J.R. Richard

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-8, 222lb (203cm, 100kg)

Born: March 7, 1950 in Vienna, LA us

Died: August 4, 2021 in Houston, TX

Buried: Houston Memorial Gardens, Pearland, TX

Draft: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 1st round (2nd) of the 1969 MLB June Amateur Draft from Lincoln HS (Ruston, LA).

High School: Lincoln HS (Ruston, LA)

School: Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ)

Debut: September 5, 1971 (Age 21-182d, 13,177th in major league history)
vs. SFG 9.0 IP, 7 H, 15 SO, 3 BB, 2 ER, W

Last Game: July 14, 1980 (Age 30-129d)
vs. ATL 3.1 IP, 1 H, 4 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1973 season

Agents: Tom Reich

Full Name: James Rodney Richard

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

22.2

107

ERA

3.15

238

221

1606.0

1493

WHIP

1.243

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	12-5 / in Starts: 12-5
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	11 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 43 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	31 (16-9-6)
Avg. MLBer w/ 43 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	26 (12-8-4)

Most Driven In
E Cabell	1
A Howe	1
Self	1
A Ashby	0
J Cruz	0

Most Driven In By
T Puhl	1
Self	1

1980 Batting Game Log

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1980 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	223	1	Apr 10	HOU		LAD	W,3-2	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.30	0.006	.46	0.01%	0.08	P
2	224	5 (3)	Apr 14	HOU		ATL	W,5-4	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	1.08	-0.038	1.69	-0.04%	-0.36	P
3	225	9 (3)	Apr 19	HOU	@	LAD	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.36	-0.026	.67	-0.03%	-0.32	P
4	226	14 (4)	Apr 25	HOU		NYM	W,7-4	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9	.62	0.049	.89	0.04%	0.04	P
5	227	18 (3)	Apr 30	HOU	@	CIN	W,5-1	GS-8	3	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.385	.538	9	.68	0.112	1.66	0.17%	0.75	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	228	23 (4)	May 5	HOU	@	MON	L,1-10	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.154	.385	.538	9						P
7	229	27 (3)	May 10	HOU	@	ATL	W,3-2	GS-10	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.118	.294	.412	9	1.84	-0.185	4.05	-0.25%	-1.53	P
8	230	31 (3)	May 16	HOU		PHI	L,0-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.105	.263	.368	9	1.28	-0.086	2.31	-0.09%	-0.63	P
9	231	35 (3)	May 21	HOU	@	NYM	L,1-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.095	.095	.238	.333	9	.75	-0.036	1.27	-0.04%	-0.35	P
10	232	40 (4)	May 26	HOU		SDP	W,4-1	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.227	.318	9	.59	0.033	1.06	0.04%	0.76	P
11	233	44 (3)	May 31	HOU	@	SFG	W,5-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.115	.115	.231	.346	9	.59	0.087	1.04	0.09%	0.13	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
12	234	49 (4)	Jun 6	HOU		SFG	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.103	.103	.207	.310	9	1.20	-0.091	2.43	-0.11%	-0.84	P
13	235	54 (4)	Jun 11	HOU		CHC	W,3-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.097	.097	.194	.290	9	.49	-0.005	1.12	-0.01%	-0.27	P
14	236	59 (4)	Jun 17	HOU	@	CHC	W,7-1	GS-6	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.118	.235	.353	9	.62	-0.038	1.53	-0.06%	-0.77	P
15	237	69 (9)	Jun 28	HOU		CIN	L,5-8	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.114	.114	.229	.343	9	.26	-0.006	.82	-0.01%	-0.08	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
16	238	74 (4)	Jul 3	HOU	@	ATL	W,5-3	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.132	.132	.237	.368	9	.77	-0.027	2.25	-0.05%	-0.51	P
17	239	84 (9)	Jul 14	HOU		ATL	L,0-2	GS-4	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.282	.436	9	1.00	0.074	2.90	0.13%	0.61	P
							12-5		43	39	2	6	2	0	1	3	0	0	15	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.282	.436		.79	-0.177	1.64	-0.21%	-3.30

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