P Jack Kessler #48
Washington Eagles FABL
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
09/16/1963
BNN Index | FABL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P JACK KESSLER #48 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
18 3 0-6 2 4.87 44.1 54 8 13 27 1.51 -0.1
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right
Stuff 3 3 3
Movement 3 3 3
Control 4 4 4
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 3 -
Slider 4 -
Changeup 4 -
Sinker 2 -
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 93-95 Mph
Stamina 2
Suggested Role Starter
Type Extreme Groundball
Hold Runners 3
Defense 3
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 1
Sacrifice Bunt: 5
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/02/1963 @ LAF Win, 6-5 1.1 0 0 0 0 2
08/11/1963 BOS Loss, 3-6 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
08/06/1963 STL Win, 11-5 2.0 1 1 1 1 1
07/28/1963 @ MIN Loss, 3-7 2.0 2 1 1 1 1
07/16/1963 @ DET Win, 3-2 X 6.0 5 2 2 3 1
07/13/1963 BOS Win, 10-8 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
07/07/1963 PHI Loss, 7-12 2.1 4 0 0 0 2
06/20/1963 @ STL Loss, 0-7 2.2 4 0 0 0 3
06/10/1963 STL Loss, 2-7 X 7.0 10 7 7 1 5 Loss
05/26/1963 @ STL Loss, 3-5 X 6.0 10 4 4 3 3 Loss
PERSONALITY
Birthday:06/15/1934
Born in:Battle Creek, MI
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$40,000
Signed Through:1963 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 136 Days
Service This Yr:161 Days
40-Man Service:5 Years, 64 Days
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1952, 6th Pick in Round 3
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1963 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 18 3 0 6 2 4.87 44.1 54 24 24 8 13 27 0 0.0 0 1 33.3
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 2 0 100.0 15 9 13.80 10.96 5.48 2.64 5.00 1.51 119 -0.1 .315        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 60 18 2 1 3 6 5 10 1 2 0 .300 .348 .517 .865      
vs. RHB 119 36 4 0 5 18 8 17 1 0 1 .303 .349 .462 .811      
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1963 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 5 0 0 4 1 8.59 7.1 13 7 7 2 1 6  
May 4 1 0 1 1 4.76 11.1 15 6 6 2 6 6  
June 2 1 0 1 0 6.52 9.2 14 7 7 3 1 8  
July 4 1 0 0 0 2.19 12.1 11 3 3 1 4 4  
August 2 0 0 0 0 3.86 2.1 1 1 1 0 1 1  
September 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 2  
Spring Training 5 0 0 0 0 9.00 5.0 9 5 5 1 1 5  
Last Year 24 0 1 1 4 2.60 27.2 34 9 8 2 6 19  
2 Years Ago 6 0 0 1 0 2.57 7.0 5 2 2 0 4 3  
Career 122 3 6 13 17 3.68 186.0 199 90 76 21 62 106  
Home 8 1 0 3 1 4.95 20.0 22 11 11 4 4 13  
Road 10 2 0 3 1 4.81 24.1 32 13 13 4 9 14  
Grass 18 3 0 6 2 4.87 44.1 54 24 24 8 13 27  
Day 11 1 0 3 1 3.04 23.2 29 8 8 2 5 16  
Night 7 2 0 3 1 6.97 20.2 25 16 16 6 8 11  
As Starter 3 3 0 2 0 6.16 19.0 25 13 13 5 7 9  
As Reliever / Substitution 15 0 0 4 2 3.91 25.1 29 11 11 3 6 18  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1958 San Francisco - FABL 23 20 0 2 1 1 3.55 25.1 27 11 10 4 6 17 0 0 1.30 .299 4.40 -0.0 113
1959 Philadelphia - FABL 24 25 0 0 3 1 4.37 47.1 50 33 23 4 18 22 0 0 1.44 .280 4.19 0.2 96
1959 Washington - FABL 24 26 0 3 1 9 2.37 30.1 25 10 8 3 13 16 0 0 1.25 .227 4.29 0.1 180
1959 Total - FABL 24 51 0 3 4 10 3.59 77.2 75 43 31 7 31 38 0 0 1.36 .261 4.23 0.3 118
1960 Washington - FABL 25 3 0 0 0 0 2.25 4.0 4 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 1.50 .286 1.91 0.1 190
1961 Washington - FABL 26 6 0 0 1 0 2.57 7.0 5 2 2 0 4 3 0 0 1.29 .217 3.66 0.1 163
1962 Washington - FABL 27 24 0 1 1 4 2.60 27.2 34 9 8 2 6 19 0 0 1.45 .340 3.42 0.5 176
1963 Washington - FABL 28 18 3 0 6 2 4.87 44.1 54 24 24 8 13 27 0 0 1.51 .315 5.00 -0.1 86
Total FABL 122 3 6 13 17 3.68 186.0 199 90 76 21 62 106 0 0 1.40 .289 4.24 0.8 115
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1949 Total - 14 15 7 4 1 1 1.40 64.1 52 11 10 1 8 70 0 0 0.93 .258 1.60 3.0 100
1950 Total - 15 14 7 4 0 1 1.45 56.0 42 11 9 1 7 59 0 0 0.88 .252 1.86 2.3 100
1951 Total - 16 15 7 4 1 1 1.11 56.2 41 8 7 1 8 77 0 0 0.86 .267 1.14 3.0 100
1952 Total - 17 10 6 3 1 0 1.41 44.2 32 9 7 1 8 57 0 0 0.90 .263 1.68 2.0 100
1952 Marshalltown - C 17 16 7 3 4 0 5.64 52.2 47 34 33 8 53 71 0 0 1.90 .331 5.43 0.6 98
1953 Marshalltown - C 18 11 2 2 0 0 4.83 41.0 52 26 22 2 29 31 1 0 1.98 .355 4.01 0.6 97
