J.R. Richard
1971–1980 · bats R / throws R · Houston Astros, NLS
239G
.168AVG
.176OBP
.252SLG
93H
10HR
50RBI
2SB
107–71W–L
1,606IP
1,493K
3.15ERA
221GS
2Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 239 | 604 | 552 | 39 | 93 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 50 | 4 | 181 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 139 | .168 | .176 | .252 | .428 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,605.7 | 238 | 221 | 76 | 107 | 71 | 0 | 1,227 | 625 | 562 | 73 | 770 | 1,493 | 0 | 0 | 3.15 | 1.244 |
Streaks
4longest hitting streak · 1975-04-24 to 1975-05-10
4longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73 | 11 walks allowed | 1975-05-04 | 1 in 11,436 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 61 | 15 strikeouts | 1971-09-05 | 1 in 3,776 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | One-Hit Shutout | 1980-04-19 | 1 in 193 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 116 | 288 | 49 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 74 | .191 | .174 | .253 |
| Away | 123 | 316 | 44 | 8 | 27 | 3 | 107 | .149 | .149 | .251 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 30 | 79 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 28 | .111 | .114 | .208 |
| May | 40 | 104 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 27 | .126 | .115 | .200 |
| June | 35 | 83 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20 | .182 | .169 | .247 |
| July | 46 | 104 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 37 | .194 | .183 | .255 |
| August | 42 | 117 | 21 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 39 | .196 | .197 | .271 |
| September | 43 | 107 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 29 | .170 | .159 | .277 |
| October | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .300 | .667 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| san-francisco-giants | 30 | 71 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 29 | .188 | .197 | .290 |
| atlanta-braves | 30 | 82 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 19 | .178 | .171 | .329 |
| cincinnati-reds | 29 | 63 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25 | .125 | .111 | .179 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 28 | 73 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 25 | .116 | .110 | .130 |
| san-diego-padres | 25 | 65 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 21 | .056 | .046 | .056 |
| montreal-expos | 20 | 49 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | .233 | .204 | .326 |
| chicago-cubs | 17 | 48 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 11 | .349 | .333 | .581 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 16 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | .167 | .147 | .233 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 |  Houston Astros | 4 | 7 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 21 | 29 |
| 1972 | Houston Astros | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 8 |
| 1973 | Houston Astros | 16 | 28 | 5 | – | 1 | – | .179 | 71 | 75 |
| 1974 | Houston Astros | 15 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | .143 | 64 | 42 |
| 1975 | Houston Astros | 33 | 74 | 15 | 1 | 13 | – | .203 | 203 | 176 |
| 1976 | Houston Astros | 39 | 100 | 14 | 2 | 9 | – | .140 | 291 | 214 |
| 1977 | Houston Astros | 36 | 87 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 1 | .230 | 267 | 214 |
| 1978 | Houston Astros | 37 | 101 | 18 | 1 | 10 | 1 | .178 | 275 | 303 |
| 1979 | Houston Astros | 38 | 95 | 12 | 2 | 6 | – | .126 | 292 | 313 |
| 1980 | Houston Astros | 17 | 39 | 6 | 1 | 3 | – | .154 | 113 | 119 |