C Paul Richards #15
Age: 46 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
01/13/1955
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C PAUL RICHARDS #15 - AGE: 46 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
124 379 86 12 6 4 41 53 48 .227 .323 .322 2 1.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 45
Gap 50 50 50 50
Power 35 35 35 35
Eye 55 55 55 55
Avoid K's 50 50 50 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 20 20
Errors: - 20 25
Arm: 60 25 25
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: 90 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 75 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 60
Stealing Aggressiveness: 60
Stealing Ability: 55
Baserunning Inst.: 60
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/26/1954 WS1 Win, 7-1 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
09/25/1954 WS1 Win, 9-3 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 0
09/24/1954 WS1 Loss, 3-8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/22/1954 KC1 Win, 2-1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/20/1954 KC1 Loss, 7-8 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/19/1954 @ WS1 Loss, 0-4 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/18/1954 @ WS1 Loss, 3-8 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/17/1954 @ WS1 Win, 6-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/15/1954 @ BAL Win, 2-1 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/14/1954 @ BAL Win, 11-10 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
Birthday:11/21/1908
Born in:Waxahachie, TX
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:180 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:13 Years, 109 Days
Service This Yr:167 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:22 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1954 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 124 379 86 12 6 4 41 47 53 48 .227 .323 .322 .645 .288 .095 68
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 113 443 4 11 0 9 8 7 122 22 2 1 66.7 42.1 3.58 1.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   163 41 5 2 2 18 19 22 22 5 2 0 .252 .332 .344 .675
Versus Right   216 45 7 4 2 23 28 31 26 2 6 4 .208 .316 .306 .622
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   46 9 1 1 0 3 6 3 4 1 0 0 .196 .240 .261 .501
May   73 12 5 1 1 5 4 5 10 3 2 0 .164 .210 .301 .511
June   65 18 1 0 1 9 8 14 10 1 1 2 .277 .415 .338 .753
July   63 14 2 1 1 7 10 12 9 1 0 0 .222 .342 .333 .675
August   67 16 2 2 0 7 12 13 7 0 2 1 .239 .370 .328 .699
September   65 17 1 1 1 10 7 6 8 1 3 1 .262 .329 .354 .683
Spring Training   44 13 1 2 1 5 5 7 6 0 0 0 .295 .392 .477 .869
Last Year   379 86 12 6 4 41 47 53 48 7 8 4 .227 .323 .322 .645
2 Years Ago   407 81 18 3 2 43 43 44 55 3 11 1 .199 .277 .273 .550
Career   4709 1064 189 55 38 540 525 602 565 37 95 12 .226 .313 .314 .627
Home   175 36 5 2 3 22 24 31 23 2 1 2 .206 .329 .309 .637
Road   204 50 7 4 1 19 23 22 25 5 7 2 .245 .318 .333 .651
Grass   379 86 12 6 4 41 47 53 48 7 8 4 .227 .323 .322 .645
Day   257 57 9 3 3 26 35 42 28 4 7 2 .222 .331 .315 .646
Night   122 29 3 3 1 15 12 11 20 3 1 2 .238 .304 .336 .640
As Starter   373 85 12 6 4 40 45 52 45 6 6 4 .228 .324 .324 .649
As Reliever / Substitution   6 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 1 2 0 .167 .250 .167 .417
Pinch Hitting   5 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 .200 .167 .200 .367
Close/Late   66 15 3 0 1 6 10 11 5 3 8 0 .227 .325 .318 .643
Inning 1-3   111 22 4 2 1 9 11 7 14 1 0 3 .198 .262 .297 .560
Inning 4-6   149 36 4 2 2 19 21 28 21 2 0 0 .242 .358 .336 .693
Inning 7-9   112 26 4 2 1 13 15 17 13 4 7 1 .232 .328 .330 .659
Extra Innings   7 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .286 .375 .286 .661
0 Outs   124 34 8 3 2 10 30 12 12 1 7 0 .274 .336 .435 .771
1 Outs   133 23 4 0 2 17 13 19 19 6 1 0 .173 .266 .248 .514
2 Outs   122 29 0 3 0 14 4 22 17 0 0 4 .238 .372 .287 .659
Scoring Position   103 26 3 0 1 35 16 21 19 7 8 2 .252 .368 .311 .679
Bases Empty   203 45 7 4 2 2 24 25 19 0 0 1 .222 .310 .325 .635
