Career Highlights

1964 NL Rookie of the Year
1972 AL MVP
7 All-Stars

Led his league in

4 times
OPS

3 times
Slugging Percentage

2 times
On Base Percentage
Home Runs

One time
Runs Scored
Total Bases
Triples
RBI
Bases on Balls

Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an 18-year old free agent in 1960, Dick Allen powered his way to the major leagues for good by age 22. A truly unique individual both in terms of baseball talent, and personality, Allen almost belongs in a category by himself.

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