Dickie Noles

Dickie Ray Noles

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 160 lb.

Born: November 19, 1956 in Charlotte, NC
High School: Harding HS (Charlotte, NC)
Drafted
by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 4th round of the 1975 amateur draft.
Signed June 15, 1975. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 5, 1979
Teams (by GP): Cubs/Phillies/Rangers/Indians/Tigers/... 1979-1990
Agents: Dick Moss [*]
Final Game: May 8, 1990
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Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1979 22 PHI NL 14 33 30 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 15 .100 .156 .133 .290 -21 4 0 0 1 0 0 1
1980 23 PHI NL 48 15 13 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 .308 .308 .308 .615 69 4 0 0 2 0 0 1
1981 24 PHI NL 13 21 19 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 .105 .105 .105 .211 -41 2 1 0 2 0 0 1
1982 25 CHC NL 31 62 56 5 6 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 35 .107 .121 .161 .281 -22 9 1 0 4 1 0 1
1983 26 CHC NL 24 42 38 1 9 1 0 0 5 0 0 1 17 .237 .256 .263 .520 42 10 0 0 3 0 0 1
1984 27 TOT MLB 39 11 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .000 .091 .000 .091 -73 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1984 27 CHC NL 21 11 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .000 .091 .000 .091 -73 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1984 27 TEX AL 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1985 28 TEX AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1986 29 CLE AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1987 30 TOT MLB 45 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
1987 30 CHC NL 41 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
1987 30 DET AL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1988 31 BAL AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1990 33 PHI NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
11 Yrs 277 195 177 9 24 5 0 0 11 0 0 5 90 .136 .158 .164 .322 -11 29 3 0 12 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 114 104 5 14 3 0 0 6 0 0 3 53 .136 .158 .164 .322 -11 17 2 0 7 1 0
PHI (4 yrs) 76 69 62 3 9 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 27 .145 .172 .161 .333 -8 10 1 0 5 0 0
CHC (4 yrs) 117 126 115 6 15 4 0 0 7 0 0 3 63 .130 .151 .165 .316 -13 19 2 0 7 1 0
TEX (2 yrs) 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CLE (1 yr) 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BAL (1 yr) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DET (1 yr) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (8 yrs) 193 195 177 9 24 5 0 0 11 0 0 5 90 .136 .158 .164 .322 -11 29 3 0 12 1 0
AL (5 yrs) 84 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1979 22 PHI NL 14 33 -5 0 0 0 4 -1 -0.1 1 0 -0.1 .493 .499 -0.1 0.0 0 $ 1
1980 23 PHI NL 48 15 -1 -0 0 0 2 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .502 .501 0.1 0.0 1 $ 1
1981 24 PHI NL 13 21 -4 -0 -0 0 2 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.2 .484 .499 -0.2 0.0 -1 $ 1
1982 25 CHC NL 31 62 -9 -0 -0 0 7 -2 -0.2 2 -0 -0.2 .491 .498 -0.3 0.0 -1 $ 1
1983 26 CHC NL 24 42 -2 0 0 0 5 3 0.4 1 5 0.4 .516 .502 0.4 0.0 5 $ 1
1984 27 CHC NL 21 11 -2 0 0 0 1 -0 -0.0 0 0 0.0 .498 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1984 27 TEX AL 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1985 28 TEX AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $235,000 1
1986 29 CLE AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $110,000 1
1987 30 CHC NL 41 11 -3 0 -0 0 2 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .495 .499 -0.2 0.0 -1 $75,000 1
1987 30 DET AL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
1988 31 BAL AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
1990 33 PHI NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
11 Seasons 277 195 -25 0 -1 0 23 -3 -0.3 6 3 -0.2 .499 .500 -0.3 0.2 3 $420,000
PHI (4 yrs) 76 69 -10 0 -0 0 8 -2 -0.2 2 0 -0.2 .497 .500 -0.2 0.0 0 $
CHC (4 yrs) 117 126 -16 0 -0 0 15 -1 -0.1 4 3 0.0 .499 .500 -0.1 0.1 3 $75,000
TEX (2 yrs) 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $235,000
CLE (1 yr) 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $110,000
BAL (1 yr) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $
DET (1 yr) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1979 22 PHI NL 33 28 1 1.0 102 .200 .100 .272 .156 .338 .133 .404 .290 .743 -21 .058 -5.2 -0.5 .222 .100 .033
1980 23 PHI NL 15 11 1 2.5 99 .500 .308 .273 .308 .336 .308 .396 .615 .731 69 .270 -0.6 -0.1 .444 .000 .000
1981 24 PHI NL 21 20 0 0.0 96 .167 .105 .268 .105 .334 .105 .384 .211 .719 -41 .000 -3.7 -0.4 .111 .000 .000
1982 25 CHC NL 62 56 1 0.5 96 .273 .107 .268 .121 .331 .161 .389 .281 .721 -22 .018 -9.3 -1.0 .196 .071 .054
1983 26 CHC NL 42 32 3 2.5 100 .429 .237 .268 .256 .337 .263 .397 .520 .734 42 .278 -3.1 -0.3 .379 .053 .026
1984 27 TOT MLB 11 10 0 0.0 100 .000 .000 .272 .091 .339 .000 .396 .091 .735 -73 .000 -2.4 -0.2 .100 .100 .000
1984 27 CHC NL 11 10 0 0.0 100 .000 .000 .272 .091 .339 .000 .396 .091 .735 -73 .000 -2.4 -0.2 .100 .100 .000
1987 30 TOT MLB 11 12 0 0.0 108 .000 .000 .273 .000 .343 .000 .425 .000 .767 -100 .000 -3.2 -0.3 .000 .000 .000
1987 30 CHC NL 11 12 0 0.0 108 .000 .000 .273 .000 .343 .000 .425 .000 .767 -100 .000 -3.2 -0.3 .000 .000 .000
11 Yrs 195 169 6 1.0 99 .273 .136 .270 .158 .335 .164 .396 .322 .731 -11 .061 -27.5 -2.8 .218 .056 .028
162 Game Avg. 114 99 4 1.0 99 .273 .136 .270 .158 .335 .164 .396 .322 .731 -11 .061 -27.5 -2.8 .218 .056 .028
CHC (4 yrs) 126 110 4 1.0 99 .283 .130 .269 .151 .335 .165 .396 .316 .731 -13 .063 -18.1 -1.9 .216 .061 .035
PHI (4 yrs) 69 59 2 0.9 100 .257 .145 .271 .172 .337 .161 .396 .333 .733 -8 .056 -9.4 -1.0 .222 .048 .016
NL (8 yrs) 195 169 6 1.0 99 .273 .136 .270 .158 .335 .164 .396 .322 .731 -11 .061 -27.5 -2.8 .218 .056 .028

