Brian Fisher

Brian Kevin Fisher

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 210 lb.

Born: March 18, 1962 in Honolulu, HI
High School: Hinkley HS (Aurora, CO)
Drafted
by the Atlanta Braves in the 2nd round of the 1980 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 7, 1985
Teams (by GP): Yankees/Pirates/Mariners/Astros 1985-1992
Agents: Steve Feldman [*]
Final Game: October 4, 1992
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Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1985 23 NYY AL 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 RoY-6
1986 24 NYY AL 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1987 25 PIT NL 37 70 58 6 11 1 0 2 9 0 1 5 28 .190 .277 .310 .587 56 18 0 2 5 0 0 1
1988 26 PIT NL 33 47 42 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 24 .048 .111 .071 .183 -46 3 0 0 2 0 0 1
1989 27 PIT NL 9 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1990 28 HOU NL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1992 30 SEA AL 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Yrs 222 122 105 7 13 2 0 2 10 0 2 8 54 .124 .200 .200 .400 11 21 0 2 7 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 89 77 5 9 1 0 1 7 0 1 6 39 .124 .200 .200 .400 11 15 0 1 5 0 0
PIT (3 yrs) 79 122 105 7 13 2 0 2 10 0 2 8 54 .124 .200 .200 .400 11 21 0 2 7 0 0
NYY (2 yrs) 117 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SEA (1 yr) 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HOU (1 yr) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (4 yrs) 83 122 105 7 13 2 0 2 10 0 2 8 54 .124 .200 .200 .400 11 21 0 2 7 0 0
AL (3 yrs) 139 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1985 23 NYY AL 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $ 1 RoY-6
1986 24 NYY AL 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $120,000 1
1987 25 PIT NL 37 70 -4 -1 0 0 10 5 0.6 2 8 0.6 .515 .503 0.6 0.0 8 $180,000 1
1988 26 PIT NL 33 47 -6 -1 0 0 6 -1 -0.2 2 0 -0.2 .495 .499 -0.2 0.0 0 $255,000 1
1989 27 PIT NL 9 5 -1 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .492 .500 -0.1 0.0 -0 $404,000 /1
1990 28 HOU NL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
1992 30 SEA AL 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
7 Seasons 222 122 -11 -2 0 0 16 4 0.3 4 7 0.3 .501 .500 0.3 0.2 7 $959,000
PIT (3 yrs) 79 122 -11 -2 0 0 16 4 0.3 4 7 0.3 .504 .501 0.3 0.0 7 $839,000
NYY (2 yrs) 117 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $120,000
SEA (1 yr) 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $
HOU (1 yr) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1987 25 PIT NL 70 53 5 2.5 106 .321 .190 .269 .277 .339 .310 .419 .587 .758 56 .240 -3.9 -0.4 .500 .190 .121 .0
1988 26 PIT NL 47 43 0 0.0 88 .111 .048 .254 .111 .317 .071 .373 .183 .690 -46 .000 -8.0 -0.9 .122 .071 .024
1989 27 PIT NL 5 5 0 0.0 87 .000 .000 .249 .000 .316 .000 .371 .000 .687 -100 .000 -1.3 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
7 Yrs 122 101 5 1.3 98 .224 .124 .262 .200 .329 .200 .398 .400 .728 11 .100 -13.2 -1.4 .309 .133 .076 .0
162 Game Avg. 89 74 4 1.3 98 .224 .124 .262 .200 .329 .200 .398 .400 .728 11 .100 -13.2 -1.4 .309 .133 .076

