LF Paul Richardson #36
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
05/05/1975
LF PAUL RICHARDSON #36 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
19 60 11 1 0 0 6 7 9 .183 .269 .200 0 -0.5
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
05/04/1975 SFS Loss, 4-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/03/1975 SFS Win, 4-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
04/30/1975 CHC Win, 11-4 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
04/28/1975 CHC Win, 7-4 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
04/26/1975 @ SEA Loss, 1-9 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
04/25/1975 @ SEA Loss, 3-6 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
04/22/1975 @ CHC Win, 5-1 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
04/21/1975 @ CHC Win, 4-3 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
04/20/1975 SEA Win, 6-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/18/1975 SEA Loss, 5-8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:05/16/1946
Born in:Pine Bluff, AR
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$60,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 21 Days
Service This Yr:28 Days
40-Man Service:3 Years, 21 Days
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1968, 8th Pick in Round 3
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 19 60 11 1 0 0 6 4 7 9 .183 .269 .200 .469 .235 .017 44
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 15 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 1 0 0 0.0 3.7 2.05 -0.5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   11 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 .273 .273 .273 .545
Versus Right   49 8 1 0 0 4 3 7 7 0 0 0 .163 .268 .184 .452
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   13 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .154 .214 .154 .368
April   55 11 1 0 0 6 4 7 7 0 0 0 .200 .290 .218 .509
May   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Spring Training   50 12 3 1 0 5 5 4 5 0 4 1 .240 .309 .340 .649
Last Year   317 87 12 4 4 36 40 31 27 2 6 3 .274 .343 .375 .718
2 Years Ago   163 58 9 7 1 30 24 24 9 0 0 1 .356 .441 .515 .957
Career   889 250 39 13 7 111 116 104 77 3 8 7 .281 .360 .378 .738
Home   32 6 0 0 0 4 3 2 5 0 0 0 .188 .235 .188 .423
Road   28 5 1 0 0 2 1 5 4 0 0 0 .179 .303 .214 .517
Grass   55 11 1 0 0 6 4 7 9 0 0 0 .200 .290 .218 .509
Turf   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Day   8 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Night   52 10 1 0 0 4 3 7 8 0 0 0 .192 .288 .212 .500
As Starter   56 11 1 0 0 6 4 7 9 0 0 0 .196 .286 .214 .500
As Reliever / Substitution   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   14 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .071 .133 .071 .205
Inning 1-3   18 5 1 0 0 3 1 2 3 0 0 0 .278 .350 .333 .683
Inning 4-6   23 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 0 0 .217 .280 .217 .497
Inning 7-9   19 1 0 0 0 3 1 3 2 0 0 0 .053 .182 .053 .234
0 Outs   18 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 .056 .190 .056 .246
1 Outs   22 6 1 0 0 2 3 2 2 0 0 0 .273 .333 .318 .652
2 Outs   20 4 0 0 0 3 1 2 4 0 0 0 .200 .273 .200 .473
Scoring Position   22 6 0 0 0 6 2 2 6 0 0 0 .273 .333 .273 .606
Bases Empty   29 4 1 0 0 0 2 4 3 0 0 0 .138 .242 .172 .415
Runner on 1st   9 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .111 .200 .111 .311
Runner on 2nd   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 .000 .125 .000 .125
Runner on 3rd   6 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Runner on 1st & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Bases Loaded   3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Two Strikes   21 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 9 0 0 0 .095 .240 .095 .335
