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.

Rick Camp

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

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

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
56	49	414	65	5	0	57	942.3	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

Pitching Career Arc

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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	11.3	13	8	2	6	6.35	3.51 (-81%)	400.7
1977	ATL	NL	6	3	54	0	0	10	78.7	89	35	47	51	4.00	4.00 (avg)	-521.1
1978	ATL	NL	2	4	42	4	0	0	74.3	99	31	32	23	3.75	3.69 (-2%)	-1051.9
1980	ATL	NL	6	4	77	0	0	22	108.3	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	177.3	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	148.7	134	54	63	69	3.27	3.81 (+14%)	-1124.3
1985	ATL	NL	4	6	66	2	0	3	127.7	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

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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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	414	65	86	160	20	10

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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Position	Games
Pitcher	414

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

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

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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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.