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Gene Richards
Eugene Richards Jr.

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 0", Weight 175 lb.
School South Carolina State University

Debut April 6, 1977
  vs. CIN 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 SB
Final Game September 30, 1984
Born September 29, 1953 in Monticello, SC

Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1975 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1977 23 SDP NL 146  525   79  152  16 11   5   32  56 12  60  80  .290  .363  .390  112  205   2   2  12   2   9 RoY-3
 1978 24 SDP NL 154  555   90  171  26 12   4   45  37 17  64  80  .308  .381  .420  134  233   2   4   7   4   9
 1979 25 SDP NL 150  545   77  152  17  9   4   41  24  8  47  62  .279  .343  .365  100  199   3   3   6   8   7
 1980 26 SDP NL 158  642   91  193  26  8   4   41  61 16  61  73  .301  .363  .385  115  247   7   0   7   2   9 MVP-22
 1981 27 SDP NL 104  393   47  113  14 12   3   42  20  8  53  44  .288  .373  .407  129  160   5   1   3   1   6
 1982 28 SDP NL 132  521   63  149  13  8   3   28  30 20  36  52  .286  .333  .359   98  187   1   2   1   2   5
 1983 29 SDP NL  95  233   37   64  11  3   3   22  14  5  17  17  .275  .325  .386  100   90   0   1   1   1   8
 1984 30 SFG NL  87  135   18   34   4  0   0    4   5  3  18  28  .252  .340  .281   79   38   0   0   2   0   3
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons     1026 3549  502 1028 127 63  26  255 247 89 356 436  .290  .357  .383  112 1359  20  13  39  20  56
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        560   79  162  20 10   4   40  39 14  56  69  .290  .357  .383  112  215   3   2   6   3   9
 Career High    158  642   91  193  26 12   5   45  61 20  64  80  .308  .381  .420  134  247   7   4  12   8   9
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1977 23 SDP NL  591  398   81   5.5    94| .290  .257| .363  .323| .390  .392| .753  .715| 112  .578  10.6   1.0  82%
 1978 24 SDP NL  629  416   92   5.9    87| .308  .251| .381  .317| .420  .369| .801  .687| 134  .654  26.6   2.7  68%
 1979 25 SDP NL  606  414   72   4.7    94| .279  .260| .343  .325| .365  .386| .708  .711| 100  .527   0.9   0.1  75%
 1980 26 SDP NL  712  481   96   5.4    90| .301  .260| .363  .321| .385  .377| .748  .698| 115  .608  13.8   1.4  79%
 1981 27 SDP NL  453  300   63   5.7    86| .288  .254| .373  .318| .407  .364| .780  .683| 129  .644  15.5   1.6  71%
 1982 28 SDP NL  562  400   62   4.2    91| .286  .261| .333  .323| .359  .379| .692  .702|  98  .497  -2.5  -0.3  60%
 1983 29 SDP NL  252  183   28   4.1    94| .275  .260| .325  .328| .386  .385| .711  .712| 100  .486  -0.5  -0.1  73%
 1984 30 SFG NL  153  107   13   3.3    91| .252  .260| .340  .324| .281  .378| .621  .702|  79  .390  -3.0  -0.3  62%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons      3958 2699  507   5.1    91| .290  .258| .357  .322| .383  .379| .740  .701| 112  .575  61.4   6.1  73%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1977 23 SDP NL OF 109 193 13 8 0 .963 .978 1.89 1.93 2.18 2.26 92 850.7 LF 75 103 9 5 0 .957 .972 1.49 1.51 1.85 1.93 60 545.3 CF 37 84 4 3 0 .967 .987 2.38 2.34 2.65 2.73 31 299.3 1B 32 223 22 5 23 .980 .991 7.66 8.31 9.30 9.89 29 237.0 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.10 1 6.0 1978 24 SDP NL OF 124 210 8 8 0 .965 .980 1.76 1.94 1.98 2.31 114 989.3 LF 115 155 6 7 0 .958 .978 1.40 1.55 1.76 1.99 90 822.0 1B 26 211 12 9 23 .961 .992 8.58 8.32 10.29 9.98 22 195.0 CF 26 50 2 1 0 .981 .983 2.00 2.29 2.80 2.80 24 167.3 1979 25 SDP NL OF 132 320 7 9 2 .973 .979 2.48 2.00 2.63 2.33 129 1118.0 CF 122 299 7 9 2 .971 .986 2.51 2.43 2.67 2.82 119 1032.0 LF 11 20 0 0 0 1.000 .971 1.82 1.58 2.09 2.01 10 86.0 1980 26 SDP NL LF 156 310 19 6 4 .982 .976 2.11 1.68 2.14 2.06 155 1383.3 OF 156 307 21 7 4 .979 .980 2.10 1.98 2.13 2.31 155 1384.3 RF 1 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 1.70 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1981 27 SDP NL LF 102 184 14 5 1 .975 .975 1.94 1.79 1.99 2.12 101 895.0 1982 28 SDP NL OF 103 200 8 5 1 .977 .978 2.02 1.91 2.23 2.25 102 838.3 LF 102 198 8 5 1 .976 .973 2.02 1.60 2.23 2.08 101 830.0 1B 25 223 12 6 17 .975 .992 9.40 8.89 10.68 10.23 24 198.0 RF 1 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 4.00 1.60 4.34 2.06 1 8.3 1983 29 SDP NL LF 54 94 2 1 0 .990 .977 1.78 1.60 2.21 2.03 51 391.7 1984 30 SFG NL OF 26 46 1 3 0 .940 .979 1.81 1.91 2.15 2.27 19 196.3 LF 15 31 0 1 0 .969 .972 2.07 1.53 2.72 2.03 10 102.7 RF 11 15 1 2 0 .889 .982 1.45 1.69 1.57 2.07 9 91.7 CF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.40 0.00 2.70 0 2.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1977 23 SDP NL 1B 32 223 22 5 23 .980 .991 7.66 8.31 9.30 9.89 29 237.0 1978 24 SDP NL 1B 26 211 12 9 23 .961 .992 8.58 8.32 10.29 9.98 22 195.0 1982 28 SDP NL 1B 25 223 12 6 17 .975 .992 9.40 8.89 10.68 10.23 24 198.0 1977 23 SDP NL CF 37 84 4 3 0 .967 .987 2.38 2.34 2.65 2.73 31 299.3 1978 24 SDP NL CF 26 50 2 1 0 .981 .983 2.00 2.29 2.80 2.80 24 167.3 1979 25 SDP NL CF 122 299 7 9 2 .971 .986 2.51 2.43 2.67 2.82 119 1032.0 1984 30 SFG NL CF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.40 0.00 2.70 0 2.0 1977 23 SDP NL LF 75 103 9 5 0 .957 .972 1.49 1.51 1.85 1.93 60 545.3 1978 24 SDP NL LF 115 155 6 7 0 .958 .978 1.40 1.55 1.76 1.99 90 822.0 1979 25 SDP NL LF 11 20 0 0 0 1.000 .971 1.82 1.58 2.09 2.01 10 86.0 1980 26 SDP NL LF 156 310 19 6 4 .982 .976 2.11 1.68 2.14 2.06 155 1383.3 1981 27 SDP NL LF 102 184 14 5 1 .975 .975 1.94 1.79 1.99 2.12 101 895.0 1982 28 SDP NL LF 102 198 8 5 1 .976 .973 2.02 1.60 2.23 2.08 101 830.0 1983 29 SDP NL LF 54 94 2 1 0 .990 .977 1.78 1.60 2.21 2.03 51 391.7 1984 30 SFG NL LF 15 31 0 1 0 .969 .972 2.07 1.53 2.72 2.03 10 102.7 1977 23 SDP NL OF 109 193 13 8 0 .963 .978 1.89 1.93 2.18 2.26 92 850.7 1978 24 SDP NL OF 124 210 8 8 0 .965 .980 1.76 1.94 1.98 2.31 114 989.3 1979 25 SDP NL OF 132 320 7 9 2 .973 .979 2.48 2.00 2.63 2.33 129 1118.0 1980 26 SDP NL OF 156 307 21 7 4 .979 .980 2.10 1.98 2.13 2.31 155 1384.3 1981 27 SDP NL OF 102 178 14 5 1 .975 .980 1.88 2.02 1.93 2.33 101 895.0 1982 28 SDP NL OF 103 200 8 5 1 .977 .978 2.02 1.91 2.23 2.25 102 838.3 1983 29 SDP NL OF 54 96 2 2 0 .980 .980 1.81 1.92 2.25 2.27 51 391.7 1984 30 SFG NL OF 26 46 1 3 0 .940 .979 1.81 1.91 2.15 2.27 19 196.3 1977 23 SDP NL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.10 1 6.0 1980 26 SDP NL RF 1 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 1.70 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1982 28 SDP NL RF 1 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 4.00 1.60 4.34 2.06 1 8.3 1984 30 SFG NL RF 11 15 1 2 0 .889 .982 1.45 1.69 1.57 2.07 9 91.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 806 1550 74 47 8 .972 .979 2.01 1.96 2.19 2.30 763 6663.7 630 186 14# LF* 630 1095 58 30 6 .975 .975 1.83 1.63 2.05 2.04 578 5056.0 CF* 186 433 13 13 2 .972 .986 2.40 2.39 2.67 2.80 174 1500.7 1B* 83 657 46 20 63 .972 .992 8.47 8.49 10.04 10.02 75 630.0 RF* 14 19 1 3 0 .870 .980 1.43 1.69 1.68 2.07 11 107.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 889 2207 120 67 71 .972 .983 2.62 2.57 2.87 2.97 838 7294
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1980-NL-22-0.00

