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J.R. Richard

James Rodney Richard

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 8", Weight: 222 lb.

Born: March 7, 1950 in Vienna, LA
High School: Lincoln HS (Ruston, LA)
Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1969 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 5, 1971
Team: Astros 1971-1980
Agents: Tom Reich [*]
Final Game: July 14, 1980
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All-Star

Standard Batting

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
1971 21 HOU NL 4 9 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 2 0 0 /1
1972 22 HOU NL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1973 23 HOU NL 16 29 28 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 .179 .179 .179 .357 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 1
1974 24 HOU NL 15 22 21 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 9 .143 .143 .286 .429 21 6 2 0 1 0 0 1
1975 25 HOU NL 33 80 74 4 15 6 0 1 13 0 0 1 29 .203 .213 .324 .538 53 24 2 0 5 0 0 1
1976 26 HOU NL 39 105 100 6 14 1 0 2 9 0 0 0 33 .140 .146 .210 .356 4 21 0 1 1 2 0 1 CYA-7,MVP-17
1977 27 HOU NL 36 101 87 10 20 0 2 2 7 1 0 1 28 .230 .247 .345 .592 64 30 1 1 11 0 0 1
1978 28 HOU NL 37 107 101 8 18 0 0 1 10 1 1 1 27 .178 .186 .208 .394 14 21 2 0 5 0 0 1 CYA-4
1979 29 HOU NL 38 108 95 6 12 1 1 2 6 0 1 1 24 .126 .134 .221 .355 -2 21 4 0 11 1 0 1 CYA-3,MVP-19
1980 30 HOU NL 17 43 39 2 6 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 15 .154 .154 .282 .436 24 11 0 0 4 0 0 1 AS
10 Yrs 239 604 552 39 93 10 3 10 50 2 2 4 181 .168 .176 .252 .428 22 139 11 2 41 3 0
162 Game Avg. 162 409 374 26 63 7 2 7 34 1 1 3 123 .168 .176 .252 .428 22 94 7 1 28 2 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1971 21 HOU NL 4 9 -2 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .465 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $ /1
1972 22 HOU NL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
1973 23 HOU NL 16 29 -4 -0 0 0 3 -1 -0.1 1 0 -0.1 .495 .500 -0.1 0.0 0 $ 1
1974 24 HOU NL 15 22 -2 -0 -0 0 2 -1 -0.1 1 0 -0.1 .496 .500 -0.1 0.0 0 $ 1
1975 25 HOU NL 33 80 -4 -0 -0 0 9 5 0.5 2 7 0.5 .515 .503 0.5 0.0 7 $ 1
1976 26 HOU NL 39 105 -12 -0 0 0 11 -1 -0.1 3 2 -0.1 .497 .499 -0.1 0.0 2 $ 1 CYA-7,MVP-17
1977 27 HOU NL 36 101 -4 -1 -0 0 12 7 0.7 3 10 0.7 .519 .504 0.7 0.0 10 $75,000 1
1978 28 HOU NL 37 107 -11 -0 -0 0 12 1 0.1 3 4 0.1 .503 .501 0.1 0.0 4 $ 1 CYA-4
1979 29 HOU NL 38 108 -13 -2 -1 0 13 -2 -0.2 3 1 -0.2 .494 .499 -0.2 0.0 1 $ 1 CYA-3,MVP-19
1980 30 HOU NL 17 43 -4 0 0 0 5 1 0.1 1 2 0.1 .505 .501 0.1 0.0 2 $ 1 AS
10 Seasons 239 604 -57 -3 -1 0 69 7 0.8 18 25 0.8 .503 .500 0.8 0.1 25 $75,000

Advanced Batting

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
1971 21 HOU NL 9 9 0 0.0 90 .000 .000 .256 .000 .322 .000 .375 .000 .697 -100 .000 -1.8 -0.2 .000 .000 .000
1973 23 HOU NL 29 24 1 1.1 96 .313 .179 .261 .179 .330 .179 .389 .357 .719 0 .080 -3.9 -0.4 .217 .000 .000
1974 24 HOU NL 22 21 0 0.0 90 .182 .143 .256 .143 .328 .286 .371 .429 .698 21 .000 -2.4 -0.2 .300 .143 .143 .0
1975 25 HOU NL 80 66 5 2.0 89 .318 .203 .256 .213 .325 .324 .370 .538 .695 53 .202 -4.7 -0.5 .410 .135 .122 .0
1976 26 HOU NL 105 89 3 0.9 84 .179 .140 .252 .146 .317 .210 .359 .356 .676 4 .060 -12.4 -1.3 .256 .070 .070 .0
1977 27 HOU NL 101 79 8 2.7 95 .316 .230 .258 .247 .324 .345 .394 .592 .718 64 .277 -4.9 -0.5 .485 .138 .115 1.3
1978 28 HOU NL 107 91 4 1.2 88 .233 .178 .252 .186 .319 .208 .371 .394 .690 14 .090 -11.6 -1.2 .256 .040 .030 1.0
1979 29 HOU NL 108 100 2 0.5 95 .143 .126 .262 .134 .326 .221 .388 .355 .715 -2 .021 -13.5 -1.4 .239 .095 .095 .0
1980 30 HOU NL 43 37 2 1.5 88 .217 .154 .257 .154 .318 .282 .373 .436 .692 24 .124 -4.0 -0.4 .333 .128 .128 .0
10 Yrs 604 516 25 1.3 90 .228 .168 .256 .176 .322 .252 .376 .428 .699 22 .102 -59.2 -6.2 .307 .091 .083 3.3
162 Game Avg. 409 350 17 1.3 90 .228 .168 .256 .176 .322 .252 .376 .428 .699 22 .102 -59.2 -6.2 .307 .091 .083 2

