Don Kessinger stats
Last played for the Chicago White Sox, 1979
Bio
- Debut
- 1964
- NL Gold Glove
- 2x
Bio
- Debut
- 1964
- NL Gold Glove
- 2x
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 2,078
- AB
- 7,651
- R
- 899
- H
- 1,931
- HR
- 14
- RBI
- 527
- SB
- 100
- AVG
- .252
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | CHC | 4 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| 1965 | CHC | 106 | 309 | 19 | 62 | 0 | 14 | 1 | .201 |
| 1966 | CHC | 150 | 533 | 50 | 146 | 1 | 43 | 13 | .274 |
| 1967 | CHC | 145 | 580 | 61 | 134 | 0 | 42 | 6 | .231 |
| 1968 | CHC | 160 | 655 | 63 | 157 | 1 | 32 | 9 | .240 |
| 1969 | CHC | 158 | 664 | 109 | 181 | 4 | 53 | 11 | .273 |
| 1970 | CHC | 154 | 631 | 100 | 168 | 1 | 39 | 12 | .266 |
| 1971 | CHC | 155 | 617 | 77 | 159 | 2 | 38 | 15 | .258 |
| 1972 | CHC | 149 | 577 | 77 | 158 | 1 | 39 | 8 | .274 |
| 1973 | CHC | 160 | 577 | 52 | 151 | 0 | 43 | 6 | .262 |
| 1974 | CHC | 153 | 599 | 83 | 155 | 1 | 42 | 7 | .259 |
| 1975 | CHC | 154 | 601 | 77 | 146 | 0 | 46 | 4 | .243 |
| 1976 | STL | 145 | 502 | 55 | 120 | 1 | 40 | 3 | .239 |
| 1977 |  STL/CHW | 98 | 253 | 26 | 60 | 0 | 18 | 2 | .237 |
| 1978 | CHW | 131 | 431 | 35 | 110 | 1 | 31 | 2 | .255 |
| 1979 | CHW | 56 | 110 | 14 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .200 |
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 8,529
- TB
- 2,387
- XBH
- 348
- HBP
- 22
- IBB
- 69
- GIDP
- 0
- P/PA
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | CHC | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1965 | CHC | 336 | 72 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966 | CHC | 578 | 161 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1967 | CHC | 628 | 158 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | CHC | 707 | 188 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | CHC | 737 | 243 | 48 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | CHC | 711 | 220 | 36 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | CHC | 687 | 195 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | CHC | 660 | 193 | 27 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | CHC | 643 | 179 | 25 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | CHC | 673 | 192 | 28 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | CHC | 693 | 192 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | STL | 577 | 157 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | STL/CHW | 283 | 71 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | CHW | 480 | 133 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | CHW | 124 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 6.8
- RC
- 808.4
- RC/27
- 3.70
- ISOP
- .060
- SECA
- .151
- BB/K
- 0.90
- AB/HR
- 546.5
- GO/FO
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | CHC | -0.2 | 0 | 0.1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1965 | CHC | -1.6 | 17.1 | 1.8 | .032 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966 | CHC | -0.5 | 52.3 | 3.4 | .028 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 533 | 0 |
| 1967 | CHC | 0.7 | 41.4 | 2.4 | .041 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | CHC | 1.5 | 53.6 | 2.8 | .047 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 655 | 0 |
| 1969 | CHC | 4.1 | 86.2 | 4.6 | .093 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 166 | 0 |
| 1970 | CHC | 1.0 | 81.2 | 4.6 | .082 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 631 | 0 |
| 1971 | CHC | 0.0 | 67.5 | 3.8 | .058 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 308.5 | 0 |
| 1972 | CHC | 2.8 | 74.8 | 4.6 | .061 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 577 | 0 |
| 1973 | CHC | -0.4 | 63.7 | 3.9 | .049 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | CHC | 0.3 | 69.3 | 4.1 | .062 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 599 | 0 |
| 1975 | CHC | 0.1 | 67 | 3.7 | .077 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | STL | 0.2 | 57.4 | 3.9 | .074 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 502 | 0 |
| 1977 | STL/CHW | -0.1 | 24.4 | 3.3 | .043 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | CHW | -0.4 | 44.1 | 3.5 | .053 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 431 | 0 |
| 1979 | CHW | -0.7 | 8.9 | 2.6 | .082 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 110 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Don Kessinger's career stats?
Don Kessinger played 16 seasons for the Cubs, the Cardinals and the White Sox. He was a career .252 hitter with 1,931 hits, 14 home runs and 527 RBI. His best season was 1966: a .274 batting average, 1 home run and 43 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
16 seasons, 1964 to 1979
Don Kessinger finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.
Awards
- NL Gold Glove ×2: 1969, 1970
Season top 10 finishes
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.