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Carlton Fisk
Carlton Fisk
Full name Carlton Ernest Fisk
Born December 26, 1947, Bellows Falls, Vermont
First Game: September 18, 1969 ; Final Game: June 22, 1993
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 3" Weight: 200
Selected to the Hall of Fame in 2000
Named AL Rookie of the Year by Baseball Writers' Association of America (1972)
Named AL Rookie Player of the Year by The Sporting News (1972)
Named catcher on The Sporting News AL All-Star Team (1972, 1977, 1983, 1985 and 1990)
Won AL Gold Glove as catcher (1972)
Named catcher on The Sporting News AL Silver Slugger Team (1981, 1985 and 1988)
Ejections: 1973 (1), 1974 (1), 1975 (1), 1981 (1), 1985 (1), 1986 (1), 1990 (1), 1992 (1), 1993 (1). Total: 9 SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Discrepancies
Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1969 BOS A Daily Splits 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 1969 BOS A
1971 BOS A Daily Splits 14 48 7 15 2 1 2 6 1 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .313 .327 .521 0.1 1971 BOS A
1972 BOS A Daily Splits 131 457 74 134 28 9 22 61 52 6 83 4 1 0 0 10 11 5 2 .293 .370 .538 5.1 1972 BOS A
1973 BOS A Daily Splits 135 508 65 125 21 0 26 71 37 2 99 10 1 2 0 5 11 7 2 .246 .309 .441 1.9 1973 BOS A
1974 BOS A Daily Splits 52 187 36 56 12 1 11 26 24 2 23 2 2 1 0 2 5 5 1 .299 .383 .551 2.3 1974 BOS A
1975 BOS A Daily Splits 79 263 47 87 14 4 10 52 27 4 32 2 0 2 0 2 7 4 3 .331 .395 .529 2.4 1975 BOS A
1976 BOS A Daily Splits 134 487 76 124 17 5 17 58 56 3 71 6 3 5 0 9 11 12 5 .255 .336 .415 3.3 1976 BOS A
1977 BOS A Daily Splits 152 536 106 169 26 3 26 102 75 3 85 9 2 10 0 2 9 7 6 .315 .402 .521 4.6 1977 BOS A
1978 BOS A Daily Splits 157 571 94 162 39 5 20 88 71 6 83 7 3 6 0 9 10 7 2 .284 .366 .475 3.9 1978 BOS A
1979 BOS A Daily Splits 91 320 49 87 23 2 10 42 10 0 38 6 1 3 0 5 9 3 0 .272 .304 .450 -0.6 1979 BOS A
1980 BOS A Daily Splits 131 478 73 138 25 3 18 62 36 6 62 13 0 3 0 8 12 11 5 .289 .353 .467 1.2 1980 BOS A
1981 CHI A Daily Splits 96 338 44 89 12 0 7 45 38 3 37 12 1 5 0 8 9 3 2 .263 .354 .361 1.3 1981 CHI A
1982 CHI A Daily Splits 135 476 66 127 17 3 14 65 46 7 60 6 4 4 0 9 12 17 2 .267 .336 .403 1.5 1982 CHI A
1983 CHI A Daily Splits 138 488 85 141 26 4 26 86 46 3 88 6 2 3 0 3 8 9 6 .289 .355 .518 3.1 1983 CHI A
1984 CHI A Daily Splits 102 359 54 83 20 1 21 43 26 4 60 5 1 4 0 2 7 6 0 .231 .289 .468 -0.2 1984 CHI A
1985 CHI A Daily Splits 153 543 85 129 23 1 37 107 52 12 81 17 2 6 0 10 9 17 9 .238 .320 .488 2.1 1985 CHI A
1986 CHI A Daily Splits 125 457 42 101 11 0 14 63 22 2 92 6 0 6 0 4 10 2 4 .221 .263 .337 -1.8 1986 CHI A
1987 CHI A Daily Splits 135 454 68 116 22 1 23 71 39 8 72 8 1 6 0 13 9 1 4 .256 .321 .460 1.5 1987 CHI A
1988 CHI A Daily Splits 76 253 37 70 8 1 19 50 37 9 40 5 1 2 0 2 6 0 0 .277 .377 .542 2.2 1988 CHI A
1989 CHI A Daily Splits 103 375 47 110 25 2 13 68 36 8 60 3 0 5 0 4 15 1 0 .293 .356 .475 1.7 1989 CHI A
1990 CHI A Daily Splits 137 452 65 129 21 0 18 65 61 8 73 7 0 1 0 7 12 7 2 .285 .378 .451 4.1 1990 CHI A
1991 CHI A Daily Splits 134 460 42 111 25 0 18 74 32 4 86 7 0 2 0 6 19 1 2 .241 .299 .413 0.9 1991 CHI A
1992 CHI A Daily Splits 62 188 12 43 4 1 3 21 23 5 38 1 0 2 0 4 2 3 0 .229 .313 .309 -0.4 1992 CHI A
1993 CHI A Daily Splits 25 53 2 10 0 0 1 4 2 0 11 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 .189 .228 .245 -1.1 1993 CHI A
Total (24 Years) Splits 2499 8756 1276 2356 421 47 376 1330 849 105 1386 143 26 79 0 125 204 128 58 .269 .341 .457 38.8 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
League Championship Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1975 BOS A Daily Splits 3 12 4 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .417 .417 .500 1975 BOS A
