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Rich Harden
James Richard Harden
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: November 30, 1981 in Victoria, BC, CAN
High School: Claremont (Victoria, BC)
Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 17th round of the 2000 amateur draft.
Signed May 18, 2001. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 21, 2003
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Standard Pitching

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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
2003 21 OAK AL 5 4 .556 4.46 15 13 0 0 0 0 74.2 72 38 37 5 40 1 67 1 0 6 324 100 1.500 8.7 0.6 4.8 8.1 1.68
2004 22 OAK AL 11 7 .611 3.99 31 31 0 0 0 0 189.2 171 90 84 16 81 6 167 3 1 4 803 114 1.329 8.1 0.8 3.8 7.9 2.06
2005 23 OAK AL 10 5 .667 2.53 22 19 0 2 1 0 128.0 93 42 36 7 43 0 121 2 0 6 514 172 1.063 6.5 0.5 3.0 8.5 2.81
2006 24 OAK AL 4 0 1.000 4.24 9 9 0 0 0 0 46.2 31 22 22 5 26 0 49 1 0 0 191 104 1.221 6.0 1.0 5.0 9.5 1.88
2007 25 OAK AL 1 2 .333 2.45 7 4 2 0 0 0 25.2 18 7 7 3 11 1 27 0 0 0 100 171 1.130 6.3 1.1 3.9 9.5 2.45
2008 26 TOT MLB 10 2 .833 2.07 25 25 0 0 0 0 148.0 96 38 34 11 61 2 181 3 0 3 595 206 1.061 5.8 0.7 3.7 11.0 2.97
2008 26 OAK AL 5 1 .833 2.34 13 13 0 0 0 0 77.0 57 21 20 5 31 1 92 1 0 1 311 173 1.143 6.7 0.6 3.6 10.8 2.97
2008 26 CHC NL 5 1 .833 1.77 12 12 0 0 0 0 71.0 39 17 14 6 30 1 89 2 0 2 284 252 0.972 4.9 0.8 3.8 11.3 2.97
2009 27 CHC NL 9 9 .500 4.09 26 26 0 0 0 0 141.0 122 74 64 23 67 5 171 6 0 7 609 107 1.340 7.8 1.5 4.3 10.9 2.55
7 Seasons 50 29 .633 3.39 135 127 2 2 1 0 753.2 603 311 284 70 329 15 783 16 1 26 3136 130 1.237 7.2 0.8 3.9 9.4 2.38
162 Game Avg. 13 8 .633 3.39 35 33 1 1 0 0 196 157 81 74 18 85 4 203 4 0 7 814 130 1.237 7.2 0.8 3.9 9.4 2.38
OAK (6 yrs) 36 19 .655 3.42 97 89 2 2 1 0 541.2 442 220 206 41 232 9 523 8 1 17 2243 128 1.244 7.3 0.7 3.9 8.7 2.25
CHC (2 yrs) 14 10 .583 3.31 38 38 0 0 0 0 212.0 161 91 78 29 97 6 260 8 0 9 893 133 1.217 6.8 1.2 4.1 11.0 2.68
AL (6 yrs) 36 19 .655 3.42 97 89 2 2 1 0 541.2 442 220 206 41 232 9 523 8 1 17 2243 128 1.244 7.3 0.7 3.9 8.7 2.25
NL (2 yrs) 14 10 .583 3.31 38 38 0 0 0 0 212.0 161 91 78 29 97 6 260 8 0 9 893 133 1.217 6.8 1.2 4.1 11.0 2.68

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
2003 21 OAK AL ALDS L BOS 1 1 .500 13.50 2 0 2 0 0 0 1.1 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 8 3.000 13.5 6.8 13.5 6.8 0.50
2006 24 OAK AL ALCS L DET 0 1 .000 4.76 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.2 5 3 3 1 5 0 4 0 0 0 26 1.765 7.9 1.6 7.9 6.4 0.80
2008 26 CHC NL NLDS L LAD 0 1 .000 6.23 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.1 5 3 3 0 3 2 4 0 0 0 21 1.846 10.4 0.0 6.2 8.3 1.33
3 Seasons (3 Series) 1 3 .250 6.35 4 2 2 0 0 0 11.1 12 8 8 2 10 3 9 0 0 1 55 1.941 9.5 1.6 7.9 7.1 0.90
1 NLDS 0 1 .000 6.23 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.1 5 3 3 0 3 2 4 0 0 0 21 1.846 10.4 0.0 6.2 8.3 1.33
1 ALDS 1 1 .500 13.50 2 0 2 0 0 0 1.1 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 8 3.000 13.5 6.8 13.5 6.8 0.50
1 ALCS 0 1 .000 4.76 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.2 5 3 3 1 5 0 4 0 0 0 26 1.765 7.9 1.6 7.9 6.4 0.80

