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.

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 6	HOU		ATL	W,2-1	GS	24	5.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	5 (3)	Apr 10	HOU		LAD	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	9 (3)	Apr 15 (1)	HOU	@	SFG	W,4-3	GS	26	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	14 (4)	Apr 20	HOU		PIT	W,5-4	GS	33	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	18 (3)	Apr 26	HOU	@	CHC	W,6-2	GS	20	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	22 (3)	May 1	HOU	@	STL	L,6-7	GS	29	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
7	27 (4)	May 6 (1)	HOU	@	CIN	L,5-17	GS	12	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	31 (3)	May 10	HOU		STL	L,1-3	GS	28	7.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
9	36 (4)	May 15	HOU		SFG	L,1-8	GS	18	2.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	40 (3)	May 19	HOU		SDP	L,2-4	CG	44	11.0	2	2	1	5	0	P
11	45 (4)	May 23	HOU	@	ATL	L,5-6	GS	26	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
12	48 (2)	May 27	HOU	@	SDP	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	53 (4)	Jun 1	HOU		MON	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
14	58 (4)	Jun 6	HOU		PHI	W,4-3	GS	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	62 (3)	Jun 11	HOU	@	PHI	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
16	66 (3)	Jun 16	HOU	@	MON	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
17	70 (3)	Jun 20	HOU		NYM	W,5-4	GS	27	7.0	0	2	1	3	0	P
18	74 (3)	Jun 25 (1)	HOU		CIN	L,1-2	GS	28	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
19	80 (5)	Jun 30	HOU	@	SDP	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	84 (3)	Jul 5	HOU	@	CIN	L,4-5	CG	42	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
21	90 (5)	Jul 11	HOU		PIT	L,1-5	GS	32	7.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	94 (3)	Jul 15	HOU		STL	L,1-3	GS	33	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
23	97 (2)	Jul 20	HOU	@	PIT	L,3-9	GS	28	5.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	102 (4)	Jul 25	HOU		CHC	W,6-4	GS	28	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	106 (3)	Jul 29	HOU		LAD	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	110 (3)	Aug 3	HOU		ATL	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	115 (4)	Aug 8	HOU	@	LAD	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
28	119 (3)	Aug 13	HOU		MON	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
29	123 (3)	Aug 18	HOU		PHI	L,0-1	CG	34	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
30	127 (3)	Aug 22	HOU	@	NYM	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
31	131 (3)	Aug 27	HOU	@	MON	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	135 (3)	Sep 1	HOU		NYM	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
33	140 (4)	Sep 6	HOU		SDP	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	144 (3)	Sep 11	HOU	@	CIN	L,8-9	GS	20	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	148 (3)	Sep 16	HOU	@	SFG	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	153 (4)	Sep 21	HOU		CIN	W,3-2	GS	41	11.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
37	158 (4)	Sep 25	HOU	@	ATL	W,8-0	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
38	161 (2)	Sep 29	HOU	@	LAD	W,3-0	GS	26	7.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
							38gm		292.1	14	32	5	51	0