Runner on 1st   73 15 2 2 1 4 7 7 10 0 0 1 .205 .284 .329 .613
Runner on 2nd   28 5 0 0 0 4 2 11 6 0 7 0 .179 .410 .179 .589
Runner on 3rd   8 2 0 0 0 5 2 2 0 2 1 0 .250 .333 .250 .583
Runner on 1st & 2nd   32 8 0 0 1 5 6 2 5 0 0 1 .250 .314 .344 .658
Runner on 1st & 3rd   15 7 1 0 0 9 5 1 3 1 0 1 .467 .500 .533 1.033
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   9 2 2 0 0 6 1 5 3 1 0 0 .222 .467 .444 .911
Bases Loaded   11 2 0 0 0 6 0 0 2 3 0 0 .182 .143 .182 .325
Two Strikes   157 23 4 2 0 10 19 18 48 2 0 1 .146 .236 .197 .433
First Pitch   71 18 3 0 1 9 4 11 0 1 3 1 .254 .357 .338 .695
Count 0-1   39 19 2 1 2 6 9 0 0 0 1 1 .487 .500 .744 1.244
Count 0-2   28 5 0 0 0 1 2 0 8 0 0 1 .179 .207 .179 .385
Count 1-0   32 8 1 2 1 8 4 0 0 2 3 0 .250 .235 .500 .735
Count 1-1   42 10 2 0 0 4 3 0 0 1 0 1 .238 .250 .286 .536
Count 1-2   52 8 2 1 0 2 4 0 18 0 0 0 .154 .154 .231 .385
Count 2-0   11 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .182 .364 .545
Count 2-1   16 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .188 .188 .188 .375
Count 2-2   44 5 2 1 0 3 3 0 16 1 0 0 .114 .111 .205 .316
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   11 3 0 0 0 2 6 17 0 1 0 0 .273 .690 .273 .962
Full Count   33 5 0 0 0 4 10 18 6 1 0 0 .152 .442 .152 .594
Behind in Count   119 32 4 2 2 9 15 0 26 0 1 2 .269 .281 .387 .668
Ahead in Count   70 16 1 3 1 12 12 24 0 3 4 0 .229 .412 .371 .784
Batting 7th   2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 2.000 2.500
Batting 8th   371 84 12 6 3 39 44 52 44 6 6 4 .226 .323 .315 .639
Batting 9th   6 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 1 2 0 .167 .250 .167 .417
Low Leverage   171 40 2 5 2 14 19 24 18 1 1 2 .234 .333 .339 .673
Medium Leverage   149 33 10 1 1 15 19 19 23 3 1 2 .221 .312 .322 .634
High Leverage   59 13 0 0 1 12 9 10 7 3 6 0 .220 .319 .271 .591
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
1935 Brooklyn - MLB 26 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -119 -0.0
1936 Brooklyn - MLB 27 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 445 510 0.0
1937 Brooklyn - MLB 28 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -138 -0.0
1938 Brooklyn - MLB 29 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0.0
1941 Brooklyn - MLB 32 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 51 126 0.0
1943 Brooklyn - MLB 34 123 384 75 5 0 4 41 31 45 1 2 40 2 4 .195 .280 .240 .520 57 56 0.9
1944 Boston - MLB 35 125 388 96 17 0 2 51 39 38 0 3 37 11 5 .247 .312 .307 .619 82 72 1.6
1945 Boston - MLB 36 127 391 93 13 4 5 43 55 50 2 3 41 13 4 .238 .325 .330 .655 94 82 2.2
1946 Boston - MLB 37 127 403 90 12 4 2 42 49 47 0 4 49 3 10 .223 .302 .288 .590 67 65 0.4
1947 Boston - MLB 38 131 396 82 17 7 4 45 41 56 1 1 41 7 6 .207 .306 .316 .622 79 75 1.2
1948 Boston - MLB 39 123 412 112 25 7 5 62 53 49 0 2 58 13 4 .272 .348 .403 .751 102 97 3.0
1949 Boston - MLB 40 128 418 88 21 8 2 45 44 53 1 1 61 5 2 .211 .300 .313 .614 69 64 0.9
1950 Boston - MLB 41 128 390 92 15 7 3 45 48 62 1 4 44 6 3 .236 .339 .333 .673 83 79 1.9
1951 Boston - MLB 42 119 356 84 21 5 4 42 40 46 0 5 38 6 7 .236 .319 .357 .676 82 77 1.3
1952 Boston - MLB 43 127 380 84 13 4 1 39 34 58 1 2 52 2 3 .221 .324 .284 .608 75 73 1.8
1953 Boston - MLB 44 127 407 81 18 3 2 43 43 44 1 3 55 8 8 .199 .277 .273 .550 47 43 -0.4
1954 Boston - MLB 45 124 379 86 12 6 4 41 47 53 4 7 48 2 1 .227 .323 .322 .645 68 68 1.1
Total MLB 1516 4709 1064 189 55 38 540 525 602 12 37 565 78 57 .226 .313 .314 .627 75 71 16.0
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
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1938 Brooklyn - MLB 1B 1 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 2.0 18.00 -0.1 1.031
1943 Brooklyn - MLB C 114 113 384 100 4 488 4 .992 1014.2 4.29 +6.1 .953 8 74 47 63.5
1944 Boston - MLB C 118 110 436 126 6 571 9 .984 976.0 5.18 +3.6 1.017 10 164 81 49.4
1945 Boston - MLB C 119 112 418 110 7 533 5 .991 992.0 4.79 +2.2 1.017 5 155 68 43.9
1946 Boston - MLB P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1946 Boston - MLB C 119 118 552 110 7 672 10 .985 1025.2 5.81 -0.5 1.017 6 148 60 40.5
