P John Richards #10
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Angry
08/30/1972
P JOHN RICHARDS #10 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: ANGRY
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
17 3 6-1 0 5.56 56.2 61 7 31 48 1.62 0.6
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 64 62 65 64
Movement 62 62 62 63
Control 58 59 58 60
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Slider 66 66
Changeup 5 5
Cutter 66 66
Forkball 69 69
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 93-95 Mph
Stamina 87
Suggested Role Starter
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 69
Defense 50
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 6
Baserunning Inst.: 4
Sacrifice Bunt: 44
Bunt for Hit: 3
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
08/26/1972 PRA Loss, 5-12 0.1 3 5 4 1 0
08/21/1972 @ HAM Loss, 3-7 4.2 4 1 1 2 4
08/17/1972 BOB Win, 8-0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
08/12/1972 @ MB Loss, 10-11 0.0 4 5 5 1 0
08/07/1972 @ CAL Win, 10-6 3.2 2 1 1 1 5 Win
08/03/1972 CHA Win, 10-7 3.1 2 1 1 4 4 Win
07/29/1972 ALL Loss, 0-7 X 6.1 5 7 7 4 5 Loss
07/23/1972 MIL Loss, 3-6 4.1 4 0 0 5 3
07/18/1972 HAM Win, 11-6 1.1 2 0 0 1 1
07/07/1972 MB Win, 12-5 4.1 4 1 1 0 4 Win
PERSONALITY
Counted on to show up and he does.
High: Loyalty
Low: Leader
Birthday:10/02/1943
Born in:Stoneham, MA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 5"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$56,400
Signed Through:1973 Season
Major Service:7 Years, 28 Days
Service This Yr:48 Days
40-Man Service:7 Years, 129 Days
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1964, 4th Pick in Round 1
POLARIS UNION BASEBALL 1972 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 11 5 3 2 0 6.63 36.2 43 27 27 8 12 40 1 20.0 1 1 20.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 6 3 14.97 10.55 9.82 2.95 5.41 1.50 137 -0.3 .343        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 91 23 5 0 6 18 9 21 0 1 3 .253 .340 .505 .845      
vs. RHB 59 20 5 0 2 9 3 19 0 0 3 .339 .400 .525 .925      
POLARIS UNION BASEBALL 1972 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 6 5 2 2 0 6.83 27.2 31 21 21 4 10 32  
May 5 0 1 0 0 6.00 9.0 12 6 6 4 2 8  
Spring Training 5 5 4 0 0 0.86 21.0 10 6 2 3 1 15  
Last Year 31 30 14 10 0 3.51 231.0 215 92 90 20 67 186  
2 Years Ago 33 33 14 10 0 3.49 239.2 223 101 93 29 60 166  
Career 234 227 101 72 0 3.79 1694.2 1675 758 713 166 422 1233  
Home 7 4 3 1 0 4.97 29.0 27 16 16 3 10 32  
Road 4 1 0 1 0 12.91 7.2 16 11 11 5 2 8  
Grass 11 5 3 2 0 6.63 36.2 43 27 27 8 12 40  
Day 2 1 0 1 0 10.80 5.0 9 6 6 1 2 4  
Night 9 4 3 1 0 5.97 31.2 34 21 21 7 10 36  
As Starter 5 5 2 2 0 7.27 26.0 29 21 21 4 10 31  
As Reliever / Substitution 6 0 1 0 0 5.06 10.2 14 6 6 4 2 9  
PUB SASQUATCH LEAGUE 1972 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 17 3 6 1 0 5.56 56.2 61 36 35 7 31 48 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 14 6 14.77 9.69 7.62 4.92 4.81 1.62 93 0.6 .329        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 101 30 7 1 4 15 13 27 3 0 1 .297 .373 .505 .878      
vs. RHB 115 31 9 0 3 21 18 21 0 1 0 .270 .368 .426 .795      
PUB SASQUATCH LEAGUE 1972 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 2 0 0 0 0 9.00 5.0 7 6 5 1 3 4  
May 3 2 2 0 0 5.54 13.0 18 8 8 1 3 12  
June 3 0 1 0 0 3.65 12.1 11 5 5 1 8 8  
