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)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Eugene Richards, Jr.
Nickname:   Gene
Born On:   09-29-1953
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Monticello, South Carolina
Zodiac:   Libra
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
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 GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1977 Padres 146 525 79 152 16 11 5 0 32 60 12 80 2 2 2 9 .290 .363 .390
1978 Padres 154 555 90 171 26 12 4 0 45 64 7 80 2 4 4 9 .308 .381 .420
1979 Padres 150 545 77 152 17 9 4 0 41 47 6 62 3 3 8 7 .279 .343 .365
1980 Padres 158 642 91 193 26 8 4 0 41 61 7 73 7 0 2 9 .301 .363 .385
1981 Padres 104 393 47 113 14 12 3 0 42 53 3 44 5 1 1 6 .288 .373 .407
1982 Padres 132 521 63 149 13 8 3 0 28 36 1 52 1 2 2 5 .286 .333 .359
1983 Padres 95 233 37 64 11 3 3 0 22 17 1 17 0 1 1 8 .275 .325 .386
1984 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 GS 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 ZR
1977 Padres 1B 32 - - 250 7.8 245 223 22 5 23 n/a n/a n/a .980 0.00 -
1977 Padres OF 109 - - 214 2.0 206 193 13 8 0 n/a n/a n/a .963 0.00 -
1978 Padres 1B 26 - - 232 8.9 223 211 12 9 23 n/a n/a n/a .961 0.00 -
1978 Padres OF 124 - - 226 1.8 218 210 8 8 0 n/a n/a n/a .965 0.00 -
1979 Padres OF 132 - - 336 2.5 327 320 7 9 2 n/a n/a n/a .973 0.00 -
1980 Padres OF 156 - - 335 2.1 328 307 21 7 4 n/a n/a n/a .979 0.00 -
1981 Padres LF 102 - - 197 1.9 192 178 14 5 1 n/a n/a n/a .975 0.00 -
1982 Padres 1B 25 - - 241 9.6 235 223 12 6 17 n/a n/a n/a .975 0.00 -
1982 Padres LF 103 - - 213 2.1 208 200 8 5 1 n/a n/a n/a .977 0.00 -
1983 Padres LF 54 - - 100 1.9 98 96 2 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .980 0.00 -
1984 Giants OF 26 - - 50 1.9 47 46 1 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .940 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
OF Totals 547 0 0 1,161 2.1 1,126 1,076 50 35 6 n/a n/a n/a .970 0.00 --
LF Totals 259 0 0 510 2.0 498 474 24 12 2 n/a n/a n/a .976 0.00 --
1B Totals 83 0 0 723 8.7 703 657 46 20 63 n/a n/a n/a .972 0.00 --
8 Years 889 - - 2,394 2.7 2,327 2,207 120 67 71 n/a n/a n/a .972 0.00 --
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 - - n/a 105.0 6.6 16.4 - - -
1978 Padres 37 17 .685 - - n/a 138.8 6.9 12.3 - - -
1979 Padres 24 8 .750 - - n/a 136.3 8.8 13.3 - - -
1980 Padres 61 16 .792 - - n/a 160.5 8.8 15.7 - - -
1981 Padres 20 8 .714 - - n/a 131.0 8.9 9.4 - - -
1982 Padres 30 20 .600 - - n/a 173.7 10.0 18.6 - - -
1983 Padres 14 5 .737 - - n/a 77.7 13.7 10.6 - - -
1984 Giants 5 3 .625 - - 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 - - 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 Undetermined - -
1979 San Diego Padres 17 Undetermined - -
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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