Roric Harrison
Roric Edward Harrison
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: September 20, 1946 in Los Angeles, CA
High School: Westchester (Westchester, CA)
Signed by the Houston Astros as an amateur free agent in 1965. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 18, 1972
Final Game: July 23, 1978
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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
1972 25 BAL AL 3 4 .429 2.30 39 2 14 0 0 4 94.0 68 24 24 2 34 9 62 4 0 8 372 135 1.085 6.5 0.2 3.3 5.9 1.82
1973 26 ATL NL 11 8 .579 4.16 38 22 12 3 0 5 177.1 161 90 82 15 98 6 130 3 1 9 778 95 1.461 8.2 0.8 5.0 6.6 1.33
1974 27 ATL NL 6 11 .353 4.71 20 20 0 3 0 0 126.0 148 70 66 12 49 1 46 3 2 2 562 80 1.563 10.6 0.9 3.5 3.3 0.94
1975 28 TOT MLB 10 11 .476 4.78 34 26 5 6 0 1 180.2 195 104 96 16 65 5 74 4 1 7 799 79 1.439 9.7 0.8 3.2 3.7 1.14
1975 28 ATL NL 3 4 .429 4.77 15 7 5 2 0 1 54.2 58 33 29 7 19 1 22 0 1 2 240 79 1.409 9.5 1.2 3.1 3.6 1.16
1975 28 CLE AL 7 7 .500 4.79 19 19 0 4 0 0 126.0 137 71 67 9 46 4 52 4 0 5 559 78 1.452 9.8 0.6 3.3 3.7 1.13
1978 31 MIN AL 0 1 .000 7.50 9 0 5 0 0 0 12.0 18 10 10 0 11 0 7 0 0 1 64 51 2.417 13.5 0.0 8.3 5.3 0.64
5 Seasons 30 35 .462 4.24 140 70 36 12 0 10 590.0 590 298 278 45 257 21 319 14 4 27 2575 88 1.436 9.0 0.7 3.9 4.9 1.24
162 Game Avg. 10 11 .462 4.24 45 23 12 4 0 3 191 191 96 90 15 83 7 103 5 1 9 834 88 1.436 9.0 0.7 3.9 4.9 1.24
ATL (3 yrs) 20 23 .465 4.45 73 49 17 8 0 6 358.0 367 193 177 34 166 8 198 6 4 13 1580 87 1.489 9.2 0.9 4.2 5.0 1.19
MIN (1 yr) 0 1 .000 7.50 9 0 5 0 0 0 12.0 18 10 10 0 11 0 7 0 0 1 64 51 2.417 13.5 0.0 8.3 5.3 0.64
CLE (1 yr) 7 7 .500 4.79 19 19 0 4 0 0 126.0 137 71 67 9 46 4 52 4 0 5 559 78 1.452 9.8 0.6 3.3 3.7 1.13
BAL (1 yr) 3 4 .429 2.30 39 2 14 0 0 4 94.0 68 24 24 2 34 9 62 4 0 8 372 135 1.085 6.5 0.2 3.3 5.9 1.82
NL (3 yrs) 20 23 .465 4.45 73 49 17 8 0 6 358.0 367 193 177 34 166 8 198 6 4 13 1580 87 1.489 9.2 0.9 4.2 5.0 1.19
AL (3 yrs) 10 12 .455 3.92 67 21 19 4 0 4 232.0 223 105 101 11 91 13 121 8 0 14 995 89 1.353 8.7 0.4 3.5 4.7 1.33

