Al Bumbry vs Gene Richards

Al BumbryGene Richards

Al Bumbry and Gene Richards compared on their MLB careers: Al Bumbry played 14 seasons, 1972 to 1985, Gene Richards 8 seasons, 1977 to 1984. Al Bumbry has .281 batting average to Gene Richards's .290. Al Bumbry won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Al Bumbry and Gene Richards career totals
1,496GP1,026
5,053AB3,549
778R502
1,422H1,028
54HR26
402RBI255
254SB247
0.3AVG0.3
0.3OBP0.4
0.4SLG0.4
0.7OPS0.7

Where each stands all time

Al Bumbry and Gene Richards all-time places
Al BumbryAll-time rankGene Richards
228th (254)Stolen bases240th (247)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Al Bumbry: 1 championship; AL Rookie of the Year
  • Gene Richards: 0 championships; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Al Bumbry and Gene Richards season by season
AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.
1st1972.364001977.290532
2nd1973.3377341978.308445
3rd1974.2331191979.279441
4th1975.2692321980.301441
5th1976.2519361981.288342
6th1977.3174411982.286328
7th1978.237261983.275322
8th1979.2857491984.25204
9th1980.318953————
10th1981.273127————
11th1982.262540————
12th1983.275331————
13th1984.270324————
14th1985.200110————

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI