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Scott Elarton

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 7", Weight 240 lb.

Debut June 20, 1998

Born February 23, 1976 in Lamar, CO

Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 1st round (25th pick) of the 1994 amateur draft. Player signed June 2, 1994. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1998 22 HOU NL   2   1  28   2   0   0   7  2   57.0   40   21   21   5   20   56   1   1   227   0   0  3.32  4.11  124 1.053
 1999 23 HOU NL   9   5  42  15   0   0   8  1  124.0  111   55   48   8   43  121   4   3   524   0   0  3.48  4.48  128 1.242
 2000 24 HOU NL  17   7  30  30   2   0   0  0  192.7  198  117  103  29   84  131   6   8   855   1   0  4.81  4.96  103 1.464
 2001 25 TOT NL   4  10  24  24   0   0   0  0  132.7  146  105  104  34   59   87   6   5   595   2   0  7.06  4.75   67 1.545
         HOU NL   4   8  20  20   0   0   0  0  109.7  126   88   87  26   49   76   6   5   499   1   0  7.14  4.62   65 1.596
         COL NL   0   2   4   4   0   0   0  0   23.0   20   17   17   8   10   11   0   0    96   1   0  6.65  5.32   80 1.304
 2003 27 COL NL   4   4  11  10   0   0   0  0   51.7   73   46   36  13   20   20   4   3   253   3   0  6.27  4.97   79 1.800
 2004 28 TOT      3  11  29  29   1   1   0  0  158.7  164  107  104  33   62  103   4   8   697   3   0  5.90  4.50   76 1.424
         COL NL   0   6   8   8   0   0   0  0   41.3   57   45   45   8   20   23   0   5   199   1   0  9.80  4.92   50 1.863
         CLE AL   3   5  21  21   1   1   0  0  117.3  107   62   59  25   42   80   4   3   498   2   0  4.53  4.36   96 1.270
 2005 29 CLE AL  11   9  31  31   1   0   0  0  181.7  189  100   93  32   48  103   6   4   774   1   1  4.61  4.19   91 1.305
 2006 30 KCR AL   4   9  20  20   0   0   0  0  114.7  117   73   68  26   52   49   6   3   501   1   0  5.34  4.70   88 1.474
 2007 31 KCR AL   2   4   9   9   0   0   0  0   37.0   53   44   43  12   21   13   3   2   185   0   0 10.46  4.70   45 2.000
 2008 32 CLE AL   0   1   8   0   0   0   4  0   15.3   16    7    6   0    9   15   0   2    70   2   0  3.52  4.24  120 1.630
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 10 Yr WL% .479  56  61 232 170   4   1  19  3 1065.3 1107  675  626 192  418  698  40  39  4681  13   1  5.29  4.59   87 1.431
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     9  10  39  28   0   0   3  0  180.0  187  114  105  32   70  118   6   6   791   2   0  5.29  4.59   87 1.431
 Career High     17  11  42  31   2   1   8  2  192.7  198  117  104  34   84  131   6   8   855   3   1  3.32  4.97  128 1.053

