Kevin Elster

Position: Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 180lb (188cm, 81kg)

Born: August 3, 1964 in San Pedro, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 2nd round of the 1984 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from Golden West College (Huntington Beach, CA).

High School: Marina HS (Huntington Beach, CA)

School: Golden West College (Huntington Beach, CA)

Debut: September 2, 1986 (Age 22-030d, 12,833rd in MLB history)
vs. SFG 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 1, 2000 (Age 36-059d)
vs. SDP 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1988 season

Agents: Patrick Elster • Previously: Dennis Gilbert

Full Name: Kevin Daniel Elster

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1986 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.2

AB

2844

H

648

HR

BA

.228

R

332

RBI

376

SB

OBP

.300

SLG

.377

OPS

.677

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
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
1984	19	NYM-min	A-	71	298	257	35	66	7	3	3	35	13	2	35	41	.257	.342	.342	.685		88		1	0	5	1		LFA · NYPL
1985	20	NYM-min	A,AA	118	495	438	71	121	22	0	9	48	10	5	52	48	.276	.358	.388	.746		170		4	0	1	3		LBG,JAC · CARL,TL
1986	21	NYM-min	AA	127	512	435	69	117	19	3	2	52	7	8	61	46	.269	.358	.340	.698		148		4	4	8	3		JAC · TL
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-min	AAA	134	591	549	83	170	33	7	8	74	7	3	35	62	.310	.350	.439	.789		241		1	3	3	4		TID · IL
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	/6H
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/H
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/H
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/H
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	6H
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	/6H

1993	28	LAD-min	AA	10	43	39	5	11	2	1	0	7	0	0	4	4	.282	.349	.385	.733		15	0	0	0	0	0		SAN · TL
1994	29	NYY-min	AA,A+	44	172	146	21	35	8	0	2	23	2	0	23	18	.240	.337	.336	.673		49	3	0	0	3	0		ALC,TAM · EL,FLOR
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	KCR-PHI-min	AAA	16	67	59	7	15	7	0	0	8	0	0	7	11	.254	.328	.373	.701		22	1	0	0	1	0		OMA,SWB · AA,IL
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	6/3H54
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	79	20	1	1	2	2	1	6/3H5
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
1999			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Did Not Play)
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	6H/53
13 Yrs				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
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
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	79	20	1	1	2	2	1

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

Player Value--Batting

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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