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John
Fessler		  
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 180
 
Born: January 9, 1955 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Owner's Choice - Rookie Award 1983   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
  ERA AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1977 22 JAX JL     0 0 1 0 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
1978 23 JAX JL     0 0 1 0 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4
1979 24 BAL JL     0 0 2 1 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 6 4 4 4 4 4 4
1980 25 BAL JL     0 1 2 2 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 6 4 4 4 4 5 4
OOTP5 Min Ratings     0 0 1 0 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
OOTP5 Max Ratings     0 1 2 2 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 6 4 4 4 4 5 4
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 26 BAL JL   58 6 6 6 5 6 6 16 17 16
1982 27 BAL JL   58 13 14 13 15 16 15 14 16 15
1983 28 DM FL $ 300,000 58 16 17 16 18 18 18 15 16 16
1984 29 LV FL $ 300,000 58 16 16 16 19 19 19 15 15 15
1985 30 LV FL $ 300,000 58 16 17 17 19 19 19 16 16 16
1986 31 HAW JL $ 2,200,000 58 12 13 13 18 18 18 13 13 13
1987 32 HAW JL $ 2,200,000 58 13 14 14 18 18 18 13 13 13
1988 33 LV FL $ 2,200,000 53 14 15 15 18 18 18 13 13 13
1989 34 GRE JL $ 2,200,000 53 14 15 15 18 18 18 12 12 12
1990 35 GRE JL $ 1,500,000 53 14 15 15 18 18 18 10 11 11
1991 36 GRE JL $ 1,500,000 53 14 14 14 17 17 17 10 11 11
1992 37 GRE JL $ 1,500,000 53 13 14 14 17 17 17 10 11 11
1993 38 DM FL $ 500,000 53 14 14 14 17 17 17 11 11 11
OOTP6 Min Ratings   53 6 6 6 5 6 6 10 11 11
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,200,000 58 16 17 17 19 19 19 16 17 16
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1977 22 JAX JL   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1978 23 JAX JL   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1979 24 BAL JL   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1980 25 BAL JL   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
OOTP5 Min Ratings   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
OOTP5 Max Ratings   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 26 BAL JL     1 1 1 2 2 2 8 8 8 4 4 4 5 5 5
1982 27 BAL JL     1 1 1 2 2 2 8 8 8 4 4 4 5 5 5
1983 28 DM FL $ 300,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 8 8 8 4 4 4 5 5 5
1984 29 LV FL $ 300,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 8 8 8 4 4 4 5 5 5
1985 30 LV FL $ 300,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 8 8 8 4 4 4 5 5 5
1986 31 HAW JL $ 2,200,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 8 8 8 4 4 4 5 5 5
1987 32 HAW JL $ 2,200,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 8 8 8 4 4 4 5 5 5
1988 33 LV FL $ 2,200,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 8 8 8 4 4 4 5 5 5
1989 34 GRE JL $ 2,200,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 8 8 8 4 4 4 5 5 5
1990 35 GRE JL $ 1,500,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 8 8 8 4 4 4 5 5 5
1991 36 GRE JL $ 1,500,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 8 8 8 4 4 4 5 5 5
1992 37 GRE JL $ 1,500,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 8 8 8 4 4 4 5 5 5
1993 38 DM FL $ 500,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 8 8 8 4 4 4 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 2 2 2 8 8 8 4 4 4 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,200,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 8 8 8 4 4 4 5 5 5
