Don Kessinger
1964–1979 · bats B / throws R · Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs, NLS, St. Louis Cardinals
2,078G
.252AVG
.314OBP
.312SLG
1,931H
14HR
527RBI
100SB
3Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,078 | 8,530 | 7,651 | 899 | 1,931 | 254 | 80 | 14 | 527 | 684 | 759 | 100 | 85 | 22 | 40 | 2,387 | .252 | .314 | .312 | .626 |
Streaks
17longest hitting streak · 1972-08-06 to 1972-08-27
27longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | Six-Hit Game | 1971-06-17 | 1 in 1,641 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1966-05-19 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 4 walks | 1973-05-19 | 1 in 2,226 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1064 | 4353 | 1028 | 5 | 271 | 358 | 341 | .264 | .318 | .326 |
| Away | 1014 | 4177 | 903 | 9 | 256 | 326 | 418 | .240 | .294 | .297 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 218 | 882 | 192 | 2 | 64 | 104 | 75 | .253 | .336 | .330 |
| May | 337 | 1383 | 326 | 1 | 80 | 108 | 134 | .263 | .314 | .326 |
| June | 384 | 1560 | 362 | 6 | 99 | 127 | 133 | .261 | .313 | .332 |
| July | 408 | 1655 | 357 | 2 | 105 | 143 | 144 | .243 | .302 | .293 |
| August | 382 | 1635 | 378 | 1 | 90 | 102 | 137 | .253 | .294 | .306 |
| September | 330 | 1347 | 304 | 2 | 84 | 96 | 127 | .247 | .297 | .299 |
| October | 19 | 68 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | .190 | .235 | .222 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pittsburgh-pirates | 210 | 856 | 183 | 2 | 58 | 65 | 73 | .236 | .290 | .282 |
| new-york-mets | 199 | 848 | 195 | 1 | 43 | 59 | 76 | .254 | .300 | .304 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 192 | 803 | 176 | 0 | 53 | 73 | 80 | .247 | .310 | .326 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 188 | 798 | 176 | 1 | 47 | 64 | 68 | .248 | .301 | .294 |
| cincinnati-reds | 169 | 728 | 196 | 4 | 70 | 52 | 65 | .296 | .341 | .388 |
| houston-astros | 160 | 695 | 152 | 1 | 33 | 55 | 57 | .242 | .298 | .302 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 159 | 644 | 146 | 0 | 38 | 42 | 68 | .252 | .292 | .297 |
| san-francisco-giants | 157 | 660 | 150 | 2 | 27 | 54 | 76 | .253 | .309 | .300 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 |  Chicago Cubs | 4 | 12 | 2 | – | – | – | .167 | – | – |
| 1965 | Chicago Cubs | 106 | 309 | 62 | – | 14 | 1 | .201 | – | – |
| 1966 | Chicago Cubs | 150 | 533 | 146 | 1 | 43 | 13 | .274 | – | – |
| 1967 | Chicago Cubs | 145 | 580 | 134 | – | 42 | 6 | .231 | – | – |
| 1968 | Chicago Cubs | 160 | 655 | 157 | 1 | 32 | 9 | .240 | – | – |
| 1969 | Chicago Cubs | 158 | 664 | 181 | 4 | 53 | 11 | .273 | – | – |
| 1970 | Chicago Cubs | 154 | 631 | 168 | 1 | 39 | 12 | .266 | – | – |
| 1971 | Chicago Cubs | 155 | 617 | 159 | 2 | 38 | 15 | .258 | – | – |
| 1972 | Chicago Cubs | 149 | 577 | 158 | 1 | 39 | 8 | .274 | – | – |
| 1973 | Chicago Cubs | 160 | 577 | 151 | – | 43 | 6 | .262 | – | – |
| 1974 | Chicago Cubs | 153 | 599 | 155 | 1 | 42 | 7 | .259 | – | – |
| 1975 | Chicago Cubs | 154 | 601 | 146 | – | 46 | 4 | .243 | – | – |
| 1976 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 145 | 502 | 120 | 1 | 40 | 3 | .239 | – | – |
| 1977 | Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Cardinals | 98 | 253 | 60 | – | 18 | 2 | .237 | – | – |
| 1978 |  Chicago White Sox | 131 | 431 | 110 | 1 | 31 | 2 | .255 | – | – |
| 1979 | Chicago White Sox | 56 | 110 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .200 | – | – |