J.R. Richard

Retired
High Level
MLB
Years
1971-1983 (1971-1980)
Proper Name
James Rodney Richard
Positions
P (259)
Height / Weight
6-8 / 222
Bats / Throws
Right / Right
Birthdate
Death Date
August 4,2021   Age:  71.150
High School
Lincoln (Ruston,LA)
Drafted/Signed
MLBAM ID
Retrosheet#
richj101
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[1969] 1st Round Draft Pick (#2 overall) by the Houston Astros   [1976] Opening day starter for the Houston Astros   [1977] Opening day starter for the Houston Astros   [1978] Opening day starter for the Houston Astros   [1979] Opening day starter for the Houston Astros   [1980] Opening day starter for the Houston Astros   [2019] Inducted into the Houston Astros Hall of Fame

Games - Pitching

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1971HOU4410021.66722.500000100.025.0433333221000021.00.05.2--3055.2555.25
1972HOU41030101.00013.25000025.00.012101210000002.04.02.01.33125.0026.00
1973HOU161026262.75088.50000062.520.010101112119653100061.010.26.11.87356.0058.50
1974HOU15906023.400312.20000060.00.010101111108710000050.214.05.62.34248.8950.00
1975HOU33317211210.5451518.45500093.922.63131292928252111100000199.04.06.42.018050.7152.87
1976HOU393914002015.5712217.564000100.035.93939393837352825162000291.00.07.5--12060.1562.18
1977HOU363613001812.6002214.611000100.036.13636363533322919181000267.00.07.4--11060.4262.56
1978HOU363616001811.6212115.583000100.044.43636363533312823201100275.10.07.6--8063.3365.89
1979HOU383819001813.5812216.579000100.050.03838373636343127182200292.10.07.7--9065.1168.66
1980HOU1717400104.714125.706000100.023.517161616141211960000113.20.06.7--5066.5969.82
Tot: 2382217617310771.601128110.53800092.934.42222212192152061911641229273001,573.032.77.11.980659.8462.29
g: Games Pitched ... gs: Games Started ... cg: Complete Games ... gr: Games Relieved ... gf: Games Finished ... w: Wins ... l: Losses ... wpct: Win Percentage ... tm-w: Team Wins in games pitched ... tm-l: Team losses in games pitched ... tm-w%: Team win% when pitching ... hold: Holds ... sv: Saves ... blsv: Blown Saves ... gs%: Games Started% ... cg%: Complete Games% ... inn#: Appearances in this inning ... innx: Appearances in 13th+ inning ... ip-s: Innings Pitched as Starter ... ip-r: Innings Pitched as Reliever ... avg_st: Average innings pitched per start ... avg_rel: Average innings pitched per relief appearance ... lmi: Left game mid-inning ... emi: Entered game mid-inning ... gsc1: Average Game Score using Bill James Formula (as starter) ... gsc2: Average Game Score using Tom Tango formula (as starter)

On Base - Pitching

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1971HOU495793238.337.40017150104015101020100007114.290346688.8
1972HOU436262020.556.55610820000640010000000800.0001233622.2
1973HOU1629725793101.313.340543811070428223111100027311.110312315616.0
1974HOU1527823995104.342.374583611080476235422010024520.830612717412.1
1975HOU33905749320352.354.38917813848120013927482218453000761114.4702443961011.1
1976HOU3912181044376430.309.3532211514156310169362142219392120862427.911195457359.8
1977HOU361092973316353.289.32321210401032201563261815162114300882831.8221044358112.0
1978HOU361139979335367.294.3221921412102180139338121416064110892123.6022047763312.2
1979HOU3811751051321357.273.30422098374190162387131320494000851720.0021946462711.5
1980HOU17438391105122.240.279654008180491312350200002727.410716220812.0
Tot: 238667357882013122.302.3361227769176117137092419832739810116461863051711221.6671122849382811.6
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... ONBS: On base (H+BB+HBP) ... ONBS2: All On Base (H+BB+HBP+ERROR+FC+FO) ... OBP: On Base Percentage ... OBP2: On Base Percentage for ONBS2 ... H: Hits ... BB: Walks ... HBP: Hit by Pitch ... ROE: Reached on Error ... FC: Fielder`s Choice ... FO: Forceouts ... CI: Catcher`s Interference ... SGL: Singles ... DBL: Doubles ... TPL: Triples ... HR: Home Runs ... IFH: Infield Hits ... BNT: Bunts ... B-H: Bunt hits ... PH-H: Pinch Hits ... PH-HR: Pinch hit home runs ... HR1: Solo home runs ... HR2: 2-run Homers ... HR3: 3-run Homers ... HR4: Grand Slams ... IPHR: Inside the park homers ... RBI: Runs batted in ... HR-RBI: RBIS on Home Runs ... HR-RBI%: % of RBIs on Home Runs ... RBI2: Runs batted in on outs ... BB4: Walks on 4 pitches ... BB1OP: Walks with 1st base open ... RON: PA with runners on ... BR: # of Baserunners ... RBI%: % of opportunities with RBI ... OPP: RBI Opportunities Points ... CONV: RBIs points converted ... CONV%: Converted% ... LDOF: Leadoff ... OB: Leadoff onbase ... LD-OB%: Leadoff onbase% ... LAST: Last batter of game ... WOH: Walk-off Hits ... WOHR: Walk-off Home Runs

