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Richie Zisk
Richard Walter Zisk
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 208 lb.

Born: February 6, 1949 in Brooklyn, NY
High School: Parsippany (Parsippany, NJ)
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 3rd round of the 1967 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 8, 1971
Final Game: September 21, 1983
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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
1971 22 PIT NL 7 19 15 2 3 1 0 1 2 0 0 4 7 .200 .368 .467 .835 134 7 0 0 0 0 0 /79
1972 23 PIT NL 17 44 37 4 7 3 0 0 4 0 0 7 10 .189 .318 .270 .588 70 10 1 0 0 0 0 7/9
1973 24 PIT NL 103 354 333 44 108 23 7 10 54 0 0 21 63 .324 .364 .526 .890 147 175 8 0 0 0 0 97 RoY-9
1974 25 PIT NL 149 604 536 75 168 30 3 17 100 1 1 65 91 .313 .386 .476 .862 144 255 12 0 0 3 7 *97 MVP-9
1975 26 PIT NL 147 578 504 69 146 27 3 20 75 0 1 68 109 .290 .374 .474 .848 136 239 12 2 0 4 9 *7
1976 27 PIT NL 155 641 581 91 168 35 2 21 89 1 0 52 96 .289 .343 .465 .808 129 270 20 0 0 8 3 *7 MVP-25
1977 28 CHW AL 141 599 531 78 154 17 6 30 101 0 4 55 98 .290 .355 .514 .869 134 273 15 3 1 9 7 *9D/7 AS,MVP-14
1978 29 TEX AL 140 581 511 68 134 19 1 22 85 3 3 58 76 .262 .338 .432 .770 116 221 14 3 4 5 7 D79 AS
1979 30 TEX AL 144 563 503 69 132 21 1 18 64 1 1 57 75 .262 .336 .416 .752 103 209 15 0 1 2 4 *97/D
1980 31 TEX AL 135 492 448 48 130 17 1 19 77 0 2 39 72 .290 .344 .460 .804 122 206 18 0 1 4 5 D9/7
1981 32 SEA AL 94 388 357 42 111 12 1 16 43 0 2 28 63 .311 .366 .485 .851 139 173 8 3 0 0 3 *D
1982 33 SEA AL 131 556 503 61 147 28 1 21 62 2 1 49 89 .292 .354 .477 .831 124 240 9 1 0 3 4 *D
1983 34 SEA AL 90 318 285 30 69 12 0 12 36 0 0 30 61 .242 .311 .411 .722 94 117 6 0 0 3 3 D
13 Seasons 1453 5737 5144 681 1477 245 26 207 792 8 15 533 910 .287 .353 .466 .818 126 2395 138 12 7 41 52
162 Game Avg. 162 640 574 76 165 27 3 23 88 1 2 59 101 .287 .353 .466 .818 126 267 15 1 1 5 6
PIT (6 yrs) 578 2240 2006 285 600 119 15 69 324 2 2 217 376 .299 .366 .477 .842 137 956 53 2 0 15 19
TEX (3 yrs) 419 1636 1462 185 396 57 3 59 226 4 6 154 223 .271 .339 .435 .774 113 636 47 3 6 11 16
SEA (3 yrs) 315 1262 1145 133 327 52 2 49 141 2 3 107 213 .286 .347 .463 .810 121 530 23 4 0 6 10
CHW (1 yr) 141 599 531 78 154 17 6 30 101 0 4 55 98 .290 .355 .514 .869 134 273 15 3 1 9 7
AL (7 yrs) 875 3497 3138 396 877 126 11 138 468 6 13 316 534 .279 .345 .459 .803 120 1439 85 10 7 26 33
NL (6 yrs) 578 2240 2006 285 600 119 15 69 324 2 2 217 376 .299 .366 .477 .842 137 956 53 2 0 15 19

