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Alex
Kellner		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 210
 
Born: August 26, 1924 in Usa, AZ, TUCSON
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1948 23 MIN AL   8 5 4 4 7 6 7 5 5 5
1949 24 MIN AL   6 5 4 4 7 6 6 5 5 5
1950 25 TAM AL $ 300,000 6 5 4 4 7 6 7 6 5 6
1951 26 TAM AL $ 300,000 6 5 4 4 7 6 7 6 6 6
1952 27 TAM AL $ 300,000 6 4 4 4 7 6 7 7 6 6
1953 28 TAM AL $ 300,000 6 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 6 6
1954 29 TAM AL $ 775,714 6 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 6 6
1955 30 SDP NL $ 775,714 5 4 3 4 7 7 7 7 6 6
1956 31 SDP NL $ 880,000 5 4 4 4 7 7 7 6 6 6
1957 32 CLE AL $ 3,500,000 5 4 3 3 7 6 7 6 5 6
1958 33 CLE AL $ 3,500,000 5 3 3 3 7 6 7 6 5 6
1959 34 CLE AL $ 3,500,000 5 3 3 3 7 7 7 6 5 6
1960 35 CLE AL $ 500,000 5 2 1 1 6 5 5 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings   5 2 1 1 6 5 5 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,500,000 8 5 4 4 7 7 7 7 6 6
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  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1948 23 MIN AL     4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1949 24 MIN AL     4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1950 25 TAM AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1951 26 TAM AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1952 27 TAM AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1953 28 TAM AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1954 29 TAM AL $ 775,714   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1955 30 SDP NL $ 775,714   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1956 31 SDP NL $ 880,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1957 32 CLE AL $ 3,500,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1958 33 CLE AL $ 3,500,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1959 34 CLE AL $ 3,500,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1960 35 CLE AL $ 500,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,500,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1948 23 AAA   11 11 .500 30 30 5 4 0 212.3 193 79 15 95 126 3.35 .239 .319 .344 .664  
1949 24 AAA   14 10 .583 29 29 0 0 0 195.7 211 93 25 69 116 4.28 .272 .332 .426 .758  
1950 25 TAM AL 5 3 .625 11 11 0 0 0 83.7 88 32 7 32 27 3.44 .275 .338 .388 .726 7.4
    AAA   4 7 .364 23 23 1 0 0 158.0 163 68 18 68 71 3.87 .265 .338 .414 .752  
1951 26 TAM AL 17 8 .680 45 34 2 0 0 259.7 285 135 31 107 89 4.68 .282 .349 .423 .772 13.8
1952 27 TAM AL 2 1 .667 49 0 0 0 9 54.7 55 24 3 29 12 3.95 .262 .353 .410 .762 4.9
1953 28 TAM AL 3 6 .333 38 4 0 0 1 61.0 62 28 4 20 25 4.13 .266 .323 .391 .714 3.8
1954 29 TAM AL 5 4 .556 63 0 0 0 7 85.3 88 47 8 41 36 4.96 .263 .341 .394 .735 4.0
1955 30 SDP NL 2 0 1.000 41 0 0 0 7 44.7 31 7 3 17 12 1.41 .196 .273 .266 .539 9.1
1956 31 SDP NL 0 1 .000 23 0 0 0 1 30.7 26 7 3 11 20 2.05 .239 .311 .349 .660 3.9
1957 32 CLE AL 2 0 1.000 21 0 0 0 0 22.7 32 14 2 12 4 5.56 .333 .413 .438 .850 0.9
1958 33 CLE AL 1 0 1.000 28 0 0 0 1 52.3 56 19 8 15 21 3.27 .269 .317 .438 .754 4.6
1959 34 CLE AL 0 0 .000 12 0 0 0 0 16.3 18 9 1 4 6 4.96 .286 .324 .460 .784 0.5
1960 35 AAA   0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.3 1 0 0 2 2 0.00 .250 .500 .250 .750  
10 Years Sim 37 23 .617 331 49 2 0 26 711.0 741 322 70 288 252 4.08 .270 .338 .402 .740 52.9
4 Years AAA 29 28 .509 83 82 6 4 0 567.3 568 240 58 234 315 3.81 .258 .329 .392 .722  
Season Average 3 2 .600 33 4 0 0 2 71.1 74 32 7 28 25 4.08 .270 .338 .402 .740  
Career Highs 17 8 1.000 63 34 2 0 9 259.7 285 135 31 107 89 5.56 .333 .413 .460 .850  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   498 203 46 186 156   .282 .351 .420 .770
vs LH   243 119 24 102 96   .248 .319 .370 .689
Home 23 11 .676 176 27 2 0 13 400.0 395 163 27 165 132 3.67 .261 .333 .369 .703
Away 14 12 .538 155 22 0 0 13 311.0 346 159 43 123 120 4.60 .282 .347 .442 .789
Mar/Apr 6 2 .750 45 8 0 0 3 112.0 125 51 12 42 34 4.10 .285 .347 .433 .780
May 5 2 .714 54 2 0 0 3 76.7 80 38 6 47 27 4.46 .271 .371 .400 .771
June 4 2 .667 42 7 1 0 2 93.6 87 31 2 37 34 2.98 .252 .325 .336 .661
July 8 2 .800 53 7 1 0 3 118.0 108 49 14 43 45 3.74 .241 .307 .370 .677
