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J.R. Richard
James Rodney Richard

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

Born: March 7, 1950 in Vienna, LA
High School: Lincoln (Ruston, LA)
Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1969 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 5, 1971
Final Game: July 14, 1980
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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
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	20	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	104	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	100	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 Seasons				239	602	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	408	374	26	63	7	2	7	34	1	1	3	123	.168	.176	.252	.428	22	94	7	1	28	2	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
1971	21	HOU	NL	9	9	0	0.0	91	.000	.000	.257	.000	.323	.000	.377	.000	.700	-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	.079	-3.9	-0.4	.217	.000	.000
1974	24	HOU	NL	22	21	0	0.0	91	.182	.143	.258	.143	.329	.286	.372	.429	.701	20	.000	-2.4	-0.3	.300	.143	.143	.0
1975	25	HOU	NL	80	66	5	2.0	90	.318	.203	.257	.213	.327	.324	.371	.538	.698	53	.202	-4.8	-0.5	.410	.135	.122	.0
1976	26	HOU	NL	104	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	100	79	8	2.7	95	.316	.230	.258	.247	.324	.345	.394	.592	.718	64	.277	-4.8	-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	94	.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	.691	24	.124	-3.9	-0.4	.333	.128	.128	.0
10 Seasons				602	516	25	1.3	90	.228	.168	.256	.176	.323	.252	.377	.428	.699	22	.100	-59.2	-6.2	.307	.091	.083	3.3
162 Game Avg.				408	350	17	1.3	90	.228	.168	.256	.176	.323	.252	.377	.428	.699	22	.100	-59.2	-6.2	.307	.091	.083	2

All-Star Batting

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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*

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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
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	104	1.9%	31.7%	0.0%	2.9%	21%		3.0	50.0	11.1		1.43	64%
1977	27	HOU	NL	100	2.0%	28.0%	1.0%	4.0%	20%	28.00	3.1	43.5	12.4		1.53	57%
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 Seasons				602	1.7%	30.1%	0.7%	3.8%	25%	45.25	3.1	55.2	11.0		1.86	60%
MLB Averages

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
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 Seasons				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
MLB Averages

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
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	0.79	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	6	1	17%	5	2	40%	8	0	0%	23	1	4%	3	0	0%	3	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%	5	4	80%	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%	5	2	40%	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%	4	3	75%	0
1978	28	HOU	NL	107	29%	18			1	0	0	0	2.38	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%	5	1	20%	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%	2	1	50%	0
10 Seasons				604	29%	93			2	0	0	0	1.59	10	0	27	7	3	2	8	0	56	41	73%	110	11	10%	122	29	24%	395	43	11%	39	16	41%	32	15	47%	0
MLB Averages

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
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	244	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	344	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	451	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	559	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	602	552	39	93	10	3	10	50	2	2	4	181	.168	.176	.252	.428	22	139	11	2	41	3	0

Neutralized Batting

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Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or Year (R/G) 2009 (4.61) 2008 (4.65) 2007 (4.80) 2006 (4.86) 2005 (4.59) 2004 (4.81) 2003 (4.73) 2002 (4.62) 2001 (4.78) 2000 (5.14) 1999 (5.08) 1998 (4.79) 1997 (4.77) 1996 (5.04) 1995 (4.85) 1994 (4.92) 1993 (4.60) 1992 (4.12) 1991 (4.31) 1990 (4.26) 1989 (4.13) 1988 (4.14) 1987 (4.72) 1986 (4.41) 1985 (4.33) 1984 (4.26) 1983 (4.31) 1982 (4.30) 1981 (4.00) 1980 (4.29) 1979 (4.46) 1978 (4.10) 1977 (4.47) 1976 (3.99) 1975 (4.21) 1974 (4.12) 1973 (4.21) 1972 (3.69) 1971 (3.89) 1970 (4.34) 1969 (4.07) 1968 (3.42) 1967 (3.77) 1966 (3.99) 1965 (3.99) 1964 (4.04) 1963 (3.95) 1962 (4.46) 1961 (4.53) 1960 (4.31) 1959 (4.38) 1958 (4.28) 1957 (4.31) 1956 (4.45) 1955 (4.49) 1954 (4.38) 1953 (4.61) 1952 (4.18) 1951 (4.55) 1950 (4.85) 1949 (4.61) 1948 (4.58) 1947 (4.36) 1946 (4.01) 1945 (4.18) 1944 (4.17) 1943 (3.92) 1942 (4.08) 1941 (4.49) 1940 (4.68) 1939 (4.82) 1938 (4.89) 1937 (4.87) 1936 (5.19) 1935 (4.90) 1934 (4.91) 1933 (4.48) 1932 (4.91) 1931 (4.81) 1930 (5.55) 1929 (5.19) 1928 (4.73) 1927 (4.75) 1926 (4.64) 1925 (5.13) 1924 (4.76) 1923 (4.82) 1922 (4.87) 1921 (4.86) 1920 (4.36) 1919 (3.87) 1918 (3.63) 1917 (3.59) 1916 (3.56) 1915 (3.79) 1914 (3.75) 1913 (4.04) 1912 (4.53) 1911 (4.51) 1910 (3.84) 1909 (3.55) 1908 (3.39) 1907 (3.53) 1906 (3.62) 1905 (3.90) 1904 (3.73) 1903 (4.44) 1902 (4.43) 1901 (4.99)

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	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	4
1973	23	16	28	28	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	12	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	16
1974	24	15	21	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	15
1975	25	33	75	74	4	15	6	0	1	14	0	1	29	.203	.213	.324	.538	5	33
1976	26	39	103	100	7	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	33	.000	.010	.000	.010	4	39
1977	27	36	92	90	12	23	0	2	2	8	1	1	28	.256	.272	.367	.638	9	36
1978	28	37	102	101	9	18	0	0	1	11	1	1	27	.178	.186	.208	.394	4	37
1979	29	38	95	93	6	10	1	1	2	6	0	1	24	.108	.116	.204	.320	2	38
1980	30	17	39	39	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	15	.000	.000	.000	.000	2	17
9 Seasons		235	562	553	42	66	7	3	6	54	2	4	181	.119	.128	.175	.304	27	235
162 Game Avg.		162	387	381	29	45	5	2	4	37	1	3	125	.119	.128	.175	.304	19	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 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

All-Star Games 1980 (P)	MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr) 1976-NL-17-4% 1979-NL-19-4% 0.08 Career Shares (949th)	Cy Young (yr-lg-rk-shr) 1976-NL--7--2% 1978-NL--4--11% 1979-NL--3--34% 0.47 Career Shares (97th)	Sacrifice Hits s c a p y 1977 NL--11--10th 1979 NL--11--10th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Hall of Fame Standards

Batting - 1 (3952), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores

Similar Batters   View Player Links in Pop-up  Compare Stats to Similars Bill Duggleby (982) Orval Overall (978) Tex Carleton (974) Bob Porterfield (973) Randy Wolf (973) Jim Shaw (973) John Healy (972) Sonny Siebert (971) Luis Tiant (971) Hank Borowy (971)

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