J. R. Richard
James Rodney Richard
Born: March 7, 1950
Vienna, LA USA
Deceased: 2021
Houston, TX USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P, PH
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'8"
Weight: 222
Career: 1971-1980
Draft: Round 1 (1969 June Amateur Draft, Houston Astros)
School: Lincoln HS (Ruston, LA)
Minor League Statistics
J. R. Richard compiled a career record of 107 wins and 71 losses in his 239-game career with the Houston Astros. He began playing during the 1971 season and last took the field during the 1980 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NL | Houston Astros | 2 | 1 | .667 | 3.43 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21.0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 96 |
| 1972 | NL | Houston Astros | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 13.50 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 36 |
| 1973 | NL | Houston Astros | 6 | 2 | .750 | 4.00 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 72.0 | 54 | 37 | 32 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 75 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 297 |
| 1974 | NL | Houston Astros | 2 | 3 | .400 | 4.18 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64.7 | 58 | 31 | 30 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 278 |
| 1975 | NL | Houston Astros | 12 | 10 | .545 | 4.39 | 33 | 31 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 203.0 | 178 | 107 | 99 | 8 | 138 | 0 | 176 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 905 |
| 1976 | NL | Houston Astros | 20 | 15 | .571 | 2.75 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 291.0 | 221 | 105 | 89 | 14 | 151 | 4 | 214 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 1218 |
| 1977 | NL | Houston Astros | 18 | 12 | .600 | 2.97 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 267.0 | 212 | 94 | 88 | 18 | 104 | 1 | 214 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1092 |
| 1978 | NL | Houston Astros | 18 | 11 | .621 | 3.11 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 275.3 | 192 | 104 | 95 | 12 | 141 | 4 | 303 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 1139 |
| 1979 | NL | Houston Astros | 18 | 13 | .581 | 2.71 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 292.3 | 220 | 98 | 88 | 13 | 98 | 5 | 313 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 1175 |
| 1980 | NL | Houston Astros | 10 | 4 | .714 | 1.90 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 113.7 | 65 | 31 | 24 | 2 | 40 | 1 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 438 |
| Totals | 107 | 71 | .601 | 3.15 | 238 | 221 | 3 | 76 | 19 | 0 | 1606.0 | 1227 | 625 | 562 | 73 | 770 | 15 | 1493 | 17 | 14 | 92 | 6674 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NL | Houston Astros | 4 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | NL | Houston Astros | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1973 | NL | Houston Astros | 16 | 29 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .179 | .179 | .179 | .357 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | NL | Houston Astros | 15 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .143 | .143 | .286 | .429 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | NL | Houston Astros | 33 | 80 | 74 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | .203 | .213 | .324 | .538 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | NL | Houston Astros | 39 | 104 | 100 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | .140 | .146 | .210 | .356 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | NL | Houston Astros | 36 | 100 | 87 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28 | .230 | .247 | .345 | .592 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | NL | Houston Astros | 37 | 107 | 101 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27 | .178 | .186 | .208 | .394 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | NL | Houston Astros | 38 | 108 | 95 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | .126 | .134 | .221 | .355 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | NL | Houston Astros | 17 | 43 | 39 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .154 | .154 | .282 | .436 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 239 | 602 | 552 | 39 | 93 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 50 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 181 | .168 | .176 | .252 | .428 | 139 | 11 | 2 | 41 | 3 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NL | Houston Astros | P | 4 | 4 | 21.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.714 | 1.000 |
| 1972 | NL | Houston Astros | P | 4 | 1 | 6.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.000 | .500 |
| 1973 | NL | Houston Astros | P | 16 | 10 | 71.7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 1.005 | .500 |
| 1974 | NL | Houston Astros | P | 15 | 9 | 64.7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.392 | .667 |
| 1975 | NL | Houston Astros | P | 33 | 31 | 203.0 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 0 | .964 | 1.197 | .818 |
| 1976 | NL | Houston Astros | P | 39 | 39 | 291.0 | 19 | 39 | 10 | 2 | .853 | 1.794 | 1.487 |
| 1977 | NL | Houston Astros | P | 36 | 36 | 267.0 | 26 | 44 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.360 | 1.944 |
| 1978 | NL | Houston Astros | P | 36 | 36 | 275.3 | 29 | 38 | 3 | 0 | .957 | 2.190 | 1.861 |
| 1979 | NL | Houston Astros | P | 38 | 38 | 292.3 | 14 | 32 | 5 | 0 | .902 | 1.416 | 1.211 |
| 1980 | NL | Houston Astros | P | 17 | 17 | 113.7 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.267 | .941 |
| Totals | 238 | 221 | 1605.7 | 113 | 195 | 20 | 6 | .939 | 1.726 | 1.294 |
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