R.A. Dickey
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 3" 215LBS | Age: 50
Draft: 1996 | Rd: 1, #18, Texas Rangers | Tennessee
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2015 11 11 3.91 33 33 0 214.1 126 1.19
2016 10 15 4.46 30 29 0 169.2 126 1.37
2017 10 10 4.26 31 31 0 190 136 1.37
15 Seasons 120 118 4.04 400 300 2 2,073.2 1,477 1.30
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2015 33 11-11 3.91 214.1 126 1.19
2016 30 10-15 4.46 169.2 126 1.37
2017 31 10-10 4.26 190 136 1.37
15 Seasons 400 120-118 4.04 2,073.2 1,477 1.30
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls		 Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity		 Max EV Launch
Angle		 LA Sweet-
Spot %		 XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2015 40 3264 686 30 4.4 3.4 87.4 110.9 12.5 32.7 .254 .398 .307 .314 .333 30.5 14.3 6.9 3.90 4.10
2016 41 2742 533 39 7.3 5.4 87.6 111.9 12.8 34.7 .275 .467 .338 .350 .389 35.5 17.3 8.7 4.46 5.31
2017 42 2924 602 26 4.3 3.2 86.2 115.5 10.1 30.9 .257 .399 .334 .318 .345 30.8 16.7 8.2 4.26 4.36
Player 8930 1821 95 5.2 3.9 87.1 115.5 11.8 32.7 .261 .419 .325 .327 .354 32.0 16.0 7.9
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Dickey relies on 3 pitches.
Knuckleball
(81.2%) ,
Four Seamer
(17.0%) ,
Eephus
(1.8%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2015 43.1 22.0 26.2 8.6 38.2 38.9 22.2 2.6 35.3 28.0 23.0 5.4 4.4 3.4
2016 42.4 22.7 25.0 9.9 37.0 37.0 26.1 5.6 30.2 24.6 26.5 5.1 7.3 5.4
2017 48.5 19.1 25.2 7.1 35.2 36.7 27.7 4.7 35.2 21.9 23.1 6.0 4.3 3.2
Player 44.7 21.3 25.5 8.5 36.8 37.6 25.2 4.2 33.8 25.0 24.1 5.5 5.2 3.9
MLB 44.4 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement

