Richard Hidalgo
Richard Jose Hidalgo
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: June 28, 1975 in Caracas, Venezuela
High School: Guarenas (Estado Miranda, VE)
Signed by the Houston Astros as an amateur free agent in 1991. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 1, 1997
Final Game: August 4, 2005
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1997 HOU NL 22 OF 19 14 142.0 28 28 0 0 0 1.000 -2.4 -20.3 -2.4 -4.3 1.9 0 1.77 1.47 .979 2.13 1.77
1997 HOU NL 22 CF 17 13 133.0 27 27 0 0 0 1.000 -2.0 -18.0 -2.0 -3.9 1.9 0 1.83 1.59 .981 2.40 2.03
1997 HOU NL 22 RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.60
1998 HOU NL 23 OF 72 52 491.0 137 131 3 3 1 .978 7.5 18.3 6.5 3.5 3.0 1 2.46 1.86 .980 2.17 1.78
1998 HOU NL 23 CF 57 47 410.0 120 116 3 1 1 .992 9.0 26.3 7.0 3.6 3.4 2 2.61 2.09 .987 2.53 2.15
1998 HOU NL 23 RF 13 2 40.0 6 5 0 1 0 .833 -3.6 -108.0 -2.6 -1.1 -1.5 -1 1.12 0.38 .983 2.07 1.66
1998 HOU NL 23 LF 9 3 41.0 11 10 0 1 0 .909 2.1 61.5 2.1 1.0 1.1 0 2.20 1.11 .973 1.89 1.38
1999 HOU NL 24 OF 108 103 928.1 230 213 15 2 3 .991 8.1 10.5 4.1 4.2 -0.1 4 2.21 2.11 .981 2.26 1.86
1999 HOU NL 24 LF 97 73 704.0 168 155 13 0 2 1.000 1.4 2.4 -2.6 0.9 -3.5 4 2.15 1.73 .976 2.00 1.48
1999 HOU NL 24 CF 30 27 202.1 57 53 2 2 1 .965 6.4 38.0 6.4 3.9 2.5 0 2.45 1.83 .984 2.63 2.20
1999 HOU NL 24 RF 3 3 22.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 16.4 0.3 -0.6 0.9 0 2.05 1.67 .980 2.17 1.73
2000 HOU NL 25 OF 151 149 1299.0 439 424 8 7 2 .984 13.1 12.1 15.1 14.0 1.1 -2 2.99 2.86 .981 2.25 1.86 MVP-20
2000 HOU NL 25 CF 125 125 1008.2 343 333 5 5 0 .985 6.0 7.1 9.0 8.4 0.6 -3 3.02 2.70 .987 2.64 2.24 MVP-20
2000 HOU NL 25 RF 37 17 174.2 58 56 2 0 1 1.000 5.8 39.8 3.8 4.4 -0.6 2 2.99 1.57 .979 2.18 1.75 MVP-20
2000 HOU NL 25 LF 36 7 115.2 38 36 0 2 1 .947 1.3 13.5 2.3 1.2 1.1 -1 2.80 1.00 .976 1.91 1.41 MVP-20
2001 HOU NL 26 OF 144 137 1235.0 346 332 11 3 4 .991 4.2 4.1 4.2 1.7 2.5 0 2.50 2.38 .982 2.20 1.86
2001 HOU NL 26 CF 128 117 1009.1 290 279 8 3 3 .990 1.6 1.9 2.6 -0.1 2.7 -1 2.56 2.24 .986 2.59 2.18
2001 HOU NL 26 RF 37 4 78.0 17 17 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 1.5 0.1 0.7 -0.6 0 1.96 0.46 .982 2.11 1.73
2001 HOU NL 26 LF 23 16 147.2 40 36 4 0 1 1.000 2.5 20.3 1.5 1.1 0.4 1 2.44 1.74 .978 1.91 1.48
2002 HOU NL 27 OF 110 101 914.1 218 211 6 1 3 .995 4.1 5.4 4.1 3.7 0.4 0 2.14 1.97 .983 2.19 1.84
2002 HOU NL 27 RF 110 101 913.1 216 209 6 1 3 .995 4.1 5.4 4.1 3.7 0.4 0 2.12 1.95 .983 2.07 1.67
2002 HOU NL 27 CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.10
2003 HOU NL 28 OF 137 136 1200.0 303 277 22 4 5 .987 20.2 20.2 6.2 1.8 4.4 14 2.24 2.18 .984 2.17 1.85 MVP-18
2003 HOU NL 28 RF 137 136 1200.0 302 276 22 4 5 .987 20.2 20.2 6.2 1.8 4.4 14 2.24 2.18 .982 2.09 1.72 MVP-18
2003 HOU NL 28 DH 1 MVP-18
2004 TOT NL 29 OF 142 137 1203.0 286 266 14 6 3 .979 1.0 1.0 -3.0 1.2 -4.2 4 2.09 1.97 .982 2.16 1.85
2004 TOT NL 29 RF 139 132 1160.2 279 259 14 6 3 .978 1.2 1.2 -2.8 1.6 -4.4 4 2.12 1.96 .980 2.09 1.71
