Paul Richards Stats

Paul Richards was born on Saturday, November 21, 1908, in Waxahachie, Texas. Richards was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 17, 1932, with the Brooklyn Dodgers. 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 Paul Richards baseball stats page.

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Paul Richards

Paul Richards Autograph on a 1959 Topps (#224)

Paul Richards Autograph on a 1959 Topps (#224)
 

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Birth Name:   Paul Rapier Richards
Nickname:   None
Born On:   11-21-1908  (Scorpio)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Waxahachie, Texas
Year of Death Data Died On:   05-04-1986 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Waxahachie, Texas
Cemetery:   Hillcrest Burial Park, Waxahachie, Texas
High School:   Waxahachie High School (Waxahachie, TX)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01½   Player Weight Chart Weight:   180
First Game:   04-17-1932 (Age 23)
Last Game:   09-22-1946
Draft:   Not Applicable
Paul Richards

Paul 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
Paul Richards

Paul Richards Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1932 24 Dodgers 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 0 - 0 - .000 .000 .000
1933 25 Giants 51 87 4 17 3 0 0 0 10 3 - 12 2 - 0 5 .195 .222 .230
1934 26 Giants 42 75 10 12 1 0 0 0 3 13 - 8 1 - 0 2 .160 .284 .173
1935 27 Giants 7 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 1 0 - 0 0 .250 .500 .250
1935 27 Athletics 85 257 31 63 10 1 4 0 29 24 - 12 5 - 0 - .245 .310 .339
1943 35 Tigers 100 313 32 69 7 1 5 0 33 38 - 35 3 - 1 7 .220 .307 .297
1944 36 Tigers 95 300 24 71 13 0 3 0 37 35 - 30 7 - 1 13 .237 .318 .310
1945 37 Tigers 83 234 26 60 12 1 3 1 32 19 - 31 2 - 1 1 .256 .315 .355
1946 38 Tigers 57 139 13 28 5 2 0 0 11 23 - 18 5 - 0 7 .201 .315 .266
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
8 Years 523 1,417 140 321 51 5 15 1 155 157 - 149 25 - 3 35 .227 .305 .301
Paul Richards

Paul Richards Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1932 Dodgers C 3 3 33 24 8.0 24 21 3 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 19.64
1933 Giants C 36 17 327 92 2.6 91 74 17 1 2 0 5 0 .989 7.51
1934 Giants C 37 21 429 101 2.7 101 86 15 0 3 1 3 0 1.000 6.36
1935 Giants C 4 0 - 9 2.3 9 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0.00
1935 Athletics C 79 71 1,740 341 4.3 333 293 40 8 5 6 35 15 .977 5.17
1943 Tigers C 100 93 2,161 632 6.3 623 537 86 9 12 6 6 31 .986 7.78
1944 Tigers C 90 83 2,109 483 5.4 473 413 60 10 13 7 16 25 .979 6.06
1945 Tigers C 83 70 1,612 407 4.9 405 361 44 2 7 4 10 13 .995 6.78
1946 Tigers C 54 44 978 347 6.4 346 311 35 1 6 1 9 8 .997 9.55
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
C Totals 486 402 9,389 2,436 5.0 2,405 2,103 302 31 49 25 85 92 .987 6.92
8 Years 486 402 9,389 2,436 5.0 2,405 2,103 302 31 49 25 85 92 .987 6.92
Paul Richards

Paul Richards Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1932 Dodgers 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 4.0 0.0 - - -
1933 Giants 0 - - 14 1 n/a 0.0 7.3 8.7 - - -
1934 Giants 0 - - 3 2 n/a 0.0 9.4 25.0 - - -
1935 Giants 0 - - 2 1 n/a 0.0 4.0 0.0 - - -
1935 Athletics 0 0 .000 6 0 n/a 64.3 21.4 8.9 - - -
1943 Tigers 1 0 1.000 0 0 n/a 62.6 8.9 9.5 - - -
1944 Tigers 8 3 .727 5 0 n/a 100.0 10.0 8.1 - - -
1945 Tigers 4 0 1.000 0 0 n/a 78.0 7.5 7.3 - - -
1946 Tigers 2 0 1.000 1 0 n/a 0.0 7.7 12.6 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
8 Years 15 3 .833 31 4 n/a 94.5 9.5 9.1 - - -
Paul Richards

Paul Richards Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1932 Brooklyn Dodgers - Undetermined n/a -
1933 New York Giants 9 Undetermined - -
1934 New York Giants 9 Undetermined - -
1935 New York Giants 9 $2,994.00 - -
1935 Philadelphia Athletics 27 "     "     - -
1943 Detroit Tigers 9 $6,000.00 - -
1944 Detroit Tigers 9 $42,000.00 - -
1945 Detroit Tigers 9 $10,800.00 n/a Stats
1946 Detroit Tigers 9 $12,000.00 - -


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