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Henry Kessler

Henry Kessler (Lucky)

Positions: Shortstop, Outfielder and Catcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 144 lb.

Born: 1847 in Brooklyn, NY (All Transactions)
Debut: August 4, 1873 (Age 26)
Teams (by GP): Reds/Atlantics 1873-1877

Final Game: June 16, 1877 (Age 30)
Died: January 9, 1900 in Franklin, PA
Buried: County Poor Farm Cemetery, Sugar Creek, PA
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1873 26 BRA NA 1 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 24 1 0 /3
1874 27 BRA NA 14 56 56 8 17 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 .304 .304 .321 .625 112 18 0 /24O5
1875 28 BRA NA 25 106 105 17 26 2 0 0 7 0 2 1 2 .248 .255 .267 .521 91 28 0 6/O234
1876 29 CIN NL 59 255 248 26 64 5 0 0 11 7 10 .258 .278 .278 .557 101 69 *6O
1877 30 CIN NL 6 22 20 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .100 .182 .100 .282 -4 2 /23
5 Yrs 105 444 434 51 110 8 0 0 23 0 2 10 15 .253 .270 .272 .542 94 118 0
162 Game Avg. 162 685 670 79 170 12 0 0 35 15 23 .253 .270 .272 .542 94 182
BRA (3 yrs) 40 167 166 25 44 3 0 0 12 0 2 1 4 .265 .269 .283 .553 96 47 0
CIN (2 yrs) 65 277 268 26 66 5 0 0 11 9 11 .246 .271 .265 .536 92 71
NA (3 yrs) 40 167 166 25 44 3 0 0 12 0 2 1 4 .265 .269 .283 .553 96 47 0
NL (2 yrs) 65 277 268 26 66 5 0 0 11 9 11 .246 .271 .265 .536 92 71

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1873 26 BRA NA 1 5 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 -0.0 .472 .500 -0.0 0.0 -0 /3
1874 27 BRA NA 14 56 1 0 0 -3 0 -1 -0.1 2 1 0.1 .494 .499 0.3 -0.2 4 /24O5
1875 28 BRA NA 25 106 0 -1 0 -5 1 -4 -0.4 4 -1 -0.0 .485 .498 0.4 -0.3 4 6/O234
1876 29 CIN NL 59 255 3 0 0 -16 2 -11 -1.0 9 -3 -0.1 .483 .494 1.4 -1.2 13 *6O
1877 30 CIN NL 6 22 -2 0 0 -5 0 -7 -0.6 1 -6 -0.5 .402 .496 -0.1 -0.4 -1 /23
5 Seasons 105 444 2 -1 0 -29 4 -24 -2.1 15 -9 -0.5 .480 .497 2.0 -2.2 20
BRA (3 yrs) 40 167 1 -1 0 -8 1 -6 -0.5 6 -0 0.1 .488 .499 0.7 -0.5 8
CIN (2 yrs) 65 277 1 0 0 -21 2 -18 -1.5 9 -9 -0.6 .476 .495 1.3 -1.6 12

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG G PB WP SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Awards
1873 BRA NA 26 1B 1 17 14 1 2 0 .882 15.00 .925 10.80
1874 BRA NA 27 C 9 57 36 6 15 0 .737 4.67 .801 5.48 5 0 0
1874 BRA NA 27 2B 4 27 12 5 10 0 .630 4.25 .805 5.50
1874 BRA NA 27 OF 4 7 4 0 3 0 .571 1.00 .801 2.02 2-2-0
1874 BRA NA 27 3B 1 3 0 2 1 2 .667 2.00 .760 4.40
1875 BRA NA 28 SS 18 97 24 53 20 1 .794 4.28 .816 4.63
1875 BRA NA 28 OF 7 19 9 2 8 0 .579 1.57 .818 1.89 0-4-3
1875 BRA NA 28 C 3 12 8 1 3 1 .750 3.00 .823 5.70 6 0 0
1875 BRA NA 28 1B 1 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 3.00 .937 10.90
1875 BRA NA 28 2B 1 6 3 1 2 0 .667 4.00 .837 5.90
1876 CIN NL 29 SS 46 222 57 118 47 11 .788 3.80 .866 4.56
1876 CIN NL 29 OF 16 32 20 7 5 2 .844 1.69 .847 2.11 0-2-14
1877 CIN NL 30 C 5 30 7 8 15 1 .500 3.00 .876 6.12 8 0 0
1877 CIN NL 30 1B 1 6 6 0 0 1 1.000 6.00 .952 10.90
2 Seasons SS 64 319 81 171 67 12 .790 3.94 .851 4.58
3 Seasons OF 27 58 33 9 16 2 .724 1.56 .832 2.04 2-8-17
3 Seasons C 17 99 51 15 33 2 .667 3.88 .826 5.71 19 0 0
2 Seasons 2B 5 33 15 6 12 0 .636 4.20 .811 5.58
3 Seasons 1B 3 26 23 1 2 1 .923 8.00 .933 10.87
1 Season 3B 1 3 0 2 1 2 .667 2.00 .760 4.40
5 Seasons TOT 117 538 203 204 131 19 .757 3.48 .845 4.36 2-8-17 19 0 0
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1945 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1945 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Errors Committed as SS s c a p y
1876 NL  47 (2nd)

Double Plays Turned as SS s c a p y
1876 NL  11 (4th)

                           

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