1954 Pensacola - C 19 8 0 0 0 1 0.00 13.2 8 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0.73 .205 2.32 0.4 999
1955 Pensacola - C 20 9 2 1 1 0 2.16 25.0 23 6 6 0 8 20 1 1 1.24 .315 1.70 1.0 187
1955 Everett - B 20 22 15 4 9 2 3.45 94.0 93 48 36 9 12 62 0 0 1.12 .278 3.17 0.9 88
1956 Trenton - A 21 25 0 3 3 1 2.40 30.0 25 8 8 1 16 19 0 0 1.37 .267 3.28 0.6 174
1956 Harrisburg - AA 21 22 0 3 3 9 2.08 30.1 27 9 7 2 9 24 0 0 1.19 .263 2.99 0.8 202
1957 Harrisburg - AA 22 57 0 3 9 13 3.89 78.2 78 42 34 7 41 49 0 0 1.51 .281 4.27 -0.0 103
1957 Richmond - AAA 22 17 0 2 2 7 3.63 22.1 22 9 9 2 7 7 0 0 1.30 .260 4.15 0.0 109
1958 Richmond - AAA 23 16 0 1 4 2 2.33 27.0 21 11 7 0 11 11 0 0 1.19 .236 2.87 0.5 152
1959 Richmond - AAA 24 8 0 0 2 1 2.70 13.1 11 6 4 0 4 10 0 0 1.12 .262 2.09 0.5 133
1960 Richmond - AAA 25 57 0 5 10 19 3.09 90.1 77 38 31 11 31 62 0 0 1.20 .244 3.34 1.0 121
1961 Richmond - AAA 26 58 0 9 3 22 2.28 83.0 71 22 21 6 18 54 0 0 1.07 .267 2.55 2.2 162
Total EA 79 0 6 12 22 3.39 109.0 105 51 41 9 50 73 0 0 1.42 .276 3.91 119.1
Total UL 156 0 17 21 51 2.75 236.0 202 86 72 19 71 144 0 0 1.16 .253 3.02 135.2
Total MAL 25 0 3 3 1 2.40 30.0 25 8 8 1 16 19 0 0 1.37 .267 3.28 174.0
Total COW 22 15 4 9 2 3.45 94.0 93 48 36 9 12 62 0 0 1.12 .278 3.17 88.1
Total GSL 17 2 1 1 1 1.40 38.2 31 6 6 0 10 26 1 1 1.06 .277 1.92 289.1
Total UMVA 27 9 5 4 0 5.28 93.2 99 60 55 10 82 102 1 0 1.93 .344 4.81 97.9
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1952 Marshalltown - C P 16 7 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 52.2 1.03 +0.0 .843
1953 Marshalltown - C P 11 2 3 3 1 6 0 1.000 41.0 1.32 -0.9 .917
1954 Pensacola - C P 8 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 13.2 0.66 +0.2 .000
1955 Everett - B P 22 15 3 5 0 8 0 1.000 94.0 0.77 -0.5 .998
1955 Pensacola - C P 9 2 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 25.0 1.08 +0.6 .938
1956 Harrisburg - AA P 22 0 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 30.1 1.48 -0.1 1.014
1956 Trenton - A P 24 0 1 2 0 4 1 .750 30.0 0.90 -0.7 .689
1957 Richmond - AAA P 17 0 2 6 0 8 0 1.000 22.1 3.22 +0.5 .989
1957 Harrisburg - AA P 55 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 78.2 0.46 -0.2 1.013
1958 San Francisco - MLB P 19 0 1 5 0 6 0 1.000 25.1 2.13 +0.7 .975
1958 Richmond - AAA P 16 0 1 3 1 4 0 1.000 27.0 1.33 -0.6 1.017
1959 Philadelphia - MLB P 25 0 6 6 0 12 0 1.000 47.1 2.28 +0.8 1.275
1959 Washington - MLB P 26 0 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 30.1 1.48 +0.3 1.434
1959 Richmond - AAA P 8 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 13.1 2.02 +0.1 1.015
1960 Washington - MLB P 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 -0.2 .960
1960 Richmond - AAA P 57 0 4 10 1 17 3 .824 90.1 1.39 -1.0 .990
1961 Washington - MLB P 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.0 0.00 -0.2 .000
1961 Richmond - AAA P 57 0 3 5 1 8 0 1.000 83.0 0.87 +0.7 1.000
1962 Washington - MLB P 24 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 27.2 0.98 +0.3 1.945
1963 Washington - MLB P 18 3 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 44.1 1.22 -0.0 .980
TOTAL P 443 29 37 69 4 110 4 .964 787.1 1.21 -0.3 1.016
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
06/19/1952 Drafted in the 1952 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 6, 38th overall pick) by the Kansas City Kings, out of high school Paulding (Paulding; Paulding, OH).
06/19/1954 Released by the Kansas City organization.
06/21/1954 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Washington Eagles organization.
07/24/1955 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Hattiesburg Top Hats with 8 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
12/11/1957 Drafted in the rule 5 draft (Round 1 , Pick 8, 8th overall Pick) by the San Francisco Sailors from the Washington Eagles.
07/28/1958 Released by the San Francisco organization, returned to the Washington Eagles.
12/11/1958 Drafted in the rule 5 draft (Round 1 , Pick 1, 1st overall Pick) by the Philadelphia Keystones from the Washington Eagles.
07/01/1959 Released by the Philadelphia organization, returned to the Washington Eagles.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 3.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 3.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
1959 51 10
Year SV Rank
1959 10 9
Year HLD Rank
1959 3 1
Year RA Rank
1959 51 10
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