Gene Richardson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

Gene Richardson was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for the Kansas City Monarchs. Across 11 career appearances, he went 5-3 with a 2.64 ERA and 66 strikeouts. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 2944.8.

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

W–L 5–3
ERA 2.64
WHIP 1.33
SO 66
Pitcher PIV 2944.8
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
5'10" / 170 lb
Born
1/26/1928 in San Diego, CA, USA
Died
8/1/1997 in San Diego, CA, USA

Full name: Norval Eugene Richardson

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

Gene Richardson — Batting
PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
85.0 80.0 9.0 11.0 2.0 0 1.0 4.0 4.0 0 0 .138 .179 .200 .379

Pitching

Gene Richardson — Pitching
W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
26 18 45 26 11 1 349.2 274 147 73 7 89 199 1.88 1.04

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Gene Richardson — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting
Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1949 52.0 47.0 5.0 6.0 1.0 0 0 2.0 4.0 0 0 .128 .196 .149 .345
Listed seasons · 1 52 47 5 6 1 0 0 2 4 0 0 .128 — — —

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Gene Richardson — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching
Season W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
1949 14 9 22 16 5 1 195.0 156 78 46 4 53 88 2.12 1.07
Listed seasons · 1 14 9 22 16 5 1 195.0 156 78 46 4 53 88 2.12 1.07

Career Pitching Statistics

Gene Richardson — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
5 3 11 8 4 0 0 71.7 66 21 1 29 66 2.64 2944.8

Career ERA 2.64 vs. league average 4.04 across their career seasons — 34.7% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Gene Richardson — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1947 KCM NAL 3 0 3 3 3 0 0 27.0 19 4 13 29 1.33 3.97 (+66%) 1117.5
1948 KCM NAL 2 3 8 5 1 0 0 44.7 47 17 16 37 3.43 4.10 (+17%) 1827.3
Career · 2 seasons 5 3 11 8 4 0 0 71.2 66 21 29 66 2.64 — 2,945

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

Gene Richardson — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
11 29 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 .103 .133 .138 .271 0

Career AVG .103 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — 60.7% below league average.

Career OBP .133 vs. league average .338 across their career seasons — 60.6% below league average.

Career SLG .138 vs. league average .378 across their career seasons — 63.5% below league average.

Career OPS .271 vs. league average .716 across their career seasons — 62.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Gene Richardson — Season-by-Season Batting
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1947 KCM NAL 3 11 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .182 — — — — 0.0
1948 KCM NAL 8 18 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .056 — — — — 0.0
Career · 2 seasons 11 29 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 .103 — — — — 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

Gene Richardson — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333

Playoff Batting by Year

Gene Richardson — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1948 ALC KCM 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333

Playoff Career Pitching

Gene Richardson — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2 1 3 0 0 9.7 6 1 4 9 0.93

Playoff Pitching by Year

Gene Richardson — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1948 ALC KCM 2 1 3 0 0 9.7 6 1 4 9 0.93

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Gene Richardson — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home26468513.109
Away18141400.286

Pitching — Home / Away

Gene Richardson — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home25153.112640421192.35
Away18104.276617330.52

Last 10 Games — Batting

Gene Richardson — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1949-09-05 KCMNY6L 411000000
1949-08-28 KCMBLGL 301000000
1949-08-09 KCMHOEW 300000010
1949-08-07 KCMHOEL 010000000
1949-08-05 KCMMEMW 411000000
1949-07-31 KCMMEMW 300000000
1949-07-26 KCMCAGW 300000000
1949-07-21 KCMBLGL 411100100
1949-07-17 KCMBLGL 300000000
1949-07-10 KCMLCBW 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Gene Richardson — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1949-09-05 KCMNY6 L 9.0765830
1949-08-28 KCMBLG L 6.21044250
1949-08-09 KCMHOE W 9.06111120
1949-08-05 KCMMEM W 9.0822000
1949-07-31 KCMMEM W 7.0311480
1949-07-26 KCMCAG W 9.0400460
1949-07-21 KCMBLG L 7.1151010241
1949-07-17 KCMBLG L 7.0886341
1949-07-10 KCMLCB W 7.0310001
1949-07-04 KCMCAG W 9.01080000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Gene Richardson — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 11 8 6 16 1 1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Gene Richardson — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1947 KCM P 3 3 4 5 0 0
1948 KCM P 8 5 2 11 1 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Gene Richardson — Career Games by Position
Position Games
Pitcher 11

Frequently Asked Questions about Gene Richardson

Was Gene Richardson a pitcher?
Yes. Gene Richardson pitched in the major leagues, recording 5 wins and 66 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Gene Richardson hit?
Gene Richardson hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.
What was Gene Richardson's career batting average?
Gene Richardson batted .103 over his career, with 3 hits in 29 at bats.
How many RBI did Gene Richardson have?
Gene Richardson drove in 1 runs in his career.
What was Gene Richardson's career ERA?
Gene Richardson finished with a 2.64 career ERA, going 5-3 with 66 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Gene Richardson have?
Gene Richardson recorded 66 career strikeouts.