Player

J. R. Richard

Player Info
Full Name
James Rodney
Born
March 7, 1950
Vienna, LA, USA
Died
August 4, 2021
Size
6'8" / 222 lbs
B/T
R / R
Debut
September 5, 1971
Final Game
July 14, 1980
Career
10 years
Teams
Honors
1 x All-Star
1980
1980 - Pitcher of the Month (NL)
1979 - Pitcher of the Month (NL)
1978 - Player of the Week (NL)
1978 - Pitcher of the Month (NL)
Career Batting
239
G
.168
AVG
93
H
10
HR
50
RBI
.426
OPS
21
OPS vs Lg
12% of the career qualification threshold · about these stats
Career Pitching
107-71
W-L
3.15
ERA
238
G
1,493
SO
0
SV
1.24
WHIP
Pitching Season by Season
Year Team W L ERA G GS SV IP SO BB
1980 Houston Astros 10 4 1.90 17 17 0 113.2 119 40
1979 Houston Astros 18 13 2.71 38 38 0 292.0 313 98
1978 Houston Astros 18 11 3.11 36 36 0 275.0 303 141
1977 Houston Astros 18 12 2.97 36 36 0 267.0 214 104
1976 Houston Astros 20 15 2.75 39 39 0 291.0 214 151
1975 Houston Astros 12 10 4.39 33 31 0 203.0 176 138
1974 Houston Astros 2 3 4.18 15 9 0 64.2 42 36
1973 Houston Astros 6 2 4.00 16 10 0 72.0 75 38
1972 Houston Astros 1 0 13.50 4 1 0 6.0 8 8
1971 Houston Astros 2 1 3.43 4 4 0 21.0 29 16
Advanced Pitching About these stats
Year Lg IP K/9 BB/9 WHIP Qual
1980 NL 113.7 9.42 3.17 0.924
1979 NL 292.3 9.64 3.02 1.088 ✓
1978 NL 275.3 9.90 4.61 1.209 ✓
1977 NL 267.0 7.21 3.51 1.184 ✓
1976 NL 291.0 6.62 4.67 1.278 ✓
1975 NL 203.0 7.80 6.12 1.557 ✓
1974 NL 64.7 5.85 5.01 1.454
1973 NL 72.0 9.38 4.75 1.278
1972 NL 6.0 12.00 12.00 3.000
1971 NL 21.0 12.43 6.86 1.571
Batting Season by Season
Year Team G AB H 2B 3B HR R AVG
1980 Houston Astros 17 39 6 2 0 1 2 .154
1979 Houston Astros 38 95 12 1 1 2 6 .126
1978 Houston Astros 37 101 18 0 0 1 8 .178
1977 Houston Astros 36 87 20 0 2 2 10 .230
1976 Houston Astros 39 100 14 1 0 2 6 .140
1975 Houston Astros 33 74 15 6 0 1 4 .203
1974 Houston Astros 15 21 3 0 0 1 1 .143
1973 Houston Astros 16 28 5 0 0 0 2 .179
1972 Houston Astros 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1971 Houston Astros 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1980 NL 43 .128 .217 0.0 34.9 23 1.0
1979 NL 108 .095 .143 0.9 22.2 -2 2.0
1978 NL 107 .030 .233 0.9 25.2 14 1.0
1977 NL 100 .115 .316 1.0 28.0 62 2.0
1976 NL 104 .070 .179 0.0 31.7 3 2.0
1975 NL 80 .122 .318 1.3 36.3 53 1.0
1974 NL 22 .143 .182 0.0 40.9 22 1.0
1973 NL 29 .000 .313 0.0 41.4 3 0.0
1971 NL 9 .000 .000 0.0 44.4 -100 0.0
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
P 238 113 195 20 6 .939
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1980 Houston Astros P 17 6 10 0 1 1.000
1979 Houston Astros P 38 14 32 5 0 .902
1978 Houston Astros P 36 29 38 3 0 .957
1977 Houston Astros P 36 26 44 0 2 1.000
1976 Houston Astros P 39 19 39 10 2 .853
1975 Houston Astros P 33 8 19 1 0 .964
1974 Houston Astros P 15 5 5 0 0 1.000
1973 Houston Astros P 16 5 3 1 0 .889
1972 Houston Astros P 4 0 2 0 1 1.000
1971 Houston Astros P 4 1 3 0 0 1.000