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Lee
Richard		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 165
 
Born: September 18, 1948 in Usa, LA, LAFAYETTE
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1977    1979   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1971 22 TAM AL     4 4 4 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 3 3 6 6 6
1972 23 TOR AL     4 4 4 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 3 3 6 6 6
1973 24 TOR AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 5 5 5 4 4 4 6 6 6
1974 25 TOR AL $ 300,000   7 7 7 2 2 2 5 5 5 4 4 4 7 6 6
1975 26 TOR AL $ 300,000   7 7 7 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7
1976 27 TOR AL $ 300,000   7 7 7 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7
1977 28 NYA AL $ 1,142,857   8 8 9 2 2 2 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7
1978 29 NYA AL $ 3,078,571   8 8 8 2 2 2 4 4 4 6 6 6 7 7 7
1979 30 NYA AL $ 3,078,571   8 8 8 1 1 1 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6
1980 31 OAK AL $ 7,100,000   8 8 8 1 1 1 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6
1981 32 OAK AL $ 7,100,000   8 8 8 1 1 1 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
1982 33 PIT NL $ 7,100,000   6 6 6 1 1 1 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3
1983 34 CLE AL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 7,100,000   8 8 9 2 2 2 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7
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
1971 22 A   130 428 50 105 20 2 8 55 19 7 55 53 .245 .331 .357 .689 54.4  
1972 23 AA   27 113 16 27 4 1 1 7 2 3 11 16 .239 .306 .319 .625 10.7  
    A   109 428 73 125 22 4 9 53 19 9 67 58 .292 .388 .425 .813 72.2  
1973 24 TOR AL 117 341 31 80 14 6 2 27 11 8 13 49 .235 .261 .328 .590 26.4 0.3
    AA   18 70 12 18 2 2 3 12 3 3 4 11 .257 .297 .471 .769 9.3  
1974 25 TOR AL 149 525 65 152 27 7 3 61 28 20 23 74 .290 .318 .385 .702 60.4 6.8
1975 26 TOR AL 139 493 64 126 13 4 4 43 29 26 36 73 .256 .305 .323 .627 45.6 1.8
1976 27 TOR AL 143 522 60 127 17 4 4 51 21 26 40 67 .243 .298 .314 .612 44.5 2.5
1977 28 BAL AL 100 391 51 140 15 5 1 45 16 15 38 51 .358 .414 .430 .844 62.3 16.5
  NYA AL 44 159 28 58 10 2 2 27 7 6 9 21 .365 .396 .491 .887 26.6 6.1
  TOT   144 550 79 198 25 7 3 72 23 21 47 72 .360 .409 .447 .856 88.9 22.6
1978 29 NYA AL 105 412 54 104 12 1 2 31 10 14 30 52 .252 .304 .301 .605 33.2 1.7
    AAA   51 193 28 70 4 1 3 19 10 4 26 13 .363 .438 .440 .879 36.8  
1979 30 NYA AL 151 596 80 176 26 8 1 58 24 19 48 77 .295 .346 .371 .716 73.4 14.9
1980 31 OAK AL 148 597 73 199 17 9 1 42 39 23 49 73 .333 .383 .397 .780 85.3 21.3
1981 32 OAK AL 155 581 67 160 15 7 3 62 33 37 52 76 .275 .335 .341 .676 59.9 10.5
1982 33 PIT NL 85 345 50 118 9 6 0 30 8 7 16 44 .342 .371 .403 .774 46.3 9.8
1983 34 AAA   107 418 52 114 12 2 4 30 12 11 43 97 .273 .341 .340 .680 48.6  
10 Years Sim 1336 4962 623 1440 175 59 23 477 226 201 354 657 .290 .337 .363 .700 563.9 92.2
2 Years AAA 158 611 80 184 16 3 7 49 22 15 69 110 .301 .372 .372 .743 85.3  
2 Years AA 45 183 28 45 6 3 4 19 5 6 15 27 .246 .302 .377 .679 20.0  
2 Years A 239 856 123 230 42 6 17 108 38 16 122 111 .269 .359 .391 .750 126.6  
6 Years Minors 442 1650 231 459 64 12 28 176 65 37 206 248 .278 .357 .382 .740 231.9  
162 Game Average 601 75 174 21 7 2 57 27 24 42 79 .290 .337 .363 .700 68.4  
Career Highs 155 597 80 199 27 9 4 72 39 37 52 77 .360 .409 .447 .856 88.9  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   3665 467 1049 123 40 16 339 168 156 249 493 .286 .331 .355 .685 402.0
