Hugh Kessler
Pitcher · b. 1952 · 1974–1988
Pitching
| Year | Team | Age | G | W | L | IP | H | HR | BB | SO | ERA | WHIP | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Northgate Sentinels | 22 | 30 | 16 | 14 | 254 | 283 | 22 | 85 | 212 | 4.43 | 1.45 | 1.8 |
| 1975 | Northgate Sentinels | 23 | 30 | 10 | 20 | 261 | 267 | 18 | 92 | 178 | 4.03 | 1.37 | 3.8 |
| 1976 | Northgate Sentinels | 24 | 30 | 12 | 18 | 275 | 316 | 25 | 98 | 190 | 4.72 | 1.51 | 1.1 |
| 1977 | Northgate Sentinels | 25 | 30 | 10 | 20 | 259 | 295 | 28 | 88 | 193 | 5.00 | 1.48 | -0.1 |
| 1978 | Northgate Sentinels | 26 | 30 | 11 | 19 | 259 | 311 | 25 | 101 | 210 | 4.52 | 1.59 | 1.8 |
| 1979 | Northgate Sentinels | 27 | 30 | 14 | 16 | 259 | 292 | 21 | 95 | 201 | 4.27 | 1.49 | 2.7 |
| 1980 | Northgate Sentinels | 28 | 30 | 14 | 16 | 257 | 277 | 26 | 107 | 201 | 4.42 | 1.50 | 2.1 |
| 1981 | Northgate Sentinels | 29 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 259 | 274 | 25 | 87 | 183 | 3.97 | 1.40 | 3.5 |
| 1982 | Northgate Sentinels | 30 | 30 | 14 | 16 | 257 | 244 | 18 | 84 | 192 | 3.33 | 1.28 | 5.4 |
| 1983 | Northgate Sentinels | 31 | 30 | 16 | 14 | 262 | 243 | 17 | 80 | 186 | 2.89 | 1.23 | 7.0 |
| 1984 | Northgate Sentinels | 32 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 252 | 272 | 30 | 79 | 209 | 3.89 | 1.39 | 3.7 |
| 1985 | Northgate Sentinels | 33 | 30 | 17 | 13 | 264 | 261 | 15 | 93 | 195 | 3.13 | 1.34 | 6.1 |
| 1986 | Northgate Sentinels | 34 | 30 | 13 | 17 | 253 | 250 | 20 | 78 | 199 | 3.70 | 1.30 | 4.5 |
| 1987 | Northgate Sentinels | 35 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 234 | 265 | 29 | 81 | 190 | 4.62 | 1.48 | 1.6 |
| 1988 | Northgate Sentinels | 36 | 30 | 17 | 13 | 263 | 250 | 25 | 104 | 188 | 4.48 | 1.34 | 2.0 |
| Career | 447 | 214 | 233 | 3868 | 4100 | 344 | 1352 | 2927 | 4.09 | 1.41 | 47.0 |
Development (true attributes, 20–80 scale — this world plays with the books open)
| Year | Age | OVR | POT | Velocity | FB mph | Consistency | Poise |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 20 | 37 | 70 | 42/75 | 85.7 | 29/59 | 40/75 |
| 1973 | 21 | 45 | 70 | 55/75 | 87.0 | 34/59 | 47/75 |
| 1974 | 22 | 53 | 70 | 65/75 | 88.0 | 39/59 | 54/75 |
| 1975 | 23 | 58 | 70 | 70/75 | 88.5 | 44/59 | 61/75 |
| 1976 | 24 | 60 | 70 | 71/75 | 88.8 | 46/59 | 64/75 |
| 1977 | 25 | 62 | 70 | 72/75 | 89.0 | 48/59 | 67/75 |
| 1978 | 26 | 64 | 70 | 72/75 | 89.1 | 50/59 | 69/75 |
| 1979 | 27 | 64 | 69 | 72/75 | 89.1 | 50/59 | 70/74 |
| 1980 | 28 | 64 | 69 | 72/75 | 88.9 | 51/59 | 70/74 |
| 1981 | 29 | 64 | 69 | 71/74 | 88.7 | 51/59 | 70/74 |
| 1982 | 30 | 64 | 69 | 70/73 | 88.5 | 51/59 | 70/74 |
| 1983 | 31 | 63 | 68 | 68/72 | 88.3 | 51/59 | 70/74 |
| 1984 | 32 | 61 | 67 | 65/71 | 88.1 | 50/57 | 68/73 |
| 1985 | 33 | 58 | 65 | 62/68 | 87.7 | 48/56 | 65/72 |
| 1986 | 34 | 56 | 63 | 57/64 | 87.2 | 47/54 | 64/71 |
| 1987 | 35 | 53 | 60 | 52/58 | 86.7 | 45/52 | 61/70 |
| 1988 | 36 | 49 | 56 | 46/52 | 86.1 | 42/49 | 58/67 |
Transactions
| Year | Type | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | draft | Northgate Sentinels | round 1 |
Injury history (5 stints, 26 games lost)
| Year | Site | Severity | Games out | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Elbow | day-to-day | 1 | |
| 1984 | Shoulder | day-to-day | 3 | |
| 1987 | Elbow | short IL | 18 | |
| 1988 | Elbow | day-to-day | 4 | |
| 1988 | Elbow | career-ending | 0 | career-ending, chronic |