What years did Dickie Noles play?

Dickie Noles played in Major League Baseball from 1979 to 1990.

Was Dickie Noles a pitcher?

Yes. Dickie Noles pitched in the major leagues, recording 36 wins and 455 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Dickie Noles hit?

Dickie Noles hit 0 career home runs with 24 hits.

What teams did Dickie Noles play for?

Dickie Noles played for 6 teams: the Philadelphia Phillies (1979–1981, 1990), the Chicago Cubs (1982–1984, 1987), the Texas Rangers (1984–1985), the Cleveland Indians (1986), the Detroit Tigers (1987), and the Baltimore Orioles (1988).

What were Dickie Noles's career stats?

In 277 games, Dickie Noles went 36-53 with a 4.56 ERA, 455 strikeouts, 860.1 innings pitched, and 11 saves.

What was Dickie Noles's salary?

Dickie Noles's last recorded salary was $75,000, in 1987. His highest recorded salary was $235,000, in 1985, and his lowest was $75,000, in 1987. The Salary History table lists each season from 1985 to 1987.

What position did Dickie Noles play?

Dickie Noles played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Dickie Noles and how much did he weigh?

Dickie Noles was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 160 pounds.

What was Dickie Noles's career ERA?

Dickie Noles finished with a 4.56 career ERA, going 36-53 with 455 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Dickie Noles have?

Dickie Noles recorded 455 career strikeouts.

Is Dickie Noles in the Hall of Fame?

No. Dickie Noles has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Dickie Noles

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1979-1990)

Dickie Noles was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1979 to 1990 for 6 teams, including the Philadelphia Phillies, a span of 12 seasons. Across 277 career appearances, he went 36-53 with a 4.56 ERA and 455 strikeouts.

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 17, 2026

W–L 36–53

ERA 4.56

WHIP 1.45

SO 455

Pitcher PIV -1120.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 160 lb
Born: 11/19/1956 in Charlotte, NC, USA
MLB Debut: 1979-07-05
Last Game: 1990-05-08

Full name: Dickie Ray Noles

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Career Pitching Statistics

Dickie Noles — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
36	53	277	96	3	3	11	860.1	909	436	66	338	455	4.56	-1120.8

Career ERA 4.56 vs. league average 3.89 across their career seasons — 17.1% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Dickie Noles Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1979	PHI	NL	3	4	14	14	0	0	0	90.0	80	38	38	42	3.80	4.00 (+5%)	7.3
1980	PHI	NL	1	4	48	3	0	0	6	81.1	80	35	42	57	3.87	3.84 (-1%)	218.8
1981	PHI	NL	2	2	13	8	0	0	0	58.1	57	27	23	34	4.17	3.58 (-16%)	540.3
1982	CHN	NL	10	13	31	30	2	2	0	171.0	180	84	61	85	4.42	3.86 (-14%)	647.7
1983	CHN	NL	5	10	24	18	1	1	0	116.1	133	61	37	59	4.72	3.87 (-22%)	434.7
1984	CHN	NL	2	2	21	1	0	0	0	50.2	60	29	16	14	5.15	3.81 (-35%)	-554.1
1984	TEX	AL	2	3	18	6	0	0	0	57.2	60	33	30	39	5.15	3.81 (-35%)	-1121.7
1985	TEX	AL	4	8	28	13	0	0	1	110.1	129	62	33	59	5.06	3.89 (-30%)	-214.8
1986	CLE	AL	3	2	32	0	0	0	0	54.2	56	31	30	32	5.10	3.97 (-28%)	-2308.0
1987	CHN	NL	4	2	41	1	0	0	2	64.1	59	25	27	33	3.50	4.29 (+19%)	1228.9
1987	DET	AL	0	0	4	0	0	0	2	2.0	2	1	1	0	4.50	—	0.0
1988	BAL	AL	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	3.1	11	9	0	1	24.30	—	0.0
1990	PHI	NL	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0.1	2	1	0	0	27.00	—	0.0
Career · 13 seasons			36	53	277	96	3	3	11	860.1	909	436	338	455	4.56	—	-1,121

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

Dickie Noles — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
277	177	9	24	5	0	0	11	0	5	90	.136	.158	.164	.322	-554

Career AVG .136 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 47.8% below league average.

Career OBP .158 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 51.2% below league average.

Career SLG .164 vs. league average .390 across their career seasons — 58.0% below league average.

Career OPS .322 vs. league average .715 across their career seasons — 54.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Dickie Noles 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
1979	PHI	NL	14	30	1	3	1	1	2	15	.100	—	—	—	—	0.0
1980	PHI	NL	48	13	1	4	0	2	0	5	.308	—	—	—	—	0.0
1981	PHI	NL	13	19	1	2	0	1	0	7	.105	—	—	—	—	0.0
1982	CHN	NL	31	56	5	6	3	2	1	35	.107	.261 (-59%)	.324 (-63%)	.388 (-59%)	.712 (-61%)	-553.5
1983	CHN	NL	24	38	1	9	1	5	1	17	.237	—	—	—	—	0.0
1984	CHN	NL	21	10	0	0	0	0	1	6	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1984	TEX	AL	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1985	TEX	AL	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1986	CLE	AL	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	CHN	NL	41	11	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	DET	AL	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1988	BAL	AL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	PHI	NL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 13 seasons			277	177	9	24	5	11	5	90	.136	—	—	—	—	-554

