Player
Red Ames
Player Info
- Full Name
- Leon Kessling
- Born
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August 2, 1882
Warren, OH, USA - Died
- October 8, 1936
- Size
- 5'10" / 185 lbs
- B/T
- B / R
- Debut
- September 14, 1903
- Final Game
- September 25, 1919
- Career
- 17 years
Teams
- New York Giants 1903-1913
- Cincinnati Reds 1913-1915
- St. Louis Cardinals 1915-1919
- Philadelphia Phillies 1919-1919
Career Batting
533
G
.141
AVG
143
H
3
HR
63
RBI
.363
OPS
13
OPS vs Lg
14% of the career qualification threshold
· about these stats
Career Pitching
183-167
W-L
2.63
ERA
533
G
1,702
SO
36
SV
1.23
WHIP
Pitching Season by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | 5 | 4.89 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 70.0 | 19 | 25 |
| 1919 | Philadelphia Phillies | 0 | 2 | 6.19 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16.0 | 4 | 3 |
| 1918 | St. Louis Cardinals | 9 | 14 | 2.31 | 27 | 25 | 1 | 206.1 | 68 | 52 |
| 1917 | St. Louis Cardinals | 15 | 10 | 2.71 | 43 | 19 | 3 | 209.0 | 62 | 57 |
| 1916 | St. Louis Cardinals | 11 | 16 | 2.64 | 45 | 22 | 8 | 228.0 | 98 | 57 |
| 1915 | Cincinnati Reds | 2 | 4 | 4.50 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 68.0 | 26 | 24 |
| 1915 | St. Louis Cardinals | 9 | 3 | 2.46 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 113.0 | 48 | 32 |
| 1914 | Cincinnati Reds | 15 | 23 | 2.64 | 47 | 36 | 6 | 297.0 | 128 | 94 |
| 1913 | New York Giants | 2 | 1 | 2.16 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 41.1 | 30 | 8 |
| 1913 | Cincinnati Reds | 11 | 13 | 2.88 | 31 | 24 | 2 | 187.1 | 80 | 70 |
| 1912 | New York Giants | 11 | 5 | 2.46 | 33 | 22 | 2 | 179.0 | 83 | 35 |
| 1911 | New York Giants | 11 | 10 | 2.68 | 34 | 23 | 2 | 205.0 | 118 | 54 |
| 1910 | New York Giants | 12 | 11 | 2.22 | 33 | 23 | 0 | 190.1 | 94 | 63 |
| 1909 | New York Giants | 15 | 10 | 2.69 | 34 | 27 | 1 | 244.0 | 156 | 81 |
| 1908 | New York Giants | 7 | 4 | 1.81 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 114.0 | 81 | 27 |
| 1907 | New York Giants | 10 | 12 | 2.16 | 39 | 26 | 1 | 233.1 | 146 | 108 |
| 1906 | New York Giants | 12 | 10 | 2.66 | 31 | 25 | 1 | 203.1 | 156 | 93 |
| 1905 | New York Giants | 22 | 8 | 2.74 | 34 | 31 | 0 | 262.2 | 198 | 105 |
| 1904 | New York Giants | 4 | 6 | 2.27 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 115.0 | 93 | 38 |
| 1903 | New York Giants | 2 | 0 | 1.29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14.0 | 14 | 8 |
Advanced Pitching
About these stats
| Year | Lg | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | WHIP | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | NL | 86.0 | 2.41 | 2.93 | 1.651 | |
| 1918 | NL | 206.7 | 2.96 | 2.26 | 1.181 | ✓ |
| 1917 | NL | 209.0 | 2.67 | 2.45 | 1.177 | ✓ |
| 1916 | NL | 228.0 | 3.87 | 2.25 | 1.237 | ✓ |
| 1915 | NL | 181.3 | 3.67 | 2.78 | 1.274 | ✓ |
| 1914 | NL | 297.0 | 3.88 | 2.85 | 1.239 | ✓ |
| 1913 | NL | 229.0 | 4.32 | 3.07 | 1.301 | ✓ |
| 1912 | NL | 179.0 | 4.17 | 1.76 | 1.279 | ✓ |
| 1911 | NL | 205.0 | 5.18 | 2.37 | 1.093 | ✓ |
| 1910 | NL | 190.3 | 4.44 | 2.98 | 1.177 | ✓ |
| 1909 | NL | 244.0 | 5.75 | 2.99 | 1.221 | ✓ |
| 1908 | NL | 114.3 | 6.38 | 2.13 | 1.076 | |
| 1907 | NL | 233.3 | 5.63 | 4.17 | 1.251 | ✓ |
| 1906 | NL | 203.3 | 6.90 | 4.12 | 1.274 | ✓ |
| 1905 | NL | 262.7 | 6.78 | 3.60 | 1.237 | ✓ |
| 1904 | NL | 115.0 | 7.28 | 2.97 | 1.148 | |
| 1903 | NL | 14.0 | 9.00 | 5.14 | 0.929 |
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | St. Louis Cardinals | 23 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| 1919 | Philadelphia Phillies | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 |
| 1918 | St. Louis Cardinals | 27 | 64 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .156 |
| 1917 | St. Louis Cardinals | 43 | 64 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .188 |
| 1916 | St. Louis Cardinals | 45 | 68 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .176 |
| 1915 | Cincinnati Reds | 17 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .050 |
| 1915 | St. Louis Cardinals | 15 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .114 |
| 1914 | Cincinnati Reds | 47 | 94 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .128 |
| 1913 | New York Giants | 8 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .154 |
| 1913 | Cincinnati Reds | 31 | 59 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .102 |
| 1912 | New York Giants | 33 | 58 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .224 |
| 1911 | New York Giants | 34 | 64 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .094 |
