Russ Kemmerer

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 198lb (188cm, 89kg)

Born: November 1, 1930 in Pittsburgh, PA us

Died: December 8, 2014 in Indianapolis, IN

Buried: Cremated

High School: Peabody HS (Pittsburgh, PA)

Schools: Glenville State College (Glenville, WV), University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, PA)

Debut: June 27, 1954 (Age 23-238d, 11,156th in major league history)
vs. CHW 1.2 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: June 23, 1963 (Age 32-234d)
vs. CIN 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1954 season

Full Name: Russell Paul Kemmerer

Nicknames: Rusty, Dutch or Kimmersak

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.7

ERA

4.46

302

109

1066.2

505

WHIP

1.437

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1951	20	BOS-min	B	6	11	.353	4.69	35	19		7	0		167.0	162	104	87		118		99	1	1	5				1.677	8.7		6.4	5.3	0.84	ROA PIED
1952	21	BOS-min	AAA	7	8	.467	5.43	25	16		6	1		126.0	155	87	76		62		69	0	1	1				1.722	11.1		4.4	4.9	1.11	LOU AA
1953	22	BOS-min	AAA	11	8	.579	3.40	34	26		9	2		188.0	167	78	71	7	81		109	3	2	1				1.319	8.0	0.3	3.9	5.2	1.35	LOU AA
1954	23	BOS-min	AAA	5	6	.455	2.08	14	14		7	1		104.0	90	34	24	6	44		55	1	0	2				1.288	7.8	0.5	3.8	4.8	1.25	LOU AA
1954	23	BOS	AL	5	3	.625	3.82	19	9	3	2	1	0	75.1	71	35	32	4	41	2	37	2	2	1	328	109	3.82	1.487	8.5	0.5	4.9	4.4	0.90
1955	24	BOS-min	AAA	3	8	.273	4.96	28	14		3	1		118.0	143	77	65	12	49	7	46	0	0	3				1.627	10.9	0.9	3.7	3.5	0.94	LOU AA
1955	24	BOS	AL	1	1	.500	7.27	7	2	2	0	0	0	17.1	18	14	14	3	15	1	13	0	0	2	82	61	5.71	1.904	9.3	1.6	7.8	6.8	0.87

1956	25	BOS-min	Opn	12	14	.462	3.48	38	32		13	1		233.0	235	108	90	9	93		137	1	1	8				1.408	9.1	0.3	3.6	5.3	1.47	SFR PCL
1957	26	TOT	AL	7	11	.389	4.95	40	26	4	6	0	0	176.1	219	112	97	20	73	5	82	2	0	6	795	78	4.28	1.656	11.2	1.0	3.7	4.2	1.12
1957	26	BOS	AL	0	0		4.50	1	0	0	0	0	0	4.0	5	2	2	0	2	1	1	0	0	1	19	97	3.46	1.750	11.3	0.0	4.5	2.3	0.50
1957	26	WSH	AL	7	11	.389	4.96	39	26	4	6	0	0	172.1	214	110	95	20	71	4	81	2	0	5	776	78	4.30	1.654	11.2	1.0	3.7	4.2	1.14
1958	27	WSH	AL	6	15	.286	4.61	40	30	2	6	0	0	224.1	234	122	115	25	74	5	111	4	1	7	968	83	3.98	1.373	9.4	1.0	3.0	4.5	1.50
1959	28	WSH	AL	8	17	.320	4.50	37	28	5	8	0	0	206.0	221	116	103	20	71	3	89	4	2	10	894	88	4.03	1.417	9.7	0.9	3.1	3.9	1.25
1960	29	TOT	AL	6	5	.545	3.59	39	10	9	2	1	2	138.0	129	60	55	7	55	4	86	2	0	6	586	108	3.18	1.333	8.4	0.5	3.6	5.6	1.56
1960	29	WSH	AL	0	2	.000	7.79	3	3	0	0	0	0	17.1	18	15	15	2	10	0	10	1	0	1	79	52	4.78	1.615	9.3	1.0	5.2	5.2	1.00
1960	29	CHW	AL	6	3	.667	2.98	36	7	9	2	1	2	120.2	111	45	40	5	45	4	76	1	0	5	507	129	2.95	1.293	8.3	0.4	3.4	5.7	1.69
1961	30	CHW	AL	3	3	.500	4.38	47	2	10	0	0	2	96.2	102	53	47	10	26	1	35	0	0	2	404	90	4.00	1.324	9.5	0.9	2.4	3.3	1.35
1962	31	TOT	MLB	7	4	.636	4.03	56	2	21	0	0	3	96.0	102	48	43	13	26	2	40	3	0	5	408	95	4.45	1.333	9.6	1.2	2.4	3.8	1.54
1962	31	CHW	AL	2	1	.667	3.86	20	0	6	0	0	0	28.0	30	14	12	3	11	1	17	0	0	3	125	103	3.97	1.464	9.6	1.0	3.5	5.5	1.55
1962	31	HOU	NL	5	3	.625	4.10	36	2	15	0	0	3	68.0	72	34	31	10	15	1	23	3	0	2	283	92	4.65	1.279	9.5	1.3	2.0	3.0	1.53
1963	32	HOU-min	AAA	5	3	.625	2.80	21	8		2	0		74.0	75	26	23	4	21	4	45	1	0	2				1.297	9.1	0.5	2.6	5.5	2.14	OKC PCL
1963	32	HOU	NL	0	0		5.65	17	0	4	0	0	1	36.2	48	28	23	1	8	0	12	0	2	3	164	57	2.83	1.527	11.8	0.2	2.0	2.9	1.50
1964	33	HOU-min	AAA	8	6	.571	2.70	49	1		1	0		110.0	118	45	33	6	17	3	51	1	0	2				1.227	9.7	0.5	1.4	4.2	3.00	OKC PCL
9 Yrs				43	59	.422	4.46	302	109	60	24	2	8	1066.2	1144	588	529	103	389	23	505	17	7	42	4629	87	3.96	1.437	9.7	0.9	3.3	4.3	1.30
162 Game Avg.				7	10	.422	4.46	50	18	10	4	0	1	176	189	97	88	17	64	4	84	3	1	7	766	87	3.96	1.437	9.7	0.9	3.3	4.3	1.30

WSH (4 yrs)				21	45	.318	4.76	119	87	11	20	0	0	620.0	687	363	328	67	226	12	291	11	3	23	2717	82	4.11	1.473	10.0	1.0	3.3	4.2	1.29
BOS (3 yrs)				6	4	.600	4.47	27	11	5	2	1	0	96.2	94	51	48	7	58	4	51	2	2	4	429	94	4.14	1.572	8.8	0.7	5.4	4.7	0.88
CHW (3 yrs)				11	7	.611	3.63	103	9	25	2	1	4	245.1	243	112	99	18	82	6	128	1	0	10	1036	107	3.48	1.325	8.9	0.7	3.0	4.7	1.56
HOU (2 yrs)				5	3	.625	4.64	53	2	19	0	0	4	104.2	120	62	54	11	23	1	35	3	2	5	447	77	4.01	1.366	10.3	0.9	2.0	3.0	1.52

AL (8 yrs)				38	56	.404	4.44	249	107	41	24	2	4	962.0	1024	526	475	92	366	22	470	14	5	37	4182	88	3.95	1.445	9.6	0.9	3.4	4.4	1.28
NL (2 yrs)				5	3	.625	4.64	53	2	19	0	0	4	104.2	120	62	54	11	23	1	35	3	2	5	447	77	4.01	1.366	10.3	0.9	2.0	3.0	1.52

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