Ronald
Richburg
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 215
 
Born: December 13, 1986 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 2015    2020   
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
2005 18 CLE AL     0 0 1 0 5 6 5 7 7 7 3 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4
2006 19 CLE AL     0 0 2 0 6 6 6 7 7 7 3 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4
2007 20 CLE AL     0 0 2 1 6 7 6 7 7 7 4 5 4 5 5 5 4 4 4
2008 21 CLE AL     0 1 3 2 6 7 6 7 7 7 4 5 5 5 6 6 5 4 4
2009 22 CLE AL     1 2 5 3 6 7 6 7 7 7 5 6 5 6 7 6 5 4 4
2010 23 CLE AL $ 100,000   5 4 7 5 6 7 6 7 7 7 6 7 6 7 8 7 6 6 6
2011 24 CLE AL $ 100,000   7 5 8 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 7 6 7
2012 25 CLE AL $ 100,000   8 5 8 6 7 8 7 7 7 7 8 9 8 8 9 8 7 6 6
2013 26 CLE AL $ 2,442,857   8 5 8 6 7 8 8 7 7 7 8 9 8 8 8 8 7 6 6
2014 27 CLE AL $ 3,357,143   8 5 8 6 7 8 7 7 7 7 8 9 8 8 8 8 7 6 6
OOTP5 Min Ratings     0 0 1 0 5 6 5 7 7 7 3 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 3,357,143   8 5 8 6 7 8 8 7 7 7 8 9 8 8 9 8 7 6 7
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2015 28 CLE AL $ 3,357,143 3 6 7 7 8 9 9 9 10 9
2016 29 CLE AL $ 3,357,143 3 6 7 7 8 9 9 9 10 9
2017 30 CLE AL $ 2,805,000 3 6 7 7 8 9 9 9 10 9
2018 31 CLE AL $ 2,805,000 3 6 7 7 8 9 9 9 10 9
2019 32 CLE AL $ 2,805,000 3 6 7 7 8 9 9 9 10 9
2020 33 CLE AL $ 2,805,000 3 6 7 7 8 9 9 9 10 9
2021 34 CLE AL $ 2,850,000 2 6 7 7 7 8 8 7 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 2,805,000 2 6 7 7 7 8 8 7 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,357,143 3 6 7 7 8 9 9 9 10 9
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
2005 18 CLE AL   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
2006 19 CLE AL   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
2007 20 CLE AL   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
2008 21 CLE AL   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
2009 22 CLE AL   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
2010 23 CLE AL $ 100,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
2011 24 CLE AL $ 100,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
2012 25 CLE AL $ 100,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
2013 26 CLE AL $ 2,442,857 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
2014 27 CLE AL $ 3,357,143 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
OOTP5 Min Ratings   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 3,357,143 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2015 28 CLE AL $ 3,357,143   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1
2016 29 CLE AL $ 3,357,143   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1
2017 30 CLE AL $ 2,805,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1
2018 31 CLE AL $ 2,805,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1
2019 32 CLE AL $ 2,805,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1
2020 33 CLE AL $ 2,805,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1
2021 34 CLE AL $ 2,850,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 2,805,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,357,143   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
2005 18 A   5 5 .500 60 0 0 0 12 69.3 66 30 9 32 47 3.89 .252 .333 .378 .711  
2006 19 A   6 1 .857 51 0 0 0 4 41.3 38 12 3 10 29 2.61 .245 .291 .348 .639  
2007 20 A   2 6 .250 46 6 0 0 0 72.7 63 26 5 25 45 3.22 .230 .294 .332 .626  
2008 21 AA   3 5 .375 59 5 0 0 1 79.0 92 37 12 24 55 4.22 .297 .347 .468 .815  
    A   0 0 .000 6 0 0 0 0 2.0 2 1 1 1 1 4.50 .250 .333 .625 .958  
2009 22 AAA   3 4 .429 28 1 0 0 1 41.3 40 21 3 11 19 4.57 .253 .302 .348 .650  
    AA   1 0 1.000 10 1 0 0 0 15.3 11 2 1 6 13 1.17 .200 .279 .255 .533  
2010 23 CLE AL 2 1 .667 9 0 0 0 0 14.0 12 3 0 6 9 1.93 .235 .328 .275 .602 2.0
    AAA   8 5 .615 60 4 0 0 3 103.0 105 47 15 23 80 4.11 .261 .300 .424 .725  
2011 24 CLE AL 4 8 .333 71 0 0 0 32 81.0 86 29 7 19 61 3.22 .271 .325 .394 .719 11.9
2012 25 CLE AL 6 7 .462 70 0 0 0 41 85.7 88 37 4 20 47 3.89 .268 .310 .338 .648 12.2
2013 26 CLE AL 3 6 .333 57 0 0 0 26 76.3 58 24 4 20 38 2.83 .207 .261 .304 .564 13.4
2014 27 CLE AL 5 9 .357 48 0 0 0 14 51.0 72 36 8 19 20 6.35 .327 .383 .495 .878 1.2
2015 28 CLE AL 6 3 .667 62 0 0 0 14 80.0 76 22 2 23 43 2.48 .253 .309 .333 .642 12.5