Batting Against -- Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1972 25 BAL AL 39 372 325 24 68 11 1 2 1 5 34 62 .209 .291 .268 .559 .252 87 8 4 8 1 9
1973 26 ATL NL 38 778 665 90 161 19 4 15 19 4 98 130 .242 .339 .350 .689 .277 233 9 3 4 8 6
1974 27 ATL NL 20 562 504 70 148 23 5 12 9 4 49 46 .294 .358 .431 .789 .304 217 7 3 4 2 1
1975 28 ATL NL 15 240 218 33 58 14 2 7 7 1 19 22 .266 .324 .445 .768 .268 97 2 0 2 1 1
1975 28 CLE AL 19 558 499 71 137 29 5 9 14 4 46 52 .275 .338 .407 .745 .290 203 11 4 5 4 4
1975 28 TOT MLB 34 798 717 104 195 43 7 16 21 5 65 74 .272 .334 .418 .752 .283 300 13 4 7 5 5
1978 31 MIN AL 9 64 52 10 18 4 2 0 0 0 11 7 .346 .453 .500 .953 .391 26 0 0 0 1 0
5 Seasons 140 2574 2263 298 590 100 19 45 50 18 257 319 .261 .338 .381 .719 .284 863 37 14 23 17 21
162 Game Avg. 45 833 733 96 191 32 6 15 16 6 83 103 .261 .338 .381 .719 .284 279 12 5 7 6 7
MLB Averages

Starting Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GS Wgs Lgs ND Wchp Ltuf Wtm Ltm tmW-L% Wlst Lsv CG SHO QS QS% GmScA Best Wrst BQR BQS sDR lDR RS/GS RS/IP IP/GS Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
1972 25 BAL AL 39 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 .500 0 0 0 0 1 50% 42 59 24 13 3 0 2 3.5 4.5 4.0
1973 26 ATL NL 38 22 11 5 6 3 1 15 7 .682 1 4 3 0 11 50% 50 73 14 22 9 8 4 6.2 5.5 6.4
1974 27 ATL NL 20 20 6 11 3 1 3 9 11 .450 2 2 3 0 11 55% 46 73 24 16 8 9 6 3.9 4.0 6.3
1975 28 TOT MLB 34 26 10 11 5 3 2 12 14 .462 3 1 6 0 12 46% 46 73 18 27 10 3 14 4.3 4.6 6.5
1975 28 ATL NL 15 7 3 4 0 1 1 3 4 .429 0 0 2 0 3 43% 45 73 18 3 2 1 3 3.7 3.3 6.0
1975 28 CLE AL 19 19 7 7 5 2 1 9 10 .474 3 1 4 0 9 47% 46 73 24 24 8 2 11 4.6 5.0 6.6
4 Seasons 131 70 28 28 14 7 6 37 33 .529 6 7 12 0 35 50% 47 73 14 78 30 20 26 4.7 4.7 6.3
MLB Averages

Reliever Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1972 25 BAL AL 39 37 14 2 3 5 4 1 80% 6 0 21 8 38% 7 0.959 10 17 10 6 4 27 12 25 26 6 27 2 7.0
1973 26 ATL NL 38 16 12 0 3 7 5 2 71% 8 1 6 4 67% 7 1.103 8 3 5 9 2 5 4 12 12 0 14 1 6.9
1975 28 TOT MLB 34 8 5 0 0 1 1 0 100% 1 0 3 2 67% 0.957 1 1 5 1 0 7 2 6 5 1 5 2 4.8
1975 28 ATL NL 15 8 5 0 0 1 1 0 100% 1 0 3 2 67% 8 0.994 1 1 5 1 0 7 2 6 5 1 5 2 4.8
1978 31 MIN AL 9 9 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 8 0.567 0 1 8 0 0 9 1 8 2 2 3 2 4.0
4 Seasons 101 70 36 2 7 13 10 3 77% 15 1 32 14 44% 1.022 19 22 28 16 6 48 19 51 45 9 49 7 6.3

Ratio Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1972 25 BAL AL 372 40% 0.5% 16.7% 9.1% 3.8% 21% 0.81 70% 65 8 12%
1973 26 ATL NL 778 47% 1.9% 16.7% 12.6% 4.9% 24% 0.93 68% 136 9 7%
1974 27 ATL NL 562 45% 2.1% 8.2% 8.7% 7.1% 27% 0.69 80% 93 7 8%
1975 28 TOT MLB 798 45% 2.0% 9.3% 8.2% 8.3% 34% 0.81 79% 131 13 10%
1975 28 ATL NL 240 36% 2.9% 9.2% 7.9% 9.6% 40% 0.66 79% 33 2 6%
1975 28 CLE AL 558 48% 1.6% 9.3% 8.2% 7.7% 31% 0.88 79% 98 11 11%
1978 31 MIN AL 64 25% 0.0% 10.9% 17.2% 9.4% 33% 0.61 72% 22 0 0%
5 Seasons 2574 44% 1.8% 12.4% 10.0% 6.4% 28% 0.80 74% 447 37 8%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

