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 · .299 AVG · 3–0 · 3.94 ERA · 6 SO · 16.0 IP

Seasons leading his league

8 best in baseball 2 league only

51 Top-5 finishes

6 Title seasons

9 Categories led

1890 Best season

Spanning 1879–1890, peaking at 3 titles in 1890.

Team records #1 Boston Reds career HR #1 Buffalo Bisons career H #1 Buffalo Bisons career R #1 Boston Reds 1890 HR #1 Boston Reds 1890 RBI #2 Buffalo Bisons career HR #2 Buffalo Bisons career RBI #2 Boston Reds career RBI #2 Detroit Wolverines 1886 HR #2 Detroit Wolverines 1886 H

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

511th League titles 10
245th Best in baseball 8
357th Top-5 finishes 51

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

Career leaderboards

88th Triples 126
164th Second Base Putouts 1,756
195th Second Base Assists 1,986
221st Batting Average .299
245th Runs 1,127
251st Outfield Assists 110
345th Stolen Bases 207
377th Second Base Double Plays 212
474th Doubles 305
488th Runs Batted In 828
493rd 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
Outfield Range Factor	1	1st	—	1881 2.84
Outfield Assists	1	1st	—	1881 45
Third Base Double Plays	1	1st	—	1879 13
Total Bases	1	1st	—	1890 291 1886 #3 1887 #3
Second Base Range Factor	1	1st	—	1883 NL 6.88 1882 #2
Second Base Putouts	1	1st	—	1882 275 1883 #2
Hits	1	1st	—	1886 NL 189 1887 #3
Runs Batted In	1	1st	—	1890 152
Outfield Fielding Percentage	—	#3	—	1890 #3
Outfield Putouts	—	#3	—	1881 #3
Third Base Range Factor	—	#2	—	1879 #2
Third Base Fielding Percentage	—	#2	—	1879 #2
Third Base Putouts	—	#2	—	1879 #2 1880 #3
Third Base Assists	—	#2	—	1879 #2
Triples	—	#3	—	1881 #3
Second Base Assists	—	#2	—	1883 #2
Runs	—	#3	—	1887 #3

Title Seasons

6 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1890	3	HR 16 RBI 152 TB 291
1886	2	HR 11 H 189
1883	1	2B RF 6.88
1882	1	2B PO 275
1881	2	OF A 45 OF RF 2.84
1879	1	3B DP 13

Batting

led the league 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	.259	.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	.289	.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	.299	.344	.437	.781

Pitching

2 seasons

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

Fielding

7 positions

Year	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	INN	PO	A	E	DP	TC	FLD%	RF
1879	BFN	NL	3B	78	—	707.0	83	153	44	13	280	.843	3.03
			C	1	—	13.0	11	0	0	0	11	1.000	11.00
1880	BFN	NL	3B	81	—	681.0	108	154	47	6	309	.848	3.23
			C	5	—	41.0	15	9	5	0	29	.828	4.80
1881	BFN	NL	OF	79	—	691.0	179	45	21	3	245	.914	2.84
			2B	5	—	32.0	12	12	3	0	27	.889	4.80
			3B	1	—	8.0	2	1	0	1	3	1.000	3.00
			SS	1	—	10.0	2	4	0	2	6	1.000	6.00
1882	BFN	NL	2B	83	—	721.0	275	280	63	28	618	.898	6.69
1883	BFN	NL	2B	92	—	824.0	289	344	68	33	701	.903	6.88
1884	BFN	NL	2B	71	—	630.0	191	243	50	18	484	.897	6.11
			OF	24	—	213.0	44	5	3	2	52	.942	2.04
			3B	5	—	49.0	9	10	3	0	22	.864	3.80
			1B	3	—	24.0	31	0	1	1	32	.969	10.33
1885	BFN	NL	2B	50	—	442.0	163	169	35	17	367	.905	6.64
			OF	48	—	449.0	120	6	14	2	140	.900	2.63
			P	1	—	4.0	0	2	0	0	2	1.000	2.00
			SS	1	—	6.0	1	2	0	0	3	1.000	3.00
1886	DTN	NL	OF	80	—	742.0	131	21	17	1	169	.899	1.90
			2B	42	—	336.0	103	118	14	13	235	.940	5.26
			P	4	—	12.0	0	2	0	0	2	1.000	0.50
			SS	3	—	29.0	7	7	1	2	15	.933	4.67
			3B	2	—	15.0	1	5	0	1	6	1.000	3.00
1887	DTN	NL	2B	64	—	541.0	219	215	27	27	461	.941	6.78
			OF	59	—	529.0	109	8	8	1	125	.936	1.98
1888	DTN	NL	2B	58	—	530.0	173	185	29	21	387	.925	6.17
1889	BSN	NL	2B	86	—	780.0	246	310	46	44	602	.924	6.47
			OF	46	—	373.0	74	6	5	1	85	.941	1.74
1890	BSP	PL	OF	127	—	1115.0	242	13	13	3	268	.951	2.01
			SS	6	—	53.0	12	23	0	4	35	1.000	5.83
			1B	1	—	13.0	13	1	0	1	14	1.000	14.00
1891	BS2	AA	OF	60	—	519.0	101	5	5	2	111	.955	1.77
			3B	9	—	58.0	12	14	2	1	28	.929	2.89
			SS	4	—	37.0	7	17	2	2	26	.923	6.00
			1B	3	—	18.0	21	0	1	0	22	.955	7.00
1892	NY1	NL	2B	34	—	301.0	85	110	14	11	209	.933	5.74
			OF	24	—	168.0	36	1	3	0	40	.925	1.54
			1B	9	—	85.0	106	3	3	4	112	.973	12.11
			SS	6	—	54.0	10	24	5	1	39	.872	5.67
			3B	2	—	4.0	0	2	0	0	2	1.000	1.00
Career	—	—	2B	585	—	5137.0	1,756	1,986	349	212	4,091	.915	6.40
	—	—	OF	547	—	4799.0	1,036	110	89	15	1,235	.928	2.10
	—	—	3B	178	—	1522.0	215	339	96	22	650	.852	3.11
	—	—	SS	21	—	189.0	39	77	8	11	124	.935	5.52
	—	—	1B	16	—	140.0	171	4	5	6	180	.972	10.94
	—	—	C	6	—	54.0	26	9	5	0	40	.875	5.83
	—	—	P	5	—	16.0	0	4	0	0	4	1.000	0.80