Outs - Pitching

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1971HOU49579020131.5413007322412930.530290040210.03057173510
1972HOU436266623.0020030600822.22080001616.7200221325
1973HOU162972572276511.494425206911027525.2527410774814.65214221339292423
1974HOU152782391875631.1948411185931264215.1104200875313.25318321922274026
1975HOU33905749252061821.13145172062927625517619.45217601202218611.825949835387858272
1976HOU3912181044273062891.062391832803415441321417.57621226312620812.55019571466811310512694
1977HOU361092973272752661.032173019718374381021419.60221403222119011.15510649680949111086
1978HOU361139979152452281.07188172380333632630326.6013021218141867.5399591016487928684
1979HOU3811751051212552561.002092126825350221331326.6433076419171889.0421257104629411913794
1980HOU1743839110108911.19757929814013311927.17011901886113.18426442840344038
Tot: 23866735788171157214411.0911801161454570210320059149322.371614831017137123114710.723468349637390584588652532
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... Outs: Outs ... GO: Groundouts ... AO: Air Outs ... ratio: Groundouts/Airouts ... FLY: Flyballs ... LO: Lineouts ... POP: Popouts ... OUT_IF: Infield Outs ... OUT_OF: Outfield Outs ... OUT_PR: Productive Outs ... RBI_OUT: RBIs on outs ... SO: Strikeouts ... SO%: Strikeout% ... SO3: Struck out on 3 pitches ... SW: Strikeouts swinging ... CAL: Strikeouts looking ... FC: Reached on fielders choice ... FO: Reached on forceout ... GDP: Grounded into Double Play ... OPP: Double play opportunities ... GDP%: Grounded into double play% ... LOC1-9: Balls hit to position location

Baserunning - Pitching

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1971HOU495791100033.322000055038821.0500--6116.67
1972HOU436261100050.011000040020945.0022100.0033100.00
1973HOU162972579900164.355000061101013130.696233.3314964.29
1974HOU152782399810069.2431000131811042725.963133.338562.50
1975HOU33905749252500167.612102001354913529226.1400--331545.45
1976HOU3912181044333120075.0111010022464114309822.7900--16743.75
1977HOU361092973222020062.913130000155443539025.5000--20420.00
1978HOU361139979332940070.2141310042456436710027.2500--17423.53
1979HOU3811751051282800073.710100008204633579326.0500--11545.45
1980HOU17438391141400093.311000132141222722.1300--8450.00
Tot: 2386673578817516690270.673685001614932428224457525.6211545.451365741.91
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... SB: Stolen Bases ... SB2: Steals of 2b ... SB3: Steals of 3b ... SBH: Steals of home ... DI: Advanced on defensive indifference ... SB%: Stolen base % ... CS: Caught stealing ... CS2: Caught stealing 2b ... CS3: Caught stealing 3b ... CSH: Caught stealing home ... PTHR: Pickoff throws ... PCKFF: Picked off ... WPPB: Advancement on wild pitch or passed ball ... ADV_OUT: Runner advanced on out ... OOB: Out on bases ... onbs Runners on base ... R: Runs scored ... RS%: % of times on base run scored ... inh-r Inherited runners ... inhr-s Inherited runners scored ... beq-r Bequeathed runners (runners on base when leaving game) ... beq-s Bequeathed runners scored ... % % related to prior 2 columns

