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Lew
Richie		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 8''
Weight: 175
 
Born: August 23, 1883 in Usa, PA, AMBLER
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1906 22 PIT NL $ 300,000 10 2 2 2 6 6 6 10 10 10
1907 23 PIT NL $ 3,500,000 10 2 2 2 6 6 6 10 10 10
1908 24 PIT NL $ 3,500,000 10 2 2 2 8 8 8 10 10 10
1909 25 PIT NL $ 3,500,000 10 2 2 2 9 9 9 10 10 10
1910 26 PIT NL $ 3,660,000 10 2 2 2 9 9 9 10 10 10
1911 27 PIT NL $ 3,660,000 10 2 2 2 10 10 10 10 10 10
1912 28 PIT NL $ 3,660,000 10 1 1 1 10 10 10 10 10 10
1913 29 CLE AL $ 2,000,035 10 2 2 2 10 10 10 10 10 10
1914 30 CLE AL $ 2,000,035 10 2 2 2 10 10 10 10 10 10
1915 31 CLE AL $ 4,790,000 10 2 2 2 10 10 10 10 10 10
1916 32 CLE AL $ 4,790,000 10 2 2 2 10 10 10 10 10 10
1917 33 CLE AL $ 4,790,000 10 2 2 2 10 10 10 10 10 10
1918 34 CLE AL $ 4,790,000 10 2 2 2 10 10 10 10 10 10
1919 35 CLE AL $ 6,510,000 10 2 2 2 10 10 10 10 10 10
1920 36 CLE AL   10 1 1 1 9 9 9 9 9 9
OOTP6 Min Ratings   10 1 1 1 6 6 6 9 9 9
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,510,000 10 2 2 2 10 10 10 10 10 10
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1906 22 PIT NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1907 23 PIT NL $ 3,500,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1908 24 PIT NL $ 3,500,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1909 25 PIT NL $ 3,500,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1910 26 PIT NL $ 3,660,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1911 27 PIT NL $ 3,660,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1912 28 PIT NL $ 3,660,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1913 29 CLE AL $ 2,000,035   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1914 30 CLE AL $ 2,000,035   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1915 31 CLE AL $ 4,790,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1916 32 CLE AL $ 4,790,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1917 33 CLE AL $ 4,790,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1918 34 CLE AL $ 4,790,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1919 35 CLE AL $ 6,510,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1920 36 CLE AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,510,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1906 22 PIT NL 9 17 .346 31 31 22 2 0 255.3 234 74 0 103 83 2.61 .248 .325 .288 .613 17.5
    AAA   3 3 .500 8 8 5 1 0 71.7 56 13 1 29 98 1.63 .214 .292 .256 .548  
    A   0 1 .000 1 1 1 0 0 9.0 7 3 0 3 10 3.00 .226 .294 .258 .552  
1907 23 PIT NL 3 10 .231 14 14 12 0 0 114.3 125 60 3 42 39 4.72 .275 .335 .341 .676 0.4
1908 24 PIT NL 6 11 .353 22 14 12 0 0 134.0 143 58 0 40 51 3.90 .276 .327 .320 .647 4.6
1909 25 PIT NL 3 3 .500 34 0 0 0 3 48.7 39 9 0 15 9 1.66 .223 .290 .257 .547 7.9
1910 26 PIT NL 6 4 .600 56 0 0 0 2 62.3 69 23 0 13 22 3.32 .283 .327 .336 .663 6.4
1911 27 PIT NL 4 3 .571 13 8 6 1 4 72.3 83 32 0 25 26 3.98 .300 .357 .375 .733 6.7
1912 28 PIT NL 13 14 .481 33 27 23 0 2 247.0 301 118 1 41 67 4.30 .305 .332 .395 .727 11.8
1913 29 CLE AL 15 16 .484 34 34 27 3 0 282.0 323 128 1 42 75 4.09 .289 .314 .383 .697 12.0
1914 30 CLE AL 13 14 .481 31 31 24 2 0 265.7 285 98 0 37 74 3.32 .276 .300 .353 .653 16.9
1915 31 CLE AL 13 16 .448 34 34 28 1 0 282.0 260 81 0 41 90 2.59 .244 .273 .311 .584 18.5
1916 32 CLE AL 18 14 .563 37 37 30 3 0 316.7 316 88 2 41 78 2.50 .259 .283 .314 .598 24.0
1917 33 CLE AL 19 11 .633 34 34 29 2 0 297.0 286 86 1 43 90 2.61 .251 .278 .304 .582 22.4
