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Jack Fisher
John Howard Fisher (Fat Jack)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 215 lb.

Debut April 14, 1959
  vs. NYY 3.0 IP, 7 H, 5 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER
Final Game September 26, 1969
Born March 4, 1939 in Frostburg, MD

Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent in 1957. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1959 20 BAL AL   1   6  27   7   1   1  10  2   88.7   76   36   30   7   38   52   1   0   375   1   1  3.05  3.78  124 1.286
 1960 21 BAL AL  12  11  40  20   8   3  14  2  197.7  174   87   75  13   78   99   2   2   824   4   0  3.41  3.79  111 1.275
 1961 22 BAL AL  10  13  36  25  10   1   7  1  196.0  205  104   85  17   75  118   4  10   853   3   0  3.90  3.86   99 1.429
 1962 23 BAL AL   7   9  32  25   4   0   3  1  152.0  173  101   86  23   56   81   2   7   674   3   0  5.09  3.69   72 1.507
 1963 24 SFG NL   6  10  36  12   2   0   9  1  116.0  132   77   59  12   38   57   5   2   517   3   1  4.58  3.19   70 1.466
 1964 25 NYM NL  10  17  40  34   8   1   3  0  227.7  256  124  107  23   56  115  10   5   985   0   0  4.23  3.54   84 1.370
 1965 26 NYM NL   8  24  43  36  10   0   4  1  253.7  252  121  111  22   68  116   4   6  1054   6   1  3.94  3.50   89 1.261
 1966 27 NYM NL  11  14  38  33  10   2   4  0  230.0  229  108   94  26   54  127   8  12   960   2   0  3.68  3.61   98 1.230
 1967 28 NYM NL   9  18  39  30   7   1   3  0  220.3  251  121  115  21   64  117   4   5   958  10   1  4.70  3.38   72 1.430
 1968 29 CHW AL   8  13  35  28   2   0   1  0  180.7  176   68   60  14   48   80   7   4   750   4   0  2.99  3.19  107 1.240
 1969 30 CIN NL   4   4  34  15   0   0   7  1  113.0  137   77   69  15   30   55   5   3   502   3   0  5.50  3.78   69 1.478
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 11 Yr WL% .382  86 139 400 265  62   9  65  9 1975.7 2061 1024  891 193  605 1017  52  56  8452  39   4  4.06  3.57   88 1.349
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     8  14  40  27   6   0   6  0  202.0  210  104   91  19   61  103   5   5   864   3   0  4.06  3.57   88 1.349
 Career High     12  24  43  36  10   3  14  2  253.7  256  124  115  26   78  127  10  12  1054  10   1  2.99  3.86  124 1.230

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1959 20 BAL AL  27   23    0    3   1  0   0    2   0  0   0   8  .130  .167  .174   -5    4   0   0   0   1   0
 1960 21 BAL AL  40   60    7   11   1  0   1    4   1  0   6  25  .183  .258  .250   39   15   4   0   0   0   1
 1961 22 BAL AL  36   56    2    5   0  0   0    2   0  0   4  25  .089  .164  .089  -29    5  10   0   0   1   1
 1962 23 BAL AL  33   49    9    5   0  0   0    2   0  0   6  17  .102  .200  .102  -13    5   3   0   0   0   1
 1963 24 SFG NL  36   29    1    3   2  0   0    4   0  0   4   5  .103  .212  .172   13    5   2   0   0   0   0
 1964 25 NYM NL  40   76    5   12   1  0   0    8   0  0   5  24  .158  .205  .171    9   13   2   2   0   0   2
 1965 26 NYM NL  43   78    2   12   2  0   0    2   0  1   2  22  .154  .185  .179    5   14   4   0   0   1   3
 1966 27 NYM NL  38   67    2    6   2  0   0    0   0  0   7  26  .090  .176  .119  -15    8   6   0   0   0   0
 1967 28 NYM NL  39   70    3    7   1  0   0    3   0  0   3  23  .100  .137  .114  -26    8   6   0   0   0   0
 1968 29 CHW AL  35   53    1    6   1  0   0    2   0  0   1  14  .113  .130  .132  -22    7   5   0   0   0   1
 1969 30 CIN NL  34   33    0    4   0  0   0    2   0  0   0  12  .121  .121  .121  -33    4   3   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons     401  594   32   74  11  0   1   31   1  1  38 201  .125  .181  .148   -6   88  45   2   0   3  10
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        240   13   30   4  0   0   13   0  0  15  81  .125  .181  .148   -6   36  18   1   0   1   4
 Career High     43   78    9   12   2  0   1    8   1  1   7  26                          15  10   2   0   1   3
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1959 20 BAL AL   24   20    1   1.3    96| .130  .257| .167  .328| .174  .393| .341  .720|  -5  .102  -3.3  -0.3   0%
 1960 21 BAL AL   70   54    4   2.0   100| .183  .262| .258  .336| .250  .401| .508  .737|  39  .185  -5.3  -0.5 100%
 1961 22 BAL AL   71   62    1   0.4   100| .089  .259| .164  .334| .089  .403| .253  .737| -29  .013 -10.2  -1.0   0%
 1962 23 BAL AL   58   48    1   0.6    97| .102  .256| .200  .327| .102  .399| .302  .726| -13  .021  -7.7  -0.8   0%
 1963 24 SFG NL   35   28    1   1.0    88| .103  .253| .212  .315| .172  .378| .384  .693|  13  .071  -3.1  -0.3   0%
 1964 25 NYM NL   85   70    3   1.2    91| .158  .260| .205  .317| .171  .386| .376  .703|   9  .089  -9.0  -0.9   0%
 1965 26 NYM NL   85   74    2   0.7    90| .154  .254| .185  .316| .179  .383| .364  .699|   5  .040  -9.7  -1.0   0%
 1966 27 NYM NL   80   67    2   0.8    94| .090  .261| .176  .319| .119  .393| .295  .713| -15  .046 -10.2  -1.1   0%
 1967 28 NYM NL   79   69    2   0.8    89| .100  .256| .137  .318| .114  .375| .251  .693| -26  .048 -11.5  -1.2   0%
 1968 29 CHW AL   59   53    1   0.5    84| .113  .244| .130  .314| .132  .361| .262  .676| -22  .028  -8.1  -0.9   0%
 1969 30 CIN NL   36   33    0   0.0    99| .121  .265| .121  .336| .121  .393| .242  .729| -33  .000  -6.1  -0.6   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 11 Seasons      682  578   18   0.8    93| .125  .257| .181  .323| .148  .387| .329  .710|  -6  .050 -84.2  -8.6  50%

