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	22-17 / in Starts: 22-17
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	31 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	0 in 5 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 105 PAs	9
Actual Runners on Base	62 (28-22-12)
Avg. MLBer w/ 105 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	64 (32-21-11)

Most Driven In
R Metzger	2
Self	2
G Gross	1
E Herrmann	1
R Andrews	1
L Roberts	1
C Johnson	1

Most Driven In By
E Cabell	3
Self	2
B Watson	1

1976 Batting Game Log

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1976 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	73	1	Apr 8	HOU	@	CIN	L,5-11	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.15	-0.031	1.88	-0.03%	-0.34	P
2	74	4 (2)	Apr 12	HOU		SFG	W,5-0	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.50	-0.024	.64	-0.02%	-0.28	P
3	75	8 (3)	Apr 17	HOU		SDP	W,5-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.56	-0.043	.92	-0.04%	-0.53	P
4	76	13 (4)	Apr 21	HOU		LAD	W,1-0	GS-10	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.25	-0.163	3.74	-0.16%	-1.27	P
5	77	18 (4)	Apr 28 (1)	HOU	@	MON	W,6-4	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.12	-0.011	.16	-0.01%	-0.68	P
May		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
6	78	22 (3)	May 2 (1)	HOU	@	NYM	W,5-4	GS-9	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.45	-0.067	2.13	-0.06%	-0.54	P
7	79	26 (3)	May 7	HOU	@	STL	W,3-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.01	-0.056	1.31	-0.04%	-1.20	P
8	80	30 (3)	May 12	HOU		MON	L,2-7	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.045	.043	.045	.089	9	.69	-0.011	.98	-0.01%	-0.10	P
9	81	34 (3)	May 17 (1)	HOU		ATL	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.042	.040	.042	.082	9	2.12	-0.106	1.93	-0.06%	-0.75	P
10	82	39 (4)	May 21	HOU	@	LAD	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.037	.036	.037	.073	9	1.57	-0.115	2.12	-0.09%	-0.68	P
11	83	43 (3)	May 25	HOU	@	SFG	L,6-7	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.034	.033	.034	.068	9	1.21	-0.071	.77	-0.03%	-0.90	P
12	84	48 (4)	May 31	HOU		CIN	L,2-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.032	.031	.032	.064	9	.90	-0.042	.83	-0.02%	-0.32	P
Jun		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
13	85	53 (4)	Jun 5	HOU		CHC	W,4-3	GS-8	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.059	.057	.088	.145	9	1.08	-0.046	.74	-0.02%	-0.20	P
14	86	58 (4)	Jun 9	HOU		STL	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.103	.132	.234	9	.60	-0.049	.49	-0.02%	-0.68	P
15	87	62 (3)	Jun 14	HOU		PIT	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.098	.125	.223	9	1.02	-0.049	.55	-0.02%	-0.28	P
16	88	64 (1)	Jun 18	HOU	@	PIT	L,3-7	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.095	.093	.119	.212	9	.58	-0.028	.23	-0.01%	-0.30	P
17	89	68 (3)	Jun 23	HOU		LAD	L,0-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.089	.114	.203	9	1.14	-0.054	.50	-0.01%	-0.32	P
18	90	72 (3)	Jun 27	HOU		CIN	L,2-4	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.089	.087	.111	.198	9	1.99	-0.048	.90	-0.01%	-0.38	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
19	91	76 (3)	Jul 2 (1)	HOU	@	CIN	W,10-8	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.106	.104	.128	.232	9	1.03	-0.014	.40	0.00%	-0.10	P
20	92	81 (4)	Jul 6	HOU		NYM	W,1-0	CG(10)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.098	.120	.218	9	1.19	-0.087	.27	-0.01%	-0.51	P
21	93	85 (3)	Jul 10	HOU		MON	W,4-2	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.113	.111	.132	.243	9	.57	0.080	.11	0.01%	0.52	P
22	94	87 (1)	Jul 15	HOU	@	NYM	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.107	.105	.125	.230	9	.95	-0.072	.33	-0.02%	-0.41	P
23	95	92 (4)	Jul 19	HOU	@	MON	W,3-1	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.119	.117	.136	.252	9	1.47	0.102	.68	0.03%	0.34	P
24	96	97 (4)	Jul 23	HOU		SFG	L,0-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.115	.113	.131	.244	9	.67	-0.031	.22	-0.01%	-0.25	P
25	97	102 (4)	Jul 27	HOU		SDP	W,4-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.109	.108	.125	.233	9	.43	-0.031	.07	0.00%	-0.45	P
26	98	105 (2)	Jul 31 (1)	HOU		ATL	W,2-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.106	.118	.121	.239	9	.75	-0.013	.08	0.00%	-0.11	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
27	99	110 (4)	Aug 4	HOU	@	LAD	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.101	.113	.116	.229	9	.86	-0.063	.04	0.00%	-0.50	P
28	100	114 (3)	Aug 8	HOU	@	SDP	L,3-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.097	.108	.111	.219	9	1.06	-0.094	.01	0.00%	-0.95	P
29	101	118 (3)	Aug 13	HOU		PIT	L,5-8	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.096	.105	.110	.215	9	2.16	0.016	.01	0.00%	0.01	P
30	102	123 (4)	Aug 17	HOU		CHC	W,8-1	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.114	.118	.232	9	.94	-0.073	.00	0.00%	-0.11	P
31	103	126 (2)	Aug 21	HOU	@	PHI	L,4-7	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.115	.123	.128	.252	9	.77	0.056	.00	0.00%	0.70	P
32	104	130 (3)	Aug 26	HOU	@	CHC	W,5-3	GS-9	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.134	.141	.183	.324	9	.30	0.052	.00	0.00%	0.93	P
33	105	135 (4)	Aug 31	HOU		PHI	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.129	.136	.176	.313	9	1.21	-0.090	.00	0.00%	-0.61	P
Sep/Oct		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
34	106	140 (4)	Sep 6	HOU	@	CIN	L,8-9	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.128	.135	.174	.309	9	.41	-0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.09	P
35	107	145 (4)	Sep 11 (2)	HOU	@	SDP	W,2-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.132	.170	.302	9	.89	-0.045	.00	0.00%	-0.39	P
36	108	150 (4)	Sep 18	HOU		SDP	L,1-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.122	.129	.167	.296	9	.79	-0.008	.00	0.00%	0.08	P
37	109	155 (4)	Sep 24	HOU	@	SFG	W,14-5	GS-7	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.125	.161	.286	9	.43	-0.043	.00	0.00%	-0.89	P
38	110	159 (3)	Sep 28	HOU	@	LAD	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.115	.121	.156	.277	9	.68	-0.051	.00	0.00%	-0.48	P
39	111	162 (2)	Oct 2	HOU		SFG	W,10-1	CG	4	4	1	3	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.140	.146	.210	.356	9	.52	0.082	.00	0.00%	2.59	P
							22-17		105	100	6	14	1	0	2	9	0	0	33	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	.140	.146	.210	.356		.93	-1.352	.57	-0.68%	-10.43

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