2004 HOU NL 29 OF 56 51 452.1 113 107 4 2 0 .982 1.2 3.2 1.2 0.5 0.7 0 2.21 1.98 .982 2.16 1.85
2004 HOU NL 29 RF 56 51 452.1 113 107 4 2 0 .982 1.2 3.2 1.2 0.5 0.7 0 2.21 1.98 .980 2.09 1.71
2004 NYM NL 29 OF 86 86 750.2 173 159 10 4 3 .977 -0.2 -0.3 -4.2 0.7 -4.9 4 2.03 1.97 .982 2.16 1.85
2004 NYM NL 29 RF 83 81 708.1 166 152 10 4 3 .976 0.0 0.0 -4.0 1.1 -5.1 4 2.06 1.95 .980 2.09 1.71
2004 NYM NL 29 LF 5 5 42.1 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -5.7 -0.2 -0.4 0.2 0 1.49 1.40 .986 1.85 1.48
2005 TEX AL 30 OF 85 80 717.2 184 179 3 2 0 .989 5.4 9.0 3.4 -1.3 4.7 2 2.28 2.14 .986 2.30 2.05
2005 TEX AL 30 RF 83 78 699.2 179 174 3 2 0 .989 5.3 9.1 3.3 -1.2 4.5 2 2.28 2.13 .982 2.12 1.83
2005 TEX AL 30 CF 3 2 18.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 6.7 0.1 -0.1 0.2 0 2.50 1.67 .980 2.70 2.37
2005 TEX AL 30 DH 1
9 Seasons OF 968 909 8130.1 2171 2061 82 28 21 .987 61.2 9.0 38.2 24.5 13.7 23 2.37 2.21 .982 2.21 1.86
9 Seasons RF 560 473 4289.1 1062 1001 47 14 12 .987 33.4 9.3 12.4 9.3 3.1 21 2.20 1.87 .981 2.09 1.73
7 Seasons CF 361 331 2782.1 842 813 18 11 5 .987 21.1 9.1 23.1 11.8 11.3 -2 2.69 2.30 .986 2.59 2.19
5 Seasons LF 170 104 1050.2 264 244 17 3 4 .989 7.1 8.1 3.1 3.8 -0.7 4 2.24 1.54 .977 1.97 1.46
2 Seasons DH 2
9 Seasons TOT 1091 908 8122.1 2168 2058 82 28 21 .987 61.6 9.1 38.6 24.9 13.7 23 2.37 1.96 .970 2.25 1.84
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1997 HOU NL 22 19 14 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17 1 19 0 2 1
1998 HOU NL 23 74 52 74 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 57 14 72 0 5 1
1999 HOU NL 24 108 103 108 108 0 0 0 0 0 0 97 29 3 108 0 2 0
2000 HOU NL 25 153 149 153 151 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 126 37 151 0 2 0
2001 HOU NL 26 146 137 146 144 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 128 37 144 0 4 0
2002 HOU NL 27 114 101 114 110 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 110 110 0 7 1
2003 HOU NL 28 141 137 141 137 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 137 137 1 4 0
2004 NYM NL 29 86 86 86 86 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 83 86 0 0 0
2004 HOU NL 29 58 51 58 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 56 0 3 0
2005 TEX AL 30 88 81 88 85 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 83 85 1 4 0
9 Seasons 987 911 987 968 0 0 0 0 0 0 171 361 561 968 2 33 3
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1997 HOU NL 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 33% 67% 33% 0
1998 HOU NL 23 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.0% 2 0 0.0% 0 176 74% 69% 30% 10 50%
1999 HOU NL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 94 55% 72% 24% 9 56%
2000 HOU NL 25 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 14 9 0 5 2 0 2 2 0 4 0 1 1 1 0 26 14 53.8% 11 1 3.8% 1 845 58% 73% 39% 108 53%
2001 HOU NL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 3 50.0% 3 0 0.0% 0 353 50% 71% 37% 29 59%
