J.R. Richard
J.R. Richard
Full name: James Rodney Richard Born: March 7, 1950, Vienna, Louisiana First Game: September 5, 1971 ; Final Game: July 14, 1980 Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 8" Weight: 222
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J.R. Richard
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups Batter Matchups
Batting Record Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team Team
1971 HOU N Daily Splits 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1971 HOU N 1972 HOU N 1972 HOU N 1973 HOU N Daily Splits 16 28 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179 .179 .179 0.0 1973 HOU N 1974 HOU N Daily Splits 15 21 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 9 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .143 .143 .286 0.0 1974 HOU N 1975 HOU N Daily Splits 33 74 4 15 6 0 1 13 1 0 29 0 5 0 0 3 2 0 0 .203 .213 .324 0.0 1975 HOU N 1976 HOU N Daily Splits 39 100 6 14 1 0 2 9 0 0 33 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 .140 .146 .210 0.0 1976 HOU N 1977 HOU N Daily Splits 36 87 10 20 0 2 2 7 1 0 28 1 11 0 1 4 1 1 0 .230 .247 .345 0.0 1977 HOU N 1978 HOU N Daily Splits 37 101 8 18 0 0 1 10 1 0 27 0 5 0 0 1 2 1 1 .178 .186 .208 0.0 1978 HOU N 1979 HOU N Daily Splits 38 95 6 12 1 1 2 6 1 0 24 0 11 1 0 2 4 0 1 .126 .134 .221 0.0 1979 HOU N 1980 HOU N Daily Splits 17 39 2 6 2 0 1 3 0 0 15 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 .154 .154 .282 0.0 1980 HOU N Splits 239 552 39 93 10 3 10 50 4 0 181 2 41 3 2 13i 11 2 2 .168 .176 .252 0.0 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team Team
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All-Star Game Batting Record All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1980 NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1980 NL
Pitching Record Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA PW Year Team
1971 HOU N Daily Splits 4 4 1 0 0 0 21 17 96 1 9 8 16 0 29 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 3.43 -0.1 1971 HOU N 1972 HOU N Daily Splits 4 1 0 0 0 0 6 10 36 0 9 9 8 0 8 0 0 2 2 0 4 0 1i 0i 1 0 13.50 -0.9 1972 HOU N 1973 HOU N Daily Splits 16 10 2 1 2 0 72 54 297 2 37 32 38 0 75 0 1 3 1 1 8 2 7 1 6 2 4.00 -0.5 1973 HOU N 1974 HOU N Daily Splits 15 9 0 0 0 0 64.2 58 278 3 31 30 36 0 42 1 1 9 1 1 6 2 7 1 2 3 4.18 -0.3 1974 HOU N 1975 HOU N Daily Splits 33 31 7 1 1 0 203 178 905 8 107 99 138 0 176 10 4 20 4 5 27 4 22 9 12 10 4.39 -2.0 1975 HOU N 1976 HOU N Daily Splits 39 39 14 3 0 0 291 221 1218 14 105 89 151 4 214 13 6 13 4 2 36 2 26 16 20 15 2.75 1.7 1976 HOU N 1977 HOU N Daily Splits 36 36 13 3 0 0 267 212 1092 18 94 88 104 1 214 9 5 6 0 1 32 6 21 10 18 12 2.97 3.2 1977 HOU N 1978 HOU N Daily Splits 36 36 16 3 0 0 275.1 192 1139 12 104 95 141 4 303 13 4 16 2 3 33 8 14 12 18 11 3.11 0.9 1978 HOU N 1979 HOU N Daily Splits 38 38 19 4 0 0 292.1 220 1175 13 98 88 98 5 313 14 8 19 3 1 38 7 17 10 18 13 2.71 2.9 1979 HOU N 1980 HOU N Daily Splits 17 17 4 4 0 0 113.2 65 438 2 31 24 40 1 119 5 2 2 0 0 13 1 8 8 10 4 1.90 2.3 1980 HOU N Splits 238 221 76 19 3 0 1606 1227 6674 73 625 562 770 15 1493 65 32 92 17 14 198 32 123i 68i107 71 3.15 7.2 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA PW Year Team
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All-Star Game Pitching Record All-Star Game Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA Year Team
1980 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 9 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1980 NL
Fielding Record Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1971 HOU N Daily P 4 4 1 21 1 3 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 1.000
1972 HOU N Daily P 4 1 0 6 0 2 0 1 0 0i 1 1 0i1.000
1973 HOU N Daily P 16 10 2 71.2 5 3 1 0 0 2 5 9 0 .889
1974 HOU N Daily P 15 9 0 64.2 5 5 0 0 0 2 4 9 0 1.000
1975 HOU N Daily P 33 31 7 203 8 19 1 0 0 7 12 25 0 .964
1976 HOU N Daily P 39 39 14 291 19 39 10 2 0 7 11 34 4 .853
1977 HOU N Daily P 36 36 13 267 26 44 0 2 0 6 13 22 1 1.000
1978 HOU N Daily P 36 36 16 275.1 29 38 3 0 0 5 14 34 6 .957
1979 HOU N Daily P 38 38 19 292.1 14 32 5 0 0 6 10 28 1 .902
1980 HOU N Daily P 17 17 4 113.2 6 10 0 1 0 1 1 14 1 1.000
Total P 238 221 76 1605.2 113 195 20 6 0 39i 73 177 13i .939
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
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All-Star Game Fielding Record All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1980 NL Daily P 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -
Transactions Transactions
Selected by Houston Astros in the 1st round (2nd pick overall) of the free-agent
draft (June 5, 1969 ).
Granted free agency (November 7, 1983 ).
Signed by Houston Astros (February 17, 1984 ).
Released by Houston Astros (April 27, 1984 ).
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