Cherokee Fisher

Positions: Pitcher, Rightfielder and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 164lb (175cm, 74kg)

Born: November 1844 in Philadelphia, PA us

Died: September 26, 1912 in New York, NY

Buried: Mount Carmel Cemetery, Hillside, IL

Debut: May 6, 1871 (Age 26, 38th in major league history)

Last Game: July 9, 1878 (Age 33)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1871 season

Full Name: William Charles Fisher

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

15.5

ERA

2.61

165

141

1326.0

123

WHIP

1.227

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1871	26	ROK	NA	4	16	.200	4.35	24	24	1	22	1	0	213.0	295	257	103	3	31	15	0	20	1080	97	4.06	1.531	12.5	0.1	1.3	0.6	0.48
1872	27	BAL	NA	10	1	*.909*	*1.80*	19	11	6	9	1	1	110.0	93	78	22	0	11	20	0	5	482	*204*	*3.37*	*0.945*	*7.6*	*0.0*	0.9	*1.6*	*1.82*
1873	28	ATH	NA	3	4	.429	*1.81*	13	5	8	5	0	2	84.1	90	73	17	1	10	14	0	6	400	*196*	3.28	*1.186*	*9.6*	0.1	1.1	1.5	*1.40*
1874	29	HAR	NA	13	23	.361	2.32	39	35	5	31	0	0	322.1	416	277	83	1	13	25	0	16	1513	99	2.07	1.331	11.6	0.0	0.4	0.7	1.92
1875	30	PHI	NA	22	19	.537	1.99	41	41	2	36	2	0	358.0	345	189	79	6	9	18	0	12	1517	116	2.43	0.989	8.7	0.2	0.2	0.5	2.00
1876	31	CIN	NL	4	20	.167	3.02	28	24	4	22	0	0	229.1	294	206	77	6	6	29	0	6	1039	71	2.40	1.308	11.5	0.2	0.2	1.1	4.83

1878	33	PRO	NL	0	1	.000	4.00	1	1	0	1	0	0	9.0	14	12	4	0	0	2	0	1	46	60	2.09	1.556	14.0	0.0	0.0	2.0
7 Yrs				56	84	.400	2.61	165	141	26	126	4	3	1326.0	1547	1092	385	17	80	123	0	66	6077	106	2.73	1.227	10.5	0.1	0.5	0.8	1.54
162 Game Avg.				12	19	.400	2.61	37	31	6	28	1	1	295	344	243	86	4	18	27	0	15	1350	106	2.73	1.227	10.5	0.1	0.5	0.8	1.54

CIN (1 yr)				4	20	.167	3.02	28	24	4	22	0	0	229.1	294	206	77	6	6	29	0	6	1039	71	2.40	1.308	11.5	0.2	0.2	1.1	4.83
PHI (1 yr)				22	19	.537	1.99	41	41	2	36	2	0	358.0	345	189	79	6	9	18	0	12	1517	116	2.43	0.989	8.7	0.2	0.2	0.5	2.00
ROK (1 yr)				4	16	.200	4.35	24	24	1	22	1	0	213.0	295	257	103	3	31	15	0	20	1080	97	4.06	1.531	12.5	0.1	1.3	0.6	0.48
PRO (1 yr)				0	1	.000	4.00	1	1	0	1	0	0	9.0	14	12	4	0	0	2	0	1	46	60	2.09	1.556	14.0	0.0	0.0	2.0
ATH (1 yr)				3	4	.429	1.81	13	5	8	5	0	2	84.1	90	73	17	1	10	14	0	6	400	196	3.28	1.186	9.6	0.1	1.1	1.5	1.40
HAR (1 yr)				13	23	.361	2.32	39	35	5	31	0	0	322.1	416	277	83	1	13	25	0	16	1513	99	2.07	1.331	11.6	0.0	0.4	0.7	1.92
BAL (1 yr)				10	1	.909	1.80	19	11	6	9	1	1	110.0	93	78	22	0	11	20	0	5	482	204	3.37	0.945	7.6	0.0	0.9	1.6	1.82

NA (5 yrs)				52	63	.452	2.52	136	116	22	103	4	3	1087.2	1239	874	304	11	74	92	0	59	4992	116	2.80	1.207	10.3	0.1	0.6	0.8	1.24
NL (2 yrs)				4	21	.160	3.06	29	25	4	23	0	0	238.1	308	218	81	6	6	31	0	7	1085	71	2.39	1.317	11.6	0.2	0.2	1.2	5.17

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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