Read Me J.R. Richard
J.R. Richard
Full name James Rodney Richard Born March 7, 1950, Vienna, Louisiana Died August 4, 2021, Houston, Texas Buried at Houston Memorial Gardens, Pearland, Texas First Game: September 5, 1971 ; Final Game: July 14, 1980 Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 8" Weight: 222
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups Batter Matchups
Discrepancies Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1971 HOU N Daily Splits 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1971 HOU N
1972 HOU N 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1972 HOU N
1973 HOU N Daily Splits 16 28 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179 .179 .179 0.0 1973 HOU N
1974 HOU N Daily Splits 15 21 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 9 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .143 .143 .286 0.0 1974 HOU N
1975 HOU N Daily Splits 33 74 4 15 6 0 1 13 1 0 29 0 5 0 0 4 2 0 0 .203 .213 .324 0.0 1975 HOU N
1976 HOU N Daily Splits 39 100 6 14 1 0 2 9 0 0 33 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 .140 .146 .210 0.0 1976 HOU N
1977 HOU N Daily Splits 36 87 10 20 0 2 2 7 1 0 28 1 11 0 1 4 1 1 0 .230 .247 .345 0.0 1977 HOU N
1978 HOU N Daily Splits 37 101 8 18 0 0 1 10 1 0 27 0 5 0 0 1 2 1 1 .178 .186 .208 0.0 1978 HOU N
1979 HOU N Daily Splits 38 95 6 12 1 1 2 6 1 0 24 0 11 1 0 2 4 0 1 .126 .134 .221 0.0 1979 HOU N
1980 HOU N Daily Splits 17 39 2 6 2 0 1 3 0 0 15 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 .154 .154 .282 0.0 1980 HOU N
Total (10 Years) Splits 239 552 39 93 10 3 10 50 4 0 181 2 41 3 2 15 11 2 2 .168 .176 .252 0.0 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1980 NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1980 NL
Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS PW Year Team
1971 HOU N Daily Splits 4 4 1 0 0 0 21 17 96 1 9 8 16 0 29 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 1 3.43 3.50 -0.1 1971 HOU N
1972 HOU N Daily Splits 4 1 0 0 0 0 6 10 36 0 9 9 8 0 8 0 0 2 2 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 13.50 7.00 -0.9 1972 HOU N
1973 HOU N Daily Splits 16 10 2 1 2 0 72 54 297 2 37 32 38 0 75 0 1 3 1 1 8 2 7 1 6 2 4.00 6.30 -0.5 1973 HOU N
1974 HOU N Daily Splits 15 9 0 0 0 0 64.2 58 278 3 31 30 36 0 42 1 1 9 1 1 6 2 7 1 2 3 4.18 4.33 -0.3 1974 HOU N
1975 HOU N Daily Splits 33 31 7 1 1 0 203 178 905 8 107 99 138 0 176 10 4 20 4 5 27 4 22 12 12 10 4.39 5.45 -2.0 1975 HOU N
1976 HOU N Daily Splits 39 39 14 3 0 0 291 221 1218 14 105 89 151 4 214 13 6 13 4 2 36 2 26 20 20 15 2.75 3.79 1.8 1976 HOU N
1977 HOU N Daily Splits 36 36 13 3 0 0 267 212 1092 18 94 88 104 1 214 9 5 6 0 1 32 6 21 12 18 12 2.97 4.28 3.3 1977 HOU N
1978 HOU N Daily Splits 36 36 16 3 0 0 275.1 192 1139 12 104 95 141 4 303 13 4 16 2 3 33 8 14 14 18 11 3.11 4.61 1.0 1978 HOU N
1979 HOU N Daily Splits 38 38 19 4 0 0 292.1 220 1175 13 98 88 98 5 313 14 8 19 3 1 38 7 17 16 18 13 2.71 3.37 2.8 1979 HOU N
1980 HOU N Daily Splits 17 17 4 4 0 0 113.2 65 438 2 31 24 40 1 119 5 2 2 0 0 13 1 8 8 10 4 1.90 3.41 2.3 1980 HOU N
Total (10 Years) Splits 238 221 76 19 3 0 1606 1227 6674 73 625 562 770 15 1493 65 32 92 17 14 198 32 123 86 107 71 3.15 4.28 7.4 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS PW Year Team
All-Star Game Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS Year Team
1980 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 9 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.00 1980 NL
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1971 HOU N Daily Splits P 4 4 1 21 1 3 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 1.000
1972 HOU N Daily Splits P 4 1 0 6 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1.000
1973 HOU N Daily Splits P 16 10 2 71.2 5 3 1 0 0 2 9 5 0 .889
1974 HOU N Daily Splits P 15 9 0 64.2 5 5 0 0 0 2 9 4 0 1.000
1975 HOU N Daily Splits P 33 31 7 203 8 19 1 0 0 7 25 12 0 .964
1976 HOU N Daily Splits P 39 39 14 291 19 39 10 2 0 7 34 11 4 .853
1977 HOU N Daily Splits P 36 36 13 267 26 44 0 2 0 6 22 13 1 1.000
1978 HOU N Daily Splits P 36 36 16 275.1 29 38 3 0 0 5 34 14 6 .957
1979 HOU N Daily Splits P 38 38 19 292.1 14 32 5 0 0 6 28 10 1 .902
1980 HOU N Daily Splits P 17 17 4 113.2 6 10 0 1 0 1 14 1 1 1.000
Total (10 Years) Splits P 238 221 76 1605.2 113 195 20 6 0 39 177 73 13 .939
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1980 NL Daily Splits P 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -
Transaction Information
Selected by Houston Astros in the 1st round (2nd pick overall) of the free-agent
draft (June 5, 1969 ).
Granted free agency (November 7, 1983 ).
Signed by Houston Astros (February 17, 1984 ).
Released by Houston Astros (April 27, 1984 ).
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