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Ryan
Klesko		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 220
 
Born: June 12, 1971 in Usa, CA, WESTMINSTER
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Ted Williams Batting Title 1999    2000    2002   
Rookie Of The Year 1995   
All-Star Selections 1996    1999    2000    2003    2005   
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
1995 24 CHC NL 144 525 93 142 33 5 34 109 0 1 73 127 .270 .360 .547 .907 97.1 22.2
1996 25 CHC NL 159 597 120 168 46 1 48 131 0 0 84 133 .281 .370 .603 .973 123.8 24.2
1997 26 CHC NL 159 588 110 166 42 4 41 123 0 0 88 143 .282 .374 .577 .951 122.5 24.3
1998 27 CHC NL 107 387 93 133 31 3 44 118 0 0 68 91 .344 .439 .780 1.219 115.7 24.9
1999 28 CHC NL 160 600 171 194 38 1 84 183 1 0 108 144 .323 .421 .810 1.231 178.8 33.6
2000 29 CHC NL 160 591 162 174 38 3 65 163 1 0 129 154 .294 .420 .699 1.119 158.6 28.6
2001 30 CHC NL 118 455 119 151 26 4 59 140 4 0 68 141 .332 .416 .796 1.211 132.3 28.4
2002 31 CHC NL 150 556 132 160 34 4 74 148 1 0 90 177 .288 .384 .763 1.147 152.5 26.2
2003 32 CHC NL 157 573 141 167 32 3 68 155 2 0 116 164 .291 .413 .714 1.127 151.6 27.8
2004 33 CHC NL 160 610 133 156 38 1 59 146 3 0 99 196 .256 .359 .611 .971 131.5 22.1
2005 34 CHC NL 158 577 132 160 32 1 58 141 2 1 99 175 .277 .380 .638 1.018 130.7 22.9
11 Years Sim 1632 6059 1406 1771 390 30 634 1557 14 2 1022 1645 .292 .393 .680 1.073 1495.2 285.1
162 Game Average 601 139 175 38 2 62 154 1 0 101 163 .292 .393 .680 1.073 148.4  
Career Highs 160 610 171 194 46 5 84 183 4 1 129 196 .344 .439 .810 1.231 178.8  
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 RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1995 24 CHC NL 1B 142 138 1219.3 1343 114 9 118 .994 10.75 0 0 .000 0 2.5
1996 25 CHC NL 1B 157 153 1364.7 1385 123 8 122 .995 9.95 0 0 .000 0 2.6
1997 26 CHC NL 1B 158 157 1387.0 1355 121 9 141 .994 9.58 0 0 .000 0 3.0
1998 27 CHC NL 1B 105 99 879.7 870 65 10 86 .989 9.57 0 0 .000 0 1.2
1999 28 CHC NL 1B 160 155 1375.0 1345 104 8 126 .995 9.48 0 0 .000 0 3.6
2000 29 CHC NL 1B 159 157 1399.7 1358 99 6 122 .996 9.37 0 0 .000 0 3.1
2001 30 CHC NL 1B 116 113 1013.0 952 89 8 101 .992 9.25 0 0 .000 0 2.9
2002 31 CHC NL 1B 148 145 1280.0 1192 91 4 113 .997 9.02 0 0 .000 0 3.9
    C 1 1 8.0 10 0 0 0 1.000 11.25 1 0 .000 0 0.0
2003 32 CHC NL 1B 155 149 1327.7 1288 110 9 120 .994 9.48 0 0 .000 0 2.7
2004 33 CHC NL 1B 159 158 1395.3 1419 115 4 132 .997 9.89 0 0 .000 0 2.8
2005 34 CHC NL 1B 156 149 1330.7 1300 113 11 109 .992 9.56 0 0 .000 0 2.7
  1B 1615 1573 13972.0 13807 1144 86 1290 .994 9.63 0 0 .000 0 31.0
  C 1 1 8.0 10 0 0 0 1.000 11.25 1 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   1616 1574 13980.0 13817 1144 86 1290 .994 9.63 1 0 .000 0 31.0
Career Highs   160 158 1399.7 1419 123 11 141 .997 10.75 1 0 .000 0  
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1997 26 CHC NL 3 12 2 3 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .750 1.000
1998 27 CHC NL 3 14 2 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 4 .286 .333 .571 .905
1999 28 CHC NL 5 20 3 5 0 0 1 3 0 0 3 6 .250 .348 .400 .748
2000 29 CHC NL 4 12 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 9 .083 .267 .333 .600
2003 32 CHC NL 3 12 2 4 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 3 .333 .385 .750 1.135
Career Post-Season Batting 18 70 10 17 1 1 6 9 0 0 8 23 .243 .321 .543 .863
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.