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How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop		vs.
Comparable		Horizontal
Break		vs.
Comparable		Vertical
Break		vs. AvgHorizontal
Break		vs. Avg
2017 4-Seam Fastball ATL R 487 83.6 29.1 -3.3 15.7ARM 2.6 11.1 -6.0 15.7ARM 7.6
2017 Knuckleball ATL R 2325 77.3 43.9 -0.2 1.6ARM -0.1 4.2 -0.2 1.6ARM 0.1
2016 Knuckleball TOR R 2305 76.6 44.2 -0.7 0.5ARM -0.8 3.7 -1.3 0.5ARM -1.1
2016 4-Seam Fastball TOR R 346 82.9 30.8 -3.1 13.7ARM 3.6 9.7 -6.1 13.7ARM 7.3
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2017 Knuckleball -0.4 -9 2,329 79.7 629 .277 .461 .349 22.9 18.3 17.6 .249 .390 .305 29.8
2017 4-Seam Fastball 1.3 6 488 16.7 140 .250 .429 .364 9.6 10.0 15.9 .300 .443 .382 39.2
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2008 485 1,853 5 11 -12 -10 -6
2009 289 1,099 1 3 -7 -5 -8
2010 706 2,581 17 19 -11 -6 19
2011 874 3,121 18 16 -14 -10 10
2012 922 3,345 15 31 -12 -8 27
2013 943 3,503 -1 25 -21 -10 -6
2014 912 3,503 2 19 -20 -11 -9
2015 913 3,385 11 22 -21 -11 1
2016 728 2,742 8 13 -21 -9 -9
2017 792 2,868 17 16 -22 -12 -1
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2015 3,264 53.4 67.9 83.0 28.1 71.7 45.8 58.9 49.4 19.5 8.1 76.8
2016 2,742 53.2 66.9 79.0 26.7 66.4 43.3 62.1 48.1 23.6 8.1 82.4
2017 2,924 52.6 65.8 80.9 26.7 72.2 44.2 64.8 47.4 21.0 7.9 79.6
Player 8,930 53.1 66.9 81.1 27.2 70.2 44.5 61.8 48.3 21.2 8.0 79.4
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA 		xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit% 		K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate 		FB
Velo 		FB
Spin 		CB
Spin 		Extension
2015 37 32 39 47 41 9 67 68 70 12 61 22 33 1 1 11
2016 12 12 14 15 16 6 20 74 40 22 37 54 23 1 2 6
2017 44 35 52 67 34 21 80 76 70 17 53 24 39 1 2 10
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted
Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2016 21.5 28 30.3 -2 9 28 10 35.7
2017 22.7 26 22.9 3 10 17 11 42.3
Player 22.1 54 53.2 1 19 45 21 38.9
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted
Year HR
2016 28 32 21 34 30 29 33 34 26 20 27 34 31 26 32 37 19 28 32 30 30 22 41 41 30 31 31 39 35 31 23
2017 26 23 20 26 26 24 27 25 21 16 21 30 19 21 23 26 23 21 24 22 22 22 31 24 17 19 21 25 27 24 17
Player 54 55 41 60 56 53 60 59 47 36 48 64 50 47 55 63 42 49 56 52 52 44 72 65 47 50 52 64 62 55 40
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2015 2016 +/-   2017 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 82.3 82.9 0.6 ↑ 83.6 0.7 ↑
Offspeed Velocity 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Breaking Velocity 76.4 76.3 -0.1 ↓ 77.0 0.7 ↑
Exit Velocity 87.4 87.6 0.2 ↑ 86.2 -1.4 ↓
Launch Angle 12.5 12.8 0.3 ↑ 10.1 -2.7 ↓
Barrel % 4.4 7.3 2.9 ↑ 4.3 -3.0 ↓
Hard Hit % 30.5 35.5 5.0 ↑ 30.8 -4.7 ↓
LA Sweet-Spot % 32.7 34.7 2.0 ↑ 30.9 -3.8 ↓
xBA .254 .275 0.021 ↑ .257 -0.018 ↓
BA .244 .258 0.014 ↑ .266 0.008 ↑
xwOBA .314 .350 0.036 ↑ .318 -0.032 ↓
wOBA .307 .338 0.031 ↑ .334 -0.004 ↓
xSLG .398 .467 0.069 ↑ .399 -0.068 ↓
SLG .405 .461 0.056 ↑ .450 -0.011 ↓
K% 14.3 17.3 3.0 ↑ 16.7 -0.6 ↓
BB% 6.9 8.7 1.8 ↑ 8.2 -0.5 ↓
Swing % 49.4 48.1 -1.3 ↓ 47.4 -0.7 ↓
Whiff% 19.5 23.6 4.1 ↑ 21.0 -2.6 ↓
In Zone % 53.4 53.2 -0.2 ↓ 52.6 -0.6 ↓
Out of Zone % 46.6 46.8 0.2 ↑ 47.4 0.6 ↑
Out of Zone Swing % 28.1 26.7 -1.4 ↓ 26.7 0.0
First Pitch Swing % 27.0 28.4 1.4 ↑ 30.7 2.3 ↑
First Pitch Strike % 58.9 62.1 3.2 ↑ 64.8 2.7 ↑
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 716 .338 404 3 0.7 312 67 21.5
2017 Shifts 792 .336 441 6 1.4 351 27 7.7
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2010 780 14.0 62.2% 1.2% 412 18.0 12.9% 3.9%
2011 866 14.0 65.4% 0.2% 525 18.8 8.0% 4.2%
2012 983 12.7 75.4% 1.1% 440 17.4 17.5% 2.3%
2013 1056 13.1 73.8% 0.3% 541 18.1 13.7% 2.4%
2014 1123 13.8 66.0% 0.7% 514 18.6 6.0% 3.1%
2015 977 14.4 55.0% 2.0% 471 19.4 23.4% 8.9%
2016 807 14.8 52.2% 1.1% 417 19.3 18.7% 7.0%
2017 820 14.7 52.7% 0.1% 451 18.9 8.4% 2.7%

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Pitch Distribution

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