Rick Kester Stats

Rick Kester was born on Sunday, July 7, 1946, in Iola, Kansas. Kester was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 18, 1968, with the Atlanta Braves. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Rick Kester baseball stats page.

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Rick Kester
 
 
Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Richard Lee Kester
Nickname:   Rick
Born On:   07-07-1946
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Iola, Kansas
Zodiac:   Cancer
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   University of California, Los Angeles
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00
Player Weight Chart Weight:   190
First Game:   08-18-1968 (Age 22)
Last Game:   09-27-1970
Draft:   Undrafted Free Agent
Rick Kester

Rick Kester Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1968 Braves 5 0 5 0 0 .000 5.68 0 0 0 6.1 29 8 4 4 0 3 0 9 1 0 0 -
1969 Braves 1 0 1 0 0 .000 13.50 0 0 0 2.0 11 5 3 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 -
1970 Braves 15 0 8 0 0 .000 5.57 0 0 0 32.1 149 36 20 24 3 19 0 20 1 0 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
3 Years 21 0 14 0 0 .000 5.98 0 0 0 40.2 189 49 27 31 4 22 0 31 2 0 0 -
Rick Kester

Rick Kester Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1968 Braves 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1969 Braves 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1970 Braves 15 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
3 Years 21 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Rick Kester

Rick Kester Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1968 Braves P 5 0 19 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1969 Braves P 1 0 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1970 Braves P 15 0 97 5 0.3 3 0 3 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .600 0.84 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 21 0 122 5 0.2 3 0 3 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .600 0.66 --
3 Years 21 0 122 5 0.2 3 0 3 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .600 0.66 --
Rick Kester

Rick Kester Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1968 Braves 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.00 12.79 4.26
1969 Braves 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 9.00 0.00
1970 Braves 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 9.0 0.0 1.05 5.57 5.29
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
3 Years 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 9.0 0.0 1.41 6.86 4.87
Rick Kester

Rick Kester Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1968 Atlanta Braves 37 Undetermined - -
1969 Atlanta Braves 37 Undetermined - -
1970 Atlanta Braves 27 Undetermined - -


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