Russ
Kemmerer
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 205
 
Born: November 1, 1931 in Usa, PA, PITTSBURGH
 
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  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1954 22 MON NL $ 300,000 6 4 4 4 6 7 7 7 7 7
1955 23 OAK AL $ 300,000 6 4 4 4 6 7 7 7 7 7
1956 24 OAK AL $ 300,000 6 4 4 4 7 8 7 8 8 8
1957 25 OAK AL $ 300,000 6 4 4 4 7 8 8 8 8 8
1958 26 TAM AL $ 646,429 6 4 4 4 7 8 8 8 8 8
1959 27 TAM AL $ 2,325,714 6 4 5 4 8 9 8 8 8 8
1960 28 TAM AL $ 3,100,000 6 4 4 4 7 8 8 8 8 8
1961 29 DET AL $ 3,100,000 5 4 4 4 8 9 8 8 8 8
1962 30 DET AL $ 3,100,000 5 4 4 4 7 8 8 8 9 8
1963 31 DET AL $ 3,100,000 5 4 4 4 7 8 8 8 8 8
1964 32 DET AL $ 6,000,000 6 4 4 4 7 8 7 7 8 8
1965 33 TAM AL $ 6,000,000 5 3 3 3 6 7 7 7 8 7
1966 34 TAM AL   4 2 3 3 6 7 7 7 8 7
1967 35 TAM AL $ 300,000 4 2 3 2 6 7 7 6 7 6
1968 36 TAM AL $ 450,000 4 2 2 2 5 6 6 5 6 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings   4 2 2 2 5 6 6 5 6 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,000,000 6 4 5 4 8 9 8 8 9 8
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1954 22 MON NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1955 23 OAK AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1956 24 OAK AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1957 25 OAK AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1958 26 TAM AL $ 646,429   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1959 27 TAM AL $ 2,325,714   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1960 28 TAM AL $ 3,100,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1961 29 DET AL $ 3,100,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1962 30 DET AL $ 3,100,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1963 31 DET AL $ 3,100,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1964 32 DET AL $ 6,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1965 33 TAM AL $ 6,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1966 34 TAM AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1967 35 TAM AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1968 36 TAM AL $ 450,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
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
1954 22 MON NL 10 21 .323 38 38 7 2 0 269.3 265 119 28 102 87 3.98 .261 .325 .384 .710 18.1
1955 23 OAK AL 0 0 .000 7 0 0 0 0 8.7 12 6 2 2 2 6.24 .343 .378 .571 .950 0.0
    AAA   4 2 .667 51 0 0 0 2 81.7 87 30 7 33 56 3.31 .273 .341 .411 .752  
1956 24 OAK AL 4 2 .667 33 4 0 0 2 61.0 56 26 3 27 28 3.84 .249 .327 .329 .656 5.1
1957 25 OAK AL 3 8 .273 41 0 0 0 9 46.7 67 29 6 17 22 5.59 .332 .382 .500 .882 0.3
1958 26 TAM AL 8 4 .667 45 10 1 0 3 118.3 103 40 10 30 42 3.04 .234 .282 .364 .646 10.5
1959 27 TAM AL 15 17 .469 38 38 3 0 0 265.0 247 108 21 64 157 3.67 .245 .290 .352 .642 16.5
1960 28 TAM AL 9 13 .409 36 27 0 0 1 183.0 221 98 14 52 107 4.82 .299 .342 .424 .767 5.5
