J. R. Richard

PITCHER · R/R · MLB · ACTIVE: 1971–1980 BORN: VIENNA, USA

All-Star ×1

Career

107 W · 3.15 ERA · 1493 K

1606.0 IP · 1.24 WHIP · 238 G

1980 Season

10-4 · 1.90 ERA

113.2 IP · 119 K · 0.92 WHIP

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J. R. Richard was a pitcher in MLB history. Across 238 career appearances, with a 3.15 ERA and 1493 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, and career profile.

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Full Career Record

Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	WHIP
1971	HOU	2	1	3.43	4	4	0	21.0	17	8	16	29	1.57
1972	HOU	1	0	13.50	4	1	0	6.0	10	9	8	8	3.00
1973	HOU	6	2	4.00	16	10	0	72.0	54	32	38	75	1.28
1974	HOU	2	3	4.18	15	9	0	64.2	58	30	36	42	1.45
1975	HOU	12	10	4.39	33	31	0	203.0	178	99	138	176	1.56
1976	HOU	20	15	2.75	39	39	0	291.0	221	89	151	214	1.28
1977	HOU	18	12	2.97	36	36	0	267.0	212	88	104	214	1.18
1978	HOU	18	11	3.11	36	36	0	275.1	192	95	141	303	1.21
1979	HOU	18	13	2.71	38	38	0	292.1	220	88	98	313	1.09
1980	HOU	10	4	1.90	17	17	0	113.2	65	24	40	119	0.92
Career Totals	—	107	71	3.15	238	221	0	1606.0	1227	562	770	1493	1.24

Season-by-Season Batting

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Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1971	HOU	4	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000
1972	HOU	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1973	HOU	16	28	2	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	12	.179	.179	.179	.357
1974	HOU	15	21	1	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	9	.143	.143	.286	.429
1975	HOU	33	74	4	15	6	0	1	13	0	1	29	.203	.213	.324	.538
1976	HOU	39	100	6	14	1	0	2	9	0	0	33	.140	.146	.210	.356
1977	HOU	36	87	10	20	0	2	2	7	1	1	28	.230	.247	.345	.592
1978	HOU	37	101	8	18	0	0	1	10	1	1	27	.178	.186	.208	.394
1979	HOU	38	95	6	12	1	1	2	6	0	1	24	.126	.134	.221	.355
1980	HOU	17	39	2	6	2	0	1	3	0	0	15	.154	.154	.282	.436
Career Totals	—	239	552	39	93	10	3	10	50	2	4	181	.168	.176	.252	.428

Awards & Achievements

Pitcher of the Month (3): 1978, 1979, 1980
Player of the Week (1): 1978

All-Star Selections

1980

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Data: Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), Cot's Baseball Contracts, Retrosheet.