Fred Lynn vs Richie Zisk

Fred LynnRichie Zisk

Fred Lynn and Richie Zisk compared on their MLB careers: Fred Lynn played 17 seasons, 1974 to 1990, Richie Zisk 13 seasons, 1971 to 1983. Fred Lynn has .283 batting average to Richie Zisk's .287. Richie Zisk won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Fred Lynn and Richie Zisk career totals
1,969GP1,453
6,925AB5,144
1,063R681
1,960H1,477
306HR207
1,111RBI792
72SB8
0.3AVG0.3
0.4OBP0.4
0.5SLG0.5
0.8OPS0.8

How do they compare in the postseason?

Fred Lynn and Richie Zisk postseason
15GP6
54AB20
8R1
22H8
2HR0
13RBI0
0SB0
0.4AVG0.4
0.5OBP0.5
0.6SLG0.5
1.1OPS0.9

Where each stands all time

Fred Lynn and Richie Zisk all-time places
159th (306)Home runs—
192nd (1,111)RBI—

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Fred Lynn: 0 championships; AL Gold Glove ×4, AL MVP, AL Rookie of the Year
  • Richie Zisk: 1 championship; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Fred Lynn and Richie Zisk season by season
AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.
1st1974.4192101971.20012
2nd1975.331211051972.18904
3rd1976.31410651973.3241054
4th1977.26018761974.31317100
5th1978.29822821975.2902075
6th1979.333391221976.2892189
7th1980.30112611977.29030101
8th1981.2195311978.2622285
9th1982.29921861979.2621864
10th1983.27222741980.2901977
11th1984.27123791981.3111643
12th1985.26323681982.2922162
13th1986.28723671983.2421236
14th1987.2532360————
15th1988.2462556————
16th1989.2411146————
17th1990.240623————

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI