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.

Rich Severson

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

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

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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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

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

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

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

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

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Second Base	31
Third Base	1
Shortstop	56

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Fullerton College	Fullerton	CA	1963

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.