#89 Rick Kester, Reliever, 29 yrs, Chicago (A) White Sox
Tuesday, 4/4/1976 |
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| Rick Kester
7/7/1946
29
USA,KS,IOLA
6"0
195
Reliever
R
R
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2 / 6 (Fair)
1 / 6 (Insignificant)
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2.5 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 2,000,000
1978
6 Year(s), 139 Days (1171 total Days)
0 Day(s)
8 Year(s), 0 Days (1376 total Days)
8 Year(s)
Out of Option Years
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| Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
| Overall | 7 | 4 | 8 | 86-89 Mph |
| Versus LHB | 7 | 3 | 8 | |
| Versus RHB | 8 | 4 | 9 | |
| Talent | 8 | 4 | 9 | |
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Pitching Ratings
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3
70
3
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Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
Slider
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Versus LHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Versus RHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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| Fielding Ratings
P : 5 (Range), .952 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 2
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| Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
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| Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 |
| Projected | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
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| Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0.00 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| vs. RHB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Road | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| March/April | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
| 1968 | 57 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 3.28 | 68.2 | 67 | 26 | 25 | 4 | 29 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 1.40 | .289 | CHA |
| 1969 | 53 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3.59 | 57.2 | 50 | 29 | 23 | 7 | 22 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 1.25 | .264 | CHA |
| 1970 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6.94 | 36.1 | 44 | 29 | 28 | 3 | 17 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1.68 | .342 | CHA |
| 1971 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.24 | 12.2 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2.05 | .372 | CHA |
| 1972 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 9.1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 | .296 | CHA |
| 1973 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2.72 | 36.1 | 28 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 16 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1.21 | .253 | CHA |
| 1974 | 45 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4.60 | 62.2 | 65 | 43 | 32 | 5 | 36 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 1.61 | .339 | CHA |
| 1975 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4.37 | 57.2 | 52 | 31 | 28 | 3 | 29 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 1.40 | .290 | CHA |
| Total | 273 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 25 | 4.32 | 341.1 | 332 | 189 | 164 | 28 | 163 | 252 | 0 | 0 | 1.45 | .300 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
| 1971, AAA | 38 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 1.59 | 39.2 | 33 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 1.31 | .341 |
| 1972, AAA | 25 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 2.87 | 31.1 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 17 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1.31 | .275 |
| 1973, AAA | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2.19 | 12.1 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1.30 | .267 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
| 1973 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10.80 | 1.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10.80 | 1.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1968 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CHA |
| 1969 | 53 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CHA |
| 1970 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CHA |
| 1971 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CHA |
| 1972 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CHA |
| 1973 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CHA |
| 1974 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CHA |
| 1975 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CHA |
| Total | 273 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
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Drafted in 4th round, 70th overall pick, by Chicago (A) in 1968...
Earned first career win on 4/19/1968...
Injured on 8/11/1972 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 4-5 weeks...
8/15/1974: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (A), $2,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
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