Don Kessinger

NOT RANKED IN TOP 100

1964—1979

Shortstop

BORN

July 17, 1942, in Forrest City, AR

BATS / THROWS

Both / Right

HEIGHT / WEIGHT

6-1 / 170

PRIMARY TEAM

Chicago Cubs

.252

BATTING AVERAGE

2078

GAMES

8.9 WAR

.314

ON-BASE PCT

899 RUNS

11.3 WAR7

.312

SLUGGING

1931

HITS

8.4 WAR3

.626

ON-BASE + SLUGGING

14 HOME RUNS

0.7 WAR PER SEASON

As the 1966 season got underway, Kessinger continued to struggle with his hitting when, new Cubs manager Leo Durocher encouraged him to become a switch hitter. With the help of coach Pete Reiser, his hitting began to improve, posting a .304 batting average during the second half of the season. Durocher made Kessinger his lead off hitter, a spot he would hold for many years.

6-TIME
ALL-STAR

Compared to Hall of Fame Shortstops

	CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK	JAWS	WAR PER
Kessinger	CAREER 8.9	LONG PEAK 11.3	PRIME 10.0	SHORT PEAK 8.4	JAWS 10.1	WAR PER 0.7
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER	CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK	JAWS	WAR PER

Where Does Don Kessinger Rank Among Shortstops?

RANKING	CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK	JAWS
RANKING NR	CAREER NR	LONG PEAK NR	PRIME NR	SHORT PEAK NR	JAWS NR
RANKING EGG RANKING	CAREER WAR	LONG PEAK WAR7	PRIME WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE	SHORT PEAK WAR3	JAWS JAWS

Hall of Fame Shortstops Wins Above Replacement Comparison