What years did R. A. Dickey play?

R. A. Dickey played in Major League Baseball from 2001 to 2017.

Was R. A. Dickey a pitcher?

Yes. R. A. Dickey pitched in the major leagues, recording 120 wins and 1477 strikeouts.

How many home runs did R. A. Dickey hit?

R. A. Dickey hit 0 career home runs with 45 hits.

How many Cy Young Awards did R. A. Dickey win?

R. A. Dickey won 1 Cy Young Award, in 2012.

What awards did R. A. Dickey win?

R. A. Dickey won the Cy Young Award (2012) and the Gold Glove (2013). He was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

What were R. A. Dickey's career stats?

In 400 games, R. A. Dickey went 120-118 with a 4.04 ERA, 1,477 strikeouts, 2,073.2 innings pitched, and 2 saves. At the plate he had 45 hits and 0 home runs.

What was R. A. Dickey's salary?

R. A. Dickey's last recorded salary was $12,000,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $12,000,000, in 2014, and his lowest was $337,500, in 2004. The Salary History table lists each season from 2004 to 2016.

What position did R. A. Dickey play?

R. A. Dickey played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was R. A. Dickey and how much did he weigh?

R. A. Dickey was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 215 pounds.

What was R. A. Dickey's career ERA?

R. A. Dickey finished with a 4.04 career ERA, going 120-118 with 1,477 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did R. A. Dickey have?

R. A. Dickey recorded 1,477 career strikeouts.

Is R. A. Dickey in the Hall of Fame?

No. R. A. Dickey has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

R. A. Dickey

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2001-2017)

R. A. Dickey was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2001 to 2017 for 6 teams, including the Texas Rangers, a span of 17 seasons. Across 400 career appearances, he went 120-118 with a 4.04 ERA and 1,477 strikeouts. He also batted .169 with 0 home runs. R. A. Dickey was an All-Star, a Cy Young, and a Gold Glove.

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 15, 2026

W–L 120–118

ERA 4.04

WHIP 1.30

SO 1,477

Pitcher PIV -14820.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 215 lb
Born: 10/29/1974 in Nashville, TN, USA
MLB Debut: 2001-04-22
Last Game: 2017-09-26
Awards: All-Star · Cy Young · Gold Glove

Full name: Robert Allen Dickey

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Career Pitching Statistics

R. A. Dickey — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
120	118	400	300	15	6	2	2073.2	2,033	930	264	663	1,477	4.04	-14820.6

Career ERA 4.04 vs. league average 4.19 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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R. A. Dickey Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2001	TEX	AL	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	12.0	13	9	7	4	6.75	4.42 (-53%)	-889.5
2003	TEX	AL	9	8	38	13	1	1	1	116.2	135	66	38	94	5.09	4.40 (-16%)	271.9
2004	TEX	AL	6	7	25	15	0	0	1	104.1	136	65	33	57	5.61	4.46 (-26%)	-1758.2
2005	TEX	AL	1	2	9	4	0	0	0	29.2	29	22	17	15	6.67	4.29 (-56%)	-1032.4
2006	TEX	AL	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	3.1	8	7	1	1	18.90	—	0.0
2008	SEA	AL	5	8	32	14	0	0	0	112.1	124	65	51	58	5.21	4.32 (-20%)	-2603.1
2009	MIN	AL	1	1	35	1	0	0	0	64.1	74	33	30	42	4.62	4.32 (-7%)	-1080.3
2010	NYN	NL	11	9	27	26	2	1	0	174.1	165	55	42	104	2.84	4.08 (+30%)	1954.3
2011	NYN	NL	8	13	33	32	1	0	0	208.2	202	76	54	134	3.28	3.94 (+17%)	947.9
2012	NYN	NL	20	6	34	33	5	3	0	233.2	192	71	54	230	2.73	4.01 (+32%)	4557.9
2013	TOR	AL	14	13	34	34	3	1	0	224.2	207	105	71	177	4.21	3.87 (-9%)	-4007.7
2014	TOR	AL	14	13	34	34	1	0	0	215.2	191	89	74	173	3.71	3.74 (+1%)	-3119.8
2015	TOR	AL	11	11	33	33	2	0	0	214.1	195	93	61	126	3.91	3.96 (+1%)	-2788.9
2016	TOR	AL	10	15	30	29	0	0	0	169.2	169	84	63	126	4.46	4.19 (-6%)	-3549.5
2017	ATL	NL	10	10	31	31	0	0	0	190.0	193	90	67	136	4.26	4.36 (+2%)	-1723.3
Career · 15 seasons			120	118	400	300	15	6	2	2,073.2	2,033	930	663	1,477	4.04	—	-14,821

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

R. A. Dickey — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
402	267	13	45	3	0	0	16	0	4	49	.169	.184	.180	.364	-1,941

Career AVG .169 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 35.0% below league average.

