Dick Pole

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 200lb (190cm, 90kg)

Born: October 13, 1950 in Trout Creek, MI us

School: Northern Michigan University (Marquette, MI)

Debut: August 3, 1973 (Age 22-294d, 11,005th in MLB history)
vs. BAL 3.2 IP, 10 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 6 ER, L

Last Game: July 18, 1978 (Age 27-278d)
vs. TOR 1.0 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1973 season

Full Name: Richard Henry Pole

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-2.3

W

L

ERA

5.05

G

122

GS

SV

IP

531.0

SO

239

WHIP

1.537

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1969	18	BOS-min	A	13	12	.520	3.09	27	27		13	3	0	175.0	173	86	60	5	49	3	104	3	0	8				1.269	8.9	0.3	2.5	5.3	2.12	GRV,WHV WCRS,FLOR
1970	19	BOS-min	A	7	9	.438	3.33	22	18		5	3	1	119.0	93	55	44	1	36	0	97	4	1	5				1.084	7.0	0.1	2.7	7.3	2.69	WHV,WSM FLOR,CARL
1971	20	BOS-min	AA	8	7	.533	2.76	21	19		9	4	0	124.0	107	44	38	6	36	3	70	4	0	6				1.153	7.8	0.4	2.6	5.1	1.94	PAW EL
1972	21	BOS-min	AAA	4	5	.444	3.82	27	16		3	0	2	113.0	113	59	48	5	49	3	65	1	0	8				1.434	9.0	0.4	3.9	5.2	1.33	LOU IL
1973	22	BOS-min	AAA	12	9	.571	2.03	23	23		16	4	0	182.0	124	54	41	4	80	3	158	4	0	9				1.121	6.1	0.2	4.0	7.8	1.98	PAW IL
1973	22	BOS	AL	3	2	.600	5.60	12	7	4	0	0	0	54.2	70	35	34	4	18	0	24	0	0	2	238	72	3.63	1.610	11.5	0.7	3.0	4.0	1.33
1974	23	BOS-min	AAA	2	8	.200	4.09	16	9		2	0	0	66.0	67	36	30	2	36	3	61	4	0	3				1.561	9.1	0.3	4.9	8.3	1.69	PAW IL
1974	23	BOS	AL	1	1	.500	4.20	15	2	8	0	0	1	45.0	55	28	21	6	13	0	32	1	0	2	198	93	3.82	1.511	11.0	1.2	2.6	6.4	2.46
1975	24	BOS	AL	4	6	.400	4.42	18	11	4	2	1	0	89.2	102	46	44	11	32	4	42	2	0	1	394	94	4.38	1.494	10.2	1.1	3.2	4.2	1.31
1976	25	BOS	AL	6	5	.545	4.33	31	15	6	1	0	0	120.2	131	62	58	8	48	3	49	2	0	6	528	91	3.93	1.483	9.8	0.6	3.6	3.7	1.02
1977	26	SEA	AL	7	12	.368	5.15	25	24	1	3	0	0	122.1	127	76	70	16	57	2	51	6	0	3	542	80	5.15	1.504	9.3	1.2	4.2	3.8	0.89
1978	27	SEA-min	AAA	0	4	.000	4.22	6	5		0	0	0	32.0	31	17	15	2	13	0	19	0	0	5				1.375	8.7	0.6	3.7	5.3	1.46	SJO PCL
1978	27	SEA	AL	4	11	.267	6.48	21	18	1	2	0	0	98.2	122	82	71	16	41	3	41	3	0	2	451	59	5.20	1.652	11.1	1.5	3.7	3.7	1.00
1979	28	PIT-min	AAA	9	4	.692	4.33	23	12		2	1	0	131.0	145	72	63	3	49	1	42	0	0	5				1.481	10.0	0.2	3.4	2.9	0.86	POR,SDO PCL,IAML
1980	29	DET-PIT-min	AA,AAA	7	6	.538	3.48	48	2		1	0	10	88.0	86	49	34	7	40	6	42	3	1	5				1.432	8.8	0.7	4.1	4.3	1.05	MTG,POR SOUL,PCL
1981	30	DET-min	AA	1	0	1.000	3.00	7	0	7	0	0	3	18.0	15	7	6	1	6	3	18	0	0	0				1.167	7.5	0.5	3.0	9.0	3.00	BIR SOUL
6 Yrs				25	37	.403	5.05	122	77	24	8	1	1	531.0	607	329	298	61	209	12	239	14	0	16	2351	79	4.48	1.537	10.3	1.0	3.5	4.1	1.14
162 Game Avg.				9	13	.403	5.05	42	26	8	3	0	0	181	207	112	102	21	71	4	82	5	0	5	803	79	4.48	1.537	10.3	1.0	3.5	4.1	1.14

BOS (4 yrs)				14	14	.500	4.56	76	35	22	3	1	1	310.0	358	171	157	29	111	7	147	5	0	11	1358	88	3.99	1.513	10.4	0.8	3.2	4.3	1.32
SEA (2 yrs)				11	23	.324	5.74	46	42	2	5	0	0	221.0	249	158	141	32	98	5	92	9	0	5	993	70	5.17	1.570	10.1	1.3	4.0	3.7	0.94

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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SUMMARY

WAR

W

L

ERA

G

GS

SV

IP

SO

WHIP

Standard Pitching

Player Value--Pitching

Player News

Postseason Pitching

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Postseason Batting

Standard Fielding

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Transactions

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