Dick Tidrow

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1972-1984)

W–L 100–94
ERA 3.68
WHIP 1.31
SO 975
Pitcher PIV -3207.6
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'4" / 210 lb
Born
5/14/1947 in San Francisco, CA, USA
Died
7/10/2021 in Lee's Summit, MO, USA
MLB Debut
1972-04-18
Last Game
1984-05-07

Full name: Richard William Tidrow

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
100 94 620 138 32 5 55 1746.7 1,705 715 163 579 975 3.68 -3207.6

Career ERA 3.68 vs. league average 3.74 across their career seasons — near 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
1972 CLE AL 14 15 39 34 10 3 0 237.3 200 73 70 123 2.77 3.26 (+15%) -1242.8
1973 CLE AL 14 16 42 40 13 2 0 274.7 289 135 95 138 4.42 3.75 (-18%) -2794.9
1974 CLE AL 1 3 4 4 0 0 0 19.0 21 15 13 8 7.11 3.63 (-96%) -1526.7
1974 NYA AL 11 9 33 25 5 0 1 190.7 205 82 53 100 3.87 3.63 (-7%) 1221.8
1975 NYA AL 6 3 37 0 0 0 5 69.3 65 24 31 38 3.12 3.71 (+16%) -327.4
1976 NYA AL 4 5 47 2 0 0 10 92.3 80 27 24 65 2.63 3.51 (+25%) 1818.9
1977 NYA AL 11 4 49 7 0 0 5 151.0 143 53 41 83 3.16 4.00 (+21%) -816.7
1978 NYA AL 7 11 31 25 4 0 0 185.3 191 79 53 73 3.84 3.69 (-4%) 188.4
1979 NYA AL 2 1 14 0 0 0 2 22.7 38 20 4 7 7.94 4.00 (-98%) -855.4
1979 CHN NL 11 5 63 0 0 0 4 102.7 86 31 42 68 2.72 4.00 (+32%) 1770.9
1980 CHN NL 6 5 84 0 0 0 6 116.0 97 36 53 97 2.79 3.84 (+27%) 419.2
1981 CHN NL 3 10 51 0 0 0 9 74.7 73 42 30 39 5.06 3.58 (-41%) -489.6
1982 CHN NL 8 3 65 0 0 0 6 103.7 106 39 29 62 3.39 3.86 (+12%) 1757.7
1983 CHA AL 2 4 50 1 0 0 7 91.7 86 43 34 66 4.22 3.87 (-9%) -989.5
1984 NYN NL 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 15.7 25 16 7 8 9.19 3.81 (-141%) -1341.6
Career · 15 seasons 100 94 620 138 32 5 55 1,746.2 1,705 715 579 975 3.68 — -3,208

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
620 95 6 9 0 0 0 7 0 3 42 .095 .122 .095 .217 -682

Career AVG .095 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 63.4% below league average.

Career OBP .122 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 62.2% below league average.

Career SLG .095 vs. league average .380 across their career seasons — 75.1% below league average.

Career OPS .217 vs. league average .704 across their career seasons — 69.2% 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
1972 CLE AL 39 70 5 7 0 0 0 6 0 2 34 .100 .243 (-59%) .310 (-60%) .353 (-72%) .664 (-66%) -681.6
1973 CLE AL 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1974 CLE AL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1974 NYA AL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1975 NYA AL 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1976 NYA AL 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1977 NYA AL 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1978 NYA AL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1979 NYA AL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1979 CHN NL 63 10 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 .200 — — — — 0.0
1980 CHN NL 84 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1981 CHN NL 51 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
1982 CHN NL 65 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
1983 CHA AL 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1984 NYN NL 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 15 seasons 620 95 6 9 0 0 0 7 0 3 42 .095 — — — — -682

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
13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1983 ALCS CHA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1978 ALCS NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1978 WS NYA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1977 ALCS NYA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1977 WS NYA 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
1976 ALCS NYA 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1976 WS NYA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 0 13 0 0 33.7 35 15 13 14 4.01

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1983 ALCS CHA 0 0 1 0 0 3.0 1 1 3 3 3.00
1978 ALCS NYA 0 0 1 0 0 5.7 8 3 2 1 4.76
1978 WS NYA 0 0 2 0 0 4.7 4 1 0 5 1.93
1977 ALCS NYA 0 0 2 0 0 7.0 6 3 3 3 3.86
1977 WS NYA 0 0 2 0 0 3.7 5 2 0 1 4.91
1976 ALCS NYA 1 0 3 0 0 7.3 6 3 4 0 3.68
1976 WS NYA 0 0 2 0 0 2.3 5 2 1 1 7.71

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home302402301.075
Away318554606.109

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home302896.28623572815183.58
Away318850.08433572984563.78

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1984-05-07 NYNCIN — 2.0544002
1984-05-06 NYNHOU — 3.0722040
1984-05-05 NYNHOU — 1.0000010
1984-04-27 NYNPHI — 0.1111200
1984-04-22 NYNPHI — 2.0463102
1984-04-21 NYNPHI — 1.0000000
1984-04-17 NYNWSN — 3.0544010
1984-04-14 NYNCHC — 0.1000000
1984-04-13 NYNCHC — 1.0111101
1984-04-07 NYNHOU — 1.0211310

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 620 138 97 212 12 10

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1972 CLE P 39 34 10 23 1 0
1973 CLE P 42 40 17 34 2 3
1974 CLE P 4 4 0 5 0 0
1974 NYA P 33 25 8 22 3 2
1975 NYA P 37 0 3 6 0 1
1976 NYA P 47 2 2 9 1 0
1977 NYA P 49 7 13 18 2 2
1978 NYA P 31 25 12 18 0 0
1979 NYA P 14 0 2 8 0 1
1979 CHN P 63 0 7 20 0 1
1980 CHN P 84 0 7 13 1 0
1981 CHN P 51 0 0 10 1 0
1982 CHN P 65 0 6 7 0 0
1983 CHA P 50 1 7 16 1 0
1984 NYN P 11 0 3 3 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 620

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1979 Pitcher of the Month July
1972 TSN Rookie Pitcher of the Year

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
Chabot College Hayward CA 1966, 1967

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

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

  1. 98
    Dick Drago
    108-117, 3.62 ERA
  2. 93
    Dennis Lamp
    96-96, 3.93 ERA
  3. 92
    Bobby Shantz
    119-99, 3.38 ERA
  4. 87
    Dave Giusti
    100-93, 3.60 ERA
  5. 86
    Phil Regan
    96-81, 3.84 ERA
  6. 84
    Billy Hoeft
    97-101, 3.94 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Dick Tidrow

What years did Dick Tidrow play?
Dick Tidrow played in Major League Baseball from 1972 to 1984.
Was Dick Tidrow a pitcher?
Yes. Dick Tidrow pitched in the major leagues, recording 100 wins and 975 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Dick Tidrow hit?
Dick Tidrow hit 0 career home runs with 9 hits.