Lefty Kessler
Pitcher · b. 1915 · 1939–1946
Pitching
| Year | Team | Age | G | W | L | IP | H | HR | BB | SO | ERA | WHIP | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | Larkspur Larks | 24 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 208 | 234 | 16 | 90 | 150 | 3.89 | 1.56 | 3.3 |
| 1940 | Larkspur Larks | 25 | 26 | 10 | 16 | 225 | 237 | 23 | 90 | 174 | 4.71 | 1.45 | 1.7 |
| 1941 | Larkspur Larks | 26 | 30 | 14 | 16 | 257 | 267 | 20 | 124 | 188 | 4.24 | 1.52 | 3.4 |
| 1942 | Larkspur Larks | 27 | 29 | 21 | 8 | 254 | 245 | 17 | 84 | 191 | 3.22 | 1.30 | 6.3 |
| 1943 | Larkspur Larks | 28 | 30 | 14 | 16 | 257 | 284 | 29 | 93 | 203 | 4.62 | 1.47 | 2.2 |
| 1944 | Larkspur Larks | 29 | 30 | 14 | 16 | 257 | 279 | 35 | 124 | 177 | 5.15 | 1.57 | 0.7 |
| 1945 | Larkspur Larks | 30 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 254 | 236 | 16 | 119 | 174 | 3.02 | 1.40 | 7.1 |
| 1946 | Larkspur Larks | 31 | 27 | 11 | 16 | 229 | 244 | 17 | 102 | 185 | 4.49 | 1.51 | 2.2 |
| Career | 226 | 112 | 114 | 1941 | 2026 | 173 | 826 | 1442 | 4.16 | 1.47 | 26.9 |
Development (true attributes, 20–80 scale — this world plays with the books open)
| Year | Age | OVR | POT | Velocity | FB mph | Consistency | Poise |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | 18 | 24 | 51 | 31/59 | 84.3 | 20/45 | 20/48 |
| 1934 | 19 | 28 | 51 | 40/59 | 85.4 | 22/45 | 23/48 |
| 1935 | 20 | 33 | 51 | 46/59 | 86.0 | 26/46 | 28/49 |
| 1936 | 21 | 38 | 51 | 50/59 | 86.4 | 31/46 | 33/49 |
| 1937 | 22 | 40 | 52 | 52/59 | 86.6 | 33/47 | 36/50 |
| 1938 | 23 | 43 | 52 | 54/59 | 86.8 | 36/47 | 39/50 |
| 1939 | 24 | 45 | 52 | 55/59 | 86.9 | 39/47 | 42/51 |
| 1940 | 25 | 47 | 53 | 55/59 | 87.0 | 41/48 | 44/51 |
| 1941 | 26 | 47 | 53 | 55/59 | 87.0 | 42/48 | 45/51 |
| 1942 | 27 | 48 | 53 | 55/59 | 87.0 | 43/49 | 45/51 |
| 1943 | 28 | 48 | 52 | 54/57 | 86.9 | 44/49 | 46/51 |
| 1944 | 29 | 48 | 52 | 53/56 | 86.7 | 44/49 | 46/51 |
| 1945 | 30 | 47 | 52 | 51/55 | 86.6 | 44/49 | 46/51 |
| 1946 | 31 | 46 | 51 | 50/53 | 86.4 | 44/49 | 45/51 |
Transactions
| Year | Type | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | draft | Larkspur Larks | round 3 |
Injury history (5 stints, 237 games lost)
| Year | Site | Severity | Games out | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | Shoulder | season-ending | 165 | |
| 1938 | Shoulder | day-to-day | 4 | |
| 1939 | Elbow | day-to-day | 4 | |
| 1939 | Elbow | long IL | 50 | |
| 1946 | Elbow | short IL | 14 |