C Bruce Richards #36
Halifax Heathens ABA
Age: 28 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
07/21/2024
 OA: 60 POT: 60
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C BRUCE RICHARDS #36 - AGE: 28 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
54 183 45 6 1 5 18 16 42 .246 .310 .372 2 1.2
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 45
Gap 45 40 45 45
Power 50 50 50 50
Eye 50 50 50 50
Avoid K's 55 55 55 55
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 35 30
Errors: - 40 40
Arm: 75 55 55
Turn DP: - 30 -
Framing: 70 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 70 Left Field: -
1st Base: 35 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: 25
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 30
Stealing Aggressiveness: 45
Stealing Ability: 45
Baserunning Inst.: 50
Sacrifice Bunt: 30
Bunt for Hit: 35
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/17/2024 AUS Loss, 8-12 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 0
07/14/2024 AUS Win, 2-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/13/2024 SF Win, 4-3 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 0
07/11/2024 SF Loss, 2-8 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
07/10/2024 @ DBST Win, 5-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/09/2024 @ DBST Win, 7-3 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 0
07/08/2024 @ DBST Loss, 3-5 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 0
07/07/2024 HLW Win, 3-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
07/03/2024 @ SDF Win, 9-1 4 3 2 0 0 1 0 0
07/02/2024 @ SDF Win, 3-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Richards loves to feed his ego.
Personality Class: Selfish
Birthday:03/17/1996
Born in:Cleveland, OH
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$250,000
Signed Through:2024 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 114 Days
Service This Yr:114 Days
40-Man Service:5 Years, 114 Days
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2016, 11th Pick in Round 6
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 2024 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 54 183 45 6 1 5 18 24 16 42 .246 .310 .372 .682 .300 .126 88
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 53 203 2 0 0 7 0 2 68 12 2 1 66.7 20.3 3.70 1.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   15 4 0 0 0 3 1 3 2 2 0 0 .267 .350 .267 .617
Versus Right   168 41 6 1 5 15 23 13 40 0 0 2 .244 .306 .381 .687
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   4 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
Last Week   19 5 2 0 0 3 3 1 5 1 0 0 .263 .286 .368 .654
April   31 5 2 0 1 2 2 1 9 0 0 0 .161 .188 .323 .510
May   70 16 1 0 2 4 8 6 16 0 0 2 .229 .308 .329 .636
June   47 14 0 0 2 7 6 7 9 1 0 0 .298 .382 .426 .807
July   35 10 3 1 0 5 8 2 8 1 0 0 .286 .316 .429 .744
Spring Training   22 6 0 0 0 3 2 2 4 2 0 2 .273 .357 .273 .630
Last Year   392 92 10 0 19 67 53 24 89 3 2 7 .235 .289 .406 .694
2 Years Ago   306 65 6 0 16 48 34 28 71 1 1 3 .212 .284 .389 .673
Career   2146 524 80 4 87 300 276 208 451 15 3 33 .244 .318 .407 .725
Home   76 20 2 0 2 9 8 6 14 0 0 1 .263 .325 .368 .694
Road   107 25 4 1 3 9 16 10 28 2 0 1 .234 .300 .374 .674
Grass   173 42 5 1 5 17 22 16 39 1 0 2 .243 .312 .370 .682
Turf   10 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 3 1 0 0 .300 .273 .400 .673
Day   65 18 2 0 1 7 6 6 11 1 0 0 .277 .333 .354 .687
Night   118 27 4 1 4 11 18 10 31 1 0 2 .229 .298 .381 .679
As Starter   183 45 6 1 5 18 24 16 42 2 0 2 .246 .310 .372 .682
As Reliever / Substitution   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   36 5 1 0 0 1 2 5 10 1 0 0 .139 .238 .167 .405
Inning 1-3   54 13 2 0 3 9 6 4 18 0 0 0 .241 .293 .444 .738
Inning 4-6   75 22 2 0 2 8 12 5 12 1 0 1 .293 .341 .400 .741
Inning 7-9   54 10 2 1 0 1 6 7 12 1 0 1 .185 .286 .259 .545
0 Outs   48 9 0 0 1 2 10 8 14 0 0 0 .188 .304 .250 .554
1 Outs   60 16 2 1 4 9 10 5 12 2 0 1 .267 .324 .533 .857
2 Outs   75 20 4 0 0 7 4 3 16 0 0 1 .267 .304 .320 .624
Scoring Position   54 11 3 0 0 13 5 5 13 2 0 0 .204 .262 .259 .522
Bases Empty   93 25 3 1 5 5 17 11 22 0 0 1 .269 .352 .484 .836
Runner on 1st   36 9 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 0 0 1 .250 .270 .250 .520
Runner on 2nd   15 4 2 0 0 4 1 3 3 0 0 0 .267 .389 .400 .789
Runner on 3rd   8 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Runner on 1st & 2nd   17 4 1 0 0 5 1 1 5 0 0 0 .235 .278 .294 .572
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 .111 .200 .111 .311