First Pitch   8 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 0-1   8 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Count 0-2   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Count 1-1   6 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 1-2   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-0   2 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 2-1   9 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444
Count 2-2   6 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Full Count   6 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 4 0 0 0 .000 .400 .000 .400
Behind in Count   17 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 .059 .059 .059 .118
Ahead in Count   17 4 1 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 .235 .350 .294 .644
Batting 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Batting 5th   41 7 1 0 0 2 3 5 5 0 0 0 .171 .261 .195 .456
Batting 6th   12 3 0 0 0 3 1 1 4 0 0 0 .250 .308 .250 .558
Batting 9th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   24 6 1 0 0 2 3 2 2 0 0 0 .250 .308 .292 .599
Medium Leverage   23 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 5 0 0 0 .087 .222 .087 .309
High Leverage   13 3 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 .231 .231 .231 .462
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1971 Cleveland - FABL 25 42 95 27 6 1 0 11 11 8 0 0 11 1 1 .284 .340 .368 .708 106 120 0.4
1972 Cleveland - FABL 26 115 254 67 11 1 2 28 37 34 3 1 21 1 1 .264 .356 .339 .695 108 114 1.4
1973 Cleveland - FABL 27 102 163 58 9 7 1 30 24 24 1 0 9 0 1 .356 .441 .515 .957 173 178 2.0
1974 Los Angeles - FABL 28 116 317 87 12 4 4 36 40 31 3 2 27 1 2 .274 .343 .375 .718 109 110 1.1
1975 Los Angeles - FABL 29 19 60 11 1 0 0 6 4 7 0 0 9 0 0 .183 .269 .200 .469 30 44 -0.5
Total FABL 394 889 250 39 13 7 111 116 104 7 3 77 3 5 .281 .360 .378 .738 115 121 4.3
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1968 Savannah - A 22 11 39 5 1 0 0 2 5 7 0 1 5 1 0 .128 .255 .154 .409 19 10 -0.5
1968 Wilmington - A 22 35 134 36 7 2 1 12 13 23 1 0 18 3 3 .269 .380 .373 .753 113 127 0.4
1968 Youngstown - AA 22 19 67 26 5 1 1 8 17 12 0 0 11 0 0 .388 .481 .537 1.018 195 198 1.2
1969 Youngstown - AA 23 92 333 90 25 6 5 42 57 70 4 3 45 2 6 .270 .400 .426 .826 142 144 2.8
1969 Rochester - AAA 23 42 146 52 7 1 3 35 26 36 4 5 12 0 2 .356 .482 .479 .961 149 155 1.7
1970 Rochester - AAA 24 140 525 178 28 10 24 111 114 87 0 4 45 3 6 .339 .430 .568 .998 171 166 5.6
1971 Rochester - AAA 25 87 232 87 14 2 8 41 38 44 0 4 14 2 2 .375 .468 .556 1.024 182 185 3.4
Total EA 111 400 116 30 7 6 50 74 82 4 3 56 2 6 .290 .413 .445 .858 151 153
Total UL 269 903 317 49 13 35 187 178 167 4 13 71 5 10 .351 .449 .550 .999 170 169
Total MAL 35 134 36 7 2 1 12 13 23 1 0 18 3 3 .269 .380 .373 .753 113 127
Total SEL 11 39 5 1 0 0 2 5 7 0 1 5 1 0 .128 .255 .154 .409 19 10
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1968 Wilmington - A LF 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 22.1 0.40 -1.6 .343
1968 Youngstown - AA CF 18 18 30 0 0 30 0 1.000 147.2 1.83 -0.1 1.023
1968 Wilmington - A CF 31 28 71 1 0 74 2 .973 270.2 2.39 -3.6 .997
1968 Savannah - A CF 7 5 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 47.0 2.30 -0.2 .951
1968 Wilmington - A RF 3 3 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 22.0 0.82 -0.8 .684
1968 Savannah - A RF 5 5 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 38.1 3.05 -1.8 .855
1969 Rochester - AAA LF 32 32 54 0 0 55 1 .982 264.2 1.84 +1.5 1.060
1969 Youngstown - AA LF 30 30 42 0 0 43 1 .977 239.0 1.58 -4.8 .879
