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.

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 6	HOU	@	CIN	L,9-11	GS	26	4.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
2	6 (4)	Apr 11	HOU		LAD	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
3	10 (3)	Apr 16	HOU		CIN	W,4-3	GS	34	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
4	14 (3)	Apr 21	HOU	@	LAD	W,8-6	GS	20	4.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
5	19 (4)	Apr 26	HOU		SDP	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	23 (3)	May 3	HOU	@	MON	L,3-10	GS	23	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
7	26 (2)	May 9	HOU	@	PHI	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
8	30 (3)	May 15	HOU		PHI	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
9	35 (4)	May 20	HOU		ATL	W,13-0	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
10	39 (3)	May 25	HOU	@	SFG	L,1-9	GS	29	6.0	1	1	1	3	0	P
11	44 (4)	May 30	HOU		SFG	L,0-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	49 (4)	Jun 4	HOU		STL	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	52 (2)	Jun 9	HOU	@	STL	W,11-7	GS	27	5.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	57 (4)	Jun 14	HOU		PIT	L,4-6	GS	28	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
15	61 (3)	Jun 20	HOU	@	LAD	W,5-3	GS	31	7.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
16	66 (4)	Jun 25 (1)	HOU	@	SDP	L,1-6	GS	28	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
17	72 (5)	Jun 30	HOU		SDP	L,2-5	GS	35	7.0	4	3	0	7	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	77 (4)	Jul 4	HOU	@	CIN	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
19	82 (4)	Jul 9	HOU		LAD	W,5-1	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
20	84 (1)	Jul 14 (1)	HOU	@	MON	W,4-3	GS	41	11.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
21	89 (4)	Jul 18	HOU		PHI	W,9-1	CG	35	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	P
22	96 (6)	Jul 22	HOU	@	PHI	L,2-3	GS	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
23	101 (4)	Jul 27	HOU		NYM	W,8-3	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	105 (3)	Aug 1	HOU		SFG	W,4-2	GS	40	8.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
25	110 (4)	Aug 6	HOU	@	ATL	L,2-3	GS	27	7.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
26	114 (3)	Aug 12	HOU		ATL	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
27	119 (4)	Aug 17 (1)	HOU	@	PIT	L,1-5	GS	29	7.0	2	3	0	5	0	P
28	125 (5)	Aug 21	HOU		CHC	W,8-3	GS	31	7.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
29	129 (3)	Aug 26	HOU		PIT	W,7-2	CG	32	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	133 (3)	Sep 1	HOU	@	CHC	L,11-14	GS	22	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	138 (4)	Sep 5	HOU		CIN	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
32	142 (3)	Sep 10	HOU		SDP	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	147 (4)	Sep 15	HOU	@	SDP	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
34	150 (2)	Sep 19	HOU		ATL	L,2-3	GS	25	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
35	154 (3)	Sep 23	HOU	@	SFG	L,2-3	GS	32	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
36	159 (4)	Sep 28	HOU	@	ATL	W,4-3	GS	18	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							36gm		275.1	29	38	3	70	0