Garrett Richards

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2011-2022)

W–L 55–50
ERA 3.87
WHIP 1.31
SO 853
Pitcher PIV 5475.8
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 210 lb
Born
5/27/1988 in Riverside, CA, USA
MLB Debut
2011-08-10
Last Game
2022-08-16

Full name: Garrett Thomas Richards

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
55 50 259 152 3 2 6 984.0 921 423 93 364 853 3.87 5475.8

Career ERA 3.87 vs. league average 4.10 across their career seasons — 5.6% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2011 LAA AL 0 2 7 3 0 0 0 14.0 16 9 7 9 5.79 3.94 (-47%) -1054.0
2012 LAA AL 4 3 30 9 0 0 1 71.0 77 37 34 47 4.69 4.01 (-17%) -1067.2
2013 LAA AL 7 8 47 17 1 0 1 145.0 151 67 44 101 4.16 3.87 (-8%) 760.9
2014 LAA AL 13 4 26 26 1 1 0 168.7 124 49 51 164 2.61 3.74 (+30%) 4956.6
2015 LAA AL 15 12 32 32 1 1 0 207.3 181 84 76 176 3.65 3.96 (+8%) 538.3
2016 LAA AL 1 3 6 6 0 0 0 34.7 31 9 15 34 2.34 4.19 (+44%) 759.6
2017 LAA AL 0 2 6 6 0 0 0 27.7 18 7 7 27 2.28 4.36 (+48%) 1337.8
2018 LAA AL 5 4 16 16 0 0 0 76.3 64 31 34 87 3.66 4.15 (+12%) 36.4
2019 SDN NL 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 8.7 10 8 6 11 8.31 — 0.0
2020 SDN NL 2 2 14 10 0 0 0 51.3 47 23 17 46 4.03 4.45 (+9%) 221.7
2021 BOS AL 7 8 40 22 0 0 3 136.7 158 74 60 115 4.87 4.27 (-14%) -1557.0
2022 TEX AL 1 1 32 2 0 0 1 42.7 44 25 13 36 5.27 3.97 (-33%) 542.7
Career · 12 seasons 55 50 259 152 3 2 6 984.0 921 423 364 853 3.87 — 5,476

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
259 20 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 .050 .050 .100 .150 0

Career AVG .050 vs. league average .251 across their career seasons — 80.1% below league average.

Career OBP .050 vs. league average .319 across their career seasons — 84.3% below league average.

Career SLG .100 vs. league average .408 across their career seasons — 75.5% below league average.

Career OPS .150 vs. league average .727 across their career seasons — 79.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
2011 LAA AL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2012 LAA AL 30 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2013 LAA AL 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2014 LAA AL 26 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 — — — — 0.0
2015 LAA AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2016 LAA AL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2017 LAA AL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2018 LAA AL 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2019 SDN NL 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2020 SDN NL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2021 BOS AL 40 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 .200 — — — — 0.0
2022 TEX AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 12 seasons 259 20 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 .050 — — — — 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
5 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
2021 ALDS2 BOS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2020 NLDS1 SDN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2020 NLWC2 SDN 2 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 5 0 0 3.0 1 2 2 4 6.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2021 ALDS2 BOS 0 0 1 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 0.00
2020 NLDS1 SDN 0 1 2 0 0 1.3 1 2 2 3 13.50
2020 NLWC2 SDN 0 0 2 0 0 1.3 0 0 0 1 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home12600000—
Away133200101.050

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home126469.14352101814004.03
Away133514.24862131834533.72

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2022-08-16 TEXOAK — 2.0100010
2022-08-11 TEXHOU — 2.0322030
2022-08-07 TEXCHW — 2.0421110
2022-08-01 TEXBAL — 3.0422120
2022-07-24 TEXOAK — 0.1444101
2022-07-17 TEXSEA — 0.1433000
2022-07-14 TEXSEA — 1.1222020
2022-07-13 TEXOAK SV 0.1000000
2022-07-11 TEXOAK — 0.1111000
2022-07-10 TEXMIN — 1.0100020

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 259 152 69 100 14 5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2011 LAA P 7 3 2 3 0 0
2012 LAA P 30 9 1 5 1 0
2013 LAA P 47 17 16 21 2 1
2014 LAA P 26 26 10 13 3 0
2015 LAA P 32 32 17 29 3 2
2016 LAA P 6 6 0 5 2 0
2017 LAA P 6 6 4 4 0 0
2018 LAA P 16 16 3 4 1 0
2019 SDN P 3 3 0 1 0 0
2020 SDN P 14 10 7 3 0 0
2021 BOS P 40 22 7 11 2 2
2022 TEX P 32 2 2 1 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 259

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2016 LAA AL $6,425,000
2015 LAA AL $3,200,000
2014 LAA AL $520,000
2013 LAA AL $495,000
Total Career Earnings $10,640,000

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
University of Oklahoma Norman OK 2007, 2008, 2009

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Garrett Richards (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Reynaldo Lopez
    51-57, 3.91 ERA
  2. 85
    Danny Duffy
    68-68, 3.95 ERA
  3. 84
    Shelby Miller
    51-69, 4.04 ERA
  4. 83
    Travis Wood
    47-59, 4.26 ERA
  5. 81
    Jaime Garcia
    70-62, 3.85 ERA
  6. 70
    Tyson Ross
    44-70, 4.04 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Garrett Richards

What years did Garrett Richards play?
Garrett Richards played in Major League Baseball from 2011 to 2022.
Was Garrett Richards a pitcher?
Yes. Garrett Richards pitched in the major leagues, recording 55 wins and 853 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Garrett Richards hit?
Garrett Richards hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.