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

 1959 20 BAL AL   P   27      2   11    1    0  .929  .956  0.48  0.85  1.32  2.05    7   88.7
 1960 21 BAL AL   P   40     11   33    1    1  .978  .967  1.10  0.78  2.00  1.96   20  197.7
 1961 22 BAL AL   P   36      8   22    2    1  .938  .955  0.83  0.83  1.38  2.05   25  196.0
 1962 23 BAL AL   P   32     18   18    0    1 1.000  .957  1.12  0.79  2.13  2.08   25  152.0
 1963 24 SFG NL   P   36     10   19    0    0 1.000  .951  0.81  0.84  2.25  2.06   12  116.0
 1964 25 NYM NL   P   40     18   34    3    5  .945  .952  1.30  0.84  2.06  2.14   34  227.7
 1965 26 NYM NL   P   43     27   49    1    4  .987  .956  1.77  0.81  2.70  2.08   36  253.7
 1966 27 NYM NL   P   38     26   45    3    3  .959  .947  1.87  0.74  2.78  1.96   33  230.0
 1967 28 NYM NL   P   39     15   43    1    1  .983  .960  1.49  0.78  2.37  2.00   30  220.3
 1968 29 CHW AL   P   35     18   24    1    2  .977  .957  1.20  0.73  2.09  1.89   28  180.7
 1969 30 CIN NL   P   34      4   14    2    0  .900  .957  0.53  0.78  1.43  1.95   15  113.0

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

 1959 20 BAL AL   P   27      2   11    1    0  .929  .956  0.48  0.85  1.32  2.05    7   88.7
 1960 21 BAL AL   P   40     11   33    1    1  .978  .967  1.10  0.78  2.00  1.96   20  197.7
 1961 22 BAL AL   P   36      8   22    2    1  .938  .955  0.83  0.83  1.38  2.05   25  196.0
 1962 23 BAL AL   P   32     18   18    0    1 1.000  .957  1.12  0.79  2.13  2.08   25  152.0
 1963 24 SFG NL   P   36     10   19    0    0 1.000  .951  0.81  0.84  2.25  2.06   12  116.0
 1964 25 NYM NL   P   40     18   34    3    5  .945  .952  1.30  0.84  2.06  2.14   34  227.7
 1965 26 NYM NL   P   43     27   49    1    4  .987  .956  1.77  0.81  2.70  2.08   36  253.7
 1966 27 NYM NL   P   38     26   45    3    3  .959  .947  1.87  0.74  2.78  1.96   33  230.0
 1967 28 NYM NL   P   39     15   43    1    1  .983  .960  1.49  0.78  2.37  2.00   30  220.3
 1968 29 CHW AL   P   35     18   24    1    2  .977  .957  1.20  0.73  2.09  1.89   28  180.7
 1969 30 CIN NL   P   34      4   14    2    0  .900  .957  0.53  0.78  1.43  1.95   15  113.0

+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 400    157  312   15   18  .969  .956  1.17  0.80  2.14  2.02  265 1975.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       400    157  312   15   18  .969  .956  1.17  0.80  2.14  2.02  265   1976
An Important note about our fielding stats

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.

Sac. Hits
1961 AL-10-7

Hits Allowed/9IP
1960 AL-7.92-6

Shutouts
1960 AL-3-4

Home Runs Allow.
1964 NL-23-5
1966 NL-26-7
1967 NL-21-5

Hits Allowed
1964 NL-256-3
1965 NL-252-6
1966 NL-229-10
1967 NL-251-3

Losses
1964 NL-17-5
1965 NL-24-1
1966 NL-14-8
1967 NL-18-1

Earned Runs Allow.
1964 NL-107-1
1965 NL-111-1
1966 NL-94-9
1967 NL-115-1

Wild Pitches
1961 AL-10-1
1966 NL-12-4

Hit Batsmen
1964 NL-10-2
1966 NL-8-7

Youngest Player
1959 AL-20-6
1960 AL-21-9

    

Gray Ink: Pitching - 3 (2072) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 6.0 (1195) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 1.0 (1853) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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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 Stu Miller, Mike McCormick, 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 Bill Harrelson and Dan Loomer (minors).

April 7, 1970: Released by the California Angels.

The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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