1918 34 CLE AL 15 15 .500 33 33 27 2 0 283.0 310 96 2 31 84 3.05 .280 .298 .342 .640 15.3
1919 35 CLE AL 3 7 .300 15 12 8 2 0 100.0 138 50 2 14 26 4.50 .333 .353 .419 .772 2.3
1920 36 CLE AL 5 10 .333 18 16 10 0 1 133.7 183 74 3 18 30 4.98 .335 .356 .427 .783 2.0
15 Years Sim 145 165 .468 439 325 258 18 12 2894.0 3095 1075 15 546 844 3.34 .275 .309 .343 .652 168.7
1 Years AAA 3 3 .500 8 8 5 1 0 71.7 56 13 1 29 98 1.63 .214 .292 .256 .548  
1 Years A 0 1 .000 1 1 1 0 0 9.0 7 3 0 3 10 3.00 .226 .294 .258 .552  
2 Years Minors 3 4 .429 9 9 6 1 0 80.7 63 16 1 32 108 1.79 .215 .292 .256 .548  
Season Average 9 11 .450 29 21 17 1 0 192.9 206 71 1 36 56 3.34 .275 .309 .343 .652  
Career Highs 19 17 .633 56 37 30 3 4 316.7 323 128 3 103 90 4.98 .335 .357 .427 .783  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   1586 561 6 263 519   .262 .293 .330 .623
vs LH   1509 514 9 283 325   .290 .326 .358 .684
Home 88 80 .524 223 161 138 9 2 1490.3 1534 543 8 273 432 3.28 .266 .300 .335 .635
Away 57 85 .401 216 164 120 9 10 1403.6 1561 532 7 273 412 3.41 .284 .318 .351 .669
Mar/Apr 13 19 .406 42 37 29 1 1 306.7 346 128 2 54 99 3.76 .285 .315 .365 .680
May 22 37 .373 79 62 52 2 4 544.0 581 203 2 98 144 3.36 .274 .306 .339 .645
June 33 28 .541 87 64 48 6 2 576.6 629 202 3 101 174 3.15 .281 .312 .347 .660
July 29 28 .509 87 56 46 4 4 522.0 540 190 4 95 143 3.28 .269 .302 .336 .638
August 24 22 .522 72 48 36 3 0 428.0 434 141 1 93 139 2.97 .265 .304 .330 .635
Sep/Oct 24 31 .436 72 58 47 2 1 516.6 565 211 3 105 145 3.68 .279 .314 .345 .659
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1906 22 PIT NL 31 81 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 14 .062 .084 .062 .146 -3.5 0.0
1907 23 PIT NL 14 39 3 2 1 0 0 5 0 0 2 8 .051 .095 .077 .172 -1.8 0.0
1908 24 PIT NL 22 43 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 9 .093 .152 .140 .292 -0.7 0.0
1909 25 PIT NL 34 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4 0.0
1910 26 PIT NL 56 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5 0.0
1911 27 PIT NL 13 25 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .120 .154 .200 .354 0.3 0.0
1912 28 PIT NL 33 83 1 5 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 18 .060 .071 .096 .167 -3.1 0.0
1913 29 CLE AL 34 102 1 5 1 1 0 4 0 1 3 15 .049 .076 .078 .155 -4.7 0.0
1914 30 CLE AL 31 98 2 8 3 0 0 4 1 0 2 14 .082 .100 .112 .212 -2.6 0.0
1915 31 CLE AL 34 98 5 2 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 13 .020 .040 .031 .070 -7.1 0.0
1916 32 CLE AL 37 111 4 5 0 0 0 4 2 0 2 19 .045 .062 .045 .107 -6.7 0.0
1917 33 CLE AL 34 107 1 6 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 24 .056 .056 .056 .112 -6.4 0.0
1918 34 CLE AL 33 101 3 2 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 17 .020 .029 .030 .059 -6.5 0.0
1919 35 CLE AL 15 36 0 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 .111 .108 .167 .275 -0.5 0.0
1920 36 CLE AL 18 45 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 .044 .064 .067 .130 -2.2 0.0
15 Years Sim 439 978 26 53 17 1 0 34 3 2 20 168 .054 .073 .074 .146 -46.3 0.0
162 Game Average 360 9 19 6 0 0 12 1 0 7 61 .054 .073 .074 .146 -17.1  
Career Highs 56 111 5 8 3 1 0 5 2 1 3 24 .120 .154 .200 .354 0.3  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   705 18 38 11 0 0 22 3 1 15 123 .054 .073 .070 .142 -37.3
vs LH   273 8 15 6 1 0 12 0 1 5 45 .055 .072 .084 .156 -14.0
Home 223 475 17 19 8 0 0 22 0 1 8 78 .040 .055 .057 .112 -30.1
Away 216 503 9 34 9 1 0 12 3 1 12 90 .068 .089 .089 .178 -21.2
RISP   256 0 14 2 0 0 32 0 0 5 39 .055 .071 .063 .133 -14.1
Close/Late   107 2 11 1 0 0 3 0 0 4 12 .103 .134 .112 .246 -2.1
