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 Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1959 BAL AL 20 P 27 7 88.2 14 2 11 1 0 .929 1.32 0.48 .957 2.05 0.85
1960 BAL AL 21 P 40 20 197.2 45 11 33 1 1 .978 2.00 1.10 .967 1.96 0.78
1961 BAL AL 22 P 36 25 196.0 32 8 22 2 1 .938 1.38 0.83 .956 2.05 0.83
1962 BAL AL 23 P 32 25 152.0 36 18 18 0 1 1.000 2.13 1.13 .956 2.08 0.79
1963 SFG NL 24 P 36 12 116.0 29 10 19 0 0 1.000 2.25 0.81 .948 2.06 0.84
1964 NYM NL 25 P 40 34 227.2 55 18 34 3 5 .945 2.06 1.30 .953 2.14 0.84
1965 NYM NL 26 P 43 36 253.2 77 27 49 1 4 .987 2.70 1.77 .955 2.08 0.81
1966 NYM NL 27 P 38 33 230.0 74 26 45 3 3 .959 2.78 1.87 .946 1.96 0.74
1967 NYM NL 28 P 39 30 220.1 59 15 43 1 1 .983 2.37 1.49 .959 2.00 0.78
1968 CHW AL 29 P 35 28 180.2 43 18 24 1 2 .977 2.09 1.20 .956 1.89 0.73
1969 CIN NL 30 P 34 15 113.0 20 4 14 2 0 .900 1.43 0.53 .960 1.95 0.78
11 Seasons P 400 265 1975.2 484 157 312 15 18 .969 2.14 1.17 .955 2.02 0.80
11 Seasons TOT 400 265 1975.2 484 157 312 15 18 .969 2.14 1.17 .924 2.02 0.80

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1959 BAL AL 20 27 7 27 27 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1960 BAL AL 21 40 20 40 40 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1961 BAL AL 22 36 25 36 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1962 BAL AL 23 33 25 33 33 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1963 SFG NL 24 36 12 36 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1964 NYM NL 25 40 34 40 40 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1965 NYM NL 26 43 36 43 43 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1966 NYM NL 27 38 33 38 38 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1967 NYM NL 28 39 30 39 39 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1968 CHW AL 29 35 28 35 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1969 CIN NL 30 34 15 34 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Seasons 401 265 401 401 400 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1959 BAL AL 20 378 76% 32% 15 80% 0 2 0 1 11 10 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0%
1960 BAL AL 21 838 79% 28% 35 94% 5 12 0 8 32 26 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 12 92%
1961 BAL AL 22 881 78% 26% 26 88% 3 8 0 7 23 17 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 100%
1962 BAL AL 23 692 80% 28% 20 95% 0 18 0 15 19 13 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 100%
1963 SFG NL 24 531 81% 30% 21 95% 1 11 0 8 19 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 100%
1964 NYM NL 25 1015 82% 33% 51 78% 2 19 2 14 39 31 5 3 0 1 2 1 5 4 4 1 16 63%
1965 NYM NL 26 1078 82% 33% 49 96% 6 24 2 20 51 32 3 2 0 0 2 0 3 2 3 0 6 83%
1966 NYM NL 27 988 81% 33% 59 86% 1 27 1 21 49 37 3 3 0 2 1 3 3 1 3 0 16 75%
1967 NYM NL 28 985 81% 28% 47 98% 1 15 2 12 47 36 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 5 80%
1968 CHW AL 29 766 82% 31% 29 93% 0 17 1 15 25 21 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 2 100%
1969 CIN NL 30 515 82% 30% 19 89% 1 6 0 3 17 16 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 100%
11 Seasons 8667 81% 30% 371 90% 20 159 8 124 332 253 28 16 1 7 8 6 17 10 16 1 70 80%
MLB Averages 77% 27% 90% 83%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 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.

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