1983 CHI A Daily Splits 4 17 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 .222 .235 1983 CHI A
Total ( 2 Years) Splits 7 29 4 8 2 0 0 2 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .276 .300 .345 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1975 BOS A Daily Splits 7 25 5 6 0 0 2 4 7 3 7 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .240 .406 .480 1975 BOS A
All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1972 AL Daily Splits 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1972 AL
1973 AL Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1973 AL
1976 AL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1976 AL
1977 AL Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1977 AL
1978 AL Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1978 AL
1980 AL Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1980 AL
1981 AL Daily Splits 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 1981 AL
1982 AL Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1982 AL
1985 AL Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1985 AL
1991 AL Daily Splits 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1991 AL
Total (10 Years) Splits 10 20 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .150 .143 .150 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1969 BOS A Daily Splits C 1 1 1 9 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
1971 BOS A Daily Splits C 14 12 12 115.1 72 6 2 1 0 1 4 5 0 .975
1972 BOS A Daily Splits C 131 129 127 1143.1 846 72 15 10 0 8 56 36 2 .984
1973 BOS A Daily Splits C 131 131 129 1155 739 50 14 8 0 3 51 32 2 .983
1973 BOS A DH 3 2 2 -
1974 BOS A Daily Splits C 50 49 43 435 267 26 6 2 0 2 24 15 0 .980
1974 BOS A DH 2 2 2 -
1975 BOS A Daily Splits C 71 70 56 578 347 30 8 2 0 0 34 20 1 .979
1975 BOS A DH 6 5 5 -
1976 BOS A Daily Splits C 133 130 125 1167.2 649 73 12 9 0 7 90 50 0 .984
1976 BOS A DH 1 1 1 -
1977 BOS A Daily Splits C 151 149 144 1316.1 779 69 11 7 0 4 60 50 2 .987
1978 BOS A Daily Splits C 154 150 148 1355.2 733 90 17 13 0 7 103 49 1 .980
1978 BOS A LF 1 1 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1978 BOS A DH 1 0 0 -
1978 BOS A OF 1 1 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 0 0
1979 BOS A Daily Splits DH 42 42 42 -
1979 BOS A C 39 35 24 293.1 155 8 3 1 0 3 24 5 1 .982
1979 BOS A OF 1 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 0
1979 BOS A LF 1 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 -
1980 BOS A Daily Splits C 115 112 104 1001.1 522 56 10 8 0 3 74 30 1 .983
1980 BOS A LF 5 5 3 41 13 0 0 0 0 1.000
1980 BOS A DH 5 5 4 -
1980 BOS A OF 5 5 3 41 13 0 0 0 0 1.000 5 0 0
1980 BOS A 1B 3 1 1 10 8 0 1 0 0 .889
1980 BOS A 3B 3 1 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 -
1981 CHI A Daily Splits C 92 89 76 767.2 470 44 5 10 0 2 64 30 2 .990
1981 CHI A 3B 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1981 CHI A 1B 1 1 1 9 7 2 1 4 0 .900
1981 CHI A LF 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1981 CHI A OF 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 0 0
1982 CHI A Daily Splits C 133 129 108 1123 639 62 4 7 0 10 80 44 1 .994
1982 CHI A 1B 2 1 1 9 9 1 1 1 0 .909
1983 CHI A Daily Splits C 133 123 104 1077.2 709 46 7 5 0 11 77 31 3 .991
1983 CHI A DH 2 1 1 -
1984 CHI A Daily Splits C 90 81 69 726 421 38 6 4 0 2 51 21 0 .987
1984 CHI A DH 5 5 5 -
1985 CHI A Daily Splits C 130 120 108 1068.1 801 60 10 13 0 10 84 44 1 .989
1985 CHI A DH 28 28 27 -
1986 CHI A Daily Splits C 71 65 57 563.1 389 39 4 3 1 8 56 23 0 .991
1986 CHI A LF 31 29 24 260 66 6 4 0 0 .947
1986 CHI A OF 31 29 24 260 66 5 4 0 0 .947 31 0 0
1986 CHI A DH 22 21 20 -
