Jack Fisher
John Howard Fisher (Fat Jack)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 215 lb.

Born: March 4, 1939 in Frostburg, MD
High School: Academy of Richmond County (Augusta, GA)
Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent in 1957. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 14, 1959
Final Game: September 26, 1969
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Standard Batting

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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
1959 20 BAL AL 27 24 23 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 8 .130 .167 .174 .341 -5 4 0 1 0 0 0 1
1960 21 BAL AL 40 70 60 7 11 1 0 1 4 1 0 6 25 .183 .258 .250 .508 39 15 1 0 4 0 0 1
1961 22 BAL AL 36 71 56 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 25 .089 .164 .089 .253 -29 5 1 1 10 0 0 1
1962 23 BAL AL 33 58 49 9 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 17 .102 .200 .102 .302 -13 5 1 0 3 0 0 1
1963 24 SFG NL 36 35 29 1 3 2 0 0 4 0 0 4 5 .103 .212 .172 .385 13 5 0 0 2 0 0 1
1964 25 NYM NL 40 85 76 5 12 1 0 0 8 0 0 5 24 .158 .205 .171 .376 9 13 2 0 2 2 0 1
1965 26 NYM NL 43 85 78 2 12 2 0 0 2 0 1 2 22 .154 .185 .179 .365 5 14 3 1 4 0 0 1
1966 27 NYM NL 38 80 67 2 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 26 .090 .176 .119 .295 -15 8 0 0 6 0 0 1
1967 28 NYM NL 39 79 70 3 7 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 23 .100 .137 .114 .251 -26 8 0 0 6 0 0 1
1968 29 CHW AL 35 59 53 1 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 14 .113 .130 .132 .262 -22 7 1 0 5 0 0 1
1969 30 CIN NL 34 36 33 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 12 .121 .121 .121 .242 -33 4 1 0 3 0 0 1
11 Seasons 401 682 594 32 74 11 0 1 31 1 1 38 201 .125 .181 .148 .329 -6 88 10 3 45 2 0
162 Game Avg. 162 276 240 13 30 4 0 0 13 0 0 15 81 .125 .181 .148 .329 -6 36 4 1 18 1 0
NYM (4 yrs) 160 329 291 12 37 6 0 0 13 0 1 17 95 .127 .177 .148 .325 -6 43 5 1 18 2 0
BAL (4 yrs) 136 223 188 18 24 2 0 1 10 1 0 16 75 .128 .204 .154 .358 0 29 3 2 17 0 0
SFG (1 yr) 36 35 29 1 3 2 0 0 4 0 0 4 5 .103 .212 .172 .385 13 5 0 0 2 0 0
CIN (1 yr) 34 36 33 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 12 .121 .121 .121 .242 -33 4 1 0 3 0 0
CHW (1 yr) 35 59 53 1 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 14 .113 .130 .132 .262 -22 7 1 0 5 0 0
NL (6 yrs) 230 400 353 13 44 8 0 0 19 0 1 21 112 .125 .175 .147 .322 -7 52 6 1 23 2 0
AL (5 yrs) 171 282 241 19 30 3 0 1 12 1 0 17 89 .124 .188 .149 .338 -4 36 4 2 22 0 0

Advanced Batting

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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
1959 20 BAL AL 24 20 1 1.3 96 .200 .130 .257 .167 .328 .174 .393 .341 .720 -5 .102 -3.3 -0.3 .250 .043 .043
1960 21 BAL AL 70 54 4 2.0 100 .294 .183 .262 .258 .336 .250 .401 .508 .737 39 .185 -5.3 -0.5 .440 .183 .067 1.0
1961 22 BAL AL 71 62 1 0.4 100 .161 .089 .259 .164 .334 .089 .403 .253 .737 -29 .013 -10.2 -1.0 .192 .071 .000
1962 23 BAL AL 58 48 1 0.6 97 .156 .102 .256 .200 .327 .102 .399 .302 .726 -13 .021 -7.7 -0.8 .244 .122 .000
1963 24 SFG NL 35 28 1 1.0 88 .125 .103 .253 .212 .315 .172 .378 .385 .693 13 .071 -3.1 -0.3 .346 .207 .069
1964 25 NYM NL 85 70 3 1.2 91 .222 .158 .260 .205 .317 .171 .386 .376 .703 9 .089 -9.0 -0.9 .273 .079 .013
1965 26 NYM NL 85 74 2 0.7 90 .214 .154 .254 .185 .316 .179 .383 .365 .699 5 .040 -9.7 -1.0 .229 .038 .026
1966 27 NYM NL 80 67 2 0.8 94 .146 .090 .261 .176 .319 .119 .393 .295 .713 -15 .046 -10.2 -1.1 .246 .134 .030
1967 28 NYM NL 79 69 2 0.8 89 .149 .100 .256 .137 .318 .114 .375 .251 .693 -26 .048 -11.5 -1.2 .175 .057 .014
1968 29 CHW AL 59 53 1 0.5 84 .154 .113 .244 .130 .314 .132 .361 .262 .676 -22 .028 -8.1 -0.9 .167 .038 .019
1969 30 CIN NL 36 33 0 0.0 99 .190 .121 .265 .121 .336 .121 .393 .242 .729 -33 .000 -6.1 -0.6 .133 .000 .000
11 Seasons 682 578 18 0.8 93 .185 .125 .257 .181 .323 .148 .387 .329 .710 -6 .050 -84.2 -8.6 .243 .088 .024 1.0
162 Game Avg. 276 234 7 0.8 93 .185 .125 .257 .181 .323 .148 .387 .329 .710 -6 .050 -84.2 -8.6 .243 .088 .024
NYM (4 yrs) 329 280 9 0.9 91 .187 .127 .257 .177 .318 .148 .384 .325 .702 -6 .055 -40.4 -4.2 .231 .076 .021
BAL (4 yrs) 223 184 7 1.0 99 .205 .128 .259 .204 .332 .154 .400 .358 .732 0 .061 -26.5 -2.6 .287 .117 .027 1.0
SFG (1 yr) 35 28 1 1.0 88 .125 .103 .253 .212 .315 .172 .378 .385 .693 13 .071 -3.1 -0.3 .346 .207 .069
CIN (1 yr) 36 33 0 0.0 99 .190 .121 .265 .121 .336 .121 .393 .242 .729 -33 .000 -6.1 -0.6 .133 .000 .000
CHW (1 yr) 59 53 1 0.5 84 .154 .113 .244 .130 .314 .132 .361 .262 .676 -22 .028 -8.1 -0.9 .167 .038 .019
NL (6 yrs) 400 341 10 0.8 91 .181 .125 .258 .175 .319 .147 .385 .322 .704 -7 .047 -49.6 -5.1 .231 .079 .023
AL (5 yrs) 282 237 8 0.9 96 .192 .124 .256 .188 .328 .149 .392 .338 .720 -4 .054 -34.6 -3.5 .260 .100 .025 1.0

