Rube Kessler
ThirdBase · b. 1942 · 1965–1977
Batting
| Year | Team | Age | G | PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Calloway Colts | 23 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .273 | .385 | .545 | .930 | 0.1 |
| 1966 | Calloway Colts | 24 | 102 | 453 | 411 | 136 | 23 | 3 | 14 | 78 | 36 | 43 | .331 | .380 | .504 | .883 | 3.6 |
| 1967 | Calloway Colts | 25 | 150 | 637 | 593 | 176 | 31 | 7 | 18 | 85 | 38 | 51 | .297 | .336 | .464 | .800 | 3.3 |
| 1968 | Calloway Colts | 26 | 150 | 642 | 580 | 190 | 35 | 7 | 22 | 100 | 51 | 52 | .328 | .375 | .526 | .901 | 5.4 |
| 1969 | Calloway Colts | 27 | 114 | 482 | 445 | 142 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 65 | 33 | 34 | .319 | .363 | .535 | .898 | 4.0 |
| 1970 | Calloway Colts | 28 | 21 | 89 | 82 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 6 | 4 | .293 | .337 | .500 | .837 | 0.6 |
| 1971 | Calloway Colts | 29 | 139 | 601 | 553 | 182 | 38 | 2 | 19 | 87 | 42 | 46 | .329 | .373 | .508 | .881 | 5.2 |
| 1972 | Calloway Colts | 30 | 98 | 464 | 417 | 141 | 30 | 6 | 11 | 51 | 40 | 25 | .338 | .390 | .518 | .908 | 4.4 |
| 1973 | Calloway Colts | 31 | 140 | 719 | 661 | 196 | 45 | 4 | 16 | 61 | 54 | 50 | .297 | .348 | .449 | .797 | 4.5 |
| 1974 | Calloway Colts | 32 | 144 | 653 | 600 | 178 | 31 | 6 | 20 | 62 | 50 | 51 | .297 | .349 | .468 | .817 | 4.5 |
| 1975 | Calloway Colts | 33 | 150 | 709 | 662 | 193 | 35 | 7 | 8 | 64 | 44 | 47 | .292 | .334 | .402 | .736 | 2.8 |
| 1976 | Calloway Colts | 34 | 91 | 374 | 336 | 93 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 31 | 28 | .277 | .332 | .396 | .727 | 1.4 |
| 1977 | Calloway Colts | 35 | 105 | 427 | 385 | 129 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 55 | 38 | 36 | .335 | .391 | .462 | .853 | 3.6 |
| Career | 1407 | 6263 | 5736 | 1783 | 328 | 59 | 165 | 766 | 465 | 468 | .311 | .359 | .475 | .834 | 43.5 |
Development (true attributes, 20–80 scale — this world plays with the books open)
| Year | Age | OVR | POT | Speed | Power | Contact | Bat Ctl | Zone | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 20 | 37 | 60 | 43/60 | 41/58 | 48/77 | 33/60 | 30/54 | 29/53 |
| 1963 | 21 | 46 | 60 | 48/60 | 45/58 | 62/77 | 42/60 | 38/54 | 38/53 |
| 1964 | 22 | 51 | 60 | 51/60 | 49/58 | 70/77 | 48/60 | 44/54 | 43/53 |
| 1965 | 23 | 53 | 60 | 52/60 | 50/58 | 72/77 | 52/60 | 46/54 | 45/53 |
| 1966 | 24 | 54 | 60 | 53/60 | 51/58 | 73/76 | 54/60 | 48/54 | 47/53 |
| 1967 | 25 | 55 | 60 | 54/60 | 52/58 | 73/76 | 54/60 | 49/54 | 48/53 |
| 1968 | 26 | 55 | 60 | 55/60 | 52/58 | 73/76 | 55/60 | 49/54 | 48/53 |
| 1969 | 27 | 56 | 60 | 55/61 | 52/58 | 73/76 | 55/60 | 50/54 | 48/53 |
| 1970 | 28 | 56 | 60 | 54/59 | 51/56 | 73/76 | 56/60 | 50/54 | 49/52 |
| 1971 | 29 | 55 | 59 | 52/58 | 50/55 | 73/76 | 56/60 | 50/54 | 49/52 |
| 1972 | 30 | 54 | 59 | 51/57 | 48/54 | 73/75 | 56/60 | 50/54 | 49/53 |
| 1973 | 31 | 54 | 58 | 50/56 | 47/52 | 73/75 | 56/60 | 50/54 | 49/53 |
| 1974 | 32 | 53 | 57 | 48/54 | 46/51 | 72/74 | 55/59 | 49/53 | 48/52 |
| 1975 | 33 | 52 | 56 | 46/51 | 44/48 | 72/74 | 54/58 | 48/52 | 48/51 |
| 1976 | 34 | 50 | 54 | 43/48 | 41/45 | 71/73 | 53/57 | 47/51 | 47/50 |
| 1977 | 35 | 49 | 52 | 40/44 | 39/42 | 70/72 | 52/56 | 46/50 | 46/49 |
Transactions
| Year | Type | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | draft | Calloway Colts | round 1 |
Injury history (9 stints, 418 games lost)
| Year | Site | Severity | Games out | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Hand/Wrist | short IL | 8 | |
| 1964 | Back | short IL | 14 | |
| 1966 | Back | long IL | 48 | |
| 1969 | Hand/Wrist | season-ending | 165 | |
| 1971 | Knee | short IL | 11 | |
| 1972 | Knee | long IL | 57 | |
| 1973 | Hand/Wrist | short IL | 11 | |
| 1976 | Knee | long IL | 59 | |
| 1977 | Hamstring | long IL | 45 |