Rick Camp was born on Tuesday, June 10, 1952, in Trion, Georgia. Camp was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 15, 1976, with the Atlanta Braves. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Rick Camp baseball stats page.
"The Braves trailed the Mets 16-13 with two on and two out in the bottom of the 19th, six hours and 51 minutes after the game's rain-delayed start. Rick Camp, the pitcher who had hit his first career home run in the 18th on a two-out, 0-2 pitch to tie the game, came to the plate. The 7,000 or so fans left from a July 4 Fireworks Night crowd of 44,947 in Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium started to chant: 'We want Camp!' Camp was not amused. 'If this team needs me to hit a home run to win a game, it's in trouble,' he said. He was right. At 3:55 a.m., E.D.T., Friday, July 5, Ron Darling, pitching in relief for the first time since he was a freshman at Yale, struck out Camp. It was the longest game of the season both in hours and innings, and, as far as anyone knows, it was the latest a major league game has ever ended. 'The strangest game I've ever seen,' said the Mets' Keith Hernandez, who hit for the cycle." - Sportswriter Henry Hecht in Sports Illustrated (July 15, 1985 | Volume 63, Issue 3, 'Inside Pitch', Page 64)
Rick CampRick Camp Autograph on a 1979 Topps Baseball Card (#105) |
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Rick CampRick Camp Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1976 | 24 | Braves | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 6.35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 | 46 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1977 | 25 | Braves | 54 | 0 | 34 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 78.2 | 374 | 89 | 35 | 47 | 6 | 47 | 13 | 51 | 8 | 1 | 2 | - |
1978 | 26 | Braves | 42 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 3.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74.1 | 344 | 99 | 31 | 42 | 5 | 32 | 10 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
1980 | 28 | Braves | 77 | 0 | 44 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 1.91 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 108.1 | 440 | 92 | 23 | 26 | 3 | 29 | 8 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 0 | - |
1981 | 29 | Braves | 48 | 0 | 33 | 9 | 3 | .750 | 1.78 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 76.0 | 304 | 68 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
1982 | 30 | Braves | 51 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 13 | .458 | 3.65 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 177.1 | 761 | 199 | 72 | 84 | 18 | 52 | 8 | 68 | 7 | 1 | 1 | - |
1983 | 31 | Braves | 40 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 9 | .526 | 3.79 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 140.0 | 590 | 146 | 59 | 64 | 16 | 38 | 2 | 61 | 3 | 4 | 0 | - |
1984 | 32 | Braves | 31 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 6 | .571 | 3.27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 148.2 | 621 | 134 | 54 | 59 | 11 | 63 | 3 | 69 | 4 | 2 | 2 | - |
1985 | 33 | Braves | 66 | 2 | 23 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 3.95 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 127.2 | 569 | 130 | 56 | 72 | 8 | 61 | 11 | 49 | 4 | 5 | 0 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
9 Years | 414 | 65 | 170 | 56 | 49 | .533 | 3.37 | 5 | 0 | 57 | 942.1 | 4,049 | 970 | 353 | 420 | 72 | 336 | 58 | 407 | 29 | 21 | 8 | - |
Rick CampRick Camp Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1976 | 24 | Braves | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1977 | 25 | Braves | 54 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1978 | 26 | Braves | 42 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .111 | .000 |
1980 | 28 | Braves | 77 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .111 | .222 |
1981 | 29 | Braves | 48 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1982 | 30 | Braves | 51 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .024 | .070 | .049 |
1983 | 31 | Braves | 40 | 39 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .077 | .119 | .103 |
1984 | 32 | Braves | 31 | 45 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .111 | .130 | .133 |
1985 | 33 | Braves | 66 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .286 | .462 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
9 Years | 414 | 175 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 85 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .074 | .109 | .114 |
Rick CampRick Camp Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1976 Braves | P | 5 | 1 | 34 | 9 | 1.8 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .889 | 6.35 |
1977 Braves | P | 54 | 0 | 236 | 16 | 0.3 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .875 | 1.60 |
1978 Braves | P | 42 | 4 | 223 | 23 | 0.5 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .870 | 2.42 |
1980 Braves | P | 77 | 0 | 325 | 44 | 0.6 | 43 | 9 | 34 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 3.57 |
1981 Braves | P | 48 | 0 | 228 | 20 | 0.4 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.37 |
1982 Braves | P | 51 | 21 | 532 | 51 | 1.0 | 48 | 18 | 30 | 3 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .941 | 2.44 |
1983 Braves | P | 40 | 16 | 420 | 42 | 1.1 | 37 | 14 | 23 | 5 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .881 | 2.38 |
1984 Braves | P | 31 | 21 | 446 | 37 | 1.2 | 36 | 12 | 24 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .973 | 2.18 |
1985 Braves | P | 66 | 2 | 383 | 24 | 0.4 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .833 | 1.41 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 414 | 65 | 2,827 | 266 | 0.6 | 246 | 86 | 160 | 20 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .925 | 2.35 | |
9 Years | 414 | 65 | 2,827 | 266 | 0.6 | 246 | 86 | 160 | 20 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .925 | 2.35 |
Rick CampRick Camp Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1976 Braves | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3.00 | 4.76 | 1.59 |
1977 Braves | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.09 | 5.83 | 5.38 |
1978 Braves | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.72 | 2.78 | 3.87 |
1980 Braves | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.14 | 2.74 | 2.41 |
1981 Braves | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3.92 | 5.57 | 1.42 |
1982 Braves | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 1.31 | 3.45 | 2.64 |
1983 Braves | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.4 | 19.5 | 1.61 | 3.92 | 2.44 |
1984 Braves | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.3 | 15.0 | 1.10 | 4.18 | 3.81 |
1985 Braves | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 13.0 | 2.6 | 6.5 | 0.80 | 3.45 | 4.30 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
9 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 175.0 | 2.1 | 25.0 | 1.21 | 3.89 | 3.21 |
Rick CampRick Camp Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1976 Atlanta Braves | 33 | $19,000.00 | - | - |
1977 Atlanta Braves | 33 | $19,000.00 | - | - |
1978 Atlanta Braves | 33 | $21,000.00 | - | - |
1980 Atlanta Braves | 37 | $40,000.00 | - | - |
1981 Atlanta Braves | 37 | $250,000.00 | - | - |
1982 Atlanta Braves | 37 | $550,000.00 | - | - |
1983 Atlanta Braves | 37 | $633,333.00 | - | - |
1984 Atlanta Braves | 37 | $633,333.00 | - | - |
1985 Atlanta Braves | 37 | $600,000.00 | - | - |
Rick Camp Stats by Baseball Almanac |
On July 4, 1985, Keith Hernandez, who had just completed hitting for the cycle, said, "I saw things that I've never seen in my major-league career." One of the things he saw was Rick Camp, he of the .059 career batting average (that day), hit his first career home run in the bottom of the nineteenth inning! Camp, however, felt a little differently, saying, "I could care less about the home run. That's pure luck. If we have to rely on me to hit a home run to win a game, we're in bad shape." Nevertheless, Topps mentioned it on Camp's baseball card the following season!
Rick Camp | 1986 Topps Baseball Card (#319 | Checklist)Baseball Almanac Research Library
Did you know that Rick Camp was one of the few baseball players who did time in prison? Following his career, Camp, along with four other people conspired to commit theft - more than $2 million from Augusta (GA) Community Mental Health Center.
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