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: 22-16 / in Starts: 22-16

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

1979 Pitching Game Log

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1979 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	184	1	Apr 6	HOU		ATL	W,2-1	GS-6	W(1-0)	99	5.1	6	1	1	4	5	0	0	1.69	3.11	24	6	3	0	0	6	53			0	0	0	20	0	0	0	3	0	1	1.26	0.120	1.95	0.11%	1.18	1t start tie	6t 1-- 1 out a1
2	185	5	Apr 10	HOU		LAD	W,2-1	CG	W(2-0)	3	9.0	6	1	1	4	13	0	0	1.26	1.89	37	7	7	1	0	6	80			3	1	0	33	2	0	0	0	0	0	2.00	0.580	3.64	0.64%	2.98	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
3	186	9	Apr 15(1)	HOU	@	SFG	W,4-3	GS-6	W(3-0)	4	6.0	7	3	3	2	5	0	0	2.21	1.95	26	7	7	0	0	5	49			0	1	0	23	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.29	-0.092	2.51	-0.11%	-0.38	1b start tie	6b 3 out a1
4	187	14	Apr 20	HOU		PIT	W,5-4	GS-9		4	8.1	5	4	3	2	11	0	0	2.51	1.62	33	8	7	0	1	5	68			2	0	0	28	1	1	0	0	1	2	1.51	-0.371	2.80	-0.41%	-0.92	1t start tie	9t --3 1 out tie
5	188	18	Apr 26	HOU	@	CHC	W,6-2	GS-5	W(4-0)	5	5.0	3	1	1	3	6	0	0	2.41	1.69	20	4	4	1	1	3	60			0	0	0	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.29	0.197	2.70	0.25%	1.58	1b start tie	5b 3 out a3
May				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
6	189	22	May 1	HOU	@	STL	L,6-7	GS-7		4	7.0	7	3	3	2	4	1	0	2.66	2.14	29	11	12	7	3	0	53			1	0	0	27	2	1	0	1	0	0	1.07	-0.043	2.37	-0.06%	0.35	1b start tie	7b 3 out d2
7	190	27	May 6(1)	HOU	@	CIN	L,5-17	GS-2	L(4-1)	4	1.1	4	7	3	3	3	2	0	3.21	2.85	12	0	2	0	0	4	26			1	0	0	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.31	-0.586	3.64	-0.98%	-6.30	1b start a 4	2b --- 1 out d3
8	191	31	May 10	HOU		STL	L,1-3	GS-8	L(4-2)	3	7.1	6	3	3	0	7	0	0	3.28	2.55	28	8	7	0	3	6	61			0	0	0	27	1	0	0	0	0	0	.90	-0.086	1.91	-0.11%	0.06	1t start tie	8t 1-- 1 out d2
9	192	36	May 15	HOU		SFG	L,1-8	GS-3	L(4-3)	4	2.2	6	5	5	3	3	0	0	3.98	2.62	18	6	6	4	0	0	26			0	0	0	13	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.05	-0.357	2.54	-0.52%	-4.08	1t start tie	3t 12- 2 out d4
10	193	40	May 19	HOU		SDP	L,2-4	CG(11)	L(4-4)	3	11.0	8	4	3	4	10	2	0	3.71	2.92	44	13	9	1	0	8	73			0	0	0	37	1	0	1	1	1	0	1.27	-0.048	2.50	-0.06%	0.86	1t start tie	11t 3 out d2
11	194	45	May 23	HOU	@	ATL	L,5-6	GS-8		3	7.0	4	3	3	1	8	0	0	3.73	2.72	26	5	8	0	0	4	64			0	0	0	25	2	0	0	0	0	0	.73	0.102	1.45	0.12%	1.53	1b start a 4	8b 12- 0 out a3
12	195	48	May 27	HOU	@	SDP	W,4-2	CG	W(5-4)	3	9.0	10	2	2	0	6	0	0	3.53	2.57	35	11	9	1	0	9	65			0	2	0	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.43	0.442	2.97	0.55%	1.93	1b start tie	9b 3 out a2
Jun				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