All-Star Batting

Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1980 HOU NL 30 as P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

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
1971 21 HOU NL 9 0.0% 44.4% 0.0% 0.0% 1.8 4.00 33%
1973 23 HOU NL 29 0.0% 41.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.3 28.0 1.60 55%
1974 24 HOU NL 22 4.6% 40.9% 0.0% 4.6% 33% 2.3 21.0 21.0 5.50 50%
1975 25 HOU NL 80 1.3% 36.3% 1.3% 8.8% 47% 29.00 2.6 74.0 5.7 2.40 55%
1976 26 HOU NL 105 1.9% 31.4% 0.0% 2.9% 21% 3.0 50.0 11.1 1.43 64%
1977 27 HOU NL 101 2.0% 27.7% 1.0% 4.0% 20% 28.00 3.1 43.5 12.4 1.53 56%
1978 28 HOU NL 107 0.9% 25.2% 0.9% 0.9% 6% 27.00 3.7 101.0 10.1 1.29 68%
1979 29 HOU NL 108 1.9% 22.2% 0.9% 3.7% 33% 24.00 4.0 47.5 15.8 2.22 65%
1980 30 HOU NL 43 2.3% 34.9% 0.0% 7.0% 50% 2.6 39.0 13.0 4.50 53%
10 Yrs 604 1.7% 30.0% 0.7% 3.8% 25% 45.25 3.0 55.2 11.0 1.86 60%
MLB Averages 1.9% 13.2% 8.6% 6.2% 27% 1.55 6.7 46.4 8.8 1.10 75%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1971 21 HOU NL -1.8 -0.2 9 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .67 -0.2 0.0 -1.2 -0.1 0.67 -1.9 0
1972 22 HOU NL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1973 23 HOU NL -3.9 -0.4 31 -0.5 0.1 -0.6 .78 -0.5 -0.1 -6.2 -0.6 1.03 -5.1 0
1974 24 HOU NL -2.4 -0.2 22 -0.3 0.3 -0.7 1.18 -0.3 0.0 -4.6 -0.5 1.16 -3.1 0.66 1
1975 25 HOU NL -4.8 -0.5 81 -0.6 1.0 -1.5 .93 -0.2 -0.4 -2.9 -0.3 1.04 -2.2 0
1976 26 HOU NL -12.4 -1.3 105 -1.4 0.6 -2.0 .93 -1.2 -0.2 -10.4 -1.2 0.92 -12.1 0
1977 27 HOU NL -4.9 -0.5 104 -0.0 1.4 -1.5 .92 -0.3 0.2 -3.5 -0.4 0.95 -4.2 0
1978 28 HOU NL -11.6 -1.2 110 -0.6 1.2 -1.7 .90 -1.2 0.6 -8.5 -0.9 1.04 -11.0 2.21 1
1979 29 HOU NL -13.5 -1.4 109 -1.6 0.9 -2.5 1.08 -1.4 -0.1 -16.7 -1.8 0.99 -15.2 0
1980 30 HOU NL -4.0 -0.4 43 -0.2 0.5 -0.6 .79 -0.1 -0.1 -3.3 -0.4 1.00 -2.1 0
10 Yrs -59.3 -6.2 614 -5.2 6.0 -11.2 .94 -5.4 -0.2 -57.3 -6.2 0.99 -56.9 1.44 2

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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
1971 21 HOU NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1973 23 HOU NL 0 0 40% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1974 24 HOU NL 0 0 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1975 25 HOU NL 2 0 20% 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0% 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1976 26 HOU NL 0 1 31% 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 13% 7 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1977 27 HOU NL 1 1 40% 29 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 25% 5 5 0 1 1 0 2 0 2
1978 28 HOU NL 1 0 39% 25 1 1 50% 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 25% 6 5 1 1 1 0 1 0 1
1979 29 HOU NL 2 0 36% 13 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 43% 2 1 1 1 1 0 4 1 2
1980 30 HOU NL 0 0 20% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
10 Yrs 6 2 33% 123 2 2 50% 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 10 9 26% 23 20 2 3 3 0 9 1 7

