J.R.
Riles
 
Nickname: Franchise
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 170
 
Born: February 12, 1940 in Mexico
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
  ERA AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 33 WAS JL $ 10,500,000   7 8 8 8 4 4 4 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
1974 34 JAX JL $ 7,350,000   7 8 8 8 4 4 4 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
1975 35 JAX JL $ 7,350,000   6 7 8 8 4 4 4 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
1976 36 BIR FL $ 7,350,000   6 7 8 8 3 3 3 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 5
1977 37 SLC FL $ 900,000   4 7 7 7 2 2 2 7 7 7 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 900,000   4 7 7 7 2 2 2 7 7 7 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 10,500,000   7 8 8 8 4 4 4 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 33 WAS JL $ 10,500,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1974 34 JAX JL $ 7,350,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1975 35 JAX JL $ 7,350,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1976 36 BIR FL $ 7,350,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1977 37 SLC FL $ 900,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 900,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 10,500,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Pitcher Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1973 33 WAS JL 16 9 .640 37 37 0 0 0 237.3 176 98 35 95 150 3.72 .203 .283 .404 .686 15.7
1974 34 JAX JL 7 20 .259 35 35 2 1 0 207.3 199 139 39 137 127 6.03 .253 .365 .476 .841 0.0
1975 35 JAX JL 2 12 .143 17 17 2 0 0 86.7 108 79 15 56 45 8.20 .309 .404 .520 .924 0.0
1976 36 BIR FL 0 2 .000 2 2 1 0 0 16.7 14 7 4 5 7 3.78 .222 .290 .444 .734 0.7
    AAA   4 3 .571 8 8 1 0 0 54.7 45 19 6 28 32 3.13 .228 .324 .406 .731  
1977 37 AAA   1 0 1.000 3 3 0 0 0 16.0 9 8 0 16 9 4.50 .180 .379 .280 .659  
    AA   10 1 .909 18 15 0 0 1 113.7 63 33 7 45 79 2.61 .158 .243 .288 .530  
4 Years Sim 25 43 .368 91 91 5 1 0 548.0 497 323 93 293 329 5.30 .241 .336 .452 .788 16.4
2 Years AAA 5 3 .625 11 11 1 0 0 70.7 54 27 6 44 41 3.44 .219 .337 .381 .717  
1 Years AA 10 1 .909 18 15 0 0 1 113.7 63 33 7 45 79 2.61 .158 .243 .288 .530  
3 Years Minors 15 4 .789 29 26 1 0 1 184.3 117 60 13 89 120 2.93 .181 .280 .323 .603  
Season Average 6 10 .375 22 22 1 0 0 137.0 124 80 23 73 82 5.30 .241 .336 .452 .788  
Career Highs 16 20 .640 37 37 2 1 0 237.3 199 139 39 137 150 8.20 .309 .404 .520 .924  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   256 167 46 158 187   .223 .317 .411 .728
vs LH   241 156 47 135 142   .262 .357 .504 .861
Home 8 19 .296 38 38 3 1 0 230.3 204 136 32 129 133 5.31 .237 .337 .438 .775
Away 17 24 .415 53 53 2 0 0 317.7 293 187 61 164 196 5.30 .243 .334 .462 .795
Mar/Apr 2 12 .143 18 18 1 0 0 98.0 97 71 23 58 62 6.52 .262 .362 .508 .870
May 8 6 .571 19 19 2 1 0 127.0 101 60 14 63 71 4.25 .219 .312 .387 .700
June 4 7 .364 15 15 0 0 0 87.3 87 60 14 48 55 6.18 .257 .349 .469 .818
July 4 6 .400 14 14 1 0 0 89.0 76 49 20 51 48 4.96 .228 .330 .473 .803
August 5 6 .455 12 12 0 0 0 69.0 63 37 9 32 47 4.83 .238 .320 .457 .776
Sep/Oct 2 6 .250 13 13 1 0 0 77.7 73 46 13 41 46 5.33 .247 .338 .436 .774
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1973 33 WAS JL 37 80 4 7 2 1 0 3 1 0 2 35 .088 .110 .138 .247 -1.7 0.0
1974 34 JAX JL 35 66 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 33 .045 .074 .045 .119 -3.5 0.0
