Dickie Noles

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

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

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
36 53 277 96 3 3 11 860.3 909 436 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

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
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 81.3 80 35 42 57 3.87 3.84 (-1%) 218.8
1981 PHI NL 2 2 13 8 0 0 0 58.3 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 0 116.3 133 61 37 59 4.72 3.87 (-22%) 434.7
1984 CHN NL 2 2 21 1 0 0 0 50.7 60 29 16 14 5.15 3.81 (-35%) -554.1
1984 TEX AL 2 3 18 6 0 0 0 57.7 60 33 30 39 5.15 3.81 (-35%) -1121.7
1985 TEX AL 4 8 28 13 0 0 1 110.3 129 62 33 59 5.06 3.89 (-30%) -214.8
1986 CLE AL 3 2 32 0 0 0 0 54.7 56 31 30 32 5.10 3.97 (-28%) -2308.0
1987 CHN NL 4 2 41 1 0 0 2 64.3 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 3.3 11 9 0 1 24.30 — 0.0
1990 PHI NL 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.3 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

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

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1979 PHI NL 14 30 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 15 .100 — — — — 0.0
1980 PHI NL 48 13 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 .308 — — — — 0.0
1981 PHI NL 13 19 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 .105 — — — — 0.0
1982 CHN NL 31 56 5 6 3 0 0 2 0 1 35 .107 .261 (-59%) .324 (-63%) .388 (-59%) .712 (-61%) -553.5
1983 CHN NL 24 38 1 9 1 0 0 5 0 1 17 .237 — — — — 0.0
1984 CHN NL 21 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .000 — — — — 0.0
1984 TEX AL 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1985 TEX AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1986 CLE AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1987 CHN NL 41 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 — — — — 0.0
1987 DET AL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1988 BAL AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1990 PHI NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 13 seasons 277 177 9 24 5 0 0 11 0 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

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

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1981 NEDIV PHI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
1980 NLCS PHI 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1980 WS PHI 1 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 0 4 1 0 11.3 10 3 7 11 2.38

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1981 NEDIV PHI 0 0 1 1 0 4.0 4 2 2 5 4.50
1980 NLCS PHI 0 0 2 0 0 2.7 1 0 3 0 0.00
1980 WS PHI 0 0 1 0 0 4.7 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

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home142794902.114
Away1359851509.153

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home142433.14652141752204.44
Away135427.04442221632354.68

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1990-05-08 PHIHOU L 0.1211000
1988-06-19 BALBOS L 1.1544001
1988-06-14 BALDET L 2.0665011
1987-09-27 DETTOR SV 0.1000000
1987-09-26 DETTOR — 0.0100000
1987-09-25 DETTOR — 1.1111100
1987-09-22 DETBOS SV 0.1000000
1987-09-20 CHCSTL — 1.2100020
1987-09-17 CHCPHI — 2.0100120
1987-09-16 CHCPHI — 0.1000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 277 96 64 117 12 4

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

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 277

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
1987 CHN NL $75,000
1986 CLE AL $110,000
1985 TEX AL $235,000
Total Career Earnings $420,000

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Dickie Noles (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Russ Kemmerer
    43-59, 4.46 ERA
  2. 97
    Bob Owchinko
    37-60, 4.28 ERA
  3. 94
    Kent Bottenfield
    46-49, 4.54 ERA
  4. 92
    Hipolito Pichardo
    50-44, 4.44 ERA
  5. 92
    Jim Owens
    42-68, 4.31 ERA
  6. 91
    Ross Detwiler
    30-51, 4.56 ERA

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.