Gene Richards
1977–1984 · bats L / throws L · San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants
1,026G
.290AVG
.357OBP
.383SLG
1,028H
26HR
255RBI
247SB
1Rare feat
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | Six-Hit Game | 1977-07-26 | 1 in 1,641 games | box score ↗ |
| 62 | 4 stolen bases | 1980-07-13 | 1 in 16,493 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 39 | 2 triples | 1978-09-26 | 1 in 1,837 player-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 | – | – |