Richie Zisk was born on Sunday, February 6, 1949, in Brooklyn, New York. Zisk was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 8, 1971, with the Pittsburgh Pirates. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Richie Zisk baseball stats page.
"Early in the season, Seattle was getting hitting but no pitching. Then the pitching came and the hitting went pffft. 'The only thing we led baseball in was team meetings,' says Zisk. 'It was a joke with the rest of the clubs. Meeting after meeting. Like the kid who gets a chocolate sundae every day, after a while they sort of lose their effect.'" - Sports Writer E.M. Swift in Sports Illustrated (May 18, 1981, 'At Home In The Dome Designated Hitter Richie Zisk zaps 'em in the cozy confines of Seattle's ball park', Source)
Richie ZiskRichie Zisk Autograph on a 1981 Fleer Baseball Card (#620) |
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Richie ZiskRichie Zisk Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Richie ZiskRichie Zisk Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1971 | 22 | Pirates | 7 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .368 | .467 |
1972 | 23 | Pirates | 17 | 37 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .189 | .318 | .270 |
1973 | 24 | Pirates | 103 | 333 | 44 | 108 | 23 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 54 | 21 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .324 | .364 | .526 |
1974 | 25 | Pirates | 149 | 536 | 75 | 168 | 30 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 100 | 65 | 7 | 91 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | .313 | .386 | .476 |
1975 | 26 | Pirates | 147 | 504 | 69 | 146 | 27 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 75 | 68 | 9 | 109 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | .290 | .374 | .474 |
1976 | 27 | Pirates | 155 | 581 | 91 | 168 | 35 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 89 | 52 | 3 | 96 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 20 | .289 | .343 | .465 |
1977 | 28 | White Sox | 141 | 531 | 78 | 154 | 17 | 6 | 30 | 0 | 101 | 55 | 7 | 98 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 15 | .290 | .355 | .514 |
1978 | 29 | Rangers | 140 | 511 | 68 | 134 | 19 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 85 | 58 | 7 | 76 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 | .262 | .338 | .432 |
1979 | 30 | Rangers | 144 | 503 | 69 | 132 | 21 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 64 | 57 | 4 | 75 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | .262 | .336 | .416 |
1980 | 31 | Rangers | 135 | 448 | 48 | 130 | 17 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 77 | 39 | 5 | 72 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 18 | .290 | .344 | .460 |
1981 | 32 | Mariners | 94 | 357 | 42 | 111 | 12 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 43 | 28 | 3 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | .311 | .366 | .485 |
1982 | 33 | Mariners | 131 | 503 | 61 | 147 | 28 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 62 | 49 | 4 | 89 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | .292 | .354 | .477 |
1983 | 34 | Mariners | 90 | 285 | 30 | 69 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 36 | 30 | 3 | 61 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | .242 | .311 | .411 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
13 Years | 1,453 | 5,144 | 681 | 1,477 | 245 | 26 | 207 | 3 | 792 | 533 | 52 | 910 | 7 | 41 | 12 | 138 | .287 | .353 | .466 |
Richie ZiskRichie Zisk Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1971 Pirates | LF | 3 | 3 | 72 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.75 |
1971 Pirates | RF | 2 | 1 | 33 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.09 |
1972 Pirates | LF | 12 | 8 | 243 | 16 | 1.3 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .938 | 1.67 |
1972 Pirates | RF | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 6.00 |
1973 Pirates | LF | 23 | 16 | 468 | 45 | 2.0 | 45 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.60 |
1973 Pirates | RF | 64 | 62 | 1,656 | 110 | 1.7 | 108 | 102 | 6 | 2 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 1.76 |
