P Jack Kessler #48
Age: 40 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
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P JACK KESSLER #48 - AGE: 40 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
Birthday:06/15/1934
Born in:Battle Creek, MI
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:11 Years, 150 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:14 Years, 43 Days
Pro Service:20 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1952, 6th Pick in Round 3
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 -0.0 115
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 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 0.3 101
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 0.4 122
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 0.1 164
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 0.5 177
1963 Washington - FABL 28 20 3 0 6 2 4.56 47.1 55 24 24 8 14 33 0 0 1.46 .313 4.68 0.1 92
1964 Washington - FABL 29 1 0 0 0 0 6.75 2.2 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 1.50 .333 6.83 -0.1 53
1965 Washington - FABL 30 39 25 15 15 1 3.73 219.1 208 100 91 21 72 179 9 2 1.28 .291 3.34 3.5 98
1966 Washington - FABL 31 34 34 18 6 0 3.42 258.0 215 106 98 22 70 188 7 0 1.10 .255 3.25 5.0 107
1967 Washington - FABL 32 37 37 17 7 0 2.62 271.2 203 93 79 22 71 212 8 3 1.01 .237 2.90 4.9 122
1968 Montreal - FABL 33 12 12 0 9 0 3.22 81.0 82 35 29 8 25 42 1 0 1.32 .282 3.86 0.1 95
1968 Washington - FABL 33 23 23 6 9 0 3.76 160.1 149 80 67 21 54 88 0 0 1.27 .254 4.32 -0.4 85
1968 Total - FABL 33 35 35 6 18 0 3.58 241.1 231 115 96 29 79 130 1 0 1.28 .264 4.17 -0.2 88
1969 Montreal - FABL 34 34 34 14 5 0 3.86 235.2 238 111 101 21 71 136 1 0 1.31 .285 3.62 3.4 96
1970 Montreal - FABL 35 40 13 6 9 2 5.16 113.1 130 74 65 15 35 67 1 0 1.46 .300 4.64 0.4 81
1971 Boston - FABL 36 11 11 3 7 0 4.11 70.0 81 37 32 9 29 40 2 1 1.57 .316 4.48 0.3 91
1971 Montreal - FABL 36 11 10 7 3 0 4.08 68.1 67 34 31 9 19 41 1 0 1.26 .266 3.92 0.6 89
1971 Total - FABL 36 22 21 10 10 0 4.10 138.1 148 71 63 18 48 81 3 1 1.42 .291 4.20 0.9 90
1972 New York - FABL 37 57 0 7 6 1 6.21 79.2 92 61 55 17 49 46 0 0 1.77 .285 5.87 -2.4 56
Total FABL 423 202 99 89 21 3.74 1749.0 1669 823 726 187 558 1152 30 6 1.27 .274 3.77 16.6 97
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+
1952 Marshalltown - R 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 99
1953 Marshalltown - R 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 98
1954 Pensacola - R 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 - R 20 9 2 1 1 0 2.16 25.0 23 6 6 0 8 20 1 1 1.24 .315 1.70 1.0 190
1955 Everett - A 20 22 15 4 9 2 3.45 94.0 93 48 36 9 12 62 0 0 1.12 .278 3.17 1.0 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 0.5 177
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 0.6 209
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 0.1 107
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 0.0 106
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 0.3 147
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 0.3 129
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 0.7 117
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 1.5 158
1964 Richmond - AAA 29 59 0 8 5 12 3.64 99.0 97 44 40 10 28 68 0 0 1.26 .286 3.36 0.8 101
Total EA 79 0 6 12 22 3.39 109.0 105 51 41 9 50 73 0 0 1.42 .276 3.91 123.5
Total UL 215 0 25 26 63 3.01 335.0 299 130 112 29 99 212 0 0 1.19 .263 3.12 120.6
Total MAL 25 0 3 3 1 2.40 30.0 25 8 8 1 16 19 0 0 1.37 .267 3.28 177.3
Total COW 22 15 4 9 2 3.45 94.0 93 48 36 9 12 62 0 0 1.12 .278 3.17 88.5
Total GSL 17 2 1 1 1 1.40 38.2 31 6 6 0 10 26 1 1 1.06 .277 1.92 293.3
Total UMVA 27 9 5 4 0 5.28 93.2 99 60 55 10 82 102 1 0 1.93 .344 4.81 98.5
CAREER POSTSEASON 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+
1969 Montreal - FABL 34 1 1 1 0 0 2.35 7.2 11 2 2 0 0 6 0 0 1.43 .407 1.13 0.4 158
1970 Montreal - FABL 35 5 0 0 0 0 0.00 6.1 2 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0.63 .111 3.15 0.1 999
Total FABL 6 1 1 0 0 1.29 14.0 13 2 2 0 2 9 0 0 1.07 .289 2.04 288.4
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 - R P 16 7 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 52.2 1.03 +0.0 .843
