Rick Wise
[edit] Biography
Born on September 13, 1945 in Jackson, Michigan, Rick Wise (Richard Charles Wise) played for the Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians and San Diego Padres over the course of his 18 year career. Wise broke into the bigs on April 18, 1964 with the Philadelphia Phillies, and put up a 4.04 ERA in 69 innings pitched in 1964, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Rick Wise's best season was 1971, when he posted a 2.88 ERA, won 17 games and struck out 155 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1964
| PHI
| N
| 25
| 8
| 5
| 3
| 4.04
| 39
| 41
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 69
| 78
| 7
| 25
| 2
| 3
| 3
|
| 1966
| PHI
| N
| 22
| 13
| 5
| 6
| 3.71
| 58
| 50
| 41
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 99.1
| 100
| 5
| 24
| 3
| 0
| 3
|
| 1967
| PHI
| N
| 36
| 25
| 11
| 11
| 3.28
| 111
| 69
| 66
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 181.1
| 177
| 8
| 45
| 5
| 4
| 4
|
| 1968
| PHI
| N
| 30
| 30
| 9
| 15
| 4.55
| 97
| 100
| 92
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 182
| 210
| 12
| 37
| 3
| 4
| 6
|
| 1969
| PHI
| N
| 33
| 31
| 15
| 13
| 3.23
| 144
| 100
| 79
| 14
| 4
| 0
| 220
| 215
| 17
| 61
| 3
| 4
| 2
|
| 1970
| PHI
| N
| 35
| 34
| 13
| 14
| 4.17
| 113
| 115
| 102
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 220.1
| 253
| 15
| 65
| 7
| 3
| 3
|
| 1971
| PHI
| N
| 38
| 37
| 17
| 14
| 2.88
| 155
| 110
| 87
| 17
| 4
| 0
| 272.1
| 261
| 20
| 70
| 5
| 7
| 4
|
| 1972
| STL
| N
| 35
| 35
| 16
| 16
| 3.11
| 142
| 98
| 93
| 20
| 2
| 0
| 269
| 250
| 16
| 71
| 13
| 4
| 1
|
| 1973
| STL
| N
| 35
| 34
| 16
| 12
| 3.37
| 144
| 113
| 97
| 14
| 5
| 0
| 259
| 259
| 18
| 59
| 12
| 5
| 3
|
| 1974
| BOS
| A
| 9
| 9
| 3
| 4
| 3.86
| 25
| 23
| 21
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 49
| 47
| 2
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1975
| BOS
| A
| 35
| 35
| 19
| 12
| 3.95
| 141
| 126
| 112
| 17
| 1
| 0
| 255.1
| 262
| 34
| 72
| 1
| 6
| 4
|
| 1976
| BOS
| A
| 34
| 34
| 14
| 11
| 3.53
| 93
| 100
| 88
| 11
| 4
| 0
| 224.1
| 218
| 18
| 48
| 1
| 2
| 2
|
| 1977
| BOS
| A
| 26
| 20
| 11
| 5
| 4.77
| 85
| 68
| 68
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 128.1
| 151
| 19
| 28
| 1
| 1
| 4
|
| 1978
| CLE
| A
| 33
| 31
| 9
| 19
| 4.34
| 106
| 116
| 102
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 211.2
| 226
| 22
| 59
| 3
| 1
| 3
|
| 1979
| CLE
| A
| 34
| 34
| 15
| 10
| 3.73
| 108
| 111
| 96
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 231.2
| 229
| 24
| 68
| 9
| 2
| 1
|
| 1980
| SD
| N
| 27
| 27
| 6
| 8
| 3.67
| 59
| 69
| 63
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 154.1
| 172
| 14
| 37
| 10
| 1
| 0
|
| 1981
| SD
| N
| 18
| 18
| 4
| 8
| 3.77
| 27
| 44
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 98
| 116
| 10
| 19
| 4
| 2
| 0
|
| 1982
| SD
| N
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9.00
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 335
| 292
| 117
| 120
| 3.53
| 1089
| 911
| 794
| 87
| 20
| 0
| 2026.2
| 2094
| 142
| 513
| 67
| 37
| 29
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 171
| 163
| 71
| 61
| 3.98
| 558
| 544
| 487
| 51
| 10
| 0
| 1100.1
| 1133
| 119
| 291
| 16
| 12
| 15
|
| Total
|
|
| 506
| 455
| 188
| 181
| 3.69
| 1647
| 1455
| 1281
| 138
| 30
| 0
| 3127
| 3227
| 261
| 804
| 83
| 49
| 44
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1964
| PHI
| N
| P
| 25
| 8
| 69
| 2
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 1
| .900
|
| 1966
| PHI
| N
| P
| 22
| 13
| 99.1
| 3
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| PHI
| N
| P
| 36
| 25
| 181.1
| 11
| 32
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 10
| 6
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| PHI
| N
| P
| 30
| 30
| 182.1
| 13
| 32
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 5
| 9
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| PHI
| N
| P
| 33
| 31
| 220
| 7
| 43
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 12
| 10
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| PHI
| N
| P
| 35
| 34
| 220.1
| 17
| 35
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 16
| 9
| 1
| .981
|
| 1971
| PHI
| N
| P
| 38
| 37
| 272.1
| 23
| 36
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 3
| 27
| 8
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| STL
| N
| P
| 35
| 35
| 269
| 15
| 48
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 16
| 11
| 0
| .984
|
| 1973
| STL
| N
| P
| 35
| 34
| 259
| 19
| 34