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Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1972 25 BAL AL 372 68 2 0 10 1 1 0 2 18 8 2 44% 0 8 0 125 1 5 17% 1 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 11 0
1973 26 ATL NL 727 161 15 1 25 8 7 8 7 45 24 10 53% 5 9 2 267 19 4 83% 16 4 1 0 2 0 2 0 21 51
1974 27 ATL NL 562 148 12 0 10 7 5 2 10 20 9 2 45% 4 2 0 220 9 4 69% 9 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 6 0
1975 28 TOT MLB 797 195 16 0 7 12 4 8 8 43 24 4 56% 13 7 0 292 21 5 81% 17 5 4 0 0 0 2 1 16 1
1975 28 ATL NL 239 58 7 0 2 7 0 3 4 13 7 2 54% 5 2 0 85 7 1 88% 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 1
1975 28 CLE AL 558 137 9 0 5 5 4 5 4 30 17 2 57% 8 5 0 207 14 4 78% 12 4 2 0 0 0 1 1 12 0
1978 31 MIN AL 64 18 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 9 4 2 44% 0 1 0 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
5 Seasons 2522 590 45 1 55 28 17 18 27 135 69 20 51% 22 27 2 935 50 18 74% 43 17 5 1 2 0 9 3 56 52
MLB Averages

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age 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 ERA+
1972 25 3 4 .429 2.30 39 2 14 0 0 4 94.0 68 24 24 2 34 9 62 4 0 8 372 135 1.085 6.5 0.2 3.3 5.9 1.82 135
1973 26 14 12 .538 3.52 77 24 26 3 0 9 271.1 229 114 106 17 132 15 192 7 1 17 1150 104 1.330 7.6 0.6 4.4 6.4 1.45 104
1974 27 20 23 .465 3.90 97 44 26 6 0 9 397.1 377 184 172 29 181 16 238 10 3 19 1712 95 1.404 8.5 0.7 4.1 5.4 1.31 95
1975 28 30 34 .469 4.17 131 70 31 12 0 10 578.0 572 288 268 45 246 21 312 14 4 26 2511 89 1.415 8.9 0.7 3.8 4.9 1.27 89
1976 29 30 34 .469 4.17 131 70 31 12 0 10 578.0 572 288 268 45 246 21 312 14 4 26 2511 89 1.415 8.9 0.7 3.8 4.9 1.27 89
1977 30 30 34 .469 4.17 131 70 31 12 0 10 578.0 572 288 268 45 246 21 312 14 4 26 2511 89 1.415 8.9 0.7 3.8 4.9 1.27 89
1978 31 30 35 .462 4.24 140 70 36 12 0 10 590.0 590 298 278 45 257 21 319 14 4 27 2575 88 1.436 9.0 0.7 3.9 4.9 1.24 88

Neutralized Pitching

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average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1972 25 6 3 .667 3.13 89.0 78 34 31 2 39 59 5 1.315 7.9 3.9 6.0 1.51 0.2 39
1973 26 9 10 .474 4.24 172.0 161 90 81 15 98 126 3 1.506 8.4 5.1 6.6 1.29 0.8 38
1974 27 5 8 .385 5.10 120.0 150 76 68 12 50 44 3 1.667 11.3 3.8 3.3 0.88 0.9 20
1975 28 7 12 .368 5.43 174.0 206 117 105 17 69 71 4 1.580 10.7 3.6 3.7 1.03 0.9 34
1978 31 0 1 .000 9.00 11.0 19 12 11 0 12 6 0 2.818 15.5 9.8 4.9 0.50 0.0 9
5 Seasons 27 34 .443 4.71 566.0 614 329 296 46 268 306 15 1.558 9.8 4.9 1.14 0.7 140

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1973 NL--6.598--8th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1973 NL--98--10th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1972 AL--8--7th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 3 (1658), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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