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| Name | Team | Age |
| J.R. Richard | Retired (2016, Age 36) | Died (2053, Age 73) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 1, Pick 4 (1998) |
RP | R/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Fred Lynn League | 0 | 13 years (152 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
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Mentor Value
|
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| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 10/19/1980 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 1 | 3 | 8 |
| Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Energy | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Batting | Fielding | Game Log
| Date | Transaction |
| 2016-11-01 | J.R. Richard has retired from the Houston Colt .45s |
| 2016-07-21 | The Houston Colt .45s have placed J.R. Richard on the trade block. |
| 2016-07-20 | J.R. Richard of the Houston Colt .45s is injured and is expected to be out 26 days. |
| 2016-04-04 | The Houston Colt .45s have removed J.R. Richard from the trade block. |
| 2015-09-17 | J.R. Richard of the Houston Colt .45s is injured and is expected to be out 7 days. |
| 2014-09-10 | The Houston Oilers have placed J.R. Richard on the trade block. |
| 2014-09-03 | J.R. Richard of the Houston Oilers is injured and is expected to be out 41 days. |
| 2014-08-03 | The Houston Oilers have removed J.R. Richard from the trade block. |
| 2014-07-28 | The Houston Oilers have placed J.R. Richard on the trade block. |
| 2013-06-27 | Trade #1240243 has been completed between the Detroit Drive and the Houston Oilers. The Houston Oilers receive Freddie Dealy, J.R. Richard, Art Griggs from the Detroit Drive in exchange for John Becker, Draft Pick 2015 Round 3 HOU (Wayne Prichard). |
| 2013-06-08 | The Detroit Drive have placed J.R. Richard on the trade block. |
| 2009-03-01 | The Detroit Drive have renamed Tom Niemes to J.R. Richard. |
| 2008-10-13 | Trade #1167463 has been completed between the Baltimore Buzzards and the Detroit Drive. The Detroit Drive receive Jesse Jefferson, Tom Niemes, Draft Pick 2009 Round 2 BAL (Rags Radatz) from the Baltimore Buzzards in exchange for Steve Bedrosian, Draft Pick 2010 Round 1 DET (Tim Quinones). |
| 2006-08-11 | Tom Niemes of the Baltimore Buzzards is injured and is expected to be out 59 days. |
| 2003-03-01 | The Baltimore Buzzards have promoted Tom Niemes to the major league team. The Baltimore Buzzards have promoted Jack Montague to the major league team. |
| 2002-10-01 | The Baltimore Buzzards have promoted George Gessler to the major league team. The Baltimore Buzzards have sent Tom Niemes to the minors. |
| 2002-09-28 | The Baltimore Buzzards have promoted Tom Niemes to the major league team. The Baltimore Buzzards have sent Bob Wilson to the minors. |
| 2002-09-18 | The Baltimore Buzzards have sent Tom Niemes to the minors. |
| 2002-09-10 | The Baltimore Buzzards have promoted Tom Niemes to the major league team. |
| 2002-08-28 | The Baltimore Buzzards have promoted Bob Wilson to the major league team. The Baltimore Buzzards have sent Tom Niemes to the minors. |
| 2002-08-23 | The Baltimore Buzzards have promoted Tom Niemes to the major league team. The Baltimore Buzzards have sent July Brackenridge to the minors. |
| 2002-05-17 | The Baltimore Buzzards have promoted John Geraghty to the major league team. The Baltimore Buzzards have sent Tom Niemes to the minors. |
| 2002-05-10 | The Baltimore Buzzards have promoted Tom Niemes to the major league team. The Baltimore Buzzards have sent July Brackenridge to the minors. |