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Richie Zisk
Richard Walter Zisk

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 208 lb.

Debut September 8, 1971
  vs. CHC 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game September 21, 1983
Born February 6, 1949 in Brooklyn, NY

Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 3rd round of the 1967 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1971 22 PIT NL   7   15    2    3   1  0   1    2   0  0   4   7  .200  .368  .467  134    7   0   0   0   0   0
 1972 23 PIT NL  17   37    4    7   3  0   0    4   0  0   7  10  .189  .318  .270   70   10   0   0   0   0   1
 1973 24 PIT NL 103  333   44  108  23  7  10   54   0  0  21  63  .324  .364  .526  147  175   0   0   0   0   8 RoY-9
 1974 25 PIT NL 149  536   75  168  30  3  17  100   1  1  65  91  .313  .386  .476  144  255   0   3   7   0  12 MVP-9
 1975 26 PIT NL 147  504   69  146  27  3  20   75   0  1  68 109  .290  .374  .474  136  239   0   4   9   2  12
 1976 27 PIT NL 155  581   91  168  35  2  21   89   1  0  52  96  .289  .343  .465  129  270   0   8   3   0  20 MVP-25
 1977 28 CHW AL 141  531   78  154  17  6  30  101   0  4  55  98  .290  .355  .514  134  273   1   9   7   3  15 MVP-14,AS
 1978 29 TEX AL 140  511   68  134  19  1  22   85   3  3  58  76  .262  .338  .432  116  221   4   5   7   3  14 AS
 1979 30 TEX AL 144  503   69  132  21  1  18   64   1  1  57  75  .262  .336  .416  103  209   1   2   4   0  15
 1980 31 TEX AL 135  448   48  130  17  1  19   77   0  2  39  72  .290  .344  .460  122  206   1   4   5   0  18
 1981 32 SEA AL  94  357   42  111  12  1  16   43   0  2  28  63  .311  .366  .485  139  173   0   0   3   3   8
 1982 33 SEA AL 131  503   61  147  28  1  21   62   2  1  49  89  .292  .354  .477  124  240   0   3   4   1   9
 1983 34 SEA AL  90  285   30   69  12  0  12   36   0  0  30  61  .242  .311  .411   94  117   0   3   3   0   6
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 13 Seasons    1453 5144  681 1477 245 26 207  792   8 15 533 910  .287  .353  .466  126 2395   7  41  52  12 138
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        574   76  165  27  3  23   88   1  2  59 101  .287  .353  .466  126  267   1   5   6   1  15
 Career High    155  581   91  168  35  7  30  101   3  4  68 109  .324  .386  .526  147  273   4   9   9   3  20
Special Batting  Glossary 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1971 22 PIT NL   19   12    3   6.7    94| .200  .262| .368  .329| .467  .384| .835  .712| 134  .715   0.8   0.1   0%
 1972 23 PIT NL   44   31    3   2.6    91| .189  .255| .318  .323| .270  .377| .588  .701|  70  .309  -1.1  -0.1   0%
 1973 24 PIT NL  354  233   62   7.2    95| .324  .260| .364  .329| .526  .387| .890  .716| 147  .720  19.1   1.9   0%
 1974 25 PIT NL  604  384   99   7.0    92| .313  .259| .386  .330| .476  .374| .862  .704| 144  .711  32.1   3.3  50%
 1975 26 PIT NL  578  375   90   6.5    95| .290  .264| .374  .335| .474  .382| .848  .716| 136  .677  25.2   2.5   0%
 1976 27 PIT NL  641  441   90   5.5    92| .289  .263| .343  .329| .465  .374| .808  .703| 129  .632  21.1   2.2 100%
 1977 28 CHW AL  599  406   94   6.2   100| .290  .266| .355  .330| .514  .405| .869  .735| 134  .630  24.5   2.4   0%
 1978 29 TEX AL  581  403   74   4.9    94| .262  .261| .338  .326| .432  .385| .770  .711| 116  .558  10.8   1.1  50%
 1979 30 TEX AL  563  390   69   4.7   101| .262  .269| .336  .333| .416  .407| .752  .740| 103  .501   2.1   0.2  50%
 1980 31 TEX AL  492  343   66   5.2    96| .290  .266| .344  .327| .460  .394| .804  .721| 122  .554  12.7   1.3   0%
 1981 32 SEA AL  388  256   61   6.4    93| .311  .262| .366  .327| .485  .381| .851  .708| 139  .694  17.0   1.8   0%
 1982 33 SEA AL  556  369   86   6.3   101| .292  .267| .354  .332| .477  .408| .831  .739| 124  .638  16.5   1.6  66%
 1983 34 SEA AL  318  225   37   4.4   101| .242  .270| .311  .333| .411  .408| .722  .740|  94  .486  -2.7  -0.3   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 13 Seasons     5737 3868  834   5.8    96| .287  .264| .353  .330| .466  .390| .819  .721| 126  .623 178.2  18.0  34%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+

