Rich Wortham

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

6-0, 185lb (183cm, 83kg)

Born: October 22, 1953 in Odessa, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 5th round of the 1972 MLB June Amateur Draft from Odessa HS (Odessa, TX), the New York Mets in the 14th round of the 1975 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX) and the Chicago White Sox in the 2nd round of the 1976 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX).

High School: Odessa HS (Odessa, TX)

School: University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX)

Last Game: July 23, 1983 (Age 29-274d)
vs. BAL 0.0 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1978 season

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: Richard Cooper Wortham

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.6

ERA

4.89

355.0

189

WHIP

1.524

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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
1976	22	-0.4	Knoxville	SOUL	AA	CHW	4	2	.667	4.24	4.37	11	10		4	1	0	68.0	58	33	32	5	38	0	56	4	0	7		1.412	7.7	0.7	5.0	7.4	1.47
1977	23		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	CHW	10	10	.500	3.85	6.27	31	28		4	3	0	145.0	170	101	62	9	65	2	102	3	1	9		1.621	10.6	0.6	4.0	6.3	1.57
1977	23	-2.1	Iowa	AA	AAA	CHW	1	3	.250	8.71	11.32	9	9		0	0	0	31.0	54	39	30	6	20	1	22	1	1	3		2.387	15.7	1.7	5.8	6.4	1.10
1977	23	0.4	Knoxville	SOUL	AA	CHW	9	7	.563	2.53	4.89	22	19		4	3	0	114.0	116	62	32	3	45	1	80	2	0	6		1.412	9.2	0.2	3.6	6.3	1.78
1978	24	-0.6	Iowa	AA	AAA	CHW	5	8	.385	3.98	4.89	22	22		4	0	0	138.0	136	75	61	8	54	1	73	3	3	9		1.377	8.9	0.5	3.5	4.8	1.35
1978	24	-3.2	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	3	2	.600	3.05	3.66	8	8	0	2	0	0	59.0	59	24	20	1	23	0	25	0	0	8	248	1.390	9.0	0.2	3.5	3.8	1.09
1979	25	-2.4	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	14	14	.500	4.90	5.56	34	33	0	5	0	0	204.0	195	126	111	21	100	3	119	3	3	14	889	1.446	8.6	0.9	4.4	5.3	1.19
1980	26	-1.7	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	4	7	.364	5.97	7.14	41	10	9	0	0	1	92.0	102	73	61	4	58	5	45	3	0	8	430	1.739	10.0	0.4	5.7	4.4	0.78
1981	27		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	MON	7	6	.538	5.40	6.16	21	20	1	4	0	0	95.0	72	65	57	8	99	2	41	2	1	19		1.800	6.8	0.8	9.4	3.9	0.41
1981	27	1.9	Denver	AA	AAA	MON	6	6	.500	4.79	5.61	16	15	1	4	0	0	77.0	57	48	41	7	71	2	33	1	0	11		1.662	6.7	0.8	8.3	3.9	0.46
1981	27	4.0	Memphis	SOUL	AA	MON	1	0	1.000	8.00	8.50	5	5	0	0	0	0	18.0	15	17	16	1	28	0	8	1	1	8		2.389	7.5	0.5	14.0	4.0	0.29
1982	28	4.6	Reading	EL	AA	PHI	0	5	.000	11.54	12.52	24	3	9	0	0	1	36.2	47	51	47	2	58	0	27	0	0	14		2.864	11.5	0.5	14.2	6.6	0.47
1983	29		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-AA	OAK	2	6	.250	7.69	9.16	18	8	3	2	0	0	55.0	56	56	47	6	58	1	50	0	0	13		2.073	9.2	1.0	9.5	8.2	0.86
1983	29	5.6	Albany	EL	AA	OAK	0	3	.000	11.45	12.27	4	3	0	0	0	0	11.0	11	15	14	4	16	0	6	0	0	1		2.455	9.0	3.3	13.1	4.9	0.38
1983	29	6.6	Modesto	CALL	A	OAK	2	3	.400	6.75	8.39	14	5	3	2	0	0	44.0	45	41	33	2	42	1	44	0	0	12		1.977	9.2	0.4	8.6	9.0	1.05
1983	29	0.5	OAK	AL	Maj	OAK	0	0		inf	inf	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4						0.00
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 (4 seasons)					Majors		21	23	.477	4.89	5.68	84	51	9	7	0	1	355.0	359	224	193	26	182	8	189	6	3	30	1571	1.524	9.1	0.7	4.6	4.8	1.04
Minors (6 seasons)					Minors		28	37	.431	5.12	6.38	127	91	13	18	4	1	537.2	539	381	306	38	372	6	349	12	5	71		1.694	9.0	0.6	6.2	5.8	0.94
All Levels (8 Seasons)							49	60	.450	5.03	6.10	211	142	22	25	4	2	892.2	898	605	499	64	554	14	538	18	8	101	1571	1.627	9.1	0.6	5.6	5.4	0.97

AAA (3 seasons)					Minors		12	17	.414	4.83	5.93	47	46	1	8	0	0	246.0	247	162	132	21	145	4	128	5	4	23		1.593	9.0	0.8	5.3	4.7	0.88
AA (5 seasons)					Minors		14	17	.452	5.12	6.47	66	40	9	8	4	1	247.2	247	178	141	15	185	1	177	7	1	36		1.744	9.0	0.5	6.7	6.4	0.96
A (1 season)					Minors		2	3	.400	6.75	8.39	14	5	3	2	0	0	44.0	45	41	33	2	42	1	44	0	0	12		1.977	9.2	0.4	8.6	9.0	1.05