Paul Richards
1932–1946 · bats R / throws R · Brooklyn Dodgers, Detroit Tigers, New York Giants, Philadelphia Athletics
523G
.227AVG
.305OBP
.301SLG
321H
15HR
155RBI
15SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 523 | 1,602 | 1,417 | 140 | 321 | 51 | 5 | 15 | 155 | 157 | 149 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 427 | .227 | .305 | .301 | .606 |
Streaks
8longest hitting streak · 1945-09-08 to 1945-09-15
13longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 3 doubles | 1945-09-09 | 1 in 2,195 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 24 | 5 RBI | 1933-08-04 | 1 in 492 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 14 | 3 walks | 1934-04-17 | 1 in 192 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 258 | 775 | 150 | 7 | 63 | 61 | 75 | .215 | .272 | .286 |
| Away | 265 | 827 | 171 | 8 | 92 | 96 | 74 | .238 | .323 | .316 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 36 | 98 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 9 | .165 | .306 | .228 |
| May | 92 | 239 | 49 | 0 | 17 | 27 | 26 | .234 | .318 | .282 |
| June | 85 | 272 | 47 | 3 | 15 | 28 | 33 | .195 | .276 | .261 |
| July | 91 | 277 | 60 | 7 | 35 | 23 | 16 | .240 | .300 | .368 |
| August | 108 | 373 | 82 | 2 | 39 | 36 | 24 | .252 | .316 | .319 |
| September | 109 | 337 | 67 | 2 | 44 | 26 | 41 | .219 | .276 | .284 |
| October | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .667 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| boston-red-sox | 64 | 215 | 40 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 23 | .212 | .288 | .317 |
| new-york-yankees | 64 | 222 | 47 | 4 | 29 | 21 | 18 | .242 | .306 | .340 |
| cleveland-guardians | 63 | 206 | 38 | 2 | 18 | 24 | 24 | .213 | .301 | .298 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 58 | 192 | 49 | 0 | 24 | 16 | 20 | .280 | .339 | .337 |
| chicago-white-sox | 57 | 182 | 35 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 14 | .211 | .275 | .313 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 52 | 173 | 46 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 14 | .301 | .358 | .392 |
| st-louis-browns | 51 | 183 | 31 | 1 | 12 | 23 | 13 | .199 | .295 | .237 |
| boston-braves | 22 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .162 | .158 | .189 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 |  Brooklyn Dodgers | 3 | 8 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |
| 1933 |  New York Giants | 51 | 87 | 17 | – | 10 | – | .195 | – | – |
| 1934 | New York Giants | 42 | 75 | 12 | – | 3 | – | .160 | – | – |
| 1935 | New York Giants, Philadelphia Athletics | 92 | 261 | 64 | 4 | 29 | – | .245 | – | – |
| 1943 |  Detroit Tigers | 100 | 313 | 69 | 5 | 33 | 1 | .220 | – | – |
| 1944 | Detroit Tigers | 95 | 300 | 71 | 3 | 37 | 8 | .237 | – | – |
| 1945 | Detroit Tigers | 83 | 234 | 60 | 3 | 32 | 4 | .256 | – | – |
| 1946 | Detroit Tigers | 57 | 139 | 28 | – | 11 | 2 | .201 | – | – |