13	196	53	Jun 1	HOU		MON	W,3-2	CG	W(6-4)	4	9.0	7	2	2	2	8	0	0	3.38	2.47	33	7	9	3	0	7	71			0	0	0	31	3	0	0	2	0	0	1.36	0.387	3.21	0.55%	1.98	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
14	197	58	Jun 6	HOU		PHI	W,4-3	GS-7		4	7.0	5	3	3	2	5	1	0	3.41	2.58	27	7	8	2	0	5	58			3	1	0	25	1	0	0	0	0	0	.58	-0.119	1.44	-0.18%	0.09	1t start tie	7t 3 out d3
15	198	62	Jun 11	HOU	@	PHI	L,2-4	CG(8)	L(6-5)	4	8.0	6	4	4	6	6	0	0	3.50	2.65	35	6	11	1	1	6	54			2	0	0	28	1	1	0	0	1	0	1.18	-0.150	2.96	-0.23%	-0.13	1b start tie	8b 3 out d2
16	199	66	Jun 16	HOU	@	MON	L,2-4	CG(8)	L(6-6)	4	8.0	9	4	4	2	11	1	0	3.57	2.63	35	7	6	2	0	9	57			4	0	0	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	.79	-0.162	1.97	-0.24%	-0.28	1b start a 1	8b 3 out d2
17	200	70	Jun 20	HOU		NYM	W,5-4	GS-7		3	7.0	7	4	3	2	7	0	0	3.58	2.57	27	7	4	1	0	7	54			0	1	0	24	2	0	0	1	1	0	1.27	-0.132	3.31	-0.21%	-0.91	1t start tie	7t 3 out tie
18	201	74	Jun 25(1)	HOU		CIN	L,1-2	GS-8	L(6-7)	4	8.0	3	2	2	2	8	1	0	3.50	2.61	28	9	6	0	1	3	74			0	1	0	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	.77	0.155	2.65	0.32%	1.53	1t start tie	8t 3 out d1
19	202	80	Jun 30	HOU	@	SDP	W,3-0	SHO	W(7-7)	4	9.0	3	0	0	2	6	0	0	3.27	2.57	31	13	7	1	0	3	85			0	0	0	29	1	0	0	1	0	0	.87	0.433	2.00	0.60%	3.93	1b start tie	9b 3 out a3
Jul				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
20	203	84	Jul 5	HOU	@	CIN	L,4-5	CG(8)	L(7-8)	4	8.0	11	5	5	6	12	0	1	3.40	2.56	42	6	8	0	0	9	46			0	0	0	33	2	0	1	0	1	0	1.22	-0.411	2.10	-0.43%	-1.21	1b start tie	8b 3 out d1
21	204	90	Jul 11	HOU		PIT	L,1-5	GS-8	L(7-9)	5	7.2	10	5	5	1	7	2	0	3.52	2.67	32	5	9	2	1	10	45			1	1	0	31	1	1	0	1	0	0	.82	-0.286	1.41	-0.29%	-1.67	1t start tie	8t 1-- 2 out d4
22	205	94	Jul 15	HOU		STL	L,1-3	GS-8	L(7-10)	3	8.0	5	3	3	2	6	0	0	3.52	2.63	33	13	7	1	0	5	64			0	0	0	29	2	0	0	0	0	1	.93	0.018	1.78	0.02%	0.53	1t start tie	8t 3 out d3
23	206	97	Jul 20	HOU	@	PIT	L,3-9	GS-6	L(7-11)	4	5.1	10	8	8	3	5	1	0	3.84	2.71	28	5	5	1	0	10	18			1	0	0	25	2	0	0	0	0	0	.69	-0.385	1.75	-0.59%	-4.56	1b start tie	6b 1-- 1 out d4
24	207	102	Jul 25	HOU		CHC	W,6-4	GS-8	W(8-11)	4	7.1	4	4	3	2	12	0	0	3.83	2.60	28	6	4	0	0	4	66			0	0	0	26	0	1	0	0	0	0	.63	0.173	1.51	0.25%	0.41	1t start tie	8t 1-3 1 out a4
25	208	106	Jul 29	HOU		LAD	W,4-3	CG	W(9-11)	3	9.0	5	3	3	5	8	1	0	3.79	2.68	35	9	8	3	2	5	68			1	0	0	29	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.69	0.156	4.73	0.26%	0.98	1t start tie	9t 3 out tie
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
26	209	110	Aug 3	HOU		ATL	W,4-1	CG	W(10-11)	4	9.0	6	1	1	3	15	0	0	3.66	2.57	37	5	8	0	0	6	83			1	0	0	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.06	0.290	2.93	0.48%	2.98	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