1974 Pirates | LF | 12 | 9 | 282 | 16 | 1.3 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .938 | 1.44 |
1974 Pirates | RF | 131 | 128 | 3,306 | 306 | 2.3 | 302 | 293 | 9 | 4 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 2.47 |
1975 Pirates | LF | 140 | 138 | 3,630 | 281 | 2.0 | 274 | 267 | 7 | 7 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .975 | 2.04 |
1976 Pirates | LF | 152 | 152 | 3,966 | 317 | 2.1 | 313 | 302 | 11 | 4 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 2.13 |
1977 White Sox | LF | 8 | 7 | 186 | 22 | 2.8 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .955 | 3.05 |
1977 White Sox | RF | 101 | 101 | 2,607 | 202 | 2.0 | 199 | 190 | 9 | 3 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 2.06 |
1978 Rangers | LF | 48 | 47 | 1,224 | 95 | 2.0 | 93 | 93 | 0 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .979 | 2.05 |
1978 Rangers | RF | 42 | 42 | 1,113 | 67 | 1.6 | 67 | 61 | 6 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.63 |
1979 Rangers | LF | 15 | 14 | 348 | 23 | 1.5 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .913 | 1.63 |
1979 Rangers | RF | 127 | 118 | 3,060 | 228 | 1.8 | 223 | 213 | 10 | 5 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 1.97 |
1980 Rangers | LF | 2 | 2 | 57 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.84 |
1980 Rangers | RF | 35 | 32 | 786 | 44 | 1.3 | 43 | 40 | 3 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 1.48 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
RF Totals | 503 | 484 | 12,570 | 964 | 1.9 | 949 | 906 | 43 | 15 | 17 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 2.04 | |
LF Totals | 415 | 396 | 10,476 | 823 | 2.0 | 805 | 779 | 26 | 18 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 2.07 | |
10 Years | 918 | 880 | 23,046 | 1,787 | 1.9 | 1,754 | 1,685 | 69 | 33 | 21 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 2.05 |
Richie ZiskRichie Zisk Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1971 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 15.0 | 2.1 | 7.5 | - | - | - |
1972 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 5 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.7 | 9.3 | - | - | - |
1973 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 21 | 0 | n/a | 33.3 | 5.3 | 6.2 | - | - | - |
1974 Pirates | 1 | 1 | .500 | 11 | 0 | n/a | 31.5 | 5.9 | 5.4 | - | - | - |
1975 Pirates | 0 | 1 | .000 | 7 | 0 | n/a | 25.2 | 4.6 | 6.7 | - | - | - |
1976 Pirates | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 27.7 | 6.1 | 6.5 | - | - | - |
1977 White Sox | 0 | 4 | .000 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 17.7 | 5.4 | 5.3 | - | - | - |
1978 Rangers | 3 | 3 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 23.2 | 6.7 | 6.0 | - | - | - |
1979 Rangers | 1 | 1 | .500 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 27.9 | 6.7 | 7.9 | - | - | - |
1980 Rangers | 0 | 2 | .000 | 23 | 0 | 86 | 23.6 | 6.2 | 5.8 | - | - | - |
1981 Mariners | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 93 | 22.3 | 5.7 | 8.3 | - | - | - |
1982 Mariners | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1 | 0 | 130 | 24.0 | 5.7 | 8.1 | - | - | - |
1983 Mariners | 0 | 0 | .000 | 13 | 0 | 84 | 23.8 | 4.7 | 7.9 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
13 Years | 8 | 15 | .348 | 101 | 0 | 473 | 24.9 | 5.7 | 6.5 | - | - | - |
Richie ZiskRichie Zisk Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1971 Pittsburgh Pirates | 10, 22 | $12,750.00 | - | - |
1972 Pittsburgh Pirates | 22 | $13,500.00 | - | - |
1973 Pittsburgh Pirates | 22 | $15,000.00 | - | - |
1974 Pittsburgh Pirates | 22 | $27,500.00 | - | - |
1975 Pittsburgh Pirates | 22 | $43,000.00 | - | - |
1976 Pittsburgh Pirates | 22 | $54,000.00 | - | - |
1977 Chicago White Sox | 22 | $64,000.00 | Stats | - |
1978 Texas Rangers | 22 | $312,500.00 | Stats | - |
1979 Texas Rangers | 22 | $312,500.00 | - | - |
1980 Texas Rangers | 22 | $312,500.00 | - | - |
1981 Seattle Mariners | 22 | $312,500.00 | - | - |
1982 Seattle Mariners | 22 | $312,500.00 | - | - |
1983 Seattle Mariners | 22 | $272,500.00 | - | - |
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