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| Name | Team | Age |
| Johnny Kester |  San Francisco Bay Sharks |
30 |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 2, Pick 20 (2005) |
SP | R/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Richie Ashburn League | 0 | 6 years (27 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor Value
|
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 7/7/1982 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Energy | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Batting | Fielding | Game Log
| Year
|
Team | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | BS | IP | H | R | ER | HBP | BB | SO | WHIP | ERA |
| 2005 | PIT | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.2 | 41 | 25 | 20 | 1 | 17 | 23 | 2.02 | 6.28 |
| 2007 | PIT | 5 | 6 | 38 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 102.1 | 115 | 67 | 63 | 1 | 46 | 87 | 1.57 | 5.54 |
| 2008 | PIT | 11 | 14 | 36 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 230.2 | 229 | 129 | 119 | 5 | 110 | 202 | 1.47 | 4.64 |
| 2009 | PIT | 4 | 18 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 177.2 | 214 | 136 | 129 | 3 | 93 | 123 | 1.73 | 6.53 |
| 2010 | PIT | 7 | 11 | 46 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 152.1 | 157 | 95 | 90 | 6 | 67 | 145 | 1.47 | 5.32 |
| 2011 | PIT | 7 | 5 | 70 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 111.2 | 110 | 57 | 50 | 0 | 55 | 104 | 1.48 | 4.03 |
| 2012 | SF | 8 | 9 | 32 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 136.1 | 142 | 87 | 81 | 8 | 56 | 123 | 1.45 | 5.35 |
| 2013 | SF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Total | 43 | 67 | 260 | 123 | 13 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 939.2 | 1008 | 596 | 552 | 24 | 444 | 807 | 1.55 | 5.29 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 2007-04-01 | The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Jack Welch to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Johnny Kester to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated Lee Belcher for assignment. |
| 2006-03-01 | The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Jack Welch to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Mike Cramer to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated Bob Tatum for assignment. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Billy Richbourg to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Johnny Kester to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated Joe Cihocki for assignment. |
| 2005-09-02 | The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Kevin Reyes to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Johnny Kester to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Joe Cihocki to the major league team. |