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.

1977 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1977 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 8	HOU		ATL	W,3-2	GS	35	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	P
2	5 (3)	Apr 12	HOU		CIN	W,4-3	GS	27	7.0	2	4	0	6	0	P
3	9 (3)	Apr 17	HOU	@	ATL	L,4-5	GS	25	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	12 (2)	Apr 22	HOU		SDP	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	17 (4)	Apr 27	HOU	@	SFG	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	22 (4)	May 3	HOU	@	CHC	L,0-9	GS	19	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	26 (3)	May 7	HOU	@	STL	W,3-1	GS	24	7.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
8	30 (3)	May 11	HOU		CHC	W,8-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	33 (2)	May 15	HOU		PIT	L,1-3	GS	36	8.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	37 (3)	May 20	HOU		PHI	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
11	42 (4)	May 26	HOU	@	LAD	L,3-4	GS	38	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
12	47 (4)	May 31	HOU		LAD	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	52 (4)	Jun 5	HOU	@	CIN	L,4-14	GS	25	3.1	2	1	0	3	0	P
14	57 (4)	Jun 11 (1)	HOU		NYM	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	P
15	62 (4)	Jun 15	HOU		MON	L,0-2	GS	28	7.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
16	67 (4)	Jun 20	HOU	@	MON	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
17	71 (3)	Jun 25 (1)	HOU		SFG	W,4-3	GS	24	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	77 (5)	Jul 1	HOU		ATL	W,3-1	GS	32	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
19	82 (4)	Jul 6	HOU	@	LAD	W,2-1	GS	35	10.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
20	87 (4)	Jul 11	HOU		CIN	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
21	92 (4)	Jul 16	HOU	@	CIN	W,8-0	GS	27	6.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
22	94 (1)	Jul 21	HOU	@	STL	L,0-4	GS	23	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	100 (5)	Jul 26	HOU	@	PIT	L,2-3	GS	28	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
24	105 (4)	Jul 31	HOU		CHC	L,1-4	GS	23	5.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	109 (3)	Aug 5	HOU		STL	W,5-4	GS	28	6.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
26	115 (5)	Aug 10	HOU	@	SFG	W,8-6	GS	34	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
27	119 (3)	Aug 15	HOU	@	ATL	W,15-3	GS	21	5.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
28	125 (5)	Aug 22	HOU	@	NYM	L,1-2	GS	29	7.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
29	130 (4)	Aug 27	HOU		MON	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	134 (3)	Sep 2	HOU	@	MON	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
31	139 (4)	Sep 7	HOU		SDP	L,5-9	GS	14	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
32	144 (4)	Sep 12	HOU	@	CIN	W,7-2	GS	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
33	149 (4)	Sep 17	HOU	@	SDP	W,11-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
34	152 (2)	Sep 22	HOU		ATL	L,4-8	GS	30	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	157 (4)	Sep 27	HOU	@	ATL	W,7-5	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	162 (4)	Oct 2	HOU	@	LAD	W,6-3	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
							36gm		267.0	26	44	0	70	2