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 11
| 10
| 0
| .981
|
| 1974
| BOS
| A
| P
| 9
| 9
| 49
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| BOS
| A
| P
| 35
| 35
| 255.1
| 16
| 32
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 27
| 5
| 0
| .923
|
| 1976
| BOS
| A
| P
| 34
| 34
| 224.1
| 15
| 39
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 20
| 3
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| BOS
| A
| P
| 26
| 20
| 128.1
| 8
| 23
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 5
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| CLE
| A
| P
| 33
| 31
| 211.2
| 15
| 29
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 28
| 12
| 1
| .957
|
| 1979
| CLE
| A
| P
| 34
| 34
| 231.2
| 23
| 53
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 24
| 10
| 2
| .974
|
| 1980
| SD
| N
| P
| 27
| 27
| 154.1
| 11
| 22
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 25
| 9
| 2
| .971
|
| 1981
| SD
| N
| P
| 18
| 18
| 98
| 3
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 4
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| SD
| N
| P
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 506
| 455
| 3127.1
| 206
| 504
| 13
| 46
| 0
| 24
| 252
| 120
| 10
| .982
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1964
| PHI
| N
| 25
| 17
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 1
| .294
| .350
| .294
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| PHI
| N
| 23
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| PHI
| N
| 36
| 53
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 1
| .208
| .263
| .245
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 25
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1968
| PHI
| N
| 30
| 58
| 6
| 14
| 2
| 7
| .241
| .279
| .448
| 4
| 1
| 3
| 15
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1969
| PHI
| N
| 33
| 74
| 9
| 20
| 1
| 4
| .270
| .295
| .378
| 3
| 1
| 3
| 25
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| PHI
| N
| 37
| 75
| 6
| 15
| 2
| 10
| .200
| .241
| .333
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 20
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1971
| PHI
| N
| 39
| 97
| 14
| 23
| 6
| 15
| .237
| .260
| .464
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 34
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1972
| STL
| N
| 35
| 93
| 8
| 16
| 1
| 9
| .172
| .181
| .226
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 30
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1973
| STL
| N
| 35
| 88
| 12
| 17
| 3
| 14
| .193
| .250
| .352
| 3
| 1
| 5
| 36
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1974
| BOS
| A
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| BOS
| A
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1976
| BOS
| A
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| BOS
| A
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1978
| CLE
| A
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| CLE
| A
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1980
| SD
| N
| 28
| 58
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 4
| .138
| .167
| .172
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 21
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| SD
| N
| 18
| 25
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .040
| .077
| .080
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1982
| SD
| N
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 340
| 668
| 60
| 130
| 15
| 66
| .195
| .228
| .308
| 21
| 5
| 27
| 240
| 3
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 7
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 171
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 511
| 668
| 60
| 130
| 15
| 66
| .195
| .228
| .308
| 21
| 5
| 27
| 240
| 3
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 7
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Philadelphia Phillies (June 16, 1963).
- Traded by Philadelphia Phillies to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Steve Carlton (February 25, 1972).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Bernie Carbo to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Reggie Smith and Ken Tatum (October 26, 1973).
- Traded by Boston Red Sox with Mike Paxton, Ted Cox and Bo Diaz to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Dennis Eckersley and Fred Kendall (March 30, 1978).
- Granted free agency (November 1, 1979).
- Signed by San Diego Padres (November 19, 1979).
- Released by San Diego Padres (April 16, 1982).
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