Pitches - Pitching

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1971HOU495790000000000.00------------000.000.021141.50
1972HOU436260000000000.00------------000.000.0623.00
1973HOU1629725711672441417192253360.3962.0737.9345.767.912.0719.022134.431.078571.37
1974HOU152782390000000000.00------------000.000.082681.21
1975HOU33905749120764454602576300.1363.3336.6763.339.54.1720.820202.291.02401951.23
1976HOU39121810441066739820142553330.0963.2136.7950.062.37.5523.618131.160.53423031.13
1977HOU36109297361402115210440190.0665.5734.4365.647.524.596.6000.000.02962871.03
1978HOU36113997979512816301450200.0764.5635.4463.340.020.255.1110.100.02722421.12
1979HOU381175105128717311442473648137900.2460.2839.7247.765.714.6316.744312.6131.12842701.05
1980HOU174383910000000000.00------------000.000.0120941.28
Tot: 23866735788769479290100181701284092280.1262.2937.7153.255.713.0016.6105781.2310.5174115321.14
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At bats ... PIT: Pitches ... STR: Strikes ... BAL: Balls ... FOU: Fouls ... SW: Swing and miss ... CAL: Called strikes ... INPLAY: Balls put in play ... SWINGS: Total swings ... CONT: Contacts ... P-PA: Pitches per plate appearance ... STR%: Strikes% ... Ball%: Balls% ... SWNG%: Swing % ... CONT%: Contact% (per swing) ... FOU%: Foul ball% ... PLAY: Ball in Play% ... FPS: First pitch strikes ... FPSW: First pitch swings ... FPSW%: First pitch swing%... FPIP: First pitches in play ... FPIP%: First pitches in play% ... RUNGO: Runners going while batting ... HIT_RUN: Hit and Runs ... GB Ground balls ... Air Balls in air ... GB% Groundball%

Games - Batting

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1971HOU3322000100.066.70010000000033000000000
1973HOU16103300662.530.0508000000001216000000000
1974HOU15100000566.70.0906000000001015000000000
1975HOU3129111200293.537.91207000000002931000000000
1976HOU39391919000100.048.71802000000003939000000000
1977HOU36361414000100.038.91507000000003636000000000
1978HOU3736181810097.350.01504000000013636000000000
1979HOU38381616000100.042.11507000000003838000000000
1980HOU161666000100.037.5505000000001616000000000
Tot: 2312178990101393.941.09404700000001219230000000000
G: Games ... GS: Games Started ... CG: Completed Games ... GF: Games Finished ... PH: Pinch Hitter ... PR: Pinch Runner ... DR: Defensive Replacement ... GS%: Games Started % ... CG: Complete Games% ... EXIT PH: Exited for Pinch Hitter ... exit PR: Exited for Pinch Runner ... exit DR: Exited for defensive replacement ... ln1-9: Lineup Slots 1-9 ... Games at position

On Base - Batting

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1971HOU39700.000.00000000000000020000000000--000220.0600.00200.00000
1973HOU16292855.172.172500000050001300000000100.0000016224.54812.086116.67000
1974HOU15212034.143.19030000102001161001000011100.0000015220.04924.08200.00000
1975HOU3180741624.200.30015102140860115000100001317.69500406518.51412215.601417.14000
1976HOU391051001523.143.219140102501110202000110009333.33100436211.3140117.861915.26000
1977HOU36101872228.218.2772011122016022211000200007228.5720041539.412975.43231043.48000
1978HOU371071011924.178.22418101130170011110001000010110.00500476813.2148128.1128621.43000
1979HOU38108951321.120.194121020608112213100200006233.3310052695.816563.6428725.00000
1980HOU164339610.140.2336000120320104000100003133.3320019316.57256.9410220.00000
Tot: 2316035519910.164.231934267230701031085720091000501122.00160027539410.2898667.351322821.21000
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... ONBS: On base (H+BB+HBP) ... ONBS2: All On Base (H+BB+HBP+ERROR+FC+FO) ... OBP: On Base Percentage ... OBP2: On Base Percentage for ONBS2 ... H: Hits ... BB: Walks ... HBP: Hit by Pitch ... ROE: Reached on Error ... FC: Fielder`s Choice ... FO: Forceouts ... CI: Catcher`s Interference ... SGL: Singles ... DBL: Doubles ... TPL: Triples ... HR: Home Runs ... IFH: Infield Hits ... BNT: Bunts ... B-H: Bunt hits ... PH-H: Pinch Hits ... PH-HR: Pinch hit home runs ... HR1: Solo home runs ... HR2: 2-run Homers ... HR3: 3-run Homers ... HR4: Grand Slams ... IPHR: Inside the park homers ... RBI: Runs batted in ... HR-RBI: RBIS on Home Runs ... HR-RBI%: % of RBIs on Home Runs ... RBI2: Runs batted in on outs ... BB4: Walks on 4 pitches ... BB1OP: Walks with 1st base open ... RON: PA with runners on ... BR: # of Baserunners ... RBI%: % of opportunities with RBI ... OPP: RBI Opportunities Points ... CONV: RBIs points converted ... CONV%: Converted% ... LDOF: Leadoff ... OB: Leadoff onbase ... LD-OB%: Leadoff onbase% ... LAST: Last batter of game ... WOH: Walk-off Hits ... WOHR: Walk-off Home Runs

