Gene Richards
1977–1984 · bats L / throws L · San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants
1,026G
.290AVG
.357OBP
.383SLG
More career statistics
1,028H
26HR
255RBI
247SB
6Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,026 | 3,958 | 3,549 | 502 | 1,028 | 127 | 63 | 26 | 255 | 356 | 436 | 247 | 89 | 20 | 13 | 1,359 | .290 | .357 | .383 | .740 |
Streaks
15longest hitting streak · 1979-09-19 to 1980-04-15
28longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | Seven Times On Base | 1977-07-26 | 1 in 2,761 games | box score ↗ |
| 70 | Six-Hit Game | 1977-07-26 | 1 in 1,644 games | box score ↗ |
| 64 | Four-Steal Game | 1980-07-13 | 1 in 894 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 510 | 1898 | 480 | 6 | 125 | 165 | 203 | .282 | .340 | .357 |
| Away | 516 | 2060 | 548 | 20 | 130 | 191 | 233 | .297 | .359 | .407 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 147 | 588 | 121 | 3 | 35 | 58 | 71 | .231 | .304 | .296 |
| May | 179 | 720 | 191 | 7 | 52 | 72 | 77 | .300 | .365 | .418 |
| June | 166 | 666 | 168 | 4 | 38 | 63 | 68 | .283 | .347 | .369 |
| July | 161 | 611 | 162 | 6 | 45 | 64 | 64 | .303 | .370 | .402 |
| August | 190 | 684 | 171 | 1 | 33 | 52 | 84 | .274 | .326 | .354 |
| September | 170 | 638 | 204 | 5 | 50 | 41 | 67 | .345 | .384 | .453 |
| October | 13 | 51 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | .250 | .333 | .341 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cincinnati-reds | 120 | 445 | 119 | 2 | 23 | 45 | 37 | .301 | .369 | .385 |
| atlanta-braves | 118 | 446 | 111 | 7 | 36 | 47 | 53 | .282 | .354 | .387 |
| houston-astros | 111 | 453 | 104 | 2 | 24 | 46 | 48 | .260 | .331 | .338 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 111 | 421 | 123 | 3 | 27 | 27 | 54 | .318 | .356 | .393 |
| san-francisco-giants | 110 | 451 | 115 | 1 | 28 | 28 | 45 | .274 | .317 | .357 |
| new-york-mets | 80 | 303 | 94 | 1 | 24 | 36 | 31 | .355 | .429 | .468 |
| montreal-expos | 78 | 309 | 71 | 3 | 19 | 29 | 47 | .257 | .324 | .355 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 77 | 300 | 83 | 4 | 23 | 24 | 24 | .306 | .357 | .446 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 |  San Diego Padres | 146 | 525 | 152 | 5 | 32 | 56 | .290 | – | – |
| 1978 | San Diego Padres | 154 | 555 | 171 | 4 | 45 | 37 | .308 | – | – |
| 1979 | San Diego Padres | 150 | 545 | 152 | 4 | 41 | 24 | .279 | – | – |
| 1980 | San Diego Padres | 158 | 642 | 193 | 4 | 41 | 61 | .301 | – | – |
| 1981 | San Diego Padres | 104 | 393 | 113 | 3 | 42 | 20 | .288 | – | – |
| 1982 | San Diego Padres | 132 | 521 | 149 | 3 | 28 | 30 | .286 | – | – |
| 1983 | San Diego Padres | 95 | 233 | 64 | 3 | 22 | 14 | .275 | – | – |
| 1984 |  San Francisco Giants | 87 | 135 | 34 | – | 4 | 5 | .252 | – | – |