Rich Chiles Stats

Rich Chiles was born on Tuesday, November 22, 1949, in Sacramento, California. Chiles was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 20, 1971, with the Houston Astros. 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 Rich Chiles baseball stats page.

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"I don't want to see that shit, show me your good stuff." - Rich Chiles (Yelled out to Nolan Ryan, who had just thrown Chiles a hellacious curveball, Source = teammate / friend Craig Cacek)

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Rich Chiles Autograph on a 1978 Topps Baseball Card (#193)

Rich Chiles Autograph on a 1978 Topps Baseball Card (#193)

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Birth Name:   Richard Francis Chiles
Nickname:   Rich or T-Bomb
Born On:   11-22-1949  (Scorpio)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Sacramento, California
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Winters High School (Winters, CA)
College:   Sacramento Community College
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11   Player Weight Chart Weight:   170
First Game:   04-20-1971 (Age 21)
Last Game:   09-30-1978
Draft:   1968 : 2nd Round (23rd)

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Rich Chiles Pitching Stats

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Rich Chiles Hitting Stats

1971 22 Astros 67 119 12 27 5 1 2 0 15 6 0 20 1 1 1 2 .227 .268 .336
1972 23 Astros 9 11 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273 .333 .364
1973 24 Mets 8 25 2 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .120 .120 .200
1976 27 Astros 5 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750
1977 28 Twins 108 261 31 69 16 1 3 0 36 23 2 17 4 5 2 5 .264 .323 .368
1978 29 Twins 87 198 22 53 12 0 1 0 22 20 2 25 0 5 2 9 .268 .333 .343
6 Years 284 618 68 157 37 2 6 0 76 50 4 65 5 11 5 18 .254 .310 .350

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Rich Chiles Fielding Stats

1971 Astros LF 25 20 531 35 1.4 35 35 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.78
1971 Astros RF 2 0 12 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1972 Astros LF 2 1 18 2 1.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.00
1972 Astros RF 1 1 21 3 3.0 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.86
1973 Mets CF 8 7 174 23 2.9 23 22 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.57
1976 Astros LF 1 0 2 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 13.50
1977 Twins LF 1 1 24 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1977 Twins RF 21 19 450 37 1.8 35 35 0 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .946 2.10
1978 Twins LF 59 53 1,293 116 2.0 112 109 3 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .966 2.34
1978 Twins RF 2 0 9 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
LF Totals 88 75 1,868 154 1.8 150 147 3 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .974 2.17
RF Totals 26 20 492 40 1.5 38 38 0 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .950 2.09
CF Totals 8 7 174 23 2.9 23 22 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.57
6 Years 122 102 2,534 217 1.8 211 207 4 6 1 n/a n/a n/a .972 2.25

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Rich Chiles Miscellaneous Stats

1971 Astros 0 1 .000 45 1 n/a 59.5 6.0 7.9 - - -
1972 Astros 0 0 .000 7 0 n/a 0.0 11.0 5.5 - - -
1973 Mets 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 12.5 25.0 - - -
1976 Astros 0 0 .000 4 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
1977 Twins 0 1 .000 35 1 61 87.0 15.4 7.3 - - -
1978 Twins 1 2 .333 26 0 8 198.0 7.9 9.0 - - -
6 Years 1 4 .200 117 2 69 103.0 9.5 8.1 - - -

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Rich Chiles Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1971 Houston Astros 29 $12,750.00 - -
1972 Houston Astros 29 $13,500.00 - -
1973 New York Mets 29 $15,000.00 - -
1976 Houston Astros 20 Undetermined - -
1977 Minnesota Twins 12 $19,000.00 - -
1978 Minnesota Twins 12 Undetermined - -

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