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| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | Awards | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 25 | PIT | NL | 0 | 2 | .000 | 8.28 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 | 40 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 54 | 3.65 | 1.760 | 14.4 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 4.7 | 3.25 | |
| 1997 | 26 | PIT | NL | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2.81 | 0.600 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.4 | ||||
| 1998 | 27 | PIT | NL | 2 | 6 | .250 | 5.67 | 43 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74.2 | 90 | 50 | 47 | 10 | 25 | 2 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 332 | 77 | 4.73 | 1.540 | 10.8 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 5.2 | 1.72 | |
| 2000 | 29 | CIN | NL | 11 | 5 | .688 | 4.28 | 40 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 147.1 | 170 | 73 | 70 | 10 | 43 | 7 | 85 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 640 | 111 | 3.80 | 1.446 | 10.4 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 5.2 | 1.98 | |
| 2001 | 30 | CIN | NL | 10 | 14 | .417 | 4.48 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 205.0 | 221 | 103 | 102 | 32 | 56 | 1 | 128 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 862 | 102 | 4.66 | 1.351 | 9.7 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 5.6 | 2.29 | |
| 2002 | 31 | CIN | NL | 7 | 8 | .467 | 3.03 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 178.0 | 173 | 70 | 60 | 24 | 49 | 8 | 93 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 737 | 141 | 4.61 | 1.247 | 8.7 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 4.7 | 1.90 | |
| 2003 | 32 | ARI | NL | 8 | 8 | .500 | 5.07 | 34 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175.2 | 212 | 107 | 99 | 22 | 57 | 6 | 113 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 781 | 92 | 4.41 | 1.531 | 10.9 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 5.8 | 1.98 | |
| 2004 | 33 | TOT | NL | 2 | 6 | .250 | 4.46 | 50 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 105.0 | 123 | 61 | 52 | 15 | 31 | 4 | 73 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 468 | 101 | 4.43 | 1.467 | 10.5 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 6.3 | 2.35 | |
| 2004 | 33 | ARI | NL | 1 | 6 | .143 | 4.75 | 38 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 85.1 | 107 | 54 | 45 | 11 | 23 | 4 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 386 | 97 | 4.28 | 1.523 | 11.3 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 5.8 | 2.39 | |
| 2004 | 33 | LAD | NL | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.20 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.2 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 130 | 5.08 | 1.220 | 7.3 | 1.8 | 3.7 | 8.2 | 2.25 | |
| 2005 | 34 | LAD | NL | 1 | 2 | .333 | 3.56 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65.2 | 63 | 30 | 26 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 277 | 116 | 3.99 | 1.249 | 8.6 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 5.1 | 1.95 | |
| 2006 | 35 | TOT | MLB | 5 | 8 | .385 | 4.56 | 62 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 77.0 | 86 | 43 | 39 | 8 | 22 | 8 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 334 | 103 | 4.04 | 1.403 | 10.1 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 6.1 | 2.36 | |
| 2006 | 35 | KCR | AL | 5 | 7 | .417 | 4.50 | 43 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 54.0 | 63 | 31 | 27 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 234 | 105 | 3.55 | 1.407 | 10.5 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 6.0 | 2.77 | |
| 2006 | 35 | LAD | NL | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.70 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.0 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 97 | 5.19 | 1.391 | 9.0 | 1.6 | 3.5 | 6.3 | 1.78 | |
| 2007 | 36 | TOT | NL | 2 | 2 | .500 | 7.15 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34.0 | 45 | 32 | 27 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 66 | 5.30 | 1.676 | 11.9 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 5.8 | 1.83 | |
| 2007 | 36 | MIL | NL | 1 | 1 | .500 | 6.60 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 24 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 69 | 4.84 | 1.800 | 14.4 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 7.2 | 4.00 | |
| 2007 | 36 | COL | NL | 1 | 1 | .500 | 7.58 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 64 | 5.66 | 1.579 | 9.9 | 1.4 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 1.11 | |
| 2008 | 37 | ATL | NL | 0 | 1 | .000 | 22.50 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 20 | 8.38 | 3.500 | 22.5 | 2.3 | 9.0 | 4.5 | 0.50 | |
| 2009 | 38 | NYM | NL | 0 | 0 | 3.31 | 28 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32.2 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 130 | 125 | 5.33 | 1.041 | 6.6 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 1.40 | ||