1961 29 DET AL 16 15 .516 38 36 3 0 0 262.7 246 106 26 57 151 3.63 .248 .291 .365 .656 15.5
1962 30 DET AL 9 9 .500 96 1 0 0 19 113.0 120 49 7 27 48 3.90 .272 .312 .365 .677 11.3
1963 31 DET AL 8 10 .444 101 4 0 0 6 131.3 152 73 13 43 57 5.00 .292 .344 .411 .755 4.6
1964 32 DET AL 16 13 .552 41 41 3 0 0 290.0 282 112 29 62 150 3.48 .254 .296 .385 .681 19.7
1965 33 DET AL 4 7 .364 22 9 0 0 0 93.7 106 47 10 29 39 4.52 .289 .341 .420 .760 1.8
  TAM AL 2 2 .500 32 13 0 0 4 48.3 44 8 4 13 14 1.49 .246 .295 .346 .642 7.1
  TOT   6 9 .400 54 22 0 0 4 142.0 150 55 14 42 53 3.49 .275 .326 .396 .722 8.9
1966 34 TAM AL 6 6 .500 52 0 0 0 9 57.7 67 34 3 21 18 5.31 .285 .344 .391 .735 4.2
1967 35 TAM AL 2 0 1.000 33 0 0 0 0 36.3 49 24 3 15 18 5.95 .327 .388 .413 .801 0.5
    AAA   1 3 .250 9 0 0 0 5 9.3 8 3 0 2 3 2.89 .229 .270 .286 .556  
1968 36 TAM AL 2 3 .400 17 0 0 0 0 22.0 30 19 3 8 8 7.77 .326 .373 .467 .840 0.0
    A   2 0 1.000 23 0 0 0 1 20.7 26 6 1 3 18 2.61 .306 .330 .376 .706  
15 Years Sim 114 130 .467 670 221 17 2 53 2007.0 2067 898 182 569 948 4.03 .267 .316 .386 .702 120.7
2 Years AAA 5 5 .500 60 0 0 0 7 91.0 95 33 7 35 59 3.26 .268 .334 .398 .732  
1 Years A 2 0 1.000 23 0 0 0 1 20.7 26 6 1 3 18 2.61 .306 .330 .376 .706  
3 Years Minors 7 5 .583 83 0 0 0 8 111.7 121 39 8 38 77 3.14 .276 .333 .394 .727  
Season Average 7 8 .467 44 14 1 0 3 133.8 137 59 12 37 63 4.03 .267 .316 .386 .702  
Career Highs 16 21 1.000 101 41 7 2 19 290.0 282 119 29 102 157 7.77 .343 .388 .571 .950  
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   1062 452 83 230 603   .251 .290 .357 .647
vs LH   1005 446 99 339 345   .285 .348 .421 .769
Home 67 64 .511 345 113 8 2 18 1034.6 1064 467 94 296 500 4.06 .265 .316 .389 .705
Away 47 66 .416 325 108 9 0 36 972.3 1003 431 88 273 448 3.99 .268 .318 .382 .700
Mar/Apr 17 18 .486 86 37 0 0 10 302.3 341 148 26 77 136 4.41 .283 .326 .409 .736
May 16 23 .410 115 42 2 1 7 343.0 382 173 30 91 145 4.54 .285 .331 .401 .732
June 20 25 .444 108 40 5 0 13 331.9 330 147 31 96 178 3.99 .258 .310 .378 .688
July 17 18 .486 115 30 4 1 7 308.9 283 129 28 93 148 3.76 .242 .298 .356 .653
August 26 22 .542 133 36 4 0 7 376.3 368 141 33 118 207 3.37 .258 .315 .366 .681
Sep/Oct 18 24 .429 113 36 2 0 10 344.3 363 160 34 94 134 4.18 .271 .319 .405 .724
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
1954 22 MON NL 38 81 2 12 5 0 0 9 0 0 2 28 .148 .167 .210 .377 2.0 0.0
1956 24 OAK AL 33 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.9 0.0
1957 25 OAK AL 41 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1958 26 TAM AL 45 29 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 .069 .100 .103 .203 -1.2 0.0
1959 27 TAM AL 38 82 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 40 .061 .094 .073 .167 -3.4 0.0
1960 28 TAM AL 36 53 7 10 2 3 0 8 0 0 2 12 .189 .218 .340 .558 4.2 0.2
1961 29 DET AL 38 90 2 11 0 1 0 3 0 0 3 39 .122 .151 .144 .295 -0.4 0.0
1962 30 DET AL 96 7 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 .143 .286 .429 0.2 0.0