Mar/Apr 37 104 5 6 2 0 0 3 0 1 2 17 .058 .075 .077 .152 -5.6
May 75 176 9 12 7 0 0 5 0 1 4 31 .068 .088 .108 .196 -7.2
June 77 191 4 13 3 0 0 4 0 0 5 35 .068 .091 .084 .175 -8.2
July 87 183 3 8 2 1 0 8 1 0 4 27 .044 .063 .066 .129 -10.3
August 60 146 3 7 3 0 0 8 2 0 4 26 .048 .072 .068 .141 -7.5
Sep/Oct 68 178 2 7 0 0 0 6 0 0 1 32 .039 .045 .039 .084 -12.6
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1906 22 PIT NL P 31 31 255.3 19 50 1 3 .986 2.43    
1907 23 PIT NL P 14 14 114.3 7 25 0 0 1.000 2.52    
1908 24 PIT NL P 22 14 134.0 9 24 0 1 1.000 2.22    
1909 25 PIT NL P 34 0 48.7 3 9 2 1 .857 2.22    
1910 26 PIT NL P 56 0 62.3 4 8 0 1 1.000 1.73    
1911 27 PIT NL P 13 8 72.3 1 18 0 1 1.000 2.36    
1912 28 PIT NL P 33 27 247.0 16 55 1 2 .986 2.59    
1913 29 CLE AL P 34 34 282.0 14 71 1 4 .988 2.71    
1914 30 CLE AL P 31 31 265.7 21 68 3 4 .967 3.02    
1915 31 CLE AL P 34 34 282.0 26 57 0 3 1.000 2.65    
1916 32 CLE AL P 37 37 316.7 24 75 1 2 .990 2.81    
1917 33 CLE AL P 34 34 297.0 24 75 1 2 .990 3.00    
1918 34 CLE AL P 33 33 283.0 18 63 2 4 .976 2.58    
1919 35 CLE AL P 15 12 100.0 10 20 0 2 1.000 2.70    
1920 36 CLE AL P 18 16 133.7 10 38 1 4 .980 3.23    
Career Totals   439 325 2894.0 206 656 13 34 .985 2.68    
Career Highs   56 37 316.7 26 75 3 4 1.000 3.23    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1906-8-2.61
1915-7-2.59
1916-6-2.50
1917-7-2.61
 Wins
1916-9-18
1917-8-19
 Losses
1906-10-17
1913-4-16
1918-9-15
CAR-33-165
 Winning Pct
1917-9-.633
 Saves
1909-10-3
1910-10-2
1911-6-4
 Games Pitched
1910-1-56
CAR-35-439
Complete Games
1913-7-27
1916-4-30
1917-8-29
1918-10-27
CAR-39-258
 Shutouts
1913-5-3
1916-6-3
CAR-49-18
 Hits Allowed
1913-7-323
1916-5-316
1918-9-310
CAR-44-3095
 Walks Allowed
1906-5-103
 Walks per 9IP
1912-5-1.5
1913-4-1.3
1914-1-1.3
1915-2-1.3
1916-2-1.2
1917-2-1.3
1918-1-1.0
CAR-26-1.7
 Hits per 9IP
1906-9-8.2
WHiP
1915-6-1.07
1917-7-1.11
 OOBP
1915-4-.273
1916-10-.283
1917-7-.278
 OSLG
1906-9-.288
1916-9-.314
1917-7-.304
 OOPS
1915-9-.584
1916-9-.598
1917-8-.582
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 5    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 45)
   Gray Ink Test: 63    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 231)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 53    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 118)
 
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  1. Ed Killian (939)
  2. Sam Jones (931)
  3. Dutch Ruether (920)
  4. King Brady (915)
  5. Frank Owen (911)
  6. Chief Yellowhorse (906)
  7. Jake Boultes (906)
  8. Irv Higginbotham (903)
  9. Sam Leever (901)
  10. George Ferguson (895)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Doc Scanlan (994)
  2. Conny McGeehan (988)
  3. Fred Burchell (986)
  4. Frank Owen (982)
  5. Dad Hale (978)
  6. Otto Hess (973)
  7. Hi West (971)
  8. Ray Fisher (970)
  9. John Terry (969)
  10. Rip Vowinkel (962)
History
Drafted in 3rd round, 37th overall pick, by Pittsburgh in 1906
6/11/1906: Signed a contract extension with Pittsburgh, $3,500,000 per year, for 3 years
Had first career hit on 6/16/1906, off Addie Joss (BSN)
Earned first career win on 6/16/1906
Injured on 4/13/1907 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 5 weeks
9/14/1909: Signed a contract extension with Pittsburgh, $3,660,000 per year, for 2 years
Won Player of the Week award on 9/30/1918, winning 2 games with a 1.00 ERA
Injured on 6/25/1920 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 5 weeks
Released by Cleveland on 10/14/1920
 
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