Was Dick Such a pitcher?

Yes. Dick Such pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 41 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Dick Such hit?

Dick Such hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.

Dick Such

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1970)

W–L 1–5

ERA 7.56

WHIP 1.86

SO 41

Pitcher PIV -2590.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 190 lb
Born: 10/15/1944 in Sanford, NC, USA
MLB Debut: 1970-04-06
Last Game: 1970-07-17

Full name: Richard Stanley Such

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
1	5	21	5	0	0	0	50.0	48	42	8	45	41	7.56	-2590.7

Career ERA 7.56 vs. league average 3.89 across their career seasons — 94.5% 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
1970	WS2	AL	1	5	21	5	0	0	0	50.0	48	42	45	41	7.56	3.89 (-95%)	-2590.7
Career · 1 season			1	5	21	5	0	0	0	50.0	48	42	45	41	7.56	—	-2,591

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
22	13	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	1	4	.231	.286	.308	.593	0

Career AVG .231 vs. league average .254 across their career seasons — 9.1% below league average.

Career OBP .286 vs. league average .326 across their career seasons — 12.3% below league average.

Career SLG .308 vs. league average .385 across their career seasons — 20.2% below league average.

Career OPS .593 vs. league average .711 across their career seasons — 16.6% 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
1970	WS2	AL	22	13	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	1	4	.231	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 1 season			22	13	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	1	4	.231	—	—	—	—	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

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	10	6	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	12	7	1	3	0	1	.429

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	9	23.1	18	14	21	21	5.40
Away	12	26.2	30	28	24	20	9.45

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
1970-07-17	TEX	LAA	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1970-07-07	TEX	CLE	L	2	0	2	0	0	0	0
1970-07-02	TEX	BOS	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
1970-06-27	TEX	BAL	W	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
1970-06-21	TEX	BAL	L	1	1	1	1	1	0	0
1970-06-19	TEX	BAL	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1970-06-18	TEX	CLE	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1970-06-16	TEX	MIN	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1970-06-12	TEX	CHW	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1970-05-21	TEX	NYY	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1970-07-17	TEX	LAA	—	2.0	5	4	4	1	1	1
1970-07-07	TEX	CLE	L	4.0	6	4	4	1	3	1
1970-07-02	TEX	BOS	L	3.1	2	3	3	5	1	1
1970-06-27	TEX	BAL	—	5.1	3	3	3	3	4	0
1970-06-21	TEX	BAL	L	3.0	5	4	4	3	4	0
1970-06-19	TEX	BAL	—	0.0	2	3	3	1	0	0
1970-06-18	TEX	CLE	—	0.2	1	1	1	0	1	1
1970-06-16	TEX	MIN	—	2.0	3	2	2	2	2	1
1970-06-12	TEX	CHW	—	0.1	1	1	1	0	0	1
1970-05-21	TEX	NYY	L	6.0	2	2	2	3	3	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	21	5	1	7	0	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1970	WS2	P	21	5	1	7	0	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	21

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Elon University	Elon	NC	1964, 1965

Frequently Asked Questions about Dick Such

Was Dick Such a pitcher?: Yes. Dick Such pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 41 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Dick Such hit?: Dick Such hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.