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   85 14 1 0 2 6 6 8 42 1 0 1 .165 .242 .247 .489
First Pitch   28 8 1 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 .286 .310 .393 .703
Count 0-1   14 4 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .571 .857
Count 0-2   15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 .067 .067 .067 .133
Count 1-0   17 5 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .294 .294 .471 .765
Count 1-1   12 6 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .667 1.167
Count 1-2   30 8 0 0 2 4 4 0 15 1 0 0 .267 .258 .467 .725
Count 2-0   10 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .500 .700
Count 2-1   15 5 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .312 .400 .713
Count 2-2   23 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 0 0 1 .174 .208 .217 .426
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   2 1 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 .500 .833 .500 1.333
Full Count   17 1 0 0 0 1 2 8 11 0 0 0 .059 .360 .059 .419
Behind in Count   59 13 1 0 3 7 5 0 23 1 0 0 .220 .217 .390 .606
Ahead in Count   44 13 1 0 2 7 12 8 0 1 0 0 .295 .396 .455 .851
Batting 7th   34 6 1 0 2 4 4 1 10 0 0 0 .176 .200 .382 .582
Batting 8th   117 33 4 1 3 13 17 13 23 2 0 1 .282 .353 .410 .764
Batting 9th   32 6 1 0 0 1 3 2 9 0 0 1 .188 .257 .219 .476
Low Leverage   95 27 3 1 3 6 15 7 18 0 0 1 .284 .340 .432 .771
Medium Leverage   60 14 1 0 2 7 5 6 16 0 0 1 .233 .313 .350 .663
High Leverage   28 4 2 0 0 5 4 3 8 2 0 0 .143 .212 .214 .426
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE 2024 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 2 8 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .375 .444 .375 .819 .392 .000 135
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 2 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0.0 1.4 7.82 .2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Versus Right   7 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .429 .500 .429 .929
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   8 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .375 .444 .375 .819
Career   479 113 16 0 14 54 49 52 105 5 1 7 .236 .317 .357 .674
Road   8 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .375 .444 .375 .819
Grass   8 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .375 .444 .375 .819
Night   8 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .375 .444 .375 .819
As Starter   8 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .375 .444 .375 .819
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2019 Halifax - ABA 23 116 411 125 25 2 19 66 52 37 9 2 90 1 1 .304 .373 .513 .886 142 149 3.9
2020 Halifax - ABA 24 120 411 93 19 1 18 44 56 48 11 2 96 0 0 .226 .322 .409 .731 105 107 2.6
2021 Halifax - ABA 25 129 443 104 14 0 10 57 57 55 1 5 63 0 2 .235 .317 .334 .652 89 94 3.6
2022 Halifax - ABA 26 91 306 65 6 0 16 48 34 28 3 1 71 2 3 .212 .284 .389 .673 85 87 1.9
2023 Halifax - ABA 27 114 392 92 10 0 19 67 53 24 7 3 89 3 1 .235 .289 .406 .694 81 81 2.3
2024 Halifax - ABA 28 54 183 45 6 1 5 18 24 16 2 2 42 2 1 .246 .310 .372 .682 82 88 1.2
Total ABA 624 2146 524 80 4 87 300 276 208 33 15 451 8 8 .244 .318 .407 .725 100 103 15.4
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2016 Santa Fe College - JUCO 20 30 103 35 5 2 6 24 22 8 2 0 18 0 0 .340 .398 .602 1.000 128 129 0.6
2016 (CLE) Irvine - DL 20 18 45 14 1 0 1 2 4 11 1 0 9 0 0 .311 .456 .400 .856 128 141 0.5
2016 Buckeye Local - R 20 53 178 36 4 0 18 41 34 20 0 1 42 0 0 .202 .281 .528 .809 92 91 0.2
2017 (MC) Tijuana - DL 21 29 106 36 2 0 6 23 19 17 3 1 20 0 1 .340 .441 .528 .969 120 121 0.4
2017 Veracruz - R 21 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -126 -0.0
2017 Guadalajara - AA 21 71 245 74 14 1 8 33 34 32 3 0 60 1 2 .302 .389 .465 .855 145 148 2.6
2017 Tijuana - AAA 21 34 93 25 2 0 2 14 7 6 2 1 22 0 0 .269 .324 .355 .678 110 108 0.6
2018 (HH) Tijuana - DL 22 41 111 38 10 0 10 27 17 17 1 1 20 0 0 .342 .431 .703 1.133 170 166 1.3
2018 Tijuana - AAA 22 114 378 85 14 0 12 40 41 45 5 4 83 1 0 .225 .312 .357 .670 111 115 2.9
2024 Quebec - AAA 28 2 8 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .444 .375 .819 116 135 0.2
Total AAA 150 479 113 16 0 14 54 49 52 7 5 105 1 0 .236 .317 .357 .674 111 114
Total AA 71 245 74 14 1 8 33 34 32 3 0 60 1 2 .302 .389 .465 .855 145 148
Total AR 54 179 36 4 0 18 41 34 20 0 1 42 0 0 .201 .280 .525 .805 91 90
Total AJUCO 30 103 35 5 2 6 24 22 8 2 0 18 0 0 .340 .398 .602 1.000 128 129
