1947
Born May 22, 1947
Tucson, AZ, USA
Rich Hinton Notable
b. May 22, 1947 · Chicago White Sox 1971, 1975, 1978–1979, New York Yankees 1972, Texas Rangers 1972, Cincinnati Reds 1976, Seattle Mariners 1979
Rich Hinton played for five clubs across nine seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Chicago White Sox in 1971 and closing with the Seattle Mariners in 1979.
He went 9 and 17 with a 4.87 earned run average, pitching 249.7 innings in 116 games. He struck out 152. Across 116 games he batted .143, with 1 hit and 1 run. He finished with 1 stolen base.
He was born in Tucson, AZ, USA on May 22, 1947, and died on August 7, 2025. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | CHW | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| 1972 | NYY/TEX | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .200 |
| 1975 | CHW | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | CIN | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1978 | CHW | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | CHW/SEA | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 116 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .143 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | CHW | 3 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 24.1 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 4.44 |
| 1972 | NYY/TEX | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 28.0 | 27 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 3.86 |
| 1975 | CHW | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 37.1 | 41 | 20 | 15 | 30 | 4.82 |
| 1976 | CIN | 1 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 17.2 | 30 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 7.64 |
| 1978 | CHW | 2 | 6 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 80.2 | 78 | 36 | 28 | 48 | 4.02 |
| 1979 | CHW/SEA | 1 | 4 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 61.2 | 80 | 40 | 13 | 34 | 5.84 |
| Career | — | 9 | 17 | 116 | 13 | 3 | 249.2 | 283 | 135 | 91 | 152 | 4.87 |
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