Rich Hand Stats

Rich Hand was born on Saturday, July 10, 1948, in Bellevue, Washington. Hand was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 9, 1970, with the Cleveland Indians. 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 Hand baseball stats page.

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Rich Hand

Rich Hand Autograph on a 1971 Topps (#24)

Rich Hand Autograph on a 1971 Topps (#24)
 

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Birth Name:   Richard Allen Hand
Nickname:   Rich
Born On:   07-10-1948  (Cancer)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Bellevue, Washington
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Lincoln High School (Seattle, WA)
College:   University of Puget Sound
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01   Player Weight Chart Weight:   195
First Game:   04-09-1970 (Age 21)
Last Game:   09-26-1973
Draft:   1969 : 1st Round (1st)
Rich Hand

Rich Hand 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 22 Indians 35 25 5 6 13 .316 3.83 3 1 3 159.2 664 132 68 71 27 69 3 110 1 4 2 -
1971 23 Indians 15 12 0 2 6 .250 5.79 0 0 0 60.2 283 74 39 43 6 38 1 26 4 4 0 -
1972 24 Rangers 30 28 1 10 14 .417 3.32 2 1 0 170.2 744 139 63 66 12 103 8 109 2 3 0 -
1973 25 Rangers 8 7 1 2 3 .400 5.40 1 0 0 41.2 195 49 25 29 2 19 5 14 1 2 0 -
1973 25 Angels 16 6 6 4 3 .571 3.62 0 0 0 54.2 239 58 22 29 5 21 0 19 2 1 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
4 Years 104 78 13 24 39 .381 4.01 6 2 3 487.1 2,125 452 217 238 52 250 17 278 10 14 2 -
Rich Hand

Rich Hand Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1970 22 Indians 35 41 2 6 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 11 5 2 0 0 .146 .159 .146
1971 23 Indians 16 16 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 2 0 0 0 .125 .176 .125
1972 24 Rangers 30 52 2 8 2 1 0 0 3 1 0 13 3 0 2 0 .154 .200 .231
1973 25 Rangers 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1973 25 Angels 16 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 GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
4 Years 105 109 5 16 2 1 0 0 8 3 0 31 10 2 2 0 .147 .181 .183
Rich Hand

Rich Hand Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1970 Indians P 35 25 479 35 1.0 33 11 22 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .943 1.86
1971 Indians P 15 12 182 9 0.6 9 4 5 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.34
1972 Rangers P 30 28 512 38 1.3 35 10 25 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .921 1.85
1973 Rangers P 8 7 125 10 1.3 8 3 5 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .800 1.73
1973 Angels P 16 6 164 16 1.0 16 5 11 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.63
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
P Totals 104 78 1,462 108 1.0 101 33 68 7 4 n/a n/a n/a .935 1.87
4 Years 104 78 1,462 108 1.0 101 33 68 7 4 n/a n/a n/a .935 1.87
Rich Hand

Rich Hand Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1970 Indians 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.7 8.2 1.59 6.20 3.89
1971 Indians 0 0 .000 0 1 n/a 0.0 2.3 0.0 0.68 3.86 5.64
1972 Rangers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 4.0 17.3 1.06 5.75 5.43
1973 Rangers 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.74 3.02 4.10
1973 Angels 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.90 3.13 3.46
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
4 Years 0 0 .000 0 1 0 0.0 3.5 13.6 1.11 5.13 4.62
Rich Hand

Rich Hand Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1970 Cleveland Indians 45 $12,000.00 - -
1971 Cleveland Indians 45 $15,000.00 - -
1972 Texas Rangers 25 $16,500.00 - -
1973 Texas Rangers 25 Undetermined - -
1973 California Angels 25 Undetermined - -


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