| 2010 | 39 | NYM | NL | 4 | 2 | .667 | 2.30 | 53 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47.0 | 41 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 194 | 171 | 4.72 | 1.213 | 7.9 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 1.00 | |
| 14 Yrs | 52 | 64 | .448 | 4.44 | 441 | 140 | 64 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1174.1 | 1300 | 628 | 579 | 145 | 348 | 45 | 693 | 24 | 4 | 22 | 5062 | 101 | 4.44 | 1.403 | 10.0 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 5.3 | 1.99 | ||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 6 | 7 | .448 | 4.44 | 52 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 137 | 152 | 74 | 68 | 17 | 41 | 5 | 81 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 592 | 101 | 4.44 | 1.403 | 10.0 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 5.3 | 1.99 | ||||
| W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | Awards | ||||||||||||||
| PIT (3 yrs) | 2 | 8 | .200 | 6.12 | 61 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103.0 | 132 | 73 | 70 | 12 | 29 | 2 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 457 | 72 | 4.41 | 1.563 | 11.5 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 5.1 | 2.00 | ||||
| LAD (3 yrs) | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3.74 | 59 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108.1 | 102 | 49 | 45 | 14 | 36 | 4 | 71 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 459 | 113 | 4.45 | 1.274 | 8.5 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 5.9 | 1.97 | ||||
| CIN (3 yrs) | 28 | 27 | .509 | 3.94 | 104 | 80 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 530.1 | 564 | 246 | 232 | 66 | 148 | 16 | 306 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 2239 | 115 | 4.41 | 1.343 | 9.6 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 5.2 | 2.07 | ||||
| ARI (2 yrs) | 9 | 14 | .391 | 4.97 | 72 | 39 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 261.0 | 319 | 161 | 144 | 33 | 80 | 10 | 168 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1167 | 94 | 4.37 | 1.529 | 11.0 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 5.8 | 2.10 | ||||
| NYM (2 yrs) | 4 | 2 | .667 | 2.71 | 81 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79.2 | 65 | 26 | 24 | 9 | 26 | 7 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 324 | 148 | 4.97 | 1.142 | 7.3 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 1.15 | ||||
| KCR (1 yr) | 5 | 7 | .417 | 4.50 | 43 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 54.0 | 63 | 31 | 27 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 234 | 105 | 3.55 | 1.407 | 10.5 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 6.0 | 2.77 | ||||
| COL (1 yr) | 1 | 1 | .500 | 7.58 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 64 | 5.66 | 1.579 | 9.9 | 1.4 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 1.11 | ||||
| ATL (1 yr) | 0 | 1 | .000 | 22.50 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 20 | 8.38 | 3.500 | 22.5 | 2.3 | 9.0 | 4.5 | 0.50 | ||||
| MIL (1 yr) | 1 | 1 | .500 | 6.60 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 24 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 69 | 4.84 | 1.800 | 14.4 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 7.2 | 4.00 | ||||
| NL (14 yrs) | 47 | 57 | .452 | 4.43 | 398 | 140 | 54 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1120.1 | 1237 | 597 | 552 | 141 | 335 | 39 | 657 | 23 | 4 | 20 | 4828 | 101 | 4.48 | 1.403 | 9.9 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 5.3 | 1.96 | ||||
| AL (1 yr) | 5 | 7 | .417 | 4.50 | 43 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 54.0 | 63 | 31 | 27 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 234 | 105 | 3.55 | 1.407 | 10.5 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 6.0 | 2.77 | ||||
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How old is Elmer Dessens?
Elmer Dessens is 53 years old.
When was Elmer Dessens born?
Elmer Dessens was born on January 13, 1971.
Where was Elmer Dessens born?
Elmer Dessens was born in Hermosillo, Sonora.
How tall is Elmer Dessens?
Elmer Dessens is 5-11 (180 cm) tall.
How much did Elmer Dessens weigh when playing?
Elmer Dessens weighed 200 lbs (90 kg) when playing.
How many seasons did Elmer Dessens play?
Elmer Dessens played 14 seasons.
Is Elmer Dessens in the Hall of Fame?
Elmer Dessens has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.
What position did Elmer Dessens play?
Elmer Dessens was a Pitcher.
How many strikeouts did Elmer Dessens have?
Elmer Dessens had 693 strikeouts over his career.
How many teams has Elmer Dessens played for?
Elmer Dessens played for 9 teams; the Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds, Arizona Diamondbacks, Los Angeles Dodgers, Kansas City Royals, Colorado Rockies, Milwaukee Brewers, Atlanta Braves and New York Mets.
When did Elmer Dessens retire?
Elmer Dessens last played in 2010.
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