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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1975 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1975 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 9	HOU		ATL	W,14-2	GS	19	4.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	7 (3)	Apr 15	HOU	@	ATL	L,1-6	GS	20	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	13 (5)	Apr 20 (2)	HOU	@	CIN	W,7-6	GS	38	8.2	1	2	0	3	0	P
4	18 (4)	Apr 24	HOU		SFG	L,5-6	GS	29	5.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
5	23 (4)	Apr 29	HOU	@	SDP	W,8-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	28 (4)	May 4 (2)	HOU	@	SFG	W,12-8	GS	32	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
7	33 (4)	May 10	HOU	@	MON	L,7-8	GS	22	4.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
8	37 (3)	May 15	HOU	@	CHC	L,2-4	GS	35	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	42 (4)	May 20	HOU		PHI	W,4-2	GS	27	5.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	47 (4)	May 26	HOU	@	PIT	L,2-10	GS	23	4.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	51 (3)	May 31	HOU	@	PHI	W,15-3	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	68 (16)	Jun 17	HOU	@	LAD	L,1-6		10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	71 (2)	Jun 21	HOU		CIN	L,6-7	GS	26	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	76 (4)	Jun 26	HOU		ATL	W,8-4	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	81 (4)	Jul 1	HOU	@	CIN	L,7-8	GS	28	6.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	86 (4)	Jul 6	HOU	@	ATL	W,6-2	GS	30	6.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
17	91 (4)	Jul 12	HOU		PHI	L,2-14	GS	14	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	94 (2)	Jul 18	HOU	@	PHI	L,4-7	GS	27	6.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
19	99 (4)	Jul 23	HOU	@	MON	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
20	104 (4)	Jul 27	HOU		SFG	L,1-3	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	109 (4)	Aug 1	HOU	@	SFG	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
22	114 (4)	Aug 5	HOU	@	SDP	L,5-6	GS	27	5.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
23	119 (4)	Aug 10	HOU		PIT	W,5-3	GS	27	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	123 (3)	Aug 14	HOU		CHC	L,3-5	GS	29	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
25	127 (3)	Aug 18	HOU		NYM	W,4-0	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
26	130 (2)	Aug 22	HOU	@	CHC	L,5-6	GS	27	6.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
27	134 (3)	Aug 26 (1)	HOU	@	STL	L,9-10	GS	25	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	141 (6)	Sep 3	HOU		SFG	L,4-9	GS	14	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	143 (1)	Sep 5	HOU		SDP	W,2-1	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	146 (2)	Sep 8	HOU	@	ATL	W,9-6	GS	25	5.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
31	151 (4)	Sep 14	HOU	@	SDP	W,4-2	GS	37	8.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
32	156 (4)	Sep 21	HOU		LAD	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
33	160 (3)	Sep 26	HOU	@	LAD	L,2-3	CG	31	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
							33gm		203.0	8	19	1	28	0