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1998 22 HOU NL  28    7    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   4  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   3   0   0   0   0
 1999 23 HOU NL  41   26    1    5   0  0   0    1   0  0   0  10  .192  .192  .192   -2    5   7   0   0   0   0
 2000 24 HOU NL  29   63    6   10   2  0   0    0   0  0   1  20  .159  .197  .190   -4   12   6   0   0   2   2
 2001 25 TOT NL  22   38    1    3   0  0   0    2   0  0   1  10  .079  .167  .079  -35    3   5   0   0   3   2
         HOU NL  18   30    1    2   0  0   0    2   0  0   1   8  .067  .176  .067  -35    2   5   0   0   3   1
         COL NL   4    8    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .125  .125  .125  -40    1   0   0   0   0   1
 2003 27 COL NL  10   14    2    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   2   4  .071  .188  .071  -32    1   1   0   0   0   0
 2004 28 TOT     10   12    2    3   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   3  .250  .308  .250   43    3   4   0   0   0   0
         COL NL   8    9    1    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   2  .222  .300  .222   32    2   4   0   0   0   0
         CLE AL   2    3    1    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .333  .333  .333   80    1   0   0   0   0   0
 2005 29 CLE AL  31    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 2006 30 KCR AL  20    3    1    1   1  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .333  .333  .667  149    2   1   0   0   0   0
 2007 31 KCR AL   1    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons     194  166   13   23   3  0   0    3   0  0   5  53  .139  .188  .157  -13   26  27   0   0   5   4
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        139   11   19   3  0   0    3   0  0   4  44  .139  .188  .157  -13   22  23   0   0   4   3
 Career High     41   63    6   10   2  0   0    2   0  0   2  20                          12   7   0   0   3   2
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1998 22 HOU NL   10   10    0   0.0   106| .000  .267| .000  .337| .000  .421| .000  .757|-100  .000  -2.0  -0.2   0%
 1999 23 HOU NL   33   28    1   1.0   116| .192  .276| .192  .351| .192  .444| .384  .795|  -2  .042  -4.2  -0.4   0%
 2000 24 HOU NL   72   61    2   0.9   122| .159  .281| .197  .360| .190  .460| .387  .820|  -4  .036 -10.7  -1.0   0%
 2001 25 TOT NL   47   42    1   0.6   120| .079  .280| .167  .352| .079  .459| .246  .811| -35  .023  -8.3  -0.8   0%
         HOU NL   39   34    1   0.8   117| .067  .277| .176  .349| .067  .453| .243  .802| -35  .033  -6.5  -0.6   0%
         COL NL    8    8    0   0.0   130| .125  .293| .125  .367| .125  .480| .250  .847| -40  .000  -1.8  -0.2   0%
 2003 27 COL NL   17   14    0   0.0   122| .071  .286| .188  .360| .071  .458| .259  .818| -32  .000  -3.0  -0.3   0%
 2004 28 TOT      17   13    1   2.1   118| .250  .279| .308  .352| .250  .451| .558  .803|  43  .162  -1.1  -0.1   0%
         COL NL   14   11    1   2.4   122| .222  .284| .300  .358| .222  .461| .522  .819|  32  .210  -1.0  -0.1   0%
         CLE AL    3    2    0   0.0   104| .333  .263| .333  .330| .333  .423| .666  .753|  80  .000  -0.1   0.0   0%
 2005 29 CLE AL    2    2    0   0.0   102| .000  .264| .000  .326| .000  .418| .000  .743|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
 2006 30 KCR AL    4    3    1   8.9   112| .333  .277| .333  .341| .667  .440|1.000  .781| 149  .726   0.2   0.0   0%
 2007 31 KCR AL    1    1    0   0.0   109| .000  .274| .000  .342| .000  .429| .000  .771|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons      203  174    6   0.9   119| .139  .279| .188  .355| .157  .454| .345  .808| -13  .041 -30.0  -2.9   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1998 22 HOU NL P 28 4 4 0 1 1.000 .964 0.29 0.54 1.26 1.85 2 57.0 1999 23 HOU NL P 42 4 8 0 0 1.000 .952 0.29 0.48 0.87 1.72 15 124.0 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 2000 24 HOU NL P 30 14 21 0 4 1.000 .964 1.17 0.48 1.63 1.74 30 192.7 2001 25 TOT NL P 24 9 22 2 2 .939 .957 1.29 0.46 2.10 1.75 24 132.7 HOU NL P 20 9 18 2 2 .931 .957 1.35 0.46 2.22 1.75 20 109.7 COL NL P 4 0 4 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 0.45 1.57 1.76 4 23.0 2003 27 COL NL P 11 3 11 0 1 1.000 .959 1.27 0.48 2.44 1.85 10 51.7 2004 28 TOT P 29 7 13 1 1 .952 .952 0.69 0.46 1.13 1.70 29 158.6 COL NL P 8 2 5 0 0 1.000 .959 0.88 0.47 1.53 1.83 8 41.3 CLE AL P 21 5 8 1 1 .929 .949 0.62 0.45 1.00 1.66 21 117.3 2005 29 CLE AL P 31 7 11 2 2 .900 .952 0.58 0.46 0.89 1.69 31 181.7 2006 30 KCR AL P 20 3 13 0 1 1.000 .958 0.80 0.41 1.26 1.56 20 114.7 2007 31 KCR AL P 9 1 2 0 1 1.000 .968 0.33 0.42 0.73 1.61 9 37.0 2008 32 CLE AL P 8 1 4 0 0 1.000 .962 0.62 0.45 2.94 1.65 0 15.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1999 23 HOU NL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 1998 22 HOU NL P 28 4 4 0 1 1.000 .964 0.29 0.54 1.26 1.85 2 57.0 1999 23 HOU NL P 42 4 8 0 0 1.000 .952 0.29 0.48 0.87 1.72 15 124.0 2000 24 HOU NL P 30 14 21 0 4 1.000 .964 1.17 0.48 1.63 1.74 30 192.7 2001 25 TOT NL P 24 9 22 2 2 .939 .957 1.29 0.46 2.10 1.75 24 132.7 HOU NL P 20 9 18 2 2 .931 .957 1.35 0.46 2.22 1.75 20 109.7 COL NL P 4 0 4 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 0.45 1.57 1.76 4 23.0 2003 27 COL NL P 11 3 11 0 1 1.000 .959 1.27 0.48 2.44 1.85 10 51.7 2004 28 TOT P 29 7 13 1 1 .952 .952 0.69 0.46 1.13 1.70 29 158.6 COL NL P 8 2 5 0 0 1.000 .959 0.88 0.47 1.53 1.83 8 41.3 CLE AL P 21 5 8 1 1 .929 .949 0.62 0.45 1.00 1.66 21 117.3 2005 29 CLE AL P 31 7 11 2 2 .900 .952 0.58 0.46 0.89 1.69 31 181.7 2006 30 KCR AL P 20 3 13 0 1 1.000 .958 0.80 0.41 1.26 1.56 20 114.7 2007 31 KCR AL P 9 1 2 0 1 1.000 .968 0.33 0.42 0.73 1.61 9 37.0 2008 32 CLE AL P 8 1 4 0 0 1.000 .962 0.62 0.45 2.94 1.65 0 15.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 232 53 109 5 13 .970 .958 0.70 0.47 170 1065.3 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0 0.0 0 0 0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 233 53 109 5 13 .970 .958 0.70 0.48
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1998   NLDS  HOU SDP     L   1   0   4.50  0  1  0  0   2     1   1   1   3 
 1999   NLDS  HOU ATL     L   2   0   3.86  0  0  0  0   2.1   4   1   1   3 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Div Series       0-2   3   0   4.15  0  1  0  0   4.1   5   2   2   6 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1998   NLDS  HOU SDP     L   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1999   NLDS  HOU ATL     L   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Div Series       0-2   3   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Wins
2000 NL-17-6

