Tim Kester
Timothy R. Kester
Born: December 1, 1971
Batavia, NY US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 202
Draft: Round 49 (1990 June Amateur Draft, New York Yankees)
Draft: Round 59 (1991 June Amateur Draft, New York Yankees)
Draft: Round 18 (1993 June Amateur Draft, Houston Astros)
School: Coral Springs HS (FL)
Miama Dade CC
Florida International
Career: 1993-2007
Tim Kester compiled a career record of 97 wins and 95 losses, with 12 saves, and a 3.98 ERA in his 423-game pitching career with the Auburn Astros, Osceola Astros, Quad Cities River Bandits, Jackson Generals, Tucson Toros, Pennsylvania Road Warriors, Portland Sea Dogs, Pawtucket Red Sox, Bowie Baysox, Ottawa Lynx and Norfolk Tides. He began playing during the 1993 season and last took the field during the 2007 campaign.
 Auburn Astros |
 Osceola Astros |
 Quad Cities River Bandits |
 Jackson Generals |
 Tucson Toros |
 Pennsylvania Road Warriors |
 Portland Sea Dogs |
 Pawtucket Red Sox |
 Bowie Baysox |
 Ottawa Lynx |
 Norfolk Tides |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Short Season A | NYPL | Auburn Astros | 4 | 6 | .400 | 2.06 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 96.3 | 78 | 40 | 22 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 83 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 398 |
| 1994 | Advanced A | FLOR | Osceola Astros | 5 | 12 | .294 | 4.90 | 24 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 134.0 | 159 | 85 | 73 | 7 | 30 | 5 | 71 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 580 |
| 1995 | A | MIDW | Quad Cities River Bandits | 12 | 5 | .706 | 2.97 | 28 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 160.7 | 158 | 80 | 53 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 111 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 665 |
| 1996 | AA | TL | Jackson Generals | 2 | 4 | .333 | 3.73 | 48 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 103.7 | 105 | 52 | 43 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 55 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 435 |
| 1996 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | 0 | 1 | .000 | 43.20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 1997 | AA | TL | Jackson Generals | 4 | 6 | .400 | 5.23 | 47 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 82.7 | 107 | 53 | 48 | 9 | 26 | 3 | 50 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 375 |
| 1998 | AA | TL | Jackson Generals | 5 | 5 | .500 | 4.19 | 55 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 86.0 | 90 | 47 | 40 | 13 | 19 | 5 | 51 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 364 |
| 1999 | AA | TL | Jackson Generals | 8 | 5 | .615 | 3.72 | 43 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 75.0 | 91 | 43 | 31 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 51 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 342 |
| 2002 | Ind | ATLL | Pennsylvania Road Warriors | 7 | 7 | .500 | 2.57 | 30 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 136.3 | 141 | 54 | 39 | 7 | 24 | 4 | 80 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 565 |
| 2003 | AA | EL | Portland Sea Dogs | 10 | 10 | .500 | 3.78 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 164.3 | 193 | 88 | 69 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 128 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 687 |
| 2004 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | 12 | 11 | .522 | 4.20 | 28 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.3 | 186 | 89 | 79 | 25 | 19 | 1 | 76 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 704 |
| 2005 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | 11 | 9 | .550 | 4.95 | 30 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.3 | 199 | 101 | 91 | 17 | 29 | 1 | 105 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 707 |
| 2006 | AA | EL | Bowie Baysox | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| 2006 | AAA | IL | Ottawa Lynx | 7 | 5 | .583 | 4.26 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99.3 | 120 | 52 | 47 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 43 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 421 |
| 2007 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | 9 | 9 | .500 | 4.82 | 28 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127.0 | 142 | 76 | 68 | 10 | 29 | 2 | 69 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 546 |
| Totals | 97 | 95 | .505 | 3.98 | 423 | 207 | 81 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 1609.3 | 1783 | 869 | 712 | 144 | 288 | 26 | 979 | 108 | 5 | 38 | 6836 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Short Season A | NYPL | Auburn Astros | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | AA | TL | Jackson Generals | 48 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .143 | .250 | .143 | .393 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | AA | TL | Jackson Generals | 47 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | AA | TL | Jackson Generals | 55 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .500 | .333 | .833 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | AA | TL | Jackson Generals | 45 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 211 | 27 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | .136 | .240 | .136 | .376 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Short Season A | NYPL | Auburn Astros | P | 15 | 5 | 23 | 4 | 2 | .875 | 1.867 |
| 1994 | Advanced A | FLOR | Osceola Astros | P | 24 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 1 | .885 | .958 |
| 1995 | A | MIDW | Quad Cities River Bandits | P | 28 | 11 | 23 | 4 | 0 | .895 | 1.214 |
| 1996 | AA | TL | Jackson Generals | P | 48 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | .909 | .417 |
| 1996 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1997 | AA | TL | Jackson Generals | P | 47 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .929 | .277 |
| 1998 | AA | TL | Jackson Generals | P | 55 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .345 |
| 1999 | AA | TL | Jackson Generals | P | 43 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 1 | .923 | .558 |
| 2002 | Ind | ATLL | Pennsylvania Road Warriors | P | 30 | 6 | 21 | 4 | 2 | .871 | .900 |
| 2003 | AA | EL | Portland Sea Dogs | P | 27 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.222 |
| 2004 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | P | 28 | 11 | 26 | 2 | 1 | .949 | 1.321 |
| 2005 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | P | 30 | 13 | 18 | 3 | 1 | .912 | 1.033 |
| 2006 | AA | EL | Bowie Baysox | P | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 2006 | AAA | IL | Ottawa Lynx | P | 17 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 0 | .955 | 1.235 |
| 2007 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | P | 28 | 6 | 25 | 3 | 0 | .912 | 1.107 |
| Totals | 423 | 97 | 245 | 29 | 13 | .922 | .809 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Auburn Astros | HOU | ||
| 1994 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Osceola Astros | HOU | ||
| 1995 | A | Midwest League | Quad Cities River Bandits | HOU | ||
| 1996 | AA | Texas League | Jackson Generals | HOU | ||
| 1996 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tucson Toros | HOU | ||
| 1997 | AA | Texas League | Jackson Generals | HOU | ||
| 1998 | AA | Texas League | Jackson Generals | HOU | ||
| 1999 | AA | Texas League | Jackson Generals | HOU | ||
| 2002 | Ind | Atlantic League | Pennsylvania Road Warriors | |||
| 2003 | AA | Eastern League | Portland Sea Dogs | BOS | ||
| 2004 | AAA | International League | Pawtucket Red Sox | BOS | April 9, 2004 | September 4, 2004 |
| 2005 | AAA | International League | Pawtucket Red Sox | BOS | April 8, 2005 | September 5, 2005 |
| 2006 | AA | Eastern League | Bowie Baysox | BAL | May 25, 2006 | May 30, 2006 |
| 2006 | AAA | International League | Ottawa Lynx | BAL | June 4, 2006 | September 4, 2006 |
| 2007 | AAA | International League | Norfolk Tides | BAL | April 10, 2007 | September 2, 2007 |
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