C Bruce Richards #36
Halifax Heathens ABA
Age: 27 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
12/17/2023
 OA: 65 POT: 65
BNN Index | ABA | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
C BRUCE RICHARDS #36 - AGE: 27 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
114 392 92 10 0 19 67 24 89 .235 .289 .406 3 2.3
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 50 55 55
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 35 30
Errors: - 40 40
Arm: 75 55 60
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: 40
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
10/07/2023 @ AUS Win, 3-2 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
10/05/2023 AUS Loss, 3-8 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/25/2023 @ PHO Win, 5-1 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
09/23/2023 DD Win, 9-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
09/22/2023 DD Win, 5-3 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0
09/21/2023 DD Win, 4-3 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/18/2023 AUS Win, 5-1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
09/17/2023 AUS Loss, 5-6 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0
09/16/2023 @ FH Loss, 2-8 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/15/2023 @ FH Win, 4-0 4 2 3 2 1 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Bruce maintains a clean-cut lifestyle.
Birthday:03/17/1996
Born in:Cleveland, OH
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:190 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, None
Service This Yr:180 Days
40-Man Service:5 Years, None
Pro Service:7 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 2023 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 114 392 92 10 0 19 67 53 24 89 .235 .289 .406 .694 .295 .171 82
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 109 428 7 0 0 9 2 3 159 29 3 1 75.0 45.2 3.87 2.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   59 15 2 0 2 7 8 5 17 1 0 1 .254 .318 .390 .708
Versus Right   333 77 8 0 17 60 45 19 72 2 2 6 .231 .283 .408 .692
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   67 9 0 0 1 6 6 4 25 1 0 0 .134 .181 .179 .360
May   67 20 3 0 5 21 13 6 9 2 0 1 .299 .355 .567 .922
June   77 17 0 0 8 15 12 5 19 0 0 2 .221 .286 .532 .818
July   64 19 2 0 1 4 8 3 9 0 0 0 .297 .328 .375 .703
August   62 13 4 0 2 12 6 4 13 0 0 2 .210 .279 .371 .650
September   55 14 1 0 2 9 8 2 14 0 2 2 .255 .305 .382 .687
All-Star Game   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Spring Training   37 12 0 0 3 5 7 4 11 1 0 1 .324 .395 .568 .963
Postseason   7 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .143 .333 .286 .619
Last Year   306 65 6 0 16 48 34 28 71 1 1 3 .212 .284 .389 .673
2 Years Ago   443 104 14 0 10 57 57 55 63 5 0 1 .235 .317 .334 .652
Career   1963 479 74 3 82 282 252 192 409 13 3 31 .244 .319 .410 .729
Home   193 47 6 0 9 33 26 13 37 1 1 4 .244 .303 .415 .718
Road   199 45 4 0 10 34 27 11 52 2 1 3 .226 .274 .397 .671
Grass   381 90 10 0 18 66 52 22 86 3 2 7 .236 .288 .404 .692
Turf   11 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 .182 .308 .455 .762
Day   179 42 5 0 6 30 25 11 38 1 1 2 .235 .285 .363 .648
Night   213 50 5 0 13 37 28 13 51 2 1 5 .235 .292 .441 .733
As Starter   388 92 10 0 19 67 53 24 89 3 2 7 .237 .291 .410 .701
