Mel Kessler
FirstBase · b. 1918 · 1938–1948
Batting
| Year | Team | Age | G | PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | Brixton Brewers | 20 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 | -0.1 |
| 1939 | Brixton Brewers | 21 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | .222 | .333 | .500 | .833 | 0.1 |
| 1941 | Brixton Brewers | 23 | 16 | 64 | 59 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | .305 | .344 | .508 | .852 | 0.5 |
| 1942 | Brixton Brewers | 24 | 150 | 619 | 572 | 132 | 20 | 4 | 12 | 61 | 47 | 150 | .231 | .289 | .343 | .632 | 0.1 |
| 1943 | Brixton Brewers | 25 | 148 | 605 | 546 | 134 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 68 | 56 | 129 | .245 | .314 | .352 | .666 | 0.9 |
| 1944 | Brixton Brewers | 26 | 150 | 621 | 554 | 144 | 31 | 5 | 14 | 77 | 61 | 114 | .260 | .330 | .410 | .740 | 2.4 |
| 1945 | Brixton Brewers | 27 | 150 | 640 | 579 | 164 | 31 | 4 | 13 | 82 | 59 | 89 | .283 | .348 | .418 | .766 | 3.0 |
| 1946 | Brixton Brewers | 28 | 131 | 558 | 499 | 129 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 45 | 56 | 109 | .259 | .332 | .379 | .710 | 1.7 |
| 1947 | Brixton Brewers | 29 | 150 | 647 | 590 | 138 | 26 | 3 | 12 | 64 | 50 | 128 | .234 | .291 | .349 | .640 | 0.2 |
| 1948 | Brixton Brewers | 30 | 150 | 595 | 537 | 116 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 47 | 56 | 130 | .216 | .289 | .300 | .589 | -0.4 |
| Career | 1052 | 4378 | 3962 | 980 | 181 | 29 | 78 | 455 | 392 | 873 | .247 | .313 | .367 | .680 | 8.3 |
Development (true attributes, 20–80 scale — this world plays with the books open)
| Year | Age | OVR | POT | Speed | Power | Contact | Bat Ctl | Zone | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | 20 | 27 | 55 | 32/53 | 43/67 | 22/57 | 24/52 | 21/47 | 22/53 |
| 1939 | 21 | 34 | 55 | 40/54 | 51/67 | 28/56 | 29/52 | 25/46 | 28/53 |
| 1940 | 22 | 38 | 55 | 45/54 | 57/67 | 32/56 | 32/52 | 28/46 | 32/53 |
| 1941 | 23 | 43 | 55 | 47/54 | 59/67 | 40/56 | 38/52 | 34/46 | 39/53 |
| 1942 | 24 | 45 | 55 | 48/54 | 60/68 | 43/56 | 41/52 | 36/46 | 42/53 |
| 1943 | 25 | 46 | 55 | 49/54 | 61/68 | 45/56 | 42/52 | 37/46 | 43/53 |
| 1944 | 26 | 47 | 55 | 49/54 | 62/68 | 46/56 | 43/52 | 38/46 | 44/53 |
| 1945 | 27 | 48 | 55 | 49/55 | 62/68 | 47/56 | 44/52 | 38/46 | 45/53 |
| 1946 | 28 | 47 | 54 | 48/53 | 61/67 | 47/56 | 44/52 | 38/46 | 45/53 |
| 1947 | 29 | 47 | 54 | 47/52 | 60/66 | 47/56 | 44/52 | 38/46 | 46/54 |
| 1948 | 30 | 47 | 54 | 46/51 | 58/64 | 48/56 | 44/52 | 38/45 | 46/54 |
Transactions
| Year | Type | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | draft | Brixton Brewers | round 3 |
Injury history (4 stints, 23 games lost)
| Year | Site | Severity | Games out | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | Oblique | day-to-day | 2 | |
| 1943 | Hand/Wrist | day-to-day | 2 | |
| 1946 | Knee | day-to-day | 2 | |
| 1946 | Hand/Wrist | short IL | 17 |