Dick Radatz

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1962-1969)

Dick Radatz was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1962 to 1969 for 5 teams, including the Boston Red Sox, a span of 8 seasons. Across 381 career appearances, he went 52-43 with a 3.13 ERA, 745 strikeouts, and 122 saves. Dick Radatz was a 2-time All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 10537.4.

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 52–43
ERA 3.13
WHIP 1.19
SO 745
Pitcher PIV 10537.4
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'6" / 230 lb
Born
4/2/1937 in Detroit, MI, USA
Died
3/16/2005 in Easton, MA, USA
MLB Debut
1962-04-10
Last Game
1969-08-15
Awards
2× All-Star

Full name: Richard Raymond Radatz

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Career Pitching Statistics

Dick Radatz — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
52 43 381 0 0 0 122 693.2 532 241 65 296 745 3.13 10537.4

Career ERA 3.13 vs. league average 3.56 across their career seasons — 12.2% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Dick Radatz Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1962 BOS AL 9 6 62 0 0 0 24 124.2 95 31 40 144 2.24 3.96 (+43%) 5277.3
1963 BOS AL 15 6 66 0 0 0 25 132.1 94 29 51 162 1.97 3.46 (+43%) 4331.7
1964 BOS AL 16 9 79 0 0 0 29 157.0 103 40 58 181 2.29 3.58 (+36%) 3901.3
1965 BOS AL 9 11 63 0 0 0 22 124.1 104 54 53 121 3.91 3.50 (-12%) 1206.3
1966 BOS AL 0 2 16 0 0 0 4 19.0 24 10 11 19 4.74 3.52 (-35%) -391.2
1966 CLE AL 0 3 39 0 0 0 10 56.2 49 29 34 49 4.61 3.52 (-31%) -906.5
1967 CLE AL 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3.0 5 2 2 1 6.00 — 0.0
1967 CHN NL 1 0 20 0 0 0 5 23.1 12 17 24 18 6.56 3.30 (-99%) -2129.1
1969 DET AL 2 2 11 0 0 0 0 18.2 14 7 5 18 3.38 3.61 (+7%) 65.6
1969 MON NL 0 4 22 0 0 0 3 34.2 32 22 18 32 5.71 3.61 (-58%) -818.0
Career · 10 seasons 52 43 381 0 0 0 122 693.2 532 241 296 745 3.13 — 10,537

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 Radatz — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
381 145 6 19 3 0 1 11 0 4 79 .131 .160 .172 .332 0

Career AVG .131 vs. league average .248 across their career seasons — 47.3% below league average.

Career OBP .160 vs. league average .314 across their career seasons — 49.0% below league average.

Career SLG .172 vs. league average .374 across their career seasons — 53.9% below league average.

Career OPS .332 vs. league average .688 across their career seasons — 51.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Dick Radatz Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1962 BOS AL 62 31 0 3 0 0 0 6 0 1 19 .097 — — — — 0.0
1963 BOS AL 66 29 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 16 .069 — — — — 0.0
1964 BOS AL 79 37 2 6 1 0 0 4 0 0 19 .162 — — — — 0.0
1965 BOS AL 63 27 4 5 1 0 1 1 0 1 10 .185 — — — — 0.0
1966 BOS AL 16 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
1966 CLE AL 39 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .111 — — — — 0.0
1967 CLE AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1967 CHN NL 20 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 — — — — 0.0
1969 DET AL 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
1969 MON NL 22 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250 — — — — 0.0
Career · 10 seasons 381 145 6 19 3 0 1 11 0 4 79 .131 — — — — 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 Radatz — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home199664905.136
Away1828021016.125

Pitching — Home / Away

Dick Radatz — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home199337.12761311403933.50
Away182356.12561111563542.80

