Chris Richard
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: June 7, 1974 in San Diego, CA
High School: University (San Diego, CA)
School: Oklahoma State University
Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 19th round of the 1995 amateur draft.
Signed June 15, 1995. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 17, 2000
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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
2000 26 TOT MLB 62 239 215 39 57 14 2 14 37 7 5 17 40 .265 .326 .544 .871 120 117 5 4 0 3 3 3/9D7
2000 26 STL NL 6 18 16 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 .125 .222 .313 .535 32 5 0 0 0 0 0 /397
2000 26 BAL AL 56 221 199 38 55 14 2 13 36 7 5 15 38 .276 .335 .563 .898 127 112 5 4 0 3 3 3/D9
2001 27 BAL AL 136 542 483 74 128 31 3 15 61 11 9 45 100 .265 .335 .435 .770 106 210 15 8 2 4 4 98D3
2002 28 BAL AL 50 171 155 15 36 11 0 4 21 0 3 12 30 .232 .292 .381 .673 82 59 2 2 0 2 0 D/3
2003 29 COL NL 19 30 27 3 6 1 1 1 3 0 1 3 6 .222 .300 .444 .744 80 12 1 0 0 0 0 /73
2009 35 TBR AL 13 23 19 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 .105 .261 .105 .366 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 3
5 Seasons 280 1005 899 132 229 57 6 34 122 18 18 81 183 .255 .323 .445 .768 102 400 23 14 2 9 7
162 Game Avg. 162 581 520 76 132 33 3 20 71 10 10 47 106 .255 .323 .445 .768 102 231 13 8 1 5 4
BAL (3 yrs) 242 934 837 127 219 56 5 32 118 18 17 72 168 .262 .327 .455 .782 107 381 22 14 2 9 7
TBR (1 yr) 13 23 19 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 .105 .261 .105 .366 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
COL (1 yr) 19 30 27 3 6 1 1 1 3 0 1 3 6 .222 .300 .444 .744 80 12 1 0 0 0 0
STL (1 yr) 6 18 16 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 .125 .222 .313 .535 32 5 0 0 0 0 0
AL (4 yrs) 255 957 856 128 221 56 5 32 118 18 17 76 175 .258 .326 .447 .773 104 383 22 14 2 9 7
NL (2 yrs) 25 48 43 4 8 1 1 2 4 0 1 5 8 .186 .271 .395 .666 63 17 1 0 0 0 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
2000 26 TOT MLB 239 171 36 5.6 111 .262 .265 .271 .326 .343 .544 .436 .871 .779 120 .509 5.8 0.5 .833 .367 .279 9.3
2000 26 STL NL 18 14 1 1.9 118 .077 .125 .276 .222 .353 .313 .450 .535 .804 32 .133 -1.9 -0.2 .500 .313 .188 .0
2000 26 BAL AL 221 157 35 6.0 111 .278 .276 .270 .335 .342 .563 .435 .898 .777 127 .534 7.7 0.7 .864 .372 .286 9.1
2001 27 BAL AL 542 385 67 4.7 103 .304 .265 .261 .335 .327 .435 .419 .770 .747 106 .462 5.2 0.5 .699 .267 .170 12.7
2002 28 BAL AL 171 126 17 3.6 101 .260 .232 .258 .292 .325 .381 .416 .673 .741 82 .359 -3.7 -0.4 .565 .206 .148 .0
2003 29 COL NL 30 23 3 3.5 122 .250 .222 .285 .300 .360 .444 .458 .744 .818 80 .347 -1.1 -0.1 .609 .296 .222 .0
2009 35 TBR AL 23 17 1 1.6 109 .167 .105 .268 .261 .338 .105 .431 .366 .769 2 .105 -2.8 -0.3 .353 .211 .000
5 Seasons 1005 722 124 4.6 105 .282 .255 .264 .323 .332 .445 .424 .768 .756 102 .448 3.5 0.3 .696 .280 .190 23.5
162 Game Avg. 581 418 72 4.6 105 .282 .255 .264 .323 .332 .445 .424 .768 .756 102 .448 2 0 .696 .280 .190 14
BAL (3 yrs) 934 668 119 4.8 104 .289 .262 .263 .327 .330 .455 .422 .782 .753 107 .465 9.2 0.8 .712 .281 .194 23.0
TBR (1 yr) 23 17 1 1.6 109 .167 .105 .268 .261 .338 .105 .431 .366 .769 2 .105 -2.8 -0.3 .353 .211 .000
COL (1 yr) 30 23 3 3.5 122 .250 .222 .285 .300 .360 .444 .458 .744 .818 80 .347 -1.1 -0.1 .609 .296 .222 .0
STL (1 yr) 18 14 1 1.9 118 .077 .125 .276 .222 .353 .313 .450 .535 .804 32 .133 -1.9 -0.2 .500 .313 .188 .0
AL (4 yrs) 957 685 120 4.7 104 .287 .258 .263 .326 .331 .447 .423 .773 .753 104 .457 6.4 0.5 .703 .279 .189 23.0
NL (2 yrs) 48 37 4 2.9 120 .182 .186 .282 .271 .357 .395 .455 .666 .812 63 .263 -3.0 -0.3 .568 .302 .209 .0

