Kyle Kessel
Kyle Lane Kessel
Born: June 2, 1976
Dixon, IL US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 160
Draft: Round 60 (1994 June Amateur Draft, New York Mets)
School: Mundelein HS (IL)
Career: 1995-2002
Kyle Kessel compiled a career record of 39 wins and 54 losses and a 4.42 ERA in his 150-game pitching career with the Mets, Kingsport Mets, Pittsfield Mets, Capital City Bombers, St. Lucie Mets, Kissimmee Cobras, Round Rock Express, Binghamton Mets, New Orleans Zephyrs, Pennsylvania Road Warriors and Long Island Ducks. He began playing during the 1995 season and last took the field during the 2002 campaign.
 Kingsport Mets |
 Pittsfield Mets |
 Capital City Bombers |
 St. Lucie Mets |
 Mets |
 Round Rock Express |
 Kissimmee Cobras |
 Binghamton Mets |
 Long Island Ducks |
 Pennsylvania Road Warriors |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | R | APPY | Kingsport Mets | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.80 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30.0 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 134 |
| 1995 | R | GULF | Mets | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.80 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 160 |
| 1996 | Short Season A | NYPL | Pittsfield Mets | 2 | 6 | .250 | 4.74 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79.7 | 80 | 44 | 42 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 67 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 332 |
| 1997 | A | SALL3 | Capital City Bombers | 11 | 11 | .500 | 2.72 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 168.7 | 131 | 63 | 51 | 8 | 53 | 3 | 151 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 685 |
| 1998 | R | GULF | Mets | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0.64 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
| 1998 | Advanced A | FLOR | St. Lucie Mets | 2 | 7 | .222 | 5.14 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89.3 | 101 | 58 | 51 | 11 | 27 | 0 | 61 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 394 |
| 1999 | Advanced A | FLOR | St. Lucie Mets | 1 | 2 | .333 | 4.63 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35.0 | 35 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 157 |
| 1999 | R | GULF | Mets | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.38 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29 |
| 2000 | Advanced A | FLOR | Kissimmee Cobras | 4 | 5 | .444 | 3.36 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75.0 | 74 | 37 | 28 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 56 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 315 |
| 2000 | AA | TL | Round Rock Express | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4.88 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72.0 | 68 | 45 | 39 | 12 | 48 | 1 | 43 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 320 |
| 2001 | AAA | PCL | New Orleans Zephyrs | 1 | 3 | .250 | 7.90 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41.0 | 64 | 40 | 36 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 205 |
| 2001 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | 0 | 1 | .000 | 8.00 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
| 2001 | AA | TL | Round Rock Express | 3 | 6 | .333 | 5.97 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57.3 | 75 | 43 | 38 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 271 |
| 2002 | Ind | ATLL | Pennsylvania Road Warriors | 1 | 4 | .200 | 9.00 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33.0 | 55 | 39 | 33 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 171 |
| 2002 | Ind | ATLL | Long Island Ducks | 0 | 2 | .000 | 10.45 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.3 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 58 |
| Totals | 39 | 54 | .419 | 4.42 | 150 | 136 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 762.3 | 783 | 445 | 374 | 67 | 294 | 9 | 593 | 47 | 3 | 31 | 3325 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | AA | TL | Round Rock Express | 15 | 22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | .312 | .421 | .375 | .796 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2001 | AA | TL | Round Rock Express | 14 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .154 | .214 | .231 | .445 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | AAA | PCL | New Orleans Zephyrs | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 47 | 43 | 34 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | .235 | .333 | .294 | .627 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | R | GULF | Mets | P | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .889 | 1.143 |
| 1995 | R | APPY | Kingsport Mets | P | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.200 |
| 1996 | Short Season A | NYPL | Pittsfield Mets | P | 13 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 2 | .913 | 1.615 |
| 1997 | A | SALL3 | Capital City Bombers | P | 27 | 14 | 30 | 3 | 2 | .936 | 1.630 |
| 1998 | R | GULF | Mets | P | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 1998 | Advanced A | FLOR | St. Lucie Mets | P | 16 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | .933 | .875 |
| 1999 | Advanced A | FLOR | St. Lucie Mets | P | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.125 |
| 1999 | R | GULF | Mets | P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2000 | AA | TL | Round Rock Express | P | 14 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .957 | 1.571 |
| 2000 | Advanced A | FLOR | Kissimmee Cobras | P | 12 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .833 |
| 2001 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2001 | AAA | PCL | New Orleans Zephyrs | P | 15 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .778 | .467 |
| 2001 | AA | TL | Round Rock Express | P | 13 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .923 | .923 |
| 2002 | Ind | ATLL | Pennsylvania Road Warriors | P | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2002 | Ind | ATLL | Long Island Ducks | P | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .333 |
| Totals | 150 | 48 | 115 | 11 | 7 | .937 | 1.087 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | R | Gulf Coast League | Mets | NYN | ||
| 1995 | R | Appalachian League | Kingsport Mets | NYN | ||
| 1996 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Pittsfield Mets | NYN | ||
| 1997 | A | South Atlantic League | Capital City Bombers | NYN | ||
| 1998 | R | Gulf Coast League | Mets | NYN | ||
| 1998 | Advanced A | Florida State League | St. Lucie Mets | NYN | ||
| 1999 | R | Gulf Coast League | Mets | NYN | ||
| 1999 | Advanced A | Florida State League | St. Lucie Mets | NYN | ||
| 2000 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Kissimmee Cobras | HOU | ||
| 2000 | AA | Texas League | Round Rock Express | HOU | ||
| 2001 | AA | Texas League | Round Rock Express | HOU | ||
| 2001 | AA | Eastern League | Binghamton Mets | NYN | ||
| 2001 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | New Orleans Zephyrs | HOU | April 10, 2001 | August 19, 2001 |
| 2002 | Ind | Atlantic League | Pennsylvania Road Warriors | |||
| 2002 | Ind | Atlantic League | Long Island Ducks |
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