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Chris Richard

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 2", Weight 190 lb.
School Oklahoma State University

Debut July 17, 2000
  vs. MIN 4 AB, 1 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game April 30, 2003
Born June 7, 1974 in San Diego, CA

Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 19th round of the 1995 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 1995. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 2000 26 TOT     62  215   39   57  14  2  14   37   7  5  17  40  .265  .326  .544  120  117   0   3   3   4   5
         STL NL   6   16    1    2   0  0   1    1   0  0   2   2  .125  .222  .313   32    5   0   0   0   0   0
         BAL AL  56  199   38   55  14  2  13   36   7  5  15  38  .276  .335  .563  127  112   0   3   3   4   5
 2001 27 BAL AL 136  483   74  128  31  3  15   61  11  9  45 100  .265  .335  .435  106  210   2   4   4   8  15
 2002 28 BAL AL  50  155   15   36  11  0   4   21   0  3  12  30  .232  .292  .381   82   59   0   2   0   2   2
 2003 29 COL NL  19   27    3    6   1  1   1    3   0  1   3   6  .222  .300  .444   80   12   0   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 4 Seasons      267  880  131  227  57  6  34  122  18 18  77 176  .258  .324  .452  104  398   2   9   7  14  23
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        534   79  138  35  4  21   74  11 11  47 107  .258  .324  .452  104  241   1   5   4   8  14
 Career High    136  483   74  128  31  3  15   61  11  9  45 100  .265  .335  .435  106  210   2   4   4   8  15
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 2000 26 TOT     239  171   36   5.6   111| .265  .271| .326  .343| .544  .436| .870  .779| 120  .509   5.8   0.5  58%
         STL NL   18   14    1   1.9   118| .125  .276| .222  .353| .313  .450| .535  .804|  32  .133  -1.9  -0.2   0%
         BAL AL  221  157   35   6.0   111| .276  .270| .335  .342| .563  .435| .898  .777| 127  .534   7.7   0.7  58%
 2001 27 BAL AL  542  385   67   4.7   103| .265  .261| .335  .327| .435  .419| .770  .747| 106  .462   5.2   0.5  55%
 2002 28 BAL AL  171  126   17   3.6   101| .232  .258| .292  .325| .381  .416| .673  .741|  82  .359  -3.7  -0.4   0%
 2003 29 COL NL   30   23    3   3.5   122| .222  .285| .300  .360| .444  .458| .744  .818|  80  .347  -1.1  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 4 Seasons       982  705  123   4.7   105| .258  .264| .324  .332| .452  .424| .776  .756| 104  .455   6.2   0.5  50%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
2000 26 TOT 1B 55 442 18 5 53 .989 .993 8.36 8.15 8.83 9.37 52 469.0 TOT OF 4 10 0 0 0 1.000 .990 2.50 1.90 2.57 2.29 4 35.0 TOT RF 3 8 0 0 0 1.000 .976 2.67 1.77 2.77 2.18 3 26.0 STL NL OF 3 7 0 0 0 1.000 .986 2.33 1.87 2.42 2.25 3 26.0 RF 2 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 2.50 1.75 2.65 2.17 2 17.0 1B 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.50 7.75 7.30 9.24 0 3.7 LF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 1.40 2.00 1.90 1 9.0 BAL AL 1B 53 439 18 5 53 .989 .993 8.62 8.17 8.84 9.37 52 465.3 RF 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 3.00 1.80 3.00 2.20 1 9.0 DH 1 2001 27 BAL AL OF 96 228 6 0 2 1.000 .984 2.44 2.01 2.62 2.30 92 804.7 RF 69 155 5 0 1 1.000 .982 2.32 1.82 2.68 2.09 61 538.3 CF 36 73 1 0 1 1.000 .988 2.06 2.39 2.50 2.67 31 266.3 DH 20 1B 18 127 9 0 10 1.000 .993 7.56 8.27 9.27 9.39 14 132.0 2002 28 BAL AL DH 36 1B 9 63 3 0 0 1.000 .992 7.33 8.02 9.90 9.33 7 60.0 2003 29 COL NL LF 3 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.67 1.53 2.14 1.93 3 21.0 1B 1 3 1 0 1 1.000 1.000 4.00 8.00 12.00 9.60 0 3.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
2000 26 TOT 1B 55 442 18 5 53 .989 .993 8.36 8.15 8.83 9.37 52 469.0 STL NL 1B 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.50 7.75 7.30 9.24 0 3.7 BAL AL 1B 53 439 18 5 53 .989 .993 8.62 8.17 8.84 9.37 52 465.3 2001 27 BAL AL 1B 18 127 9 0 10 1.000 .993 7.56 8.27 9.27 9.39 14 132.0 2002 28 BAL AL 1B 9 63 3 0 0 1.000 .992 7.33 8.02 9.90 9.33 7 60.0 2003 29 COL NL 1B 1 3 1 0 1 1.000 1.000 4.00 8.00 12.00 9.60 0 3.0 2001 27 BAL AL CF 36 73 1 0 1 1.000 .988 2.06 2.39 2.50 2.67 31 266.3 2000 26 BAL AL DH 1 2001 27 BAL AL DH 20 2002 28 BAL AL DH 36 2000 26 STL NL LF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 1.40 2.00 1.90 1 9.0 2003 29 COL NL LF 3 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.67 1.53 2.14 1.93 3 21.0 2000 26 TOT OF 4 10 0 0 0 1.000 .990 2.50 1.90 2.57 2.29 4 35.0 STL NL OF 3 7 0 0 0 1.000 .986 2.33 1.87 2.42 2.25 3 26.0 BAL AL OF 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 3.00 2.00 3.00 2.40 1 9.0 2001 27 BAL AL OF 96 228 6 0 2 1.000 .984 2.44 2.01 2.62 2.30 92 804.7 2003 29 COL NL OF 3 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.67 1.87 2.14 2.19 3 21.0 2000 26 TOT RF 3 8 0 0 0 1.000 .976 2.67 1.77 2.77 2.18 3 26.0 STL NL RF 2 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 2.50 1.75 2.65 2.17 2 17.0 BAL AL RF 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 3.00 1.80 3.00 2.20 1 9.0 2001 27 BAL AL RF 69 155 5 0 1 1.000 .982 2.32 1.82 2.68 2.09 61 538.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 103 243 6 0 2 1.000 .984 2.42 2.00 2.60 2.30 99 860.7 4 36 72# 1B* 83 635 31 5 64 .993 .993 8.02 8.16 9.03 9.37 73 664.0 RF* 72 163 5 0 1 1.000 .982 2.33 1.82 2.68 2.09 64 564.3 DH 57 Games not counted in Overall Total below CF* 36 73 1 0 1 1.000 .988 2.06 2.39 2.50 2.67 31 266.3 LF* 4 7 0 0 0 1.000 .986 1.75 1.50 2.10 1.92 4 30.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 186 878 37 5 66 .995 .991 4.92 4.75 5.40 5.38 172 1525
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats


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Transactions 

June 1, 1995: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 19th round of the 1995 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 1995.

July 29, 2000: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Mark Nussbeck (minors) to the Baltimore Orioles for Mike Timlin and cash.

March 21, 2003: Traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the Colorado Rockies for Jack Cust.

October 6, 2003: Granted Free Agency.

March 6, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

October 15, 2005: Granted Free Agency.

November 16, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.

March 30, 2006: Released by the Kansas City Royals.

April 26, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

October 15, 2006: Granted Free Agency.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
2001Baltimore Orioles$232,500
2002Baltimore Orioles$300,000
2003Colorado Rockies$325,000
Career (may be incomplete)$857,500

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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