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| Player Report for #81 Rick Kester | | Friday, June 1st, 1973 | 
| Rec | 2-2, 5 SV | | ERA | 2.57 | | IP | 21.0 | | BB | 5 | | K | 19 |
| | Name: | Rick Kester | Contract: | Major League Contract | | Nickname: | | Salary: | $80,100 | | Birthday: | 07-07-1946 | Signed Through: | 1975 Season | | Age: | 26 | Years of Major League Service: | 5 Years, 101 Days | | Born in: | Iola (Kansas) | Major League Service Days this Year: | 58 Days | | Nationality: | American | | | | Height: | 6' 0" | Years on 40-Man Roster: | 7 Years, 10 Days | | Weight: | 188 lbs | Years of Pro Service: | 7 Years | | | | Arbitration Eligibility: | Eligible, but possibly free agent after season! | | Position: | MR | Minor League Option Years: | Out of option years | | Bats: | Right | | | | Throws: | Right | Contract Extension | - | | Status: | Completely Rested | Drafted | - | | Morale: | Good | Local Popularity (National) | Very Popular (Popular) |
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| Pitching Ratings (OSA) | | Pitching | Stuff | Movement | Control | Velocity | | | Overall | 56 | 76 | 60 | 90-92 Mph | | | Versus LHP | 56 | 76 | 60 | | | | Versus RHP | 56 | 76 | 60 | | | | Talent | 54 | 74 | 58 | | |
| Pitching Ratings | | | Pitches: | Fastball, Slider, Cutter | | Endurance: | 24 | | | | | Groundball Pct.: | 58 | | | | | Holding Runners: | 33 | | | |
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| Batting Ratings (OSA) | | Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's | | | Overall | 18 | 21 | 1 | 20 | 7 | | | Versus LHP | 19 | 22 | 1 | 21 | 8 | | | Versus RHP | 18 | 20 | 1 | 19 | 7 | | | Talent | 21 | 18 | 4 | 21 | 1 | |
| Running & Bunting Ratings | | | Fielding Ratings | | Running Speed: | 6 | | Pitcher 26 | | Stealing Ability: | 7 | | | | Baserunning Instincts: | 10 | | | | Sacrifice Bunt: | 48 | | | | Bunt for Hit: | 7 | | | | Hitter Type: | Pull Hitter | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Game Log, Last 10 Games | | Date | Opponent | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | | | | | | 05-28-1973 | @ SLN | Win, 2-1 | | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Save | | | | | | | | | 05-26-1973 | @ SLN | Win, 6-4 | | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Save | | | | | | | | | 05-24-1973 | SFN | Loss, 6-7 | | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 05-20-1973 | LAN | Win, 3-2 | | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Save | | | | | | | | | 05-20-1973 | LAN | Win, 14-0 | | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 05-16-1973 | @ HOU | Win, 9-8 | | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Win | | | | | | | | | 05-13-1973 | SDN | Win, 3-2 | | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 05-12-1973 | SDN | Win, 15-9 | | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 05-08-1973 | @ NYN | Win, 2-1 | | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | Win | | | | | | | | | 04-27-1973 | NYN | Win, 14-7 | | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Between The Lines Baseball 1973 Pitching Stats | | Pitching | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% | | Overall | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2.57 | 21.0 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | | Pitching | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | ERC | WHIP | VORP | BABIP | | | | | | | Overall | 7 | 2 | 71.4 | 16 | 12 | 11.57 | 9.43 | 8.14 | 2.14 | 3.30 | 1.29 | 5.4 | .339 | | | | | | | Pitching | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | | | | vs. LHB | 36 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .222 | .263 | .250 | .513 | | | | | vs. RHB | 46 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .304 | .347 | .413 | .760 | | | |
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| Between The Lines Baseball 1973 Pitching Splits | | Split | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | | | This Week | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | Last Week | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.50 | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | | | April | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.25 | 8.0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | | | May | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2.77 | 13.0 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | | | Spring Training | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.52 | 7.2 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | | | Last Year | 64 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2.52 | 135.2 | 110 | 45 | 38 | 10 | 47 | 115 | | | 2 Years Ago | 45 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2.77 | 68.1 | 57 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 24 | 52 | | | Career | 138 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 3.02 | 247.0 | 221 | 93 | 83 | 15 | 87 | 206 | | | Home | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.32 | 13.2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | | | Road | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4.91 | 7.1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | | | Grass | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2.57 | 21.0 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 19 | | | Day | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.93 | 4.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | | | Night | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2.76 | 16.1 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | |
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| Career Minor League Pitching Stats | | Year/Team/League | Age | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | VORP | | 1970 Richmond - AAA | 23 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2.81 | 57.2 | 51 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 17 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1.18 | .277 | 5.5 | | 1971 Richmond - AAA | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | .333 | 0.4 | | Total BTLAAA | | 31 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2.76 | 58.2 | 52 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 17 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 1.18 | .278 | 6.0 |
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| Leader Boards Appearances | | Year | G | Rank | | 1971 | 45 | 6 | | 1972 | 64 | 1 |
| | Year | RA | Rank | | 1971 | 45 | 6 | | 1972 | 56 | 6 |
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