Keith
Kessinger
 
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 200
 
Born: February 19, 1967 in Usa, AR, FORREST CITY
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove Award 1996    1997    1998    1999    2000   
All-Star Selections 1996   
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Ted Williams Batting Title or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1994 27 NYM NL 36 71 8 14 2 0 4 9 0 0 9 17 .197 .288 .394 .682 7.2 0.6
1995 28 NYM NL 89 286 29 79 10 0 5 33 0 0 21 67 .276 .326 .364 .689 31.5 4.9
1996 29 NYM NL 157 586 79 177 33 2 14 92 2 0 50 116 .302 .356 .437 .793 87.6 18.6
1997 30 NYM NL 155 571 59 145 21 1 14 61 0 0 65 106 .254 .330 .368 .698 68.1 8.8
1998 31 NYM NL 158 600 73 166 25 0 13 66 0 0 81 125 .277 .363 .383 .747 84.4 9.7
1999 32 NYM NL 157 566 93 168 28 3 12 74 0 0 94 115 .297 .397 .420 .818 94.5 15.3
2000 33 NYM NL 153 573 80 143 18 2 16 77 0 0 89 140 .250 .352 .372 .724 75.1 7.2
2001 34 NYM NL 147 512 67 142 28 3 10 63 0 0 73 127 .277 .370 .402 .772 74.7 9.9
2002 35 NYM NL 87 226 11 47 2 1 1 10 0 0 25 71 .208 .287 .239 .526 15.8 0.0
9 Years Sim 1139 3991 499 1081 167 12 89 485 2 0 507 884 .271 .354 .386 .739 538.9 74.9
162 Game Average 567 70 153 23 1 12 68 0 0 72 125 .271 .354 .386 .739 76.7  
Career Highs 158 600 93 177 33 3 16 92 2 0 94 140 .302 .397 .437 .818 94.5  
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1994 27 NYM NL SS 23 17 158.0 26 72 1 10 .990 5.58   0.8
    1B 1 1 9.0 7 0 0 0 1.000 7.00   0.0
1995 28 NYM NL SS 79 71 599.0 84 252 19 53 .946 5.05   2.8
1996 29 NYM NL SS 152 147 1286.3 208 535 38 116 .951 5.20   4.4
1997 30 NYM NL SS 151 148 1293.0 209 598 39 109 .954 5.62   5.8
1998 31 NYM NL SS 156 152 1316.7 220 580 50 120 .941 5.47   5.5
1999 32 NYM NL SS 155 152 1340.7 186 581 32 106 .960 5.15   4.2
    1B 1 1 10.0 10 2 0 0 1.000 10.80   0.0
2000 33 NYM NL SS 153 153 1358.0 232 633 40 125 .956 5.73   6.3
2001 34 NYM NL SS 141 140 1182.3 181 452 29 92 .956 4.82   3.1
2002 35 NYM NL SS 85 65 564.7 91 220 16 44 .951 4.96   1.8
    2B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
2003 36 NYM NL SS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  SS 1096 1045 9099.6 1437 3923 264 775 .953 5.30   34.6
  1B 2 2 19.0 17 2 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
  2B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   1099 1047 9119.6 1454 3925 264 775 .953 5.31   34.6
Career Highs   156 153 1358.0 232 633 50 125 .991 5.73    
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Hits
1996-8-177
Singles
1996-7-128
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 18)
   Gray Ink Test: 3    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 104)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 28    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 44)
 
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  1. Ron Washington (942)
  2. Ryne Sandberg (941)
  3. Jose Oquendo (939)
  4. Mark Lewis (910)
  5. Wallace Johnson (905)
  6. Neifi Perez (900)
  7. Julio Franco (899)
  8. Dave Concepcion (899)
  9. Julio Lugo (894)
  10. Craig Counsell (892)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 16th overall pick, by New York (N) in 1993
Injured on 7/3/1994 with a Tight Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Had first career hit (double) on 8/17/1994, off Bill Sampen (SFG)
Hit first career homerun on 8/18/1994, off Mark Leiter (SFG)
Injured on 7/3/1995 with a Pulled Bicep Muscle, out for 4 weeks
Drove in 6 runs against Montreal on 5/29/1996
Was selected to the 1996 Allstar game
Drove in 7 runs against San Diego on 7/14/1996
Won Gold Glove Award at Shortstop in 1996
Won Gold Glove Award at Shortstop in 1997
1/31/1998: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,864,286 through salary arbitration
Won Gold Glove Award at Shortstop in 1998
1/31/1999: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,864,286 through salary arbitration
Won Gold Glove Award at Shortstop in 1999
1/31/2000: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,135,714 through salary arbitration
Injured on 7/16/2000 with a Tight Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
10/1/2000: Signed a contract extension with New York (N), $2,800,000 per year, for 3 years
Won Gold Glove Award at Shortstop in 2000
Injured on 6/1/2003 with a Sore Back, out for one week