R.A. Dickey

#43 SP
Throws: R, Bats: R
Toronto Blue Jays

Birth DateOctober 29, 1974 (Age: 38)
BirthplaceNashville, TN
Experience10 years
CollegeTennessee
Ht/Wt6-2, 216 lbs.

2013 Season

ERA	W-L	SO	WHIP
4.50	4-5	53	1.31
Career
4.01	65-61	792	1.33

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SPLITS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	WHIP	ERA
Last seven days	8.0	4	3	2	4	5	1.00	2.25
Home	36.2	33	24	21	15	36	1.31	5.15
vs. Bal	6.0	6	4	4	5	4	1.83	6.00
vs. AL	56.0	47	33	29	26	43	1.30	4.66
May	26.0	21	15	13	13	25	1.31	4.50

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	GP	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	W	L	P/GS	WHIP	BAA	ERA
2013 Regular Season	10	10	0	0	62.0	53	35	31	9	28	53	4	5	102.5	1.31	.229	4.50
Career	248	149	9	5	1121.1	1131	543	500	133	355	792	65	61	98.7	1.33	.263	4.01
Projected	34	34	0	0	214.0	183	121	107	31	97	183	14	17	102.5	1.31	.229	4.50

10 Game Log
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	GB	FB	TBF	Pit	Dec.	Rel.	ERA
05/20	vs TB	W 7-5	8.0	4	3	2	0	4	5	15	8	32	120	W(4-5)	--	4.50
05/14	vs SF	W 10-6	6.0	6	2	2	1	2	10	5	9	26	115	W(3-5)	--	4.83
05/09	@ TB	L 4-5	6.0	5	3	2	0	5	5	8	8	26	110	--	--	5.06
05/04	vs SEA	L 1-8	6.0	6	7	7	3	2	5	10	9	26	100	L(2-5)	--	5.36
04/28	@ NYY	L 2-3	7.0	4	3	3	2	1	4	6	15	26	94	L(2-4)	--	4.50
04/23	@ BAL	L 3-4	6.0	6	4	4	0	5	4	7	11	27	118	L(2-3)	--	4.66
04/18	vs CHW	W 3-1	6.0	2	0	0	0	1	7	5	7	20	64	W(2-2)	--	4.30
04/13	@ KC	W 3-2	6.1	5	1	1	0	2	4	7	12	26	100	W(1-2)	--	5.82
04/07	vs BOS	L 0-13	4.2	10	8	7	2	2	5	8	11	26	100	L(0-2)	--	8.44
04/02	vs CLE	L 1-4	6.0	5	4	3	1	4	4	11	8	27	104	L(0-1)	--	4.50

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Dickey Turns Leads Into Victories

After a 2-5 start, R.A. Dickey has posted consecutive wins as the Blue Jays figured out the formula: Give the reigning Cy Young Award winner a decent lead, and he will take it from there. Toronto staked Dickey to a 2-0 lead in the first inning on Monday, and despite a few missteps along the way the Jays posted a 7-5 victory over the Rays. Dickey has now won 24 consecutive games in which he was given a two-run cushion, dating back to August 2011. That's by far the longest such streak in the majors, more than double the length of the runner-up, Alexi Ogando (11).
about 3 days ago | Elias Sports Bureau
Matt Harvey keeps rising

Tristan H. Cockcroft discusses Matt Harvey's continued rise up the fantasy rankings as well as other players who have risen or fallen sharply in the quarter-pole rankings.
about 9 days ago | Tristan H. Cockcroft | ESPN.com
Dickey Makes Early Lead Stand Up

From Elias: The Blue Jays scored six runs in the bottom of the first inning, and with R.A. Dickey on the mound for Toronto you could have turned off the TV at that point. The Jays cruised to a 10-6 win over the Giants. Dickey has won the last 24 games in which he was staked to a lead of four of more runs, and Dickey's teams have a 30-1 record when giving him a four-run cushion.
about 9 days ago | Elias Sports Bureau
MLB - RA Dickey Knuckle Puck
about 9 days ago | ESPN Stats and Information
MLB - Dickey getting better?

R.A. Dickey struck out a season-high 10 batters Tuesday, the ninth time in his career he's had at least 10 strikeouts in a game. Dickey has allowed two earned runs in each of his last two starts and has a 3.00 ERA during that span, after pitching to a 5.36 ERA in his first seven starts this season.
about 10 days ago | ESPN Stats and Information
What's wrong with R.A. Dickey?
about 14 days ago | ESPN.com
Dickey Routed Again In Loss To Seattle

From Elias: R.A. Dickey allowed seven runs in the Blue Jays' 8-1 loss to the Mariners. It was the second game this season in which Dickey was tagged for seven or more runs. He did that only twice in three seasons with the Mets.
about 19 days ago | Elias Sports Bureau
MLB- Dickey losing knuckleball velocity

What are the issues causing R.A. Dickey to struggle this season? One of them is that Dickey has lost one of the keys to what made him so valuable last season-- the hard knuckleball. Last year, Dickey threw nearly 500 knuckleballs at 80+ MPH (491 by our count). They netted him 179 outs and only 31 hits/walks allowed. Of those outs, 92 were via strikeout. It was a significantly better pitch at netting outs than his sub-80 knuckler. This season, Dickey has thrown a total of 12 knuckleballs with an average speed of 80+ MPH. In other words, he's thrown fewer in seven starts this season than he did in an average start in 2012
about 19 days ago | ESPN Stats and Information
MLB - R.A. Lots of ER

R.A. Dickey allowed 7 ER for the 2nd time in 7 starts this season... He did that twice in 92 starts from 2009-12.
about 20 days ago | ESPN Stats and Information
MLB - R.A. Dickey Thru 7 Starts

R.A. Dickey got roughed on Saturday in his start vs Seattle. He has struggled thru his first seven starts compared to 2012 but other than ERA his numbers are nearly the same. Interestingly, his run support is down dramatically from last year
about 20 days ago | ESPN Stats and Information
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R.A. DICKEY NEWS FEED

Dickey Turns Leads Into Victories

Matt Harvey keeps rising

Dickey Makes Early Lead Stand Up

MLB - RA Dickey Knuckle Puck

MLB - Dickey getting better?

What's wrong with R.A. Dickey?

Dickey Routed Again In Loss To Seattle

MLB- Dickey losing knuckleball velocity

MLB - R.A. Lots of ER

MLB - R.A. Dickey Thru 7 Starts

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