What years did Dick Bosman play?

Dick Bosman played in Major League Baseball from 1966 to 1976.

Was Dick Bosman a pitcher?

Yes. Dick Bosman pitched in the major leagues, recording 82 wins and 757 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Dick Bosman hit?

Dick Bosman hit 0 career home runs with 41 hits.

What was Dick Bosman's career batting average?

Dick Bosman batted .125 over his career, with 41 hits in 329 at bats.

How many RBI did Dick Bosman have?

Dick Bosman drove in 14 runs in his career.

What was Dick Bosman's career ERA?

Dick Bosman finished with a 3.67 career ERA, going 82-85 with 757 strikeouts.

Dick Bosman

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1966-1976)

Dick Bosman was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1966 to 1976 for 4 teams, including the Washington Senators, a span of 11 seasons. Across 306 career appearances, he went 82-85 with a 3.67 ERA and 757 strikeouts. He also batted .125 with 0 home runs.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 82–85

ERA 3.67

WHIP 1.26

SO 757

Pitcher PIV -3274.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 205 lb
Born: 2/17/1944 in Kenosha, WI, USA
MLB Debut: 1966-06-01
Last Game: 1976-09-19

Full name: Richard Allen Bosman

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Career Pitching Statistics

Dick Bosman — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
82	85	306	229	29	10	2	1591.0	1,594	648	149	412	757	3.67	-3274.4

Career ERA 3.67 vs. league average 3.52 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Dick Bosman Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1966	WS2	AL	2	6	13	7	0	0	0	39.0	60	33	12	20	7.62	3.52 (-116%)	-258.2
1967	WS2	AL	3	1	7	7	2	1	0	51.1	38	10	10	25	1.75	3.30 (+47%)	511.4
1968	WS2	AL	2	9	46	10	0	0	1	139.0	139	57	35	63	3.69	2.98 (-24%)	-625.6
1969	WS2	AL	14	5	31	26	5	2	1	193.0	156	47	39	99	2.19	3.61 (+39%)	3772.1
1970	WS2	AL	16	12	36	34	7	3	0	230.2	212	77	71	134	3.00	3.89 (+23%)	3371.5
1971	WS2	AL	12	16	35	35	7	1	0	236.2	245	98	71	113	3.73	3.47 (-7%)	-3454.3
1972	TEX	AL	8	10	29	29	1	1	0	173.1	183	70	48	105	3.63	3.26 (-11%)	1422.2
1973	TEX	AL	2	5	7	7	1	1	0	40.1	42	19	17	14	4.24	3.75 (-13%)	-1409.8
1973	CLE	AL	1	8	22	17	2	0	0	97.0	130	67	29	41	6.22	3.75 (-66%)	-3887.7
1974	CLE	AL	7	5	25	18	2	1	0	127.1	126	58	29	56	4.10	3.63 (-13%)	-335.4
1975	CLE	AL	0	2	6	3	0	0	0	28.2	33	13	8	11	4.08	3.71 (-10%)	-444.8
1975	OAK	AL	11	4	22	21	2	0	0	122.2	112	48	24	42	3.52	3.71 (+5%)	-379.3
1976	OAK	AL	4	2	27	15	0	0	0	112.0	118	51	19	34	4.10	3.51 (-17%)	-1556.6
Career · 13 seasons			82	85	306	229	29	10	2	1,591.0	1,594	648	412	757	3.67	—	-3,274

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Dick Bosman — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
308	329	14	41	5	0	0	14	0	19	124	.125	.172	.140	.312	-2,477

Career AVG .125 vs. league average .250 across their career seasons — 50.2% below league average.

Career OBP .172 vs. league average .317 across their career seasons — 45.7% below league average.

Career SLG .140 vs. league average .367 across their career seasons — 61.9% below league average.

Career OPS .312 vs. league average .684 across their career seasons — 54.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Dick Bosman Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1966	WS2	AL	13	12	1	3	0	1	0	2	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1967	WS2	AL	8	15	0	3	0	0	1	3	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1968	WS2	AL	46	30	0	6	2	1	1	14	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1969	WS2	AL	32	64	3	6	1	4	7	26	.094	.248 (-62%)	.320 (-43%)	.369 (-70%)	.689 (-58%)	-558.0
1970	WS2	AL	36	80	4	11	0	2	1	29	.138	.253 (-46%)	.325 (-55%)	.385 (-64%)	.711 (-60%)	-749.1
1971	WS2	AL	35	75	5	7	1	3	8	31	.093	.249 (-63%)	.316 (-43%)	.365 (-71%)	.682 (-58%)	-648.0
1972	TEX	AL	29	53	1	5	1	3	1	19	.094	.243 (-61%)	.310 (-64%)	.353 (-68%)	.664 (-66%)	-521.5
1973	TEX	AL	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1973	CLE	AL	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1974	CLE	AL	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1975	CLE	AL	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1975	OAK	AL	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1976	OAK	AL	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 13 seasons			308	329	14	41	5	14	19	124	.125	—	—	—	—	-2,477

