Hardy Richardson

Full Name: Abram Harding Richardson

Positions: Second Baseman and Centerfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 170lb

Team: Cleveland Blues

Born: April 21, 1855 in Clarksboro, NJ

Died: January 14, 1931 in Utica, NY

League Debut: March 30, 1885 (CHC @ DTN, box score) • Age 30

Real-life MLB career: 1879–1892 • Baseball-Reference page ↗

★ 1× All-Star (1885)🏆 1885 NL Silver Slugger Award (2B)
 
1886
Career
WAR
3.7
7.8
AB
298
996
H
106
321
HR
11
24
BA
.356
.322
R
61
185
RBI
54
150
SB
2
98
OBP
.410
.360
SLG
.540
.454
OPS
.950
.814
OPS+
180
139

Standard Batting

YearAgeTmLgGPAABRH2B3BHRRBI SBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSOPS+TBGIDPHBPSHSFIBBPosAwards
188530DTNNL 162729698 124215 21813 969623 3028 .308.337.417.754 120291 1 2B-CFAS,SS
188631CLVNL 67327298 61106 16311 5420 2811 .356.410.540.950 180161 30016 2B
2 Yrs 2291056996185321 3711241509823 5839.322.360.454.814 13945231 016
Bold = led the league. OPS+ compares OBP and SLG with the league average (100 = average; no park adjustment). Blank GIDP/SH/SF/IBB cells: that season's source data didn't track them (PA there = AB+BB+HBP).

Value Batting

YearAgeTmLgPARbatRbaserRposRAAWAARrepRARWARoWARdWARPosAwards
188530DTNNL729 11.611.5-1.421.61.924.946.54.14.1-0.1 2B-CFAS,SS
188631CLVNL327 28.41.10.429.92.711.141.03.73.70.0 2B
2 Yrs1056 40.012.6-1.051.54.636.087.57.87.8-0.1
Runs above average from batting (Rbat), baserunning (Rbaser) and position (Rpos); RAA/WAA = runs/wins above average, Rrep = replacement runs, RAR = runs above replacement (see how WAR is calculated).

Advanced Batting

YearAgeTmLgPABAbipISOHR%SO%BB%XBH%X/H%GB/FBGB%SB%P/PARCeBAClutchWIS WAR
188530DTNNL729 .307.1091.83.84.1 5.819.5 80.7
188631CLVNL327 .343.1853.43.48.6 9.228.3 1.8965.4100.0 3.2567.4 .41119.44.0
2 Yrs1056 .318.1322.33.75.5 6.822.41.8965.4 81.01.0167.44.0
BAbip = batting average on balls in play; ISO = SLG − BA; HR%, SO%, BB%, XBH% are per plate appearance; X/H% = extra-base hits per hit; GB/FB and P/PA come from the sim's batted-ball and pitch counts; RC = runs created. eBA, Clutch and WIS WAR are WhatIfSports' own metrics (1886 onward).

Batting Splits

YearSplitGPAABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSBAbip
1886Home351711523256 9352420 185.368.433.566.999.357
1886Away321561462950 7063000 106.342.385.514.898.328
1886vs LH Starter16201605 200000 40.312.450.438.887.312
1886vs RH Starter673062820101 14311000 2411.358.408.546.955.346
Splits come from the WhatIfSports season export (available from 1886). Traded players' splits combine all of their teams that season.

Appearances

YearAgeTmLgGGSBattingDefense PC1B2B3BSSLFCFRFPHPR
188530DTNNL162162162162 1626
188631CLVNL67676767 67
2 Yrs229229229229 2296
Games by position come from the fielding data; GS = games started; PH/PR = games entered as a pinch hitter or pinch runner (counted from the box scores).

Standard Fielding

YearAgeTmLgPosGGSInnChPOAEDP Fld%lgFld%RF/9lgRF9RF/G+Plays−PlaysPBSBCSCS%C.ERAPK
188530 DTN NL2B1621621383.7 9655073926634 .932.9345.855.79 5.55012
188530 DTN NLCF606.0 22000 1.000.9053.002.79 0.3300
188631 CLV NL2B6767605.3 426228190829 .981.9366.226.08 6.2409
Career2B2292291989.0 13917355827463 .9475.96 5.75021
CareerCF606.0 22000 1.0003.00 0.3300
Positions listed in scorebook order (P, C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, LF, CF, RF). Ch = chances (PO+A+E); RF/9 = 9×(PO+A)/Inn; RF/G = (PO+A)/G; lgFld% and lgRF9 = league average at that position. +Plays/−Plays are the sim's good and poor defensive plays. For pitchers, SB/CS are runners stealing while he pitched.

Leaderboards, Awards, & Honors

WAR for Position Players

Batting Average

  • 1885 NL  .308 (10th)
  • 1886 NL  .356 (4th)

On-Base %

  • 1886 NL  .410 (4th)

Slugging %

  • 1885 NL  .417 (10th)
  • 1886 NL  .540 (1st) ★

On-Base Plus Slugging

  • 1886 NL  .950 (3rd)

Runs Scored

Hits

  • 1885 NL  215 (6th)
  • 1886 NL  106 (1st) ★

Total Bases

  • 1885 NL  291 (6th)
  • 1886 NL  161 (1st) ★

Doubles

Home Runs

  • 1885 NL  13 (4th)
  • 1886 NL  11 (1st) ★

Runs Batted In

Stolen Bases

Top-10 finishes in each league. Rate stats require 3.1 plate appearances (batters) or 1 inning pitched (pitchers) per team game.

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