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Pitcher Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1977 22 A   9 7 .563 21 21 0 0 0 124.0 147 60 7 49 123 4.35 .294 .357 .384 .741  
1978 23 A   5 4 .556 13 13 0 0 0 80.7 95 29 4 24 65 3.24 .299 .348 .377 .725  
1979 24 A   8 4 .667 20 20 0 0 0 132.3 154 66 5 41 110 4.49 .294 .346 .365 .711  
1980 25 AA   7 9 .438 23 23 2 1 0 142.0 164 70 8 59 114 4.44 .293 .361 .374 .735  
1981 26 AA   5 14 .263 26 26 0 0 0 139.0 171 93 7 73 80 6.02 .311 .392 .417 .809  
1982 27 AAA   6 5 .545 23 14 1 0 0 108.7 101 47 10 46 64 3.89 .245 .320 .392 .713  
1983 28 DM FL 15 13 .536 33 33 0 0 0 199.0 189 77 17 32 148 3.48 .248 .281 .384 .664 12.9
1984 29 DM FL 6 3 .667 14 14 0 0 0 79.7 91 41 9 13 62 4.63 .283 .313 .460 .772 3.5
  LV FL 4 3 .571 12 12 0 0 0 70.0 58 16 6 7 47 2.06 .222 .246 .372 .618 6.4
  TOT   10 6 .625 26 26 0 0 0 149.7 149 57 15 20 109 3.43 .256 .283 .420 .703 10.0
1985 30 LV FL 11 12 .478 34 32 0 0 0 178.7 200 82 18 35 114 4.13 .282 .320 .426 .746 9.0
1986 31 LV FL 5 4 .556 14 14 1 0 0 79.7 92 42 12 15 64 4.75 .288 .322 .470 .793 4.4
  HAW JL 2 2 .500 10 10 0 0 0 61.0 66 23 9 11 50 3.39 .274 .308 .452 .761 5.0
  TOT   7 6 .538 24 24 1 0 0 140.7 158 65 21 26 114 4.16 .282 .316 .463 .779 9.4
1987 32 HAW JL 15 11 .577 35 35 0 0 0 203.3 213 103 30 39 158 4.56 .268 .312 .443 .755 12.4
1988 33 LV FL 4 6 .400 61 0 0 0 1 70.0 97 38 9 9 46 4.89 .322 .347 .522 .869 2.2
1989 34 GRE JL 5 6 .455 53 0 0 0 3 64.0 71 35 13 21 45 4.92 .277 .335 .512 .846 3.1
1990 35 GRE JL 9 8 .529 72 0 0 0 8 97.3 96 40 18 14 76 3.70 .259 .285 .456 .741 9.3
1991 36 GRE JL 2 6 .250 82 1 0 0 5 103.3 101 47 14 26 65 4.09 .257 .304 .445 .749 7.1
1992 37 GRE JL 5 2 .714 43 0 0 0 4 51.7 60 26 8 21 42 4.53 .290 .354 .498 .851 3.6
1993 38 DM FL 6 2 .750 54 0 0 0 4 61.0 67 38 12 17 33 5.61 .278 .331 .519 .849 3.2
11 Years Sim 89 78 .533 517 151 1 0 25 1318.6 1401 608 175 260 950 4.15 .271 .309 .446 .755 82.2
1 Years AAA 6 5 .545 23 14 1 0 0 108.7 101 47 10 46 64 3.89 .245 .320 .392 .713  
2 Years AA 12 23 .343 49 49 2 1 0 281.0 335 163 15 132 194 5.22 .302 .377 .395 .772  
3 Years A 22 15 .595 54 54 0 0 0 337.0 396 155 16 114 298 4.14 .295 .351 .375 .726  
6 Years Minors 40 43 .482 126 117 3 1 0 726.7 832 365 41 292 556 4.52 .291 .356 .385 .742  
Season Average 8 7 .533 47 13 0 0 2 119.9 127 55 15 23 86 4.15 .271 .309 .446 .755  
Career Highs 15 13 .750 82 35 1 0 8 203.3 213 103 30 39 158 5.61 .322 .354 .522 .869  
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   632 243 71 120 472   .266 .301 .429 .729
vs LH   769 365 104 140 478   .275 .309 .461 .771
Home 46 41 .529 258 81 1 0 10 682.3 706 313 88 132 505 4.13 .264 .298 .432 .730
Away 43 37 .538 259 70 0 0 15 636.3 695 295 87 128 445 4.17 .278 .313 .461 .774
Mar/Apr 10 16 .385 86 25 0 0 3 213.6 224 103 28 35 142 4.34 .263 .292 .437 .729
May 16 15 .516 93 26 0 0 3 220.3 254 104 32 51 156 4.25 .289 .328 .463 .791
June 20 10 .667 88 27 1 0 10 234.6 243 112 31 50 180 4.30 .268 .306 .438 .744
July 17 18 .486 91 30 0 0 4 253.3 257 106 32 45 185 3.77 .261 .294 .426 .720
August 8 8 .500 78 19 0 0 1 178.0 185 76 22 47 121 3.84 .267 .314 .439 .752
Sep/Oct 18 11 .621 81 24 0 0 4 218.6 238 107 30 32 166 4.40 .276 .302 .475 .777
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1977 22 A   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
