Gene Richards stats

Last played for the San Francisco Giants, 1984

Center Fielder

Age 73 · 6' 0"

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Gene Richards played 8 MLB seasons, 1977 to 1984.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
1,026
AB
3,549
R
502
H
1,028
HR
26
RBI
255
SB
247
AVG
.290

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.
1977SD1465257915253256.290
1978SD1545559017144537.308
1979SD1505457715244124.279
1980SD1586429119344161.301
1981SD1043934711334220.288
1982SD1325216314932830.286
1983SD95233376432214.275
1984SF871351834045.252

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
3,958
TB
1,359
XBH
216
HBP
20
IBB
39
GIDP
0
P/PA
0.00

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
1977SD5912053221200
1978SD629233424700
1979SD606199308600
1980SD712247382700
1981SD453160291300
1982SD562187242100
1983SD25290171100
1984SF1533840200

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
17.4
RC
534.1
RC/27
5.50
ISOP
.093
SECA
.238
BB/K
0.82
AB/HR
136.5
GO/FO
0.00

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
1977SD2.286.46.1010.30.81050
1978SD3.195.36.3.1120.30.8138.80
1979SD2.175.55.0860.20.8136.30
1980SD4.4101.25.8.0840.20.8160.50
1981SD2.665.46.1200.31.21310
1982SD2.264.24.4.0730.20.7173.70
1983SD1.131.64.9.1120.2177.70
1984SF-0.314.63.8.0300.20.600

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
73 yearsSep 29, 1953
Height
6' 0"
Debut
1977
Birthplace
Monticello, SC
College
South Carolina State

What were Gene Richards's career stats?

Gene Richards played 8 seasons for the Padres and the Giants. He was a career .290 hitter with 1,028 hits, 26 home runs and 255 RBI. His best season was 1978: a .308 batting average, 4 home runs and 45 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

8 seasons, 1977 to 1984

Gene Richards finished top 10 in a stat 3 times.

All-time career rank

  • 240th in stolen bases (247)

Among the 10,544 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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