What years did Dick Drago play?

Dick Drago played in Major League Baseball from 1969 to 1981.

Was Dick Drago a pitcher?

Yes. Dick Drago pitched in the major leagues, recording 108 wins and 987 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Dick Drago hit?

Dick Drago hit 0 career home runs with 21 hits.

Dick Drago

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1969-1981)

W–L 108–117

ERA 3.62

WHIP 1.31

SO 987

Pitcher PIV 3531.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 190 lb
Born: 6/25/1945 in Toledo, OH, USA
Died: 11/3/2023 in Tampa, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 1969-04-11
Last Game: 1981-09-30

Full name: Richard Anthony Drago

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
108	117	519	189	62	10	58	1875.0	1,901	755	157	558	987	3.62	3531.2

Career ERA 3.62 vs. league average 3.70 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1969	KCA	AL	11	13	41	26	10	2	1	200.7	190	84	65	108	3.77	3.61 (-4%)	-260.4
1970	KCA	AL	9	15	35	34	7	1	0	240.0	239	100	72	127	3.75	3.89 (+3%)	1479.4
1971	KCA	AL	17	11	35	34	15	4	0	241.3	251	80	46	109	2.98	3.47 (+14%)	3059.1
1972	KCA	AL	12	17	34	33	11	2	0	239.3	230	80	51	135	3.01	3.26 (+8%)	525.1
1973	KCA	AL	12	14	37	33	10	1	0	212.7	252	100	76	98	4.23	3.75 (-13%)	-249.5
1974	BOS	AL	7	10	33	18	8	0	3	175.7	165	68	56	90	3.48	3.63 (+4%)	-992.7
1975	BOS	AL	2	2	40	2	0	0	15	72.7	69	31	31	43	3.84	3.71 (-3%)	244.8
1976	CAL	AL	7	8	43	0	0	0	6	79.3	80	39	31	43	4.42	3.51 (-26%)	-1076.5
1977	CAL	AL	0	1	13	0	0	0	2	21.0	22	7	3	15	3.00	4.00 (+25%)	212.7
1977	BAL	AL	6	3	36	0	0	0	3	39.7	49	16	15	20	3.63	4.00 (+9%)	403.2
1978	BOS	AL	4	4	37	1	0	0	7	77.3	71	26	32	42	3.03	3.69 (+18%)	-94.2
1979	BOS	AL	10	6	53	1	0	0	13	89.0	85	30	21	67	3.03	4.00 (+24%)	2469.8
1980	BOS	AL	7	7	43	7	1	0	3	132.7	127	61	44	63	4.14	3.84 (-8%)	-2436.7
1981	SEA	AL	4	6	39	0	0	0	5	53.7	71	33	15	27	5.53	3.58 (-54%)	246.9
Career · 14 seasons			108	117	519	189	62	10	58	1,875.0	1,901	755	558	987	3.62	—	3,531

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

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
521	274	11	21	4	0	0	12	0	21	149	.077	.145	.091	.237	-2,714

Career AVG .077 vs. league average .256 across their career seasons — 70.1% below league average.

Career OBP .145 vs. league average .323 across their career seasons — 55.1% below league average.

Career SLG .091 vs. league average .377 across their career seasons — 75.8% below league average.

Career OPS .237 vs. league average .700 across their career seasons — 66.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1969	KCA	AL	41	52	2	3	1	2	3	25	.058	.248 (-77%)	.320 (-66%)	.369 (-79%)	.689 (-73%)	-584.3
1970	KCA	AL	35	76	2	4	0	1	2	44	.053	.253 (-79%)	.325 (-76%)	.385 (-86%)	.711 (-82%)	-975.7
1971	KCA	AL	35	77	3	10	3	4	8	44	.130	.249 (-48%)	.316 (-33%)	.365 (-54%)	.682 (-44%)	-510.2
1972	KCA	AL	35	68	4	4	0	5	8	36	.059	.243 (-76%)	.310 (-46%)	.353 (-83%)	.664 (-66%)	-644.2
1973	KCA	AL	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1974	BOS	AL	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1975	BOS	AL	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1976	CAL	AL	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1977	CAL	AL	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1977	BAL	AL	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1978	BOS	AL	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1979	BOS	AL	53	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1980	BOS	AL	43	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1981	SEA	AL	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 14 seasons			521	274	11	21	4	12	21	149	.077	—	—	—	—	-2,714

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

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1975	ALCS	BOS	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1975	WS	BOS	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	1	4	0	2	8.7	5	1	2	3	1.04

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1975	ALCS	BOS	0	0	2	0	2	4.7	2	0	1	2	0.00
1975	WS	BOS	0	1	2	0	0	4.0	3	1	1	1	2.25

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	253	131	7	10	0	8	.076
Away	267	143	4	11	0	4	.077

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	252	944.2	937	382	292	497	3.64
Away	266	930.0	964	372	266	490	3.60

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1981-09-30	SEA	TEX	—	6.0	3	0	0	1	2	0
1981-09-27	SEA	KCR	—	0.2	4	3	3	0	0	0
1981-09-24	SEA	TEX	SV	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0
1981-09-16	SEA	CHW	L	1.0	4	2	2	0	0	0
1981-09-15	SEA	CHW	SV	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1981-09-06	SEA	BOS	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1981-09-03	SEA	BOS	—	0.2	2	1	1	0	0	0
1981-08-30	SEA	CLE	—	0.2	4	3	3	0	0	0
1981-08-29	SEA	CLE	—	0.2	2	0	0	0	0	0
1981-08-25	SEA	BAL	L	1.1	2	3	3	1	1	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	519	189	83	268	13	33

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1969	KCA	P	41	26	25	32	1	6
1970	KCA	P	35	34	10	33	1	5
1971	KCA	P	35	34	7	42	2	9
1972	KCA	P	34	33	4	28	2	5
1973	KCA	P	37	33	14	38	3	3
1974	BOS	P	33	18	3	21	0	1
1975	BOS	P	40	2	3	12	0	0
1976	CAL	P	43	0	3	4	1	0
1977	CAL	P	13	0	0	2	0	0
1977	BAL	P	36	0	0	7	1	0
1978	BOS	P	37	1	2	10	1	0
1979	BOS	P	53	1	5	11	1	2
1980	BOS	P	43	7	6	17	0	1
1981	SEA	P	39	0	1	11	0	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	519

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1971	Cy Young Award	AL	5th	1.0	120	0

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Frequently Asked Questions about Dick Drago

What years did Dick Drago play?: Dick Drago played in Major League Baseball from 1969 to 1981.
Was Dick Drago a pitcher?: Yes. Dick Drago pitched in the major leagues, recording 108 wins and 987 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Dick Drago hit?: Dick Drago hit 0 career home runs with 21 hits.