Career OBP .184 vs. league average .326 across their career seasons — 43.6% below league average.

Career SLG .180 vs. league average .413 across their career seasons — 56.5% below league average.

Career OPS .364 vs. league average .739 across their career seasons — 50.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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R. A. Dickey 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
2001	TEX	AL	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	TEX	AL	38	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	TEX	AL	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	TEX	AL	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	TEX	AL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	SEA	AL	32	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	MIN	AL	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	NYN	NL	27	51	7	13	2	5	3	8	.255	.257 (-1%)	.325 (-9%)	.402 (-27%)	.728 (-19%)	-148.9
2011	NYN	NL	33	59	0	8	0	2	1	11	.136	.255 (-47%)	.320 (-53%)	.399 (-66%)	.719 (-60%)	-557.8
2012	NYN	NL	34	72	3	11	0	3	0	14	.153	.254 (-40%)	.318 (-48%)	.405 (-62%)	.724 (-56%)	-634.2
2013	TOR	AL	34	6	2	2	1	1	0	0	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	TOR	AL	35	9	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	TOR	AL	33	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	TOR	AL	31	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	ATL	NL	31	61	0	9	0	5	0	12	.148	.254 (-42%)	.324 (-55%)	.425 (-65%)	.750 (-61%)	-600.6
Career · 15 seasons			402	267	13	45	3	16	4	49	.169	—	—	—	—	-1,941

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

R. A. Dickey — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

R. A. Dickey — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2015	ALCS	TOR	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2015	ALDS2	TOR	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

R. A. Dickey — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	1	2	2	0	6.1	9	5	2	4	7.11

Playoff Pitching by Year

R. A. Dickey — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2015	ALCS	TOR	0	1	1	1	0	1.2	4	4	2	1	21.60
2015	ALDS2	TOR	0	0	1	1	0	4.2	5	1	0	3	1.93

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

R. A. Dickey — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	209	134	8	25	0	9	.187
Away	193	133	5	20	0	7	.150

Pitching — Home / Away

R. A. Dickey — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	209	1108.2	1062	512	352	801	4.16
Away	191	965.0	971	418	311	676	3.90

Last 10 Games — Batting

R. A. Dickey — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	SO
2017-09-26	ATL	NYN	L	1	1	0
2017-09-21	ATL	WAS	W	3	0	1
2017-09-16	ATL	NYN	L	1	1	0
2017-09-10	ATL	MIA	W	2	0	0
2017-09-04	ATL	TEX	L	2	0	0
2017-08-30	ATL	PHI	W	3	1	0
2017-08-23	ATL	SEA	L	1	0	0
2017-08-18	ATL	CIN	L	2	1	0
2017-08-13	ATL	STL	W	3	0	0
2017-08-04	ATL	MIA	W	2	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

R. A. Dickey — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2017-09-26	ATL	NYN	—	6.2	5	2	2	0	4	1
2017-09-21	ATL	WAS	W	8.0	4	2	2	0	4	1
2017-09-16	ATL	NYN	L	5.0	8	5	5	2	0	0
2017-09-10	ATL	MIA	—	5.0	6	5	5	3	5	0
2017-09-04	ATL	TEX	L	4.1	8	7	6	3	3	2
2017-08-30	ATL	PHI	W	8.0	7	1	1	1	9	0
2017-08-23	ATL	SEA	—	6.0	11	4	4	2	6	0
2017-08-18	ATL	CIN	L	6.0	8	4	4	1	9	3
2017-08-13	ATL	STL	W	7.0	7	1	1	2	3	0
2017-08-04	ATL	MIA	W	6.0	3	3	3	1	3	2

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

R. A. Dickey — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	400	300	119	386	16	27

Season-by-Season Fielding

R. A. Dickey — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2001	TEX	P	4	0	1	1	0	0
2003	TEX	P	38	13	5	14	0	1
2004	TEX	P	25	15	7	22	2	0
2005	TEX	P	9	4	1	9	0	1
2006	TEX	P	1	1	0	0	0	0
2008	SEA	P	32	14	6	23	0	1
2009	MIN	P	35	1	6	8	1	0
2010	NYN	P	27	26	17	44	0	4
2011	NYN	P	33	32	7	58	2	5
2012	NYN	P	34	33	12	44	4	6
2013	TOR	P	34	34	11	40	2	1
2014	TOR	P	34	34	17	23	2	4
2015	TOR	P	33	33	11	25	0	1
2016	TOR	P	30	29	3	31	1	2
2017	ATL	P	31	31	15	44	2	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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R. A. Dickey Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	400