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Dick Bosman — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Dick Bosman — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1975	ALCS	OAK	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Dick Bosman — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	1	0	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Dick Bosman — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1975	ALCS	OAK	0	0	1	0	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Dick Bosman — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	150	157	7	14	0	10	.089
Away	158	172	7	27	0	4	.157

Pitching — Home / Away

Dick Bosman — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	149	790.2	739	288	188	389	3.28
Away	157	800.1	855	360	224	368	4.05

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Dick Bosman — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1976-09-19	OAK	TEX	—	1.0	2	2	2	0	0	1
1976-09-17	OAK	TEX	L	2.2	2	2	2	1	2	0
1976-09-14	OAK	MIN	—	3.2	5	3	3	2	0	1
1976-09-08	OAK	CHW	—	4.1	8	3	3	0	3	2
1976-09-04	OAK	LAA	—	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0
1976-08-25	OAK	BAL	—	5.1	6	3	2	2	3	1
1976-08-21	OAK	BOS	L	4.0	4	3	3	0	2	1
1976-08-16	OAK	MIL	—	5.2	7	2	2	1	0	1
1976-08-03	OAK	CHW	W	5.0	5	3	3	0	1	0
1976-07-30	OAK	MIN	—	4.1	7	6	5	1	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Dick Bosman — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	306	229	119	213	11	12

Season-by-Season Fielding

Dick Bosman — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1966	WS2	P	13	7	1	3	0	0
1967	WS2	P	7	7	4	6	1	0
1968	WS2	P	46	10	8	21	1	2
1969	WS2	P	31	26	18	32	1	1
1970	WS2	P	36	34	19	32	0	3
1971	WS2	P	35	35	21	27	1	1
1972	TEX	P	29	29	17	28	1	3
1973	TEX	P	7	7	1	5	0	0
1973	CLE	P	22	17	7	12	2	0
1974	CLE	P	25	18	8	8	3	0
1975	CLE	P	6	3	2	4	0	0
1975	OAK	P	22	21	4	16	0	0
1976	OAK	P	27	15	9	19	1	2

Career Games by Position

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Dick Bosman Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	306

Awards & Honors

Dick Bosman — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1974	Player of the Week	Week of 1974-07-19

Award Voting History

Dick Bosman — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1969	Most Valuable Player	AL	26th	3.0	336	0

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Dick Bosman: the record in brief

According to the bio, Dick Bosman debuted on June 1, 1966 and played a final game on September 19, 1976. By club, Bosman's seasons break down as the Washington Senators (1966 through 1971), the Texas Rangers (1972 to 1973), the Cleveland Indians (1973 to 1975), and the Oakland Athletics (1975 to 1976). Bosman played primarily as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. Born on February 17, 1944, in Kenosha, WI, USA, Bosman was listed at 6 feet, 2 inches and 205 pounds. Bosman's full given name, per the bio, is Richard Allen Bosman.

Across 306 games (229 starts), Bosman recorded 82 wins against 85 losses with a 3.67 ERA. The totals include 757 strikeouts, 29 complete games, and 10 shutouts. Bosman's 3.67 ERA was close to the 3.52 league figure for those seasons. No season topped the 16 wins of 1970. 1969 was Bosman's sharpest full season, a 2.19 ERA against the league's 3.61.

The awards table records Player of the Week, in 1974.

Frequently Asked Questions about Dick Bosman

What years did Dick Bosman play?: Dick Bosman played in Major League Baseball from 1966 to 1976.
Was Dick Bosman a pitcher?: Yes. Dick Bosman pitched in the major leagues, recording 82 wins and 757 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Dick Bosman hit?: Dick Bosman hit 0 career home runs with 41 hits.
What was Dick Bosman's career batting average?: Dick Bosman batted .125 over his career, with 41 hits in 329 at bats.
How many RBI did Dick Bosman have?: Dick Bosman drove in 14 runs in his career.
What was Dick Bosman's career ERA?: Dick Bosman finished with a 3.67 career ERA, going 82-85 with 757 strikeouts.