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J.R. Richard

Birthdate:

3/7/1950

Height / Weight:

6' 8" / 222 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Vienna, LA, USA

Bats / Throws:

R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

J. R. Richard possessed a blazing fastball and led the Houston Astros in their pennant battles during the 1970's. J. R. Richard averaged six strike-outs per game for ten years; the third highest in major league history. He limited opposing hitters to a .212 batting average; the third lowest in history. He was always among the league leaders in wins per/year. In July of 1980, J. R. Richard suffered a major stroke and was forced to retire from baseball at the age of 30. J. R. Richard's career: 107-71, .601 pct, 3.15 ERA, started 238 games, completed 76, with 1493 strike outs in 1606 innings. Baseballhistorian.com

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
1971	HOU (NL)	4	4	2	1	0	1	0	21.0	17	9	8	1	16	0	29	2	0	0	3.43
1972	HOU (NL)	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	6.0	10	9	9	0	8	0	8	2	2	0	13.50
1973	HOU (NL)	16	10	6	2	0	2	1	72.0	54	37	32	2	38	0	75	3	1	1	4.00
1974	HOU (NL)	15	9	2	3	0	0	0	64.2	58	31	30	3	36	0	42	9	1	1	4.18
1975	HOU (NL)	33	31	12	10	0	7	1	203.0	178	107	99	8	138	0	176	20	4	5	4.39
1976	HOU (NL)	39	39	20	15	0	14	3	291.0	221	105	89	14	151	4	214	13	4	2	2.75
1977	HOU (NL)	36	36	18	12	0	13	3	267.0	212	94	88	18	104	1	214	6	0	1	2.97
1978	HOU (NL)	36	36	18	11	0	16	3	275.1	192	104	95	12	141	4	303	16	2	3	3.11
1979	HOU (NL)	38	38	18	13	0	19	4	292.1	220	98	88	13	98	5	313	19	3	1	2.71
1980	HOU (NL)	17	17	10	4	0	4	4	113.2	65	31	24	2	40	1	119	2	0	0	1.90
10 years		238	221	107	71	0	76	19	1606.0	1227	625	562	73	770	15	1493	92	17	14	3.15

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1971	HOU (NL)	4	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.0	.0	SLG
1972	HOU (NL)	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1973	HOU (NL)	16	28	2	5	0	0	0	1	0	12	0	0	0	0	1	0	.179	.179	SLG
1974	HOU (NL)	15	21	1	3	0	0	1	1	0	9	0	0	0	0	1	0	.143	.143	SLG
1975	HOU (NL)	33	74	4	15	6	0	1	13	1	29	0	0	0	0	5	0	.203	.213	SLG
1976	HOU (NL)	39	100	6	14	1	0	2	9	0	33	0	0	0	1	1	2	.140	.146	SLG
1977	HOU (NL)	36	87	10	20	0	2	2	7	1	28	1	0	0	1	11	0	.230	.247	SLG
1978	HOU (NL)	37	101	8	18	0	0	1	10	1	27	1	1	0	0	5	0	.178	.186	SLG
1979	HOU (NL)	38	95	6	12	1	1	2	6	1	24	0	1	0	0	11	1	.126	.134	SLG
1980	HOU (NL)	17	39	2	6	2	0	1	3	0	15	0	0	0	0	4	0	.154	.154	SLG
10 years		239	552	39	93	10	3	10	50	4	181	2	2	0	2	41	3	.168	.176	.SLG

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