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

Dickie Noles — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Dickie Noles — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	BB	AVG
1981	NEDIV	PHI	1	1	.000
1980	NLCS	PHI	2	0	.000
1980	WS	PHI	1	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Dickie Noles — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	4	1	0	11.1	10	3	7	11	2.38

Playoff Pitching by Year

Dickie Noles — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1981	NEDIV	PHI	1	1	4.0	4	2	2	5	4.50
1980	NLCS	PHI	2	0	2.2	1	0	3	0	0.00
1980	WS	PHI	1	0	4.2	5	1	2	6	1.93

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Dickie Noles — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	142	79	4	9	0	2	.114
Away	135	98	5	15	0	9	.153

Pitching — Home / Away

Dickie Noles — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	142	433.1	465	214	175	220	4.44
Away	135	427.0	444	222	163	235	4.68

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Dickie Noles — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1990-05-08	PHI	HOU	L	0.1	2	1	1	0	0	0
1988-06-19	BAL	BOS	L	1.1	5	4	4	0	0	1
1988-06-14	BAL	DET	L	2.0	6	6	5	0	1	1
1987-09-27	DET	TOR	SV	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1987-09-26	DET	TOR	—	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1987-09-25	DET	TOR	—	1.1	1	1	1	1	0	0
1987-09-22	DET	BOS	SV	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1987-09-20	CHC	STL	—	1.2	1	0	0	0	2	0
1987-09-17	CHC	PHI	—	2.0	1	0	0	1	2	0
1987-09-16	CHC	PHI	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Dickie Noles — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	277	96	64	117	12	4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Dickie Noles — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1979	PHI	P	14	14	4	17	1	1
1980	PHI	P	48	3	8	10	2	0
1981	PHI	P	13	8	1	5	2	0
1982	CHN	P	31	30	14	26	2	0
1983	CHN	P	24	18	11	14	1	0
1984	CHN	P	21	1	1	4	0	1
1984	TEX	P	18	6	1	2	1	0
1985	TEX	P	28	13	13	16	3	2
1986	CLE	P	32	0	5	8	0	0
1987	CHN	P	41	1	6	14	0	0
1987	DET	P	4	0	0	1	0	0
1988	BAL	P	2	2	0	0	0	0
1990	PHI	P	1	0	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Dickie Noles Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	277

Salary History

Dickie Noles's recorded salaries total $420,000 over 3 seasons, 1985 to 1987. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Noles's career ran from 1979 to 1990. His seasons before 1985 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 1988 and 1990.

Dickie Noles — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1987	CHN	NL	$75,000
1986	CLE	AL	$110,000
1985	TEX	AL	$235,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$420,000

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Dickie Noles: the record in brief

July 5, 1979 and May 8, 1990 bracket Dickie Noles's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. By club, Noles's seasons break down as the Philadelphia Phillies (1979 to 1990), the Chicago Cubs (1982 through 1987), the Texas Rangers (1984 through 1985), the Cleveland Indians (1986), the Detroit Tigers (1987), and the Baltimore Orioles (1988). The bio lists Noles as a pitcher who both batted and threw right-handed. Noles is listed at 160 pounds on a 6-foot-2 frame. Noles was born on November 19, 1956, in Charlotte, NC, USA. On the record, Dickie Noles was born Dickie Ray Noles.

Across 277 games (96 starts), Noles recorded 36 wins against 53 losses with a 4.56 ERA. Noles had 455 strikeouts and 11 saves. The league ERA over Noles's seasons was 3.89, so the 4.56 figure ran 17.1% worse than average. Noles won 10 games in 1982, the most of any season listed. 1982 was Noles's sharpest full season, a 4.42 ERA against the league's 3.86.

Frequently Asked Questions about Dickie Noles

What years did Dickie Noles play?: Dickie Noles played in Major League Baseball from 1979 to 1990.
Was Dickie Noles a pitcher?: Yes. Dickie Noles pitched in the major leagues, recording 36 wins and 455 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Dickie Noles hit?: Dickie Noles hit 0 career home runs with 24 hits.
What teams did Dickie Noles play for?: Dickie Noles played for 6 teams: the Philadelphia Phillies (1979–1981, 1990), the Chicago Cubs (1982–1984, 1987), the Texas Rangers (1984–1985), the Cleveland Indians (1986), the Detroit Tigers (1987), and the Baltimore Orioles (1988).
What were Dickie Noles's career stats?: In 277 games, Dickie Noles went 36-53 with a 4.56 ERA, 455 strikeouts, 860.1 innings pitched, and 11 saves.
How much did Dickie Noles earn in his career?: Dickie Noles's recorded salaries total $420,000 over 3 seasons, 1985 to 1987. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Noles's career ran from 1979 to 1990. His seasons before 1985 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 1988 and 1990.
What was Dickie Noles's salary?: Dickie Noles's last recorded salary was $75,000, in 1987. His highest recorded salary was $235,000, in 1985, and his lowest was $75,000, in 1987. The Salary History table lists each season from 1985 to 1987.
What position did Dickie Noles play?: Dickie Noles played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Dickie Noles and how much did he weigh?: Dickie Noles was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 160 pounds.
What was Dickie Noles's career ERA?: Dickie Noles finished with a 4.56 career ERA, going 36-53 with 455 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Dickie Noles have?: Dickie Noles recorded 455 career strikeouts.
Is Dickie Noles in the Hall of Fame?: No. Dickie Noles has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.