1969 Rochester - AAA CF 14 9 18 0 0 18 0 1.000 88.1 1.83 -0.6 1.027
1969 Youngstown - AA CF 62 55 138 1 0 140 1 .993 478.1 2.62 +1.3 .992
1969 Youngstown - AA RF 2 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 17.0 2.12 -0.8 .819
1970 Rochester - AAA LF 116 111 169 2 0 175 4 .977 987.2 1.56 -1.9 .978
1970 Rochester - AAA CF 20 20 30 2 0 34 2 .941 165.1 1.74 -4.2 .807
1971 Cleveland - MLB C 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.2 5.40 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
1971 Cleveland - MLB LF 16 13 19 0 0 20 1 .950 126.0 1.36 -0.9 .912
1971 Rochester - AAA LF 51 43 60 0 0 61 1 .984 389.1 1.39 +0.1 1.016
1971 Cleveland - MLB CF 4 4 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 33.0 3.55 -0.3 .941
1971 Rochester - AAA CF 2 2 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 18.0 3.00 -0.1 1.011
1971 Cleveland - MLB RF 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 17.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Rochester - AAA RF 13 8 4 1 0 5 0 1.000 79.2 0.56 -1.5 .708
1972 Cleveland - MLB LF 44 35 59 0 0 62 3 .952 320.0 1.66 +1.0 .966
1972 Cleveland - MLB CF 19 19 38 1 1 39 0 1.000 160.0 2.19 -1.3 .930
1972 Cleveland - MLB RF 3 1 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 15.0 3.00 +0.2 .982
1973 Cleveland - MLB LF 31 25 47 1 0 50 2 .960 234.2 1.84 -1.0 .998
1973 Cleveland - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Cleveland - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Los Angeles - MLB LF 60 46 95 4 0 103 4 .961 438.1 2.03 +0.4 1.006
1974 Los Angeles - MLB CF 3 2 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 19.0 3.32 -0.5 1.001
1974 Los Angeles - MLB RF 26 26 31 0 0 32 1 .969 215.2 1.29 -4.6 .879
1975 Los Angeles - MLB LF 15 15 20 0 0 20 0 1.000 126.2 1.42 -2.0 .912
TOTAL C 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.2 5.40 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
TOTAL LF 399 353 566 7 0 590 17 .971 3148.2 1.64 -9.4 .978
TOTAL CF 180 162 363 5 1 373 5 .987 1427.1 2.32 -9.6 .969
TOTAL RF 55 46 59 1 0 61 1 .984 408.1 1.32 -9.4 .853
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1968 Drafted in the 1968 first-year player draft out of college (Lane State; Eugene, OR) by the Cleveland Foresters. (Round 3, Pick 8, 48th overall pick).
07/21/1968 Injured (fractured foot),out for 3 weeks.
09/09/1968 Wins the EA Player of the Week Award.
09/12/1968 Injured (calf soreness),day-to-day for one week.
04/10/1969 Successfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Cleveland Foresters development complex.
06/15/1969 Injured (neck stiffness),day-to-day for one week.
08/04/1969 Wins the EA Player of the Week Award.
09/15/1969 Wins the UL Player of the Week Award.
09/20/1969 Injured (fractured foot),out for 5 weeks.
08/10/1970 Wins the UL Player of the Week Award.
09/01/1970 Wins the UL Batter of the Month Award.
09/07/1970 Wins the UL Player of the Week Award.
09/21/1970 Wins the UL Player of the Week Award.
09/24/1970 Wins the 1970 Championship with the Rochester Rooks!
09/22/1971 Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for 1 day.
12/18/1973 Was traded by the Cleveland Foresters to the Los Angeles Stars in exchange for 3B Willie Young, 1B Dick McKeown, and 1B Andy Cherry.
01/07/1974 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Los Angeles Stars development complex.
04/12/1974 Injured (acromioclavicular joint irritation),out for 2 weeks.
05/14/1974 Goes 5-7 against the Kansas City Mavericks, with 1 3B, 0 RBI and 0 R.
03/31/1975 Injured (bruised shoulder),day-to-day for 5 days.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year 3B Rank
1973 7 6
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