Chris Richard

Positions: Outfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 185lb (188cm, 83kg)

Born: June 7, 1974 in San Diego, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 19th round of the 1995 MLB June Amateur Draft from Oklahoma State University (Stillwater, OK).

High School: University HS (San Diego, CA)

Schools: San Diego City College (San Diego, CA), San Diego Mesa College (San Diego, CA), Oklahoma State University (Stillwater, OK)

Debut: July 17, 2000 (Age 26-040d, 17,719th in major league history)
vs. MIN 4 AB, 1 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 4, 2009 (Age 35-119d)
vs. NYY 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2000 season

Full Name: Christopher Robert Richard

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.8

899

229

.255

132

RBI

122

OBP

.323

SLG

.445

OPS

.768

OPS+

102

Standard Batting

Games by Position

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1995	21	STL-min	A-	75	339	284	36	80	14	3	3	43	6	6	47	31	.282	.392	.384	.776		109	3	6	0	2	3		NJR · NYPL
1996	22	STL-min	A+	129	531	460	65	130	28	6	14	82	7	3	57	50	.283	.369	.461	.830		212	11	9	0	5	6		SPT · FLOR
1997	23	STL-min	AA	113	458	390	62	105	24	3	11	58	6	4	60	59	.269	.371	.431	.802		168	8	5	0	3	1		ARK · TL
1998	24	STL-min	AA,A+	36	131	119	12	26	7	1	2	18	1	1	10	15	.218	.282	.345	.627		41	3	1	0	1	0		ARK,PRW · TL,CARL
1999	25	STL-min	AA,AAA	137	517	459	81	137	28	3	30	98	7	7	44	77	.298	.366	.569	.934		261	15	8	0	6	5		ARK,MEM · TL,PCL
2000	26	STL-min	AAA	95	432	375	64	104	24	0	16	75	9	3	50	70	.277	.366	.469	.835		176	5	4	0	3	4		MEM · PCL
2000	26	TOT	MLB	62	239	215	39	57	14	2	14	37	7	5	17	40	.265	.326	.544	.871	120	117	5	4	0	3	3	3/H9D7
2000	26	STL	NL	6	18	16	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	.125	.222	.313	.535	33	5	0	0	0	0	0	/3H97
2000	26	BAL	AL	56	221	199	38	55	14	2	13	36	7	5	15	38	.276	.335	.563	.898	127	112	5	4	0	3	3	3/DH9
2001	27	BAL	AL	136	543	483	74	128	31	3	15	61	11	9	45	100	.265	.335	.435	.770	106	210	15	8	2	4	4	98D3/H
2002	28	BAL-min	AAA,AA,A-,Rk	18	78	65	13	23	8	0	7	22	0	0	8	17	.354	.423	.800	1.223		52	2	2	0	3	1		ROC,BOW,ADN,OLS · IL,EL,NYPL,GULF
2002	28	BAL	AL	50	171	155	15	36	11	0	4	21	0	3	12	30	.232	.292	.381	.673	82	59	2	2	0	2	0	D/3H
2003	29	COL	NL	19	30	27	3	6	1	1	1	3	0	1	3	6	.222	.300	.444	.744	80	12	1	0	0	0	0	H/73

2005	31	TEX-min	AAA	98	412	362	67	109	20	3	14	66	5	2	41	75	.301	.379	.489	.868		177	6	6	0	3	3		OKC · PCL
2006	32	PIT-min	AAA	106	404	337	53	82	16	4	17	67	6	5	58	81	.243	.359	.466	.825		157	5	5	0	4	4		INA · IL
2007	33	TBD-min	AAA	102	404	342	63	97	24	2	14	57	9	3	42	85	.284	.384	.488	.872		167	5	16	0	4	4		DHM · IL
2008	34	TBR-min	AAA	131	539	467	82	137	32	4	26	88	5	0	55	127	.293	.375	.546	.922		255	5	10	1	6	4		DHM · IL
2009	35	TBR-min	AAA	100	423	365	56	96	22	0	24	75	2	1	52	83	.263	.364	.521	.885		190	3	6	0	0	2		DHM · IL
2009	35	TBR	AL	13	23	19	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	7	.105	.261	.105	.366	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	3
2010	36	TBR-min	AAA	117	497	430	68	129	39	1	20	79	0	0	60	96	.300	.390	.535	.925		230	9	5	0	2	7		DHM · IL
5 Yrs				280	1006	899	132	229	57	6	34	122	18	18	81	183	.255	.323	.445	.768	102	400	23	14	2	9	7
162 Game Avg.				162	582	520	76	132	33	3	20	71	10	10	47	106	.255	.323	.445	.768	102	231	13	8	1	5	4

BAL (3 yrs)				242	935	837	127	219	56	5	32	118	18	17	72	168	.262	.327	.455	.782	107	381	22	14	2	9	7
TBR (1 yr)				13	23	19	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	7	.105	.261	.105	.366	3	2	0	0	0	0	0
COL (1 yr)				19	30	27	3	6	1	1	1	3	0	1	3	6	.222	.300	.444	.744	80	12	1	0	0	0	0
STL (1 yr)				6	18	16	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	.125	.222	.313	.535	33	5	0	0	0	0	0

AL (4 yrs)				255	958	856	128	221	56	5	32	118	18	17	76	175	.258	.326	.447	.773	104	383	22	14	2	9	7
NL (2 yrs)				25	48	43	4	8	1	1	2	4	0	1	5	8	.186	.271	.395	.666	63	17	1	0	0	0	0

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