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Rich Folkers

Richard Nevin Folkers

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: October 17, 1946 in Waterloo, IA
High School: East (Waterloo, IA)
Drafted by the New York Mets in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 1967 amateur draft (June Secondary). (All Transactions)
Debut: June 10, 1970
Teams (by GP): Cardinals/Padres/Mets/Brewers 1970-1977

Final Game: June 8, 1977
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All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson… 

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1970 23 NYM NL 0 2 .000 6.44 16 1 5 0 0 2 29.1 36 21 21 6 25 4 15 0 1 2 145 63 2.080 11.0 1.8 7.7 4.6 0.60
1972 25 STL NL 1 0 1.000 3.38 9 0 4 0 0 0 13.1 12 5 5 0 5 0 7 0 0 1 56 105 1.275 8.1 0.0 3.4 4.7 1.40
1973 26 STL NL 4 4 .500 3.61 34 9 7 1 0 3 82.1 74 34 33 10 34 4 44 3 1 3 350 102 1.312 8.1 1.1 3.7 4.8 1.29
1974 27 STL NL 6 2 .750 3.00 55 0 17 0 0 2 90.0 65 31 30 4 38 10 57 2 0 3 363 122 1.144 6.5 0.4 3.8 5.7 1.50
1975 28 SDP NL 6 11 .353 4.18 45 15 7 4 0 0 142.0 155 70 66 8 39 3 87 1 1 9 614 84 1.366 9.8 0.5 2.5 5.5 2.23
1976 29 SDP NL 2 3 .400 5.28 33 3 6 0 0 0 59.2 67 39 35 10 25 8 26 2 2 3 273 63 1.542 10.1 1.5 3.8 3.9 1.04
1977 30 MIL AL 0 1 .000 4.26 3 0 2 0 0 0 6.1 7 7 3 2 4 1 6 0 0 1 31 101 1.737 9.9 2.8 5.7 8.5 1.50
7 Seasons 19 23 .452 4.11 195 28 48 5 0 7 423.0 416 207 193 40 170 30 242 8 5 22 1832 88 1.385 8.9 0.9 3.6 5.1 1.42
162 Game Avg. 6 7 .452 4.11 59 9 15 2 0 2 129 127 63 59 12 52 9 74 2 2 7 559 88 1.385 8.9 0.9 3.6 5.1 1.42
STL (3 yrs) 11 6 .647 3.30 98 9 28 1 0 5 185.2 151 70 68 14 77 14 108 5 1 7 769 111 1.228 7.3 0.7 3.7 5.2 1.40
SDP (2 yrs) 8 14 .364 4.51 78 18 13 4 0 0 201.2 222 109 101 18 64 11 113 3 3 12 887 76 1.418 9.9 0.8 2.9 5.0 1.77
NYM (1 yr) 0 2 .000 6.44 16 1 5 0 0 2 29.1 36 21 21 6 25 4 15 0 1 2 145 63 2.080 11.0 1.8 7.7 4.6 0.60
MIL (1 yr) 0 1 .000 4.26 3 0 2 0 0 0 6.1 7 7 3 2 4 1 6 0 0 1 31 101 1.737 9.9 2.8 5.7 8.5 1.50
NL (6 yrs) NL 19 22 .463 4.10 192 28 46 5 0 7 416.2 409 200 190 38 166 29 236 8 5 21 1801 87 1.380 8.8 0.8 3.6 5.1 1.42
AL (1 yr) AL 0 1 .000 4.26 3 0 2 0 0 0 6.1 7 7 3 2 4 1 6 0 0 1 31 101 1.737 9.9 2.8 5.7 8.5 1.50

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
1970 23 NYM NL 29.1 1 21 17 1 1.3 -4 -0.7 $
1972 25 STL NL 13.1 0 5 7 0 1.0 2 0.1 $
1973 26 STL NL 82.1 9 34 45 1 1.0 11 1.0 $
1974 27 STL NL 90.0 0 31 49 2 1.1 18 1.3 $
1975 28 SDP NL 142.0 15 70 79 -4 .9 9 0.7 $
1976 29 SDP NL 59.2 3 39 30 1 .4 -9 -0.9 $
1977 30 MIL AL 6.1 0 7 4 0 1.1 -3 -0.3 $
7 Seasons 423.0 28 207 231 1 .9 24 1.2 $
STL (3 yrs) 185.2 9 70 101 3 1.0 31 2.4 $
SDP (2 yrs) 201.2 18 109 109 -3 .8 0 -0.2 $
NYM (1 yr) 29.1 1 21 17 1 1.3 -4 -0.7 $
MIL (1 yr) 6.1 0 7 4 0 1.1 -3 -0.3 $

