Rich Hand

Position: Starting Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 195lb (185cm, 88kg)

Born: July 10, 1948 in Bellevue, WA us

Draft: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 38th round of the 1966 MLB June Amateur Draft from Lincoln HS (Seattle, WA), the New York Mets in the 5th round of the 1968 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from University of Puget Sound (Tacoma, WA) and the Cleveland Indians in the 1st round (1st) of the 1969 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from University of Puget Sound (Tacoma, WA).

High School: Lincoln HS (Seattle, WA)

School: University of Puget Sound (Tacoma, WA)

Last Game: September 26, 1973 (Age 25-078d)
vs. TEX 7.0 IP, 8 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 4 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1970 season

Full Name: Richard Allen Hand

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.8

ERA

4.01

104

487.1

278

WHIP

1.440

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1969	20	-5.5	Portland	PCL	AAA	CLE	7	4	.636	3.60	4.55	14	13		2	0	0	85.0	83	43	34	5	34	7	52	4	1	3		1.376	8.8	0.5	3.6	5.5	1.53
1970	21	-6.2	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	6	13	.316	3.83	4.00	35	25	5	3	1	3	159.2	132	71	68	27	69	3	110	4	2	1	664	1.259	7.4	1.5	3.9	6.2	1.59
1971	22	-2.9	Wichita	AA	AAA	CLE	8	2	.800	1.88	2.93	11	11		4	1	0	86.0	66	28	18	4	40	5	50	3	0	1		1.233	6.9	0.4	4.2	5.2	1.25
1971	22	-4.9	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	2	6	.250	5.79	6.38	15	12	0	0	0	0	60.2	74	43	39	6	38	1	26	4	0	4	283	1.846	11.0	0.9	5.6	3.9	0.68
1972	23	-2.0	Denver	AA	AAA	TEX	1	1	.500	3.46	4.85	2	2		0	0	0	13.0	12	7	5	2	4	0	7	0	0	0		1.231	8.3	1.4	2.8	4.8	1.75
1972	23	-4.2	TEX	AL	Maj	TEX	10	14	.417	3.32	3.48	30	28	1	2	1	0	170.2	139	66	63	12	103	8	109	3	0	2	744	1.418	7.3	0.6	5.4	5.7	1.06
1973	24		2 Teams	AL	Maj	CAL-TEX	6	6	.500	4.39	5.42	24	13	7	1	0	0	96.1	107	58	47	7	40	5	33	3	0	3	434	1.526	10.0	0.7	3.7	3.1	0.83
1973	24	-3.7	TEX	AL	Maj	TEX	2	3	.400	5.40	6.26	8	7	1	1	0	0	41.2	49	29	25	2	19	5	14	2	0	1	195	1.632	10.6	0.4	4.1	3.0	0.74
1973	24	-3.7	CAL	AL	Maj	CAL	4	3	.571	3.62	4.77	16	6	6	0	0	0	54.2	58	29	22	5	21	0	19	1	0	2	239	1.445	9.5	0.8	3.5	3.1	0.90
1974	25		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA	BOS	5	11	.313	4.44	5.94	26	22		5	0	0	156.0	177	103	77	18	66	9	88	10	0	5		1.558	10.2	1.0	3.8	5.1	1.33
1974	25	0.7	Salt Lake City	PCL	AAA	CAL	3	8	.273	5.63	7.57	15	12		3	0	0	88.0	110	74	55	13	41	6	52	8	0	4		1.716	11.3	1.3	4.2	5.3	1.27
1974	25	-0.3	Pawtucket	IL	AAA	BOS	2	3	.400	2.91	3.84	11	10		2	0	0	68.0	67	29	22	5	25	3	36	2	0	1		1.353	8.9	0.7	3.3	4.8	1.44
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (4 seasons)					Majors		24	39	.381	4.01	4.40	104	78	13	6	2	3	487.1	452	238	217	52	250	17	278	14	2	10	2125	1.440	8.3	1.0	4.6	5.1	1.11
Minors (4 seasons)					Minors		21	18	.538	3.55	4.79	53	48		11	1	0	340.0	338	181	134	29	144	21	197	17	1	9		1.418	8.9	0.8	3.8	5.2	1.37
All Levels (6 Seasons)							45	57	.441	3.82	4.56	157	126	13	17	3	3	827.1	790	419	351	81	394	38	475	31	3	19	2125	1.431	8.6	0.9	4.3	5.2	1.21