Postseason Batting

Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1980 23 PHI NL NLCS HOU W 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1980 23 PHI NL WS KCR W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981 24 PHI NL NLDS MON L 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 1 0 0
2 Yrs (3 Series) 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 1 0 0
1 NLDS 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 1 0 0
1 NLCS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1979 22 PHI NL 33 0.0% 45.5% 6.1% 3.0% 33% 7.50 2.0 30.0 1.33 45%
1980 23 PHI NL 15 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.6 6.5 1.33 53%
1981 24 PHI NL 21 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.7 19.0 1.17 57%
1982 25 CHC NL 62 0.0% 56.5% 1.6% 4.8% 50% 35.00 1.6 28.0 2.17 35%
1983 26 CHC NL 42 0.0% 40.5% 2.4% 2.4% 11% 17.00 2.2 7.6 1.33 50%
1984 27 TOT MLB 11 0.0% 54.6% 9.1% 0.0% 6.00 1.7 0.50 36%
1984 27 CHC NL 11 0.0% 54.6% 9.1% 0.0% 6.00 1.7 0.50 36%
1987 30 TOT MLB 11 0.0% 45.5% 0.0% 0.0% 2.2 1.33 55%
1987 30 CHC NL 11 0.0% 45.5% 0.0% 0.0% 2.2 1.33 55%
11 Yrs 195 0.0% 46.2% 2.6% 2.6% 21% 18.00 2.0 16.1 1.41 45%
MLB Averages 2.1% 14.0% 8.5% 6.7% 29% 1.65 6.4 42.1 8.4 0.80 1.07 74% 20% 6.6% 26%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1979 22 PHI NL -5.2 -0.5 35 -0.6 0.3 -0.9 1.10 -0.4 -0.1 -5.7 -0.6 1.03 -4.6 0
1980 23 PHI NL -0.6 -0.1 15 -0.1 0.0 -0.2 .54 -0.1 -0.1 -0.6 -0.1 0.87 -1.3 0
1981 24 PHI NL -3.6 -0.4 21 -0.4 0.1 -0.6 1.21 -0.4 0.0 -5.4 -0.6 1.20 -4.1 0
1982 25 CHC NL -9.3 -1.0 62 -0.8 0.4 -1.2 .92 -0.8 -0.0 -9.1 -1.0 0.93 -9.1 0
1983 26 CHC NL -3.1 -0.3 43 -0.2 0.4 -0.6 .81 -0.3 -0.0 -2.0 -0.2 1.02 -2.2 0
1984 27 TOT MLB -2.4 -0.2 11 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .53 -0.2 -0.1 -1.2 -0.1 0.67 -1.4 0
1984 27 CHC NL -2.4 -0.2 11 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .53 -0.2 -0.1 -1.2 -0.1 0.67 -1.4 0
1984 27 TEX AL 0.0 0.0
1985 28 TEX AL 0.0 0.0
1986 29 CLE AL 0.0 0.0
1987 30 TOT MLB -3.2 -0.3 11 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 .81 -0.2 -0.0 -3.4 -0.3 0.98 -3.4 0
1987 30 CHC NL -3.2 -0.3 11 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 .81 -0.2 -0.0 -3.4 -0.3 0.98 -3.4 0
1987 30 DET AL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1988 31 BAL AL 0.0 0.0
1990 33 PHI NL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
11 Yrs -27.5 -2.8 198 -2.5 1.3 -3.8 .90 -2.4 -0.4 -27.6 -2.8 0.98 -26.1 0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1979 22 PHI NL 0 0 20% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1980 23 PHI NL 0 0 25% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1981 24 PHI NL 0 0 50% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1982 25 CHC NL 1 0 71% 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17% 2 2 0 1 1 0 3 2 1
1983 26 CHC NL 2 0 10% 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1984 27 TOT MLB 1 0 0% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1984 27 CHC NL 1 0 0% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 30 TOT MLB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 30 CHC NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Yrs 4 0 31% 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 9% 5 5 0 1 1 0 5 4 1

