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Kevin Elster
Kevin Daniel Elster
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: August 3, 1964 in San Pedro, CA
Drafted by the New York Mets in the 2nd round of the 1984 amateur draft (January). Player signed May 21, 1984. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 2, 1986
Final Game: October 1, 2000
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1986 21 NYM NL 19 33 30 3 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 .167 .242 .200 .442 25 6 0 0 0 0 1 6
1987 22 NYM NL 5 10 10 1 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .400 .400 .600 1.000 167 6 1 0 0 0 0 /6
1988 23 NYM NL 149 450 406 41 87 11 1 9 37 2 0 35 47 .214 .282 .313 .594 75 127 5 3 6 0 12 *6
1989 24 NYM NL 151 508 458 52 106 25 2 10 55 4 3 34 77 .231 .283 .360 .643 87 165 13 2 6 8 11 *6
1990 25 NYM NL 92 352 314 36 65 20 1 9 45 2 0 30 54 .207 .274 .363 .637 74 114 4 1 1 6 2 6
1991 26 NYM NL 115 394 348 33 84 16 2 6 36 2 3 40 53 .241 .318 .351 .669 89 122 4 1 1 4 6 6
1992 27 NYM NL 6 18 18 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .222 .222 .222 .444 27 4 1 0 0 0 0 /6
1994 29 NYY AL 7 22 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .000 .048 .000 .048 -86 0 0 0 1 0 0 /6
1995 30 TOT MLB 36 83 70 11 13 5 1 1 9 0 0 8 19 .186 .272 .329 .600 58 23 1 1 2 2 1 6/354
1995 30 NYY AL 10 18 17 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .118 .167 .176 .343 -10 3 0 0 0 0 0 6/4
1995 30 PHI NL 26 65 53 10 11 4 1 1 9 0 0 7 14 .208 .302 .377 .679 78 20 1 1 2 2 1 6/35
1996 31 TEX AL 157 596 515 79 130 32 2 24 99 4 1 52 138 .252 .317 .462 .779 90 238 8 2 16 11 1 *6
1997 32 PIT NL 39 164 138 14 31 6 2 7 25 0 2 21 39 .225 .327 .449 .776 99 62 1 1 2 2 0 6
1998 33 TEX AL 84 336 297 33 69 10 1 8 37 0 2 33 66 .232 .311 .354 .665 70 105 7 2 2 2 0 6
2000 35 LAD NL 80 259 220 29 50 8 0 14 32 0 0 38 52 .227 .341 .455 .796 104 100 0 0 1 0 5 6/53
13 Seasons 940 3225 2844 332 648 136 12 88 376 14 11 295 562 .228 .300 .377 .677 83 1072 45 13 38 35 39
162 Game Avg. 162 556 490 57 112 23 2 15 65 2 2 51 97 .228 .300 .377 .677 83 185 8 2 7 6 7
NYM (7 yrs) 537 1765 1584 166 355 75 6 34 174 10 6 142 242 .224 .288 .343 .631 81 544 28 7 14 18 32
TEX (2 yrs) 241 932 812 112 199 42 3 32 136 4 3 85 204 .245 .315 .422 .738 83 343 15 4 18 13 1
NYY (2 yrs) 17 40 37 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 .054 .103 .081 .184 -51 3 0 0 1 0 0
PIT (1 yr) 39 164 138 14 31 6 2 7 25 0 2 21 39 .225 .327 .449 .776 99 62 1 1 2 2 0
PHI (1 yr) 26 65 53 10 11 4 1 1 9 0 0 7 14 .208 .302 .377 .679 78 20 1 1 2 2 1
LAD (1 yr) 80 259 220 29 50 8 0 14 32 0 0 38 52 .227 .341 .455 .796 104 100 0 0 1 0 5
NL (10 yrs) 682 2253 1995 219 447 93 9 56 240 10 8 208 347 .224 .297 .364 .661 85 726 30 9 19 22 38
AL (4 yrs) 258 972 849 113 201 43 3 32 136 4 3 87 215 .237 .306 .408 .714 78 346 15 4 19 13 1

