Billie Kelsheimer  
Catcher | Seattle Mariners

Hitting
The book on Kelsheimer is that you can knock the bat out of his hands with an average major league fastball. But Billie's detracters are quick to call attention to his ongoing struggles at the plate with men on base. The Seattle Mariners do tend to sit Kelsheimer when the opposing team throws a lefty. It's no secret he can't touch the left-handed breaking ball. You can expect Billie Kelsheimer to pull the ball.

Baserunning & Defense
Kelsheimer isn't a fluid catcher, but he's not afraid to get dirty and gets the job done. Runners take advantage of his weak arm. Kelsheimer has below-average speed and is a poor baserunner.

2010 Outlook
If Kelsheimer doesn't perform, the Seattle Mariners won't hesitate to send him down to the minors.

          -- Moostard Nyman
 

 

Year Team POS CH PH SP GF PL vL Hm Sc CL Age Exp Slot FA AS Qualified Positions Nyman Rating
1998 FLA C 36 48 44 48 58 43 51 44 50 25 0 Low Minors 64 61 . 222
1999 FLA C 40 58 44 48 58 43 51 44 50 26 0 AA/AAA 75 61 . 245
2000 FLA C 40 71 44 48 58 43 51 44 50 27 0 Active 80 62 . 267
2001 FLA C 40 83 44 48 58 43 51 44 50 28 1 AA/AAA 83 63 . 287
2002 FLA C 40 92 44 48 58 43 51 44 50 29 2 Active 83 63 . 303
2003 SAN C 40 92 45 48 58 43 51 44 50 30 3 Active 83 63 . 303
2004 SAN C 40 92 45 48 58 43 51 44 50 31 4 AA/AAA 83 63 . 302
2005 SAN C 40 92 45 48 58 43 51 44 50 32 5 Active 83 63 3B-21, SS-22, LF-34, CF-10, 2B-20 301
2006 FA C 39 92 44 48 58 43 51 44 50 33 6 Free Agent 83 62 3B-18, SS-20, LF-32, CF-9, 2B-19 297
2007 SEA C 39 92 43 48 58 43 51 44 50 34 7 Active 83 61 2B-18, LF-32, CF-9, SS-20, 3B-18 295
2008 SEA C 40 92 42 48 58 43 51 44 50 35 8 Active 81 61 2B-16, SS-17, LF-30, CF-8, 3B-16 295
2009 SEA C 39 92 39 48 58 43 51 44 50 36 9 Active 81 59 2B-15, SS-14, LF-27, CF-6, 3B-14 289
2010 SEA C 37 90 36 48 58 43 51 44 50 37 10 Active 80 58 2B-14, SS-11, LF-24, CF-4, 3B-11 278
Ratings Delta     -2 -2 -3             +1 +1   -1 -1   -11
History generated by Biorhythm v2.6.86 on Sun Nov 14 13:28:08 EST 2004

Data printed in red denotes that player was in the top two percent for that category and year. Blue data denotes membership to the bottom two percent.