vs LH   1297 156 391 52 19 7 138 58 45 105 164 .301 .353 .387 .740 168.5
Home 670 2452 305 716 90 25 10 237 106 86 166 309 .292 .336 .361 .698 282.0
Away 666 2510 318 724 85 34 13 240 120 115 188 348 .288 .337 .365 .702 288.5
RISP   1137 0 336 36 13 9 431 0 0 90 166 .296 .342 .374 .716 145.1
Pinch Hitting   19 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 3 .263 .417 .263 .680 2.9
Close/Late   539 73 171 19 14 6 59 0 1 40 67 .317 .366 .438 .804 80.8
Mar/Apr 220 878 128 268 36 16 6 87 52 31 62 109 .305 .351 .403 .754 118.2
May 248 957 128 286 26 13 3 72 40 47 78 144 .299 .352 .363 .715 112.8
June 221 796 89 220 29 6 1 78 29 38 49 109 .276 .318 .332 .650 75.0
July 201 749 80 229 24 9 6 89 32 30 54 92 .306 .352 .386 .738 94.9
August 237 838 101 238 34 9 2 89 36 27 64 103 .284 .332 .353 .685 95.2
Sep/Oct 209 744 97 199 26 6 5 62 37 28 47 100 .267 .310 .339 .649 74.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1973 24 TOR AL SS 107 103 842.0 132 362 16 77 .969 5.28   4.2
    RF 8 0 14.3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.26   0.1
    CF 3 1 10.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 2.70    
    3B 3 0 7.0 1 2 0 0 1.000 3.86   0.0
    LF 3 0 5.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.80    
    2B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1974 25 TOR AL SS 146 146 1197.7 195 540 30 123 .961 5.52   4.7
    RF 4 0 7.0 4 1 0 0 1.000 6.43   0.1
    LF 2 0 4.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 4.50    
1975 26 TOR AL SS 121 116 1023.0 160 393 22 75 .962 4.87   3.0
    2B 5 5 43.0 11 18 0 7 1.000 6.07   0.2
    RF 2 1 12.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.75   0.0
    CF 2 1 12.0 2 0 1 0 .667 1.50    
    3B 3 0 7.0 2 2 0 0 1.000 5.14   0.0
    LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1976 27 TOR AL SS 95 94 804.7 137 330 31 85 .938 5.22   1.0
    2B 48 48 426.3 84 167 1 31 .996 5.30   2.0
1977 28 BAL AL 3B 67 66 602.9 40 156 4 13 .980 2.93   1.2
    LF 26 25 231.9 47 2 0 1 1.000 1.90   0.2
    2B 3 0 5.0 1 4 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
    SS 3 0 4.3 0 3 0 0 1.000 6.28   0.0
    RF 1 0 1.4 1 0 0 0 1.000 6.43   0.0
  NYA AL 3B 29 29 237.8 16 62 2 5 .975 2.95   0.6
    LF 12 11 91.5 19 1 0 0 1.000 1.97   0.3
    2B 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
    SS 1 0 1.7 0 1 0 0 1.000 5.29   0.0
    RF 0 0 0.6 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  TOT   3B 96 95 840.7 56 218 6 18 .979 2.93   1.8
      LF 38 36 323.4 66 3 0 1 1.000 1.92   0.4
      2B 4 0 7.0 2 5 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.1
      SS 4 0 6.0 0 4 0 0 1.000 6.00   0.0
      RF 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
1978 29 NYA AL SS 98 98 854.0 139 298 18 64 .960 4.61   3.0
    CF 3 2 23.0 7 0 0 0 1.000 2.74   0.1
    LF 2 0 11.3 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.79    
    3B 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
    RF 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50    
1979 30 NYA AL SS 113 112 994.3 154 392 24 68 .958 4.94   3.4
    3B 34 34 292.0 33 54 5 6 .946 2.68   0.4
    LF 1 1 9.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00   0.0
    RF 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00    
1980 31 OAK AL 3B 74 73 659.0 51 162 10 14 .955 2.91   1.5
    2B 66 65 584.0 145 266 8 60 .981 6.33   2.3
    RF 4 1 17.7 7 0 1 0 .875 3.57   0.1
    CF 1 0 4.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 4.50    
