Rich Folkers

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 180lb (188cm, 81kg)

Born: October 17, 1946 in Waterloo, IA us

Draft: Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 4th round of the 1966 MLB June Amateur Draft from Ellsworth College (Iowa Falls, IA), the Chicago White Sox in the 3rd round of the 1967 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Ellsworth College (Iowa Falls, IA) and the New York Mets in the 1st round (20th) of the 1967 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Parsons College (Fairfield, IA).

High School: Waterloo East HS (Waterloo, IA)

Schools: Ellsworth College (Iowa Falls, IA), Parsons College (Fairfield, IA)

Last Game: June 8, 1977 (Age 30-234d)
vs. NYY 5.0 IP, 2 H, 5 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1973 season

Full Name: Richard Nevin Folkers

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.8

ERA

4.11

195

423.0

242

WHIP

1.385

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1967	20	-1.9	Durham	CARL	A	NYM	4	4	.500	3.11	3.11	15	11		2	1		81.0	65	28	28	9	24	2	97	2	0	3		1.099	7.2	1.0	2.7	10.8	4.04
1968	21	-1.7	Memphis	TL	AA	NYM	13	9	.591	2.41	3.38	27	26		8	4		168.0	153	63	45	4	48	3	142	3	0	12		1.196	8.2	0.2	2.6	7.6	2.96
1969	22	0.5	Mets	FLIN	WRk	NYM	2	1	.667	2.15	2.35	10	10		0		0	46.0	36	12	11	2	21	0	34	0	1	1		1.239	7.0	0.4	4.1	6.7	1.62
1970	23	-2.3	Tidewater	IL	AAA	NYM	4	0	1.000	3.19	4.35	5	5		1	0	0	31.0	27	15	11	5	5	1	28	0	1	0		1.032	7.8	1.5	1.5	8.1	5.60
1970	23	-4.1	NYM	NL	Maj	NYM	0	2	.000	6.44	6.44	16	1	5	0	0	2	29.1	36	21	21	6	25	4	15	0	1	2	145	2.080	11.0	1.8	7.7	4.6	0.60
1971	24	-0.9	Tidewater	IL	AAA	NYM	7	11	.389	4.50	5.59	24	22		6	1	0	140.0	156	87	70	12	50	3	93	2	1	7		1.471	10.0	0.8	3.2	6.0	1.86
1972	25		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	STL	5	6	.455	3.10	3.34	28	13		1	0	3	116.0	98	43	40	7	36	6	110	3	0	5		1.155	7.6	0.5	2.8	8.5	3.06
1972	25	0.0	Tulsa	AA	AAA	STL	0	2	.000	2.86	2.86	6	2		0	0	1	22.0	16	7	7	1	7	1	22	0	0	1		1.045	6.5	0.4	2.9	9.0	3.14
1972	25	2.7	Arkansas	TL	AA	STL	5	4	.556	3.16	3.45	22	11		1	0	2	94.0	82	36	33	6	29	5	88	3	0	4		1.181	7.9	0.6	2.8	8.4	3.03
1972	25	-2.1	STL	NL	Maj	STL	1	0	1.000	3.38	3.38	9	0	4	0	0	0	13.1	12	5	5	0	5	0	7	0	0	1	56	1.275	8.1	0.0	3.4	4.7	1.40
1973	26	1.3	Tulsa	AA	AAA	STL	1	0	1.000	0.00	0.00	3	0		0	0	2	8.0	1	0	0	0	3	1	9	0	0	0		0.500	1.1	0.0	3.4	10.1	3.00
1973	26	-1.3	STL	NL	Maj	STL	4	4	.500	3.61	3.72	34	9	7	1	0	3	82.1	74	34	33	10	34	4	44	3	1	3	350	1.312	8.1	1.1	3.7	4.8	1.29
1974	27	-0.2	STL	NL	Maj	STL	6	2	.750	3.00	3.10	55	0	17	0	0	2	90.0	65	31	30	4	38	10	57	2	0	3	363	1.144	6.5	0.4	3.8	5.7	1.50
1975	28	0.9	SDP	NL	Maj	SDP	6	11	.353	4.18	4.44	45	15	7	4	0	0	142.0	155	70	66	8	39	3	87	1	1	9	614	1.366	9.8	0.5	2.5	5.5	2.23
1976	29	1.6	SDP	NL	Maj	SDP	2	3	.400	5.28	5.88	33	3	6	0	0	0	59.2	67	39	35	10	25	8	26	2	2	3	273	1.542	10.1	1.5	3.8	3.9	1.04
1977	30	5.3	Spokane	PCL	AAA	MIL	5	7	.417	4.55	4.66	46	4		0	0	7	83.0	76	43	42	6	31	3	48	1	0	7		1.289	8.2	0.7	3.4	5.2	1.55
1977	30	2.5	MIL	AL	Maj	MIL	0	1	.000	4.26	9.95	3	0	2	0	0	0	6.1	7	7	3	2	4	1	6	0	0	1	31	1.737	9.9	2.8	5.7	8.5	1.50
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (7 seasons)					Majors		19	23	.452	4.11	4.40	195	28	48	5	0	7	423.0	416	207	193	40	170	30	242	8	5	22	1832	1.385	8.9	0.9	3.6	5.1	1.42
Minors (7 seasons)					Minors		39	37	.513	3.39	4.00	148	81		18	6	12	627.0	576	279	236	43	197	19	527	11	2	34		1.233	8.3	0.6	2.8	7.6	2.68
Other (1 season)					Other		2	1	.667	2.15	2.35	10	10		0		0	46.0	36	12	11	2	21	0	34	0	1	1		1.239	7.0	0.4	4.1	6.7	1.62
All Levels (11 Seasons)							60	61	.496	3.61	4.09	353	119	48	23	6	19	1096.0	1028	498	440	85	388	49	803	19	8	57	1832	1.292	8.4	0.7	3.2	6.6	2.07

AAA (5 seasons)					Minors		17	20	.459	4.12	4.82	84	33		7	1	10	284.0	276	152	130	24	96	9	200	3	2	15		1.310	8.7	0.8	3.0	6.3	2.08
AA (2 seasons)					Minors		18	13	.581	2.68	3.40	49	37		9	4	2	262.0	235	99	78	10	77	8	230	6	0	16		1.191	8.1	0.3	2.6	7.9	2.99
A (1 season)					Minors		4	4	.500	3.11	3.11	15	11		2	1		81.0	65	28	28	9	24	2	97	2	0	3		1.099	7.2	1.0	2.7	10.8	4.04