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)
?

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 7.1 4.8 88.5 122.9 12.4 33.2 .245 .406 .316 .316 .369 36.8 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%) ,


  •   
  •   
  •   

+ If Available Pitches Click to Video.


  •   
  •   
  •   
  •   
  •   
  •   
  •   

Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups All Batted Balls Batted Ball Breakdown
Season GB % AIR % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Pull GB % Straight GB % Oppo GB % Pull AIR % Straight AIR % Oppo AIR %
2015 43.1 56.9 22.0 26.2 8.6 38.2 38.9 22.2 21.9 16.6 4.7 16.3 22.3 17.5
2016 42.4 57.6 22.7 25.0 9.9 37.0 37.0 26.1 18.9 18.6 4.9 18.0 18.4 21.2
2017 48.5 51.5 19.1 25.2 7.1 35.2 36.7 27.7 18.1 21.8 8.5 17.1 15.0 19.3
Player 44.7 55.3 21.3 25.5 8.5 36.8 37.6 25.2 19.8 18.9 6.0 17.1 18.7 19.2
MLB 44.3 55.7 23.9 24.7 7.1 37.3 37.4 25.2 20.6 17.7 5.9 16.6 19.7 19.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2015 2.6 35.3 28.0 23.0 5.4 4.4 3.4
2016 5.6 30.2 24.6 26.5 5.1 7.3 5.4
2017 4.7 35.2 21.9 23.1 6.0 4.3 3.2
Player 4.2 33.8 25.0 24.1 5.5 5.2 3.9
MLB 4.0 32.5 24.9 24.4 5.9 7.1 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


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 Knuckleball ATL R 2325 77.3 43.9 -0.2 1.6ARM -0.1 4.2 -0.2 1.6ARM 0.1
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
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 -0.7 -16 2,329 79.7 629 .277 .461 .349 22.9 18.3 17.6 .249 .389 .305 29.8
2017 4-Seam Fastball 1.9 9 488 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.

Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2008 485 1,853 6 9 -14 -10 -9
2009 289 1,099 3 2 -7 -5 -6
2010 706 2,581 15 18 -12 -7 14
2011 874 3,121 19 13 -16 -9 7
2012 922 3,345 13 35 -14 -9 25
2013 943 3,503 1 27 -22 -12 -7
2014 912 3,503 8 21 -21 -11 -3
2015 882 3,259 13 24 -22 -10 5
2016 728 2,742 8 9 -23 -9 -15
2017 792 2,868 16 14 -23 -12 -6
Player 7,533 27,874 102 171 -174 102 5
+ View Complete Pitching Run Value Leaderboard
+ Show Leverage-Based Run Value

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 48.8 67.0 82.1 28.4 57.6 42.7 61.1 47.3 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 11 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
+ View Complete Percentile Rankings Leaderboard

Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2016 21.47 28 30.5 -3 9 27 11 39.3
2017 22.74 26 22.9 3 8 16 12 46.2
Player 22.08 54 53.4 1 17 43 23 42.6
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.
+ View Standard Expected Home Runs

Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2016 28 32 21 35 30 29 33 34 28 21 28 35 31 27 32 37 19 29 33 31 30 22 40 41 30 29 31 39 34 31 23
2017 26 22 20 27 25 25 27 25 21 16 19 29 19 21 23 26 23 22 25 22 22 22 31 24 17 19 22 25 26 24 17
Player 54 54 41 62 55 54 60 59 49 37 47 64 50 48 55 63 42 51 58 53 52 44 71 65 47 48 53 64 60 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.
+ View Standard Expected Home Runs By Park
+ View Complete Expected Home Runs Leaderboard

