Hardy Richardson
Abram Harding Richardson
(Old True Blue)
 
Born: April 21, 1855 in Clarksboro, NJ
Died: January 14, 1931 - 75 years old
Bats: R Throws: R Ht: 5'9" Wt: 170
(legend)
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Notes:
- Signed by the Buffalo Bisons as a Free Agent in 1879

Overall

Multi-Team Years
   
Wins Above Replacement
  
Win Shares
  
Win Shares Above Bench
Yr
Tm
Lg
BFN
NL
24.2
3B
352
-
 
2.5
2.4
0.4
0.0
0.3
14.5
11.2
3.3
0.0
7.0
5.9
1.1
0.0
BFN
NL
25.2
3B
357
-
 
1.0
2.1
-0.7
0.0
0.4
10.5
8.4
2.0
0.0
2.9
3.0
-0.2
0.0
BFN
NL
26.2
CF
356
-
 
2.5
1.9
0.3
0.0
-0.3
15.6
10.6
5.0
0.0
8.0
5.2
2.8
0.0
BFN
NL
27.2
2B
365
-
 
2.2
1.9
0.5
0.0
0.2
11.5
8.2
3.3
0.0
4.2
2.8
1.4
0.0
BFN
NL
28.2
2B
421
-
 
4.1
3.2
1.1
0.0
0.2
17.9
13.6
4.2
0.0
9.5
7.3
2.2
0.0
BFN
NL
29.2
2B
461
-
 
3.7
3.5
0.3
0.0
0.1
19.4
14.5
4.9
0.0
10.3
7.7
2.6
0.0
BFN
NL
30.2
2B
446
4.0
 
3.3
3.9
-0.8
0.1
-0.1
20.2
18.2
1.8
0.2
10.8
11.2
-0.4
-0.0
DTN
NL
31.2
LF
584
12.0
 
6.9
6.3
0.5
-0.0
-0.2
33.6
27.5
5.1
1.0
21.9
18.5
2.7
0.6
DTN
NL
32.2
2B
576
-
 
3.7
3.1
0.5
0.0
-0.2
23.2
17.7
5.5
0.0
12.3
9.2
3.1
0.0
DTN
NL
33.2
2B
284
-
 
2.1
2.3
-0.0
0.0
0.2
11.0
9.0
2.0
0.0
5.1
4.6
0.5
0.0
BSN
NL
34.2
2B
589
-
 
3.9
3.3
0.6
0.0
-0.0
23.3
17.5
5.8
0.0
11.8
8.8
3.0
0.0
BSP
PL
35.2
LF
607
-
 
3.1
2.4
0.1
0.0
-0.5
21.2
17.4
3.8
0.0
10.3
8.6
1.6
0.0
BS2
AA
36.2
LF
319
-
 
1.0
0.7
0.0
0.0
-0.3
9.6
7.1
2.6
0.0
3.6
2.4
1.2
0.0
WSN
NL
37.2
LF
42
-
 
-0.3
-0.3
-0.0
0.0
-0.0
0.3
0.0
0.3
0.0
-0.5
-0.6
0.1
0.0
NY1
NL
37.2
2B
270
-
 
0.7
0.4
0.3
0.0
0.0
4.6
3.2
1.4
0.0
-0.8
-0.8
0.0
0.0
14
6
2B
6029
16.0
  
40.4
37.0
3.0
0.1
-0.4
236.4
184.2
51.0
1.2
116.4
94.0
21.8
0.6
162 Game Average
730
1.9
  
4.9
4.5
0.4
0.0
-0.0
  
28.6
22.3
6.2
0.1
  
14.1
11.4
2.6
0.1
 
   
Wins Above Replacement
  
Win Shares
  
Win Shares Above Bench
Yr Tm    
7
2B
2758
4.0
 
19.3
18.8
1.0
0.1
0.7
109.5
84.8
24.6
0.2
52.6
43.2
9.5
-0.0
3
2B
1444
12.0
 
12.8
11.6
1.0
-0.0
-0.2
67.8
54.2
12.6
1.0
39.3
32.3
6.4
0.6
1
2B
589
-
 
3.9
3.3
0.6
0.0
-0.0
23.3
17.5
5.8
0.0
11.8
8.8
3.0
0.0
2
LF
926
-
 
4.1
3.2
0.2
0.0
-0.8
30.9
24.5
6.4
0.0
13.9
11.0
2.9
0.0
1
2B
270
-
 
0.7
0.4
0.3
0.0
0.0
4.6
3.2
1.4
0.0
-0.8
-0.8
0.0
0.0
1
LF
42
-
 
-0.3
-0.3
-0.0
0.0
-0.0
0.3
0.0
0.3
0.0
-0.5
-0.6
0.1
0.0
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James