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Amos Otis League 5-9-2139 |
| Paul Kessinger |  Center FieldRetired (1983, Age 36) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .245 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | R/R | |
| OPS | .623 | Status | Deceased (2025) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 462 | Age at Death | 78 | Date of Birth | 02-19-1947 | |
| HR | 14 | Drafted | Round 2, Pick 30 (1969) |
Majors Svc Time | 5 years (71 games) |
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| RBI | 169 | |||||
| SB | 53 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 0 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | (23.6%) | Arm | WS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | (100%) |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 0 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | POS | Team | G | GS | INN | TC | PO | A | E | DP | +/- | RF
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FPCT | GG |
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| 1969 | CF | DET | 125 | 125 | 1016.1 | 286 | 281 | 0 | 5 | 0 | -8 | 2.49 | .983 | |
| LF | DET | 14 | 14 | 112.0 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.57 | 1.000 | ||
| 1970 | CF | DET | 13 | 2 | 37.0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3.41 | 1.000 | |
| 1971 | CF | DET | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | NaN | |
| 1979 | CF | CLE | 68 | 68 | 588.1 | 151 | 147 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -8 | 2.25 | .974 | |
| 1980 | CF | CLE | 153 | 153 | 1338.0 | 329 | 327 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 2.20 | .994 | |
| 1981 | CF | CLE | 125 | 125 | 1077.2 | 285 | 279 | 0 | 6 | 0 | -8 | 2.33 | .979 | |
| LF | CLE | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 1.000 | ||
| RF | CLE | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 1.000 | ||
| 1982 | CF | CLE | 36 | 36 | 297.1 | 75 | 73 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +3 | 2.21 | .973 | |
| SS | CLE | 2 | 2 | 19.0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 5.68 | 1.000 | ||
| LF | CLE | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1.000 | ||
| 1983 | CF | CLE | 2 | 2 | 17.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.06 | 1.000 | |
| Pos Total | CF | 523 | 511 | 4372.2 | 1142 | 1123 | 0 | 19 | 0 | -22 | 2.31 | .983 | ||
| LF | 16 | 16 | 129.0 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.72 | 1.000 | |||
| SS | 2 | 2 | 19.0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 5.68 | 1.000 | |||
| RF | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 1.000 | |||
| Total | 542 | 530 | 4529.2 | 1196 | 1172 | 5 | 19 | 1 | -24 | 2.34 | .984 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1983-11-01 | Paul Kessinger has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 1983-04-12 | The Cleveland INDIANS have waived Paul Kessinger. |
| 1983-04-05 | The Cleveland INDIANS have designated Paul Kessinger for assignment. |
| 1979-07-10 | The Cleveland INDIANS have promoted Paul Kessinger to the major league team. The Cleveland INDIANS have sent Gil Ujdur to the minors. |
| 1979-07-09 | The Cleveland INDIANS have acquired Paul Kessinger from the waiver wire. |
| 1977-04-11 | The Baltimore Orioles have waived Paul Kessinger. |
| 1977-04-05 | The Baltimore Orioles have acquired Paul Kessinger from the waiver wire. |
| 1977-03-01 | The Pittsburgh River Cats have waived Paul Kessinger. |
| 1977-03-01 | The Pittsburgh River Cats have acquired Paul Kessinger from the waiver wire. |
| 1976-04-06 | The New York Hurricanes have waived Paul Kessinger. |
| 1976-04-04 | The New York Hurricanes have acquired Paul Kessinger from the waiver wire. |
| 1974-04-21 | The Brooklyn Cyclones have waived Paul Kessinger. |
| 1973-08-25 | The Brooklyn Cyclones have acquired Paul Kessinger from the waiver wire. |
| 1972-04-01 | The Detroit Tigers have waived Paul Kessinger. |
| 1972-04-01 | The Detroit Tigers have promoted Mel Rohrer to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have promoted Jack Meyer to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have sent Paul Kessinger to the minors. The Detroit Tigers have designated Paul Hollahan for assignment. |
| 1972-04-01 | The Detroit Tigers have promoted Paul Kessinger to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have sent Harry Ayala to the minors. |
| 1969-04-20 | The Detroit Tigers have promoted Paul Kessinger to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have promoted Sadie Arntzen to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have sent Cliff Sullivan to the minors. The Detroit Tigers have designated Neil Patrick for assignment. |
| 1969-04-05 | The Detroit Tigers have acquired Paul Kessinger from the waiver wire. |
| 1969-04-01 | The Cincinnati Steamboats have waived Paul Kessinger. |