Batting Average
1978 NL-.308-6

On-base %
1978 NL-.381-6
1981 NL-.373-10

Games
1980 NL-158-10

At Bats
1980 NL-642-4

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1980 NL-712-3
1981 NL-453-10

Runs
1978 NL-90-9
1980 NL-91-8

Hits
1980 NL-193-2

Triples
1977 NL-11-2
1978 NL-12-2
1979 NL-9-10
1980 NL-8-9
1981 NL-12-1
1982 NL-8-5

Bases on Balls
1981 NL-53-8

Stolen Bases
1977 NL-56-3
1978 NL-37-6
1980 NL-61-5

Singles
1980 NL-155-1

Runs Created
1980 NL-96-9
1981 NL-63-10

Times on Base
1978 NL-239-9
1980 NL-256-3
1981 NL-167-6

Hit By Pitch
1979 NL-8-4

Caught Stealing
1978 NL-17-3
1980 NL-16-6
1982 NL-20-3

Outs
1980 NL-481-8

 

Black Ink: Batting - 1 (722) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 29 (785) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 15.6 (982) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 6.0 (1347) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

January 9, 1975: Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1975 amateur draft.

November 7, 1983: Granted Free Agency.

March 28, 1984: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Francisco Giants.

November 8, 1984: Granted Free Agency.


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