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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Team Record in Appearances: 3-12 / in Starts: 3-6

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 14, Entered with runners on base: 2

1974 Pitching Game Log

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1974 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	25	92	Jul 16	HOU	@	PIT	L,2-6	5-6		99	2.0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0.00	4.58	7	2	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	2	0	0	.33	0.031	.10	0.01%	0.88	5b --- 0 out d3	6b 3 out d3
2	26	93	Jul 17	HOU	@	PIT	L,3-11	7-7		0	1.0	3	2	2	0	1	0	0	6.00	3.24	6	1	1	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-1.56	7b --- 0 out d7	7b 3 out d9
3	27	98	Jul 25(1)	HOU		LAD	L,3-11	1-5		7	4.1	4	3	3	1	3	0	0	6.14	2.44	16	5	3	0	0	4		2	1	1	1	0	15	0	0	0	1	0	0	.42	0.002	.17	0.00%	0.40	1t 1-3 0 out d3	5t 1-3 1 out d4
4	28	103	Jul 29	HOU		SFG	L,2-7	6-7		3	2.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	4.82	2.58	6	1	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.14	0.020	.03	0.00%	0.88	6t --- 0 out d4	7t 3 out d4
5	29	105	Jul 31	HOU	@	CIN	L,0-4	6-7		1	2.0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.97	2.67	8	3	1	0	1	2		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.11	0.013	.02	0.00%	0.91	6b --- 0 out d4	7b 3 out d4
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
6	30	106	Aug 3	HOU	@	LAD	L,1-5	3-5		2	2.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.21	2.65	9	6	2	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	1	0	1	.13	0.022	.02	0.00%	1.36	3b 1-- 1 out d5	5b 3 out d5
7	31	117	Aug 15	HOU	@	CHC	L,3-5	GS-5		11	5.0	4	2	1	1	4	1	0	2.84	3.05	20	5	9	3	0	1	56			1	0	0	19	0	1	0	0	0	0	.83	0.003	.01	0.00%	0.37	1b start tie	5b 3 out d1
8	32	122	Aug 20	HOU		NYM	W,6-2	GS-7	W(1-0)	4	6.1	2	2	2	4	1	0	0	2.84	3.33	25	8	10	4	1	2	58			1	0	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.27	0.014	.02	0.00%	0.22	1t start tie	7t 12- 1 out a1
9	33	127	Aug 26	HOU	@	NYM	L,4-5	GS-7		5	7.0	6	2	2	4	3	1	0	2.78	3.75	30	12	5	0	0	6	56			1	0	0	26	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.37	0.190	.01	0.00%	1.19	1b start tie	7b 3 out a2
10	34	132	Aug 31	HOU	@	PHI	L,6-10	GS-4	L(1-1)	4	3.1	8	6	6	0	1	1	0	4.04	3.95	17	5	5	2	1	6	21			0	1	0	17	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.04	-0.358	.00	0.00%	-2.97	1b start tie	4b 12- 1 out tie
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
11	35	137	Sep 6	HOU		SDP	W,4-3	GS-7	W(2-1)	5	7.0	5	0	0	8	7	0	0	3.38	3.96	34	9	9	5	0	1	66			1	0	0	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	.91	0.231	.00	0.00%	3.06	1t start tie	7t 3 out a4
12	36	144	Sep 13	HOU	@	SFG	W,5-4	GS-5		6	5.0	7	4	4	3	1	0	0	3.78	3.96	22	6	5	0	0	7	35			0	1	0	19	2	0	0	2	0	0	1.04	-0.261	.00	0.00%	-1.58	1b start tie	5b 3 out d2
13	37	151	Sep 20	HOU		ATL	L,0-1	GS-8	L(2-2)	6	8.0	2	1	1	5	6	0	1	3.40	3.87	32	10	8	1	0	2	75			0	0	0	25	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.07	0.237	.00	0.00%	2.50	1t start tie	8t 3 out d1
14	38	156	Sep 26	HOU	@	CIN	L,6-10	GS-4		5	3.0	5	4	4	2	3	0	0	3.84	3.81	16	5	1	0	0	5	34			0	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.45	-0.289	.00	0.00%	-2.97	1b start tie	4b 1-3 0 out a3
15	39	161	Oct 1	HOU		LAD	L,5-8	GS-6	L(2-3)	4	6.0	8	5	5	4	9	0	0	4.18	3.60	30	4	5	0	1	8	41			4	0	0	26	2	1	0	0	0	0	.69	-0.225	.00	0.00%	-2.38	1t start tie	6t 3 out d5
							3-12		W-L:2-3	4.0	64.2	58	31	30	36	42	3	1	4.18	3.60	278	1.21		10%	3%	49	49	3	33%	9	4	0	239	6	2	0	7	1	1	.90	-0.372	.02	0.01%	0.32

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