What years did Rich Harden play?

Rich Harden played in Major League Baseball from 2003 to 2011.

Was Rich Harden a pitcher?

Yes. Rich Harden pitched in the major leagues, recording 59 wins and 949 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Rich Harden hit?

Rich Harden hit 0 career home runs with 11 hits.

Rich Harden

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2003-2011)

W–L 59–38

ERA 3.76

WHIP 1.30

SO 949

Pitcher PIV 8666.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 190 lb
Born: 11/30/1981 in Victoria, BC, CAN
MLB Debut: 2003-07-21
Last Game: 2011-09-25

Full name: James Richard Harden

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
59	38	170	160	2	1	0	928.3	781	388	105	422	949	3.76	8666.1

Career ERA 3.76 vs. league average 4.31 across their career seasons — 12.8% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2003	OAK	AL	5	4	15	13	0	0	74.7	72	37	40	67	4.46	4.40 (-1%)	1222.5
2004	OAK	AL	11	7	31	31	0	0	189.7	171	84	81	167	3.99	4.46 (+11%)	3700.4
2005	OAK	AL	10	5	22	19	2	1	128.0	93	36	43	121	2.53	4.29 (+41%)	4584.6
2006	OAK	AL	4	0	9	9	0	0	46.7	31	22	26	49	4.24	4.53 (+6%)	414.0
2007	OAK	AL	1	2	7	4	0	0	25.7	18	7	11	27	2.45	4.47 (+45%)	343.3
2008	OAK	AL	5	1	13	13	0	0	77.0	57	20	31	92	2.34	4.32 (+46%)	2914.6
2008	CHN	NL	5	1	12	12	0	0	71.0	39	14	30	89	1.77	4.32 (+59%)	2247.8
2009	CHN	NL	9	9	26	26	0	0	141.0	122	64	67	171	4.09	4.32 (+5%)	-83.0
2010	TEX	AL	5	5	20	18	0	0	92.0	91	57	62	75	5.58	4.08 (-37%)	-5123.3
2011	OAK	AL	4	4	15	15	0	0	82.7	87	47	31	91	5.12	3.94 (-30%)	-1554.8
Career · 10 seasons			59	38	170	160	2	1	928.1	781	388	422	949	3.76	—	8,666

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
171	76	4	11	1	0	0	1	0	1	31	.145	.156	.158	.314	0

Career AVG .145 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — 45.1% below league average.

Career OBP .156 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — 53.0% below league average.

Career SLG .158 vs. league average .418 across their career seasons — 62.2% below league average.

Career OPS .314 vs. league average .749 across their career seasons — 58.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2003	OAK	AL	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	OAK	AL	31	5	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	OAK	AL	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	OAK	AL	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	OAK	AL	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	OAK	AL	13	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	CHN	NL	12	23	1	2	0	1	0	12	.087	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	CHN	NL	27	43	3	8	1	0	1	15	.186	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	TEX	AL	20	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	OAK	AL	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 10 seasons			171	76	4	11	1	1	1	31	.145	—	—	—	—	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
4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	SO	AVG
2008	NLDS1	CHN	1	2	1	.000
2006	ALCS	OAK	1	0	0	.000
2003	ALDS2	OAK	2	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	3	4	2	0	11.3	12	8	10	9	6.35

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2008	NLDS1	CHN	0	1	1	1	4.3	5	3	3	4	6.23
2006	ALCS	OAK	0	1	1	1	5.7	5	3	5	4	4.76
2003	ALDS2	OAK	1	1	2	0	1.3	2	2	2	1	13.50

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	91	33	4	6	0	1	.182
Away	80	43	0	5	0	0	.116

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	90	501.0	412	200	221	531	3.59
Away	80	427.1	369	188	201	418	3.96

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2011-09-25	OAK	LAA	—	6.0	8	3	3	1	5	2
2011-09-20	OAK	TEX	L	3.0	7	6	5	1	3	1
2011-09-14	OAK	LAA	L	5.1	7	3	3	1	1	1
2011-09-05	OAK	KCR	—	5.0	8	4	4	1	10	1
2011-08-31	OAK	CLE	—	6.0	6	3	3	2	6	2
2011-08-25	OAK	NYY	—	4.1	10	6	6	1	6	2
2011-08-19	OAK	TOR	W	7.0	2	0	0	4	11	0
2011-08-14	OAK	TEX	—	4.0	5	4	4	5	4	0
2011-08-09	OAK	TOR	W	7.0	5	1	1	2	8	1
2011-08-02	OAK	SEA	L	5.2	5	4	4	3	7	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	170	160	66	73	8	11

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2003	OAK	P	15	13	5	11	1	3
2004	OAK	P	31	31	15	18	1	2
2005	OAK	P	22	19	12	8	1	2
2006	OAK	P	9	9	6	7	0	0
2007	OAK	P	7	4	3	0	0	0
2008	OAK	P	13	13	3	3	0	0
2008	CHN	P	12	12	6	3	0	0
2009	CHN	P	26	26	7	9	2	2
2010	TEX	P	20	18	5	5	1	1
2011	OAK	P	15	15	4	9	2	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	170

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2011	OAK	AL	$1,500,000
2010	TEX	AL	$6,500,000
2009	CHN	NL	$7,000,000
2008	OAK	AL	$4,750,000
2007	OAK	AL	$2,250,000
2006	OAK	AL	$1,250,000
2005	OAK	AL	$336,500
Total Career Earnings			$23,586,500

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Central Arizona College	Coolidge	AZ	2000, 2001

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Frequently Asked Questions about Rich Harden

What years did Rich Harden play?: Rich Harden played in Major League Baseball from 2003 to 2011.
Was Rich Harden a pitcher?: Yes. Rich Harden pitched in the major leagues, recording 59 wins and 949 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Rich Harden hit?: Rich Harden hit 0 career home runs with 11 hits.