27	210	115	Aug 8	HOU	@	LAD	W,4-1	CG	W(11-11)	4	9.0	6	1	1	2	12	0	0	3.54	2.48	35	8	7	0	3	6	81			0	0	0	33	1	0	0	0	0	0	.88	0.333	2.09	0.48%	3.19	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a3
28	211	119	Aug 13	HOU		MON	W,4-1	CG	W(12-11)	4	9.0	5	1	1	1	7	0	0	3.43	2.44	31	14	4	0	0	5	79			0	0	0	30	1	0	0	2	0	0	.64	0.341	1.60	0.51%	2.98	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
29	212	123	Aug 18	HOU		PHI	L,0-1	CG	L(12-12)	4	9.0	4	1	1	4	6	0	0	3.33	2.45	34	10	10	1	1	4	77			0	1	0	30	0	1	1	0	0	0	1.25	0.232	3.51	0.39%	2.98	1t start tie	9t 3 out d1
30	213	127	Aug 22	HOU	@	NYM	W,3-1	CG	W(13-12)	3	9.0	7	1	0	2	10	0	0	3.20	2.40	36	6	12	0	1	6	79			1	1	0	34	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.32	0.644	4.56	1.34%	3.02	1b start tie	9b 3 out a2
31	214	131	Aug 27	HOU	@	MON	W,3-0	SHO	W(14-12)	4	9.0	2	0	0	6	12	0	1	3.07	2.40	35	9	5	0	0	2	89			1	0	1	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.07	0.475	4.20	1.12%	4.19	1b start tie	9b 3 out a3
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
32	215	135	Sep 1	HOU		NYM	W,3-1	CG	W(15-12)	4	9.0	7	1	0	2	5	0	0	2.96	2.40	37	18	11	2	4	0	74			1	0	0	32	1	0	0	2	1	1	1.75	0.465	7.23	1.16%	2.98	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
33	216	140	Sep 6	HOU		SDP	W,2-0	SHO	W(16-12)	4	9.0	3	0	0	0	9	0	0	2.85	2.34	31	8	11	0	0	3	90			1	0	0	31	1	0	0	0	0	1	.94	0.519	4.26	1.41%	3.98	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
34	217	144	Sep 11	HOU	@	CIN	L,8-9	GS-5		4	5.0	4	4	4	3	5	0	0	2.94	2.34	20	4	5	2	1	3	45			0	0	0	16	2	0	0	1	1	0	.86	-0.167	8.59	-1.00%	-1.63	1b start tie	5b 3 out d2
35	218	148	Sep 16	HOU	@	SFG	L,1-2	CG	L(16-13)	4	8.0	5	2	2	5	11	0	0	2.92	2.33	33	6	8	3	0	3	70			2	0	0	28	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.43	0.016	6.99	0.05%	-0.32	1b start tie	9b 123 0 out d1
36	219	153	Sep 21	HOU		CIN	W,3-2	GS-11		4	11.0	7	2	2	1	15	1	0	2.87	2.29	41	7	11	1	1	7	89			0	0	0	40	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.10	0.567	7.88	2.44%	2.86	1t start tie	11t 3 out tie
37	220	158	Sep 25	HOU	@	ATL	W,8-0	SHO	W(17-13)	3	9.0	4	0	0	2	13	0	1	2.78	2.25	33	7	6	0	1	4	90			1	0	0	30	0	0	0	1	0	0	.71	0.318	1.36	0.37%	4.53	1b start tie	9b 3 out a8
38	221	161	Sep 29	HOU	@	LAD	W,3-0	GS-7	W(18-13)	3	7.0	3	0	0	2	11	0	0	2.71	2.21	26	3	7	1	0	3	80			1	0	0	24	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.25	0.402	.00	0.00%	3.26	1b start tie	7b 3 out a3
							22-16		W-L:18-13	3.8	292.1	220	98	88	98	313	13	3	2.71	2.21	1175	1.05		7%	4%	191	65		---%	28	10	1	1051	38	7	5	17	8	8	1.13	3.970	3.13	8.00%	34.46

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