What years did Rick Camp play?

Rick Camp played in Major League Baseball from 1976 to 1985.

Was Rick Camp a pitcher?

Yes. Rick Camp pitched in the major leagues, recording 56 wins and 407 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Rick Camp hit?

Rick Camp hit 1 career home runs with 13 hits.

What was Rick Camp's career batting average?

Rick Camp batted .074 over his career, with 13 hits in 175 at bats.

How many RBI did Rick Camp have?

Rick Camp drove in 7 runs in his career.

What was Rick Camp's career ERA?

Rick Camp finished with a 3.37 career ERA, going 56-49 with 407 strikeouts.

Rick Camp

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1976-1985)

Rick Camp was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1976 to 1985 for the Atlanta Braves, a span of 10 seasons. Across 414 career appearances, he went 56-49 with a 3.37 ERA, 407 strikeouts, and 57 saves.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 56–49

ERA 3.37

WHIP 1.39

SO 407

Pitcher PIV -3449.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 195 lb
Born: 6/10/1953 in Trion, GA, USA
Died: 4/25/2013 in Rydal, GA, USA
MLB Debut: 1976-09-15
Last Game: 1985-10-05

Full name: Rick Lamar Camp

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Career Pitching Statistics

Rick Camp — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
56	49	414	65	5	0	57	942.1	970	353	72	336	407	3.37	-3449.8

Career ERA 3.37 vs. league average 3.80 across their career seasons — 11.2% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Rick Camp Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1976	ATL	NL	0	1	5	1	0	0	11.1	13	8	2	6	6.35	3.51 (-81%)	400.7
1977	ATL	NL	6	3	54	0	0	10	78.2	89	35	47	51	4.00	4.00 (avg)	-521.1
1978	ATL	NL	2	4	42	4	0	0	74.1	99	31	32	23	3.75	3.69 (-2%)	-1051.9
1980	ATL	NL	6	4	77	0	0	22	108.1	92	23	29	33	1.91	3.84 (+50%)	1176.2
1981	ATL	NL	9	3	48	0	0	17	76.0	68	15	12	47	1.78	3.58 (+50%)	1643.5
1982	ATL	NL	11	13	51	21	3	5	177.1	199	72	52	68	3.65	3.86 (+5%)	-1342.8
1983	ATL	NL	10	9	40	16	1	0	140.0	146	59	38	61	3.79	3.87 (+2%)	-1389.4
1984	ATL	NL	8	6	31	21	1	0	148.2	134	54	63	69	3.27	3.81 (+14%)	-1124.3
1985	ATL	NL	4	6	66	2	0	3	127.2	130	56	61	49	3.95	3.89 (-1%)	-1240.8
Career · 9 seasons			56	49	414	65	5	57	942.1	970	353	336	407	3.37	—	-3,450

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Rick Camp — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
414	175	6	13	4	0	1	7	0	4	85	.074	.109	.114	.224	0

Career AVG .074 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 71.4% below league average.

Career OBP .109 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 66.3% below league average.

Career SLG .114 vs. league average .384 across their career seasons — 70.3% below league average.

Career OPS .224 vs. league average .708 across their career seasons — 68.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Rick Camp Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1976	ATL	NL	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1977	ATL	NL	54	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1978	ATL	NL	42	8	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1980	ATL	NL	77	9	0	1	1	0	0	0	6	.111	—	—	—	—	0.0
1981	ATL	NL	48	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1982	ATL	NL	51	41	0	1	1	0	0	2	23	.024	—	—	—	—	0.0
1983	ATL	NL	40	39	3	3	1	0	2	0	16	.077	—	—	—	—	0.0
1984	ATL	NL	31	45	0	5	1	0	3	0	20	.111	—	—	—	—	0.0
1985	ATL	NL	66	13	1	3	0	1	2	1	5	.231	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			414	175	6	13	4	1	7	4	85	.074	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Rick Camp — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Rick Camp — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1982	NLCS	ATL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Rick Camp — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	1	1	1	0	1.0	4	4	1	0	36.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Rick Camp — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1982	NLCS	ATL	0	1	1	1	0	1.0	4	4	1	0	36.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Rick Camp — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	222	87	2	7	1	5	.080
Away	192	88	4	6	0	2	.068

