Rich Hand

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 195lb (185cm, 88kg)

Born: July 10, 1948 in Bellevue, WA us

Draft: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 38th round of the 1966 MLB June Amateur Draft from Lincoln HS (Seattle, WA), the New York Mets in the 5th round of the 1968 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from University of Puget Sound (Tacoma, WA) and the Cleveland Indians in the 1st round (1st) of the 1969 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from University of Puget Sound (Tacoma, WA).

High School: Lincoln HS (Seattle, WA)

School: University of Puget Sound (Tacoma, WA)

Debut: April 9, 1970 (Age 21-273d, 12,976th in major league history)
vs. BAL 3.1 IP, 5 H, 3 SO, 2 BB, 6 ER, L

Last Game: September 26, 1973 (Age 25-078d)
vs. TEX 7.0 IP, 8 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 4 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1970 season

Full Name: Richard Allen Hand

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.8

ERA

4.01

104

487.1

278

WHIP

1.440

Standard Pitching

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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1969	20	CLE-min	AAA	7	4	.636	3.60	14	13		2	0	0	85.0	83	43	34	5	34	7	52	4	1	3				1.376	8.8	0.5	3.6	5.5	1.53	POR PCL
1970	21	CLE	AL	6	13	.316	3.83	35	25	5	3	1	3	159.2	132	71	68	27	69	3	110	4	2	1	664	102	4.83	1.259	7.4	1.5	3.9	6.2	1.59
1971	22	CLE-min	AAA	8	2	.800	1.88	11	11		4	1	0	86.0	66	28	18	4	40	5	50	3	0	1				1.233	6.9	0.4	4.2	5.2	1.25	WCH AA
1971	22	CLE	AL	2	6	.250	5.79	15	12	0	0	0	0	60.2	74	43	39	6	38	1	26	4	0	4	283	66	4.96	1.846	11.0	0.9	5.6	3.9	0.68
1972	23	TEX-min	AAA	1	1	.500	3.46	2	2		0	0	0	13.0	12	7	5	2	4	0	7	0	0	0				1.231	8.3	1.4	2.8	4.8	1.75	DEN AA
1972	23	TEX	AL	10	14	.417	3.32	30	28	1	2	1	0	170.2	139	66	63	12	103	8	109	3	0	2	744	91	3.90	1.418	7.3	0.6	5.4	5.7	1.06
1973	24	TOT	AL	6	6	.500	4.39	24	13	7	1	0	0	96.1	107	58	47	7	40	5	33	3	0	3	434	83	4.16	1.526	10.0	0.7	3.7	3.1	0.83
1973	24	TEX	AL	2	3	.400	5.40	8	7	1	1	0	0	41.2	49	29	25	2	19	5	14	2	0	1	195	69	4.03	1.632	10.6	0.4	4.1	3.0	0.74
1973	24	CAL	AL	4	3	.571	3.62	16	6	6	0	0	0	54.2	58	29	22	5	21	0	19	1	0	2	239	98	4.27	1.445	9.5	0.8	3.5	3.1	0.90
1974	25	CAL-BOS-min	AAA	5	11	.313	4.44	26	22		5	0	0	156.0	177	103	77	18	66	9	88	10	0	5				1.558	10.2	1.0	3.8	5.1	1.33	SLC,PAW PCL,IL
4 Yrs				24	39	.381	4.01	104	78	13	6	2	3	487.1	452	238	217	52	250	17	278	14	2	10	2125	88	4.39	1.440	8.3	1.0	4.6	5.1	1.11
162 Game Avg.				9	15	.381	4.01	39	29	5	2	1	1	182	169	89	81	19	93	6	104	5	1	4	794	88	4.39	1.440	8.3	1.0	4.6	5.1	1.11

TEX (2 yrs)				12	17	.414	3.73	38	35	2	3	1	0	212.1	188	95	88	14	122	13	123	5	0	3	939	85	3.92	1.460	8.0	0.6	5.2	5.2	1.01
CLE (2 yrs)				8	19	.296	4.37	50	37	5	3	1	3	220.1	206	114	107	33	107	4	136	8	2	5	947	89	4.87	1.421	8.4	1.3	4.4	5.6	1.27
CAL (1 yr)				4	3	.571	3.62	16	6	6	0	0	0	54.2	58	29	22	5	21	0	19	1	0	2	239	98	4.27	1.445	9.5	0.8	3.5	3.1	0.90