Batting Average
2001-5-.332
 On-Base Pct
1998-7-.406*
1999-9-.421
2000-10-.420
2001-8-.416
CAR-20-.393
 Slugging Pct
1995-5-.547
1996-3-.603
1997-4-.577
1998-1-.712*
1999-1-.810
2000-2-.699
2001-1-.796
2002-1-.763
2003-2-.714
2005-4-.638
CAR-3-.680
 OPS
1995-6-.907
1996-3-.973
1997-5-.951
1998-1-1.119*
1999-1-1.231
2000-3-1.119
2001-2-1.211
2002-1-1.147
2003-2-1.127
2005-6-1.018
CAR-3-1.073
 XR
1996-3-123.8
1997-4-122.5
1998-10-115.7
1999-1-178.8
2000-2-158.6
2001-7-132.3
2002-2-152.5
2003-2-151.6
2005-8-130.7
CAR-14-1495.2
 Games
1996-8-159
1999-10-160
2000-8-160
2004-7-160
Runs
1996-3-120
1997-7-110
1999-1-171
2000-1-162
2002-5-132
2003-2-141
2004-9-133
2005-4-132
CAR-18-1406
 Total Bases
1996-3-360
1997-3-339
1999-1-486
2000-1-413
2001-6-362
2002-1-424
2003-2-409
2004-6-373
2005-5-368
CAR-19-4123
 Doubles
1996-5-46
1997-8-42
 Homeruns
1995-9-34
1996-2-48
1997-4-41
1998-3-44
1999-1-84
2000-1-65
2001-2-59
2002-1-74
2003-1-68
2004-1-59
2005-2-58
CAR-3-634
 RBIs
1995-6-109
1996-2-131
1997-4-123
1998-7-118
1999-1-183
2000-1-163
2001-3-140
2002-3-148
2003-1-155
2004-5-146
2005-5-141
CAR-11-1557
 Walks
1999-6-108
2000-4-129
2003-6-116
2005-9-99
CAR-33-1022
Strikeouts
2002-7-177
2004-3-196
2005-10-175
CAR-45-1645
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 50    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 18)
   Gray Ink Test: 162    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 104)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 55    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 44)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 5th overall pick, by Boston in 1992
Traded from Boston to Chicago (N) on 3/2/1992 (Going to CHC: P Jamie Moyer, P Jose Rijo, 1B Ryan Klesko. Going to BOS: P Dennis Eckersley, RF Darryl Strawberry)
Had first career hit (homerun) on 4/18/1995, off Dave Stapleton (ATL)
Drove in 7 runs against Pittsburgh on 5/18/1995
Won Player of the Week award on 5/20/1995, hitting .450 with 2 HR, 10 RBI
Drove in 7 runs against Philadelphia on 6/30/1995
Won Rookie Of The Year in 1995, hitting .270 with 34 HR, 109 RBI
Was selected to the 1996 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 8/26/1997, hitting .400 with 4 HR, 8 RBI
1/31/1998: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,057,143 through salary arbitration
Injured on 4/2/1998 with a Ruptured Achilles Tendon, out for 9 weeks
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1998, hitting .398 with 12 HR, 31 RBI
Drove in 6 runs against Pittsburgh on 8/11/1998
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1998, hitting .340 with 13 HR, 36 RBI
1/31/1999: Gets a new one-year contract worth $10,078,571 through salary arbitration
Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1999, hitting .327 with 15 HR, 36 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 6/24/1999, hitting .520 with 6 HR, 13 RBI
Drove in 6 runs against New York (N) on 7/5/1999
Was selected to the 1999 Allstar game
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1999, hitting .353 with 17 HR, 35 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 8/19/1999, hitting .440 with 4 HR, 9 RBI
Sets a new season NL-Record for HR with 69 on 8/27/1999
Sets a new season NL-Record for RBI with 171 on 10/3/1999
10/24/1999: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (N), $14,110,000 per year, for 6 years
Won Ted Williams Batting Title in 1999, hitting .323 with 84 HR, 183 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/2000, hitting .363 with 10 HR, 24 RBI
Drove in 6 runs against St. Louis on 5/27/2000
Was selected to the 2000 Allstar game
Hit 3 homeruns against Atlanta, driving in 3 runs on 7/15/2000
Won Player of the Week award on 7/29/2000, hitting .360 with 6 HR, 16 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/2000, hitting .330 with 18 HR, 36 RBI
Hit 3 homeruns against Los Angeles, driving in 4 runs on 8/16/2000
Won Player of the Week award on 8/19/2000, hitting .476 with 8 HR, 13 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/2000, hitting .351 with 14 HR, 31 RBI
Won Ted Williams Batting Title in 2000, hitting .294 with 65 HR, 163 RBI
Drove in 7 runs against Atlanta on 4/1/2001
Won Player of the Week award on 4/8/2001, hitting .385 with 6 HR, 13 RBI
Injured on 4/12/2001 with a Inflamed Posterior Cruciate Ligament, out for 7-8 weeks
Won Player of the Week award on 7/29/2001, hitting .440 with 6 HR, 15 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/2001, hitting .326 with 15 HR, 35 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/2001, hitting .381 with 14 HR, 30 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 9/2/2001, hitting .480 with 3 HR, 7 RBI
Injured on 4/4/2002 with a Hyper Extended Knee, out for 1-2 weeks
Won Player of the Week award on 8/19/2002, hitting .500 with 5 HR, 13 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 8/26/2002, hitting .480 with 6 HR, 11 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/2002, hitting .343 with 19 HR, 41 RBI
Won Ted Williams Batting Title in 2002, hitting .288 with 74 HR, 148 RBI
Drove in 6 runs against San Francisco on 4/26/2003
Won Player of the Week award on 4/29/2003, hitting .500 with 5 HR, 12 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/2003, hitting .356 with 11 HR, 29 RBI
Was selected to the 2003 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 8/5/2003, hitting .440 with 5 HR, 9 RBI
Had 500th career homerun on 9/6/2003, off Ricky Trlicek (SDP)
Won Player of the Week award on 9/23/2003, hitting .360 with 4 HR, 11 RBI
Drove in 6 runs against Los Angeles on 10/13/2003
Hit 3 homeruns against Los Angeles, driving in 8 runs on 4/17/2004
Won Player of the Week award on 7/8/2004, hitting .444 with 4 HR, 9 RBI
Hit 3 homeruns against Montreal, driving in 5 runs on 9/23/2004
6/1/2005: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (N), $19,000,000 per year, for 3 years
Had 600th career homerun on 6/10/2005, off Roger Salkeld (LAD)
Was selected to the 2005 Allstar game
 
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