Robert
Richard
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 200
 
Born: January 15, 1931 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Young Buck 1952   
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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 21 VAN CL $ 6,290,000  
1953 22 VAN CL $ 6,290,000  
1954 23 VAN CL $ 6,290,000  
1955 24 VAN CL $ 6,290,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 6,290,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,290,000  
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 21 VAN CL 136 500 102 154 21 3 28 87 13 15 77 52 .308 .400 .530 .930 99.7 17.7
1953 22 VAN CL 136 505 95 143 29 2 22 85 13 11 76 46 .283 .379 .479 .858 86.4 13.3
1954 23 VAN CL 106 408 82 131 22 3 25 72 19 9 54 38 .321 .399 .574 .973 89.8 16.1
1955 24 VAN CL 140 511 96 164 21 2 31 96 18 14 82 49 .321 .415 .552 .967 106.3 19.9
4 Years Sim 518 1924 375 592 93 10 106 340 63 49 289 185 .308 .398 .532 .930 382.2 67.0
162 Game Average 601 117 185 29 3 33 106 19 15 90 57 .308 .398 .532 .930 119.5  
Career Highs 140 511 102 164 29 3 31 96 19 15 82 52 .321 .415 .574 .973 106.3  
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   1378 297 461 66 7 80 255 51 41 212 116 .335 .423 .567 .990 304.1
vs LH   546 78 131 27 3 26 85 12 8 77 69 .240 .335 .443 .779 83.4
Home 261 962 183 280 40 3 49 169 30 26 152 97 .291 .386 .492 .878 179.8
Away 257 962 192 312 53 7 57 171 33 23 137 88 .324 .411 .572 .982 207.8
RISP   461 0 139 18 3 23 207 0 0 99 57 .302 .417 .503 .920 99.4
Pinch Hitting   24 7 5 0 0 3 7 0 0 5 4 .208 .345 .583 .928 5.2
Close/Late   226 36 64 7 0 12 30 0 0 34 25 .283 .374 .473 .847 40.8
Mar/Apr 58 215 38 68 9 2 11 36 5 10 38 23 .316 .414 .530 .944 43.9
May 109 406 65 106 16 0 22 62 10 12 70 42 .261 .373 .463 .836 70.2
June 102 390 82 118 20 4 24 65 13 9 44 37 .303 .371 .559 .930 76.4
July 100 366 84 119 16 1 17 65 17 4 59 39 .325 .418 .514 .932 77.7
August 95 348 72 123 23 2 21 81 12 6 48 27 .353 .434 .612 1.046 82.3
Sep/Oct 54 199 34 58 9 1 11 31 6 8 30 17 .291 .386 .513 .899 37.0
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   DWS
1952 21 VAN CL 1B 135 131 1161.7 1136 76 13 92 .989 9.39   1.6
1953 22 VAN CL 1B 134 131 1165.3 1085 87 9 92 .992 9.05   1.5
1954 23 VAN CL 1B 104 99 881.7 931 72 9 70 .991 10.24   1.4
1955 24 VAN CL 1B 138 128 1171.0 1189 76 10 104 .992 9.72   1.9
Career Totals   511 489 4379.7 4341 311 41 358 .991 9.56   6.3
Career Highs   138 131 1171.0 1189 87 13 104 .992 10.24    
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.
On-Base Pct
1955-6-.415
Slugging Pct
1952-8-.530
1954-4-.574
1955-3-.552
OPS
1952-6-.930
1954-5-.973
1955-3-.967
XR
1952-7-99.7
1955-4-106.3
CAR-24-382.2
Games
1955-5-140
At-Bats
CAR-35-1924
Runs
1952-2-102
1953-8-95
1955-5-96
CAR-20-375
Hits
1955-10-164
CAR-34-592
Total Bases
1952-9-265
1955-4-282
CAR-20-1023
Singles
CAR-45-383
Homeruns
1952-3-28
1953-7-22
1954-6-25
1955-2-31
CAR-7-106
RBIs
1955-7-96
CAR-29-340
Caught Stealing
1952-5-15
1955-9-14
CAR-29-49
Walks
1952-5-77
1953-5-76
1955-7-82
CAR-24-289
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 48
   Hall of Fame Standards: 34
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 9th overall pick, by Vancouver in 1952
Had first career hit (homerun) on 4/16/1952, off Alfonso Farias (OAK)
Won Player of the Week award on 8/11/1952, hitting .571 with 1 HR, 4 RBI
Won Young Buck Award in 1952, hitting .308 with 28 HR and 87 RBI
Injured on 8/15/1954 with a Broken Hand, out for 7-8 weeks
Won Player of the Week award on 8/4/1955, hitting .591 with 2 HR, 6 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1955, hitting .381 with 9 HR, 28 RBI