1981 26 AA   2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 0.1  
1983 28 DM FL 33 64 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 .031 .031 .031 .063 -4.9 0.0
1984 29 DM FL 14 23 2 3 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 6 .130 .130 .217 .348 -0.2 0.0
  LV FL 12 22 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 8 .045 .087 .045 .132 -1.0 0.0
  TOT   26 45 3 4 2 0 0 5 0 0 1 14 .089 .109 .133 .242 -1.2 0.0
1985 30 LV FL 34 59 0 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 22 .085 .085 .119 .203 -1.9 0.0
1986 31 LV FL 14 22 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 .000 .154 .000 .154 -0.9 0.0
  HAW JL 10 20 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .100 .100 .100 .200 -0.6 0.0
  TOT   24 42 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 15 .048 .130 .048 .178 -1.5 0.0
1987 32 HAW JL 35 71 2 4 2 0 0 5 0 1 3 25 .056 .095 .085 .179 -3.3 0.0
1988 33 LV FL 61 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1989 34 GRE JL 54 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4 0.0
1990 35 GRE JL 75 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1991 36 GRE JL 83 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5 0.0
1992 37 GRE JL 44 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .333 .000 .333 0.2 0.0
1993 38 DM FL 54 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 .200 .400 .600 0.3 0.0
11 Years Sim 523 301 11 18 7 0 0 12 0 1 9 112 .060 .087 .083 .170 -13.5 0.0
1 Years AA 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 0.1  
1 Years A 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
2 Years Minors 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .250 .000 .250 0.1  
162 Game Average 93 3 5 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 34 .060 .087 .083 .170 -4.2  
Career Highs 83 71 3 5 2 0 0 5 0 1 4 25 .200 .333 .400 .600 0.3  
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   174 8 11 3 0 0 10 0 0 4 59 .063 .084 .080 .165 -8.1
vs LH   127 2 7 4 0 0 2 0 1 5 53 .055 .091 .087 .178 -5.8
Home 228 150 4 7 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 55 .047 .065 .067 .132 -8.5
Away 188 151 6 11 4 0 0 9 0 1 6 57 .073 .108 .099 .208 -5.3
RISP   89 0 4 2 0 0 11 0 0 3 32 .045 .076 .067 .144 -4.7
Close/Late   8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.2
Mar/Apr 69 47 1 5 2 0 0 4 0 1 4 21 .106 .176 .149 .325 -0.1
May 35 42 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 16 .048 .070 .095 .165 -2.1
June 57 54 3 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 17 .093 .109 .111 .220 -1.6
July 63 65 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 25 .062 .076 .077 .153 -3.3
August 45 37 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 11 .000 .026 .000 .026 -3.2
Sep/Oct 60 56 4 2 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 22 .036 .053 .054 .106 -3.6
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB  
1983 28 DM FL P 33 33 199.0 11 27 1 3 .974 1.72 0 0 .000 0  
1984 29 DM FL P 14 14 79.7 5 10 2 0 .882 1.69 0 0 .000 0  
  LV FL P 12 12 70.0 5 9 1 0 .933 1.80 0 0 .000 0  
  TOT   P 26 26 149.7 10 19 3 0 .906 1.74    
1985 30 LV FL P 34 32 178.7 15 22 5 1 .881 1.86 0 0 .000 0  
1986 31 LV FL P 14 14 79.7 4 8 0 0 1.000 1.36 0 0 .000 0  
  HAW JL P 10 10 61.0 3 6 0 0 1.000 1.33 0 0 .000 0  
  TOT   P 24 24 140.7 7 14 0 0 1.000 1.34    
1987 32 HAW JL P 35 35 203.3 11 31 2 1 .955 1.86 0 0 .000 0  