1953 Marshalltown - R P 11 2 3 3 1 6 0 1.000 41.0 1.32 -0.9 .917
1954 Pensacola - R P 8 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 13.2 0.66 +0.2 .000
1955 Everett - A P 22 15 3 5 0 8 0 1.000 94.0 0.77 -0.5 .998
1955 Pensacola - R 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 20 3 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 47.1 1.14 -0.0 .981
1964 Washington - MLB P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1964 Richmond - AAA P 59 0 3 9 1 12 0 1.000 99.0 1.09 +0.7 1.182
1965 Washington - MLB P 39 25 10 16 0 27 1 .963 219.1 1.07 -0.1 1.048
1966 Washington - MLB P 34 34 10 11 0 22 1 .955 258.0 0.73 -1.9 .949
1967 Washington - MLB P 37 37 12 25 0 39 2 .949 271.2 1.23 -3.2 .956
1968 Washington - MLB P 23 23 5 21 0 27 1 .963 160.1 1.46 -2.1 1.066
1968 Montreal - MLB P 12 12 7 7 1 14 0 1.000 81.0 1.56 +0.5 1.163
1969 Montreal - MLB P 34 34 13 22 0 35 0 1.000 235.2 1.34 -0.4 1.136
1970 Montreal - MLB P 40 13 5 9 0 15 1 .933 113.1 1.11 -1.3 .994
1971 Montreal - MLB P 11 10 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 68.1 0.40 +0.1 .994
1971 Boston - MLB P 11 11 3 9 1 13 1 .923 70.0 1.54 -0.7 .994
1972 New York - MLB P 57 0 3 5 1 8 0 1.000 79.2 0.90 -0.3 1.187
TOTAL P 803 228 111 203 8 325 11 .966 2449.1 1.15 -9.0 1.039
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.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 4.
06/01/1964 Wins the UL Pitcher of the Month Award.
06/07/1964 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for one week.
05/12/1965 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the New York Gothams with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
05/22/1965 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the St. Louis Pioneers with 8 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
09/25/1965 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 5 days.
04/05/1966 Outstandingly completed training to make one of his poorer pitches more usable at the Washington Eagles development complex.
04/15/1967 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Suns with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06/28/1967 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Detroit Dynamos with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/14/1967 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the New York Gothams with 9 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
03/26/1968 Unsuccessfully completed training to make one of his poorer pitches more usable at the Washington Eagles development complex.
07/31/1968 Was traded by the Washington Eagles to the Montreal Saints in exchange for 3B Chuck Moore.
10/27/1969 Wins the 1969 FABL CA Diamond Defense Award at P.
10/22/1970 Wins the 1970 World Championship Series with the Montreal Saints.
07/19/1971 Released by the Montreal Saints.
07/29/1971 Signed a minor league contract with the Boston Minutemen organization.
08/17/1971 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Chicago Chiefs with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
10/27/1971 Was traded by the Boston Minutemen to the New York Imperials in exchange for CF Johnny Scott.
10/21/1972 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
1967 11 7
1969 12 9
Year G Rank
1959 51 10
Year GS Rank
1967 37 1
Year W Rank
1965 15 10
1966 18 2
1967 17 5
Year L Rank
1965 15 3
Year Win. % Rank
1966 .750 1
1967 .708 5
1969 .737 2
Year SV Rank
1959 10 9
Year HLD Rank
1959 3 1
1972 7 7
Year IP Rank
1966 258.0 6
1967 271.2 2
Year BF Rank
1966 1045 8
1967 1086 4
Year HRA Rank
1966 22 7
1967 22 5
1968 21 5
Year K Rank
1966 188 5
1967 212 4
Year ERA Rank
1967 2.62 7
Year BABIP Rank
1966 .255 9
1967 .237 3
Year WHIP Rank
1966 1.10 8
1967 1.01 3
Year K/BB Rank
1967 2.99 8
Year RA/9 Rank
1966 10.08 8
1967 9.18 3
Year H/9 Rank
1966 7.50 8
1967 6.73 3
Year K/9 Rank
1965 7.34 5
1966 6.56 8
Year RA Rank
1959 51 10
Year QS Rank
1966 23 9
1967 29 1
Year QSP Rank
1967 .784 8
Year CG Rank
1965 9 9
1966 7 9
1967 8 4
Year CGP Rank
1965 .360 3
1967 .216 7
Year SHO Rank
1965 2 8
1967 3 3
Year WAR Rank
1966 5.0 8
1967 5.1 7
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