Richie Zisk
Richard Walter Zisk
Born: February 6, 1949
Brooklyn, NY USA
Primary Position: RF
All Position(s) Played: RF, LF, OF, DH, PH
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 200
Career: 1971-1983
Draft: Round 3 (1967 June Amateur Draft, Pittsburgh Pirates)
School: Parsippany HS (NJ)
Minor League Statistics
Richie Zisk compiled a career batting average of .287 with 207 home runs and 792 RBI in his 1453-game career with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago White Sox, Texas Rangers and Seattle Mariners. He began playing during the 1971 season and last took the field during the 1983 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 7 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | .200 | .368 | .467 | .835 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 17 | 44 | 37 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | .189 | .318 | .270 | .588 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 103 | 354 | 333 | 44 | 108 | 23 | 7 | 10 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 63 | .324 | .364 | .526 | .890 | 175 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 149 | 604 | 536 | 75 | 168 | 30 | 3 | 17 | 100 | 1 | 1 | 65 | 91 | .313 | .386 | .476 | .862 | 255 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 1975 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 147 | 578 | 504 | 69 | 146 | 27 | 3 | 20 | 75 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 109 | .290 | .374 | .474 | .848 | 239 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 1976 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 155 | 641 | 581 | 91 | 168 | 35 | 2 | 21 | 89 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 96 | .289 | .343 | .465 | .808 | 270 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| 1977 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 141 | 599 | 531 | 78 | 154 | 17 | 6 | 30 | 101 | 0 | 4 | 55 | 98 | .290 | .355 | .514 | .869 | 273 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 |
| 1978 | AL | Texas Rangers | 140 | 581 | 511 | 68 | 134 | 19 | 1 | 22 | 85 | 3 | 3 | 58 | 76 | .262 | .338 | .432 | .770 | 221 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
| 1979 | AL | Texas Rangers | 144 | 563 | 503 | 69 | 132 | 21 | 1 | 18 | 64 | 1 | 1 | 57 | 75 | .262 | .336 | .416 | .752 | 209 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1980 | AL | Texas Rangers | 135 | 492 | 448 | 48 | 130 | 17 | 1 | 19 | 77 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 72 | .290 | .344 | .460 | .804 | 206 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 1981 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 94 | 388 | 357 | 42 | 111 | 12 | 1 | 16 | 43 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 63 | .311 | .366 | .485 | .851 | 173 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1982 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 131 | 556 | 503 | 61 | 147 | 28 | 1 | 21 | 62 | 2 | 1 | 49 | 89 | .292 | .354 | .477 | .831 | 240 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 1983 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 90 | 318 | 285 | 30 | 69 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 61 | .242 | .311 | .411 | .722 | 117 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Totals | 1453 | 5737 | 5144 | 681 | 1477 | 245 | 26 | 207 | 792 | 8 | 15 | 533 | 910 | .287 | .353 | .466 | .818 | 2395 | 138 | 12 | 7 | 41 | 52 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 6 | 5 | 35.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.800 | 1.167 |
| 1972 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 12 | 8 | 84.0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .938 | 1.607 | 1.250 |
| 1973 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 84 | 78 | 708.7 | 139 | 12 | 2 | 4 | .987 | 1.918 | 1.798 |
| 1974 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 141 | 137 | 1197.0 | 312 | 9 | 5 | 3 | .985 | 2.414 | 2.277 |
| 1975 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 140 | 138 | 1210.3 | 264 | 7 | 7 | 1 | .975 | 2.015 | 1.936 |
| 1976 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 152 | 152 | 1322.3 | 300 | 11 | 4 | 2 | .987 | 2.117 | 2.046 |
| 1977 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 109 | 109 | 931.3 | 210 | 9 | 4 | 3 | .982 | 2.116 | 2.009 |
| 1978 | AL | Texas Rangers | OF | 90 | 89 | 779.7 | 155 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .988 | 1.858 | 1.789 |
| 1979 | AL | Texas Rangers | OF | 134 | 132 | 1136.3 | 234 | 10 | 7 | 6 | .972 | 1.933 | 1.821 |
| 1980 | AL | Texas Rangers | OF | 37 | 34 | 281.3 | 45 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .980 | 1.536 | 1.297 |
| Totals | 905 | 882 | 7686.0 | 1680 | 68 | 33 | 20 | .981 | 2.047 | 1.931 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | NLCS | 3 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .300 | .300 | .300 | .600 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | NLCS | 3 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .500 | .583 | .600 | 1.183 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 6 | 22 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .400 | .455 | .450 | .905 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | NLCS | RF | 2 | 2 | 17.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.059 | 1.000 |
| 1975 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | NLCS | LF | 3 | 3 | 26.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.115 | 3.000 |
| Totals | 5 | 5 | 43.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.302 | 2.200 |
Awards
1974 - NL TSN All-Star OF
1981 - AL TSN All-Star DH
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