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1970 23 NYM NL 16 6 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .333 .333 .333 .667 80 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
1972 25 STL NL 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 0 0 0 /1
1973 26 STL NL 34 22 20 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .100 .095 .100 .195 -46 2 0 0 1 1 0 1
1974 27 STL NL 55 11 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .100 .100 .100 .200 -44 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
1975 28 SDP NL 45 44 36 2 6 1 0 0 4 0 0 4 14 .167 .250 .194 .444 28 7 0 0 4 0 0 1
1976 29 SDP NL 33 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
1977 30 MIL AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
7 Seasons 195 89 77 3 11 1 0 0 5 0 0 4 28 .143 .183 .156 .339 -4 12 1 0 7 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 74 64 2 9 1 0 0 4 0 0 3 23 .143 .183 .156 .339 -4 10 1 0 6 1 0
STL (3 yrs) 98 34 31 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 .097 .094 .097 .191 -47 3 1 0 2 1 0
SDP (2 yrs) 78 49 40 2 6 1 0 0 4 0 0 4 15 .150 .227 .175 .402 17 7 0 0 5 0 0
NYM (1 yr) 16 6 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .333 .333 .333 .667 80 2 0 0 0 0 0
MIL (1 yr) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (6 yrs) 192 89 77 3 11 1 0 0 5 0 0 4 28 .143 .183 .156 .339 -4 12 1 0 7 1 0
AL (1 yr) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1970 23 NYM NL 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $ 1
1972 25 STL NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ /1
1973 26 STL NL 22 -4 0 0 0 0 2 1 -1 -0.2 -1 -0.1 -0.1 $ 1
1974 27 STL NL 11 -2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ 1
1975 28 SDP NL 44 -3 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 0.2 2 0.2 0.0 $31,000 1
1976 29 SDP NL 5 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ 1
6 Seasons 89 -10 0 1 0 0 8 2 1 0.0 1 0.1 -0.1 $31,000
STL (3 yrs) 34 -6 0 1 0 0 3 1 -1 -0.2 -1 -0.1 -0.1 $
SDP (2 yrs) 49 -4 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $31,000
NYM (1 yr) 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG SB CS CS% PO Awards
1970 NYM NL 23 P 16 1 0 29.1 10 0 10 0 2 1.000 3.07 0.63 .951 1.84 1.84 0 0 0
1972 STL NL 25 P 9 0 0 13.1 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.35 0.22 .950 1.76 1.78 0 1 100% 0
1973 STL NL 26 P 34 9 1 82.1 16 4 11 1 1 .938 1.64 0.44 .950 1.88 1.88 2 2 50% 2
1974 STL NL 27 P 55 0 0 90.0 11 3 7 1 2 .909 1.00 0.18 .944 1.88 1.88 6 2 25% 0
1975 SDP NL 28 P 45 15 4 142.0 33 10 20 3 0 .909 1.90 0.67 .946 1.86 1.86 10 2 17% 0
1976 SDP NL 29 P 33 3 0 59.2 12 4 8 0 0 1.000 1.81 0.36 .950 1.89 1.87 7 2 22% 1
1977 MIL AL 30 P 3 0 0 6.1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.42 0.33 .950 1.99 1.93 0 0 0
7 Seasons P 195 28 5 423.0 85 21 59 5 5 .941 1.70 0.41 .948 1.87 1.87 25 9 26% 3
7 Seasons TOT 195 28 5 423.0 85 21 59 5 5 .941 1.70 0.41 .948 1.87 1.87 25 9 26% 3
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1950 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1975 NL  9 (10th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 1 (1948), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

Similarity Scores

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Transactions

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes
197528San Diego Padres$31,0001976 Guide; 3/15/75 TSN; Timmerman dbasePlayer loss; $35,900 request
Career to date (may be incomplete)$31,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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