Dickie
Noles
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 205
 
Born: November 19, 1956 in Charlotte, NC, USA
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1992   
All-Star Selections 1984    1994   
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1979 22 OAK AL 12 13 .480 32 32 2 2 0 205.3 217 101 16 93 74 4.43 .272 .348 .374 .722 8.5
1980 23 OAK AL 5 6 .455 21 7 0 0 0 63.3 70 36 4 36 21 5.12 .276 .367 .366 .733 1.7
1981 24 OAK AL 14 11 .560 37 37 0 0 0 215.7 236 101 9 84 77 4.21 .281 .347 .362 .709 9.7
1982 25 OAK AL 13 15 .464 39 39 0 0 0 219.3 254 99 12 78 116 4.06 .291 .353 .392 .745 10.8
1983 26 OAK AL 15 12 .556 40 40 0 0 0 227.7 227 88 14 37 166 3.48 .257 .289 .358 .647 14.7
1984 27 OAK AL 17 12 .586 40 40 0 0 0 234.3 243 88 10 44 148 3.38 .268 .304 .363 .667 15.0
1985 28 OAK AL 16 12 .571 34 34 1 1 0 216.3 229 87 14 35 134 3.62 .272 .299 .397 .695 13.3
1986 29 OAK AL 11 15 .423 36 36 2 1 0 220.0 231 85 4 45 164 3.48 .269 .305 .357 .662 12.0
1987 30 OAK AL 12 8 .600 34 34 1 1 0 203.7 227 89 7 34 109 3.93 .282 .312 .382 .694 11.7
1988 31 OAK AL 12 11 .522 32 31 2 2 0 200.7 219 69 7 26 101 3.09 .278 .300 .360 .660 14.3
1989 32 OAK AL 11 12 .478 35 33 2 1 0 204.7 229 74 7 34 117 3.25 .283 .312 .362 .673 15.4
1990 33 OAK AL 14 12 .538 36 36 1 1 0 224.0 245 92 10 43 129 3.70 .275 .311 .367 .679 16.8
1991 34 CHW AL 17 11 .607 36 36 1 1 0 208.7 224 74 9 44 145 3.19 .272 .307 .383 .690 15.2
1992 35 CHW AL 12 12 .500 36 36 0 0 0 219.3 227 95 21 43 140 3.90 .264 .301 .399 .700 10.5
1993 36 CHW AL 13 9 .591 32 32 0 0 0 196.3 187 65 14 40 154 2.98 .247 .289 .351 .639 15.4
1994 37 CHW AL 15 12 .556 37 37 2 2 0 235.0 258 84 15 39 184 3.22 .272 .302 .380 .682 18.3
1995 38 CHW AL 13 14 .481 36 36 1 0 0 231.7 240 109 29 51 192 4.23 .265 .308 .425 .733 13.2
17 Years Sim 222 197 .530 593 576 15 12 0 3525.9 3763 1436 202 806 2171 3.67 .272 .313 .376 .689 216.7
Season Average 13 11 .542 34 33 0 0 0 207.4 221 84 11 47 127 3.67 .272 .313 .376 .689  
Career Highs 17 15 .607 40 40 2 2 0 235.0 258 109 29 93 192 5.12 .291 .367 .425 .745  
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1979 22 OAK AL P 32 32 205.3 15 21 4 0 .900 1.58    
1980 23 OAK AL P 21 7 63.3 3 6 0 0 1.000 1.28    
1981 24 OAK AL P 37 37 215.7 19 49 1 5 .986 2.84    
1982 25 OAK AL P 39 39 219.3 12 34 1 2 .979 1.89    
1983 26 OAK AL P 40 40 227.7 10 29 2 1 .951 1.54    
1984 27 OAK AL P 40 40 234.3 17 46 2 6 .969 2.42    
1985 28 OAK AL P 34 34 216.3 13 30 2 2 .956 1.79    
1986 29 OAK AL P 36 36 220.0 20 26 2 4 .958 1.88    
1987 30 OAK AL P 34 34 203.7 15 31 0 5 1.000 2.03    
1988 31 OAK AL P 32 31 200.7 17 21 0 3 1.000 1.70    
1989 32 OAK AL P 35 33 204.7 10 25 1 2 .972 1.54    
1990 33 OAK AL P 36 36 224.0 21 33 1 3 .982 2.17    
1991 34 CHW AL P 36 36 208.7 13 21 2 2 .944 1.47    
1992 35 CHW AL P 36 36 219.3 13 28 2 3 .953 1.68    
1993 36 CHW AL P 32 32 196.3 7 21 1 3 .966 1.28    
1994 37 CHW AL P 37 37 235.0 5 38 1 3 .977 1.65    
1995 38 CHW AL P 36 36 231.7 17 32 3 1 .942 1.90    
Career Totals   593 576 3525.9 227 491 25 45 .966 1.83    
Career Highs   40 40 235.0 21 49 4 6 1.000 2.84    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1983 26 OAK AL 1 1 .500 2 2 0 0 0 11.0 7 0 0 3 4 0.00 .179 .238 .205 .443
1984 27 OAK AL 0 0 .000 1 1 0 0 0 7.7 6 3 0 2 0 3.52 .222 .276 .222 .498
1992 35 CHW AL 0 2 .000 3 3 0 0 0 17.0 20 10 3 0 7 5.29 .299 .299 .522 .821
1993 36 CHW AL 2 1 .667 3 3 0 0 0 22.0 21 9 3 2 21 3.68 .247 .264 .400 .664
Career Post-Season Pitching 3 4 .429 9 9 0 0 0 57.7 54 22 6 7 32 3.43 .248 .271 .381 .652
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1988-9-3.09
1993-9-2.98
1994-10-3.22
Wins
1984-7-17
1985-8-16
1991-5-17
CAR-13-222
Losses
1982-10-15
1995-8-14
CAR-7-197
Games Started
1981-5-37
1983-4-40
1984-1-40
1991-9-36
1992-10-36
CAR-5-576
Shutouts
1979-3-2
1988-4-2
1989-8-1
1990-7-1
1991-5-1
1994-1-2
CAR-31-12
Innings Pitched
CAR-14-3525.9
Hits Allowed
1981-10-236
1984-7-243
1990-6-245
1994-6-258
CAR-6-3763
Strikeouts
1983-3-166
1986-10-164
CAR-47-2171
Walks Allowed
1979-4-93
Walks per 9IP
1983-5-1.5
1985-8-1.5
1988-4-1.2
1992-6-1.8
1994-6-1.5
Strikeouts per 9IP
1983-7-6.6
 
 
   Black Ink Test: 2    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 22)
   Gray Ink Test: 55    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 96)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 43    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 33)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 20th overall pick, by Oakland in 1979
Earned first career win on 4/30/1979
Was selected to the 1984 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 8/12/1986, winning 2 games with a 0.56 ERA
Injured on 9/1/1988 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Injured on 9/14/1988 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Signed as a free agent by Chicago (A) on 2/11/1991 to a 2-year deal worth $4,000,000 per year
Won Player of the Week award on 10/7/1991, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
8/16/1992: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (A), $5,800,000 per year, for 3 years
Won World Championship with Chicago (A) in 1992
Was selected to the 1994 Allstar game