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Pete
Richert		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 189
 
Born: October 29, 1939 in Usa, NY, FLORAL PARK
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Bronze Rookie 1965   
All-Star Selections 1965   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1962 22 STL NL   6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
1963 23 STL NL   6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7
1964 24 STL NL   6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7
1965 25 STL NL $ 300,000 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7
1966 26 STL NL $ 300,000 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7
1967 27 STL NL $ 300,000 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7
1968 28 STL NL $ 2,257,143 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8
1969 29 KCR AL $ 4,200,000 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8
1970 30 KCR AL $ 4,200,000 5 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8
1971 31 KCR AL $ 4,200,000 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8
1972 32 KCR AL $ 6,550,000 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8
1973 33 STL NL $ 6,550,000 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8
1974 34 STL NL $ 6,550,000 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
1975 35 SDP NL $ 6,550,000 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings   4 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,550,000 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1962 22 STL NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1963 23 STL NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1964 24 STL NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1965 25 STL NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1966 26 STL NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1967 27 STL NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1968 28 STL NL $ 2,257,143   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1969 29 KCR AL $ 4,200,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1970 30 KCR AL $ 4,200,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1971 31 KCR AL $ 4,200,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1972 32 KCR AL $ 6,550,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1973 33 STL NL $ 6,550,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1974 34 STL NL $ 6,550,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1975 35 SDP NL $ 6,550,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,550,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1962 22 AAA   10 8 .556 30 24 3 1 0 189.3 150 46 19 55 188 2.19 .214 .272 .343 .614  
1963 23 AAA   12 11 .522 30 30 2 2 0 209.0 188 71 19 84 226 3.06 .236 .308 .350 .658  
1964 24 AAA   12 12 .500 29 29 1 0 0 190.0 184 87 14 84 195 4.12 .254 .332 .367 .699  
1965 25 STL NL 23 10 .697 44 44 0 0 0 305.0 256 101 18 118 224 2.98 .230 .302 .341 .644 25.0
1966 26 STL NL 19 14 .576 41 41 3 1 0 265.0 245 126 24 81 177 4.28 .243 .300 .382 .682 8.1
1967 27 STL NL 14 13 .519 37 37 0 0 0 225.0 249 107 20 71 173 4.28 .279 .333 .422 .755 11.0
1968 28 STL NL 15 17 .469 42 42 4 0 0 278.0 266 107 16 63 203 3.46 .252 .294 .350 .644 20.0
1969 29 KCR AL 16 8 .667 34 34 1 0 0 223.0 199 78 17 56 176 3.15 .236 .285 .347 .631 16.5
1970 30 KCR AL 18 3 .857 34 34 0 0 0 222.0 203 78 12 67 148 3.16 .240 .294 .337 .631 17.2
1971 31 KCR AL 13 9 .591 31 31 1 0 0 200.3 195 92 10 59 146 4.13 .254 .308 .368 .677 9.9
1972 32 KCR AL 11 10 .524 45 29 0 0 1 166.7 211 105 17 51 128 5.67 .305 .353 .454 .807 4.5
1973 33 STL NL 15 13 .536 79 2 0 0 20 125.3 138 72 13 51 70 5.17 .273 .338 .406 .744 7.3