 1971 22 PIT NL  OF    6      7    0    0    0 1.000  .972  1.17  1.92  1.80  2.19    5   35.0
                 RF    3      5    0    0    0 1.000  .980  1.67  1.80  4.09  2.05    2   11.0
                 LF    3      2    0    0    0 1.000  .952  0.67  1.53  0.75  1.88    3   24.0
 1972 23 PIT NL  LF   12     14    1    1    0  .938  .974  1.25  1.67  1.66  1.92    8   81.3
                 OF   12     14    1    1    0  .938  .980  1.25  1.96  1.60  2.18    8   84.3
                 RF    1      2    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  2.00  1.70  6.00  2.10    0    3.0
 1973 24 PIT NL  OF   84    139   12    2    4  .987  .977  1.80  1.96  1.92  2.23   78  708.7
                 RF   64    102    6    2    3  .982  .973  1.69  1.77  1.76  2.01   62  552.0
                 LF   23     39    6    0    1 1.000  .976  1.96  1.67  2.58  2.05   16  156.7
 1974 25 PIT NL  OF  141    312    9    5    3  .985  .979  2.28  1.96  2.41  2.27  137 1197.0
                 RF  131    293    9    4    3  .987  .975  2.31  1.66  2.47  2.04  128 1102.3
                 LF   12     15    0    1    0  .938  .974  1.25  1.55  1.43  1.99    9   94.7
 1975 26 PIT NL  LF  140    267    7    7    1  .975  .973  1.96  1.71  2.04  2.10  138 1210.3
 1976 27 PIT NL  LF  152    302   11    4    2  .987  .976  2.06  1.59  2.13  2.02  152 1322.3
 1977 28 CHW AL  OF  109    210    9    4    3  .982  .978  2.01  2.03  2.12  2.34  109  931.3 AS
                 RF  102    190    9    3    3  .985  .974  1.95  1.71  2.06  2.08  102  869.3 AS
                 DH   28 AS
                 LF    8     21    0    1    0  .955  .977  2.62  1.74  3.05  2.10    7   62.0 AS
 1978 29 TEX AL  OF   90    155    6    2    0  .988  .979  1.79  2.13  1.86  2.47   89  779.7 AS
                 DH   49 AS
                 LF   48     93    0    2    0  .979  .974  1.94  1.78  2.05  2.21   47  408.7 AS
                 RF   42     61    6    0    1 1.000  .978  1.60  1.85  1.63  2.24   42  371.0 AS
 1979 30 TEX AL  OF  134    234   10    7    6  .972  .981  1.82  2.13  1.93  2.46  132 1136.3
                 RF  127    213   10    5    6  .978  .980  1.76  1.88  1.97  2.25  118 1020.3
                 LF   15     20    1    2    0  .913  .981  1.40  1.80  1.63  2.22   14  116.0
                 DH    3
 1980 31 TEX AL  DH   86
                 OF   37     45    3    1    1  .980  .980  1.30  2.15  1.54  2.47   34  281.3
                 RF   35     40    3    1    1  .977  .975  1.23  1.77  1.48  2.13   32  262.0
                 LF    2      6    0    0    0 1.000  .984  3.00  1.90  2.80  2.33    2   19.3
 1981 32 SEA AL  DH   93
 1982 33 SEA AL  DH  130
 1983 34 SEA AL  DH   84

+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+

 1977 28 CHW AL  DH   28
 1978 29 TEX AL  DH   49
 1979 30 TEX AL  DH    3
 1980 31 TEX AL  DH   86
 1981 32 SEA AL  DH   93
 1982 33 SEA AL  DH  130
 1983 34 SEA AL  DH   84

 1971 22 PIT NL  LF    3      2    0    0    0 1.000  .952  0.67  1.53  0.75  1.88    3   24.0
 1972 23 PIT NL  LF   12     14    1    1    0  .938  .974  1.25  1.67  1.66  1.92    8   81.3
 1973 24 PIT NL  LF   23     39    6    0    1 1.000  .976  1.96  1.67  2.58  2.05   16  156.7
 1974 25 PIT NL  LF   12     15    0    1    0  .938  .974  1.25  1.55  1.43  1.99    9   94.7
 1975 26 PIT NL  LF  140    267    7    7    1  .975  .973  1.96  1.71  2.04  2.10  138 1210.3
 1976 27 PIT NL  LF  152    302   11    4    2  .987  .976  2.06  1.59  2.13  2.02  152 1322.3
 1977 28 CHW AL  LF    8     21    0    1    0  .955  .977  2.62  1.74  3.05  2.10    7   62.0
 1978 29 TEX AL  LF   48     93    0    2    0  .979  .974  1.94  1.78  2.05  2.21   47  408.7
 1979 30 TEX AL  LF   15     20    1    2    0  .913  .981  1.40  1.80  1.63  2.22   14  116.0
 1980 31 TEX AL  LF    2      6    0    0    0 1.000  .984  3.00  1.90  2.80  2.33    2   19.3

