Gene Richards Stats

Gene Richards was born on Tuesday, September 29, 1953, in Monticello, South Carolina. Richards was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 6, 1977, with the San Diego Padres. 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 Gene Richards baseball stats page.

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Gene Richards

Gene Richards Autograph on a 1981 Fleer (#486)

Gene Richards Autograph on a 1981 Fleer (#486)
 

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Birth Name:   Eugene Richards, Jr.
Nickname:   Gene
Born On:   09-29-1953  (Libra)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Monticello, South Carolina
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Undetermined
College:   South Carolina State
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00   Player Weight Chart Weight:   175
First Game:   04-06-1977 (Age 23)
Last Game:   09-30-1984
Draft:   1975 : 1st Round (1st)
Gene Richards

Gene Richards 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
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Gene Richards

Gene Richards Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1977 24 Padres 146 525 79 152 16 11 5 0 32 60 12 80 2 2 2 9 .290 .363 .390
1978 25 Padres 154 555 90 171 26 12 4 0 45 64 7 80 2 4 4 9 .308 .381 .420
1979 26 Padres 150 545 77 152 17 9 4 0 41 47 6 62 3 3 8 7 .279 .343 .365
1980 27 Padres 158 642 91 193 26 8 4 0 41 61 7 73 7 0 2 9 .301 .363 .385
1981 28 Padres 104 393 47 113 14 12 3 0 42 53 3 44 5 1 1 6 .288 .373 .407
1982 29 Padres 132 521 63 149 13 8 3 0 28 36 1 52 1 2 2 5 .286 .333 .359
1983 30 Padres 95 233 37 64 11 3 3 0 22 17 1 17 0 1 1 8 .275 .325 .386
1984 31 Giants 87 135 18 34 4 0 0 0 4 18 2 28 0 0 0 3 .252 .340 .281
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
8 Years 1,026 3,549 502 1,028 127 63 26 0 255 356 39 436 20 13 20 56 .290 .357 .383
Gene Richards

Gene Richards Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1977 Padres 1B 32 29 711 250 7.8 245 223 22 5 23 n/a n/a n/a .980 9.30
1977 Padres CF 37 31 897 91 2.5 88 84 4 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .967 2.65
1977 Padres LF 75 60 1,635 117 1.6 112 103 9 5 0 n/a n/a n/a .957 1.85
1977 Padres RF 1 1 18 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1978 Padres 1B 26 22 585 232 8.9 223 211 12 9 23 n/a n/a n/a .961 10.29
1978 Padres CF 26 24 501 53 2.0 52 50 2 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .981 2.80
1978 Padres LF 115 90 2,466 168 1.5 161 155 6 7 0 n/a n/a n/a .958 1.76
1979 Padres CF 122 119 3,096 315 2.6 306 299 7 9 2 n/a n/a n/a .971 2.67
1979 Padres LF 11 10 258 20 1.8 20 20 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.09
1980 Padres LF 156 155 4,149 335 2.1 329 310 19 6 4 n/a n/a n/a .982 2.14
1980 Padres RF 1 0 3 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1981 Padres LF 102 101 2,685 203 2.0 198 184 14 5 1 n/a n/a n/a .975 1.99
1982 Padres 1B 25 24 594 241 9.6 235 223 12 6 17 n/a n/a n/a .975 10.68
1982 Padres LF 103 101 2,490 211 2.0 206 198 8 5 1 n/a n/a n/a .976 2.23
1982 Padres RF 1 1 24 4 4.0 4 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.50
1983 Padres LF 54 51 1,173 97 1.8 96 94 2 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .990 2.21
1984 Giants CF 1 0 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1984 Giants LF 15 10 306 32 2.1 31 31 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .969 2.74
1984 Giants RF 11 9 273 18 1.6 16 15 1 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .889 1.58
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
LF Totals 631 578 15,162 1,183 1.9 1,153 1,095 58 30 6 n/a n/a n/a .975 2.05
CF Totals 186 174 4,500 459 2.5 446 433 13 13 2 n/a n/a n/a .972 2.68
1B Totals 83 75 1,890 723 8.7 703 657 46 20 63 n/a n/a n/a .972 10.04
RF Totals 14 11 318 23 1.6 20 19 1 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .870 1.70
8 Years 914 838 21,870 2,388 2.6 2,322 2,204 118 66 71 n/a n/a n/a .972 2.87
Gene Richards

Gene Richards Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1977 Padres 56 12 .824 17 5 n/a 105.0 6.6 16.4 - - -
1978 Padres 37 17 .685 11 5 n/a 138.8 6.9 12.3 - - -
1979 Padres 24 8 .750 20 1 n/a 136.3 8.8 13.3 - - -
1980 Padres 61 16 .792 2 0 n/a 160.5 8.8 15.7 - - -
1981 Padres 20 8 .714 3 0 n/a 131.0 8.9 9.4 - - -
1982 Padres 30 20 .600 5 1 n/a 173.7 10.0 18.6 - - -
1983 Padres 14 5 .737 40 4 n/a 77.7 13.7 10.6 - - -
1984 Giants 5 3 .625 58 4 n/a 0.0 4.8 33.8 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
8 Years 247 89 .735 156 20 n/a 136.5 8.1 13.9 - - -
Gene Richards

Gene Richards Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1977 San Diego Padres 29 $20,000.00 - -
1978 San Diego Padres 19 $21,000.00 - -
1979 San Diego Padres 17 $21,000.00 - -
1980 San Diego Padres 17 Undetermined - -
1981 San Diego Padres 17 Undetermined - -
1982 San Diego Padres 17 Undetermined - -
1983 San Diego Padres 17 Undetermined - -
1984 San Francisco Giants 25 Undetermined - -


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