Don Kessinger

Position: Shortstop

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-1, 170lb (185cm, 77kg)

Born: July 17, 1942 in Forrest City, AR us

High School: Forrest City HS (Forrest City, AR)

School: University of Mississippi (Oxford, MS)

Last Game: July 31, 1979 (Age 37-014d)
vs. NYY 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1965 season

Full Name: Donald Eulon Kessinger

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Relatives: Father of Keith Kessinger

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

8.9

7651

1931

.252

899

RBI

527

100

OBP

.314

SLG

.312

OPS

.626

OPS+

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1964	21	-2.8	Fort Worth	TL	AA	CHC	77	307	280	28	66	6	2	0	12	4	8	19	36	.236	.282	.271	.553	76		0	5	3
1964	21	-6.3	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	4	12	12	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.167	.167	.167	.333	2	0	0	0	0	0
1965	22	-2.0	Dallas-Fort Worth	TL	AA	CHC	46	208	193	34	55	6	3	0	14	20	1	11	18	.285	.324	.347	.671	67		0	4	0
1965	22	-5.4	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	106	336	309	19	62	4	3	0	14	1	2	20	44	.201	.252	.233	.485	72	5	2	3	2	1
1966	23	-4.3	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	150	578	533	50	146	8	2	1	43	13	7	26	46	.274	.306	.302	.608	161	11	0	15	4	5
1967	24	-3.5	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	145	628	580	61	134	10	7	0	42	6	13	33	80	.231	.275	.272	.548	158	3	4	7	4	1
1968	25	-2.9	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	160	707	655	63	157	14	7	1	32	9	9	38	86	.240	.283	.287	.570	188	7	2	11	1	1
1969	26	-1.5	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	158	737	664	109	181	38	6	4	53	11	8	61	70	.273	.332	.366	.698	243	5	1	6	5	4
1970	27	-0.6	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	154	711	631	100	168	21	14	1	39	12	6	66	59	.266	.337	.349	.685	220	12	2	10	2	6
1971	28	0.5	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	155	687	617	77	159	18	6	2	38	15	8	52	54	.258	.318	.316	.634	195	11	3	14	1	6
1972	29	1.8	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	149	660	577	77	158	20	6	1	39	8	7	67	44	.274	.351	.335	.685	193	11	2	13	1	8
1973	30	2.7	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	160	643	577	52	151	22	3	0	43	6	6	57	44	.262	.327	.310	.637	179	15	0	7	2	18
1974	31	3.9	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	153	673	599	83	155	20	7	1	42	7	7	62	54	.259	.332	.321	.652	192	14	4	7	1	7
1975	32	4.8	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	154	693	601	77	146	26	10	0	46	4	7	68	47	.243	.317	.320	.636	192	4	1	14	9	2
1976	33	5.4	STL	NL	Maj	STL	145	577	502	55	120	22	6	1	40	3	0	61	51	.239	.320	.313	.633	157	13	1	9	4	5
1977	34		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	CHW	98	283	253	26	60	7	2	0	18	2	1	27	33	.237	.309	.281	.589	71	6	0	1	2	3
1977	34	6.6	STL	NL	Maj	STL	59	149	134	14	32	4	0	0	7	0	0	14	26	.239	.309	.269	.577	36	3	0	0	1	1
1977	34	6.5	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	39	134	119	12	28	3	2	0	11	2	1	13	7	.235	.308	.294	.602	35	3	0	1	1	2
1978	35	7.5	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	131	480	431	35	110	18	1	1	31	2	4	36	34	.255	.312	.309	.621	133	10	0	12	1	1
1979	36	8.2	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	56	124	110	14	22	6	0	1	7	1	0	10	12	.200	.265	.282	.546	31	5	0	3	1	1
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (16 seasons)					Majors		2078	8529	7651	899	1931	254	80	14	527	100	85	684	759	.252	.314	.312	.626	2387	132	22	132	40	69
Minors (2 seasons)					Minors		123	515	473	62	121	12	5	0	26	24	9	30	54	.256	.298	.302	.601	143		0	9	3
All Levels (16 Seasons)							2201	9044	8124	961	2052	266	85	14	553	124	94	714	813	.253	.313	.311	.625	2530	132	22	141	43	69