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Jim
Kerster		  
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 195
 
Born: November 18, 1940 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Slick Fielder Award 1975   
All-Star Selections 1976   
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
1973 32 VAL JL $ 2,152,000   4 4 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6
1974 33 VAL JL $ 2,152,000   4 4 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6
1975 34 LV FL $ 383,000   4 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
1976 35 LV FL $ 1,300,000   4 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 6 6 6 6
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 383,000   4 4 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 2,152,000   4 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6
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
1973 32 VAL JL $ 2,152,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1974 33 VAL JL $ 2,152,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1975 34 LV FL $ 383,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1976 35 LV FL $ 1,300,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 383,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 2,152,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
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
1973 32 VAL JL 4 11 .267 30 21 0 0 0 134.0 152 71 14 52 104 4.77 .287 .347 .445 .793 4.3
    AAA   4 0 1.000 4 4 1 1 0 32.7 26 5 2 6 29 1.38 .213 .250 .328 .578  
1974 33 VAL JL 3 7 .300 16 12 3 0 0 87.7 91 49 13 20 59 5.03 .267 .307 .475 .782 1.1
    AAA   0 5 .000 5 5 0 0 0 31.7 43 28 4 14 30 7.96 .321 .385 .552 .937  
1975 34 LV FL 11 14 .440 28 28 5 1 0 194.0 223 107 22 69 135 4.96 .288 .346 .471 .817 3.0
    AAA   1 1 .500 2 2 0 0 0 15.0 16 5 2 6 19 3.00 .276 .344 .431 .775  
1976 35 LV FL 14 5 .737 27 27 8 1 0 205.0 173 73 16 56 153 3.20 .228 .285 .348 .633 13.8
4 Years Sim 32 37 .464 101 88 16 2 0 620.7 639 300 65 197 451 4.35 .266 .322 .427 .749 22.2
3 Years AAA 5 6 .455 11 11 1 1 0 79.3 85 38 8 26 78 4.31 .271 .326 .443 .769  
Season Average 8 9 .471 25 22 4 0 0 155.2 159 75 16 49 112 4.35 .266 .322 .427 .749  
Career Highs 14 14 .737 30 28 8 1 0 205.0 223 107 22 69 153 5.03 .288 .347 .475 .817  
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   350 169 36 96 267   .259 .308 .417 .725
vs LH   289 131 29 101 184   .274 .338 .440 .778
Home 16 17 .485 53 46 5 1 0 330.3 336 154 33 106 225 4.20 .264 .321 .419 .739
Away 16 20 .444 48 42 11 1 0 290.3 303 146 32 91 226 4.53 .268 .323 .436 .759
Mar/Apr 7 6 .538 16 16 3 1 0 113.3 117 49 12 43 87 3.89 .271 .337 .398 .735
May 9 10 .474 20 20 6 0 0 139.3 138 67 15 38 118 4.33 .256 .304 .428 .732
June 3 11 .214 19 19 1 0 0 124.7 142 74 14 41 90 5.34 .283 .338 .455 .793
July 4 1 .800 14 6 3 1 0 65.0 50 14 4 10 43 1.94 .215 .247 .326 .573
August 7 7 .500 24 21 2 0 0 134.7 142 74 16 50 83 4.95 .273 .336 .451 .787
Sep/Oct 2 2 .500 8 6 1 0 0 43.7 50 22 4 15 30 4.54 .284 .340 .477 .818
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
1973 32 VAL JL 30 36 5 5 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 10 .139 .205 .250 .455 2.0 0.0
1974 33 VAL JL 16 24 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 .083 .120 .125 .245 -0.3 0.0
1975 34 LV FL 28 70 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 26 .043 .068 .043 .111 -3.6 0.0
1976 35 LV FL 27 70 5 4 2 0 1 7 0 0 5 31 .057 .118 .129 .247 -0.4 0.0
4 Years Sim 101 200 11 14 4 0 2 11 0 0 11 73 .070 .117 .120 .237 -2.3 0.0
162 Game Average 320 17 22 6 0 3 17 0 0 17 117 .070 .117 .120 .237 -3.7  
Career Highs 30 70 5 5 2 0 1 7 0 0 5 31 .139 .205 .250 .455 2.0  
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   153 8 10 4 0 2 11 0 0 8 61 .065 .110 .131 .241 -3.2
vs LH   47 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 12 .085 .140 .085 .225 -1.1
Home 53 100 4 7 1 0 1 3 0 0 4 32 .070 .105 .110 .215 -2.9
Away 48 100 7 7 3 0 1 8 0 0 7 41 .070 .130 .130 .260 -1.4
RISP   57 0 1 1 0 0 8 0 0 4 30 .018 .079 .035 .114 -3.3
Close/Late   11 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 .000 .077 .000 .077 -0.7
Mar/Apr 16 40 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 15 .075 .140 .075 .215 -1.0
May 20 47 2 4 2 0 1 5 0 0 4 19 .085 .154 .191 .345 0.6
June 19 38 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 .026 .051 .026 .078 -2.7
July 12 18 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 4 .056 .105 .222 .327 0.1
August 24 41 5 4 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 15 .098 .136 .146 .283 -0.4
Sep/Oct 8 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .063 .063 .063 .125 -0.9
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    
1973 32 VAL JL P 30 21 134.0 5 16 1 1 .955 1.41    
1974 33 VAL JL P 16 12 87.7 8 7 0 0 1.000 1.54    
1975 34 LV FL P 28 28 194.0 17 44 1 3 .984 2.83    
1976 35 LV FL P 27 27 205.0 11 32 2 5 .956 1.89    
Career Totals   101 88 620.7 41 99 4 9 .972 2.03    
Career Highs   30 28 205.0 17 44 2 5 1.000 2.83    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Winning Pct
1976-3-.737
 OSLG
1976-8-.348
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 38)
   Gray Ink Test: 3    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 149)
 
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History
Drafted in 21st round, 494th overall pick, by Valencia in 1973
Earned first career win on 4/10/1973
Had first career hit on 5/7/1973, off Scot Daugherty (WAS)
Hit first career homerun on 5/23/1973, off Tito Corbin (VAN)
Injured on 9/2/1973 with a Sore Elbow, out for one week
Signed as a free agent by Charlotte on 2/19/1975 to a 1-year deal worth $550,000 per year
Released by Charlotte on 7/11/1975
Signed as a free agent by Las Vegas on 7/31/1975 to a 1-year deal worth $383,000 per year
 
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