| 1910 | New York Giants | 33 | 62 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .177 |
| 1909 | New York Giants | 34 | 81 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .074 |
| 1908 | New York Giants | 18 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .194 |
| 1907 | New York Giants | 39 | 69 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .174 |
| 1906 | New York Giants | 31 | 61 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .066 |
| 1905 | New York Giants | 34 | 97 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | .144 |
| 1904 | New York Giants | 16 | 40 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .125 |
| 1903 | New York Giants | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Advanced Batting
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| Year | Lg | PA | ISO | BABIP | BB% | K% | OPS vs Lg | HR/162 | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | NL | 24 | .044 | .400 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 74 | 0.0 | |
| 1918 | NL | 75 | .016 | .200 | 9.3 | 18.7 | 29 | 0.0 | |
| 1917 | NL | 73 | .078 | .293 | 8.2 | 31.5 | 65 | 0.0 | |
| 1916 | NL | 73 | .029 | .245 | 4.1 | 26.0 | 32 | 0.0 | |
| 1915 | NL | 62 | .000 | .161 | 6.5 | 38.7 | -23 | 0.0 | |
| 1914 | NL | 101 | .043 | .183 | 2.0 | 32.7 | -3 | 1.0 | |
| 1913 | NL | 78 | .000 | .178 | 1.3 | 34.6 | -31 | 0.0 | |
| 1912 | NL | 63 | .052 | .371 | 6.3 | 36.5 | 55 | 0.0 | |
| 1911 | NL | 72 | .031 | .115 | 6.9 | 16.7 | -17 | 0.0 | |
| 1910 | NL | 65 | .065 | .250 | 1.5 | 32.3 | 30 | 1.0 | |
| 1909 | NL | 89 | .012 | .125 | 5.6 | 37.1 | -31 | 0.0 | |
| 1908 | NL | 41 | .000 | .292 | 2.4 | 29.3 | 36 | 0.0 | |
| 1907 | NL | 80 | .044 | .324 | 8.8 | 42.5 | 52 | 1.0 | |
| 1906 | NL | 70 | .000 | .133 | 11.4 | 44.3 | -23 | 0.0 | |
| 1905 | NL | 107 | .062 | .246 | 3.7 | 37.4 | 19 | 0.0 | |
| 1904 | NL | 43 | .025 | .200 | 7.0 | 34.9 | 7 | 0.0 | |
| 1903 | NL | 6 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 83.3 | -100 | 0.0 |
Career Fielding by Position
| Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 533 | 107 | 1,000 | 74 | 25 | .937 |
Fielding Season by Season
| Year | Team | Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | Philadelphia Phillies | P | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1919 | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 23 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | .929 |
| 1918 | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 27 | 6 | 57 | 3 | 1 | .955 |
| 1917 | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 43 | 4 | 83 | 2 | 4 | .978 |
| 1916 | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 45 | 3 | 56 | 6 | 0 | .908 |
| 1915 | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 15 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 1 | .975 |
| 1915 | Cincinnati Reds | P | 17 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 0 | .964 |
| 1914 | Cincinnati Reds | P | 47 | 8 | 99 | 9 | 3 | .922 |
| 1913 | Cincinnati Reds | P | 31 | 2 | 49 | 1 | 0 | .981 |
| 1913 | New York Giants | P | 8 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 |
| 1912 | New York Giants | P | 33 | 6 | 53 | 1 | 3 | .983 |
| 1911 | New York Giants | P | 34 | 7 | 69 | 7 | 0 | .916 |
| 1910 | New York Giants | P | 33 | 11 | 68 | 8 | 4 | .908 |
| 1909 | New York Giants | P | 34 | 11 | 99 | 9 | 1 | .924 |
| 1908 | New York Giants | P | 18 | 5 | 32 | 3 | 4 | .925 |
| 1907 | New York Giants | P | 39 | 11 | 76 | 8 | 0 | .916 |
| 1906 | New York Giants | P | 31 | 10 | 66 | 5 | 0 | .938 |
| 1905 | New York Giants | P | 34 | 12 | 69 | 5 | 1 | .942 |
| 1904 | New York Giants | P | 16 | 5 | 26 | 4 | 1 | .886 |
| 1903 | New York Giants | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Postseason Pitching
| Year | Round | Team | G | W-L | SV | IP | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 4 | 0-1 | 0 | 11.0 | 7 | 2.45 | ||
| 1912 | World Series | New York Giants | 1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 4.50 |
| 1911 | World Series | New York Giants | 2 | 0-1 | 0 | 8.0 | 6 | 2.25 |
| 1905 | World Series | New York Giants | 1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Postseason Batting
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | ||
| 1912 | World Series | New York Giants | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1911 | World Series | New York Giants | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| 1905 | World Series | New York Giants | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |