Cherokee Fisher

Cherokee Fisher

1871–1878 · Bats R · Throws R · 5'9", 164 lb · b. 1844 Philadelphia, PA

Career 56–84 · 2.61 ERA · 123 SO · 1326.0 IP · 252 G · 273 H · 3 HR · 141 RBI · .236 AVG

Seasons leading his league

10

10 best in baseball

25 Top-5 finishes

3 Title seasons

8 Categories led

1871 Best season

Spanning 1871–1873, peaking at 5 titles in 1871.

Clubs Sub-2.00 ERA Seasons ×2 20 Win Seasons

Team records #1 Rockford Forest Citys career W #1 Rockford Forest Citys career SO #1 Philadelphia Athletics career SV #1 Baltimore Canaries career SV #1 Rockford Forest Citys career IP #1 Rockford Forest Citys 1871 ERA #1 Baltimore Canaries 1872 ERA #1 Rockford Forest Citys 1871 W #1 Rockford Forest Citys 1871 SO #1 Baltimore Canaries 1872 SV

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

511th League titles 10
170th Best in baseball 10
1,165th Top-5 finishes 25

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

57th Earned Run Average 2.61
187th Pitcher Range Factor 2.04
243rd Walks + Hits / IP 1.23
302nd Complete Games 126
347th Pitcher Putouts 127

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Walks + Hits / IP	2	1st	2 yrs (1872–1873)	1872 0.95 1873 1.19
Earned Run Average	2	1st	2 yrs (1872–1873)	1872 1.80 1873 1.81
Pitcher Range Factor	1	1st	—	1871 3.17
Pitcher Fielding Percentage	1	1st	—	1871 .927
Pitcher Putouts	1	1st	—	1871 22 1874 #2
Pitcher Assists	1	1st	—	1871 54
Shutouts	1	1st	—	1871 1
Strikeouts / 9	1	1st	—	1872 1.64 1873 #2
Outfield Assists	—	#2	—	1873 #2
Saves	—	#2	—	1872 #2 1873 #3

Title Seasons

3 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1873	2	ERA 1.81 WHIP 1.19
1872	3	ERA 1.80 WHIP 0.95 K/9 1.64
1871	5	SHO 1 P A 54 P PO 22 P FPCT .927 P RF 3.17

Pitching

led the league 7 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
1871	RC1	NA	4	16	4.35	24	24	0	213.0	295	103	3	31	15	1.53
1872	BL1	NA	10	1	1.80	19	11	1	110.0	93	22	0	11	20	0.95
1873	PH1	NA	3	4	1.81	13	5	2	84.1	90	17	1	10	14	1.19
1874	HR1	NA	13	23	2.32	39	35	0	322.1	416	83	1	13	25	1.33
1875	PH2	NA	22	19	1.99	41	41	0	358.0	345	79	6	9	18	0.99
1876	CN1	NL	4	20	3.02	28	24	0	229.1	294	77	6	6	29	1.31
1878	PRO	NL	0	1	4.00	1	1	0	9.0	14	4	0	0	2	1.56
Career	—	—	56	84	2.61	165	141	3	1326.0	1,547	385	17	80	123	1.23

Batting

8 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1871	RC1	NA	25	123	24	28	3	3	1	22	3	1	1	.228	.246	.325	.571
1872	BL1	NA	46	225	39	52	10	3	1	36	2	5	1	.231	.238	.316	.553
1873	PH1	NA	51	253	50	66	4	3	1	37	4	5	2	.261	.272	.312	.585
1874	HR1	NA	52	241	28	54	7	0	0	31	2	7	2	.224	.230	.253	.484
1875	PH2	NA	41	177	26	41	3	1	0	11	1	6	4	.232	.236	.260	.496
1876	CN1	NL	35	129	12	32	1	0	0	4	0	8	0	.248	.248	.256	.504
1877	CHN	NL	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
1878	PRO	NL	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Career	—	—	252	1,155	179	273	28	10	3	141	12	34	10	.236	.244	.286	.530

Fielding

6 positions

Year	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	INN	PO	A	E	DP	TC	FLD%	RF
1871	RC1	NA	P	24	24	213.0	22	54	6	3	82	.927	3.17
			1B	2	1	9.0	12	0	1	0	13	.923	6.00
			2B	1	0	4.0	1	1	1	0	3	.667	2.00
1872	BL1	NA	OF	19	17	114.0	14	1	4	1	19	.789	0.79
			P	19	11	110.0	14	21	11	1	46	.761	1.84
			3B	18	17	163.0	45	29	33	2	107	.692	4.11
1873	PH1	NA	OF	46	—	398.0	72	12	29	3	113	.743	1.83
			P	13	—	84.0	8	8	4	0	20	.800	1.23
			2B	3	—	14.0	3	4	3	0	10	.700	2.33
			1B	1	—	8.0	9	1	1	2	11	.909	10.00
1874	HR1	NA	P	39	35	322.0	29	46	15	2	90	.833	1.92
			OF	12	9	63.0	9	4	2	0	15	.867	1.08
			3B	7	7	69.0	12	12	16	0	40	.600	3.43
			SS	2	1	4.0	1	1	1	0	3	.667	1.00
1875	PH2	NA	P	41	—	358.0	33	53	10	1	96	.896	2.10
			OF	5	—	15.0	2	1	1	1	4	.750	0.60
1876	CN1	NL	P	28	—	229.0	19	27	12	0	58	.793	1.64
			OF	11	—	46.0	12	1	1	0	14	.929	1.18
			1B	1	—	4.0	4	0	0	0	4	1.000	4.00
			SS	1	—	11.0	3	1	2	0	6	.667	4.00
1877	CHN	NL	3B	1	—	7.0	0	2	1	0	3	.667	2.00
1878	PRO	NL	P	1	—	9.0	2	1	0	0	3	1.000	3.00
Career	—	—	P	165	70	1325.0	127	210	58	7	395	.853	2.04
	—	—	OF	93	26	636.0	109	19	37	5	165	.776	1.38
	—	—	3B	26	24	239.0	57	43	50	2	150	.667	3.85
	—	—	1B	4	1	21.0	25	1	2	2	28	.929	6.50
	—	—	2B	4	0	18.0	4	5	4	0	13	.692	2.25
	—	—	SS	3	1	15.0	4	2	3	0	9	.667	2.00