July 5 1 1 1 0 4.91 18.1 17 10 10 4 11 14  
August 6 0 2 0 0 8.31 13.0 15 13 12 1 9 14  
Career 23 6 7 1 0 5.74 78.1 98 51 50 11 32 74  
Home 12 3 5 1 0 5.49 41.0 46 26 25 6 22 33  
Road 5 0 1 0 0 5.74 15.2 15 10 10 1 9 15  
Grass 17 3 6 1 0 5.56 56.2 61 36 35 7 31 48  
Day 7 3 3 1 0 11.12 22.2 35 29 28 5 13 17  
Night 10 0 3 0 0 1.85 34.0 26 7 7 2 18 31  
As Starter 3 3 2 1 0 7.79 17.1 22 15 15 3 7 14  
As Reliever / Substitution 14 0 4 0 0 4.58 39.1 39 21 20 4 24 34  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1965 Scituate - PUB 21 27 27 11 9 0 3.90 191.1 197 91 83 22 56 138 3 0 1.32 .302 4.61 1.5 106
1966 Scituate - PUB 22 32 32 18 7 0 3.63 247.2 252 109 100 17 57 184 10 1 1.25 .314 3.50 4.9 110
1967 Scituate - PUB 23 33 33 15 9 0 3.78 259.2 253 114 109 19 58 181 9 0 1.20 .297 3.41 4.7 100
1968 Scituate - PUB 24 34 34 13 12 0 4.12 253.1 261 126 116 25 62 180 7 1 1.27 .302 3.87 3.2 93
1969 Scituate - PUB 25 33 33 13 13 0 3.63 235.1 231 98 95 26 50 158 10 2 1.19 .291 3.98 2.7 105
1970 Scituate - PUB 26 33 33 14 10 0 3.49 239.2 223 101 93 29 60 166 9 4 1.18 .276 4.16 1.4 102
1971 Scituate - PUB 27 31 30 14 10 0 3.51 231.0 215 92 90 20 67 186 7 0 1.22 .300 3.74 2.7 104
1972 Iron City - PUB 28 11 5 3 2 0 6.63 36.2 43 27 27 8 12 40 1 1 1.50 .343 5.41 -0.3 60
Total PUB 234 227 101 72 0 3.79 1694.2 1675 758 713 166 422 1233 56 9 1.24 .298 3.90 20.8 101
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1963 Mustang College - COL 19 11 11 4 4 0 3.15 85.2 62 30 30 4 23 90 6 0 0.99 .262 2.71 3.1 141
1964 Mustang College - COL 20 11 11 4 4 0 3.18 79.1 58 30 28 7 30 103 3 0 1.11 .274 3.18 2.6 151
1964 Calgary - AA 20 19 18 7 7 1 5.10 127.0 142 77 72 11 56 114 4 0 1.56 .353 4.40 2.7 100
1965 Victoria - AAA 21 6 3 1 0 0 6.23 21.2 37 15 15 4 1 26 0 0 1.75 .485 4.23 0.6 91
1972 Toronto - AAA 28 17 3 6 1 0 5.56 56.2 61 36 35 7 31 48 0 0 1.62 .329 4.81 0.6 92
Total PUBAAA 23 6 7 1 0 5.74 78.1 98 51 50 11 32 74 0 0 1.66 .375 4.65 92.2
Total PUBAA 19 18 7 7 1 5.10 127.0 142 77 72 11 56 114 4 0 1.56 .353 4.40 100.3
Total PUBCOL 22 22 8 8 0 3.16 165.0 120 60 58 11 53 193 9 0 1.05 .268 2.94 145.3
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1966 Scituate - PUB 22 1 1 1 0 0 4.50 8.0 10 4 4 0 2 7 0 0 1.50 .417 2.33 0.3 89
1969 Scituate - PUB 25 1 1 0 1 0 1.35 6.2 5 2 1 1 2 4 0 0 1.05 .190 4.77 0.0 283
Total PUB 2 2 1 1 0 3.07 14.2 15 6 5 1 4 11 0 0 1.30 .311 3.44 129.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1965 Scituate - MLB P 27 27 8 25 1 36 3 .917 191.1 1.55 -0.1 1.066
1966 Scituate - MLB P 32 32 18 31 3 52 3 .942 247.2 1.78 +0.2 1.058
1967 Scituate - MLB P 33 33 14 37 5 58 7 .879 259.2 1.77 -0.6 .942
1968 Scituate - MLB P 34 34 7 18 0 28 3 .893 253.1 0.89 -0.5 .951
1969 Scituate - MLB P 33 33 16 27 1 46 3 .935 235.1 1.64 +0.1 .974
1970 Scituate - MLB P 33 33 10 18 0 30 2 .933 239.2 1.05 -0.9 1.008
1971 Scituate - MLB P 31 30 9 29 2 40 2 .950 231.0 1.48 +2.5 .972
1972 Iron City - MLB P 11 5 3 2 1 6 1 .833 36.2 1.23 -0.3 .974
1972 Toronto - AAA P 16 3 2 6 0 9 1 .889 56.2 1.27 +0.1 1.006
TOTAL P 250 230 87 193 13 305 25 .918 1751.1 1.44 +0.5 .994
PLAYER HISTORY
06/01/1962 Joined the Mustang College Bells.
08/12/1962 Injured (Bronchitis), day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 48 (55); Movement: 58 (67); Control: 59 (78).
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 56 (57); Movement: 63 (67); Control: 56 (69).