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
1974 25 PIT NL NLCS LAD L 3 10 10 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .300 .300 .300 .600 3 0 0 0 0 0
1975 26 PIT NL NLCS CIN L 3 12 10 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .500 .583 .600 1.183 6 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (2 Series) 6 22 20 1 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 .400 .455 .450 .905 9 0 0 0 0 0
2 NLCS 6 22 20 1 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 .400 .455 .450 .905 9 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1971 PIT NL 22 OF 6 5 35.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 0.5 17.1 0.5 0.2 0.3 0 1.80 1.17 .971 2.19 1.92
1971 PIT NL 22 LF 3 3 24.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -20.0 -0.4 -0.2 -0.2 0 0.75 0.67 .950 1.88 1.53
1971 PIT NL 22 RF 3 2 11.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0.9 98.2 0.9 0.4 0.5 0 4.09 1.67 .980 2.05 1.80
1972 PIT NL 23 LF 12 8 81.1 16 14 1 1 0 .938 -1.4 -20.7 -1.4 -1.7 0.4 0 1.66 1.25 .975 1.91 1.67
1972 PIT NL 23 OF 12 8 84.1 16 14 1 1 0 .938 -1.2 -17.1 -1.2 -1.5 0.4 0 1.60 1.25 .981 2.18 1.96
1972 PIT NL 23 RF 1 0 3.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 80.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 6.00 2.00 1.000 2.10 1.70
1973 PIT NL 24 OF 84 78 708.2 153 139 12 2 4 .987 -2.0 -3.4 -4.0 -2.1 -2.0 2 1.92 1.80 .976 2.23 1.96 RoY-9
1973 PIT NL 24 RF 64 62 552.0 110 102 6 2 3 .982 -4.9 -10.7 -4.9 -2.1 -2.8 0 1.76 1.69 .973 2.01 1.77 RoY-9
1973 PIT NL 24 LF 23 16 156.2 45 39 6 0 1 1.000 2.9 22.2 0.9 0.0 0.8 2 2.59 1.96 .976 2.05 1.67 RoY-9
1974 PIT NL 25 OF 141 137 1197.0 326 312 9 5 3 .985 3.3 3.3 7.3 4.7 2.6 -4 2.41 2.28 .979 2.27 1.96 MVP-9
1974 PIT NL 25 RF 131 128 1102.1 306 293 9 4 3 .987 5.2 5.7 9.2 5.0 4.2 -4 2.47 2.31 .975 2.04 1.66 MVP-9
1974 PIT NL 25 LF 12 9 94.2 16 15 0 1 0 .938 -1.9 -24.1 -1.9 -0.3 -1.6 0 1.43 1.25 .975 1.99 1.55 MVP-9
1975 PIT NL 26 LF 140 138 1210.1 281 267 7 7 1 .975 5.5 5.5 6.5 6.0 0.5 -1 2.04 1.96 .973 2.10 1.71
1975 PIT NL 26 OF 140 138 1210.1 278 264 7 7 1 .975 5.5 5.5 6.5 6.0 0.5 -1 2.02 1.94 .978 2.29 2.01
1976 PIT NL 27 LF 152 152 1322.1 317 302 11 4 2 .987 8.9 8.1 6.9 1.0 5.9 2 2.13 2.06 .976 2.02 1.59 MVP-25
1976 PIT NL 27 OF 152 152 1322.1 315 300 11 4 2 .987 8.9 8.1 6.9 1.0 5.9 2 2.12 2.05 .979 2.34 2.03 MVP-25
1977 CHW AL 28 OF 109 109 931.1 223 210 9 4 3 .982 -8.8 -11.3 -9.8 -3.8 -6.1 1 2.12 2.01 .978 2.34 2.03 AS,MVP-14
1977 CHW AL 28 RF 102 102 869.1 202 190 9 3 3 .985 -8.7 -12.0 -10.7 -3.1 -7.6 2 2.06 1.95 .974 2.08 1.71 AS,MVP-14
1977 CHW AL 28 DH 28 AS,MVP-14
1977 CHW AL 28 LF 8 7 62.0 22 21 0 1 0 .955 -0.1 -1.9 0.9 -0.7 1.5 -1 3.05 2.63 .977 2.10 1.74 AS,MVP-14
1978 TEX AL 29 OF 90 89 779.2 163 155 6 2 0 .988 -5.4 -8.3 -6.4 -2.0 -4.5 1 1.86 1.79 .979 2.47 2.13 AS
1978 TEX AL 29 DH 49 AS
1978 TEX AL 29 LF 48 47 408.2 95 93 0 2 0 .979 -3.1 -9.1 -2.1 0.1 -2.3 -1 2.05 1.94 .974 2.21 1.78 AS
1978 TEX AL 29 RF 42 42 371.0 67 61 6 0 1 1.000 -2.3 -7.4 -4.3 -2.1 -2.2 2 1.63 1.60 .978 2.24 1.85 AS
1979 TEX AL 30 OF 134 132 1136.1 251 234 10 7 6 .972 -4.9 -5.2 -1.9 -2.1 0.3 -3 1.93 1.82 .981 2.46 2.13
1979 TEX AL 30 RF 127 118 1020.1 228 213 10 5 6 .978 -3.4 -4.0 -0.4 -0.9 0.6 -3 1.97 1.76 .980 2.25 1.88
1979 TEX AL 30 LF 15 14 116.0 23 20 1 2 0 .913 -1.5 -15.5 -1.5 -1.2 -0.3 0 1.63 1.40 .983 2.22 1.80
1979 TEX AL 30 DH 3
1980 TEX AL 31 DH 86
1980 TEX AL 31 OF 37 34 281.1 49 45 3 1 1 .980 -4.8 -20.5 -5.8 -1.1 -4.7 1 1.54 1.30 .980 2.47 2.15
1980 TEX AL 31 RF 35 32 262.0 44 40 3 1 1 .977 -4.1 -18.8 -6.1 -0.8 -5.3 2 1.48 1.23 .975 2.13 1.77
1980 TEX AL 31 LF 2 2 19.1 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 -0.7 -43.4 0.3 -0.3 0.6 -1 2.79 3.00 .983 2.33 1.90
1981 SEA AL 32 DH 93
1982 SEA AL 33 DH 130
1983 SEA AL 34 DH 84
10 Seasons OF 905 882 7686.1 1781 1680 68 33 20 .981 -8.9 -1.4 -7.9 -0.7 -7.3 -1 2.05 1.93 .979 2.34 2.04
8 Seasons RF 505 486 4191.0 964 906 43 15 17 .984 -17.1 -4.9 -16.1 -3.4 -12.6 -1 2.04 1.88 .976 2.12 1.76
7 Seasons DH 473
10 Seasons LF 415 396 3495.1 823 779 26 18 4 .978 8.2 2.8 8.2 2.7 5.3 0 2.07 1.94 .975 2.08 1.67
13 Seasons TOT 905 882 7686.1 1781 1680 68 33 20 .981 -8.9 -1.4 -7.9 -0.7 -7.3 -1 2.05 1.93 .960 2.34 2.04
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1977 (LF)
1978 (RF)