Situational Hitting*

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
1971 21 HOU NL 9 33% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 2 0 0% 2 0 0% 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1973 23 HOU NL 29 31% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 33% 6 0 0% 9 1 11% 22 1 5% 4 1 25% 2 0 0% 0
1974 24 HOU NL 22 41% 3 1 0 0 0 0.66 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 6 1 17% 5 2 40% 8 0 0% 23 1 4% 3 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
1975 25 HOU NL 80 15% 15 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 1 0 0 1 0 5 5 100% 12 2 17% 11 3 27% 65 13 20% 6 3 50% 2 2 100% 0
1976 26 HOU NL 105 35% 14 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 50% 13 0 0% 13 5 38% 62 7 11% 6 4 67% 3 1 33% 0
1977 27 HOU NL 101 19% 20 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 11 11 100% 20 1 5% 19 5 26% 53 5 9% 4 2 50% 2 2 100% 0
1978 28 HOU NL 107 29% 18 1 0 0 0 2.21 1 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 11 5 45% 21 2 10% 22 6 27% 68 9 13% 9 3 33% 6 4 67% 0
1979 29 HOU NL 108 36% 12 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 1 1 1 0 12 11 92% 24 4 17% 29 6 21% 69 4 6% 5 2 40% 3 0 0% 0
1980 30 HOU NL 43 35% 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 4 100% 7 0 0% 9 3 33% 31 3 10% 2 1 50% 3 3 100% 0
10 Yrs 604 29% 93 2 0 0 0 1.44 10 0 27 7 3 2 8 0 56 41 73% 110 11 10% 122 29 24% 395 43 11% 39 16 41% 22 12 55% 0
MLB Averages 55% 77% 11% 34% 14% 49% 54%

Cumulative Batting

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
1971 21 4 9 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 2 0 0
1972 22 8 9 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 2 0 0
1973 23 24 38 35 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16 .143 .143 .143 .286 -20 5 0 0 3 0 0
1974 24 39 60 56 3 8 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 25 .143 .143 .196 .339 -5 11 2 0 4 0 0
1975 25 72 140 130 7 23 6 0 2 15 0 0 1 54 .177 .183 .269 .452 28 35 4 0 9 0 0
1976 26 111 245 230 13 37 7 0 4 24 0 0 1 87 .161 .167 .243 .410 18 56 4 1 10 2 0
1977 27 147 346 317 23 57 7 2 6 31 1 0 2 115 .180 .189 .271 .460 31 86 5 2 21 2 0
1978 28 184 453 418 31 75 7 2 7 41 2 1 3 142 .179 .188 .256 .444 27 107 7 2 26 2 0
1979 29 222 561 513 37 87 8 3 9 47 2 2 4 166 .170 .178 .250 .428 21 128 11 2 37 3 0
1980 30 239 604 552 39 93 10 3 10 50 2 2 4 181 .168 .176 .252 .428 22 139 11 2 41 3 0

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1971 21 4 9 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 4
1973 23 16 29 28 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 .179 .179 .179 .357 1 16
1974 24 15 22 21 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 9 .143 .143 .286 .429 1 15
1975 25 33 81 75 5 16 6 0 1 15 0 1 29 .213 .224 .333 .557 6 33
1976 26 39 107 103 8 17 1 0 2 12 0 0 33 .165 .170 .233 .403 4 39
1977 27 36 101 88 11 21 0 2 2 8 1 1 28 .239 .256 .352 .608 8 36
1978 28 37 110 104 10 21 0 0 1 13 1 1 27 .202 .210 .231 .440 5 37
1979 29 38 108 95 6 12 1 1 2 6 0 1 24 .126 .134 .221 .355 3 38
1980 30 17 44 40 2 7 2 0 1 4 0 0 15 .175 .175 .300 .475 2 17
9 Yrs 235 611 561 45 102 10 3 10 60 2 4 181 .182 .189 .264 .453 30 235
162 Game Avg. 162 421 387 31 70 7 2 7 41 1 3 125 .182 .189 .264 .453 21 235

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 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. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame
1986 BBWAA ( 1.6%)

All-Star Games
1980 (P)

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1976 NL (17, 4%)
1979 NL (19, 4%)
0.08 Career Shares (972nd)

Cy Young (yr lg (rk, shr))
1976 NL (7, 2%)
1978 NL (4, 11%)
1979 NL (3, 34%)
0.47 Career Shares (104th)

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1979 NL  5.1 (10th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1977 NL  11 (10th)
1979 NL  11 (10th)

                           

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