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| Name | Team | Age |
| Jeff Kessinger | Retired (1973, Age 34) | Died (2018, Age 79) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 2, Pick 18 (1963) |
2B | B/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Mel Ott League | 0 | 7 years (61 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor vs RHP
|
Mentor vs LHP
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 2/19/1939 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alt Pos (3B) | Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (C) |
| (0.7 %) | (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year
|
Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | AVG |
| 1963 | CLE | 45 | 71 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .709 | .329 | .380 | .254 |
| 1964 | CLE | 23 | 44 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .466 | .239 | .227 | .205 |
| 1965 | CLE | 29 | 88 | 9 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 4 | .763 | .320 | .443 | .273 |
| 1966 | CLE | 28 | 56 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 4 | .555 | .323 | .232 | .214 |
| 1967 | CLE | 85 | 238 | 25 | 56 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 41 | 6 | 4 | 4 | .621 | .302 | .319 | .235 |
| 1968 | CLE | 139 | 487 | 44 | 119 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 54 | 42 | 90 | 8 | 8 | 16 | .667 | .304 | .363 | .244 |
| 1969 | CLE | 111 | 253 | 23 | 53 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 14 | 46 | 6 | 2 | 18 | .599 | .259 | .340 | .209 |
| 1970 | CLE | 139 | 469 | 50 | 122 | 20 | 4 | 12 | 58 | 28 | 64 | 5 | 10 | 14 | .700 | .303 | .397 | .260 |
| 1971 | CLE | 95 | 298 | 24 | 64 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 30 | 62 | 9 | 4 | 8 | .598 | .293 | .305 | .215 |
| 1972 | CLE | 113 | 343 | 29 | 78 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 43 | 32 | 60 | 12 | 4 | 13 | .620 | .291 | .329 | .227 |
| 1973 | CLE-DET | 39 | 91 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 4 | .551 | .287 | .264 | .209 |
| Total | 846 | 2438 | 228 | 574 | 92 | 16 | 48 | 271 | 202 | 425 | 52 | 43 | 88 | .641 | .296 | .345 | .235 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1973-11-01 | Jeff Kessinger has retired from the Detroit Lions |
| 1973-08-31 | The Detroit Lions have acquired Jeff Kessinger from the waiver wire. |
| 1973-06-08 | The Cleveland Indians have waived Jeff Kessinger. |
| 1973-06-01 | The Cleveland Indians have promoted Duke Parnham to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have designated Jeff Kessinger for assignment. |
| 1968-04-01 | The Cleveland Knights have promoted Jeff Kessinger to the major league team. The Cleveland Knights have sent Bill Powell to the minors. |
| 1967-08-08 | The Cleveland Knights have promoted Bill Powell to the major league team. The Cleveland Knights have sent Jeff Kessinger to the minors. |
| 1966-08-06 | The Cleveland Knights have promoted Jeff Kessinger to the major league team. |
| 1965-08-10 | The Cleveland Knights have sent Jeff Kessinger to the minors. |
| 1965-07-16 | The Cleveland Knights have promoted Jeff Kessinger to the major league team. |
| 1964-08-15 | The Cleveland Knights have promoted Jeff Kessinger to the major league team. The Cleveland Knights have sent Pat Carter to the minors. |
| 1964-04-01 | The Cleveland Knights have promoted Ray McMillan to the major league team. The Cleveland Knights have sent Jeff Kessinger to the minors. |
| 1963-07-31 | The Cleveland Knights have promoted Jeff Kessinger to the major league team. The Cleveland Knights have sent Wedo Damaska to the minors. |