1975 35 JAX JL 17 29 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 15 .069 .100 .103 .203 -1.3 0.0
1976 36 BIR FL 2 5 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 .200 .200 .600 .800 0.7 0.2
4 Years Sim 91 180 5 13 3 2 0 5 1 0 5 86 .072 .097 .111 .208 -5.9 0.2
162 Game Average 320 8 23 5 3 0 8 1 0 8 153 .072 .097 .111 .208 -10.4  
Career Highs 37 80 4 7 2 1 0 3 1 0 2 35 .200 .200 .600 .800 0.7  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   131 4 9 3 1 0 4 1 0 2 65 .069 .083 .107 .190 -5.2
vs LH   49 1 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 21 .082 .135 .122 .257 -0.8
Home 38 69 2 9 1 2 0 4 0 0 0 37 .130 .130 .203 .333 0.0
Away 53 111 3 4 2 0 0 1 1 0 5 49 .036 .078 .054 .132 -6.0
RISP   37 0 3 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 19 .081 .081 .135 .216 -1.2
Close/Late   8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .111 .000 .111 -0.4
Mar/Apr 18 32 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 17 .031 .061 .063 .123 -1.9
May 19 42 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 20 .071 .114 .143 .256 -0.8
June 15 30 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 12 .067 .097 .067 .163 -1.3
July 14 29 1 7 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 12 .241 .241 .345 .586 2.3
August 12 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 .000 .000 .000 .000 -2.1
Sep/Oct 13 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 .000 .038 .000 .038 -2.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1973 33 WAS JL P 37 37 237.3 11 45 1 4 .982 2.12    
1974 34 JAX JL P 35 35 207.3 21 39 1 2 .984 2.60    
1975 35 JAX JL P 17 17 86.7 7 17 0 0 1.000 2.49    
1976 36 BIR FL P 2 2 16.7 2 2 1 0 .800 2.16    
Career Totals   91 91 548.0 41 103 3 6 .980 2.37    
Career Highs   37 37 237.3 21 45 1 4 1.000 2.60    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1973 33 WAS JL 1 2 .333 3 3 0 0 0 18.0 17 14 8 6 13 7.00 .246 .307 .681 .988
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 2 .333 3 3 0 0 0 18.0 17 14 8 6 13 7.00 .246 .307 .681 .988
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1973 33 WAS JL 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Wins
1973-3-16
Losses
1974-1-20
Winning Pct
1973-4-.640
Games Started
1973-4-37
1974-8-35
Innings Pitched
1973-5-237.3
Homeruns Allowed
1973-6-35
1974-2-39
Walks Allowed
1973-6-95
1974-1-137
Hits per 9IP
1973-2-6.7
WHiP
1973-7-1.14
OAVG
1973-2-.203
OOBP
1973-4-.283
 
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 38)
   Gray Ink Test: 14    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 149)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 11th overall pick, by Louisville in 1973
Earned first career win on 4/17/1973
Had first career hit (triple) on 5/19/1973, off Paul Raybeck (PHX)
Traded from Louisville to Washington on 7/21/1973 (Going to WAS: P J. Riles, 2B L. Gullo, C E. Sykes. Going to LOU: C R. Baker, P A. Buckland, P M. Hick)
Signed as a free agent by Jacksonville on 2/1/1974 to a 3-year deal worth $7,350,000 per year
Injured on 6/22/1975 with a Torn Ligament Elbow, out for full season
Traded from Jacksonville to Birmingham on 7/1/1976 (Going to BIR: P J. Riles, P J. Guillerma, P R. Wockenfuss, 2B M. Buzzell, P D. Slayback. Going to JAX: 1B J. Kelly, LF B. Davis)
Signed as a free agent by Salt Lake City on 2/6/1977 to a 1-year deal worth $900,000 per year
Injured on 4/14/1977 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 4-5 weeks