Dick Joyce

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1965)

Dick Joyce was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball in 1965 for the Kansas City Athletics. Across 5 career appearances, he went 0-1 with a 2.77 ERA and 7 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 370.0.

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

W–L 0–1
ERA 2.77
WHIP 1.23
SO 7
Pitcher PIV 370.0
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
6'5" / 225 lb
Born
11/18/1943 in Portland, ME, USA
Died
1/23/2007 in Raleigh, NC, USA
MLB Debut
1965-09-03
Last Game
1965-10-02

Full name: Richard Edward Joyce

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Career Pitching Statistics

Dick Joyce — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 1 5 3 0 0 0 13.0 12 4 0 4 7 2.77 370.0

Career ERA 2.77 vs. league average 3.50 across their career seasons — 20.9% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Dick Joyce — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1965 KC1 AL 0 1 5 3 0 0 0 13.0 12 4 4 7 2.77 3.50 (+21%) 370.0
Career · 1 season 0 1 5 3 0 0 0 13.0 12 4 4 7 2.77 — 370

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 Joyce — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .246 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .311 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .372 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .683 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Dick Joyce — Season-by-Season Batting
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1965 KC1 AL 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 1 season 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 — — — — 0

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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Dick Joyce — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home220000.000
Away320000.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Dick Joyce — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home27.051141.29
Away36.073334.50

Last 5 Games — Batting

Dick Joyce — Last 5 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1965-10-02 KC1CHWL 000000000
1965-09-22 KC1TEXL 000000000
1965-09-18 KC1BOSL 000000000
1965-09-08 KC1LAAL 200000001
1965-09-03 KC1LAAW 200000002

Last 5 Games — Pitching

Dick Joyce — Last 5 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1965-10-02 KC1CHW — 1.0100010
1965-09-22 KC1TEX — 1.0000020
1965-09-18 KC1BOS L 0.1143200
1965-09-08 KC1LAA — 6.0521120
1965-09-03 KC1LAA — 4.2510120

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Dick Joyce — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 5 3 0 2 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Dick Joyce — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1965 KC1 P 5 3 0 2 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Dick Joyce — Career Games by Position
Position Games
Pitcher 5

College History

Dick Joyce — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
College of the Holy Cross Worcester MA 1963, 1964

Dick Joyce: the record in brief

September 3, 1965 and October 2, 1965 bracket Dick Joyce's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. Joyce spent the whole of the career shown here with one club, the Kansas City Athletics. Joyce, a pitcher by primary position, both batted and threw left-handed. The recorded size is 6 feet, 5 inches and 225 pounds. The birth record reads November 18, 1943, in Portland, ME, USA. Joyce's death is recorded on January 23, 2007, in Raleigh, NC, USA. Dick Joyce was the playing name; the full given name is Richard Edward.

Across 5 games (3 starts), Joyce recorded 0 wins against 1 loss with a 2.77 ERA. The same table counts 7 strikeouts. That 2.77 ERA compares with a 3.50 league average across the same seasons, 20.9% better. Joyce's only pitching season is 1965: 5 games, 7 strikeouts. Joyce's career Pitcher PIV, which scores run prevention against each season's league, is 370.0.

Joyce appears at one position only: pitcher, in 5 games.

Frequently Asked Questions about Dick Joyce

Was Dick Joyce a pitcher?
Yes. Dick Joyce pitched in the major leagues, recording 0 wins and 7 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Dick Joyce hit?
Dick Joyce hit 0 career home runs.
What was Dick Joyce's career batting average?
Dick Joyce batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 4 at bats.
What was Dick Joyce's career ERA?
Dick Joyce finished with a 2.77 career ERA, going 0-1 with 7 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Dick Joyce have?
Dick Joyce recorded 7 career strikeouts.
Is Dick Joyce in the Hall of Fame?
No. Dick Joyce has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.