August 6 7 .462 74 13 0 0 8 166.3 172 72 16 64 56 3.90 .268 .334 .402 .736
Sep/Oct 8 8 .500 63 12 0 0 7 144.3 169 81 20 55 56 5.05 .294 .356 .444 .800
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1950 25 TAM AL 11 33 4 6 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 .182 .206 .212 .418 1.3 0.0
1951 26 TAM AL 45 85 11 15 3 0 1 8 0 0 2 11 .176 .205 .247 .452 3.9 0.0
1952 27 TAM AL 49 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.3 0.0
1953 28 TAM AL 38 10 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .300 .364 .300 .664 1.3 0.1
1954 29 TAM AL 63 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .100 .100 .100 .200 -0.3 0.0
1955 30 SDP NL 41 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1956 31 SDP NL 23 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4 0.0
1958 33 CLE AL 28 7 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .286 .429 0.2 0.0
1959 34 CLE AL 12 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 0.7 0.3
9 Years Sim 310 153 18 27 6 0 1 12 0 0 4 17 .176 .201 .235 .437 6.7 0.4
162 Game Average 79 9 14 3 0 0 6 0 0 2 8 .176 .201 .235 .437 3.5  
Career Highs 63 85 11 15 3 0 1 8 0 0 2 11 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 3.9  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   88 14 21 5 0 1 9 0 0 2 10 .239 .261 .330 .590 6.8
vs LH   65 4 6 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 7 .092 .119 .108 .227 -1.8
Home 161 85 10 15 4 0 0 7 0 0 1 10 .176 .193 .224 .417 2.0
Away 129 68 8 12 2 0 1 5 0 0 3 7 .176 .211 .250 .461 3.0
RISP   41 0 7 1 0 0 11 0 0 1 6 .171 .205 .195 .400 0.8
Close/Late   15 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .067 .067 .067 .133 -0.8
Mar/Apr 25 26 3 8 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 .308 .333 .346 .679 2.8
May 32 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4
June 18 20 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .100 .100 .200 .300 -0.3
July 31 25 5 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 .200 .259 .240 .499 1.5
August 65 41 6 6 1 0 1 5 0 0 1 1 .146 .163 .244 .407 1.1
Sep/Oct 45 37 4 6 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 3 .162 .184 .189 .373 0.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1950 25 TAM AL P 11 11 83.7 3 24 0 3 1.000 2.90    
1951 26 TAM AL P 45 34 259.7 18 52 4 8 .946 2.43    
1952 27 TAM AL P 49 0 54.7 4 12 0 0 1.000 2.63    
1953 28 TAM AL P 38 4 61.0 9 13 1 1 .957 3.25    
1954 29 TAM AL P 63 0 85.3 7 22 1 0 .967 3.06    
1955 30 SDP NL P 41 0 44.7 6 9 0 1 1.000 3.02    
1956 31 SDP NL P 23 0 30.7 1 3 0 0 1.000 1.17    
1957 32 CLE AL P 21 0 22.7 1 9 0 0 1.000 3.97    
1958 33 CLE AL P 28 0 52.3 5 14 0 2 1.000 3.27    
1959 34 CLE AL P 12 0 16.3 3 3 0 0 1.000 3.31    
Career Totals   331 49 711.0 57 161 6 15 .973 2.76    
Career Highs   63 34 259.7 18 52 4 8 1.000 3.97    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Wins
1951-8-17
 Winning Pct
1951-4-.680
 Saves
1952-8-9
1955-10-7
 Games Pitched
1954-10-63
 Hits Allowed
1951-9-285
 Homeruns Allowed
1951-10-31
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 14    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 18th overall pick, by Minnesota in 1948
Traded from Minnesota to Tampa Bay on 7/31/1950 (Going to MIN: LF Jeff Heath. Going to TAM: P Alex Kellner, 2B Creepy Crespi, RF George Case)
Had first career hit on 8/9/1950, off Ben Wade (NYA)
Earned first career win on 8/9/1950
Hit first career homerun on 8/11/1951, off Bob Harris (DET)
2/1/1954: Gets a new one-year contract worth $775,714 through salary arbitration
2/1/1955: Gets a new one-year contract worth $775,714 through salary arbitration
Traded from Tampa Bay to San Diego on 4/2/1955 (Going to TAM: P Billy Hoeft. Going to SDP: 3B Snuffy Stirnweiss, P Bobby Shantz, P Alex Kellner)
2/1/1956: Gets a new one-year contract worth $880,000 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Cleveland on 2/8/1957 to a 3-year deal worth $3,500,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Cleveland on 2/4/1960 to a 1-year deal worth $500,000 per year
Injured on 4/2/1960 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for full season
 
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