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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Team Record in Appearances: 1-3 / in Starts: 0-1

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 3, Entered with runners on base: 1

1972 Pitching Game Log

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1972 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	5	96	Jul 30(1)	HOU		SDP	L,7-10	GS-3		99	2.0	5	4	4	3	2	0	0	18.00	4.90	14	3	1	0	0	5	29			1	0	0	11	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.19	-0.369	2.12	-0.40%	-3.76	1t start tie	3t -2- 0 out d3
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
2	6	111	Aug 14	HOU		SFG	W,7-5	5-6	W(1-0)	14	2.0	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	9.00	2.90	7	1	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	1	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	.53	0.063	.97	0.07%	0.85	5t --- 0 out d2	6t 3 out d2
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
3	7	140	Sep 16	HOU		LAD	L,0-10	6-7		32	1.2	3	4	4	3	3	0	0	12.71	3.28	10	1	0	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	1	0	0	.14	-0.011	.04	0.00%	-1.55	6t --- 0 out d5	7t 12- 2 out d7
4	8	143	Sep 20	HOU	@	ATL	L,6-13	2-2		3	0.1	1	1	1	1	0	0	2	13.50	4.73	5	1	0	0	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-2.58	2b 12- 2 out d10	2b 3 out d13
							1-3		W-L:1-0	3.0	6.0	10	9	9	8	8	0	2	13.50	4.73	36	3.00		0%	0%	10	29	2	100%	1	1	0	26	4	0	0	1	0	0	.62	-0.319	1.05	-0.33%	-7.04

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