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1986 21 NYM NL NLCS HOU W 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1986 21 NYM NL WS BOS W 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1988 23 NYM NL NLCS LAD L 5 11 8 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 .250 .455 .375 .830 3 0 0 0 0 1
1996 31 TEX AL ALDS NYY L 4 15 12 2 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 .333 .467 .500 .967 6 0 0 0 0 0
3 Seasons (4 Series) 14 30 24 3 6 3 0 0 1 1 0 6 3 .250 .400 .375 .775 9 0 0 0 0 1
1 ALDS 4 15 12 2 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 .333 .467 .500 .967 6 0 0 0 0 0
2 NLCS 9 14 11 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 .182 .357 .273 .630 3 0 0 0 0 1
1 WS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1986 NYM NL 21 SS 19 9 91.1 53 16 35 2 6 .962 1.7 22.3 1.7 -0.5 2.2 0 5.03 2.68 .962 4.75 3.96
1987 NYM NL 22 SS 3 2 18.0 11 4 6 1 0 .909 -0.1 -6.7 -0.1 0.3 -0.4 0 5.00 3.33 .964 4.70 3.90
1988 NYM NL 23 SS 148 123 1100.2 554 196 345 13 61 .977 0.9 1.0 2.9 -8.1 11.1 -2 4.42 3.66 .967 4.63 3.99
1989 NYM NL 24 SS 150 134 1207.1 624 235 374 15 63 .976 8.6 8.5 9.6 7.5 2.1 -1 4.54 4.06 .966 4.51 3.88
1990 NYM NL 25 SS 92 91 795.2 427 159 251 17 42 .960 -6.5 -9.8 -4.5 -3.6 -0.9 -2 4.64 4.46 .967 4.59 4.00
1991 NYM NL 26 SS 107 98 865.0 462 149 299 14 39 .970 2.3 3.2 4.3 3.3 1.0 -2 4.66 4.19 .966 4.67 3.88
1992 NYM NL 27 SS 5 5 40.0 18 8 10 0 3 1.000 0.5 15.0 0.5 0.4 0.1 0 4.05 3.60 .967 4.59 3.86
1994 NYY AL 29 SS 7 7 59.0 32 5 27 0 7 1.000 -0.6 -12.2 -0.6 0.3 -0.9 0 4.88 4.57 .969 4.64 4.21
1995 TOT MLB 30 SS 29 19 164.2 79 28 50 1 13 .987 1.1 8.0 0.1 0.6 -0.5 1 4.26 2.69 .970 4.57 4.03
1995 NYY AL 30 SS 10 5 47.0 24 10 14 0 2 1.000 -0.5 -12.8 -0.5 -0.2 -0.3 0 4.60 2.40 .975 4.71 4.16
1995 NYY AL 30 2B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 5.40 4.30
1995 PHI NL 30 SS 19 14 117.2 55 18 36 1 11 .982 1.6 16.3 0.6 0.8 -0.2 1 4.13 2.84 .967 4.51 3.97
1995 PHI NL 30 1B 4 1 17.1 17 17 0 0 1 1.000 -0.1 -6.9 -0.1 -0.2 0.1 0 8.83 4.25 .994 9.66 8.35
1995 PHI NL 30 3B 2 1 12.1 4 2 2 0 0 1.000 -1.1 -107.0 -1.1 -1.1 0.0 0 2.92 2.00 .950 2.77 2.35
1996 TEX AL 31 SS 157 155 1355.0 740 285 441 14 103 .981 -5.8 -5.1 -4.8 -10.7 5.9 -1 4.82 4.62 .971 4.66 4.19
1997 PIT NL 32 SS 39 39 336.1 178 54 123 1 22 .994 -5.9 -21.1 -4.9 -2.9 -2.0 -1 4.74 4.54 .972 4.58 3.85
1998 TEX AL 33 SS 84 84 734.2 373 107 257 9 49 .976 -0.5 -0.8 -1.5 -3.6 2.1 1 4.46 4.33 .972 4.71 4.26
2000 LAD NL 35 SS 55 52 456.0 204 60 133 11 25 .946 -7.5 -19.7 -6.5 1.2 -7.7 -1 3.81 3.51 .968 4.52 3.88
2000 LAD NL 35 3B 8 7 64.2 24 6 16 2 0 .917 1.3 24.1 1.3 0.9 0.4 0 3.06 2.75 .950 2.64 2.17
2000 LAD NL 35 1B 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 -0.5 -600.0 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 0 0.00 0.00 1.000 9.00 7.70
13 Seasons SS 895 818 7223.2 3755 1306 2351 98 433 .974 -11.8 -2.0 -3.8 -15.8 12.1 -8 4.56 4.09 .968 4.61 4.01
2 Seasons 3B 10 8 77.0 28 8 18 2 0 .929 0.2 3.1 0.2 -0.2 0.4 0 3.04 2.60 .950 2.66 2.21
2 Seasons 1B 5 1 18.1 18 17 0 1 1 .944 -0.6 -39.3 -0.6 -0.2 -0.4 0 8.35 3.40 .994 9.62 8.22
1 Season 2B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 5.40 4.30
13 Seasons TOT 911 827 7320.0 3801 1331 2369 101 434 .973 -12.2 -2.0 -4.2 -16.2 12.1 -8 4.55 4.06 .942 4.61 4.01
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Strikeouts s c a p y
1996 AL--138--10th

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1996 AL--16--3rd

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1989 NL--8--3rd
1996 AL--11--3rd

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 6 (1367), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 4 (2808), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

January 17, 1984: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 2nd round of the 1984 amateur draft (January). Player signed May 21, 1984.

December 19, 1992: Granted Free Agency.

January 12, 1993: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

May 17, 1993: Released by the Los Angeles Dodgers.

May 22, 1993: Signed as a Free Agent with the Florida Marlins.

June 4, 1993: Released by the Florida Marlins.

December 17, 1993: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Diego Padres.

March 21, 1994: Released by the San Diego Padres.

May 1, 1994: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

June 8, 1995: Released by the New York Yankees.

June 29, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.

July 3, 1995: Released by the Kansas City Royals.

July 7, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Phillies.

October 5, 1995: Granted Free Agency.

January 16, 1996: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

October 31, 1996: Granted Free Agency.

December 20, 1996: Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

October 28, 1997: Granted Free Agency.

December 8, 1997: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

July 31, 1998: Released by the Texas Rangers.

January 14, 2000: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

October 15, 2000: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1986New York Mets$60,000
1988New York Mets$69,000
1989New York Mets$140,000
1990New York Mets$260,000
1991New York Mets$625,000
1992New York Mets$760,000
1994New York Yankees$200,000
1995New York Yankees$300,000
Philadelphia Phillies$109,000
1996Texas Rangers$270,000
1997Pittsburgh Pirates$1,650,000
1998Texas Rangers$1,500,000
2000Los Angeles Dodgers$300,000
Career (may be incomplete)$6,243,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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