963 | 27 | Phillies | 142 | 452 | 40 | 114 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 40 | 45 | 15 | 55 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 8 | .252 | .327 | .365 |
1964 | 28 | Phillies | 127 | 382 | 36 | 91 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 46 | 39 | 6 | 40 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 7 | .238 | .303 | .343 |
1965 | 29 | Phillies | 103 | 301 | 14 | 64 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 34 | 7 | 37 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | .213 | .292 | .302 |
1966 | 30 | Phillies | 114 | 331 | 30 | 81 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 60 | 10 | 57 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .245 | .365 | .338 |
1967 | 31 | Phillies | 101 | 268 | 12 | 46 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 36 | 6 | 49 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 9 | .172 | .271 | .239 |
1968 | 32 | Phillies | 85 | 241 | 19 | 50 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 22 | 9 | 57 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | .207 | .272 | .290 |
1969 | 33 | Orioles | 37 | 80 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .238 | .340 | .388 |
1970 | 34 | Orioles | 13 | 32 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .219 | .350 | .344 |
1971 | 35 | Orioles | 23 | 49 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .204 | .409 | .286 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
12 Years | 1,079 | 3,042 | 243 | 710 | 98 | 23 | 55 | 0 | 327 | 387 | 77 | 403 | 54 | 27 | 22 | 66 | .233 | .322 | .335 |
Clay DalrympleClay Dalrymple Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1960 Phillies | C | 48 | 32 | 946 | 204 | 4.3 | 197 | 172 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 12 | .966 | 5.62 |
1961 Phillies | C | 122 | 107 | 2,817 | 651 | 5.3 | 637 | 551 | 86 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 36 | 45 | .978 | 6.11 |
1962 Phillies | C | 119 | 107 | 2,885 | 705 | 5.9 | 696 | 635 | 61 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 38 | 28 | .987 | 6.51 |
1963 Phillies | C | 142 | 135 | 3,497 | 990 | 7.0 | 971 | 881 | 90 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 56 | 50 | .981 | 7.50 |
1964 Phillies | C | 124 | 110 | 2,973 | 805 | 6.5 | 798 | 737 | 61 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 32 | 31 | .991 | 7.25 |
1965 Phillies | C | 102 | 85 | 2,338 | 732 | 7.2 | 727 | 657 | 70 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 34 | 36 | .993 | 8.40 |
1966 Phillies | C | 110 | 95 | 2,641 | 668 | 6.1 | 663 | 615 | 48 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 29 | .993 | 6.78 |
1967 Phillies | C | 97 | 80 | 2,188 | 621 | 6.4 | 617 | 558 | 59 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 30 | .994 | 7.61 |
1968 Phillies | C | 80 | 71 | 1,915 | 502 | 6.3 | 497 | 463 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 31 | 20 | .990 | 7.01 |
1969 Orioles | C | 30 | 23 | 624 | 133 | 4.4 | 133 | 116 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1.000 | 5.75 |
1970 Orioles | C | 11 | 10 | 266 | 86 | 7.8 | 86 | 78 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1.000 | 8.73 |
1971 Orioles | C | 18 | 14 | 413 | 104 | 5.8 | 101 | 94 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | .971 | 6.60 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
C Totals | 1,003 | 869 | 23,503 | 6,201 | 6.2 | 6,123 | 5,557 | 566 | 78 | 79 | 91 | 321 | 306 | .987 | 7.03 | |
12 Years | 1,003 | 869 | 23,503 | 6,201 | 6.2 | 6,123 | 5,557 | 566 | 78 | 79 | 91 | 321 | 306 | .987 | 7.03 |
Clay DalrympleClay Dalrymple Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1960 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 47 | 1 | n/a | 39.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | - | - | - |
