Clay Kessler
Pitcher · b. 1868 · 1889–1904
Pitching
| Year | Team | Age | G | W | L | IP | H | HR | BB | SO | ERA | WHIP | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1889 | Ridgemont Rooks | 21 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 230 | 211 | 10 | 71 | 201 | 2.70 | 1.23 | 6.0 |
| 1890 | Ridgemont Rooks | 22 | 30 | 12 | 18 | 265 | 249 | 27 | 100 | 240 | 3.70 | 1.32 | 3.7 |
| 1891 | Ridgemont Rooks | 23 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 163 | 147 | 12 | 39 | 167 | 3.09 | 1.14 | 3.4 |
| 1892 | Ridgemont Rooks | 24 | 30 | 12 | 18 | 257 | 244 | 14 | 70 | 197 | 3.04 | 1.22 | 6.1 |
| 1893 | Ridgemont Rooks | 25 | 30 | 16 | 14 | 260 | 231 | 13 | 55 | 222 | 2.67 | 1.10 | 7.1 |
| 1894 | Ridgemont Rooks | 26 | 30 | 14 | 16 | 267 | 249 | 24 | 58 | 215 | 2.73 | 1.15 | 6.7 |
| 1895 | Ridgemont Rooks | 27 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 258 | 261 | 20 | 62 | 229 | 3.52 | 1.25 | 4.3 |
| 1896 | Ridgemont Rooks | 28 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 265 | 241 | 14 | 67 | 226 | 2.51 | 1.16 | 8.3 |
| 1897 | Ridgemont Rooks | 29 | 30 | 17 | 13 | 259 | 275 | 16 | 80 | 211 | 3.71 | 1.37 | 4.0 |
| 1898 | Ridgemont Rooks | 30 | 30 | 16 | 14 | 283 | 311 | 21 | 78 | 196 | 3.65 | 1.37 | 5.6 |
| 1899 | Ridgemont Rooks | 31 | 30 | 16 | 14 | 256 | 279 | 26 | 68 | 178 | 4.22 | 1.36 | 3.0 |
| 1900 | Ridgemont Rooks | 32 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 253 | 277 | 25 | 51 | 185 | 3.74 | 1.30 | 4.8 |
| 1901 | Ridgemont Rooks | 33 | 30 | 13 | 17 | 266 | 266 | 22 | 62 | 204 | 3.59 | 1.23 | 5.0 |
| 1902 | Ridgemont Rooks | 34 | 30 | 11 | 19 | 263 | 284 | 32 | 91 | 197 | 4.21 | 1.43 | 3.0 |
| 1903 | Ridgemont Rooks | 35 | 29 | 11 | 18 | 263 | 268 | 25 | 74 | 199 | 3.38 | 1.30 | 5.5 |
| 1904 | Ridgemont Rooks | 36 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 256 | 268 | 20 | 74 | 204 | 3.76 | 1.33 | 4.7 |
| Career | 463 | 228 | 235 | 4065 | 4061 | 321 | 1100 | 3271 | 3.40 | 1.27 | 81.1 |
Development (true attributes, 20–80 scale — this world plays with the books open)
| Year | Age | OVR | POT | Velocity | FB mph | Consistency | Poise |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888 | 20 | 42 | 74 | 57/76 | 86.9 | 30/70 | 38/76 |
| 1889 | 21 | 51 | 74 | 63/76 | 87.6 | 40/70 | 49/76 |
| 1890 | 22 | 58 | 74 | 69/76 | 88.2 | 47/70 | 57/76 |
| 1891 | 23 | 62 | 74 | 71/76 | 88.5 | 52/70 | 63/76 |
| 1892 | 24 | 64 | 74 | 72/76 | 88.7 | 54/70 | 65/75 |
| 1893 | 25 | 65 | 74 | 72/76 | 88.8 | 56/70 | 67/75 |
| 1894 | 26 | 66 | 74 | 72/76 | 88.9 | 58/70 | 69/75 |
| 1895 | 27 | 67 | 74 | 72/76 | 88.9 | 59/70 | 70/75 |
| 1896 | 28 | 67 | 73 | 71/75 | 88.7 | 60/70 | 71/75 |
| 1897 | 29 | 67 | 73 | 71/74 | 88.5 | 60/70 | 71/75 |
| 1898 | 30 | 67 | 73 | 69/73 | 88.3 | 60/70 | 71/76 |
| 1899 | 31 | 66 | 73 | 67/72 | 88.1 | 60/70 | 71/76 |
| 1900 | 32 | 64 | 72 | 64/71 | 87.9 | 59/69 | 70/75 |
| 1901 | 33 | 62 | 69 | 60/67 | 87.5 | 57/67 | 70/74 |
| 1902 | 34 | 60 | 67 | 56/62 | 87.0 | 55/66 | 68/74 |
| 1903 | 35 | 56 | 64 | 50/56 | 86.5 | 53/63 | 66/73 |
| 1904 | 36 | 53 | 61 | 45/50 | 86.0 | 50/60 | 63/72 |
Transactions
| Year | Type | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1888 | draft | Ridgemont Rooks | round 1 |
Injury history (6 stints, 90 games lost)
| Year | Site | Severity | Games out | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1889 | Shoulder | short IL | 20 | |
| 1890 | Back | day-to-day | 4 | |
| 1890 | Hamstring | long IL | 59 | |
| 1896 | Shoulder | day-to-day | 4 | |
| 1899 | Back | day-to-day | 3 | |
| 1904 | Back | career-ending | 0 | career-ending, chronic |