Garrett Richards
Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2011-2022)
Garrett Richards was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2011 to 2022 for 4 teams, including the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, a span of 12 seasons. Across 259 career appearances, he went 55-50 with a 3.87 ERA and 853 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 5475.8.
- 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
- Position
- Pitcher
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height / Weight
- 6'2" / 210 lb
- MLB Debut
- 2011-08-10
- Last Game
- 2022-08-16
Full name: Garrett Thomas Richards
Season-by-Season Pitching
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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 | 168.2 | 124 | 49 | 51 | 164 | 2.61 | 3.74 (+30%) | 4956.6 |
| 2015 | LAA | AL | 15 | 12 | 32 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 207.1 | 181 | 84 | 76 | 176 | 3.65 | 3.96 (+8%) | 538.3 |
| 2016 | LAA | AL | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34.2 | 31 | 9 | 15 | 34 | 2.34 | 4.19 (+44%) | 759.6 |
| 2017 | LAA | AL | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.2 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 2.28 | 4.36 (+48%) | 1337.8 |
| 2018 | LAA | AL | 5 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76.1 | 64 | 31 | 34 | 87 | 3.66 | 4.15 (+12%) | 36.4 |
| 2019 | SDN | NL | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 8.31 | — | 0.0 |
| 2020 | SDN | NL | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51.1 | 47 | 23 | 17 | 46 | 4.03 | 4.45 (+9%) | 221.7 |
| 2021 | BOS | AL | 7 | 8 | 40 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 136.2 | 158 | 74 | 60 | 115 | 4.87 | 4.27 (-14%) | -1557.0 |
| 2022 | TEX | AL | 1 | 1 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 42.2 | 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
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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
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
Playoff Pitching by Year
Game Log & Splits
View full game log (518 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Away | 133 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .050 |
Pitching — Home / Away
| Split | G | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 126 | 469.1 | 435 | 210 | 181 | 400 | 4.03 |
| Away | 133 | 514.2 | 486 | 213 | 183 | 453 | 3.72 |
Last 10 Games — Pitching
| Date | Tm | Opp | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-16 | TEX | OAK | — | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022-08-11 | TEX | HOU | — | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022-08-07 | TEX | CHW | — | 2.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022-08-01 | TEX | BAL | — | 3.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022-07-24 | TEX | OAK | — | 0.1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022-07-17 | TEX | SEA | — | 0.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-07-14 | TEX | SEA | — | 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022-07-13 | TEX | OAK | SV | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-07-11 | TEX | OAK | — | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-07-10 | TEX | MIN | — | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
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
Circle size = games played at each position.
| 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
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Garrett Richards (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.
Garrett Richards: the record in brief
The profile opens with Garrett Richards's first major league game on August 10, 2011; the last one listed came on August 16, 2022. The team column moves through the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2011 through 2018), the San Diego Padres (2019 to 2020), the Boston Red Sox (2021), and the Texas Rangers (2022). Richards played primarily as a pitcher and both batted and threw right-handed. Born on May 27, 1988, in Riverside, CA, USA, Richards was listed at 210 pounds on a 6-foot-2 frame. The given name on file is Garrett Thomas Richards.
Richards's career pitching line is 55 wins, 50 losses and a 3.87 ERA over 259 appearances. The same table counts 853 strikeouts. The leagues Richards pitched in allowed 4.10 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 5.6% better than average. 2015 brought Richards a season-high 15 wins. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 2.61 in 2014, when the league's was 3.74.
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.
- What was Garrett Richards's career batting average?
- Garrett Richards batted .050 over his career, with 1 hits in 20 at bats.
- How many RBI did Garrett Richards have?
- Garrett Richards drove in 1 runs in his career.
- What was Garrett Richards's career ERA?
- Garrett Richards finished with a 3.87 career ERA, going 55-50 with 853 strikeouts.