LF Paul Richardson #36
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
11/01/1974
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
116 317 87 12 4 4 36 31 27 .274 .343 .375 1 1.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/02/1974 @ KC Loss, 6-9 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/27/1974 @ SFS Win, 8-3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/26/1974 @ SFS Win, 12-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/25/1974 CHC Loss, 3-6 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/1974 CHC Win, 3-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/22/1974 SFS Win, 13-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/1974 SFS Win, 10-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/20/1974 SFS Win, 6-2 3 0 1 3 0 1 0 0
09/19/1974 SFS Loss, 4-5 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 0
09/18/1974 KC Win, 6-3 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 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:1974 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 165 Days
Service This Yr:182 Days
40-Man Service:2 Years, 165 Days
Pro Service:6 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 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 116 317 87 12 4 4 36 40 31 27 .274 .343 .375 .718 .323 .101 108
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 74 359 3 3 0 10 6 2 119 20 1 2 33.3 40.0 4.32 .0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   62 18 0 0 3 12 11 14 3 0 2 1 .290 .429 .435 .864
Versus Right   255 69 12 4 1 24 27 17 24 2 4 2 .271 .319 .361 .680
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   16 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 .188 .222 .188 .410
May   93 26 2 3 2 9 15 9 6 0 4 0 .280 .343 .430 .773
June   84 20 2 0 0 8 5 5 7 1 1 1 .238 .286 .262 .548
July   52 14 2 1 0 3 5 6 5 0 0 0 .269 .345 .346 .691
August   41 13 4 0 2 9 12 8 3 0 0 1 .317 .440 .561 1.001
September   30 11 2 0 0 6 2 3 3 0 1 0 .367 .424 .433 .858
October   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Spring Training   25 8 1 0 1 5 5 3 5 0 0 0 .320 .393 .480 .873
Last Year   163 58 9 7 1 30 24 24 9 0 0 1 .356 .441 .515 .957
2 Years Ago   254 67 11 1 2 28 37 34 21 1 2 3 .264 .356 .339 .695
Career   829 239 38 13 7 105 112 97 68 3 8 7 .288 .366 .391 .757
Home   163 47 7 2 2 17 20 12 15 1 3 2 .288 .343 .393 .735
Road   154 40 5 2 2 19 20 19 12 1 3 1 .260 .343 .357 .700
Grass   317 87 12 4 4 36 40 31 27 2 6 3 .274 .343 .375 .718
Day   37 7 1 1 1 6 7 4 4 0 1 1 .189 .286 .351 .637
Night   280 80 11 3 3 30 33 27 23 2 5 2 .286 .350 .379 .729
As Starter   277 75 11 4 4 33 36 26 23 2 6 3 .271 .338 .383 .720
As Reliever / Substitution   40 12 1 0 0 3 4 5 4 0 0 0 .300 .378 .325 .703
Pinch Hitting   34 12 1 0 0 2 1 4 4 0 0 0 .353 .421 .382 .803
Close/Late   92 29 4 1 0 7 8 9 6 0 1 0 .315 .376 .380 .757
Inning 1-3   91 22 3 1 2 10 14 11 9 1 2 2 .242 .333 .363 .696
Inning 4-6   104 26 5 0 1 13 13 9 12 1 3 1 .250 .313 .327 .640
Inning 7-9   109 34 4 3 1 11 10 9 6 0 1 0 .312 .364 .431 .796
Extra Innings   13 5 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .385 .467 .385 .851
0 Outs   109 26 5 0 2 9 19 12 11 0 6 2 .239 .325 .339 .665
1 Outs   111 34 4 1 2 17 12 7 6 2 0 1 .306 .347 .414 .762
2 Outs   97 27 3 3 0 10 7 12 10 0 0 0 .278 .358 .371 .729
Scoring Position   86 24 2 0 2 33 10 9 4 2 6 0 .279 .340 .372 .712
Bases Empty   180 47 10 4 1 1 22 19 20 0 0 2 .261 .338 .378 .716
Runner on 1st   51 16 0 0 1 2 6 3 3 0 0 1 .314 .364 .373 .736
Runner on 2nd   25 4 2 0 0 3 0 4 2 0 4 0 .160 .276 .240 .516
Runner on 3rd   6 4 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .667 .714 .667 1.381
Runner on 1st & 2nd   25 8 0 0 1 5 6 2 1 0 0 0 .320 .370 .440 .810
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 .222 .200 .222 .422
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   9 3 0 0 1 9 2 1 0 1 1 0 .333 .364 .667 1.030
Bases Loaded   12 3 0 0 0 8 2 1 0 0 1 0 .250 .308 .250 .558
Two Strikes   137 34 3 2 1 14 16 9 27 1 0 1 .248 .297 .321 .618
First Pitch   41 7 1 0 1 4 4 2 0 0 3 1 .171 .227 .268 .496
Count 0-1   34 9 1 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 .265 .265 .353 .618
Count 0-2   28 6 1 0 0 2 2 0 7 0 0 0 .214 .214 .250 .464
Count 1-0   31 12 4 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 .387 .387 .516 .903
Count 1-1   27 8 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 .296 .321 .333 .655
Count 1-2   31 8 0 1 0 4 4 0 4 1 0 1 .258 .273 .323 .595
Count 2-0   15 5 1 0 1 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .375 .600 .975
Count 2-1   21 11 1 1 1 8 2 0 0 1 1 0 .524 .500 .810 1.310
Count 2-2   37 9 1 0 0 1 2 0 11 0 0 0 .243 .243 .270 .514
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   11 1 0 0 0 1 5 15 0 0 0 0 .091 .615 .091 .706
Full Count   41 11 1 1 1 7 8 9 5 0 0 0 .268 .400 .415 .815
Behind in Count   93 23 2 2 0 7 9 0 11 1 1 1 .247 .253 .312 .564
Ahead in Count   78 29 6 1 2 16 14 20 0 1 1 0 .372 .495 .551 1.046
Batting 2nd   59 16 1 1 2 4 9 7 2 0 3 1 .271 .358 .424 .782
Batting 3rd   25 8 0 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 1 0 .320 .370 .400 .770
Batting 4th   18 5 0 0 0 2 1 1 5 0 0 0 .278 .316 .278 .594
Batting 5th   142 34 8 2 2 20 21 11 11 2 2 2 .239 .299 .366 .666
Batting 6th   10 5 1 0 0 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 .500 .643 .600 1.243
Batting 7th   10 6 1 0 0 3 2 3 1 0 0 0 .600 .692 .700 1.392
Batting 8th   22 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 .227 .227 .273 .500
Batting 9th   31 8 0 0 0 2 1 3 4 0 0 0 .258 .324 .258 .582
Low Leverage   125 34 5 4 2 10 14 10 10 0 0 1 .272 .331 .424 .755
Medium Leverage   113 29 6 0 1 7 15 13 13 1 4 2 .257 .341 .336 .677
High Leverage   78 23 1 0 1 19 9 8 4 1 2 0 .295 .356 .346 .702
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 .718 103 108 1.0
Total FABL 375 829 239 38 13 7 105 112 97 7 3 68 3 5 .288 .366 .391 .757 119 125 4.8
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 RF 26 26 31 0 0 32 1 .969 215.2 1.29 -4.6 .879
1974 Los Angeles - MLB CF 3 2 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 19.0 3.32 -0.5 1.001
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 384 338 546 7 0 570 17 .970 3022.0 1.65 -7.4 .980
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.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year 3B Rank
1973 7 6
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