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2019 Halifax - ABA 23 21 83 17 4 0 5 10 13 6 1 0 31 0 1 .205 .267 .434 .700 89 92 -0.2
2020 Halifax - ABA 24 16 56 12 1 0 4 11 8 7 1 0 11 0 0 .214 .312 .446 .759 111 118 1.0
2021 Halifax - ABA 25 5 17 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 0 0 .059 .158 .059 .217 -35 -34 2.0
2022 Halifax - ABA 26 15 50 8 0 0 2 9 4 3 4 1 14 0 0 .160 .259 .280 .539 50 54 1.4
2023 Halifax - ABA 27 2 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 .143 .333 .286 .619 67 79 1.9
Total ABA 59 213 39 6 0 11 30 26 20 6 1 61 0 1 .183 .271 .366 .637 75 79
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2019 Halifax - ABA C 111 111 1071 65 7 1136 0 1.000 1002.1 10.20 -0.8 .961 9 64 24 37.5
2020 Halifax - ABA C 116 112 1147 96 5 1244 1 .999 1021.0 10.96 +5.1 1.035 3 69 41 59.4
2020 Halifax - ABA 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 +0.0 1.019
2021 Halifax - ABA C 129 129 694 86 6 786 6 .992 1128.2 6.22 +4.0 1.008 5 84 41 48.8
2022 Halifax - ABA C 90 86 817 57 7 874 0 1.000 771.1 10.20 +3.0 1.071 3 75 18 24.0
2023 Halifax - ABA C 113 109 1034 56 7 1093 3 .997 976.1 10.05 +2.5 1.045 8 76 19 25.0
2023 Halifax - ABA 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 -0.0 .000
2024 Halifax - ABA C 53 53 472 37 2 511 2 .996 464.1 9.87 +1.5 .844 1 46 16 34.8
2024 Quebec - AAA C 2 2 13 6 0 19 0 1.000 19.0 9.00 +0.8 1.089 0 4 4 100.0
2024 Halifax - ABA 1B 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL C 614 602 5248 403 34 5663 12 .998 5383.0 9.45 +16.1 1.007 29 418 163 39.0
TOTAL 1B 3 0 5 0 1 5 0 1.000 5.0 9.00 +0.0 1.019
PLAYER HISTORY
01/21/2016 Joined the Santa Fe College Saints.
03/24/2016 Was selected to the 2016 ABA Junior College All-Star Game.
06/07/2016 Released by the Santa Fe College Saints.
06/07/2016 Drafted in the 2016 first-year player draft (Round 6, Pick 11, 131st overall pick) by the Cleveland Spiders.
12/15/2016 Named to the 2016 Sun Coast Baseball League for the (CLE) Irvine Sky Sox.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (50); Power: 45 (55); Eye: 45 (60).
02/23/2017 Was traded by the Cleveland Spiders to the Mexico City Aztecs, along with 3B Mario Sixtos, in exchange for $500,000.
07/24/2017 Injured (bruised elbow),day-to-day for 4 days.
08/28/2017 Injured (hamstring tightness),day-to-day for 2 days.
12/15/2017 Named to the 2017 Sun Coast Baseball League for the (MC) Tijuana Trappers.
12/18/2017 Injured (bruised ankle),day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 50 (60).
06/17/2018 Was selected to the 2018 ABA Development League All-Star Game.
08/31/2018 Injured (fractured wrist),out for 5-6 weeks.
12/15/2018 Named to the 2018 Sun Coast Baseball League for the (MC) Tijuana Trappers.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 55 (60).
01/26/2019 Injured (strained rib cage muscle),day-to-day for 3-4 weeks.
07/21/2019 Was selected to the 2019 American Baseball Association All-Star Game.
08/07/2019 Injured (thumb contusion),day-to-day for 4 days.
11/10/2019 Finished 2nd in 2019 ABA AC Rookie of the Year Award voting.
11/27/2019 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $12,400.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 55 (60).
05/02/2020 Injured (mild hip strain),day-to-day for 4 days.
07/26/2020 Was selected to the 2020 American Baseball Association All-Star Game.
08/30/2020 Injured (bruised thumb),day-to-day for 1 day.
11/15/2020 Wins the 2020 ABA AC Gold Glove Award at C.
12/01/2020 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $12,400.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 55 (55).
07/21/2021 Was selected to the 2021 American Baseball Association All-Star Game.
07/21/2021 Injured (oblique strain),out for 5 days.
09/14/2021 Injured (tender shoulder),day-to-day for one week.
11/23/2021 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $93,750.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 55 (55).
11/23/2022 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $175,000.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 50 (50).
03/23/2023 Injured (bruised shoulder),day-to-day for one week.
07/19/2023 Was selected to the 2023 American Baseball Association All-Star Game.
11/03/2023 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $250,000 with the Halifax Heathens organization.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 50 (50).
03/21/2024 Injured (fractured foot),out for 3 weeks.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year IBB Rank
2017 2 10
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