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James Rodney Richard

First name: J.R.

Last name: Richard

Birthdate: 1950-03-07

Bats: R   Throws: R

RetroID: richj101

Batting – Career

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1971HOU0.10.00.1-0.10.00.20
1973HOU0.40.00.4-0.10.00.40
1974HOU0.30.00.30.00.00.20
1975HOU1.00.01.00.81.1-0.13
1976HOU1.30.01.30.10.50.91
1977HOU1.30.01.31.11.4-0.24
1978HOU1.40.01.40.50.90.53
1979HOU1.40.01.4-0.20.21.21
1980HOU0.50.00.50.20.40.21
Career7.70.07.72.34.53.313

Detailed Batting Components

Year Team PA BatRuns Adj R RISP BSR DP ROE Fld Pos DH Pit RAA RPW WAA Pos Wins LgA WAM DVoDH
1971HOU9-2-200000001-18.1-0.10.00.0-0.10
1973HOU29-4-4-10000003-29.1-0.20.00.0-0.20
1974HOU22-2-2-10000002-18.8-0.10.00.0-0.10
1975HOU80-6-52-101000969.20.60.00.00.60
1976HOU104-13-12000-100011-28.8-0.20.00.0-0.20
1977HOU100-6-510000001179.00.80.00.00.80
1978HOU107-12-1110000001228.60.20.00.00.20
1979HOU108-14-13-1-30000013-48.2-0.50.00.0-0.50
1980HOU43-4-40000000518.50.10.00.00.10
Career602-63-581-400000676-0.60.00.00.60

Pitching

Year Team Lg G GS IP R XR DR IP/G RPW Role LgAdj R+ LI R_lev+ WAM W L WAR VS
1971 HOU NL 4 0.9 21.0 9 9 0 5.25 8.6 0.07 0.03 1 1.00 1 0.1 0.6 0.4 0.3 2
1972 HOU NL 4 0.2 6.0 9 2 -1 1.50 8.5 -0.36 0.03 -5 0.57 -4 -0.5 -0.4 0.6 -0.5 -1
1973 HOU NL 16 3.1 71.7 37 34 1 4.48 9.5 0.04 0.03 -3 1.01 -3 -0.3 1.3 1.9 0.4 4
1974 HOU NL 15 2.7 64.7 31 29 1 4.31 9.1 0.03 0.03 -3 0.89 -3 -0.3 1.0 1.6 0.2 3
1975 HOU NL 33 8.9 203.0 107 89 -1 6.15 9.2 0.14 0.03 -13 1.00 -13 -1.4 3.0 5.8 0.4 9
1976 HOU NL 39 13.1 291.0 105 114 6 7.46 8.1 0.09 0.03 7 1.00 7 0.9 7.5 5.7 3.6 22
1977 HOU NL 36 11.7 267.0 94 120 7 7.42 8.5 0.07 0.03 22 1.00 22 2.6 8.5 3.3 5.0 26
1978 HOU NL 36 12.5 275.3 104 112 0 7.65 8.2 0.12 0.03 13 1.00 13 1.6 7.8 4.6 4.1 23
1979 HOU NL 38 13.1 292.3 98 129 2 7.69 8.2 0.10 0.03 33 1.00 33 4.0 10.5 2.5 6.7 32
1980 HOU NL 17 4.9 113.7 31 45 3 6.69 7.7 0.09 -0.04 12 1.00 12 1.6 4.0 0.8 2.6 12
Career 238 71.1 1605.7 625 683 18 64 65 8.3 43.8 27.2 22.8 132

Defense

Pitcher Defense

Year Team Chances OAA OAA adj
1971 HOU 4 0.0 0
1972 HOU 2 0.0 0
1973 HOU 7 -2.0 -2
1974 HOU 7 -1.0 -1
1975 HOU 28 -1.0 -1
1976 HOU 58 -5.0 -5
1977 HOU 61 5.0 5
1978 HOU 44 1.0 1
1979 HOU 49 2.0 2
1980 HOU 11 0.0 0
271 -1.0 -1

No batting records available for this player.

Glossary

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Stat description
GSGame Shares
WAMWins above Majors. Formerly wins above average, but WAM! sounds better than WAA. Credit to Don Sobocinski for the name.
WARWins above Replacement
VSVictory Shares
WWins - Not traditional pitcher wins. Estimate of the number of wins each pitcher was responsible for. His share, as opposed to the shares of his fielders and offense.
LLosses - See wins above, just the opposite side of the final score.
BatRunsBatting runs above average
Adj RPark adjusted batting runs
RISPRuns for hitting better or worse than overall with runners in scoring position
BSRBaserunning runs
DPDouble play avoidance runs
ROERuns from reaching on error
FldFielding runs
PosPosition adjustment
DHDesignated hitter adjustment
PitPitcher batting adjustment
RAARuns above average before position and league adjustment
RPWRuns per win
WAAWins above average before position and league adjustment
POS WinsPosition adjustment converted to wins
LGALeague quality adjustment
DVoDHDefensive Value (in runs) over designated hitter
GGames pitched
GSGame shares. For pitchers based on innings and leverage index
XRExpected runs based on ballparks and opponents faced
DRDefensive runs support
RoleStarter vs reliever role adjustment
LgAdjLeague adjustment
R+Runs above average
LILeverage index
R_lev+Leverage adjusted runs above average
ChancesEstimated opportunies to make a defensive play
BIPBalls in play while this player was on the field
OAAOuts above average, based on defensive efficiency assigned at the player level
OAA adjPark adjusted outs above average
DER runsRun value of outs above average
Frame RunsRuns from framing balls and strikes
SB RunsStolen base prevention runs
Block RunsWild pitch and passed ball prevention runs
Err RunsCatcher error prevention runs
Catcher RunsCatcher runs from SB, errors, PB, and WP. Does not include framing.
Play+plays made above average per ball in play
GB+ground ball plays above average per ball in play
DP StartRuns from starting double plays
DP TurnRuns from turning double plays
DP runsTotal double play runs
OF Arm oppsOpportunities for an outfielder to make a throwing play
OF Arm runsRuns from throwing from the outfield

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