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Richard Hidalgo
Richard Jose Hidalgo

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 3", Weight 190 lb.

Debut September 1, 1997
  vs. MIL 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Born June 28, 1975 in Caracas, Venezuela

Signed by the Houston Astros as an amateur free agent in 1991. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1997 22 HOU NL  19   62    8   19   5  0   2    6   1  0   4  18  .306  .358  .484  122   30   0   0   0   1   0
 1998 23 HOU NL  74  211   31   64  15  0   7   35   3  3  17  37  .303  .355  .474  118  100   0   4   0   2   5
 1999 24 HOU NL 108  383   49   87  25  2  15   56   8  5  56  73  .227  .328  .420   88  161   0   5   2   4   5
 2000 25 HOU NL 153  558  118  175  42  3  44  122  13  6  56 110  .314  .391  .636  147  355   0   9   3  21  13 MVP-20
 2001 26 HOU NL 146  512   70  141  29  3  19   80   3  5  54 107  .275  .356  .455  102  233   0  11   3  16  15
 2002 27 HOU NL 114  388   54   91  17  4  15   48   6  2  43  85  .235  .319  .415   87  161   0   2   1   6  13
 2003 28 HOU NL 141  514   91  159  43  4  28   88   9  7  58 104  .309  .385  .572  143  294   0   5   8   8  10 MVP-18
 2004 29 TOT NL 144  523   67  125  26  3  25   82   4  4  44 129  .239  .301  .444   90  232   0   6   7   5  19
         HOU NL  58  199   21   51  15  2   4   30   1  2  17  53  .256  .309  .412   83   82   0   4   4   0   7
         NYM NL  86  324   46   74  11  1  21   52   3  2  27  76  .228  .296  .463   94  150   0   2   3   5  12
 2005 30 TEX AL  88  308   43   68  12  0  16   43   1  2  26  74  .221  .289  .416   81  128   0   1   1   4   8
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons      987 3459  531  929 214 19 171  560  48 34 358 737  .269  .345  .490  110 1694   0  43  25  67  88
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        568   87  152  35  3  28   92   8  6  59 121  .269  .345  .490  110  278   0   7   4  11  14
 Career High    153  558  118  175  43  4  44  122  13  7  58 129  .314  .391  .636  147  355   0  11   8  21  19
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1997 22 HOU NL   67   43   11   6.8   105| .306  .266| .358  .337| .484  .417| .842  .754| 122  .651   2.0   0.2 100%
 1998 23 HOU NL  234  159   35   5.9   106| .303  .267| .355  .337| .474  .421| .829  .757| 118  .589   6.1   0.6  50%
 1999 24 HOU NL  448  311   56   4.8   116| .227  .276| .328  .351| .420  .444| .748  .795|  88  .456  -6.7  -0.6  61%
 2000 25 HOU NL  644  411  140   9.1   122| .314  .281| .391  .360| .636  .460|1.027  .820| 147  .727  41.0   3.7  68%
 2001 26 HOU NL  593  402   83   5.5   117| .275  .277| .356  .349| .455  .453| .811  .802| 102  .543   3.1   0.3  37%
 2002 27 HOU NL  439  314   51   4.4   112| .235  .273| .319  .348| .415  .434| .734  .782|  87  .455  -8.7  -0.8  75%
 2003 28 HOU NL  585  377  112   8.0   112| .309  .272| .385  .344| .572  .436| .957  .781| 143  .706  33.4   3.1  56%
 2004 29 TOT NL  578  427   65   4.1   111| .239  .270| .301  .342| .444  .437| .745  .779|  90  .405  -9.9  -1.0  50%
         HOU NL  220  161   24   4.0   113| .256  .272| .309  .344| .412  .441| .721  .785|  83  .397  -4.9  -0.5  33%
         NYM NL  358  266   41   4.1   110| .228  .268| .296  .340| .463  .435| .759  .775|  94  .411  -5.0  -0.5  60%
 2005 30 TEX AL  339  251   35   3.7   110| .221  .275| .289  .339| .416  .436| .705  .775|  81  .377 -10.1  -1.0  33%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons      3927 2695  588   5.8   114| .269  .274| .345  .347| .490  .442| .835  .789| 110  .567  50.2   4.5  58%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1997 22 HOU NL OF 19 28 0 0 0 1.000 .979 1.47 1.77 1.77 2.13 14 142.0 CF 17 27 0 0 0 1.000 .982 1.59 2.03 1.83 2.40 13 133.0 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.60 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1998 23 HOU NL OF 72 131 3 3 1 .978 .980 1.86 1.78 2.46 2.17 52 491.0 CF 57 116 3 1 1 .992 .987 2.09 2.15 2.61 2.53 47 410.0 RF 13 5 0 1 0 .833 .980 0.38 1.66 1.12 2.07 2 40.0 LF 9 10 0 1 0 .909 .971 1.11 1.38 2.20 1.89 3 41.0 1999 24 HOU NL OF 108 213 15 2 3 .991 .981 2.11 1.86 2.21 2.26 103 928.3 LF 97 155 13 0 2 1.000 .977 1.73 1.48 2.15 2.00 74 704.0 CF 30 53 2 2 1 .965 .984 1.83 2.20 2.45 2.63 26 202.3 RF 3 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.67 1.73 2.05 2.17 3 22.0 2000 25 HOU NL OF 151 424 8 7 2 .984 .981 2.86 1.86 2.99 2.25 149 1299.0 CF 125 333 5 5 0 .985 .987 2.70 2.24 3.02 2.64 124 1008.7 RF 37 56 2 0 1 1.000 .980 1.57 1.75 2.99 2.18 17 174.7 LF 36 36 0 2 1 .947 .976 1.00 1.41 2.80 1.91 7 115.7 2001 26 HOU NL OF 144 332 11 3 4 .991 .982 2.38 1.86 2.50 2.20 137 1235.0 CF 128 279 8 3 3 .990 .986 2.24 2.18 2.56 2.59 