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
2000 26 TOT MLB 239 5.9% 16.7% 7.1% 12.6% 53% 2.35 5.4 15.4 5.8 0.71 0.97 69% 21% 16.9% 14%
2000 26 STL NL 18 5.6% 11.1% 11.1% 5.6% 50% 1.00 8.0 16.0 16.0 0.86 1.00 72% 14% 16.7% 14%
2000 26 BAL AL 221 5.9% 17.2% 6.8% 13.1% 53% 2.53 5.2 15.3 5.5 0.70 0.96 68% 22% 16.9% 13%
2001 27 BAL AL 542 2.8% 18.5% 8.3% 9.0% 38% 2.22 4.8 32.2 7.9 0.80 1.14 69% 25% 8.3% 12%
2002 28 BAL AL 171 2.3% 17.5% 7.0% 8.8% 42% 2.50 5.2 38.8 7.4 0.52 0.69 72% 26% 5.6% 12%
2003 29 COL NL 30 3.3% 20.0% 10.0% 10.0% 50% 2.00 4.5 27.0 9.0 0.50 0.78 67% 14% 11.1% 36%
2009 35 TBR AL 23 0.0% 30.4% 17.4% 0.0% 0% 1.75 2.7 0.33 0.43 52% 25% 0.0% 11%
5 Seasons 1005 3.4% 18.2% 8.1% 9.7% 42% 2.26 4.9 26.4 7.4 0.70 0.97 69% 24% 9.7% 13%
MLB Averages 2.7% 18.0% 8.9% 7.9% 34% 2.02 4.9 32.9 7.8 0.78 1.06 69% 19% 7.8% 13%

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
2000 26 TOT MLB 2 0 39% 73 7 5 58% 6 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 59% 6 4 2 2 1 1 9 2 7
2000 26 STL NL 0 0 0% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 26 BAL AL 2 0 41% 69 7 5 58% 6 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 59% 6 4 2 2 1 1 9 2 7
2001 27 BAL AL 5 1 36% 220 11 9 55% 8 8 2 1 1 0 3 2 4 13 43% 32 23 9 11 6 5 22 8 14
2002 28 BAL AL 2 0 24% 60 0 3 0% 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 4 38% 9 6 3 3 1 2 4 2 1
2003 29 COL NL 0 0 25% 6 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
2009 35 TBR AL 0 0 17% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
5 Seasons 9 1 34% 368 18 18 50% 14 16 2 1 2 1 5 4 8 21 45% 48 34 14 16 8 8 37 13 23
MLB Averages 31% 72% 39%