Last 10 Games — Batting

Dick Radatz — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1969-08-15 WSNLADL 000000000
1969-08-13 WSNCINL 000000000
1969-08-09 WSNHOUL 101000000
1969-08-03 WSNHOUL 000000000
1969-08-02 WSNHOUL 000000000
1969-07-29 WSNCINL 000000000
1969-07-26 WSNATLW 000000000
1969-07-24 WSNATLL 000000010
1969-07-18 WSNNYNL 000000000
1969-07-16 WSNPITL 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Dick Radatz — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1969-08-15 WSNLAD — 2.0211121
1969-08-13 WSNCIN L 2.1144320
1969-08-09 WSNHOU L 3.2222261
1969-08-03 WSNHOU — 1.0000100
1969-08-02 WSNHOU — 1.0000010
1969-07-29 WSNCIN — 1.0211120
1969-07-26 WSNATL SV 1.0000000
1969-07-24 WSNATL L 1.1344202
1969-07-18 WSNNYN — 1.1100020
1969-07-16 WSNPIT — 0.1111110

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Dick Radatz — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 381 0 25 55 7 1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Dick Radatz — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1962 BOS P 62 0 5 8 1 0
1963 BOS P 66 0 4 9 2 0
1964 BOS P 79 0 5 11 2 0
1965 BOS P 63 0 5 14 1 1
1966 BOS P 16 0 1 0 1 0
1966 CLE P 39 0 0 5 0 0
1967 CLE P 3 0 1 0 0 0
1967 CHN P 20 0 1 2 0 0
1969 DET P 11 0 2 3 0 0
1969 MON P 22 0 1 3 0 0

Career Games by Position

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Dick Radatz Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 381

Awards & Honors

Dick Radatz — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
1964 TSN Fireman of the Year
1962 TSN Fireman of the Year

College History

Dick Radatz — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
Michigan State University East Lansing MI 1957, 1958, 1959

Award Voting History

Dick Radatz — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1964 Most Valuable Player AL 9th 37.0 280 0
1963 Most Valuable Player AL 5th 84.0 280 0
1962 Most Valuable Player AL 21th 8.0 280 0
1962 Rookie of the Year AL 3rd 1.0 20 1

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Career Spans

Dick Radatz (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Duane Ward
    32-37, 3.28 ERA
  2. 89
    Blake Treinen
    49-42, 2.94 ERA
  3. 80
    Steve Cishek
    33-43, 2.98 ERA
  4. 79
    Hector Neris
    46-43, 3.47 ERA
  5. 79
    Cody Allen
    24-31, 3.14 ERA
  6. 78
    Jonathan Broxton
    43-38, 3.41 ERA

Dick Radatz: the record in brief

The profile opens with Dick Radatz's first major league game on April 10, 1962; the last one listed came on August 15, 1969. Radatz played for the Boston Red Sox (1962 to 1966), the Cleveland Indians (1966 to 1967), the Chicago Cubs (1967), the Detroit Tigers (1969), and the Montreal Expos (1969). Born on April 2, 1937, in Detroit, MI, USA, Radatz is listed as a pitcher and both batted and threw right-handed. Size on record: 6-foot-6 and 230 pounds. The bio records the death on March 16, 2005, in Easton, MA, USA. Dick Radatz was the playing name; the full given name is Richard Raymond.

Radatz pitched in 381 games, starting 0, and finished with a 52-43 record and 3.13 ERA. The same table counts 745 strikeouts and 122 saves. The leagues Radatz pitched in allowed 3.56 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 12.2% better than average. Radatz won 16 games in 1964, the most of any season listed.

Frequently Asked Questions about Dick Radatz

What years did Dick Radatz play?
Dick Radatz played in Major League Baseball from 1962 to 1969.
Was Dick Radatz a pitcher?
Yes. Dick Radatz pitched in the major leagues, recording 52 wins and 745 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Dick Radatz hit?
Dick Radatz hit 1 career home runs with 19 hits.
What was Dick Radatz's career batting average?
Dick Radatz batted .131 over his career, with 19 hits in 145 at bats.
How many RBI did Dick Radatz have?
Dick Radatz drove in 11 runs in his career.
What was Dick Radatz's career ERA?
Dick Radatz finished with a 3.13 career ERA, going 52-43 with 745 strikeouts.