Hardy Richardson

Hardy Richardson

1879–1892 · Bats R · Throws R · 5'9", 170 lb · b. 1855 Clarksboro, NJ

Career 1,334 G · 1,694 H · 73 HR · 828 RBI · .300 AVG · 3–0 · 3.94 ERA · 6 SO · 16.0 IP

Seasons leading his league

5

4 best in baseball 1 league only

25 Top-5 finishes

2 Title seasons

4 Categories led

1890 Best season

Spanning 1886–1890, peaking at 3 titles in 1890.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

400th League titles 5
215th Best in baseball 4
381st Top-5 finishes 25

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

88th Triples 126
219th Batting Average .300
244th Runs 1,127
344th Stolen Bases 207
471st Doubles 305
483rd Runs Batted In 828
490th Hits 1,694

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Home Runs	2	1st	—	1886 11 1890 16
Total Bases	1	1st	—	1890 291 1886 #3 1887 #3
Hits	1	1st	—	1886 NL 189 1887 #3
Runs Batted In	1	1st	—	1890 152
Triples	—	#3	—	1881 #3
Runs	—	#3	—	1887 #3

Title Seasons

2 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1890	3	HR 16 RBI 152 TB 291
1886	2	HR 11 H 189

Batting

14 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1879	BFN	NL	79	336	54	95	18	10	0	37	16	30	0	.283	.315	.396	.711
1880	BFN	NL	83	343	48	89	18	8	0	17	14	37	0	.260	.289	.359	.647
1881	BFN	NL	83	344	62	100	18	9	2	53	12	27	0	.291	.315	.413	.727
1882	BFN	NL	83	354	61	96	20	8	2	57	11	33	0	.271	.293	.390	.683
1883	BFN	NL	92	399	73	124	34	7	1	56	22	20	0	.311	.347	.439	.785
1884	BFN	NL	102	439	85	132	27	9	6	60	22	41	0	.301	.334	.444	.778
1885	BFN	NL	96	426	90	136	19	11	6	44	20	22	0	.319	.350	.458	.808
1886	DTN	NL	125	538	125	189	27	11	11	61	46	27	42	.351	.402	.504	.906
1887	DTN	NL	120	543	131	178	25	18	8	94	31	40	29	.328	.366	.484	.851
1888	DTN	NL	58	266	60	77	18	2	6	32	17	23	13	.290	.335	.440	.774
1889	BSN	NL	132	536	122	163	33	10	6	79	48	44	47	.304	.367	.437	.803
1890	BSP	PL	133	570	133	187	28	14	16	152	52	47	44	.328	.384	.511	.895
1891	BS2	AA	74	278	45	71	9	4	7	52	40	26	16	.255	.351	.392	.743
1892	NY1 +1	NL	74	285	38	57	11	5	2	34	26	29	16	.200	.269	.295	.564
Career	—	—	1,334	5,657	1,127	1,694	305	126	73	828	377	446	207	.300	.344	.437	.781

Pitching

2 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
1885	BFN	NL	0	0	2.25	1	0	0	4.0	5	1	0	3	1	2.00
1886	DTN	NL	3	0	4.50	4	0	0	12.0	11	6	1	10	5	1.75
Career	—	—	3	0	3.94	5	0	0	16.0	16	7	1	13	6	1.81

Fielding by Position

Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP	FLD%
2B	585	1,756	1,986	349	212	.915
OF	547	1,036	110	89	15	.928
3B	178	215	339	96	22	.852
SS	21	39	77	8	11	.935
1B	16	171	4	5	6	.972
C	6	26	9	5	0	.875
P	5	0	4	0	0	1.000