As Reliever / Substitution   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   87 21 3 0 2 7 13 7 24 0 1 2 .241 .312 .345 .657
Inning 1-3   109 26 3 0 7 21 16 9 22 1 0 2 .239 .306 .459 .765
Inning 4-6   143 33 4 0 6 29 18 7 32 1 1 1 .231 .270 .385 .654
Inning 7-9   133 31 2 0 6 16 18 8 33 1 1 4 .233 .295 .383 .678
Extra Innings   7 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 .286 .286 .429 .714
0 Outs   110 29 6 0 4 14 20 5 21 1 2 3 .264 .311 .427 .738
1 Outs   155 40 3 0 13 35 24 7 42 2 0 3 .258 .299 .529 .828
2 Outs   127 23 1 0 2 18 9 12 26 0 0 1 .181 .257 .236 .493
Scoring Position   129 36 6 0 6 50 18 9 27 3 2 2 .279 .329 .465 .794
Bases Empty   193 42 4 0 9 9 25 12 47 0 0 3 .218 .274 .378 .652
Runner on 1st   70 14 0 0 4 8 10 3 15 0 0 2 .200 .253 .371 .625
Runner on 2nd   56 14 1 0 1 10 5 4 15 0 2 0 .250 .300 .321 .621
Runner on 3rd   13 3 1 0 1 5 1 2 2 0 0 0 .231 .333 .538 .872
Runner on 1st & 2nd   35 12 1 0 2 12 4 0 8 0 0 0 .343 .343 .543 .886
Runner on 1st & 3rd   4 1 0 0 1 6 2 1 1 2 0 2 .250 .444 1.000 1.444
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   11 3 2 0 0 9 4 1 0 1 0 0 .273 .308 .455 .762
Bases Loaded   10 3 1 0 1 8 2 1 1 0 0 0 .300 .364 .700 1.064
Two Strikes   193 28 6 0 3 16 17 11 89 0 0 2 .145 .199 .223 .422
First Pitch   55 16 1 0 2 12 8 0 0 1 0 1 .291 .298 .418 .716
Count 0-1   37 11 1 0 2 8 8 0 0 0 2 0 .297 .297 .486 .784
Count 0-2   26 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 16 0 0 2 .154 .214 .154 .368
Count 1-0   29 8 0 0 2 7 4 0 0 0 0 3 .276 .344 .483 .827
Count 1-1   36 11 1 0 3 8 5 0 0 1 0 1 .306 .316 .583 .899
Count 1-2   63 5 1 0 1 1 3 0 32 0 0 0 .079 .079 .143 .222
Count 2-0   9 3 1 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .778 1.111
Count 2-1   24 10 0 0 3 7 3 0 0 1 0 0 .417 .400 .792 1.192
Count 2-2   66 11 1 0 2 8 5 0 29 0 0 0 .167 .167 .273 .439
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .750 .000 .750
Count 3-1   8 5 0 0 3 4 5 10 0 0 0 0 .625 .833 1.750 2.583
Full Count   38 8 4 0 0 5 8 11 12 0 0 0 .211 .388 .316 .704
Behind in Count   126 20 2 0 3 11 12 0 48 0 2 2 .159 .172 .246 .418
Ahead in Count   71 26 1 0 9 23 15 13 0 1 0 3 .366 .477 .761 1.238
Batting 5th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   14 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 5 0 0 1 .214 .353 .286 .639
Batting 8th   131 33 0 0 5 19 18 10 33 2 0 2 .252 .310 .366 .677
Batting 9th   246 56 9 0 14 46 35 12 51 1 2 4 .228 .274 .435 .709
Low Leverage   180 39 4 0 10 21 22 13 39 0 0 3 .217 .281 .406 .686
Medium Leverage   134 30 3 0 5 21 20 10 33 0 1 1 .224 .283 .358 .641
High Leverage   75 23 3 0 4 25 11 1 17 3 1 3 .307 .329 .507 .836
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 80 82 2.3
Total ABA 570 1963 479 74 3 82 282 252 192 31 13 409 6 7 .244 .319 .410 .729 101 105 14.3
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
Total AAA 148 471 110 16 0 14 54 48 51 7 5 105 1 0 .234 .315 .357 .671 111 113
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 66 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
TOTAL C 559 547 4763 360 32 5133 10 .998 4899.2 9.41 +13.9 1.022 28 368 143 38.9
TOTAL 1B 2 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 4.0 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.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year IBB Rank
2017 2 10
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