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Rick Wise
Richard Charles Wise
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: September 13, 1945 in Jackson, MI
High School: Madison (Portland, OR)
Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1963. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 18, 1964
Final Game: April 10, 1982
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Standard Pitching

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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
1964 18 PHI NL 5 3 .625 4.04 25 8 2 0 0 0 69.0 78 41 31 7 25 2 39 3 0 3 313 86 1.493 10.2 0.9 3.3 5.1 1.56
1966 20 PHI NL 5 6 .455 3.71 22 13 3 3 0 0 99.1 100 50 41 5 24 3 58 3 0 0 416 96 1.248 9.1 0.5 2.2 5.3 2.42
1967 21 PHI NL 11 11 .500 3.28 36 25 4 6 3 0 181.1 177 69 66 8 45 5 111 4 0 4 745 104 1.224 8.8 0.4 2.2 5.5 2.47
1968 22 PHI NL 9 15 .375 4.55 30 30 0 7 1 0 182.0 210 100 92 12 37 3 97 6 0 4 776 66 1.357 10.4 0.6 1.8 4.8 2.62
1969 23 PHI NL 15 13 .536 3.23 33 31 1 14 4 0 220.0 215 100 79 17 61 3 144 2 3 4 916 110 1.255 8.8 0.7 2.5 5.9 2.36
1970 24 PHI NL 13 14 .481 4.17 35 34 0 5 1 0 220.1 253 115 102 15 65 7 113 3 1 3 962 96 1.443 10.3 0.6 2.7 4.6 1.74
1971 25 PHI NL 17 14 .548 2.88 38 37 0 17 4 0 272.1 261 110 87 20 70 5 155 4 0 7 1123 123 1.215 8.6 0.7 2.3 5.1 2.21 AS
1972 26 STL NL 16 16 .500 3.11 35 35 0 20 2 0 269.0 250 98 93 16 71 13 142 1 0 4 1089 110 1.193 8.4 0.5 2.4 4.8 2.00
1973 27 STL NL 16 12 .571 3.37 35 34 1 14 5 0 259.0 259 113 97 18 59 12 144 3 1 5 1083 109 1.228 9.0 0.6 2.1 5.0 2.44 AS
1974 28 BOS AL 3 4 .429 3.86 9 9 0 1 0 0 49.0 47 23 21 2 16 1 25 1 0 0 208 101 1.286 8.6 0.4 2.9 4.6 1.56
1975 29 BOS AL 19 12 .613 3.95 35 35 0 17 1 0 255.1 262 126 112 34 72 1 141 4 1 6 1091 105 1.308 9.2 1.2 2.5 5.0 1.96 CYA-8,MVP-26
1976 30 BOS AL 14 11 .560 3.53 34 34 0 11 4 0 224.1 218 100 88 18 48 1 93 2 0 2 919 112 1.186 8.7 0.7 1.9 3.7 1.94
1977 31 BOS AL 11 5 .688 4.77 26 20 2 4 2 0 128.1 151 68 68 19 28 1 85 4 1 1 555 96 1.395 10.6 1.3 2.0 6.0 3.04
1978 32 CLE AL 9 19 .321 4.34 33 31 1 9 1 0 211.2 226 116 102 22 59 3 106 3 0 1 903 87 1.346 9.6 0.9 2.5 4.5 1.80
1979 33 CLE AL 15 10 .600 3.73 34 34 0 9 2 0 231.2 229 111 96 24 68 9 108 1 0 2 979 115 1.282 8.9 0.9 2.6 4.2 1.59
1980 34 SDP NL 6 8 .429 3.67 27 27 0 1 0 0 154.1 172 69 63 14 37 10 59 0 2 1 651 93 1.354 10.0 0.8 2.2 3.4 1.59
1981 35 SDP NL 4 8 .333 3.77 18 18 0 0 0 0 98.0 116 44 41 10 19 4 27 0 0 2 419 87 1.378 10.7 0.9 1.7 2.5 1.42
1982 36 SDP NL 0 0 9.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 2.0 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 38 1.500 13.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
18 Seasons 188 181 .509 3.69 506 455 15 138 30 0 3127.0 3227 1455 1281 261 804 83 1647 44 9 49 13157 101 1.289 9.3 0.8 2.3 4.7 2.05
162 Game Avg. 13 13 .509 3.69 36 32 1 10 2 0 221 228 103 91 18 57 6 117 3 1 3 931 101 1.289 9.3 0.8 2.3 4.7 2.05
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
PHI (7 yrs) 75 76 .497 3.60 219 178 10 52 13 0 1244.1 1294 585 498 84 327 28 717 25 4 25 5251 98 1.303 9.4 0.6 2.4 5.2 2.19
BOS (4 yrs) 47 32 .595 3.96 104 98 2 33 7 0 657.0 678 317 289 73 164 4 344 11 2 9 2773 104 1.282 9.3 1.0 2.2 4.7 2.10
SDP (3 yrs) 10 16 .385 3.75 46 45 1 1 0 0 254.1 291 115 106 24 56 14 86 0 2 3 1079 90 1.364 10.3 0.8 2.0 3.0 1.54
STL (2 yrs) 32 28 .533 3.24 70 69 1 34 7 0 528.0 509 211 190 34 130 25 286 4 1 9 2172 109 1.210 8.7 0.6 2.2 4.9 2.20
CLE (2 yrs) 24 29 .453 4.02 67 65 1 18 3 0 443.1 455 227 198 46 127 12 214 4 0 3 1882 100 1.313 9.2 0.9 2.6 4.3 1.69
NL (12 yrs) 117 120 .494 3.53 335 292 12 87 20 0 2026.2 2094 911 794 142 513 67 1089 29 7 37 8502 100 1.286 9.3 0.6 2.3 4.8 2.12
AL (6 yrs) 71 61 .538 3.98 171 163 3 51 10 0 1100.1 1133 544 487 119 291 16 558 15 2 12 4655 103 1.294 9.3 1.0 2.4 4.6 1.92

