Rube Kessler
CenterField · b. 1943 · 1964–1977
Batting
| Year | Team | Age | G | PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Larkspur Larks | 21 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 2.000 | 2.500 | 0.1 |
| 1965 | Larkspur Larks | 22 | 107 | 451 | 412 | 106 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 45 | 38 | 79 | .257 | .319 | .352 | .671 | 0.8 |
| 1966 | Larkspur Larks | 23 | 150 | 703 | 636 | 176 | 21 | 4 | 22 | 72 | 61 | 79 | .277 | .337 | .426 | .763 | 2.9 |
| 1967 | Larkspur Larks | 24 | 143 | 662 | 597 | 184 | 32 | 11 | 17 | 72 | 60 | 68 | .308 | .369 | .484 | .853 | 4.8 |
| 1968 | Larkspur Larks | 25 | 150 | 707 | 641 | 168 | 24 | 11 | 20 | 72 | 56 | 86 | .262 | .317 | .427 | .744 | 2.3 |
| 1969 | Larkspur Larks | 26 | 150 | 763 | 680 | 218 | 37 | 11 | 18 | 70 | 78 | 69 | .321 | .388 | .487 | .875 | 6.0 |
| 1970 | Larkspur Larks | 27 | 130 | 662 | 615 | 175 | 40 | 5 | 6 | 47 | 43 | 70 | .285 | .329 | .395 | .724 | 2.1 |
| 1971 | Larkspur Larks | 28 | 144 | 609 | 566 | 176 | 29 | 8 | 17 | 89 | 38 | 58 | .311 | .351 | .481 | .832 | 4.2 |
| 1972 | Larkspur Larks | 29 | 34 | 137 | 128 | 38 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 15 | .297 | .336 | .422 | .758 | 0.6 |
| 1973 | Larkspur Larks | 30 | 30 | 118 | 112 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 12 | .223 | .263 | .312 | .575 | -0.2 |
| 1974 | Larkspur Larks | 31 | 142 | 614 | 550 | 158 | 31 | 4 | 14 | 99 | 58 | 51 | .287 | .352 | .435 | .786 | 3.6 |
| 1975 | Larkspur Larks | 32 | 130 | 529 | 476 | 148 | 24 | 6 | 10 | 54 | 50 | 49 | .311 | .374 | .450 | .824 | 3.7 |
| 1977 | Larkspur Larks | 34 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -0.2 |
| Career | 1314 | 5967 | 5425 | 1573 | 265 | 67 | 133 | 653 | 496 | 637 | .290 | .347 | .437 | .784 | 30.7 |
Development (true attributes, 20–80 scale — this world plays with the books open)
| Year | Age | OVR | POT | Speed | Power | Contact | Bat Ctl | Zone | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 18 | 33 | 60 | 35/57 | 37/61 | 32/64 | 32/63 | 32/61 | 28/55 |
| 1962 | 19 | 38 | 60 | 42/57 | 45/61 | 36/64 | 36/63 | 36/61 | 32/55 |
| 1963 | 20 | 41 | 60 | 45/56 | 48/61 | 40/64 | 40/63 | 40/61 | 35/55 |
| 1964 | 21 | 46 | 60 | 48/57 | 52/61 | 45/64 | 45/63 | 44/61 | 39/55 |
| 1965 | 22 | 49 | 60 | 50/56 | 54/61 | 49/63 | 49/63 | 48/61 | 43/55 |
| 1966 | 23 | 51 | 60 | 53/57 | 58/61 | 51/63 | 51/63 | 50/61 | 45/55 |
| 1967 | 24 | 53 | 60 | 54/57 | 58/61 | 53/63 | 53/63 | 52/61 | 46/55 |
| 1968 | 25 | 54 | 60 | 54/57 | 58/61 | 55/62 | 55/63 | 53/61 | 48/54 |
| 1969 | 26 | 54 | 60 | 55/57 | 59/61 | 55/62 | 56/63 | 54/61 | 48/54 |
| 1970 | 27 | 55 | 60 | 55/57 | 59/61 | 56/62 | 56/63 | 54/61 | 49/54 |
| 1971 | 28 | 55 | 59 | 54/56 | 57/60 | 56/62 | 57/63 | 55/61 | 49/54 |
| 1972 | 29 | 54 | 59 | 52/55 | 56/58 | 56/62 | 57/63 | 55/61 | 50/54 |
| 1973 | 30 | 54 | 58 | 51/53 | 55/57 | 56/62 | 57/63 | 55/61 | 50/55 |
| 1974 | 31 | 54 | 58 | 50/52 | 53/56 | 56/62 | 57/63 | 55/61 | 50/55 |
| 1975 | 32 | 52 | 56 | 48/50 | 51/53 | 55/60 | 56/62 | 54/60 | 49/54 |
| 1976 | 33 | 51 | 55 | 46/48 | 49/51 | 54/59 | 56/61 | 53/59 | 48/53 |
| 1977 | 34 | 50 | 54 | 43/45 | 46/48 | 53/58 | 55/60 | 52/58 | 48/52 |
Transactions
| Year | Type | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | draft | Larkspur Larks | round 4 |
Injury history (12 stints, 331 games lost)
| Year | Site | Severity | Games out | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Hand/Wrist | long IL | 27 | |
| 1964 | Hand/Wrist | long IL | 43 | |
| 1967 | Hamstring | day-to-day | 4 | |
| 1967 | Oblique | day-to-day | 3 | |
| 1970 | Back | short IL | 20 | |
| 1971 | Knee | day-to-day | 3 | |
| 1971 | Hamstring | day-to-day | 3 | |
| 1973 | Hand/Wrist | short IL | 16 | |
| 1973 | Oblique | short IL | 19 | |
| 1973 | Hand/Wrist | short IL | 8 | |
| 1975 | Hamstring | short IL | 20 | |
| 1977 | Hand/Wrist | season-ending | 165 |