How Garrett Richards's Wild Pitches Compares to Similar Players

Garrett Richards totaled 87 career Wild Pitches, well above the starting pitcher average of 19.8 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Wild Pitches season came in 2019, posting 1, well below the starting pitcher average of 3.1 that year. The highest point came in 2014 at 22, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.8 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Wild Pitches total went from 1 in 2019 to 7 in 2021 and 2 in 2022, rising over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Wild Pitches profile — ranging from 1 to 22 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Garrett Richards Lifetime Wild Pitches

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Garrett Richards
Wild Pitches
Career87
Season Avg.7.25
162 Game Avg.54.42
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Garrett Richards Wild Pitches Per Season

Garrett Richards's Wild Pitches for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Garrett Richards Wild Pitches per season line chart

Garrett Richards Wild Pitches by Team

Garrett Richards's career Wild Pitches totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Garrett Richards career Wild Pitches by team bar chart

Garrett Richards Cumulative Wild Pitches — Career Progression

A running total of Garrett Richards's career Wild Pitches, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Garrett Richards Wild Pitches year-over-year waterfall chart

Garrett Richards Wild Pitches Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Garrett Richards's seasonal Wild Pitches alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Garrett Richards Wild Pitches distribution box chart versus comparable players

Garrett Richards Wild Pitches — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Garrett Richards's MLB career with Wild Pitches alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Garrett Richards Wild Pitches season-by-season breakdown table