Richie Zisk Stats

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.

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"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 Zisk

Richie Zisk Autograph on a 1981 Fleer Baseball Card (#620)

Richie Zisk Autograph on a 1981 Fleer Baseball Card (#620)

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Birth Name:   Richard Walter Zisk
Nickname:   Richie
Born On:   02-06-1949  (Aquarius)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Brooklyn, New York
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Parsippany High School (Parsippany, NJ)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01   Player Weight Chart Weight:   208
First Game:   09-08-1971 (Age 22)
Last Game:   09-21-1983
Draft:   1967 : 3rd Round (56th)

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Richie Zisk Pitching Stats

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Richie Zisk Hitting Stats

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
13 Years 1,453 5,144 681 1,477 245 26 207 3 792 533 52 910 7 41 12 138 .287 .353 .466

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Richie Zisk Fielding Stats

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
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

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Richie Zisk Miscellaneous Stats

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 - - -
13 Years 8 15 .348 101 0 473 24.9 5.7 6.5 - - -

Richie Zisk

Richie Zisk Miscellaneous Items of Interest

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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