Won-Loss %
2000 NL-.708-4

Shutouts
2004 AL-1-4

Home Runs Allow.
2001 NL-34-5
2005 AL-32-4

Earned Runs Allow.
2001 NL-104-8

Gray Ink: Pitching - 8 (1576) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 3.0 (1633) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 4.0 (1314) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

June 2, 1994: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 1st round (25th pick) of the 1994 amateur draft. Player signed June 2, 1994.

July 31, 2001: Traded by the Houston Astros to the Colorado Rockies for Pedro Astacio and cash.

December 21, 2002: Granted Free Agency.

January 8, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the Colorado Rockies.

December 21, 2003: Granted Free Agency.

March 5, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Colorado Rockies.

May 24, 2004: Released by the Colorado Rockies.

May 25, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

October 27, 2005: Granted Free Agency.

December 16, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.

July 25, 2007: Released by the Kansas City Royals.

August 3, 2007: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1998Houston Astros$170,000
1999Houston Astros$230,000
2000Houston Astros$300,000
2001Houston Astros$400,000
2002Colorado Rockies$1,400,000
2003Colorado Rockies$300,000
2004Colorado Rockies$480,000
2005Cleveland Indians$850,000
2006Kansas City Royals$4,000,000
2007Kansas City Royals$4,000,000
Career (may be incomplete)$12,130,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
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