    LF 2 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1981 32 OAK AL 3B 151 150 1298.3 71 305 15 31 .962 2.61   2.6
    2B 2 0 3.0 0 3 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
    RF 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
    LF 1 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.00    
    SS 1 0 2.0 0 1 1 0 .500 4.50   0.0
1982 33 PIT NL LF 63 62 512.7 111 1 4 0 .966 1.97   0.8
    3B 25 22 182.0 13 56 2 6 .972 3.41   0.8
    CF 5 1 9.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 3.00    
    2B 4 0 5.0 2 2 0 0 1.000 7.20   0.0
    SS 1 0 2.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
  SS 686 669 5725.7 917 2321 142 492 .958 5.09   19.3
  3B 387 374 3289.0 227 799 38 75 .964 2.81   7.1
  2B 130 118 1069.3 244 461 9 98 .987 5.93   4.6
  LF 113 99 872.4 183 4 4 1 .979 1.93   1.3
  RF 22 2 59.0 17 1 1 0 .947 2.75   0.3
  CF 14 5 58.0 17 0 1 0 .944 2.64   0.1
Career Totals   1352 1267 11073.4 1605 3586 195 666 .964 4.22   32.6
Career Highs   156 150 1309.3 221 541 32 123 .983 5.53    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1977 28 NYA AL 5 20 2 6 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 4 .300 .333 .350 .683
Career Post-Season Batting 5 20 2 6 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 4 .300 .333 .350 .683
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1977-1-.360
1980-2-.333
 On-Base Pct
1977-5-.409
1980-6-.383
 OPS
1977-8-.856
 Games
1981-9-155
 At-Bats
1979-8-596
 Hits
1977-3-198
1979-8-176
1980-2-199
Singles
1977-2-163
1979-5-141
1980-1-172
1981-9-135
 Triples
1973-7-6
1974-8-7
1979-8-8
1980-6-9
1981-10-7
 Stolen Bases
1980-9-39
1981-10-33
 Caught Stealing
1974-4-20
1975-3-26
1976-2-26
1977-4-21
1978-8-14
1979-6-19
1980-5-23
1981-4-37
CAR-17-201
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 4    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 28    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
 
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History
Drafted in 5th round, 83rd overall pick, by Colorado in 1971
Traded from Colorado to Tampa Bay on 6/1/1971 (Going to COL: SS Doug Rader. Going to TAM: SS Lee Richard)
Injured on 5/11/1972 with a Pulled Hip Muscle, out for 6 days
Traded from Tampa Bay to Toronto on 7/31/1972 (Going to TAM: LF Jim Fairey. Going to TOR: LF Lee Richard)
Injured on 4/18/1973 with a Tight Knee, out for one week
Had first career hit (triple) on 5/1/1973, off Steve Kline (DET)
Hit first career homerun on 5/27/1973, off Danny Frisella (CLE)
Injured on 5/16/1976 with a Sore Back, out for one week
2/1/1977: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,142,857 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1977 Allstar game
Traded from Baltimore to New York (A) on 7/31/1977 (Going to BAL: C Rick Cerone. Going to NYA: RF Don Baylor, SS Lee Richard, C Bruce Look)
2/2/1978: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,078,571 through salary arbitration
Injured on 6/3/1978 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 3 days
2/2/1979: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,078,571 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1979 Allstar game
Signed as a free agent by Oakland on 2/5/1980 to a 3-year deal worth $7,100,000 per year
Injured on 3/17/1980 with a Strained Groin Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Won Player of the Week award on 4/15/1980, hitting .500 with 1 HR, 6 RBI
Injured on 6/22/1980 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week
 
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