Ratio Batting*

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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
1959 20 BAL AL 24 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 4.2% 33% 2.9 11.5 1.40 63%
1960 21 BAL AL 70 1.4% 35.7% 8.6% 2.9% 18% 4.17 2.4 60.0 15.0 2.63 49%
1961 22 BAL AL 71 0.0% 35.2% 5.6% 0.0% 0% 6.25 2.2 28.0 1.85 44%
1962 23 BAL AL 58 0.0% 29.3% 10.3% 0.0% 0% 2.83 2.9 24.5 1.90 55%
1963 24 SFG NL 35 0.0% 14.3% 11.4% 5.7% 67% 1.25 5.8 7.3 2.43 69%
1964 25 NYM NL 85 0.0% 28.2% 5.9% 1.2% 8% 4.80 3.2 9.5 1.56 64%
1965 26 NYM NL 85 0.0% 25.9% 2.4% 2.4% 17% 11.00 3.5 39.0 1.63 66%
1966 27 NYM NL 80 0.0% 32.5% 8.8% 2.5% 33% 3.71 2.6 2.50 51%
1967 28 NYM NL 79 0.0% 29.1% 3.8% 1.3% 14% 7.67 3.0 23.3 2.13 59%
1968 29 CHW AL 59 0.0% 23.7% 1.7% 1.7% 17% 14.00 3.8 26.5 1.85 66%
1969 30 CIN NL 36 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.8 16.5 1.33 58%
11 Seasons 682 0.2% 29.5% 5.6% 1.8% 16% 5.29 3.0 594.0 19.2 1.90 58%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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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
1959 20 BAL AL 0 0 0% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1960 21 BAL AL 0 0 38% 34 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 14% 4 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 1
1961 22 BAL AL 1 0 20% 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 67% 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1
1962 23 BAL AL 1 0 82% 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 33% 6 4 2 1 1 0 2 1 1
1963 24 SFG NL 0 0 14% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1964 25 NYM NL 2 0 29% 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 0% 4 3 0 2 2 0 2 2 0
1965 26 NYM NL 2 0 13% 21 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1966 27 NYM NL 0 0 15% 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0% 4 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
1967 28 NYM NL 1 0 30% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 75% 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1
1968 29 CHW AL 2 0 14% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1969 30 CIN NL 0 0 0% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
11 Seasons 9 0 27% 179 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 5 9 21% 24 19 4 7 6 1 11 7 4
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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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
1959 20 BAL AL 24 33% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 3 0 0% 11 2 18% 0 0 2 1 50% 0
1960 21 BAL AL 70 39% 11 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 5 4 80% 16 1 6% 15 2 13% 42 3 7% 4 2 50% 4 1 25% 0
1961 22 BAL AL 71 25% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 12 10 83% 18 1 6% 19 3 16% 54 2 4% 5 2 40% 6 2 33% 0
1962 23 BAL AL 58 33% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 60% 11 1 9% 10 1 10% 44 4 9% 3 2 67% 4 2 50% 0
1963 24 SFG NL 34 38% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 50% 7 0 0% 7 3 43% 22 4 18% 2 2 100% 4 2 50% 0
1964 25 NYM NL 85 18% 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 2 25% 17 2 12% 20 4 20% 66 10 15% 5 3 60% 7 4 57% 0
1965 26 NYM NL 85 39% 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 100% 13 3 23% 15 2 13% 38 2 5% 0 0 5 1 20% 0
1966 27 NYM NL 80 33% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 6 55% 16 0 0% 18 4 22% 42 1 2% 3 0 0% 3 2 67% 0
1967 28 NYM NL 79 23% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 6 67% 16 0 0% 12 4 33% 45 3 7% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1968 29 CHW AL 59 22% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 100% 7 1 14% 10 3 30% 27 2 7% 3 0 0% 3 2 67% 0
1969 30 CIN NL 36 3% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 60% 11 1 9% 11 3 27% 29 2 7% 3 1 33% 1 1 100% 0
11 Seasons 681 28% 74 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 1 0 0 1 0 68 45 66% 134 10 7% 140 29 21% 420 35 8% 29 12 41% 39 18 46% 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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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
1959 20 27 24 23 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 8 .130 .167 .174 .341 -5 4 0 1 0 0 0
1960 21 67 94 83 7 14 2 0 1 6 1 0 6 33 .169 .233 .229 .462 27 19 1 1 4 0 0
1961 22 103 165 139 9 19 2 0 1 8 1 0 10 58 .137 .205 .173 .378 5 24 2 2 14 0 0
1962 23 136 223 188 18 24 2 0 1 10 1 0 16 75 .128 .204 .154 .358 0 29 3 2 17 0 0
1963 24 172 258 217 19 27 4 0 1 14 1 0 20 80 .124 .205 .157 .362 2 34 3 2 19 0 0
1964 25 212 343 293 24 39 5 0 1 22 1 0 25 104 .133 .205 .160 .365 4 47 5 2 21 2 0
1965 26 255 428 371 26 51 7 0 1 24 1 1 27 126 .137 .201 .164 .365 4 61 8 3 25 2 0
1966 27 293 508 438 28 57 9 0 1 24 1 1 34 152 .130 .197 .158 .355 1 69 8 3 31 2 0
1967 28 332 587 508 31 64 10 0 1 27 1 1 37 175 .126 .189 .152 .341 -3 77 8 3 37 2 0
1968 29 367 646 561 32 70 11 0 1 29 1 1 38 189 .125 .184 .150 .334 -4 84 9 3 42 2 0
1969 30 401 682 594 32 74 11 0 1 31 1 1 38 201 .125 .181 .148 .329 -6 88 10 3 45 2 0

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1959 20 28 25 24 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 8 .000 .040 .000 .040 1 27
1960 21 42 71 64 7 12 1 0 1 4 1 7 26 .188 .268 .250 .518 4 40
1961 22 36 63 57 1 6 0 0 0 1 0 5 25 .105 .190 .105 .296 1 36
1962 23 33 55 49 6 5 0 0 0 1 0 6 17 .102 .200 .102 .302 1 33
1963 24 36 35 30 1 4 3 0 0 6 0 5 5 .133 .257 .233 .490 2 36
1964 25 40 84 77 5 13 1 0 0 8 0 5 24 .169 .214 .182 .396 3 40
1965 26 43 80 77 2 11 2 0 0 2 0 2 22 .143 .175 .169 .344 2 43
1966 27 38 76 68 2 7 2 0 0 0 0 8 26 .103 .197 .132 .330 2 38
1967 28 39 77 73 4 10 1 0 0 4 0 4 23 .137 .182 .151 .333 2 39
1968 29 35 54 53 1 6 1 0 0 2 0 1 14 .113 .130 .132 .262 1 35
1969 30 34 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 34
11 Seasons 404 653 605 29 74 11 0 1 31 1 43 202 .122 .184 .145 .329 19 401
162 Game Avg. 162 262 243 12 30 4 0 0 12 0 17 81 .122 .184 .145 .329 8 401

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1961 AL--10--7th

Youngest s c a p y
1959 AL--born 1939-03-04--6th
1960 AL--born 1939-03-04--9th

                           

Similarity Scores

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