1987 CHI A Daily Splits C 122 102 95 939.1 550 57 6 15 0 7 69 32 1 .990
1987 CHI A 1B 9 6 3 53.1 44 9 1 7 0 .981
1987 CHI A DH 7 7 6 -
1987 CHI A LF 2 2 0 14 3 0 0 0 0 1.000
1987 CHI A OF 2 2 0 14 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 2 0 0
1988 CHI A Daily Splits C 74 68 59 617.2 338 36 2 7 0 3 56 19 0 .995
1989 CHI A Daily Splits C 90 85 77 739 419 37 3 1 0 9 57 26 0 .993
1989 CHI A DH 13 13 13 -
1990 CHI A Daily Splits C 116 112 98 970 660 63 4 14 0 11 71 42 1 .994
1990 CHI A DH 14 12 11 -
1991 CHI A Daily Splits C 106 91 64 794.1 535 55 4 5 0 11 54 37 0 .993
1991 CHI A DH 13 12 8 -
1991 CHI A 1B 12 12 3 94 90 10 2 8 0 .980
1992 CHI A Daily Splits C 54 51 33 429.2 252 26 2 2 0 4 41 20 0 .993
1992 CHI A DH 2 1 1 -
1993 CHI A Daily Splits C 25 13 7 125.2 75 5 0 0 0 2 22 2 1 1.000
Total (24 Years) Splits C 2226 2097 1868 18511.2 11369 1048 155 147 1 129 1302 663 20 .988
Total (16 Years) DH 166 157 148 -
Total ( 6 Years) OF 41 38 27 325.2 84 5 4 0 0 .957 41 0 0
Total ( 6 Years) LF 41 38 27 325.2 84 6 4 0 0 .957
Total ( 5 Years) 1B 27 21 9 175.1 158 22 6 20 0 .968
Total ( 2 Years) 3B 4 1 0 13 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
League Championship Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1975 BOS A Daily Splits C 3 3 3 27 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1983 CHI A Daily Splits C 4 4 4 36 27 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1.000
Total ( 2 Years) Splits C 7 7 7 63 42 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1975 BOS A Daily Splits C 7 7 7 65.1 37 3 2 1 0 0 9 2 0 .952
All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1972 AL Daily Splits C 1 0 0 4.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000
1973 AL Daily Splits C 1 1 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
1976 AL Daily Splits C 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1977 AL Daily Splits C 1 1 0 5 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000
1978 AL Daily Splits C 1 1 0 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000
1980 AL Daily Splits C 1 1 0 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1981 AL Daily Splits C 1 1 0 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000
1982 AL Daily Splits C 1 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000
1985 AL Daily Splits C 1 1 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000
1991 AL Daily Splits C 1 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total (10 Years) Splits C 10 7 0 47.1 34 1 0 0 0 1 5 1 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
Ejection Information
Date Team Umpire Reason
8- 1-1973 BOX BOS A Joe Brinkman Fighting
6- 7-1974 BOX BOS A Jim Odom Call at HP
8-10-1975 BOX BOS A Terry Cooney Call at 2B
9-15-1981 BOX CHI A George Maloney Balls and strikes
7-13-1985 BOX CHI A Dan Morrison Balls and strikes
7-22-1986 BOX CHI A Ken Kaiser Balls and strikes
8-23-1990 BOX CHI A Mark Johnson Call at 2B (Bumped umpire)
6-13-1992 BOX CHI A Dave Phillips Balls and strikes
5- 8-1993 BOX CHI A Larry Young Balls and strikes
Transaction Information
Selected by Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (4th pick overall) of the free-agent
draft (January 28, 1967 ).
Granted free agency (February 12, 1981 ).
Signed by Chicago White Sox (March 18, 1981 ).
Granted free agency (November 12, 1985 ).
Signed by Chicago White Sox (January 8, 1986 ).
Granted free agency (January 22, 1988 ).
Signed by Chicago White Sox (February 9, 1988 ).
Granted free agency (November 4, 1991 ).
Signed by Chicago White Sox (December 11, 1991 ).
Granted free agency (December 19, 1992 ).
Signed by Chicago White Sox (February 5, 1993 ).
Released by Chicago White Sox (June 28, 1993 ).
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