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
2000 26 TOT MLB 239 82% 57 3 0 1 0 0 0 0.02 14 0 3 13 1 4 10 0 0 0 46 5 11% 23 9 39% 142 23 16% 14 9 64% 15 6 40% 0
2000 26 STL NL 18 94% 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.02 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0% 1 1 100% 13 0 0% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
2000 26 BAL AL 221 81% 55 3 0 0 0 0 0 1.60 13 0 2 12 1 4 9 0 0 0 44 5 11% 22 8 36% 129 23 18% 14 9 64% 14 5 36% 0
2001 27 BAL AL 543 79% 128 15 0 3 0 0 0 0.83 15 0 9 14 1 6 9 0 2 2 100% 124 15 12% 47 14 30% 326 47 14% 26 12 46% 26 9 35% 0
2002 28 BAL AL 171 89% 36 3 0 5 0 0 0 1.28 4 0 4 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 24 2 8% 13 7 54% 88 17 19% 11 8 73% 11 2 18% 0
2003 29 COL NL 30 93% 6 0 0 13 2 0 1 0.91 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 1 20% 2 1 50% 18 2 11% 1 1 100% 2 0 0% 0
2009 35 TBR AL 23 83% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 0 0 13 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
5 Seasons 1006 82% 229 21 0 22 2 0 1 0.94 34 0 18 32 2 12 22 0 2 2 100% 201 23 11% 85 31 36% 587 89 15% 52 30 58% 55 17 31% 0
MLB Averages 55% 72% 11% 32% 14% 51% 43%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
2000 26 TOT MLB 239 874 3.66 536 61% 22% 19% 26% 33% 78% 3% 48% 75% 27% 8% 18 2 17% 41 18 11% 27 18 15% 0 0 0
2000 26 STL NL 18 75 4.17 46 61% 17% 28% 24% 30% 83% 0% 51% 66% 22% 11% 2 1 17% 3 1 17% 3 2 0% 0 0 0
2000 26 BAL AL 221 799 3.62 490 61% 22% 19% 26% 33% 78% 3% 48% 76% 27% 7% 16 1 17% 38 17 11% 24 16 16% 0 0 0
2001 27 BAL AL 543 1926 3.55 1216 63% 23% 19% 27% 32% 77% 2% 49% 76% 31% 6% 31 3 16% 86 41 9% 51 33 16% 0 0 0
2002 28 BAL AL 171 645 3.77 406 63% 28% 13% 29% 31% 72% 0% 46% 83% 26% 6% 10 0 19% 32 12 12% 21 13 37% 0 0 0
2003 29 COL NL 30 114 3.80 67 59% 34% 18% 16% 31% 66% 0% 39% 73% 27% 7% 2 0 17% 5 2 10% 3 1 33% 0 0 0
2009 35 TBR AL 23 90 3.91 52 58% 23% 33% 21% 23% 77% 0% 44% 58% 17% 9% 2 0 13% 3 1 4% 1 0 29% 0 0 0
5 Seasons 1006 3649 3.63 2277 62% 24% 18% 26% 32% 76% 2% 48% 76% 29% 6% 63 5 17% 167 74 10% 103 65 20% 0 0 0
MLB Averages 3.83 62% 28% 15% 27% 30% 72% 2% 45% 80% 26% 5% 15% 9% 25%

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2000 26 62 239 215 39 57 14 2 14 37 7 5 17 40 .265 .326 .544 .871 120 117 5 4 0 3 3
2001 27 198 781 698 113 185 45 5 29 98 18 14 62 140 .265 .332 .468 .801 110 327 20 12 2 7 7
2002 28 248 952 853 128 221 56 5 33 119 18 17 74 170 .259 .325 .453 .778 105 386 22 14 2 9 7
2003 29 267 982 880 131 227 57 6 34 122 18 18 77 176 .258 .324 .452 .777 104 398 23 14 2 9 7
2004 30 267 982 880 131 227 57 6 34 122 18 18 77 176 .258 .324 .452 .777 104 398 23 14 2 9 7
2005 31 267 982 880 131 227 57 6 34 122 18 18 77 176 .258 .324 .452 .777 104 398 23 14 2 9 7
2006 32 267 982 880 131 227 57 6 34 122 18 18 77 176 .258 .324 .452 .777 104 398 23 14 2 9 7
2007 33 267 982 880 131 227 57 6 34 122 18 18 77 176 .258 .324 .452 .777 104 398 23 14 2 9 7
2008 34 267 982 880 131 227 57 6 34 122 18 18 77 176 .258 .324 .452 .777 104 398 23 14 2 9 7
2009 35 280 1005 899 132 229 57 6 34 122 18 18 81 183 .255 .323 .445 .768 102 400 23 14 2 9 7

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
2000 26 62 235 212 36 54 13 2 13 35 7 16 40 .255 .315 .519 .834 34 62
2001 27 136 539 482 75 127 31 3 15 62 11 45 100 .263 .334 .434 .768 68 136
2002 28 50 171 155 15 36 11 0 4 21 0 12 30 .232 .292 .381 .673 17 50
2003 29 19 27 25 2 4 1 1 1 2 0 2 6 .160 .222 .400 .622 2 19
2009 35 13 26 20 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 7 .150 .346 .150 .496 1 13
5 Seasons 280 998 894 129 224 56 6 33 120 18 81 183 .251 .320 .437 .757 122 280
162 Game Avg. 162 577 517 75 130 32 3 19 69 10 47 106 .251 .320 .437 .757 71 280

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Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 7 (2117), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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