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

Born: March 4, 1939 in Frostburg, MD
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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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1959 20 BAL AL 1 6 .143 3.05 27 7 10 1 1 2 88.2 76 36 30 7 38 1 52 1 1 0 375 124 1.286 7.7 0.7 3.9 5.3 1.37
1960 21 BAL AL 12 11 .522 3.41 40 20 14 8 3 2 197.2 174 87 75 13 78 4 99 2 0 2 824 111 1.275 7.9 0.6 3.6 4.5 1.27
1961 22 BAL AL 10 13 .435 3.90 36 25 7 10 1 1 196.0 205 104 85 17 75 3 118 4 0 10 853 99 1.429 9.4 0.8 3.4 5.4 1.57
1962 23 BAL AL 7 9 .438 5.09 32 25 3 4 0 1 152.0 173 101 86 23 56 3 81 2 0 7 674 72 1.507 10.2 1.4 3.3 4.8 1.45
1963 24 SFG NL 6 10 .375 4.58 36 12 9 2 0 1 116.0 132 77 59 12 38 3 57 5 1 2 517 70 1.466 10.2 0.9 2.9 4.4 1.50
1964 25 NYM NL 10 17 .370 4.23 40 34 3 8 1 0 227.2 256 124 107 23 56 0 115 10 0 5 985 84 1.370 10.1 0.9 2.2 4.5 2.05
1965 26 NYM NL 8 24 .250 3.94 43 36 4 10 0 1 253.2 252 121 111 22 68 6 116 4 1 6 1054 89 1.261 8.9 0.8 2.4 4.1 1.71
1966 27 NYM NL 11 14 .440 3.68 38 33 4 10 2 0 230.0 229 108 94 26 54 2 127 8 0 12 960 98 1.230 9.0 1.0 2.1 5.0 2.35
1967 28 NYM NL 9 18 .333 4.70 39 30 3 7 1 0 220.1 251 121 115 21 64 10 117 4 1 5 958 72 1.430 10.3 0.9 2.6 4.8 1.83
1968 29 CHW AL 8 13 .381 2.99 35 28 1 2 0 0 180.2 176 68 60 14 48 4 80 7 0 4 750 107 1.240 8.8 0.7 2.4 4.0 1.67
1969 30 CIN NL 4 4 .500 5.50 34 15 7 0 0 1 113.0 137 77 69 15 30 3 55 5 0 3 502 69 1.478 10.9 1.2 2.4 4.4 1.83
11 Seasons 86 139 .382 4.06 400 265 65 62 9 9 1975.2 2061 1024 891 193 605 39 1017 52 4 56 8452 88 1.349 9.4 0.9 2.8 4.6 1.68
162 Game Avg. 9 14 .382 4.06 41 27 7 6 1 1 202 211 105 91 20 62 4 104 5 0 6 864 88 1.349 9.4 0.9 2.8 4.6 1.68
NYM (4 yrs) 38 73 .342 4.12 160 133 14 35 4 1 931.2 988 474 427 92 242 18 475 26 2 28 3957 85 1.320 9.5 0.9 2.3 4.6 1.96
BAL (4 yrs) 30 39 .435 3.92 135 77 34 23 5 6 634.1 628 328 276 60 247 11 350 9 1 19 2726 97 1.379 8.9 0.9 3.5 5.0 1.42
SFG (1 yr) 6 10 .375 4.58 36 12 9 2 0 1 116.0 132 77 59 12 38 3 57 5 1 2 517 70 1.466 10.2 0.9 2.9 4.4 1.50
CIN (1 yr) 4 4 .500 5.50 34 15 7 0 0 1 113.0 137 77 69 15 30 3 55 5 0 3 502 69 1.478 10.9 1.2 2.4 4.4 1.83
CHW (1 yr) 8 13 .381 2.99 35 28 1 2 0 0 180.2 176 68 60 14 48 4 80 7 0 4 750 107 1.240 8.8 0.7 2.4 4.0 1.67
NL (6 yrs) 48 87 .356 4.30 230 160 30 37 4 3 1160.2 1257 628 555 119 310 24 587 36 3 33 4976 81 1.350 9.7 0.9 2.4 4.6 1.89
AL (5 yrs) 38 52 .422 3.71 170 105 35 25 5 6 815.0 804 396 336 74 295 15 430 16 1 23 3476 99 1.348 8.9 0.8 3.3 4.7 1.46

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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

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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 on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1960 AL--7.922--6th

Shutouts s c a p y
1960 AL--3--4th

Home Runs s c a p y
1964 NL--23--5th
1966 NL--26--7th
1967 NL--21--5th
Career--193--209th

Hits s c a p y
1964 NL--256--3rd
1965 NL--252--6th
1966 NL--229--10th
1967 NL--251--3rd

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1960 AL--.592--3rd
1961 AL--.781--10th

Losses s c a p y
1964 NL--17--5th
1965 NL--24--1st
1966 NL--14--8th
1967 NL--18--1st
Career--139--201st

Earned Runs s c a p y
1964 NL--107--1st
1965 NL--111--1st
1966 NL--94--9th
1967 NL--115--1st

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1961 AL--10--1st
1966 NL--12--4th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1964 NL--10--2nd
1966 NL--8--7th

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

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 3 (2250), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 1 (1872), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 6 (1211), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 24, 1957: Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent.

December 15, 1962: Traded by the Baltimore Orioles with Jimmie Coker and Billy Hoeft to the San Francisco Giants for Mike McCormick, Stu Miller and John Orsino.

October 10, 1963: Drafted by the New York Mets from the San Francisco Giants in a 1963 special draft.

December 15, 1967: Traded by the New York Mets with Buddy Booker, Tommy Davis and Billy Wynne to the Chicago White Sox for Tommie Agee and Al Weis.

December 5, 1968: Traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Cincinnati Reds for Don Pavletich and Don Secrist.

January 14, 1970: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the California Angels for Dan Loomer (minors) and Bill Harrelson.

April 7, 1970: Released by the California Angels.

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