YRS
24 |
G
2499
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AB
8756
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R
1276
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H
2356
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2B
421
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3B
47
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HR
376
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RBI
1330
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BB
849
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SO
1386
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SB
128
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OBP
.343
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SLG
.457
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AVG
.269
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Click here for Carlton Fisk's year-by-year stats.
Holds the major league record for most games caught (2,226) and most home runs as a catcher (351).
Played his first 11 years in Boston before signing as a free agent with the Chicago White Sox in 1981, for whom he played his final 13 seasons.
In 1972, became the American League's first-ever unanimous Rookie of the Year after hitting .293 with 22 home runs. Also won his only Gold Glove that year and finished fourth in the MVP vote.
Hit one of the more dramatic home runs in baseball history in Game 6 of the 1975 World Series. The infamous video of him waving the ball fair in the 12th inning (off Pat Darcy) gave the Red Sox a 7-6 victory over the Reds, evening the series at three games apiece.
Led White Sox to 1983 AL West title, hitting .289 with 26 home runs and 86 RBI. Finished third in the MVP vote.
Hit 376 career home runs, including a high of 37 in 1985 at age 37.
An 11-time All-Star, Fisk played in four different decades.
Caught 154 games in 1978, a record among Hall of Fame catchers.
Was the catcher for all 25 innings in the second-longest game in major league history, a 7-6 White Sox win over the Brewers on May 8, 1984.
His 72 home runs after the age of 40 are a major league record.
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Tony Perez -- career highlights
Other inductees -- career highlights
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