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.

What was Dick Tidrow's career batting average?

Dick Tidrow batted .095 over his career, with 9 hits in 95 at bats.

How many RBI did Dick Tidrow have?

Dick Tidrow drove in 7 runs in his career.

What was Dick Tidrow's career ERA?

Dick Tidrow finished with a 3.68 career ERA, going 100-94 with 975 strikeouts.

Dick Tidrow

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

Dick Tidrow was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1972 to 1984 for 5 teams, including the Cleveland Guardians, a span of 13 seasons. Across 620 career appearances, he went 100-94 with a 3.68 ERA, 975 strikeouts, and 55 saves.

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 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

Dick Tidrow — 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	1746.2	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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Dick Tidrow Stats, Bio & Career Records
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	237.1	200	73	70	123	2.77	3.26 (+15%)	-1242.8
1973	CLE	AL	14	16	42	40	13	2	0	274.2	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	190.2	205	82	53	100	3.87	3.63 (-7%)	1221.8
1975	NYA	AL	6	3	37	0	0	0	5	69.1	65	24	31	38	3.12	3.71 (+16%)	-327.4
1976	NYA	AL	4	5	47	2	0	0	10	92.1	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	185.1	191	79	53	73	3.84	3.69 (-4%)	188.4
1979	NYA	AL	2	1	14	0	0	0	2	22.2	38	20	4	7	7.94	4.00 (-98%)	-855.4
1979	CHN	NL	11	5	63	0	0	0	4	102.2	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	74.2	73	42	30	39	5.06	3.58 (-41%)	-489.6
1982	CHN	NL	8	3	65	0	0	0	6	103.2	106	39	29	62	3.39	3.86 (+12%)	1757.7
1983	CHA	AL	2	4	50	1	0	0	7	91.2	86	43	34	66	4.22	3.87 (-9%)	-989.5
1984	NYN	NL	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	15.2	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

Dick Tidrow — 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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Dick Tidrow Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1972	CLE	AL	39	70	5	7	6	2	34	.100	.243 (-59%)	.310 (-60%)	.353 (-72%)	.664 (-66%)	-681.6
1973	CLE	AL	42	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1974	CLE	AL	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1974	NYA	AL	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1975	NYA	AL	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1976	NYA	AL	47	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1977	NYA	AL	49	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1978	NYA	AL	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1979	NYA	AL	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1979	CHN	NL	63	10	0	2	1	1	2	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1980	CHN	NL	84	4	1	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1981	CHN	NL	51	5	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1982	CHN	NL	65	6	0	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1983	CHA	AL	50	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1984	NYN	NL	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 15 seasons			620	95	6	9	7	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

Dick Tidrow — 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

Dick Tidrow — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	SO	AVG
1983	ALCS	CHA	1	0	0	.000
1978	ALCS	NYA	1	0	0	.000
1978	WS	NYA	2	0	0	.000
1977	ALCS	NYA	2	0	0	.000
1977	WS	NYA	2	1	1	.000
1976	ALCS	NYA	3	0	0	.000
1976	WS	NYA	2	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Dick Tidrow — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	0	13	0	0	33.2	35	15	13	14	4.01

Playoff Pitching by Year

Dick Tidrow — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1983	ALCS	CHA	0	1	3.0	1	1	3	3	3.00
1978	ALCS	NYA	0	1	5.2	8	3	2	1	4.76
1978	WS	NYA	0	2	4.2	4	1	0	5	1.93
1977	ALCS	NYA	0	2	7.0	6	3	3	3	3.86
1977	WS	NYA	0	2	3.2	5	2	0	1	4.91
1976	ALCS	NYA	1	3	7.1	6	3	4	0	3.68
1976	WS	NYA	0	2	2.1	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

Dick Tidrow — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	302	40	2	3	0	1	.075
Away	318	55	4	6	0	6	.109

Pitching — Home / Away

Dick Tidrow — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	302	896.2	862	357	281	518	3.58
Away	318	850.0	843	357	298	456	3.78

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Dick Tidrow — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1984-05-07	NYN	CIN	—	2.0	5	4	4	0	0	2
1984-05-06	NYN	HOU	—	3.0	7	2	2	0	4	0
1984-05-05	NYN	HOU	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1984-04-27	NYN	PHI	—	0.1	1	1	1	2	0	0
1984-04-22	NYN	PHI	—	2.0	4	6	3	1	0	2
1984-04-21	NYN	PHI	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1984-04-17	NYN	WSN	—	3.0	5	4	4	0	1	0
1984-04-14	NYN	CHC	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1984-04-13	NYN	CHC	—	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	1
1984-04-07	NYN	HOU	—	1.0	2	1	1	3	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Dick Tidrow — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	620	138	97	212	12	10

Season-by-Season Fielding

Dick Tidrow — 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

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Dick Tidrow Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	620

Awards & Honors

Dick Tidrow — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1979	Pitcher of the Month	July
1972	TSN Rookie Pitcher of the Year

College History

Dick Tidrow — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Chabot College	Hayward	CA	1966, 1967

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Dick Tidrow: the record in brief

April 18, 1972 and May 7, 1984 bracket Dick Tidrow's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. By club, Tidrow's seasons break down as the Cleveland Indians (1972 to 1974), the New York Yankees (1974 through 1979), the Chicago Cubs (1979 to 1982), the Chicago White Sox (1983), and the New York Mets (1984). At 6-foot-4 and 210 pounds, Tidrow is listed as a pitcher. Tidrow both batted and threw right-handed, per the bio block. Tidrow was born on May 14, 1947, in San Francisco, CA, USA. Tidrow's death is recorded on July 10, 2021, in Lee's Summit, MO, USA. On the record, Dick Tidrow was born Richard William Tidrow.

Tidrow's career pitching line is 100 wins, 94 losses and a 3.68 ERA over 620 appearances. Also on Tidrow's record: 975 strikeouts, 32 complete games, 5 shutouts, and 55 saves. Tidrow's 3.68 ERA was close to the 3.74 league figure for those seasons. Tidrow won 14 games in 1972, the most of any season listed.

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.
What was Dick Tidrow's career batting average?: Dick Tidrow batted .095 over his career, with 9 hits in 95 at bats.
How many RBI did Dick Tidrow have?: Dick Tidrow drove in 7 runs in his career.
What was Dick Tidrow's career ERA?: Dick Tidrow finished with a 3.68 career ERA, going 100-94 with 975 strikeouts.