Loading games...

J.R. Richard

Astros Career team 1971 to 1980
Position P
Born Mar 7, 1950

Key Insights

1980
This opponent has his number every time they meet

Ed Ott has hit .476/.478/.857 against Richard over 23 plate appearances, more than any other hitter has managed.

10 for 21 with 2 home runs and 4 strikeouts, against a .577 OPS median across his matchups.
This matchup ends in a strikeout more often than not

Richard has struck Tom Seaver out 13 times in 18 plate appearances, 72.2% of everything between them.

13 strikeouts in 18 plate appearances.
This matchup usually ends with a free pass

Richard has walked Jim Dwyer 6 times in 15 plate appearances, 40% of them.

6 walks in 15 plate appearances.
Nobody has seen more of him than this opponent

Richard has faced Pete Rose more than any other hitter: 87 plate appearances, and Pete Rose has hit .347/.460/.486 in them.

25 hits, 1 home run and 6 strikeouts across 87 plate appearances.
He owns this opponent, and the record is not close

Burt Hooton is 0 for 17 against Richard, a .000 average that is the worst any regular opponent has managed.

23 career plate appearances.
He cannot get the bat on this opponent's pitches

No hitter swings through more of what Richard throws than Gary Thomasson: 100% of the swings between them come up empty.

42 plate appearances between them. 100th percentile of the 70 matchups on his own record.

Matchups

Loading matchups...

Select a Matchup

Choose a player from the list to view all-time head-to-head stats.

Player Bio Data
DOB Mar 7, 1950