Gene Richards
LF · 8 seasons · 1977 – 1984 · B/T: L/L
Few careers score higher: Gene Richards sits 1st of 0 hitters all-time in roto value, built over 8 seasons. 1980 was the high-water mark, worth +12.0, 19th that season and 2933rd of 111,420 player-seasons on record. His profile is all upside: stolen bases (+25.9), runs (+13.2) and batting average (+13.1), and nothing on the debit side.
Hitting
Best Season
12.03
1980 · #2,933 all-time
Career Z
56.9
summed
Avg / Season
7.12
longevity-neutral
Seasons
8
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | SD | 146 | 10.50 | #34 | #4,385 |
| 1978 | SD | 154 | 11.56 | #17 | #3,335 |
| 1979 | SD | 150 | 6.04 | #97 | #11,363 |
| 1980★ | SD | 158 | 12.03 | #19 | #2,933 |
| 1981 | SD | 104 | 9.16 | #42 | #6,005 |
| 1982 | SD | 132 | 6.42 | #93 | #10,532 |
| 1983 | SD | 95 | 2.25 | #201 | #21,291 |
| 1984 | SF | 87 | -1.02 | #328 | #37,149 |
★ Best season by Z