What years did Rich Severson play?

Rich Severson played in Major League Baseball from 1970 to 1971.

Was Rich Severson a pitcher?

No. Rich Severson was a position player (Shortstop).

How many home runs did Rich Severson hit?

Rich Severson hit 1 career home runs with 69 hits.

What was Rich Severson's career batting average?

Rich Severson batted .256 over his career, with 69 hits in 270 at bats.

How many RBI did Rich Severson have?

Rich Severson drove in 23 runs in his career.

Is Rich Severson in the Hall of Fame?

No. Rich Severson has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Rich Severson

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1970-1971)

Rich Severson was a shortstop who played in Major League Baseball from 1970 to 1971 for the Kansas City Royals, a span of 2 seasons. In 93 career games, he hit .256 with 69 hits, 1 home runs, and 23 RBI.

AVG (Batting Average):: Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):: Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):: Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated October 12, 2026

AVG .256

HR 1

RBI 23

H 69

OPS .637

PIV -502

Position: Shortstop
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 174 lb
Born: 1/18/1945 in Artesia, CA, USA
Died: 1/19/2016 in Omaha, NE, USA
MLB Debut: 1970-04-10
Last Game: 1971-09-29

Full name: Richard Allen Severson

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Career Batting Statistics

Rich Severson — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
93	270	26	69	11	3	1	23	0	19	38	.256	.307	.330	.637	-502

Career AVG .256 vs. league average .252 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .307 vs. league average .321 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .330 vs. league average .375 across their career seasons — 12.2% below league average.

Career OPS .637 vs. league average .697 across their career seasons — 8.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Rich Severson — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1970	KCA	AL	77	240	22	60	11	1	1	22	16	33	.250	.253 (-2%)	.325 (-8%)	.385 (-18%)	.711 (-13%)	-502.0
1971	KCA	AL	16	30	4	9	0	2	0	1	3	5	.300	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 2 seasons			93	270	26	69	11	3	1	23	19	38	.256	—	—	—	—	-502

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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Rich Severson — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	34	96	13	27	1	9	.281
Away	59	174	13	42	0	14	.241

Last 10 Games — Batting

Rich Severson — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	3B	RBI	BB	SO
1971-09-29	KCR	OAK	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	1
1971-09-28	KCR	OAK	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
1971-09-26	KCR	MIN	W	4	1	3	2	1	0	0
1971-09-25	KCR	MIN	L	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
1971-09-25	KCR	MIN	L	4	0	2	0	0	0	0
1971-09-21	KCR	LAA	W	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1971-09-19	KCR	MIN	W	4	1	1	0	0	0	1
1971-06-23	KCR	CHW	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1971-06-17	KCR	LAA	W	2	1	0	0	0	1	0
1971-06-16	KCR	NYY	L	2	1	1	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Rich Severson — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	31	25	51	75	3	18
3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
SS	56	49	91	162	11	38

Season-by-Season Fielding

Rich Severson — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1970	KCA	2B	25	20	44	55	3	11
1970	KCA	SS	50	46	83	147	9	34
1971	KCA	2B	6	5	7	20	0	7
1971	KCA	3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
1971	KCA	SS	6	3	8	15	2	4

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Rich Severson — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Second Base	31
Third Base	1
Shortstop	56

College History

Rich Severson — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Fullerton College	Fullerton	CA	1963

Rich Severson: the record in brief

The profile opens with Rich Severson's first major league game on April 10, 1970; the last one listed came on September 29, 1971. All of the seasons listed were played for the Kansas City Royals. Born on January 18, 1945, in Artesia, CA, USA, Severson is listed as a shortstop and both batted and threw right-handed. Size on record: 6 feet, 0 inches and 174 pounds. Severson's death is recorded on January 19, 2016, in Omaha, NE, USA. The given name on file is Richard Allen Severson.

Severson collected 69 hits in 270 at bats across 93 games, good for a .256 batting average, plus 1 home run and 23 runs batted in. The on-base percentage is .307 and the slugging percentage .330, for an OPS of .637. Severson hit .256 while the league hit .252 over the same span, a figure close to average. 1970 produced Severson's most hits, 60 of them for the Kansas City Royals. Even the best average among the busiest seasons, .250 in 1970, did not top the league's .253.

Frequently Asked Questions about Rich Severson

What years did Rich Severson play?: Rich Severson played in Major League Baseball from 1970 to 1971.
Was Rich Severson a pitcher?: No. Rich Severson was a position player (Shortstop).
How many home runs did Rich Severson hit?: Rich Severson hit 1 career home runs with 69 hits.
What was Rich Severson's career batting average?: Rich Severson batted .256 over his career, with 69 hits in 270 at bats.
How many RBI did Rich Severson have?: Rich Severson drove in 23 runs in his career.
Is Rich Severson in the Hall of Fame?: No. Rich Severson has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.