Rich Folkers Stats

Rich Folkers was born on Thursday, October 17, 1946, in Waterloo, Iowa. Folkers was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 10, 1970, with the New York Mets. 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 Folkers baseball stats page.

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Rich Folkers

Rich Folkers Autograph on a 1975 Topps (#98)

Rich Folkers Autograph on a 1975 Topps (#98)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Richard Nevin Folkers
Nickname:   Rich
Born On:   10-17-1946
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Waterloo, Iowa
Zodiac:   Libra
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   Parsons College
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02
Player Weight Chart Weight:   180
First Game:   06-10-1970 (Age 23)
Last Game:   06-08-1977
Draft:   1967 : 1st Round (20th)
Rich Folkers

Rich Folkers Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1970 Mets 16 1 5 0 2 .000 6.44 0 0 2 29.1 145 36 21 21 6 25 4 15 2 0 1 -
1972 Cardinals 9 0 4 1 0 1.000 3.38 0 0 0 13.1 56 12 5 5 0 5 0 7 1 0 0 -
1973 Cardinals 34 9 7 4 4 .500 3.61 1 0 3 82.1 350 74 33 34 10 34 4 44 3 3 1 -
1974 Cardinals 55 0 17 6 2 .750 3.00 0 0 2 90.0 363 65 30 31 4 38 10 57 3 2 0 -
1975 Padres 45 15 7 6 11 .353 4.18 4 0 0 142.0 614 155 66 70 8 39 3 87 9 1 1 -
1976 Padres 33 3 6 2 3 .400 5.28 0 0 0 59.2 273 67 35 39 10 25 8 26 3 2 2 -
1977 Brewers 3 0 2 0 1 .000 4.26 0 0 0 6.1 31 7 3 7 2 4 1 6 1 0 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
7 Years 195 28 48 19 23 .452 4.11 5 0 7 423.0 1,832 416 193 207 40 170 30 242 22 8 5 -
Rich Folkers

Rich Folkers Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1970 Mets 16 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333
1972 Cardinals 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000
1973 Cardinals 34 20 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 1 1 0 0 .100 .095 .100
1974 Cardinals 55 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 .100 .100 .100
1975 Padres 45 36 2 6 1 0 0 0 4 4 0 14 4 0 0 0 .167 .250 .194
1976 Padres 33 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1977 Brewers 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
7 Years 195 77 3 11 1 0 0 0 5 4 0 28 7 1 0 1 .143 .183 .156
Rich Folkers

Rich Folkers Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1970 Mets P 16 1 88 10 0.6 10 0 10 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.07 -
1972 Cardinals P 9 0 40 2 0.2 2 0 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.35 -
1973 Cardinals P 34 9 247 16 0.5 15 4 11 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .938 1.64 -
1974 Cardinals P 55 0 270 11 0.2 10 3 7 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .909 1.00 -
1975 Padres P 45 15 426 33 0.7 30 10 20 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .909 1.90 -
1976 Padres P 33 3 179 12 0.4 12 4 8 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.81 -
1977 Brewers P 3 0 19 1 0.3 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.42 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 195 28 1,269 85 0.4 80 21 59 5 5 n/a n/a n/a .941 1.70 --
7 Years 195 28 1,269 85 0.4 80 21 59 5 5 n/a n/a n/a .941 1.70 --
Rich Folkers

Rich Folkers Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1970 Mets 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 1.5 0.0 0.60 4.60 7.67
1972 Cardinals 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.40 4.73 3.38
1973 Cardinals 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.3 20.0 1.29 4.81 3.72
1974 Cardinals 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.3 0.0 1.50 5.70 3.80
1975 Padres 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.6 9.0 2.23 5.51 2.47
1976 Padres 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 4.0 0.0 1.04 3.92 3.77
1977 Brewers 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.50 8.53 5.68
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
7 Years 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 2.8 15.4 1.42 5.15 3.62
Rich Folkers

Rich Folkers Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1970 New York Mets 38 Undetermined - -
1972 St. Louis Cardinals 28 Undetermined - -
1973 St. Louis Cardinals 28 Undetermined - -
1974 St. Louis Cardinals 28 Undetermined - -
1975 San Diego Padres 26 Undetermined - -
1976 San Diego Padres 26 Undetermined - -
1977 Milwaukee Brewers 45 Undetermined - -


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