Richard Hidalgo stats
Bio
- Age
- 51 yearsJun 28, 1975
- Height
- 6' 3"
Richard Hidalgo played 9 MLB seasons, 1997 to 2005.
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 987
- AB
- 3,459
- R
- 531
- H
- 929
- HR
- 171
- RBI
- 560
- SB
- 48
- AVG
- .269
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | HOU | 19 | 62 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 1 | .306 |
| 1998 | HOU | 74 | 211 | 31 | 64 | 7 | 35 | 3 | .303 |
| 1999 | HOU | 108 | 383 | 49 | 87 | 15 | 56 | 8 | .227 |
| 2000 | HOU | 153 | 558 | 118 | 175 | 44 | 122 | 13 | .314 |
| 2001 | HOU | 146 | 512 | 70 | 141 | 19 | 80 | 3 | .275 |
| 2002 | HOU | 114 | 388 | 54 | 91 | 15 | 48 | 6 | .235 |
| 2003 | HOU | 141 | 514 | 91 | 159 | 28 | 88 | 9 | .309 |
| 2004 |  HOU/NYM | 144 | 523 | 67 | 125 | 25 | 82 | 4 | .239 |
| 2005 | TEX | 88 | 308 | 43 | 68 | 16 | 43 | 1 | .221 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 6
- AB
- 17
- R
- 2
- H
- 2
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 0
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .118
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 3,929
- TB
- 1,694
- XBH
- 404
- HBP
- 67
- IBB
- 25
- GIDP
- 88
- P/PA
- 1.92
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | HOU | 67 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | HOU | 234 | 100 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | HOU | 449 | 161 | 42 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | HOU | 644 | 355 | 89 | 21 | 3 | 13 | 0 |
| 2001 | HOU | 593 | 233 | 51 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 0 |
| 2002 | HOU | 439 | 161 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 3.9 |
| 2003 | HOU | 585 | 294 | 75 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 3.8 |
| 2004 | HOU/NYM | 579 | 232 | 54 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 4.0 |
| 2005 | TEX | 339 | 128 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 3.9 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 17.5
- RC
- 571.5
- RC/27
- 5.70
- ISOP
- .221
- SECA
- .329
- BB/K
- 0.49
- AB/HR
- 20.2
- GO/FO
- 0.50
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | HOU | 0.3 | 10.9 | 6.9 | .177 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 31 | 0 |
| 1998 | HOU | 1.9 | 34.2 | 5.8 | .171 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 30.1 | 0 |
| 1999 | HOU | 1.1 | 55.6 | 4.8 | .193 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 25.5 | 0 |
| 2000 | HOU | 6.0 | 131.4 | 8.6 | .323 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 12.7 | 0 |
| 2001 | HOU | 1.7 | 81.7 | 5.5 | .180 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 26.9 | 0 |
| 2002 | HOU | -0.2 | 50.3 | 4.3 | .180 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 25.9 | 0 |
| 2003 | HOU | 5.4 | 107.7 | 7.7 | .263 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 18.4 | 0 |
| 2004 | HOU/NYM | 0.9 | 65.5 | 4.1 | .205 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 20.9 | 0.5 |
| 2005 | TEX | 0.4 | 35.3 | 3.8 | .195 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 19.3 | 0.5 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO
Bio
- Age
- 51 yearsJun 28, 1975
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 1997
- Birthplace
- Caracas, Venezuela
Latest performance
Richard Hidalgo
Aug 04 · vs TB · W 13-5
- AB
- 2
- R
- 0
- H
- 0
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 0
- BB
- 1
- SO
- 0
- AVG
- .221
Games
All games| Date | Opponent | AB | R | H | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Aug 04 | vs TBW 13-5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wed, Aug 03 | vsTBL 8-5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun, Jul 31 | at TORL 5-1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sat, Jul 30 | atTORW 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fri, Jul 29 | atTORW 4-1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Thu, Jul 28 | at BALW 2-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What were Richard Hidalgo's career stats?
Richard Hidalgo played 9 seasons for the Astros and the Rangers. He was a career .269 hitter with 929 hits, 171 home runs and 560 RBI. His best season was 2000: a .314 batting average, 44 home runs and 122 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
9 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1997 to 2005
Richard Hidalgo finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.
Season top 10 finishes
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
More on Richard Hidalgo
Playoff series
Richard Hidalgo played 3 games across 1 MLB postseason in one series — 0 won, 1 lost.
| Season | Opp | Series | G | ABAB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | HH: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HRHR: Home runs hit. | RBIRBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 |  ATL | Lost 0-3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2001 postseason — earlier series are not counted.
Richard Hidalgo against each club
- vs Cincinnati Reds (57)
- vs St. Louis Cardinals (55)
- vs Milwaukee Brewers (54)
- vs Chicago Cubs (52)
- vs Pittsburgh Pirates (50)
- vs Miami Marlins (35)
- vs Atlanta Braves (33)
- vs Philadelphia Phillies (33)
- vs Washington Nationals (26)
- vs Colorado Rockies (21)
- vs San Francisco Giants (21)
- vs Arizona Diamondbacks (19)
- vs San Diego Padres (18)
- vs New York Mets (16)
- vs Texas Rangers (16)
- vs Athletics (15)
- vs Los Angeles Dodgers (14)
- vs Seattle Mariners (14)
- vs New York Yankees (13)
- vs Los Angeles Angels (11)
- vs Houston Astros (9)
- vs Kansas City Royals (9)
- vs Detroit Tigers (8)
- vs Toronto Blue Jays (7)
- vs Chicago White Sox (5)
- vs Cleveland Guardians (5)
- vs Minnesota Twins (5)
- vs Tampa Bay Rays (5)
- vs Baltimore Orioles (4)
- vs Boston Red Sox (3)
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