What years did Dick Pole play?

Dick Pole played in Major League Baseball from 1973 to 1978.

Was Dick Pole a pitcher?

Yes. Dick Pole pitched in the major leagues, recording 25 wins and 239 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Dick Pole hit?

Dick Pole hit 0 career home runs.

What was Dick Pole's career batting average?

Dick Pole batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 1 at bats.

What was Dick Pole's career ERA?

Dick Pole finished with a 5.05 career ERA, going 25-37 with 239 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Dick Pole have?

Dick Pole recorded 239 career strikeouts.

Dick Pole

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1973-1978)

Dick Pole was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1973 to 1978 for the Boston Red Sox and the Seattle Mariners, a span of 6 seasons. Across 122 career appearances, he went 25-37 with a 5.05 ERA and 239 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 12, 2026

W–L 25–37

ERA 5.05

WHIP 1.54

SO 239

Pitcher PIV -10053.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 200 lb
Born: 10/13/1950 in Trout Creek, MI, USA
MLB Debut: 1973-08-03
Last Game: 1978-07-18

Full name: Richard Henry Pole

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Career Pitching Statistics

Dick Pole — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
25	37	122	77	8	1	1	531.0	607	298	61	209	239	5.05	-10053.1

Career ERA 5.05 vs. league average 3.72 across their career seasons — 35.9% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Dick Pole — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1973	BOS	AL	3	2	12	7	0	0	0	54.2	70	34	18	24	5.60	3.75 (-49%)	165.0
1974	BOS	AL	1	1	15	2	0	0	1	45.0	55	21	13	32	4.20	3.63 (-16%)	-219.8
1975	BOS	AL	4	6	18	11	2	1	0	89.2	102	44	32	42	4.42	3.71 (-19%)	-1506.3
1976	BOS	AL	6	5	31	15	1	0	0	120.2	131	58	48	49	4.33	3.51 (-23%)	-1240.5
1977	SEA	AL	7	12	25	24	3	0	0	122.1	127	70	57	51	5.15	4.00 (-29%)	-3520.1
1978	SEA	AL	4	11	21	18	2	0	0	98.2	122	71	41	41	6.48	3.69 (-76%)	-3731.4
Career · 6 seasons			25	37	122	77	8	1	1	531.0	607	298	209	239	5.05	—	-10,053

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 Pole — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
122	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .377 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .702 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Dick Pole — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1973	BOS	AL	12	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1974	BOS	AL	15	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1975	BOS	AL	18	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1976	BOS	AL	31	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1977	SEA	AL	25	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1978	SEA	AL	21	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			122	1	.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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

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

Playoff Batting by Year

Dick Pole — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1975	WS	BOS	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Dick Pole — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	1	2	0	0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Dick Pole — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1975	WS	BOS	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	1	2	0	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Dick Pole — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	66	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	56	1	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Dick Pole — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	66	297.1	340	155	113	140	4.69
Away	56	233.2	267	143	96	99	5.51

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Dick Pole — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1978-07-18	SEA	TOR	L	1.0	3	3	3	1	1	1
1978-07-16	SEA	CLE	—	1.0	2	3	3	2	0	1
1978-07-08	SEA	LAA	—	1.2	1	0	0	1	0	0
1978-07-07	SEA	LAA	L	3.2	8	6	6	0	1	1
1978-07-02	SEA	MIL	—	5.1	7	3	3	2	3	1
1978-06-27	SEA	CHW	L	3.0	3	4	4	2	0	2
1978-06-22	SEA	CHW	—	4.0	8	4	4	1	2	0
1978-06-16	SEA	BOS	L	8.0	7	6	4	4	2	0
1978-06-10	SEA	BOS	L	3.2	3	7	1	5	3	0
1978-06-04	SEA	BAL	L	8.2	9	4	4	4	7	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Dick Pole — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	122	77	30	61	4	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Dick Pole — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1973	BOS	P	12	7	3	7	0	0
1974	BOS	P	15	2	5	8	1	0
1975	BOS	P	18	11	4	15	1	1
1976	BOS	P	31	15	6	13	1	0
1977	SEA	P	25	24	2	9	1	0
1978	SEA	P	21	18	10	9	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Dick Pole — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	122

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Career Spans

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Dick Pole: the record in brief

The profile opens with Dick Pole's first major league game on August 3, 1973; the last one listed came on July 18, 1978. The team column moves through the Boston Red Sox (1973 to 1976) and the Seattle Mariners (1977 to 1978). Pole, a pitcher by primary position, both batted and threw right-handed. Height and weight on file: 6 feet, 3 inches and 200 pounds. The birth record reads October 13, 1950, in Trout Creek, MI, USA. The given name on file is Richard Henry Pole.

Across 122 games (77 starts), Pole recorded 25 wins against 37 losses with a 5.05 ERA. Also on Pole's record: 239 strikeouts. The league ERA over Pole's seasons was 3.72, so the 5.05 figure ran 35.9% worse than average. No season topped the 7 wins of 1977. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 4.33 in 1976, when the league's was 3.51.

The position breakdown shows 122 games, all at pitcher. On the mound, the fielding record shows 4 errors alongside 30 putouts and 61 assists.

Frequently Asked Questions about Dick Pole

What years did Dick Pole play?: Dick Pole played in Major League Baseball from 1973 to 1978.
Was Dick Pole a pitcher?: Yes. Dick Pole pitched in the major leagues, recording 25 wins and 239 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Dick Pole hit?: Dick Pole hit 0 career home runs.
What was Dick Pole's career batting average?: Dick Pole batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 1 at bats.
What was Dick Pole's career ERA?: Dick Pole finished with a 5.05 career ERA, going 25-37 with 239 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Dick Pole have?: Dick Pole recorded 239 career strikeouts.