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1974-NL-9-16%
1976-NL-25-1%
1977-AL-14-9%
0.26 Career Shares (636th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1974 NL--.313--6th
1981 AL--.311--8th

On-Base% s c a p y
1974 NL--.386--8th

Slugging % s c a p y
1974 NL--.476--8th
1976 NL--.465--9th
1981 AL--.485--8th

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1974 NL--.862--8th
1981 AL--.851--7th

Runs Scored s c a p y
1976 NL--91--7th

Total Bases s c a p y
1976 NL--270--8th

Doubles s c a p y
1976 NL--35--7th

Triples s c a p y
1973 NL--7--8th

Home Runs s c a p y
1976 NL--21--8th
1977 AL--30--8th

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1974 NL--100--8th
1976 NL--89--9th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1975 NL--109--5th
1976 NL--96--9th

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1974 NL--144--6th
Career--126--218th

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1974 NL--32--8th

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1974 NL--3.3--8th

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1976 NL--58--4th

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1974 NL--.711--6th
1981 AL--.694--7th

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1976 NL--8--8th
1977 AL--9--6th

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1978 AL--7--10th

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1976 NL--20--4th

AB per HR s c a p y
1977 AL--17.700--9th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 22 (811), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 20 (768), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 20 (628), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 6, 1967: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 3rd round of the 1967 amateur draft.

December 10, 1976: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with Silvio Martinez to the Chicago White Sox for Terry Forster and Rich Gossage.

November 2, 1977: Granted Free Agency.

November 9, 1977: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

December 12, 1980: Traded by the Texas Rangers with Steve Finch (minors), Brian Allard, Rick Auerbach, Ken Clay and Jerry Don Gleaton to the Seattle Mariners for Larry Cox, Rick Honeycutt, Willie Horton, Mario Mendoza and Leon Roberts.

January 16, 1985: Released by the Seattle Mariners.

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Salaries

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1985Seattle Mariners$272,500
1986Seattle Mariners$272,500
1987Seattle Mariners$272,500
Career (may be incomplete)$817,500
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
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