R.A. Dickey
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Dickey with the Blue Jays during the 2016 season
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| Atlanta Braves | |||
| Starting pitcher | |||
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Born: October 29, 1974 Nashville, Tennessee |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 22, 2001, for the Texas Rangers | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2016 season) |
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| Win–loss record | 110–108 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.01 | ||
| Strikeouts | 1,341 | ||
| WHIP | 1.29 | ||
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Representing  United States
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1996 Atlanta | Team |
Robert Allen "R.A." Dickey (born October 29, 1974) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Texas Rangers, Seattle Mariners, Minnesota Twins, New York Mets, and Toronto Blue Jays.
After limited success in the majors as a conventional starting pitcher, Dickey learned to throw a knuckleball. As of the 2016 season, Dickey and Boston Red Sox pitcher Steven Wright are the only two active players in the majors who use the knuckleball as a primary pitch. In 2012, Dickey was selected to his first All-Star Game, won the Sporting News Pitcher of the Year Award, and became the first knuckleball pitcher to win the Cy Young Award.
Dickey attended Montgomery Bell Academy in Nashville, Tennessee. He was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 10th round (277th overall) of the 1993 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.
Dickey attended the University of Tennessee, where he played college baseball for the Tennessee Volunteers baseball team in the Southeastern Conference. He majored in English literature at Tennessee, where he had a 3.35 GPA and was named Academic All-American. He was also named Academic All-SEC.
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