Don Kaiser
Clyde Donald Kaiser (Tiger)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: February 3, 1935 in Byng, OK
High School: Byng (Byng, OK)
School: East Central University
Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) in 1955. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 20, 1955
Final Game: September 24, 1957
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1955 CHC NL 20 P 11 0 18.1 3 0 2 1 0 .667 0.98 0.18 .967 2.01 0.83
1956 CHC NL 21 P 27 22 150.1 36 7 26 3 1 .917 1.98 1.22 .967 2.05 0.83
1957 CHC NL 22 P 20 13 72.0 26 5 20 1 4 .962 3.12 1.25 .962 2.06 0.82
3 Seasons P 58 35 240.2 65 12 48 5 5 .923 2.24 1.03 .965 2.05 0.83
3 Seasons TOT 58 35 240.2 65 12 48 5 5 .923 2.24 1.03 .888 2.05 0.83

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1955 CHC NL 20 11 0 11 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1956 CHC NL 21 27 22 27 27 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1957 CHC NL 22 20 13 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Seasons 58 35 58 58 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1955 CHC NL 20 59 80% 27% 2 50% 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1956 CHC NL 21 524 82% 29% 26 81% 0 4 0 4 21 15 2 3 0 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 5 80%
1957 CHC NL 22 267 82% 36% 16 81% 0 4 0 3 14 7 5 1 0 0 1 0 4 4 4 0 3 33%
3 Seasons 850 82% 31% 44 80% 0 8 0 7 36 23 7 5 0 4 1 2 5 4 5 0 8 63%
MLB Averages 79% 26% 89% 83%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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