Standard Batting

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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
2004 22 OAK AL 2 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2007 25 OAK AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
2008 26 TOT MLB 14 31 27 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13 .111 .111 .111 .222 -42 3 1 0 4 0 0 1
2008 26 OAK AL 2 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 38 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
2008 26 CHC NL 12 26 23 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 .087 .087 .087 .174 -55 2 1 0 3 0 0 1
2009 27 CHC NL 26 48 43 3 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 .186 .205 .209 .414 7 9 0 0 4 0 0 1
7 Seasons 43 84 75 4 11 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 31 .147 .158 .160 .318 -17 12 1 0 8 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 316 283 15 41 4 0 0 4 0 0 4 117 .147 .158 .160 .318 -17 45 4 0 30 0 0
OAK (6 yrs) 5 10 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .111 .111 .111 .222 -40 1 0 0 1 0 0
CHC (2 yrs) 38 74 66 4 10 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 27 .152 .164 .167 .331 -14 11 1 0 7 0 0
AL (6 yrs) 5 10 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .111 .111 .111 .222 -40 1 0 0 1 0 0
NL (2 yrs) 38 74 66 4 10 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 27 .152 .164 .167 .331 -14 11 1 0 7 0 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2008 26 CHC NL NLDS LAD L 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLDS 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
2003 OAK AL 21 P 15 13 74.2 17 5 11 1 3 .941 1.93 1.07 .959 1.74 0.49
2004 OAK AL 22 P 31 31 189.2 34 15 18 1 2 .971 1.57 1.06 .947 1.66 0.45
2005 OAK AL 23 P 22 19 128.0 21 12 8 1 2 .952 1.41 0.91 .952 1.69 0.46
2006 OAK AL 24 P 9 9 46.2 13 6 7 0 0 1.000 2.51 1.44 .954 1.56 0.41
2007 OAK AL 25 P 7 4 25.2 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.05 0.43 .967 1.61 0.41
2008 TOT MLB 26 P 25 25 148.0 15 9 6 0 0 1.000 0.91 0.60 .953 1.66 0.43
2008 OAK AL 26 P 13 13 77.0 6 3 3 0 0 1.000 0.70 0.46 .950 1.60 0.42
2008 CHC NL 26 P 12 12 71.0 9 6 3 0 0 1.000 1.14 0.75 .956 1.72 0.43
2009 CHC NL 27 P 26 26 141.0 18 7 9 2 2 .889 1.02 0.62 .956 1.72 0.42
7 Seasons P 135 127 753.2 121 57 59 5 9 .959 1.39 0.86 .953 1.68 0.44
7 Seasons TOT 135 127 753.2 121 57 59 5 9 .959 1.39 0.86 .912 1.68 0.44

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
2004 AL--8.114--4th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
2004 AL--7.924--8th

Strikeouts s c a p y
2004 AL--167--8th

Complete Games s c a p y
2005 AL--2--10th

Shutouts s c a p y
2005 AL--1--5th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
2004 AL--81--7th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
2004 AL--.759--4th

Youngest s c a p y
2003 AL--born 1981-11-30--6th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 9 (1563), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 1 (1874), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 23 (232), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 2, 1999: Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 38th round of the 1999 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 5, 2000: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 17th round of the 2000 amateur draft. Player signed May 18, 2001.

July 8, 2008: Traded by the Oakland Athletics with Chad Gaudin to the Chicago Cubs for Josh Donaldson (minors), Sean Gallagher, Matt Murton and Eric Patterson.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
2005Oakland Athletics$336,500
2006Oakland Athletics$1,250,000
2007Oakland Athletics$2,250,000
2008Oakland Athletics$4,750,000
2009Chicago Cubs$7,000,000
Career (may be incomplete)$15,586,500
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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