Edison
Kissel
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 200
 
Born: March 23, 1915 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1947   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1947 32 CHI YL $ 8,130,000   8 8 7 6 7 6 7 8 8 7 8 7 7 7 7
1948 33 CHI YL $ 8,130,000   7 7 6 6 6 6 7 8 8 6 7 6 5 6 6
1949 34 FAI KL $ 4,000,000   5 5 4 3 4 3 5 5 5 3 4 4 4 4 4
1950 35 FAI KL     4 4 4 3 4 3 5 5 5 3 4 4 3 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 3 4 3 5 5 5 3 4 4 3 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 8,130,000   8 8 7 6 7 6 7 8 8 7 8 7 7 7 7
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Hitter of the Year or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1947 32 CHI YL 148 577 86 177 32 3 17 91 25 20 53 59 .307 .366 .461 .827 87.8 13.7
1948 33 CHI YL 147 552 81 140 26 4 11 65 37 17 67 63 .254 .332 .375 .707 67.2 6.7
1949 34 FAI KL 99 221 30 54 12 4 4 22 6 10 14 41 .244 .291 .389 .680 22.5 1.4
1950 35 FAI KL 12 23 5 4 0 0 1 2 2 0 1 6 .174 .208 .304 .513 1.2 0.0
4 Years Sim 406 1373 202 375 70 11 33 180 70 47 135 169 .273 .338 .412 .750 178.7 21.8
162 Game Average 547 80 149 27 4 13 71 27 18 53 67 .273 .338 .412 .750 71.3  
Career Highs 148 577 86 177 32 4 17 91 37 20 67 63 .307 .366 .461 .827 87.8  
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   1100 166 303 55 10 30 148 56 37 113 132 .275 .343 .425 .768 157.3
vs LH   273 36 72 15 1 3 32 14 10 22 37 .264 .318 .359 .677 30.2
Home 200 683 105 189 35 9 17 98 30 27 57 82 .277 .332 .429 .761 91.8
Away 206 690 97 186 35 2 16 82 40 20 78 87 .270 .344 .396 .739 95.8
RISP   335 0 90 18 3 7 128 0 0 45 50 .269 .348 .403 .751 48.9
Pinch Hitting   45 3 9 1 2 1 7 0 0 5 6 .200 .294 .378 .672 5.0
Close/Late   137 26 35 5 2 5 15 0 0 20 18 .255 .358 .431 .789 21.4
Mar/Apr 71 244 37 73 13 2 7 35 17 10 18 25 .299 .343 .455 .798 36.6
May 67 231 36 68 18 0 5 26 9 10 24 32 .294 .362 .437 .799 33.6
June 66 221 26 55 11 3 4 23 7 9 26 30 .249 .328 .380 .708 26.6
July 69 218 33 67 6 4 6 33 14 8 26 27 .307 .380 .454 .834 36.9
August 66 226 35 54 13 0 6 32 11 6 23 28 .239 .309 .376 .685 26.9
Sep/Oct 65 233 34 58 9 2 5 31 12 4 18 27 .249 .304 .369 .673 27.0
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1947 32 CHI YL C 148 137 1247.7 767 43 10 1 .988 5.84 97 17 .175 1 0.0
1948 33 CHI YL C 144 139 1251.7 853 50 4 1 .996 6.49 112 19 .170 2 4.4
1949 34 FAI KL C 48 42 361.7 215 21 4 0 .983 5.87 42 14 .333 0 1.8
    1B 4 4 36.0 39 1 0 1 1.000 10.00 0 0 .000 0 0.1
    LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1950 35 FAI KL C 3 3 26.0 13 1 0 0 1.000 4.85 1 1 1.000 0 0.1
    1B 2 2 17.0 20 1 0 3 1.000 11.12 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  C 343 321 2887.0 1848 115 18 2 .991 6.12 252 51 .202 3 6.3
  1B 6 6 53.0 59 2 0 4 1.000 10.36 0 0 .000 0 0.1
  LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   350 327 2941.0 1907 117 18 6 .991 6.19 252 51 .202 3 6.4
Career Highs   148 139 1251.7 853 50 10 3 1.000 7.33 112 19 1.000 2  
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1947-10-.307
Stolen Bases
1947-8-25
1948-4-37
CAR-30-70
Caught Stealing
1947-2-20
1948-1-17
CAR-12-47
     
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 8
   Hall of Fame Standards: 29
 
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  1. Alberto Vela (967)
  2. Sebastian Moreno (961)
  3. Norman Oconnor (942)
  4. Brandon Chatman (940)
  5. James Rosamond (925)
  6. Gerald McClaskey (925)
  7. Paul Warrior (921)
  8. John Edmiston (917)
  9. John Swofford (916)
  10. Dale Hargrove (910)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 24th overall pick, by Chicago in 1947
Had first career hit on 4/1/1947, off Stan Lugo (CB)
Hit first career homerun on 4/16/1947, off Eric Dabrowski (TUL)
Was selected to the 1947 Allstar game
Hit for the cycle against Tulsa on 9/24/1948
Signed as a free agent by Fairfax on 2/17/1949 to a 2-year deal worth $4,000,000 per year
Released by Fairfax on 5/8/1950