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1975 29 BOS AL ALCS W OAK 1 0 1.000 2.45 1 1 0 0 0 0 7.1 6 3 2 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 31 1.227 7.4 0.0 3.7 2.5 0.67
1975 29 BOS AL WS L CIN 1 0 1.000 8.44 2 1 1 0 0 0 5.1 6 5 5 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 24 1.500 10.1 5.1 3.4 3.4 1.00
1 Season (2 Series) 2 0 1.000 4.97 3 2 1 0 0 0 12.2 12 8 7 3 5 0 4 0 0 0 55 1.342 8.5 2.1 3.6 2.8 0.80
1 ALCS 1 0 1.000 2.45 1 1 0 0 0 0 7.1 6 3 2 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 31 1.227 7.4 0.0 3.7 2.5 0.67
1 WS 1 0 1.000 8.44 2 1 1 0 0 0 5.1 6 5 5 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 24 1.500 10.1 5.1 3.4 3.4 1.00

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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
1964 18 PHI NL 25 22 17 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 .294 .350 .294 .644 85 5 0 1 2 1 0 1
1966 20 PHI NL 23 31 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
1967 21 PHI NL 36 59 53 1 11 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 25 .208 .263 .245 .508 46 13 0 0 2 0 0 1
1968 22 PHI NL 30 63 58 6 14 4 1 2 7 0 0 3 15 .241 .279 .448 .727 116 26 1 0 2 0 0 1
1969 23 PHI NL 33 84 74 9 20 3 1 1 4 0 0 3 25 .270 .295 .378 .673 90 28 0 0 6 1 0 1
1970 24 PHI NL 37 85 75 6 15 4 0 2 10 0 0 4 20 .200 .241 .333 .574 54 25 2 0 6 0 0 1
1971 25 PHI NL 39 104 97 14 23 2 1 6 15 0 0 3 34 .237 .260 .464 .724 102 45 0 0 4 0 0 1 AS
1972 26 STL NL 35 100 93 8 16 2 0 1 9 0 0 1 30 .172 .181 .226 .407 16 21 1 0 6 0 0 1
1973 27 STL NL 35 102 88 12 17 3 1 3 14 0 0 5 36 .193 .250 .352 .602 66 31 1 2 6 1 0 1 AS
1975 29 BOS AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 CYA-8,MVP-26
1980 34 SDP NL 28 62 58 1 8 2 0 0 4 0 0 2 21 .138 .167 .172 .339 -2 10 0 0 2 0 0 1
1981 35 SDP NL 18 29 25 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 11 .040 .077 .080 .157 -54 2 2 0 3 0 0 1
1982 36 SDP NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
18 Seasons 341 741 668 60 130 21 5 15 66 0 0 27 240 .195 .228 .308 .537 51 206 7 3 40 3 0
162 Game Avg. 162 352 317 29 62 10 2 7 31 0 0 13 114 .195 .228 .308 .537 51 98 3 1 19 1 0
PHI (7 yrs) 223 448 404 38 88 13 4 11 38 0 0 18 142 .218 .252 .351 .603 69 142 3 1 23 2 0
SDP (3 yrs) 47 91 83 2 9 3 0 0 5 0 0 3 32 .108 .140 .145 .284 -18 12 2 0 5 0 0
STL (2 yrs) 70 202 181 20 33 5 1 4 23 0 0 6 66 .182 .216 .287 .503 41 52 2 2 12 1 0
BOS (4 yrs) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (12 yrs) 340 741 668 60 130 21 5 15 66 0 0 27 240 .195 .228 .308 .537 51 206 7 3 40 3 0
AL (6 yrs) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1975 29 BOS AL WS CIN L 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 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
1964 PHI NL 18 P 25 8 69.0 10 2 7 1 0 .900 1.17 0.36 .960 2.14 0.84
1966 PHI NL 20 P 22 13 99.1 17 3 14 0 1 1.000 1.54 0.77 .941 1.96 0.74
1967 PHI NL 21 P 36 25 181.1 43 11 32 0 4 1.000 2.13 1.19 .958 2.00 0.78
1968 PHI NL 22 P 30 30 182.1 45 13 32 0 3 1.000 2.22 1.50 .956 2.01 0.85
1969 PHI NL 23 P 33 31 220.0 50 7 43 0 3 1.000 2.05 1.52 .956 1.95 0.78
1970 PHI NL 24 P 35 34 220.1 53 17 35 1 3 .981 2.12 1.49 .949 1.85 0.71
1971 PHI NL 25 P 38 37 272.1 59 23 36 0 7 1.000 1.95 1.55 .953 1.90 0.78 AS
1972 STL NL 26 P 35 35 269.0 64 15 48 1 7 .984 2.11 1.80 .948 1.78 0.73
1973 STL NL 27 P 35 34 259.0 54 19 34 1 3 .981 1.84 1.51 .948 1.88 0.73 AS
1974 BOS AL 28 P 9 9 49.0 7 3 4 0 2 1.000 1.29 0.78 .943 1.82 0.83
1975 BOS AL 29 P 35 35 255.1 52 16 32 4 3 .923 1.69 1.37 .940 1.87 0.85 CYA-8,MVP-26
1976 BOS AL 30 P 34 34 224.1 54 15 39 0 5 1.000 2.17 1.59 .948 1.87 0.85
1977 BOS AL 31 P 26 20 128.1 31 8 23 0 1 1.000 2.17 1.19 .945 1.95 0.84
1978 CLE AL 32 P 33 31 211.2 46 15 29 2 2 .957 1.87 1.33 .954 1.90 0.85
1979 CLE AL 33 P 34 34 231.2 78 23 53 2 2 .974 2.95 2.24 .947 1.92 0.81
1980 SDP NL 34 P 27 27 154.1 34 11 22 1 0 .971 1.92 1.22 .950 1.91 0.69
1981 SDP NL 35 P 18 18 98.0 24 3 21 0 0 1.000 2.20 1.33 .958 1.97 0.68
1982 SDP NL 36 P 1 0 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 9.00 2.00 .950 1.80 0.70
18 Seasons P 506 455 3127.1 723 206 504 13 46 .982 2.04 1.40 .950 1.91 0.78
18 Seasons TOT 506 455 3127.1 723 206 504 13 46 .982 2.04 1.40 .932 1.91 0.78
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1971
1973 (P)

