Rich Harden
| 26-year-old Pitcher |
| Chicago Cubs |
| Date of Birth: November 30, 1981 |
| Height: 6-1 Weight: 195 |
| Bats/Throws: L/R |
| Drafted: Round 17 of 2000 draft |
Basic Statistics
| Basic Statistics | ||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | G | W | L | IP | TBF | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | ER | BB | K | ERA | RA9 | |
| 2005 | 23 | MLB | Oakland Athletics | 22 | 10 | 5 | 128.0 | 511 | 93 | 7 | 42 | 36 | 43 | 121 | 2.53 | 2.95 | ||
| 2006 | 24 | MLB | Oakland | 9 | 4 | 0 | 46.2 | 191 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 49 | 4.24 | 4.24 |
| 2007 | 25 | MLB | Oakland | 7 | 1 | 2 | 25.2 | 100 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 2.45 | 2.45 |
| 2008 | 26 | A+ | Stockton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2008 | 26 | AAA | Sacramento | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2.45 | 2.45 |
| 2008 | 26 | MLB | Chi Cubs | 7 | 8 | 2 | 42.0 | 166 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 59 | 1.50 | 1.71 |
| 2008 | 26 | MLB | Oakland | 13 | 5 | 1 | 77.0 | 311 | 57 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 31 | 92 | 2.34 | 2.45 |
| Extended Statistics | ||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | BB/PA | K/PA | BABIP | GB% | HR/Air | FIP | BsRA9 | |
| 2005 | 23 | MLB | Oakland Athletics | 8.4% | 23.7% | .278 | 3.11 | |||
| 2006 | 24 | MLB | Oakland | 13.6% | 25.7% | .241 | 45% | 8% | 4.22 | 3.59 |
| 2007 | 25 | MLB | Oakland | 11.0% | 27.0% | .259 | 40% | 8% | 4.01 | 3.55 |
| 2008 | 26 | A+ | Stockton | 0.0% | 40.9% | .300 | 60% | 0% | 2.28 | 0.71 |
| 2008 | 26 | AAA | Sacramento | 0.0% | 28.6% | .300 | 56% | 0% | 1.31 | 1.67 |
| 2008 | 26 | MLB | Oakland | 10.0% | 29.6% | .291 | 32% | 4% | 2.80 | 3.04 |
| 2008 | 26 | MLB | Chi Cubs | 8.4% | 35.5% | .244 | 31% | 8% | 2.88 | 2.98 |
Longitudinal Trends
The above graph represents 15-day averages over the past couple years.
Available graphs for Harden: BB/PA, SO/PA, and ERA
Extended Statistics
2008: Oakland | 2008: Chi Cubs | 2008: Sacramento
| Split Statistics with Oakland in 2008 | |||||||
| Split | IP | TBF | BB/PA | K/PA | BABIP | GB% | ERA |
| March | 6.0 | 23 | 13.0% | 39.1% | .200 | 27% | 1.50 |
| April | 5.0 | 22 | 18.2% | 27.3% | .333 | 0% | 0.00 |
| May | 23.2 | 97 | 8.2% | 26.8% | .323 | 30% | 3.42 |
| June | 32.1 | 124 | 8.9% | 33.9% | .239 | 32% | 1.67 |
| July | 10.0 | 45 | 11.1% | 20.0% | .357 | 38% | 3.60 |
| AWAY | 26.2 | 113 | 10.6% | 27.4% | .343 | 33% | 3.37 |
| HOME | 50.1 | 198 | 9.6% | 30.8% | .259 | 32% | 1.79 |
Batted Ball Chart
Game Log
| Date | Level | IP | R | ER | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB | |
| August 19 | MLB | vs. Cincinnati | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| August 13 | MLB | @ Atlanta | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| August 5 | MLB | vs. Houston | 5.2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| July 31 | MLB | @ Milwaukee | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| July 26 | MLB | vs. Florida | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 |
| July 21 | MLB | @ Arizona | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 |
| July 12 | MLB | vs. San Francisco | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
| July 6 | MLB | @ Chi White Sox | 5.0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| July 1 | MLB | @ LA Angels | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| June 26 | MLB | vs. Philadelphia | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
Player Notes
July 2008
The Hardball Times: The Hardball Times:Evaluating the Rich Harden tradeMost observers think the Cubs got the better end in the Rich Harden trade, but Victor takes a longer view and ...
MILB.com: A's get four prospects for Harden, Gaudin
May 2008
MILB.com: Harden dominates in rehab startMLN: RIch Harden Guides Stockton Ports Past Visalia Oaks 14-0 in Rehab Start
OSC: Harden Slated To Make Rehab Start For Ports On Tuesday
STOCKTON, Calif.
April 2008
The Hardball Times: THT Live: Harden scratched from startAthletics Nation with some crakerjack blogging on Rich Harden's latest injury, which is being reported as back...