Don Kessinger
1964–1979 · bats B / throws R · Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs, NLS, St. Louis Cardinals
2,078G
.252AVG
.314OBP
.312SLG
More career statistics
1,931H
14HR
527RBI
100SB
5Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | Six for Six | 1971-06-17 | 1 in 2,457 games | box score ↗ |
| 70 | Six-Hit Game | 1971-06-17 | 1 in 1,644 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Six Times On Base | 1971-06-17 | 1 in 214 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 | – | – |