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1975-AL-26-1%
0.01 Career Shares (1456th)

Cy Young (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1975-AL--8--1%
0.01 Career Shares (260th)

Wins s c a p y
1971 NL--17--7th
1972 NL--16--9th
1973 NL--16--7th
1975 AL--19--6th
Career--188--141st

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1968 NL--1.830--8th
1973 NL--2.050--6th
1976 AL--1.926--6th
Career--2.314--198th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1971 NL--272.3--8th
1972 NL--269.0--6th
1973 NL--259.0--8th
Career--3127.0--112th

Strikeouts s c a p y
Career--1647--123rd

Games Started s c a p y
1971 NL--37--4th
1972 NL--35--5th
Career--455--77th

Complete Games s c a p y
1971 NL--17--9th
1972 NL--20--4th
1973 NL--14--4th
1975 AL--17--9th

Shutouts s c a p y
1967 NL--3--6th
1969 NL--4--8th
1971 NL--4--5th
1973 NL--5--3rd
1976 AL--4--5th
Career--30--110th

Home Runs s c a p y
1975 AL--34--2nd
1976 AL--18--10th
Career--261--78th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
Career--804--235th

Hits s c a p y
1971 NL--261--5th
1972 NL--250--4th
1973 NL--259--5th
1975 AL--262--6th
Career--3227--99th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1973 NL--2.441--6th
Career--2.049--232nd

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1967 NL--.397--6th
1970 NL--.613--8th
1972 NL--.535--8th

Losses s c a p y
1968 NL--15--7th
1971 NL--14--10th
1972 NL--16--2nd
1978 AL--19--1st
Career--181--70th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1968 NL--92--1st
1972 NL--93--6th
1975 AL--112--6th
1978 AL--102--9th
Career--1281--83rd

Batters Faced s c a p y
1971 NL--1123--7th
1972 NL--1089--5th
1973 NL--1083--7th
Career--13157--97th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1971 NL--123--10th

Youngest s c a p y
1964 NL--born 1945-09-13--5th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 40 (404), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 35 (371), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 1 (3952), Average HOFer ≈ 50
Pitching - 22 (249), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 16, 1963: Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent.

February 25, 1972: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the St. Louis Cardinals for Steve Carlton.

October 26, 1973: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Bernie Carbo to the Boston Red Sox for Reggie Smith and Ken Tatum.

March 30, 1978: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with Ted Cox, Bo Diaz and Mike Paxton to the Cleveland Indians for Dennis Eckersley and Fred Kendall.

November 1, 1979: Granted Free Agency.

November 19, 1979: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Diego Padres.

April 16, 1982: Released by the San Diego Padres.

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