1961 Phillies | 0 | 2 | .000 | 13 | 0 | n/a | 75.6 | 12.6 | 9.0 | - | - | - |
1962 Phillies | 1 | 3 | .250 | 12 | 0 | n/a | 33.6 | 11.6 | 6.9 | - | - | - |
1963 Phillies | 0 | 2 | .000 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 45.2 | 8.2 | 11.3 | - | - | - |
1964 Phillies | 0 | 1 | .000 | 6 | 0 | n/a | 63.7 | 9.6 | 8.3 | - | - | - |
1965 Phillies | 0 | 1 | .000 | 7 | 0 | n/a | 75.3 | 8.1 | 13.1 | - | - | - |
1966 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 12 | 0 | n/a | 82.8 | 5.8 | 8.5 | - | - | - |
1967 Phillies | 1 | 2 | .333 | 8 | 0 | n/a | 89.3 | 5.5 | 12.8 | - | - | - |
1968 Phillies | 1 | 2 | .333 | 9 | 0 | n/a | 80.3 | 4.2 | 9.3 | - | - | - |
1969 Orioles | 0 | 0 | .000 | 10 | 0 | n/a | 26.7 | 10.0 | 13.3 | - | - | - |
1970 Orioles | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 32.0 | 8.0 | 10.7 | - | - | - |
1971 Orioles | 0 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 0 | n/a | 49.0 | 3.8 | 8.2 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
12 Years | 3 | 13 | .188 | 135 | 1 | n/a | 55.3 | 7.5 | 9.3 | - | - | - |
Clay DalrympleClay Dalrymple Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1960 Philadelphia Phillies | 11 | Undetermined | - | - |
1961 Philadelphia Phillies | 11 | Undetermined | - | - |
1962 Philadelphia Phillies | 11 | Undetermined | - | - |
1963 Philadelphia Phillies | 11 | Undetermined | - | - |
1964 Philadelphia Phillies | 11 | Undetermined | - | - |
1965 Philadelphia Phillies | 11 | Undetermined | - | - |
1966 Philadelphia Phillies | 11 | Undetermined | - | - |
1967 Philadelphia Phillies | 11 | Undetermined | - | - |
1968 Philadelphia Phillies | 11 | Undetermined | - | - |
1969 Baltimore Orioles | 3 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
1970 Baltimore Orioles | 3 | Undetermined | - | - |
1971 Baltimore Orioles | 3 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
Clay Dalrymple Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Did you know that Clay Dalrymple caught 48.8% of the baserunners who attempted to steal a base when he was behind the plate catching, the second best caught stealing percentage in Major League history, behind hall of famer Roy Campanella?
100 Best Catcher CS% Totals | #2 Clay Dalrymple | Research by Chuck Rosciam
Originally Published in 2007 | Full Research Article (PDF)Baseball Almanac Research Library
Clay Dalrymple took part in eleven double plays in 1962, tied (with Johnny Edwards) for most by a National League catcher during the season. A year later, both backstops took part in sixteen double plays, tying for most by a National League catcher once again. It was, and remains, the only back-to-back seasons (1962-1963) in baseball history where the same two catchers each tied to lead the league in double plays.
Clay Dalrymple was not the first Philadelphia Phillies catcher to lead the senior circuit in double plays, joining Jack Clements (1891), Ed McFarland (1899), Red Dooin (1904, 1908), Fred Jacklitsch (1907), Bill Killefer (1913, 1917), Bert Adams (1919), Spud Davis (1932), Bill Atwood (1938), Bennie Warren (1941), Andy Seminick (1946) and Stan Lopata (1956), but he was the first - and still the only - Phillies catcher to turn the most double plays during a season in consecutive seasons.
Clay Dalrymple | 1964 Phillies Evening and Sunday Bulletin | Original Drawing by Jim PonterBaseball Almanac Research Library
Philadelphia Phillies Manager (1960-1968) Gene Mauch — a skipper who stressed defense and pitching — once said, "I place a premium on a thinking catcher," and Clay fit that bill nicely, finishing top five in putouts four seasons, assists four seasons, fielding percentage five seasons, double plays six seasons, and caught stealing percentage six seasons.