04/11/1964 Strikes out 16 against the Prairie du Chien College Doughboys.
04/24/1964 Was selected to the 1964 PUB College All-Star Game.
06/01/1964 Released by the Mustang College Bells.
06/01/1964 Drafted in the 1964 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 4, 4th overall pick) by the Scituate Rox.
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 63 (63); Movement: 70 (70); Control: 70 (70).
04/05/1965 Named the #26 prospect in the PUB
10/01/1965 Wins the PUB UL Rookie of the Month Award.
11/23/1965 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $7,900.
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 75 (76); Movement: 62 (62); Control: 67 (67).
08/18/1966 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Orlando Oracles with 3 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
11/23/1966 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $7,900.
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 79 (79); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 69 (69).
10/29/1967 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $17,800 with the Scituate Rox organization.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 79 (79); Movement: 63 (63); Control: 69 (69).
09/10/1968 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Orlando Oracles with 7 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
09/27/1968 Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $282,000 with the Scituate Rox organization.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 79 (79); Movement: 64 (64); Control: 69 (69).
04/28/1969 Pitches a 9-hit shutout against the Orlando Oracles with 9 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
05/05/1969 Wins the PUB UL Player of the Week Award.
06/09/1969 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Puerto Rico Hurricanes with 10 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 79 (79); Movement: 63 (63); Control: 69 (69).
05/11/1970 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Kinuso Blues with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
08/08/1970 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Louisville Redbirds with 7 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
08/18/1970 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Stockton 209 with 4 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
09/29/1970 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Houston Colt .45s with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 63 (63); Movement: 74 (74); Control: 71 (71).
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 59 (59); Movement: 70 (70); Control: 58 (60).
04/04/1972 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Hollywood Stars with 10 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
1968 18 1
Year GS Rank
1967 33 6
1968 34 1
1969 33 3
1970 33 9
Year W Rank
1966 18 7
Year Win. % Rank
1966 .720 7
Year IP Rank
1966 247.2 6
1967 259.2 2
1968 253.1 2
1969 235.1 8
1970 239.2 10
Year BF Rank
1966 1030 4
1967 1069 3
1968 1075 2
1969 962 9
Year HRA Rank
1970 29 6
Year WP Rank
1967 10 4
1968 9 9
Year BABIP Rank
1970 .276 10
Year HR/9 Rank
1971 0.78 10
Year CG Rank
1966 10 6
1967 9 10
1969 10 5
1970 9 6
Year CGP Rank
1966 .312 6
1969 .303 6
1970 .273 10
Year SHO Rank
1969 2 7
1970 4 4
Year GB% Rank
1967 0.56 10
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