Outs - Batting

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1971HOU3977212.001004500444.4404000020.0102101000
1973HOU16292823751.40212209111241.38012000060.0110314232
1974HOU15212017824.0020012900838.10080012540.0400051111
1975HOU3180745718101.806225525302936.2502901421216.75035312466
1976HOU391051008532201.6015236342433331.433330250130.074587113118
1977HOU36101876720191.0515316437102827.721280221205.071510413278
1978HOU371071018229281.0420626344302725.230270132219.56271471021412
1979HOU38108958136221.6413545058112422.2212310642416.77591410162117
1980HOU164339321535.002012419111534.88015012070.0301465213
Tot: 2316035514511671101.5276191535524814618029.85517917231111010.0411332594373185447
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... Outs: Outs ... GO: Groundouts ... AO: Air Outs ... ratio: Groundouts/Airouts ... FLY: Flyballs ... LO: Lineouts ... POP: Popouts ... OUT_IF: Infield Outs ... OUT_OF: Outfield Outs ... OUT_PR: Productive Outs ... RBI_OUT: RBIs on outs ... SO: Strikeouts ... SO%: Strikeout% ... SO3: Struck out on 3 pitches ... SW: Strikeouts swinging ... CAL: Strikeouts looking ... FC: Reached on fielders choice ... FO: Reached on forceout ... GDP: Grounded into Double Play ... OPP: Double play opportunities ... GDP%: Grounded into double play% ... LOC1-9: Balls hit to position location

Baserunning - Batting

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1971HOU3900000--000000000000--0000000--
1973HOU162900000--0000100000010.0011002540.00
1974HOU152100000--000000000000--000001425.00
1975HOU318000000--0000100000010.00022142416.67
1976HOU3910500000--00007001001812.50002062326.09
1977HOU3610111000100.000005002102825.001162102835.71
1978HOU371071010050.011005101102825.00013082433.33
1979HOU38108000000.011001112103650.00004262128.57
1980HOU164300000--000000010011100.00001021020.00
Tot: 2316032110050.02200202173093327.30251853913928.06
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... SB: Stolen Bases ... SB2: Steals of 2b ... SB3: Steals of 3b ... SBH: Steals of home ... DI: Advanced on defensive indifference ... SB%: Stolen base % ... CS: Caught stealing ... CS2: Caught stealing 2b ... CS3: Caught stealing 3b ... CSH: Caught stealing home ... S12: Advanced from 1st to 2nd on singled... S13: Advanced from 1st to 3rd on single ... S23: Advanced from 2nd to 3rd on single ... S2H: Scored from 2nd on single ... D13: Advanced from 1nd to 3rd on double ... D1H: Scored from 1st on double ... ADVX: Advanced an extra base on hit ... ADV-OPP Advancement opportunities on hits ... ADV_PCT: Advanced extra base % ... PTHR: Pickoff throws ... PCKFF%: Picked off ... WPPB: Advanced on wild pitch or passed ball ... ADV_OUT: Advanced on out ... OOB: Out on bases ... R: Runs scored ... ONBS: On base ... RUN%: % of times on base run scored

Pitches - Batting

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1971HOU390000000000.00------------000.000.000414.00
1973HOU16291310344021060.4576.9223.0876.960.030.7715.43310.300.0001052.00
1974HOU15210000000000.00------------000.000.0001025.00
1975HOU318011740502720.1463.6436.3663.628.60.0018.2111.300.00026112.36
1976HOU391055501112430.05100.000.0080.075.020.0040.0232.921.90034261.31
1977HOU361010000000000.00------------000.000.00034191.79
1978HOU371070000000000.00------------000.000.00036311.16
1979HOU381082015464231390.1975.0020.0065.069.230.0015.0554.610.90049242.04
1980HOU16430000000000.00------------000.000.0001936.33
Tot: 23160349371111143934200.0875.5122.4569.458.822.4518.411122.030.5002221221.82
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... PIT: Pitches ... STR: Strikes ... BAL: Balls ... FOU: Fouls ... SW: Swing and miss ... CAL: Called strikes ... INPLAY: Balls put in play ... SWINGS: Total swings ... CONT: Contacts ... P-PA: Pitches per plate appearance ... STR%: Strikes% ... Ball%: Balls% ... SWNG%: Swing % ... CONT%: Contact% (per swing) ... FOU%: Foul ball% ... PLAY: Ball in Play% ... FPS: First pitch strikes ... FPSW: First pitch swings ... FPSW%: First pitch swing%... FPIP: First pitches in play ... FPIP%: First pitches in play% ... RUNGO: Runners going while batting ... HIT_RUN: Hit and Runs ... GB Ground balls ... Airballs Balls in air ... GB% Groundball%