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Nathaniel
Richardson		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 190
 
Born: September 3, 1919 in Usa
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 32 MIN PL $ 4,900,000  
1953 33 SEA CL $ 1,140,000  
1954 34 OKC PL    
1955 35 VAN CL    
OOTP6 Min Ratings    
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,900,000  
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 32 MIN PL $ 4,900,000  
1953 33 SEA CL $ 1,140,000  
1954 34 OKC PL    
1955 35 VAN CL    
OOTP6 Min Ratings    
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,900,000  
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Golden Arm or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1952 32 SEA CL 4 4 .500 13 13 4 0 0 100.0 89 49 7 45 76 4.41 .243 .325 .362 .687 6.0
  MIN PL 5 12 .294 20 20 6 1 0 142.3 152 91 13 81 97 5.75 .278 .369 .420 .790 2.6
  TOT   9 16 .360 33 33 10 1 0 242.3 241 140 20 126 173 5.20 .264 .352 .397 .749 8.6
1953 33 SEA CL 4 7 .364 15 15 4 0 0 105.0 131 73 11 61 62 6.26 .310 .396 .460 .856 0.0
1954 34 OKC PL 0 2 .000 2 2 1 0 0 12.0 15 11 3 9 7 8.25 .306 .414 .551 .965 0.0
    AAA   6 8 .429 18 18 3 0 0 134.3 126 52 8 63 118 3.48 .250 .333 .349 .683  
1955 35 AAA   5 9 .357 24 24 0 0 0 148.7 199 94 20 71 126 5.69 .320 .390 .470 .860  
3 Years Sim 13 25 .342 50 50 15 1 0 359.3 387 224 34 196 242 5.61 .279 .367 .422 .789 8.6
2 Years AAA 11 17 .393 42 42 3 0 0 283.0 325 146 28 134 244 4.64 .289 .365 .416 .781  
Season Average 4 8 .333 16 16 5 0 0 119.8 129 74 11 65 80 5.61 .279 .367 .422 .789  
Career Highs 9 16 .364 33 33 10 1 0 242.3 241 140 20 126 173 8.25 .310 .414 .551 .965  
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   301 171 26 158 165   .293 .388 .440 .827
vs LH   86 53 8 38 77   .240 .312 .370 .683
Home 7 14 .333 28 28 6 1 0 197.3 229 138 20 112 125 6.29 .300 .390 .447 .837
Away 6 11 .353 22 22 9 0 0 162.0 158 86 14 84 117 4.78 .254 .343 .391 .733
Mar/Apr 1 1 .500 3 3 1 0 0 25.0 19 10 1 9 18 3.60 .211 .283 .278 .561
May 2 2 .500 6 6 2 0 0 44.7 36 25 2 24 40 5.04 .225 .326 .319 .645
June 1 4 .200 9 9 3 1 0 66.3 78 38 6 41 48 5.16 .300 .395 .408 .803
July 1 5 .167 7 7 1 0 0 51.3 60 35 4 32 34 6.14 .302 .398 .467 .866
August 6 6 .500 14 14 5 0 0 109.7 117 55 13 50 67 4.51 .277 .353 .447 .800
Sep/Oct 2 7 .222 11 11 3 0 0 62.3 77 61 8 40 35 8.81 .304 .399 .474 .874
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Big Stick or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1952 32 SEA CL 13 35 3 10 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 12 .286 .286 .343 .629 3.0 0.1
  MIN PL 20 52 2 9 0 0 0 3 1 2 2 23 .173 .204 .173 .377 0.8 0.0
  TOT   33 87 5 19 2 0 0 5 2 3 2 35 .218 .236 .241 .477 3.9 0.1
1953 33 SEA CL 15 40 1 6 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 13 .150 .150 .175 .325 -0.6 0.0
1954 34 OKC PL 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333 .500 .333 .833 0.7 0.2
    AAA   4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 .000 .500 .000 .500 0.4  
3 Years Sim 50 130 6 26 3 0 0 6 3 5 3 49 .200 .218 .223 .441 3.9 0.3
1 Years AAA 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 .000 .500 .000 .500 0.4  
162 Game Average 421 19 84 9 0 0 19 9 16 9 158 .200 .218 .223 .441 12.6  
Career Highs 33 87 5 19 2 0 0 5 2 3 2 35 .333 .500 .333 .833 3.9  
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   94 6 22 2 0 0 6 3 4 1 28 .234 .242 .255 .497 4.1
vs LH   36 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 21 .111 .158 .139 .297 -0.5
Home 28 65 3 14 1 0 0 5 2 4 1 18 .215 .227 .231 .458 1.7
Away 22 65 3 12 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 31 .185 .209 .215 .424 1.9
RISP   32 0 8 0 0 0 6 0 0 1 11 .250 .273 .250 .523 2.0
Close/Late   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.7
Mar/Apr 3 7 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 .571 .571 .714 1.286 2.1
May 6 15 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 .200 .200 .267 .467 0.7
June 9 26 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 12 .154 .154 .154 .308 -0.8
July 7 19 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .105 .105 .105 .211 -0.6
August 14 39 2 8 1 0 0 1 1 3 2 15 .205 .244 .231 .475 1.1
Sep/Oct 11 24 1 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 7 .208 .240 .208 .448 1.0
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1952 32 SEA CL P 13 13 100.0 3 19 0 1 1.000 1.98    
  MIN PL P 20 20 142.3 4 27 1 2 .969 1.96    
  TOT   P 33 33 242.3 7 46 1 3 .981 1.97    
1953 33 SEA CL P 15 15 105.0 4 19 0 2 1.000 1.97    
1954 34 OKC PL P 2 2 12.0 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.50    
Career Totals   50 50 359.3 11 67 1 5 .987 1.95    
Career Highs   33 33 242.3 7 46 1 3 1.000 1.97    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Shutouts
1952-9-1
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 1
 
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History
Drafted in 6th round, 106th overall pick, by Seattle in 1952
Had first career hit on 4/18/1952, off Alex Sainz (VAN)
Earned first career win on 4/18/1952
Traded from Seattle to Minneapolis on 6/23/1952 (Going to MIN: P Harry Pettitt, P Nathaniel Richardson, SS Abraham Mendoza. Going to SEA: P Michael Donnelly, P John Nolen, SS Dwain Carter)
Injured on 9/21/1952 with a Strained Bicep Muscle, out for 3 weeks
Signed as a free agent by Omaha on 3/14/1953 to a 2-year deal worth $5,500,000 per year
Released by Omaha on 4/14/1953
Signed as a free agent by Seattle on 5/26/1953 to a 1-year deal worth $1,140,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Oklahoma on 3/14/1954 to a minor league contract
Released by Oklahoma on 9/24/1954
Signed as a free agent by Vancouver on 3/14/1955 to a minor league contract
Injured on 8/25/1955 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 4 days
 
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