117 1009.3 RF 37 17 0 0 0 1.000 .983 0.46 1.73 1.96 2.11 4 78.0 LF 23 36 4 0 1 1.000 .978 1.74 1.48 2.44 1.91 16 147.7 2002 27 HOU NL OF 110 211 6 1 3 .995 .983 1.97 1.84 2.14 2.19 101 914.3 RF 110 209 6 1 3 .995 .983 1.95 1.67 2.12 2.07 101 913.3 CF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.10 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 2003 28 HOU NL RF 137 276 22 4 5 .987 .982 2.18 1.72 2.23 2.09 136 1200.0 DH 1 2004 29 TOT NL OF 142 266 14 6 3 .979 .982 1.97 1.85 2.09 2.16 137 1203.0 TOT NL RF 139 259 14 6 3 .978 .980 1.96 1.71 2.12 2.09 132 1160.6 HOU NL RF 56 107 4 2 0 .982 .980 1.98 1.71 2.21 2.09 51 452.3 NYM NL OF 86 159 10 4 3 .977 .982 1.97 1.85 2.03 2.16 86 750.7 RF 83 152 10 4 3 .976 .980 1.95 1.71 2.06 2.09 81 708.3 LF 5 7 0 0 0 1.000 .986 1.40 1.48 1.49 1.85 5 42.3 2005 30 TEX AL OF 85 179 3 2 0 .989 .986 2.14 2.05 2.28 2.30 80 717.7 RF 83 174 3 2 0 .989 .982 2.13 1.83 2.28 2.12 78 699.7 CF 3 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.67 2.37 2.50 2.70 2 18.0 DH 1
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1997 22 HOU NL CF 17 27 0 0 0 1.000 .982 1.59 2.03 1.83 2.40 13 133.0 1998 23 HOU NL CF 57 116 3 1 1 .992 .987 2.09 2.15 2.61 2.53 47 410.0 1999 24 HOU NL CF 30 53 2 2 1 .965 .984 1.83 2.20 2.45 2.63 26 202.3 2000 25 HOU NL CF 125 333 5 5 0 .985 .987 2.70 2.24 3.02 2.64 124 1008.7 2001 26 HOU NL CF 128 279 8 3 3 .990 .986 2.24 2.18 2.56 2.59 117 1009.3 2002 27 HOU NL CF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.10 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 2005 30 TEX AL CF 3 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.67 2.37 2.50 2.70 2 18.0 2003 28 HOU NL DH 1 2005 30 TEX AL DH 1 1998 23 HOU NL LF 9 10 0 1 0 .909 .971 1.11 1.38 2.20 1.89 3 41.0 1999 24 HOU NL LF 97 155 13 0 2 1.000 .977 1.73 1.48 2.15 2.00 74 704.0 2000 25 HOU NL LF 36 36 0 2 1 .947 .976 1.00 1.41 2.80 1.91 7 115.7 2001 26 HOU NL LF 23 36 4 0 1 1.000 .978 1.74 1.48 2.44 1.91 16 147.7 2004 29 NYM NL LF 5 7 0 0 0 1.000 .986 1.40 1.48 1.49 1.85 5 42.3 1997 22 HOU NL OF 19 28 0 0 0 1.000 .979 1.47 1.77 1.77 2.13 14 142.0 1998 23 HOU NL OF 72 131 3 3 1 .978 .980 1.86 1.78 2.46 2.17 52 491.0 1999 24 HOU NL OF 108 213 15 2 3 .991 .981 2.11 1.86 2.21 2.26 103 928.3 2000 25 HOU NL OF 151 424 8 7 2 .984 .981 2.86 1.86 2.99 2.25 149 1299.0 2001 26 HOU NL OF 144 332 11 3 4 .991 .982 2.38 1.86 2.50 2.20 137 1235.0 2002 27 HOU NL OF 110 211 6 1 3 .995 .983 1.97 1.84 2.14 2.19 101 914.3 2003 28 HOU NL OF 137 277 22 4 5 .987 .984 2.18 1.85 2.24 2.17 136 1200.0 2004 29 TOT NL OF 142 266 14 6 3 .979 .982 1.97 1.85 2.09 2.16 137 1203.0 HOU NL OF 56 107 4 2 0 .982 .982 1.98 1.85 2.21 2.16 51 452.3 NYM NL OF 86 159 10 4 3 .977 .982 1.97 1.85 2.03 2.16 86 750.7 2005 30 TEX AL OF 85 179 3 2 0 .989 .986 2.14 2.05 2.28 2.30 80 717.7 1997 22 HOU NL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.60 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1998 23 HOU NL RF 13 5 0 1 0 .833 .980 0.38 1.66 1.12 2.07 2 40.0 1999 24 HOU NL RF 3 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.67 1.73 2.05 2.17 3 22.0 2000 25 HOU NL RF 37 56 2 0 1 1.000 .980 1.57 1.75 2.99 2.18 17 174.7 2001 26 HOU NL RF 37 17 0 0 0 1.000 .983 0.46 1.73 1.96 2.11 4 78.0 2002 27 HOU NL RF 110 209 6 1 3 .995 .983 1.95 1.67 2.12 2.07 101 913.3 2003 28 HOU NL RF 137 276 22 4 5 .987 .982 2.18 1.72 2.23 2.09 136 1200.0 2004 29 TOT NL RF 139 259 14 6 3 .978 .980 1.96 1.71 2.12 2.09 132 1160.6 HOU NL RF 56 107 4 2 0 .982 .980 1.98 1.71 2.21 2.09 51 452.3 NYM NL RF 83 152 10 4 3 .976 .980 1.95 1.71 2.06 2.09 81 708.3 2005 30 TEX AL RF 83 174 3 2 0 .989 .982 2.13 1.83 2.28 2.12 78 699.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 968 2061 82 28 21 .987 .982 2.21 1.86 2.37 2.21 909 8130.3 170 361 560# RF* 560 1001 47 14 12 .987 .982 1.87 1.73 2.20 2.09 473 4289.3 CF* 361 813 18 11 5 .987 .986 2.30 2.19 2.69 2.59 329 2782.3 LF* 170 244 17 3 4 .989 .977 1.54 1.46 2.24 1.97 105 1050.7 DH 2 Games not counted in Overall Total below +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 968 2061 82 28 21 .987 .982 2.21 1.86 2.37 2.21 909 8130
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1997   NLDS  HOU ATL     L   2   5   1   0  0  0  0   0   1   2  .000  .167  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1998   NLDS  HOU SDP     L   1   4   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   1  .250  .250  .250   0  0   0   0   0 
 2001   NLDS  HOU ATL     L   3   8   1   1  0  0  0   0   3   2  .125  .364  .125   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  3 Lg Div Series       0-3   6  17   2   2  0  0  0   0   4   5  .118  .286  .118   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
2000-NL-20-0.00
2003-NL-18-0.02
Car-1314-0.02 shares