1963 31 DET AL 101 7 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 .143 .125 .143 .268 0.4 0.0
1964 32 DET AL 41 99 3 10 4 0 0 5 0 1 0 42 .101 .100 .141 .241 -2.5 0.0
1965 33 DET AL 22 31 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 .097 .097 .097 .194 -1.4 0.0
  TAM AL 32 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.1 0.0
  TOT   54 39 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13 .103 .103 .103 .205 -1.5 0.0
1966 34 TAM AL 52 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.8 0.0
1967 35 TAM AL 33 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
13 Years Sim 646 505 22 56 14 4 0 30 0 1 11 193 .111 .129 .154 .284 -4.2 0.2
162 Game Average 126 5 14 3 1 0 7 0 0 2 48 .111 .129 .154 .284 -1.0  
Career Highs 101 99 7 12 5 3 0 9 0 1 3 42 .189 .218 .340 .558 4.2  
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   332 15 39 9 3 0 20 0 1 7 121 .117 .135 .163 .297 -3.0
vs LH   173 7 17 5 1 0 10 0 0 4 72 .098 .119 .139 .257 -3.5
Home 334 232 12 24 8 3 0 18 0 1 6 98 .103 .125 .164 .289 -2.9
Away 298 273 10 32 6 1 0 12 0 0 5 95 .117 .133 .147 .279 -3.6
RISP   121 0 16 5 1 0 27 0 0 1 46 .132 .136 .190 .326 -0.1
Close/Late   35 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 .086 .086 .086 .171 -1.6
Mar/Apr 37 86 6 11 3 2 0 5 0 0 4 32 .128 .167 .209 .376 1.4
May 72 82 5 13 2 1 0 9 0 1 1 29 .159 .167 .207 .374 0.9
June 62 81 1 7 2 0 0 5 0 0 1 35 .086 .098 .111 .209 -2.8
July 75 71 3 9 3 0 0 3 0 0 2 22 .127 .151 .169 .320 -0.1
August 100 84 4 7 1 1 0 3 0 0 2 33 .083 .105 .119 .224 -2.5
Sep/Oct 91 101 3 9 3 0 0 5 0 0 1 42 .089 .096 .119 .215 -3.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1954 22 MON NL P 38 38 269.3 19 59 4 5 .951 2.61    
1955 23 OAK AL P 7 0 8.7 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.04    
1956 24 OAK AL P 33 4 61.0 7 11 0 5 1.000 2.66    
1957 25 OAK AL P 41 0 46.7 2 6 1 1 .889 1.54    
1958 26 TAM AL P 45 10 118.3 5 23 2 2 .933 2.13    
1959 27 TAM AL P 38 38 265.0 24 31 1 3 .982 1.87    
1960 28 TAM AL P 36 27 183.0 8 33 2 0 .953 2.02    
1961 29 DET AL P 38 36 262.7 9 41 2 2 .962 1.71    
1962 30 DET AL P 96 1 113.0 6 18 1 2 .960 1.91    
1963 31 DET AL P 101 4 131.3 3 26 1 0 .967 1.99    
1964 32 DET AL P 41 41 290.0 22 60 1 3 .988 2.54    
1965 33 DET AL P 22 9 93.7 7 21 1 3 .966 2.69    
  TAM AL P 32 13 48.3 4 11 0 2 1.000 2.79    
  TOT   P 54 22 142.0 11 32 1 5 .977 2.73    
1966 34 TAM AL P 52 0 57.7 2 14 1 2 .941 2.50    
1967 35 TAM AL P 33 0 36.3 4 4 0 2 1.000 1.98    
1968 36 TAM AL P 17 0 22.0 1 4 1 0 .833 2.05    
Career Totals   670 221 2007.0 124 362 18 32 .964 2.18    
Career Highs   101 41 290.0 24 60 4 5 1.000 2.73    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1958 26 TAM AL 0 1 .000 5 0 0 0 0 5.0 6 1 0 1 2 1.80 .300 .333 .400 .733
1959 27 TAM AL 2 1 .667 6 0 0 0 0 6.0 6 2 0 2 3 3.00 .300 .364 .350 .714
1962 30 DET AL 0 0 .000 5 0 0 0 1 4.7 11 5 2 1 2 9.66 .440 .462 .720 1.182
