Garrett Richards Intentional Walks
Garrett Richards Career Intentional Walks Overview
During Garrett Richards's 12-year Major League Baseball career, he had a lifetime total of
10 intentional walks, an average of 1 intentional walks per season. 2011 was his best season
with 0 intentional walks and his worst season was 2013 when he had
4 intentional walks. Garrett Richards is middlin' tier compared to similar player cohorts career totals, not clearly beating or
being beat by Millenial (6.9662921348315), USA (12.084642395121), Y (42.444444444444), mlb (12.111569592128), and SP (11.901013714967) player career averages. See the charts and graphs below that
visualize this information in more detail.
Intentional walks are walks issued by pitchers to avoid risking a strong hitter from having a damaging at bat. Historically a pitcher would need to throw 4 intentional balls which are pitches out of the strike zone, however newer rules removes this requirement and batters can be walked without the pitches using a signal to the upmire. Generally, for Intentional Walks, lower is better. (Source)
Intentional walks are walks issued by pitchers to avoid risking a strong hitter from having a damaging at bat. Historically a pitcher would need to throw 4 intentional balls which are pitches out of the strike zone, however newer rules removes this requirement and batters can be walked without the pitches using a signal to the upmire. Generally, for Intentional Walks, lower is better. (Source)