2002 HOU NL 27 1 0 1 0 0 6 0 1 1 2 35 15 0 34 17 2 15 13 0 13 1 1 24 17 0 121 63 52.1% 55 3 2.5% 3 4053 58% 71% 37% 420 51%
2003 HOU NL 28 4 0 4 0 1 22 1 9 4 7 52 40 1 41 16 6 18 12 0 13 4 2 20 11 1 144 83 57.6% 51 10 6.9% 12 5247 59% 72% 35% 554 53%
2004 NYM NL 29 4 0 3 1 1 10 2 5 0 2 30 21 0 26 13 1 13 10 0 8 1 1 8 5 0 85 50 58.8% 33 2 2.4% 8 3253 58% 74% 37% 335 47%
2004 HOU NL 29 2 0 2 0 0 4 0 2 1 1 23 14 0 11 5 1 2 1 0 8 4 0 10 4 0 54 28 51.9% 25 1 1.9% 3 1997 53% 69% 36% 207 54%
2005 TEX AL 30 2 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 3 34 19 0 30 14 2 23 11 1 10 3 0 17 11 0 114 58 50.9% 53 3 2.6% 0 3162 55% 77% 40% 368 48%
9 Seasons 14 0 12 2 3 47 3 18 6 16 195 122 1 147 67 12 74 49 1 56 13 5 81 49 1 553 300 54.2% 233 20 3.6% 27 19183 57% 73% 37% 2040 51%
MLB Averages 46.9% 2.4% 56% 74% 38% 51%

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1997 HOU NL 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 3 0 14 6 42.9% 8 0 0.0% 0 573 56% 69% 32% 60 45%
1998 HOU NL 23 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 22 17 0 13 5 1 6 2 0 3 0 1 7 4 0 51 28 54.9% 21 2 3.9% 1 1779 62% 72% 34% 233 50%
1999 HOU NL 24 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 17 10 0 6 2 0 3 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 31 13 41.9% 17 1 3.2% 1 861 52% 75% 37% 122 44%
2000 HOU NL 25 5 0 4 1 2 6 1 4 0 2 35 25 0 34 8 2 4 1 0 21 2 0 30 17 0 124 53 42.7% 69 2 1.6% 4 4629 53% 74% 39% 531 64%
2001 HOU NL 26 3 0 2 1 0 8 0 3 1 2 37 21 1 29 4 1 1 0 0 12 4 0 25 19 1 104 48 46.2% 53 3 2.9% 5 4444 54% 72% 36% 476 60%
2002 HOU NL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 100% 50% 25% 0
2005 TEX AL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 80 38% 80% 40% 11 45%
7 Seasons 11 0 9 2 4 19 2 8 2 6 116 77 1 87 19 4 15 4 0 42 6 2 65 43 1 325 149 45.8% 168 8 2.5% 11 12370 55% 73% 37% 1433 58%
MLB Averages 42.6% 2.1% 56% 74% 38% 53%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1997 HOU NL 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 39 38% 69% 21% 3 33%
1998 HOU NL 23 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 6 4 66.7% 2 0 0.0% 0 187 67% 81% 39% 18 56%
1999 HOU NL 24 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 6 2 3 37 34 1 30 13 2 19 10 0 13 5 0 7 3 0 106 65 61.3% 38 3 2.8% 10 3054 58% 74% 36% 377 44%
2000 HOU NL 25 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 2 0 0 5 3 0 4 1 0 2 2 0 17 9 52.9% 8 0 0.0% 0 539 55% 72% 41% 65 54%
2001 HOU NL 26 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 1 7 6 0 2 1 0 3 1 1 4 1 0 3 2 1 19 11 57.9% 6 2 10.5% 1 638 61% 71% 35% 66 58%
2004 NYM NL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 178 58% 75% 39% 13 54%
6 Seasons 3 0 3 0 1 16 0 7 3 4 49 44 1 36 14 2 27 14 1 21 7 0 16 11 1 149 90 60.4% 54 5 3.4% 11 4635 58% 74% 37% 542 47%
MLB Averages 61.9% 2.4% 56% 74% 38% 47%

* 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.

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