Pitching — Home / Away

Rick Camp — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	222	506.2	520	200	175	238	3.55
Away	192	435.2	450	153	161	169	3.16

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Rick Camp — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1985-10-05	ATL	SFG	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1985-09-30	ATL	HOU	W	2.0	2	0	0	0	1	0
1985-09-29	ATL	SDP	W	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1985-09-28	ATL	SDP	—	2.0	2	0	0	0	1	0
1985-09-25	ATL	CIN	SV	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0
1985-09-24	ATL	CIN	—	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1985-09-21	ATL	SDP	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1985-09-19	ATL	CIN	—	0.1	2	6	1	1	0	0
1985-09-17	ATL	HOU	—	1.0	3	4	4	3	1	1
1985-09-15	ATL	SFG	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Rick Camp — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	414	65	86	160	20	10

Season-by-Season Fielding

Rick Camp — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1976	ATL	P	5	1	3	5	1	0
1977	ATL	P	54	0	4	10	2	1
1978	ATL	P	42	4	8	12	3	0
1980	ATL	P	77	0	9	34	1	2
1981	ATL	P	48	0	11	9	0	1
1982	ATL	P	51	21	18	30	3	2
1983	ATL	P	40	16	14	23	5	1
1984	ATL	P	31	21	12	24	1	0
1985	ATL	P	66	2	7	13	4	3

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Rick Camp Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	414

Awards & Honors

Rick Camp — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1981	Pitcher of the Month	August
1981	Player of the Week	Week of 1981-06-05
1981	Player of the Week	Week of 1981-08-21
1980	Player of the Week	Week of 1980-09-26

Salary History

Rick Camp — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1986	ATL	NL	$600,000
1985	ATL	NL	$633,333
Total Career Earnings			$1,233,333

Award Voting History

Rick Camp — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1981	Most Valuable Player	NL	20th	9.0	336	0

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Career Spans

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Rick Camp: the record in brief

Between the debut on September 15, 1976 and the final game on October 5, 1985, Rick Camp built the record summarized on this page. The team column never changes: it is the Atlanta Braves from 1976 to 1985. Camp, a pitcher by primary position, threw and hit right-handed. The recorded size is 6 feet, 1 inch and 195 pounds. Camp was born on June 10, 1953, in Trion, GA, USA. Camp died on April 25, 2013, in Rydal, GA, USA. On the record, Rick Camp was born Rick Lamar Camp.

The pitching table credits Camp with a 56-49 record and a 3.37 ERA in 414 games. Camp had 407 strikeouts and 57 saves. That 3.37 ERA compares with a 3.80 league average across the same seasons, 11.2% better. Camp won 11 games in 1982, the most of any season listed. 1984 produced Camp's most strikeouts, 69. Camp saved 22 games in 1980, the season high. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 1.91 in 1980, when the league's was 3.84.

Frequently Asked Questions about Rick Camp

What years did Rick Camp play?: Rick Camp played in Major League Baseball from 1976 to 1985.
Was Rick Camp a pitcher?: Yes. Rick Camp pitched in the major leagues, recording 56 wins and 407 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Rick Camp hit?: Rick Camp hit 1 career home runs with 13 hits.
What was Rick Camp's career batting average?: Rick Camp batted .074 over his career, with 13 hits in 175 at bats.
How many RBI did Rick Camp have?: Rick Camp drove in 7 runs in his career.
What was Rick Camp's career ERA?: Rick Camp finished with a 3.37 career ERA, going 56-49 with 407 strikeouts.