Carlton Fisk

Full Name: Carlton Ernest Fisk Primary Position: C Height/Weight: 6' 3"/200 First Game: September 18, 1969 Birthdate: December 26, 1947 Final Game: June 22, 1993 Birthplace: Bellows Falls, Vermont MLB Experience: 24 years Bat/Throw: Right/Right

Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2000

Biography

Carlton Fisk (Carlton Ernest Fisk) was born on December 26, 1947in Bellows Falls, Vermont. He made his Major League debut on September 18, 1969 for the Boston Red Sox. In 1972, his rookie year, he hit .293 with 22 home runs and 61 RBI. Fisk played for the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago White Sox over the course of his 24 year career.

There is some disagreement on what was Carlton Fisk's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1985, when he slugged 37 home runs and knocked in 107 runs. However, others believe that it was 1977, when he slugged 26 home runs, hit for a .315 average and knocked in 102 runs.

Statistics

Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1969	BOS	A	2	5	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
1971	BOS	A	14	48	7	15	2	6	.313	.327	.521	2	1	1	10	0	0	0	0	1
1972	BOS	A	131	457	74	134	22	61	.293	.370	.538	28	9	52	83	4	1	5	6	11
1973	BOS	A	135	508	65	125	26	71	.246	.309	.441	21	0	37	99	10	1	7	2	11
1974	BOS	A	52	187	36	56	11	26	.299	.383	.551	12	1	24	23	2	2	5	2	5
1975	BOS	A	79	263	47	87	10	52	.331	.395	.529	14	4	27	32	2	0	4	4	7
1976	BOS	A	134	487	76	124	17	58	.255	.336	.415	17	5	56	71	6	3	12	3	11
1977	BOS	A	152	536	106	169	26	102	.315	.402	.521	26	3	75	85	9	2	7	3	9
1978	BOS	A	157	571	94	162	20	88	.284	.366	.475	39	5	71	83	7	3	7	6	10
1979	BOS	A	91	320	49	87	10	42	.272	.304	.450	23	2	10	38	6	1	3	0	9
1980	BOS	A	131	478	73	138	18	62	.289	.353	.467	25	3	36	62	13	0	11	6	12
1981	CHI	A	96	338	44	89	7	45	.263	.354	.361	12	0	38	37	12	1	3	3	9
1982	CHI	A	135	476	66	127	14	65	.267	.336	.403	17	3	46	60	6	4	17	7	12
1983	CHI	A	138	488	85	141	26	86	.289	.355	.518	26	4	46	88	6	2	9	3	8
1984	CHI	A	102	359	54	83	21	43	.231	.289	.468	20	1	26	60	5	1	6	4	7
1985	CHI	A	153	543	85	129	37	107	.238	.320	.488	23	1	52	81	17	2	17	12	9
1986	CHI	A	125	457	42	101	14	63	.221	.263	.337	11	0	22	92	6	0	2	2	10
1987	CHI	A	135	454	68	116	23	71	.256	.321	.460	22	1	39	72	8	1	1	8	9
1988	CHI	A	76	253	37	70	19	50	.277	.377	.542	8	1	37	40	5	1	0	9	6
1989	CHI	A	103	375	47	110	13	68	.293	.356	.475	25	2	36	60	3	0	1	8	15
1990	CHI	A	137	452	65	129	18	65	.285	.378	.451	21	0	61	73	7	0	7	8	12
1991	CHI	A	134	460	42	111	18	74	.241	.299	.413	25	0	32	86	7	0	1	4	19
1992	CHI	A	62	188	12	43	3	21	.229	.313	.309	4	1	23	38	1	0	3	5	2
1993	CHI	A	25	53	2	10	1	4	.189	.228	.245	0	0	2	11	1	1	0	0	0
Total			2499	8756	1276	2356	376	1330	.269	.341	.457	421	47	849	1386	143	26	128	105	204

Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1969	BOS	A	C	1	1	9	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.000
1971	BOS	A	C	14	12	115.1	72	6	2	1	0	1	4	5	0	.975
1972	BOS	A	C	131	129	1143.1	846	72	15	10	0	8	56	36	2	.984
1973	BOS	A	C	131	131	1155	739	50	14	8	0	3	51	32	2	.983
1973	BOS	A	DH	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1974	BOS	A	C	50	49	435	267	26	6	2	0	2	24	15	0	.980
1974	BOS	A	DH	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1975	BOS	A	DH	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1975	BOS	A	C	71	70	578	347	30	8	2	0	0	34	21	1	.979
1976	BOS	A	C	133	130	1167.2	649	73	12	9	0	7	90	50	0	.984
1976	BOS	A	DH	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1977	BOS	A	C	151	149	1316.1	779	69	11	7	0	4	60	50	2	.987
1978	BOS	A	DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1978	BOS	A	C	154	150	1355.2	733	90	17	13	0	7	103	49	1	.980
1978	BOS	A	OF	1	1	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1978	BOS	A	LF	1	1	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1979	BOS	A	C	39	35	293.1	155	8	3	1	0	3	24	5	1	.982
1979	BOS	A	OF	1	0	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1979	BOS	A	DH	42	42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1979	BOS	A	LF	1	0	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1980	BOS	A	DH	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1980	BOS	A	3B	3	1	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1980	BOS	A	C	115	112	1001.1	522	56	10	8	0	3	74	30	1	.983
1980	BOS	A	OF	5	5	41	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1980	BOS	A	LF	5	5	41	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1980	BOS	A	1B	3	1	10	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.889
1981	CHI	A	1B	1	1	9	7	2	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	.900
1981	CHI	A	C	92	89	767.2	470	44	5	10	0	2	64	30	2	.990
1981	CHI	A	LF	1	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1981	CHI	A	3B	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1981	CHI	A	OF	1	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1982	CHI	A	C	133	129	1123	639	62	4	7	0	10	80	44	1	.994
1982	CHI	A	1B	2	1	9	9	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.909
1983	CHI	A	DH	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1983	CHI	A	C	133	123	1077.2	709	46	7	5	0	11	77	31	3	.991
1984	CHI	A	C	90	81	726	421	38	6	4	0	2	51	21	0	.987
1984	CHI	A	DH	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1985	CHI	A	C	130	120	1068.1	801	60	10	13	0	10	84	44	1	.989
1985	CHI	A	DH	28	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1986	CHI	A	LF	31	29	260	66	6	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.947
1986	CHI	A	OF	31	29	260	66	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.947
1986	CHI	A	C	71	65	563.1	389	39	4	3	1	8	56	23	0	.991
1986	CHI	A	DH	22	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1987	CHI	A	C	122	102	939.1	550	57	6	15	0	7	69	32	1	.990
1987	CHI	A	LF	2	2	14	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1987	CHI	A	1B	9	6	53.1	44	9	1	7	0	0	0	0	0	.981
1987	CHI	A	OF	2	2	14	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1987	CHI	A	DH	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1988	CHI	A	C	74	68	617.2	338	36	2	7	0	3	56	19	0	.995
1989	CHI	A	C	90	85	739	419	37	3	1	0	9	57	26	0	.993
1989	CHI	A	DH	13	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1990	CHI	A	DH	14	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1990	CHI	A	C	116	112	970	660	63	4	14	0	11	71	42	1	.994
1991	CHI	A	DH	13	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1991	CHI	A	1B	12	12	94	90	10	2	8	0	0	0	0	0	.980
1991	CHI	A	C	106	91	794.1	535	55	4	5	0	11	54	37	0	.993
1992	CHI	A	DH	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1992	CHI	A	C	54	51	429.2	252	26	2	2	0	4	41	20	0	.993
1993	CHI	A	C	25	13	125.2	75	5	0	0	0	2	22	2	1	1.000
Total			3B	4	1	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			LF	41	38	325.2	84	6	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.957
Total			C	2226	2097	18511.2	11369	1048	155	147	1	129	1302	664	20	.988
Total			OF	41	38	325.2	84	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.957
Total			1B	27	21	175.1	158	22	6	20	0	0	0	0	0	.968
Total			DH	166	157	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Transactions

• Selected by the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (4th pick overall) of the free-agent draft on (January 28, 1967).
• Granted free agency on (February 12, 1981).
• Signed by the Chicago White Sox on (March 18, 1981).
• Granted free agency on (November 12, 1985).
• Signed by the Chicago White Sox on (January 8, 1986).
• Granted free agency on (January 22, 1988).
• Signed by the Chicago White Sox (February 9, 1988).
• Granted free agency on (November 4, 1991).
• Signed by the Chicago White Sox (December 11, 1991).
• Granted free agency on (December 19, 1992).
• Signed by the Chicago White Sox on (February 5, 1993).
• Released by the Chicago White Sox on (June 28, 1993).

Career Highlights

• All-Star Games: 11 times (1972-1974, 1976-1978, 1980-1982, 1985, and 1991
• Won the AL Rookie of the Year in 1972
• Won a Gold Glove in 1972
• Won a Silver Slugger in 1981, 1985, and 1988
• Played in 2499 games, 46th all-time, and most amongst catchers
• Hit 376 HR, 58th all-time, and 3rd amongst catchers