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1979 22 PHI NL 33 27% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 4 0 0% 8 1 13% 24 1 4% 3 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
1980 23 PHI NL 15 33% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 2 0 0% 4 1 25% 7 2 29% 2 0 0% 0 0 0
1981 24 PHI NL 21 5% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 67% 6 1 17% 7 2 29% 21 1 5% 2 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
1982 25 CHC NL 62 27% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 67% 9 1 11% 12 5 42% 34 2 6% 4 2 50% 2 1 50% 0
1983 26 CHC NL 42 19% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 75% 9 0 0% 10 1 10% 34 5 15% 5 2 40% 4 1 25% 0
1984 27 TOT MLB 11 18% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1984 27 CHC NL 11 18% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1987 30 TOT MLB 11 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 33% 4 0 0% 5 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1987 30 CHC NL 11 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 33% 4 0 0% 5 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
11 Yrs 195 22% 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 17 12 71% 33 3 9% 45 10 22% 126 11 9% 16 4 25% 8 2 25% 0
MLB Averages 59% 78% 11% 35% 15% 52% 55%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1979 22 14 33 30 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 15 .100 .156 .133 .290 -21 4 0 0 1 0 0
1980 23 62 48 43 2 7 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 20 .163 .200 .186 .386 6 8 0 0 3 0 0
1981 24 75 69 62 3 9 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 27 .145 .172 .161 .333 -8 10 1 0 5 0 0
1982 25 106 131 118 8 15 4 0 0 6 0 0 3 62 .127 .148 .161 .309 -15 19 2 0 9 1 0
1983 26 130 173 156 9 24 5 0 0 11 0 0 4 79 .154 .174 .186 .360 -1 29 2 0 12 1 0
1984 27 169 184 166 9 24 5 0 0 11 0 0 5 85 .145 .169 .175 .343 -5 29 2 0 12 1 0
1985 28 197 184 166 9 24 5 0 0 11 0 0 5 85 .145 .169 .175 .343 -5 29 2 0 12 1 0
1986 29 229 184 166 9 24 5 0 0 11 0 0 5 85 .145 .169 .175 .343 -5 29 2 0 12 1 0
1987 30 274 195 177 9 24 5 0 0 11 0 0 5 90 .136 .158 .164 .322 -11 29 3 0 12 1 0
1988 31 276 195 177 9 24 5 0 0 11 0 0 5 90 .136 .158 .164 .322 -11 29 3 0 12 1 0
1989 32 276 195 177 9 24 5 0 0 11 0 0 5 90 .136 .158 .164 .322 -11 29 3 0 12 1 0
1990 33 277 195 177 9 24 5 0 0 11 0 0 5 90 .136 .158 .164 .322 -11 29 3 0 12 1 0

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G)
How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1979 22 14 35 31 2 4 1 0 0 2 0 3 15 .129 .206 .161 .367 1 14
1980 23 48 15 13 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 .308 .308 .308 .615 1 48
1981 24 20 32 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 13
1982 25 31 62 56 5 6 3 0 0 2 0 1 35 .107 .121 .161 .281 1 31
1983 26 24 43 39 1 10 1 0 0 6 0 1 17 .256 .275 .282 .557 3 24
1984 27 39 11 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .000 .091 .000 .091 0 39
1987 30 45 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 45
7 Yrs 221 209 189 9 24 5 0 0 12 0 6 94 .127 .153 .153 .307 6 214
162 Game Avg. 162 153 139 7 18 4 0 0 9 0 4 69 .127 .153 .153 .307 4 214

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