Awards & Honors

R. A. Dickey — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2013	Gold Glove	P
2012	Branch Rickey Award
2012	Cy Young Award
2012	MLB Players Choice Outstanding Pitcher
2012	Pitcher of the Month	June
2012	Player of the Week	Week of 2012-05-28
2012	TSN Pitcher of the Year
2012	This Year in Baseball Breakout Pitcher of the Year	MLB.com GIBBY
2012	This Year in Baseball Starter of the Year	MLB.com GIBBY

Salary History

R. A. Dickey's recorded salaries total $50,115,000 over 10 seasons, 2004 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Dickey's career ran from 2001 to 2017. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2001, 2003, 2008, and 2010.

R. A. Dickey — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	TOR	AL	$12,000,000
2015	TOR	AL	$12,000,000
2014	TOR	AL	$12,000,000
2013	TOR	AL	$5,000,000
2012	NYN	NL	$4,750,000
2011	NYN	NL	$2,750,000
2009	MIN	AL	$525,000
2006	TEX	AL	$380,000
2005	TEX	AL	$372,500
2004	TEX	AL	$337,500
Total recorded salary (partial)			$50,115,000

College History

R. A. Dickey — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Tennessee	Knoxville	TN	1994, 1995, 1996

Award Voting History

R. A. Dickey — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2012	Cy Young Award	NL	1st	209.0	224	27
2012	Most Valuable Player	NL	14th	16.0	448	0

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R. A. Dickey: the record in brief

R. A. Dickey's major league career runs from a debut on April 22, 2001 to a final game on September 26, 2017. The season rows list, in order, the Texas Rangers (2001 to 2006), the Seattle Mariners (2008), the Minnesota Twins (2009), the New York Mets (2010 through 2012), the Toronto Blue Jays (2013 to 2016), and the Atlanta Braves (2017). The bio lists Dickey as a pitcher who both batted and threw right-handed. The recorded size is 6'3" and 215 pounds. Dickey was born on October 29, 1974, in Nashville, TN, USA. On the record, R. A. Dickey was born Robert Allen Dickey.

Dickey went 120-118 with a 4.04 ERA in 400 games, 300 of them starts. The same table counts 1,477 strikeouts, 15 complete games, and 6 shutouts. Dickey's 4.04 ERA was close to the 4.19 league figure for those seasons. 2012 brought Dickey a season-high 20 wins. 2012 was Dickey's sharpest full season, a 2.73 ERA against the league's 4.01.

Frequently Asked Questions about R. A. Dickey

What years did R. A. Dickey play?: R. A. Dickey played in Major League Baseball from 2001 to 2017.
Was R. A. Dickey a pitcher?: Yes. R. A. Dickey pitched in the major leagues, recording 120 wins and 1477 strikeouts.
How many home runs did R. A. Dickey hit?: R. A. Dickey hit 0 career home runs with 45 hits.
What teams did R. A. Dickey play for?: R. A. Dickey played for 6 teams: the Texas Rangers (2001, 2003–2006), the Seattle Mariners (2008), the Minnesota Twins (2009), the New York Mets (2010–2012), the Toronto Blue Jays (2013–2016), and the Atlanta Braves (2017).
How many Cy Young Awards did R. A. Dickey win?: R. A. Dickey won 1 Cy Young Award, in 2012.
What awards did R. A. Dickey win?: R. A. Dickey won the Cy Young Award (2012) and the Gold Glove (2013). He was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were R. A. Dickey's career stats?: In 400 games, R. A. Dickey went 120-118 with a 4.04 ERA, 1,477 strikeouts, 2,073.2 innings pitched, and 2 saves. At the plate he had 45 hits and 0 home runs.
How much did R. A. Dickey earn in his career?: R. A. Dickey's recorded salaries total $50,115,000 over 10 seasons, 2004 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Dickey's career ran from 2001 to 2017. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2001, 2003, 2008, and 2010.
What was R. A. Dickey's salary?: R. A. Dickey's last recorded salary was $12,000,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $12,000,000, in 2014, and his lowest was $337,500, in 2004. The Salary History table lists each season from 2004 to 2016.
What position did R. A. Dickey play?: R. A. Dickey played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was R. A. Dickey and how much did he weigh?: R. A. Dickey was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 215 pounds.
What was R. A. Dickey's career ERA?: R. A. Dickey finished with a 4.04 career ERA, going 120-118 with 1,477 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did R. A. Dickey have?: R. A. Dickey recorded 1,477 career strikeouts.
Is R. A. Dickey in the Hall of Fame?: No. R. A. Dickey has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.