1947 Boston - MLB C 123 119 574 73 8 652 5 .992 1032.0 5.64 +2.7 1.155 8 85 41 48.2
1948 Boston - MLB C 119 118 472 91 4 568 5 .991 1022.1 4.96 +1.7 1.098 8 119 53 44.5
1949 Boston - MLB C 118 118 516 60 4 581 5 .991 1024.1 5.06 +2.4 1.083 2 61 25 41.0
1950 Boston - MLB C 116 116 509 70 8 585 6 .990 1010.0 5.16 +2.4 .982 7 52 24 46.2
1951 Boston - MLB C 104 102 415 96 5 512 1 .998 892.1 5.15 -1.7 .956 7 149 60 40.3
1952 Boston - MLB C 117 116 505 59 1 565 1 .998 1008.2 5.03 +3.5 1.271 7 57 30 52.6
1953 Boston - MLB C 119 114 567 113 11 686 6 .991 1017.1 6.02 +1.0 .947 6 144 67 46.5
1954 Boston - MLB C 118 113 532 70 6 604 2 .997 1012.1 5.35 +1.3 .970 8 59 31 52.5
TOTAL P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL C 1404 1369 5880 1078 71 7017 59 .992 12027.2 5.21 +24.8 1.024 82 1267 587 46.3
TOTAL 1B 1 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 2.0 18.00 -0.1 1.031
PLAYER HISTORY
10/10/1931 Signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
01/01/1932 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (45); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 45 (55).
04/11/1932 Named the #61 prospect in the MLB
07/03/1932 Named the #29 prospect in the MLB
10/07/1932 Named the #31 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1933 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (45); Power: 35 (40); Eye: 45 (55).
04/12/1933 Named the #61 prospect in the MLB
07/07/1933 Named the #35 prospect in the MLB
10/10/1933 Named the #28 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1934 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 55 (55).
04/16/1934 Named the #61 prospect in the MLB
07/08/1934 Named the #20 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1935 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 55 (55).
01/01/1936 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 45 (55).
01/01/1937 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 45 (55).
01/01/1938 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 45 (55).
01/01/1939 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 45 (45).
01/01/1940 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 45 (45).
01/01/1941 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 45 (45).
01/01/1942 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 45 (45).
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 55 (55).
10/21/1943 Wins the 1943 MLB NL Great Glove Award at C.
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 55 (55).
03/05/1944 Was traded by the Brooklyn Dodgers to the Boston Red Sox, along with LF Clyde Vollmer, in exchange for CF Catfish Metkovich.
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 55 (55).
10/20/1945 Wins the 1945 MLB AL Great Glove Award at C.
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 55 (55).
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 55 (55).
10/16/1947 Wins the 1947 MLB AL Great Glove Award at C.
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 55 (55).
10/21/1948 Wins the 1948 MLB AL Great Glove Award at C.
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 55 (55).
10/22/1949 Wins the 1949 MLB AL Great Glove Award at C.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 55 (55).
10/21/1950 Wins the 1950 MLB AL Great Glove Award at C.
01/01/1951 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 55 (55).
10/20/1951 Wins the 1951 MLB AL Great Glove Award at C.
01/01/1952 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 55 (55).
10/20/1952 Wins the 1952 MLB AL Great Glove Award at C.
01/01/1953 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 55 (55).
10/17/1953 Wins the 1953 MLB AL Great Glove Award at C.
01/01/1954 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 55 (55).
10/08/1954 Retired from professional baseball.
10/16/1954 Wins the 1954 MLB AL Great Glove Award at C.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year IBB Rank
1943 7 2
1944 10 1
1945 11 1
1947 4 10
1948 4 7
1949 6 4
1950 5 5
1951 4 5
1952 5 4
1953 5 7
1954 11 1
Year SF Rank
1954 7 7
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