Rube Kessler
Pitcher · b. 1959 · 1981–1992
Pitching
| Year | Team | Age | G | W | L | IP | H | HR | BB | SO | ERA | WHIP | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Northgate Sentinels | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 2.25 | 1.62 | 0.3 |
| 1982 | Northgate Sentinels | 23 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 89 | 85 | 12 | 43 | 59 | 4.47 | 1.44 | 0.6 |
| 1983 | Northgate Sentinels | 24 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 223 | 197 | 21 | 85 | 133 | 3.43 | 1.26 | 4.5 |
| 1984 | Northgate Sentinels | 25 | 29 | 14 | 15 | 248 | 286 | 25 | 95 | 200 | 4.83 | 1.54 | 0.8 |
| 1985 | Northgate Sentinels | 26 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 260 | 283 | 19 | 104 | 202 | 4.01 | 1.49 | 3.2 |
| 1986 | Northgate Sentinels | 27 | 30 | 17 | 13 | 255 | 278 | 20 | 92 | 196 | 4.23 | 1.45 | 3.0 |
| 1987 | Northgate Sentinels | 28 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 246 | 239 | 17 | 87 | 198 | 3.48 | 1.33 | 5.2 |
| 1988 | Northgate Sentinels | 29 | 30 | 16 | 14 | 256 | 262 | 25 | 105 | 197 | 3.73 | 1.44 | 4.4 |
| 1989 | Northgate Sentinels | 30 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 260 | 243 | 18 | 101 | 179 | 3.74 | 1.32 | 4.3 |
| 1990 | Northgate Sentinels | 31 | 28 | 9 | 19 | 240 | 286 | 20 | 103 | 203 | 4.99 | 1.62 | 0.3 |
| 1991 | Northgate Sentinels | 32 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 271 | 281 | 25 | 96 | 207 | 4.19 | 1.39 | 2.7 |
| 1992 | Northgate Sentinels | 33 | 30 | 14 | 16 | 260 | 271 | 25 | 102 | 205 | 3.80 | 1.43 | 4.0 |
| Career | 304 | 167 | 137 | 2615 | 2720 | 227 | 1017 | 1992 | 4.05 | 1.43 | 33.2 |
Development (true attributes, 20–80 scale — this world plays with the books open)
| Year | Age | OVR | POT | Velocity | FB mph | Consistency | Poise |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 19 | 26 | 56 | 37/72 | 85.1 | 20/47 | 20/48 |
| 1979 | 20 | 30 | 55 | 45/72 | 85.9 | 23/46 | 22/47 |
| 1980 | 21 | 36 | 55 | 54/72 | 86.8 | 27/46 | 27/47 |
| 1981 | 22 | 42 | 55 | 62/72 | 87.6 | 32/46 | 32/47 |
| 1982 | 23 | 45 | 55 | 64/72 | 87.9 | 35/46 | 35/46 |
| 1983 | 24 | 46 | 55 | 66/72 | 88.1 | 36/46 | 36/46 |
| 1984 | 25 | 48 | 55 | 67/72 | 88.2 | 39/46 | 39/46 |
| 1985 | 26 | 49 | 55 | 67/72 | 88.3 | 40/46 | 40/46 |
| 1986 | 27 | 49 | 55 | 67/72 | 88.3 | 40/46 | 41/46 |
| 1987 | 28 | 49 | 54 | 66/71 | 88.1 | 41/46 | 41/46 |
| 1988 | 29 | 49 | 54 | 64/70 | 87.9 | 41/46 | 41/46 |
| 1989 | 30 | 48 | 54 | 63/69 | 87.7 | 41/46 | 41/46 |
| 1990 | 31 | 48 | 53 | 61/67 | 87.6 | 41/46 | 42/47 |
| 1991 | 32 | 47 | 52 | 59/65 | 87.3 | 41/45 | 41/46 |
| 1992 | 33 | 45 | 50 | 55/61 | 87.0 | 40/44 | 40/45 |
Transactions
| Year | Type | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | draft | Northgate Sentinels | round 2 |
Injury history (4 stints, 38 games lost)
| Year | Site | Severity | Games out | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Elbow | short IL | 20 | |
| 1984 | Back | day-to-day | 4 | |
| 1986 | Shoulder | day-to-day | 1 | |
| 1990 | Shoulder | short IL | 13 |