Dick Ricketts

Richard James Ricketts

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 7", Weight: 215 lb.

Born: December 4, 1933 in Pottstown, PA
High School: Pottstown HS (Pottstown, PA)
School: Duquesne University (Pittsburgh, PA)
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1955. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 14, 1959
Team: Cardinals 1959

Final Game: July 27, 1959
Died: March 6, 1988 in Rochester, NY
Buried: Pughtown Baptist Cemetery, Pughtown, PA
Relatives: Brother of Dave Ricketts
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Standard Pitching

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
1955	21	STL-min	A	10	4	.714	3.52	14	14					110.0	95	46	43	9	50								1.318	7.8	0.7	4.1			ALN · EL
1956	22	STL-min	A	9	8	.529	4.14	27	24					161.0	185	98	74	13	102								1.783	10.3	0.7	5.7			ALN · EL
1957	23	STL-min	AAA	12	9	.571	3.66	37	29		9	3		187.0	178	83	76	14	79		120	2	1	4			1.374	8.6	0.7	3.8	5.8	1.52	ROC · IL
1958	24	STL-min	AAA	15	13	.536	3.30	34	32		12	3		221.0	209	88	81	19	84	9	130	1	1	3			1.326	8.5	0.8	3.4	5.3	1.55	ROC · IL
1959	25	STL-min	AAA	6	10	.375	3.48	22	18		8	1		119.0	119	59	46	8	47	5	106	2	1	5			1.395	9.0	0.6	3.6	8.0	2.26	ROC · IL
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
1960	26	STL-min	AAA	9	13	.409	4.31	36	30		7	2		192.0	191	109	92	20	69	5	145	6	0	2			1.354	9.0	0.9	3.2	6.8	2.10	ROC · IL
1961	27	PHI-min	AAA	10	12	.455	3.76	29	25					177.0	171	98	74	15	68								1.350	8.7	0.8	3.5			BFL · IL
1962	28	PHI-min	AAA	10	7	.588	2.85	52	6		3	1		136.0	118	50	43	9	52	9	70	2	0	5			1.250	7.8	0.6	3.4	4.6	1.35	BFL · IL
1963	29	NYM-min	AAA	11	3	.786	3.74	20	20					137.0	117	61	57	16	45		72						1.182	7.7	1.1	3.0	4.7	1.60	BFL · IL
1964	30	NYM-min	AAA	7	12	.368	4.07	30	23		7	2		157.0	164	79	71	13	59	5	52	7	0	5			1.420	9.4	0.7	3.4	3.0	0.88	BFL · IL
1 Yr				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

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary	Awards
1959	25	STL	NL	55.2	12	9	42	6.79	4.71	-0.22	0.00	105.3	5.18	-10	-1.0	.2	-0.0	-0.5	-4	.416	.494	$
1 Season				55.2	12	9	42	6.79	4.71	-0.22	0.00	105.3	5.18	-10	-1.0	.2	-0.0	-0.5	-4	.416	.494	$

Batting Against -- Pitching*

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	ROE
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	3
1 Yr				12	259	226	42	68	9	3	7	4	3	30	25	.301	.381	.460	.841	.313	104	2	0	2	1	4	3
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	10
MLB Averages																.257	.324	.392	.716	.277

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PtchR	PitchW	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo
1959	25	STL	NL	-9.7	-0.9	267	-0.9	3.7	-4.6	.89	-1.0	-0.1	-10.8	-1.0	0.89	-9.6	0	0	2
1 Yr				-9.7	-0.9	267	-0.9	3.7	-4.6	.89	-1.0	-0.1	-10.8	-1.0	0.89	-9.6	0	0	2

Starting Pitching*

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
1959	25	STL	NL	12	9	1	6	2	1	4	3	6	.333	1	0	0	0	5	56%	41.2	52	18	12	8	5	2	3.4	2.9	5.7
1 Yr				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													.500						51%	52	111	4					4.4	4.3	6.5

Reliever Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GR	GF	Wgr	Lgr	SVOpp	SV	BSv	SV%	SVSit	Hold	IR	IS	IS%	1^stIP	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	.887	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	3	1	0	1	1	4.0
1 Yr				12	3	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0			.887	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	3	1	0	1	1	4.0

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	GO/AO	IP%	DPopp	DPs	DP%
1959	25	STL	NL	259	54%	2.7%	9.7%	11.6%	7.3%	28%	0.73	75%	50	2	4%
1 Yr				259	54%	2.7%	9.7%	11.6%	7.3%	28%	0.73	75%	50	2	4%
MLB Averages					51%	2.4%	13.4%	8.7%	6.7%	29%	1.03	74%			10%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

					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 Yr				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																		52%							61%

Cumulative Pitching

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 Yr		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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