Year to Year Changes

2015 +/-   2016 +/-   2017
Results
BA .244 +.014 .258 +.008 .266
xBA .254 +.021 .275 -.018 .257
OBP .303 +.024 .327 +.007 .334
xOBP .314 +.029 .343 -.013 .330
SLG .405 +.056 .461 -.011 .450
xSLG .398 +.069 .467 -.068 .399
ISO .160 +.043 .203 -.018 .185
xISO .144 +.049 .193 -.051 .142
BABIP .258 +.022 .280 +.013 .293
wOBA .307 +.031 .338 -.004 .334
xwOBA .314 +.036 .350 -.032 .318
wOBACON .324 +.048 .372 -.006 .366
xwOBACON .333 +.056 .389 -.044 .345
BACON .286 +.032 .318 +.006 .324
xBACON .300 +.040 .340 -.022 .318
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 30.5 +5.0 35.5 -4.7 30.8
Avg Exit Velocity 87.4 +0.2 87.6 -1.4 86.2
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 32.7 +2.0 34.7 -3.8 30.9
Barrel % 4.4 +2.9 7.3 -3.0 4.3
Avg Launch Angle 12.5 +0.3 12.8 -2.7 10.1
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed -- -- -- -- 0.0
Attack Angle -- -- -- --
Ideal Attack Angle % -- -- -- -- 0.0
Attack Direction -- -- -- --
Swing Path - Tilt -- -- -- --
Swing Length -- -- -- -- 0.0
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 82.3 +0.6 82.9 +0.7 83.6
Breaking Velocity 76.7 -0.1 76.6 +0.7 77.3
Offspeed Velocity -- -- -- -- 0.0
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 30 +9 39 -13 26
Popup % 8.6 +1.3 9.9 -2.8 7.1
Flyball % 22.0 +0.7 22.7 -3.6 19.1
Line Drive % 26.2 -1.2 25.0 +0.2 25.2
Groundball % 43.1 -0.7 42.4 +6.1 48.5
Pull % 38.2 -1.2 37.0 -1.8 35.2
Straight Away % 38.9 -1.9 37.0 -0.3 36.7
Opposite Field % 22.2 +3.9 26.1 +1.6 27.7
Weak Contact % 2.6 +3.0 5.6 -0.9 4.7
Pull Airball % 16.3 +1.7 18.0 -0.9 17.1
Topped Contact % 35.3 -5.1 30.2 +5.0 35.2
Under Contact % 28.0 -3.4 24.6 -2.7 21.9
Flare/Burner Contact % 23.0 +3.5 26.5 -3.4 23.1
Solid Contact % 5.4 -0.3 5.1 +0.9 6.0
HR/FB % 16.6 +6.5 23.1 -0.5 22.6
Popups 59 -6 53 -10 43
Flyballs 151 -30 121 -6 115
Line Drives 180 -47 133 +19 152
Groundballs 296 -70 226 +66 292
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 53.4 -0.2 53.2 -0.6 52.6
Out of Zone % 46.6 +0.2 46.8 +0.6 47.4
Edge % 45.8 -2.5 43.3 +0.9 44.2
Zone Swing % 67.9 -1.0 66.9 -1.1 65.8
Out of Zone Swing % 28.1 -1.4 26.7 0.0 26.7
In Zone Contact % 83.0 -4.0 79.0 +1.9 80.9
Out of Zone Contact % 71.7 -5.3 66.4 +5.8 72.2
Whiff % 19.5 +4.1 23.6 -2.6 21.0
First Strike % 58.9 +3.2 62.1 +2.7 64.8
First Pitch Swing % 27.0 +1.4 28.4 +2.3 30.7
Swing % 49.4 -1.3 48.1 -0.7 47.4
Meatball Swing % 76.8 +5.6 82.4 -2.8 79.6
Meatball % 8.1 0.0 8.1 -0.2 7.9
Zone Swing & Miss % 16.7 +3.5 20.2 -1.5 18.7
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 27.4 +5.9 33.3 -5.8 27.5
In Zone 1,742 -283 1,459 +51 1,510
Out of Zone 1,519 -236 1,283 +76 1,359
Edge 1,492 -306 1,186 +81 1,267
In Zone Swings 1,183 -207 976 +17 993
Out of Zone Swings 427 -85 342 +21 363
In Zone Swing & Misses 197 0 197 -11 186
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 117 -3 114 -14 100
Basic
Pitches 3,264 -522 2,742 +182 2,924
PA 884 -156 728 +87 815
AB 798 -143 655 +71 726
Hits 195 -26 169 +24 193
Singles 125 -28 97 +19 116
Doubles 37 +2 39 +7 46
Triples 8 -3 5 0 5
Home Runs 25 +3 28 -2 26
Walks 61 +2 63 +4 67
Strikeouts 126 0 126 +10 136
K% 14.3 +3.0 17.3 -0.6 16.7
BB% 6.9 +1.8 8.7 -0.5 8.2
HBP 11 -5 6 +4 10
Batted Balls 686 -153 533 +69 602
Number of Fastballs 360 -13 347 +141 488
Number of Offspeed 0 0 0 0 0
Number of Breaking 0 0 0 0 0
+ Toggle Viewing All Player's Year to Year Stats

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.
Learn more about how positioning is defined here

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%

+ View Complete Pitch Tempo Leaderboard

Pitch Distribution