1974 34 STL NL 5 9 .357 84 0 0 0 13 146.3 148 55 16 55 84 3.38 .261 .326 .400 .726 14.7
1975 35 SDP NL 11 6 .647 65 0 0 0 18 97.0 97 42 8 27 60 3.90 .259 .309 .385 .694 11.0
11 Years Sim 160 112 .588 536 294 9 1 52 2253.7 2207 963 171 699 1589 3.85 .255 .310 .376 .687 145.2
3 Years AAA 34 31 .523 89 83 6 3 0 588.3 522 204 52 223 609 3.12 .235 .305 .353 .658  
Season Average 14 10 .583 48 26 0 0 4 204.9 200 87 15 63 144 3.85 .255 .310 .376 .687  
Career Highs 23 17 .857 84 44 4 1 20 305.0 266 126 24 118 224 5.67 .305 .353 .454 .807  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   1636 688 122 498 1117   .261 .316 .381 .697
vs LH   571 275 49 201 472   .237 .296 .363 .659
Home 90 46 .662 287 150 6 1 25 1198.0 1150 496 84 361 858 3.73 .251 .305 .369 .675
Away 70 66 .515 249 144 3 0 27 1055.6 1057 467 87 338 731 3.98 .259 .316 .384 .700
Mar/Apr 35 15 .700 93 53 3 0 12 411.0 408 174 28 122 315 3.81 .259 .312 .388 .700
May 29 20 .592 92 55 0 0 6 413.6 415 170 33 128 300 3.70 .261 .316 .384 .700
June 22 20 .524 87 48 0 0 11 365.6 342 157 34 121 247 3.86 .246 .307 .382 .689
July 17 17 .500 83 43 1 0 9 318.0 299 141 23 98 213 3.99 .246 .303 .350 .652
August 22 19 .537 85 46 1 0 6 342.7 355 162 29 120 235 4.26 .264 .324 .382 .706
Sep/Oct 35 21 .625 96 49 4 1 8 402.6 388 159 24 110 279 3.55 .251 .301 .367 .668
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1962 22 AAA   3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
1963 23 AAA   1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
1965 25 STL NL 44 97 4 13 0 0 0 2 4 2 3 32 .134 .160 .134 .294 -0.6 0.0
1966 26 STL NL 41 88 4 13 4 1 0 4 2 1 1 36 .148 .157 .216 .373 -0.1 0.0
1967 27 STL NL 37 74 6 17 3 0 0 8 0 1 1 24 .230 .240 .270 .510 3.8 0.0
1968 28 STL NL 43 94 5 16 4 1 0 6 3 2 1 32 .170 .179 .234 .413 1.8 0.0
1969 29 KCR AL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1975 35 SDP NL 17 4 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.7 0.0
6 Years Sim 183 358 27 59 11 2 0 20 9 7 6 126 .165 .179 .207 .385 4.1 0.0
2 Years AAA 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2  
162 Game Average 316 23 52 9 1 0 17 7 6 5 111 .165 .179 .207 .385 3.6  
Career Highs 44 97 8 17 4 1 0 8 4 2 3 36 .230 .240 .270 .510 3.8  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   225 20 36 9 1 0 11 5 4 4 72 .160 .175 .209 .384 3.4
vs LH   133 5 23 2 1 0 9 4 2 2 54 .173 .185 .203 .388 2.7
Home 93 180 9 30 7 1 0 10 5 4 2 64 .167 .176 .217 .392 3.0
Away 90 178 18 29 4 1 0 10 4 3 4 62 .163 .181 .197 .378 2.7
RISP   87 0 15 3 0 0 19 0 0 1 30 .172 .182 .207 .389 1.6
Close/Late   17 10 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .235 .235 .235 .471 0.8
Mar/Apr 29 68 6 13 1 2 0 5 2 3 2 20 .191 .214 .265 .479 2.6
May 30 64 2 10 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 24 .156 .169 .156 .325 0.3
June 26 57 2 12 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 20 .211 .211 .246 .456 2.5
July 29 51 5 9 3 0 0 2 2 3 1 22 .176 .192 .235 .428 0.9
August 26 51 1 5 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 23 .098 .098 .118 .216 -1.7
Sep/Oct 38 67 8 10 4 0 0 4 2 1 2 17 .149 .174 .209 .383 1.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB  
1965 25 STL NL P 44 44 305.0 18 40 1 3 .983 1.71 0 0 .000 0  
1966 26 STL NL P 41 41 265.0 12 39 2 1 .962 1.73 0 0 .000 0  
1967 27 STL NL P 37 37 225.0 7 23 4 6 .882 1.20 0 0 .000 0  
1968 28 STL NL P 42 42 278.0 17 43 1 2 .984 1.94 0 0 .000 0  
1969 29 KCR AL P 34 34 223.0 9 23 1 1 .970 1.29 0 0 .000 0  
    C 1 0 3.0 1 1 0 0 1.000 6.00 1 1 1.000 0 0.0
1970 30 KCR AL P 34 34 222.0 20 28 2 0 .960 1.95 0 0 .000 0  
1971 31 KCR AL P 31 31 200.3 7 27 2 2 .944 1.53 0 0 .000 0  
1972 32 KCR AL P 45 29 166.7 12 21 2 3 .943 1.78 0 0 .000 0  
