J.R. Richard

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-8, 222lb (203cm, 100kg)

Born: March 7, 1950 in Vienna, LA us

Died: August 4, 2021 in Houston, TX

Buried: Houston Memorial Gardens, Pearland, TX

Draft: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 1st round (2nd) of the 1969 MLB June Amateur Draft from Lincoln HS (Ruston, LA).

High School: Lincoln HS (Ruston, LA)

School: Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ)

Debut: September 5, 1971 (Age 21-182d, 13,177th in major league history)
vs. SFG 9.0 IP, 7 H, 15 SO, 3 BB, 2 ER, W

Last Game: July 14, 1980 (Age 30-129d)
vs. ATL 3.1 IP, 1 H, 4 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1973 season

Agents: Tom Reich

Full Name: James Rodney Richard

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

22.2

107

ERA

3.15

238

221

1606.0

1493

WHIP

1.243

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	8-8 / in Starts: 7-3
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	12 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 29 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	22 (10-6-6)
Avg. MLBer w/ 29 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	17 (9-5-2)

Most Driven In
D Rader	1
L May	0
J Edwards	0

Most Driven In By
J Wynn	1
B Watson	1

1973 Batting Game Log

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1973 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	9	65 (64)	Jun 16	HOU		STL	L,3-5	4-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9	1.30	0.045	1.82	0.04%	0.38	P
2	10	68 (2)	Jun 20	HOU	@	SDP	L,2-6	3-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	.75	-0.016	1.05	-0.01%	-0.33	P
3	11	73 (4)	Jun 24 (2)	HOU	@	SFG	W,8-3	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	1.45	-0.157	2.83	-0.18%	-1.13	P
4	12	78 (4)	Jun 29	HOU		SFG	L,3-14	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.80	-0.043	1.37	-0.04%	-0.68	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	13	83 (4)	Jul 4 (1)	HOU	@	ATL	W,11-4	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9	.51	-0.041	.58	-0.03%	-0.90	P
6	14	88 (4)	Jul 7	HOU	@	MON	L,1-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9						P
7	15	89	Jul 8	HOU	@	MON	W,9-7	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9						P
8	16	98 (8)	Jul 17	HOU		MON	L,2-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	4						P
9	17	104 (5)	Jul 27	HOU	@	LAD	W,5-2	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9	1.70	-0.038	.36	-0.01%	-0.34	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
10	18	109 (4)	Aug 1	HOU		LAD	W,5-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.071	.071	.143	9	.69	-0.051	.15	-0.01%	-0.51	P
11	19	114 (4)	Aug 5	HOU	@	CIN	L,1-7	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.063	.063	.063	.125	9	1.19	-0.059	.10	0.00%	-0.61	P
12	20	118 (3)	Aug 10	HOU	@	CHC	W,6-4	GS-6	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.158	.158	.316	9	.83	0.006	.03	0.00%	0.02	P
13	21	122 (3)	Aug 14	HOU	@	STL	L,5-9	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.136	.136	.273	9	.82	-0.102	.08	-0.01%	-1.45	P
14	22	127 (4)	Aug 20	HOU		PIT	W,10-2	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.160	.160	.160	.320	9	.15	-0.007	.00	0.00%	-0.59	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
15	23	141 (13)	Sep 4	HOU		CIN	L,7-12	10-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.160	.160	.160	.320	4						P
16	24	144 (2)	Sep 8	HOU	@	SFG	W,9-7	GS-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.179	.179	.357	9	.39	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.00	P
							8-8		29	28	2	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	12	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.179	.179	.357		.78	-0.463	.56	-0.25%	-6.14

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