1988 33 LV FL P 61 0 70.0 10 9 2 2 .905 2.44 0 0 .000 0  
1989 34 GRE JL P 53 0 64.0 3 7 1 0 .909 1.41 0 0 .000 0  
1990 35 GRE JL P 72 0 97.3 6 12 1 1 .947 1.66 0 0 .000 0  
1991 36 GRE JL P 82 1 103.3 9 16 0 0 1.000 2.18 0 0 .000 0  
    C 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1992 37 GRE JL P 43 0 51.7 2 9 0 0 1.000 1.92 0 0 .000 0  
1993 38 DM FL P 54 0 61.0 7 10 0 1 1.000 2.51 0 0 .000 0  
  P 517 151 1318.6 91 176 15 9 .947 1.82 0 0 .000 0  
  C 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   518 151 1320.6 92 176 15 9 .947 1.83 0 0 .000 0  
Career Highs   83 35 203.3 15 31 5 3 1.000 2.51 0 0 .000 0  
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1987 32 HAW JL 0 1 .000 3 1 0 0 0 6.0 10 6 1 1 2 9.00 .400 .423 .600 1.023
1988 33 LV FL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 .143 .143 .286 .429
1989 34 GRE JL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 1 1 1 0 1 4.50 .143 .143 .571 .714
1990 35 GRE JL 1 2 .333 9 0 0 0 0 8.0 17 6 3 2 5 6.75 .472 .500 .944 1.444
1991 36 GRE JL 0 0 .000 5 0 0 0 0 5.3 9 9 1 2 3 15.20 .375 .423 .625 1.048
1993 38 DM FL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 6 4 0 0 1 36.00 .750 .750 1.125 1.875
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 3 .250 20 1 0 0 0 24.3 44 26 6 5 13 9.62 .411 .438 .738 1.176
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1987 32 HAW JL 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Wins
1983-10-15
1987-9-15
 Losses
1983-8-13
 Hits Allowed
1987-10-213
 Walks per 9IP
CAR-41-1.8
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 38)
   Gray Ink Test: 8    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 149)
 
Similar Pitchers     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Roy Anderson (933)
  2. Sam Morton (929)
  3. Clyde Mercedes (927)
  4. Kevin Bilford (927)
  5. Eric Desoto (923)
  6. Alexander Everett (917)
  7. Robert Quinton (910)
  8. Santos Vazquez (908)
  9. Williamson Prushnok (908)
  10. Scott Nuvotna (908)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. James Raya (992)
  2. Jacinto Merino (987)
  3. Nick Sixx (983)
  4. Nate Hollins (980)
  5. Roy Anderson (980)
  6. Eric Van Leemer (978)
  7. Alex Lopez (978)
  8. Phil Longwell (978)
  9. Paul Khalil (978)
  10. Mickey Ford (977)
History
Drafted in 4th round, 78th overall pick, by Jacksonville in 1977
Injured on 8/21/1977 with a Strained Bicep Tendon, out for 3 weeks
Injured on 4/4/1978 with a Sore Back, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 7/6/1978 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for full season
Injured on 8/1/1979 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Injured on 8/21/1981 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 5 weeks
Injured on 7/24/1982 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 4-5 weeks
Traded from Hawaii to Las Vegas on 2/3/1988 (Going to LV: P John Fessler. Going to HAW: P Mike Parke, P Dale Mohorcic)
1/31/1989: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,200,000 through salary arbitration
Traded from Las Vegas to Greenville on 2/15/1989 (Going to LV: P Neal Sommerfield. Going to GRE: P John Fessler)
10/1/1989: Signed a contract extension with Greenville, $1,500,000 per year, for 3 years
Injured on 10/20/1991 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Signed as a free agent by Des Moines on 2/4/1993 to a 2-year deal worth $500,000 per year
 
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