1973 33 STL NL P 79 2 125.3 5 15 0 0 1.000 1.44 0 0 .000 0  
1974 34 STL NL P 84 0 146.3 9 25 1 4 .971 2.09 0 0 .000 0  
1975 35 SDP NL P 65 0 97.0 5 19 0 2 1.000 2.23 0 0 .000 0  
    RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  P 536 294 2253.7 121 303 16 24 .964 1.69 0 0 .000 0  
  C 1 0 3.0 1 1 0 0 1.000 6.00 1 1 1.000 0 0.0
  RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   538 294 2257.7 122 304 16 24 .964 1.70 1 1 1.000 0  
Career Highs   84 44 305.0 20 43 4 6 1.000 2.20 1 1 1.000 0  
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1966 26 STL NL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 .000 .000 .000
1969 29 KCR AL 0 1 .000 2 2 0 0 0 13.0 12 6 0 7 4 4.15 .235 .328 .353 .681
1970 30 KCR AL 0 2 .000 4 4 0 0 0 22.0 38 19 3 9 19 7.77 .388 .439 .582 1.021
1971 31 KCR AL 2 1 .667 4 4 0 0 0 26.3 31 16 3 9 21 5.47 .284 .339 .431 .770
Career Post-Season Pitching 2 4 .333 11 10 0 0 0 61.7 81 41 6 25 44 5.98 .313 .373 .471 .844
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1965-10-2.98
1969-8-3.15
 Wins
1965-3-23
1966-10-19
1970-10-18
 Losses
1968-9-17
 Winning Pct
1965-7-.697
1969-5-.667
1970-1-.857
 Saves
1973-1-20
1974-5-13
1975-2-18
 Games Pitched
1973-1-79
1974-1-84
1975-5-65
Games Started
1965-1-44
1966-10-41
1969-8-34
1970-10-34
 Strikeouts
1965-8-224
 Walks Allowed
1965-4-118
 Walks per 9IP
1968-8-2.0
1969-10-2.3
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 9    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 53    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 36    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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  1. Jackie Collum (943)
  2. Joe Beckwith (934)
  3. Dave Giusti (928)
  4. Seth Morehead (920)
  5. Bob Moose (920)
  6. Dean Stone (915)
  7. Joe Bonikowski (909)
  8. John Morris (908)
  9. Joe Hoerner (907)
  10. Bob Logan (902)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Bill Werle (995)
  2. Tim McNamara (992)
  3. Larry Jansen (991)
  4. Harry Gumbert (987)
  5. Jim Perry (985)
  6. Tommy John (985)
  7. Bob Lemon (984)
  8. Tony Cloninger (984)
  9. George Winn (983)
  10. Clint Brown (983)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 9th overall pick, by St. Louis in 1962
Injured on 5/26/1962 with a Blister On Finger, out for 6 days
Injured on 7/30/1964 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
Earned first career win on 4/3/1965
Had first career hit on 4/19/1965, off George Brunet (MON)
Was selected to the 1965 Allstar game
Won Bronze Rookie in 1965, going 23-10, 2.98 ERA
Injured on 6/20/1966 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 3 weeks
Injured on 7/8/1967 with a Inflamed Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 5 weeks
2/1/1968: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,257,143 through salary arbitration
10/22/1968: Signed a contract extension with St. Louis, $4,200,000 per year, for 3 years
Traded from St. Louis to Kansas City on 2/3/1969 (Going to KCR: P Pete Richert. Going to STL: P Gil Blanco, P Ed Sprague)
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1969, going 5-0, 0.43
Injured on 7/14/1971 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 4 weeks
7/31/1971: Signed a contract extension with Kansas City, $6,550,000 per year, for 4 years
Traded from Kansas City to St. Louis on 3/3/1973 (Going to STL: P Pete Richert, P Buster Narum, LF Joe Pepitone. Going to KCR: P Jim O'toole, P Bob Veale)
Injured on 4/26/1973 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Traded from St. Louis to San Diego on 3/3/1975 (Going to SDP: DH Willie Horton, P Pete Richert. Going to STL: C Pete Varney, P Mike Wallace, P Rick Wise)
 
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