 1971 22 PIT NL  OF    6      7    0    0    0 1.000  .972  1.17  1.92  1.80  2.19    5   35.0
 1972 23 PIT NL  OF   12     14    1    1    0  .938  .980  1.25  1.96  1.60  2.18    8   84.3
 1973 24 PIT NL  OF   84    139   12    2    4  .987  .977  1.80  1.96  1.92  2.23   78  708.7
 1974 25 PIT NL  OF  141    312    9    5    3  .985  .979  2.28  1.96  2.41  2.27  137 1197.0
 1975 26 PIT NL  OF  140    264    7    7    1  .975  .978  1.94  2.01  2.02  2.29  138 1210.3
 1976 27 PIT NL  OF  152    300   11    4    2  .987  .979  2.05  2.03  2.12  2.34  152 1322.3
 1977 28 CHW AL  OF  109    210    9    4    3  .982  .978  2.01  2.03  2.12  2.34  109  931.3
 1978 29 TEX AL  OF   90    155    6    2    0  .988  .979  1.79  2.13  1.86  2.47   89  779.7
 1979 30 TEX AL  OF  134    234   10    7    6  .972  .981  1.82  2.13  1.93  2.46  132 1136.3
 1980 31 TEX AL  OF   37     45    3    1    1  .980  .980  1.30  2.15  1.54  2.47   34  281.3

 1971 22 PIT NL  RF    3      5    0    0    0 1.000  .980  1.67  1.80  4.09  2.05    2   11.0
 1972 23 PIT NL  RF    1      2    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  2.00  1.70  6.00  2.10    0    3.0
 1973 24 PIT NL  RF   64    102    6    2    3  .982  .973  1.69  1.77  1.76  2.01   62  552.0
 1974 25 PIT NL  RF  131    293    9    4    3  .987  .975  2.31  1.66  2.47  2.04  128 1102.3
 1977 28 CHW AL  RF  102    190    9    3    3  .985  .974  1.95  1.71  2.06  2.08  102  869.3
 1978 29 TEX AL  RF   42     61    6    0    1 1.000  .978  1.60  1.85  1.63  2.24   42  371.0
 1979 30 TEX AL  RF  127    213   10    5    6  .978  .980  1.76  1.88  1.97  2.25  118 1020.3
 1980 31 TEX AL  RF   35     40    3    1    1  .977  .975  1.23  1.77  1.48  2.13   32  262.0

+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total  OF* 905   1680   68   33   20  .981  .979  1.93  2.04  2.05  2.34  882 7686.3  415    0  505#
                 RF* 505    906   43   15   17  .984  .976  1.88  1.76  2.04  2.12  486 4191.0
                 DH  473   Games not counted in Overall Total below            
                 LF* 415    779   26   18    4  .978  .975  1.94  1.67  2.07  2.08  396 3495.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       905   1680   68   33   20  .981  .979  1.93  2.04  2.05  2.34  882   7686
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1974   NLCS  PIT LAD     L   3  10   1   3  0  0  0   0   0   3  .300  .300  .300   0  0   0   0   0 
 1975   NLCS  PIT CIN     L   3  10   0   5  1  0  0   0   2   2  .500  .583  .600   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Champ Series     0-2   6  20   1   8  1  0  0   0   2   5  .400  .455  .450   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1977   CHW AL   *   3   0   2  1  0  0   2   0   1   0  0   0   0   0 Starting LF 
 1978   TEX AL   *   2   0   1  0  0  0   0   1   1   0  1   0   0   0 Starting RF 
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 2/2      2   5   0   3  1  0  0   2   1   2   0  1   0   0   0  .600  .667  .800 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1977 (LF)
1978 (RF)

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1974-NL-9-0.16
1976-NL-25-0.01
1977-AL-14-0.09
Car-636-0.26 shares

Batting Average
1974 NL-.313-6
1981 AL-.311-8

On-base %
1974 NL-.386-8

Slugging %
1974 NL-.476-8
1976 NL-.465-9
1981 AL-.485-8

OPS
1974 NL-.862-8
1981 AL-.851-7

Runs
1976 NL-91-7

Total Bases
1976 NL-270-8

Doubles
1976 NL-35-7

Triples
1973 NL-7-8

Home Runs
1976 NL-21-8
1977 AL-30-8

RBI
1974 NL-100-8
1976 NL-89-9

Strikeouts
1975 NL-109-5
1976 NL-96-9

Adjusted OPS+
1974 NL-144-6

Adjusted Batting Runs
1974 NL-32-8

Batting Wins
1974 NL-3.3-8

Extra-Base Hits
1976 NL-58-4

Offensive Win%
1974 NL-.711-6
1981 AL-.694-7

Sac. Flies
1976 NL-8-8
1977 AL-9-6

Intentional Walks
1978 AL-7-10

Grounded into Double Plays
1976 NL-20-4

At Bats per Home Run
1977 AL-17.7-9

    

Gray Ink: Batting - 39 (616) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 20.0 (615) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 20.0 (769) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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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 Rich Gossage and Terry Forster.

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 Rick Honeycutt, Mario Mendoza, Larry Cox, Leon Roberts, and Willie Horton.

January 16, 1985: Released by the Seattle Mariners.

The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
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.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
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