Ray Kessler
Pitcher · b. 1922 · 1944–1953
Pitching
| Year | Team | Age | G | W | L | IP | H | HR | BB | SO | ERA | WHIP | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | Harbor City Mariners | 22 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 63 | 57 | 3 | 37 | 47 | 3.41 | 1.48 | 1.5 |
| 1945 | Harbor City Mariners | 23 | 30 | 9 | 21 | 260 | 291 | 31 | 150 | 180 | 5.09 | 1.70 | 0.9 |
| 1946 | Harbor City Mariners | 24 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 111 | 118 | 11 | 49 | 86 | 5.12 | 1.51 | 0.3 |
| 1952 | Harbor City Mariners | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 4.02 | 1.72 | 0.2 |
| 1953 | Harbor City Mariners | 31 | 30 | 12 | 18 | 258 | 265 | 31 | 126 | 189 | 4.29 | 1.52 | 2.6 |
| Career | 82 | 28 | 54 | 708 | 748 | 77 | 372 | 519 | 4.63 | 1.58 | 5.4 |
Development (true attributes, 20–80 scale — this world plays with the books open)
| Year | Age | OVR | POT | Velocity | FB mph | Consistency | Poise |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | 20 | 28 | 56 | 37/61 | 85.0 | 27/61 | 20/45 |
| 1943 | 21 | 32 | 56 | 41/61 | 85.4 | 34/62 | 21/44 |
| 1944 | 22 | 37 | 56 | 47/61 | 86.1 | 39/62 | 24/44 |
| 1945 | 23 | 41 | 56 | 51/61 | 86.5 | 44/62 | 29/44 |
| 1946 | 24 | 43 | 56 | 52/61 | 86.7 | 47/62 | 31/44 |
| 1947 | 25 | 41 | 51 | 45/52 | 85.8 | 46/58 | 32/44 |
| 1948 | 26 | 42 | 51 | 45/52 | 85.9 | 47/58 | 34/44 |
| 1949 | 27 | 43 | 51 | 46/52 | 85.9 | 48/58 | 35/44 |
| 1950 | 28 | 43 | 51 | 45/51 | 85.8 | 48/58 | 36/44 |
| 1951 | 29 | 43 | 50 | 44/50 | 85.7 | 48/57 | 36/44 |
| 1952 | 30 | 42 | 50 | 43/49 | 85.5 | 48/57 | 36/44 |
| 1953 | 31 | 42 | 50 | 42/48 | 85.4 | 48/57 | 36/44 |
Transactions
| Year | Type | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | draft | Harbor City Mariners | round 3 |
Injury history (3 stints, 62 games lost)
| Year | Site | Severity | Games out | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | Hamstring | day-to-day | 2 | |
| 1943 | Elbow | day-to-day | 2 | |
| 1947 | Back | career-altering | 58 | reshaped him |