2016 29 CLE AL 1 2 .333 76 0 0 0 7 80.7 97 37 5 30 45 4.13 .298 .360 .399 .758 5.1
2017 30 CLE AL 3 4 .429 54 0 0 0 32 61.3 61 22 1 15 43 3.23 .262 .303 .335 .638 11.7
2018 31 CLE AL 7 9 .438 53 0 0 0 15 64.7 62 27 4 21 39 3.76 .255 .311 .403 .714 7.8
2019 32 CLE AL 3 6 .333 61 0 0 0 22 66.3 81 38 8 15 34 5.16 .300 .340 .489 .829 6.9
2020 33 CLE AL 2 3 .400 57 0 0 0 24 72.0 65 16 3 12 50 2.00 .243 .278 .341 .618 13.8
2021 34 CLE AL 6 11 .353 75 0 0 0 4 75.7 89 42 10 33 51 5.00 .290 .359 .469 .828 4.1
12 Years Sim 48 69 .410 693 0 0 0 231 808.6 847 333 56 233 480 3.71 .270 .322 .387 .710 102.6
2 Years AAA 11 9 .550 88 5 0 0 4 144.3 145 68 18 34 99 4.24 .258 .301 .403 .704  
2 Years AA 4 5 .444 69 6 0 0 1 94.3 103 39 13 30 68 3.72 .282 .337 .436 .772  
4 Years A 13 12 .520 163 6 0 0 16 185.3 169 69 18 68 122 3.35 .242 .309 .356 .665  
8 Years Minors 28 26 .519 320 17 0 0 21 424.0 417 176 49 132 289 3.74 .257 .312 .390 .703  
Season Average 4 5 .444 57 0 0 0 19 67.4 70 27 4 19 40 3.71 .270 .322 .387 .710  
Career Highs 7 11 .667 76 0 0 0 41 85.7 97 42 10 33 61 6.35 .327 .383 .495 .878  
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   459 179 25 109 276   .262 .306 .373 .679
vs LH   388 154 31 124 204   .279 .338 .405 .742
Home 27 29 .482 372 0 0 0 118 423.0 454 174 24 117 233 3.70 .275 .323 .388 .711
Away 21 40 .344 321 0 0 0 114 385.6 393 159 32 116 247 3.71 .264 .317 .387 .704
Mar/Apr 8 8 .500 82 0 0 0 23 106.0 99 32 9 29 58 2.72 .248 .299 .381 .680
May 9 13 .409 136 0 0 0 43 158.0 186 80 12 58 87 4.56 .294 .353 .422 .775
June 11 11 .500 111 0 0 0 34 120.0 124 49 7 31 71 3.68 .264 .310 .373 .683
July 7 13 .350 110 0 0 0 39 123.0 139 56 9 37 75 4.10 .285 .335 .414 .749
August 4 7 .364 116 0 0 0 46 128.3 118 46 5 37 79 3.23 .243 .297 .322 .619
Sep/Oct 9 17 .346 138 0 0 0 47 173.3 181 70 14 41 110 3.64 .271 .313 .397 .710
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Most Valuable Player or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2020 33 CLE AL 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1 Years Sim 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
162 Game Average 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -4.9  
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   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Away 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
June 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
2010 23 CLE AL P 9 0 14.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.64    
2011 24 CLE AL P 71 0 81.0 2 13 0 2 1.000 1.67    
2012 25 CLE AL P 70 0 85.7 4 12 0 0 1.000 1.68    
2013 26 CLE AL P 57 0 76.3 2 23 0 1 1.000 2.95    
2014 27 CLE AL P 48 0 51.0 1 2 1 0 .750 0.53    
2015 28 CLE AL P 62 0 80.0 2 10 0 1 1.000 1.35    
2016 29 CLE AL P 76 0 80.7 4 9 0 1 1.000 1.45    
2017 30 CLE AL P 54 0 61.3 2 10 0 0 1.000 1.76    
2018 31 CLE AL P 53 0 64.7 2 9 1 0 .917 1.53    
2019 32 CLE AL P 61 0 66.3 4 11 1 0 .938 2.04    
2020 33 CLE AL P 57 0 72.0 2 7 0 1 1.000 1.13    
2021 34 CLE AL P 75 0 75.7 3 8 2 0 .846 1.31    
Career Totals   693 0 808.6 28 115 5 6 .966 1.59    
Career Highs   76 0 85.7 4 23 2 2 1.000 2.95    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won World Series Most Valuable Player.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
2010 23 CLE AL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 .143 .143 .286 .429
2011 24 CLE AL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 1 3.7 1 0 0 1 1 0.00 .100 .182 .100 .282
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 1 5.7 2 0 0 1 2 0.00 .118 .167 .176 .343
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
2011-3-32
2012-5-41
2013-7-26
2017-2-32
2019-9-22
2020-7-24
CAR-14-231
Games Pitched
2021-7-75
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 34)
   Gray Ink Test: 19    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 134)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 39th overall pick, by Cleveland in 2005
Injured on 4/15/2008 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Injured on 5/6/2009 with a Tight Elbow, out for one week
Earned first career win on 9/7/2010
Injured on 8/26/2013 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Injured on 8/3/2014 with a Spasms Back, out for 6 weeks
2/4/2015: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,357,143 through salary arbitration
Injured on 9/3/2015 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week