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Russell
Kiel		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 210
 
Born: January 23, 1926 in Usa
 
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  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 26 KC PL $ 1,485,714  
1953 27 SF CL $ 2,500,000  
1954 28 SF CL $ 2,500,000  
1955 29 SD CL $ 300,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,500,000  
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 26 KC PL $ 1,485,714  
1953 27 SF CL $ 2,500,000  
1954 28 SF CL $ 2,500,000  
1955 29 SD CL $ 300,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,500,000  
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Golden Arm or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1952 26 KC PL 1 0 1.000 15 1 0 0 0 28.3 31 11 1 10 16 3.49 .265 .318 .359 .677 2.6
    AAA   3 2 .600 6 6 2 1 0 44.0 43 13 2 14 32 2.66 .254 .311 .361 .672  
1953 27 SF CL 13 8 .619 23 23 8 0 0 173.0 199 104 11 70 108 5.41 .291 .355 .436 .792 6.6
1954 28 SF CL 2 1 .667 21 0 0 0 1 32.0 37 20 3 16 17 5.63 .294 .371 .444 .815 1.8
1955 29 SD CL 12 12 .500 32 28 12 1 1 222.0 222 100 10 108 106 4.05 .265 .347 .362 .709 10.6
    AAA   2 0 1.000 3 3 1 0 0 24.3 27 10 2 9 16 3.70 .278 .340 .351 .690  
4 Years Sim 28 21 .571 91 52 20 1 2 455.3 489 235 25 204 247 4.64 .277 .350 .397 .747 21.6
2 Years AAA 5 2 .714 9 9 3 1 0 68.3 70 23 4 23 48 3.03 .263 .322 .357 .679  
Season Average 7 5 .583 22 13 5 0 0 113.8 122 58 6 51 61 4.64 .277 .350 .397 .747  
Career Highs 13 12 1.000 32 28 12 1 1 222.0 222 104 11 108 108 5.63 .294 .371 .444 .815  
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   383 182 19 166 162   .290 .369 .412 .781
vs LH   106 53 6 38 85   .238 .298 .352 .650
Home 14 12 .538 46 29 13 0 0 257.3 279 133 12 118 140 4.65 .279 .355 .405 .761
Away 14 9 .609 45 23 7 1 2 198.0 210 102 13 86 107 4.64 .273 .347 .385 .732
Mar/Apr 3 2 .600 6 4 0 0 0 35.3 38 17 1 18 21 4.33 .270 .352 .397 .749
May 2 2 .500 11 4 4 0 1 45.0 38 16 1 13 22 3.20 .230 .287 .321 .608
June 7 4 .636 20 12 7 0 0 108.7 112 58 7 48 58 4.80 .274 .350 .430 .780
July 4 4 .500 16 10 4 0 0 90.3 107 52 5 48 51 5.18 .293 .375 .397 .773
August 5 5 .500 22 12 3 1 1 98.3 108 52 7 46 56 4.76 .282 .359 .394 .753
Sep/Oct 7 4 .636 16 10 2 0 0 77.7 86 40 4 31 39 4.64 .283 .349 .395 .744
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Big Stick or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1952 26 KC PL 15 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.0 0.0
1953 27 SF CL 23 65 1 3 3 0 0 9 0 0 6 19 .046 .123 .092 .216 -0.6 0.0
1954 28 SF CL 21 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .500 .750 0.4 0.2
1955 29 SD CL 32 82 5 6 2 0 0 6 0 0 1 30 .073 .082 .098 .180 -2.8 0.0
4 Years Sim 91 157 8 11 6 0 0 15 0 0 7 51 .070 .107 .108 .215 -2.9 0.2
162 Game Average 279 14 19 10 0 0 26 0 0 12 90 .070 .107 .108 .215 -5.2  
Career Highs 32 82 5 6 3 0 0 9 0 0 6 30 .250 .250 .500 .750 0.4  
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   127 7 9 5 0 0 12 0 0 5 36 .071 .104 .110 .214 -4.0
vs LH   30 1 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 15 .067 .121 .100 .221 -0.8
Home 46 88 5 7 4 0 0 7 0 0 5 30 .080 .125 .125 .250 -1.7
Away 26 69 3 4 2 0 0 8 0 0 2 21 .058 .083 .087 .170 -3.1
RISP   49 0 4 3 0 0 14 0 0 4 18 .082 .140 .143 .283 -0.3
Close/Late   12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 .077 .000 .077 -0.8
Mar/Apr 6 14 1 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 .143 .143 .214 .357 0.1
May 7 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 .000 .214 .000 .214 0.0
June 13 38 0 1 1 0 0 6 0 0 1 13 .026 .049 .053 .101 -2.5
July 16 33 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 11 .061 .086 .091 .177 -1.4
August 22 35 4 6 3 0 0 5 0 0 1 10 .171 .189 .257 .446 1.2
Sep/Oct 10 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 .000 .037 .000 .037 -2.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1952 26 KC PL P 15 1 28.3 3 8 0 0 1.000 3.49    
1953 27 SF CL P 23 23 173.0 7 31 2 1 .950 1.98    
1954 28 SF CL P 21 0 32.0 1 7 0 1 1.000 2.25    
1955 29 SD CL P 32 28 222.0 16 43 7 1 .894 2.39    
Career Totals   91 52 455.3 27 89 9 3 .928 2.29    
Career Highs   32 28 222.0 16 43 7 1 1.000 3.49    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Winning Pct
1953-10-.619
 Walks Allowed
1955-4-108
 OSLG
1955-6-.362
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 3
 
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History
Drafted in 30th round, 588th overall pick, by Kansas City in 1952
Earned first career win on 7/21/1952
Had first career hit on 8/18/1952, off Carl Nicosia (DEN)
Signed as a free agent by San Francisco on 2/16/1953 to a 2-year deal worth $2,500,000 per year
Injured on 9/21/1953 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 5 weeks
Signed as a free agent by San Diego on 3/14/1955 to a minor league contract
 
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