Dick Ricketts
Richard James Ricketts
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 7" , Weight: 215 lb.

Born: December 4, 1933 in Pottstown, PA
High School: Pottstown (Pottstown, PA)
School: Duquesne University
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1955. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 14, 1959
Final Game: July 27, 1959
Died: March 6, 1988 in Rochester, NY
Relatives: Brother of Dave Ricketts
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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
1959 25 STL NL 1 6 .143 5.82 12 9 2 0 0 0 55.2 68 42 36 7 30 4 25 0 0 1 259 73 1.760 11.0 1.1 4.9 4.0 0.83
1 Season 1 6 .143 5.82 12 9 2 0 0 0 55.2 68 42 36 7 30 4 25 0 0 1 259 73 1.760 11.0 1.1 4.9 4.0 0.83
162 Game Avg. 3 19 .143 5.82 39 29 6 0 0 0 180 220 136 117 23 97 13 81 0 0 3 839 73 1.760 11.0 1.1 4.9 4.0 0.83

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
1959 25 STL NL 12 259 226 42 68 9 3 7 4 3 30 25 .301 .381 .460 .841 .313 104 2 0 2 1 4
1 Season 12 259 226 42 68 9 3 7 4 3 30 25 .301 .381 .460 .841 .313 104 2 0 2 1 4
162 Game Avg. 39 839 732 136 220 29 10 23 13 10 97 81 .301 .381 .460 .841 .313 337 6 0 6 3 13
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
1959 25 STL NL 12 9 1 6 2 1 4 3 6 .333 1 0 0 0 5 56% 41 52 18 12 8 5 2 3.4 2.9 5.7
1 Season 12 9 1 6 2 1 4 3 6 .333 1 0 0 0 5 56% 41 52 18 12 8 5 2 3.4 2.9 5.7
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
1959 25 STL NL 12 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0.895 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 3 1 0 1 1 4.0
1 Season 12 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.895 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 3 1 0 1 1 4.0

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%
1959 25 STL NL 259 46% 2.7% 9.7% 11.6% 7.3% 28% 0.73 75% 50 2 4%
1 Season 259 46% 2.7% 9.7% 11.6% 7.3% 28% 0.73 75% 50 2 4%
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
1959 25 STL NL 259 68 7 0 4 6 1 3 4 12 8 1 67% 3 1 0 99 4 3 57% 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
1 Season 259 68 7 0 4 6 1 3 4 12 8 1 67% 3 1 0 99 4 3 57% 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
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+
1959 25 1 6 .143 5.82 12 9 2 0 0 0 55.2 68 42 36 7 30 4 25 0 0 1 259 73 1.760 11.0 1.1 4.9 4.0 0.83 73

Neutralized Pitching

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
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
1959 25 2 4 .333 5.53 57.0 69 39 35 7 30 26 0 1.737 10.9 4.7 4.1 0.87 1.1 12
1 Season 2 4 .333 5.53 57.0 69 39 35 7 30 26 0 1.737 10.9 4.1 0.87 1.1 12

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