Slugging %
2000 NL-.636-5
2003 NL-.572-8

OPS
2000 NL-1.028-8
2003 NL-.957-8

Runs
2000 NL-118-6

Total Bases
2000 NL-355-5

Doubles
2000 NL-42-6
2003 NL-43-10

Home Runs
2000 NL-44-4

RBI
2000 NL-122-7

Adjusted OPS+
2003 NL-143-8

Runs Created
2000 NL-140-9

Extra-Base Hits
2000 NL-89-2
2003 NL-75-8

Offensive Win%
2003 NL-.706-9

Hit By Pitch
2000 NL-21-2
2001 NL-16-4

Sac. Flies
2000 NL-9-9
2001 NL-11-4

Power/Speed Number
2000 NL-20.1-8

At Bats per Home Run
2000 NL-12.7-6

   

Gray Ink: Batting - 21 (963) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 13.0 (1177) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 18.0 (834) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

July 2, 1991: Signed by the Houston Astros as an amateur free agent.

June 17, 2004: Traded by the Houston Astros to the New York Mets for Jeremy Griffiths and Dave Weathers.

November 1, 2004: Granted Free Agency.

December 12, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

November 1, 2005: Granted Free Agency.

February 26, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1997Houston Astros$150,000
1998Houston Astros$170,000
1999Houston Astros$260,000
2000Houston Astros$330,000
2001Houston Astros$3,500,000
2002Houston Astros$5,500,000
2003Houston Astros$8,500,000
2004Houston Astros$12,500,000
2005Texas Rangers$5,000,000
Career (may be incomplete)$35,910,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
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