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1987 25 PIT NL 70 2.9% 40.0% 7.1% 4.3% 27% 5.60 2.1 29.0 6.4 1.50 40%
1988 26 PIT NL 47 0.0% 51.1% 6.4% 2.1% 50% 8.00 1.8 42.0 3.25 4.33 38% 15% 0.0% 25%
1989 27 PIT NL 5 0.0% 40.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.5 2.00 2.00 60% 0% 0.0% 0%
7 Yrs 122 1.6% 44.3% 6.6% 3.3% 31% 6.75 1.9 52.5 10.5 3.00 2.14 40% 13% 0.0% 20%
MLB Averages 2.2% 14.9% 8.6% 6.8% 30% 1.73 6.0 41.1 8.4 0.80 1.06 73% 20% 6.2% 22%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1985 23 NYY AL 0.0 0.0
1986 24 NYY AL 0.0 0.0
1987 25 PIT NL -3.9 -0.4 71 -0.3 0.9 -1.2 .91 -0.5 0.2 -2.7 -0.3 1.03 -4.3 0
1988 26 PIT NL -8.0 -0.9 48 -0.5 0.4 -0.8 .77 -0.6 0.0 -4.3 -0.5 0.91 -5.9 0
1989 27 PIT NL -1.3 -0.1 5 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 1.02 -0.1 -0.0 -1.9 -0.2 1.42 -1.3 0
1990 28 HOU NL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1992 30 SEA AL 0.0 0.0
7 Yrs -13.2 -1.4 124 -0.9 1.2 -2.2 .86 -1.2 0.2 -9.0 -0.9 1.00 -11.5 0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1987 25 PIT NL 0 0 25% 15 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33% 4 4 0 2 0 2 0 0 0
1988 26 PIT NL 3 0 20% 11 0 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1989 27 PIT NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Yrs 3 0 24% 26 0 2 0% 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 25% 5 5 0 2 0 2 1 1 0

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1987 25 PIT NL 70 47% 11 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 10 5 50% 14 0 0% 13 3 23% 61 8 13% 3 2 67% 3 2 67% 0
1988 26 PIT NL 47 28% 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 67% 3 0 0% 6 1 17% 25 2 8% 2 0 0% 2 0 0% 0
1989 27 PIT NL 5 60% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
7 Yrs 122 40% 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 13 7 54% 17 0 0% 19 4 21% 94 10 11% 5 2 40% 5 2 40% 0
MLB Averages 60% 73% 11% 35% 14% 52% 56%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
1988 26 PIT NL 44 167 3.80 112 67% 32% 35% 17% 16% 68% 0% 46% 49% 34% 11% 5 0 16% 7 0 11% 5 3 22% 3 0 0
1989 27 PIT NL 5 14 2.80 12 86% 17% 50% 8% 25% 83% 0% 71% 40% 40% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0
2 Yrs 49 181 3.69 124 69% 31% 36% 16% 17% 69% 0% 48% 48% 35% 10% 5 0 14% 7 0 10% 5 3 20% 3 0 0
MLB Averages 3.62 62% 25% 14% 27% 34% 75% 2% 46% 81% 31% 6% 16% 9% 26%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1987 25 154 70 58 6 11 1 0 2 9 0 1 5 28 .190 .277 .310 .587 56 18 0 2 5 0 0
1988 26 187 117 100 7 13 2 0 2 10 0 2 8 52 .130 .209 .210 .419 16 21 0 2 7 0 0
1989 27 196 122 105 7 13 2 0 2 10 0 2 8 54 .124 .200 .200 .400 11 21 0 2 7 0 0
1990 28 200 122 105 7 13 2 0 2 10 0 2 8 54 .124 .200 .200 .400 11 21 0 2 7 0 0
1991 29 200 122 105 7 13 2 0 2 10 0 2 8 54 .124 .200 .200 .400 11 21 0 2 7 0 0
1992 30 222 122 105 7 13 2 0 2 10 0 2 8 54 .124 .200 .200 .400 11 21 0 2 7 0 0

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G)
How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1987 25 37 69 57 5 10 1 0 2 8 0 5 28 .175 .266 .298 .564 4 37
1988 26 33 47 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 24 .000 .067 .000 .067 0 33
1989 27 9 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 9
3 Yrs 79 121 104 5 10 1 0 2 8 0 8 54 .096 .175 .163 .339 4 79
162 Game Avg. 162 248 213 10 21 2 0 4 16 0 16 111 .096 .175 .163 .339 8 79

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

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