1963 31 DET AL 1 0 1.000 2 2 0 0 0 13.0 10 3 2 4 9 2.08 .208 .269 .333 .603
1964 32 DET AL 1 1 .500 2 2 0 0 0 13.3 14 8 2 4 3 5.40 .269 .321 .423 .745
Career Post-Season Pitching 4 3 .571 20 4 0 0 1 42.0 47 19 6 12 19 4.07 .285 .333 .430 .764
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
1962 30 DET AL 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
1963 31 DET AL 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .200 .000 .200
1964 32 DET AL 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400
Career Post-Season Batting 9 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .100 .182 .100 .282
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1954-1-21
1959-7-17
Saves
1957-9-9
1962-3-19
1966-9-9
Games Pitched
1962-1-96
1963-1-101
Games Started
1964-8-41
Shutouts
1954-4-2
Hits Allowed
1954-10-265
1964-9-282
Homeruns Allowed
1964-10-29
Walks per 9IP
1959-8-2.2
1961-9-2.0
1964-4-1.9
WHiP
1959-10-1.17
OSLG
1959-8-.352
OOPS
1959-5-.642
 
 
   Black Ink Test: 2    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 19    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 23rd overall pick, by Montreal in 1954
Had first career hit (double) on 4/13/1954, off Fred Hutchinson (SEM)
Earned first career win on 4/13/1954
Won Player of the Week award on 7/21/1954, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA
Traded from Montreal to Oakland on 3/3/1955 (Going to OAK: P Ted Gray, P Russ Kemmerer. Going to MON: LF Dusty Rhodes)
Traded from Oakland to Montreal on 2/13/1956 (Going to MON: P Russ Kemmerer. Going to OAK: 1B Sal Yvars)
Traded from Montreal to Oakland on 3/3/1956 (Going to OAK: P Russ Kemmerer. Going to MON: 1B Sal Yvars)
2/1/1958: Gets a new one-year contract worth $646,429 through salary arbitration
Traded from Oakland to Tampa Bay on 2/21/1958 (Going to TAM: P Russ Kemmerer. Going to OAK: C Joe Lonnett)
Injured on 6/20/1958 with a Tender Shoulder, out for one week
2/1/1959: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,325,714 through salary arbitration
7/31/1959: Signed a contract extension with Tampa Bay, $3,100,000 per year, for 4 years
Traded from Tampa Bay to Detroit on 3/3/1961 (Going to TAM: C Choo choo Coleman, C Phil Roof, P Ed Bauta, P Ron Blackburn. Going to DET: P Russ Kemmerer)
10/23/1963: Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $6,000,000 per year, for 4 years
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1964, going 6-0, 1.16
Traded from Detroit to Tampa Bay on 7/1/1965 (Going to TAM: P Russ Kemmerer, P Jack Aker, P Larry Jaster. Going to DET: RF Al Pilarcik, P Frank Baumann, P Raul Sanchez)
Injured on 5/7/1966 with a Broken Hand, out for 5 weeks
Released by Tampa Bay on 10/22/1966
Signed as a free agent by Tampa Bay on 3/2/1967 to a minor league contract
6/1/1967: Signed a contract extension with Tampa Bay, $450,000 per year, for 1 years
3/3/1968: Signed a minor league contract extension with Tampa Bay