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Kevin Elster
Kevin Daniel Elster

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 200 lb.
School Golden West CC

MLB Debut September 2, 1986
Final Game October 1, 2000
Born August 3, 1964 in San Pedro, CA (age 59)

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 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1986 21 NYN NL    4   12    2    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    6  .167  .167  .167  .333    48     2   0   0   0   0   0  
 1987           [Did not play]
 1988 23 NYA AL  137  415   49   93  17   1  17   47   3   2   29   44  .224  .282  .393  .674    95   163  13   2   0   5   8  
 1989 24 NYA AL   40  131   17   38   9   0   3   19   2   1    7   20  .290  .324  .427  .751   106    56   5   1   0   0   4  
         OAA AL  112  361   48  111  30   2   7   47   0   1   18   52  .307  .339  .460  .799   110   166   5   1   3   0   8  
         TOT     152  492   65  149  39   2  10   66   2   2   25   72  .303  .335  .451  .786         222  10   2   3   0  12 
 1990 25 OAA AL   44  100    8   17   6   2   2    9   0   0    6   18  .170  .217  .330  .547    74    33   1   0   0   0   0  
 1991 26 OAA AL   88  215   21   52  12   1   4   21   1   0   21   25  .242  .310  .363  .672    94    78   0   2   0   1   5  
 1992           [Did not play]
 1993           [Did not play]
 1994 29 OAA AL   13   28    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    7  .071  .071  .071  .143    19     2   0   0   0   0   0  
 1995 30 TEA AL    6   11    4    2   0   1   1    3   0   0    3    3  .182  .357  .636  .994   128     7   0   0   0   0   0  
 1996 31 TEA AL  153  536   86  137  37   4  27   78   2   0   44  150  .256  .313  .491  .804   100   263  20   4   0   3  12  
 1997 32 SFN NL   54  142   22   22   3   1   9   18   0   0   25   44  .155  .291  .380  .671    92    54   0   2   0   3   1  
 1998 33 BAA AL   38   91   13   24   7   0   3   11   0   0   14   15  .264  .362  .440  .801   106    40   0   0   1   0   1  
 1999           [Did not play]
 2000 35 MON NL   51  151   23   30   7   0   7   21   0   0   25   41  .199  .311  .384  .695    93    58   0   1   1   0   2  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons      740 2193  294  530 128  12  80  277   8   4  192  425  .242  .305  .420  .725         922  44  13   5  12  41
 Per 600 PA           536   72  130  31   3  20   68   2   1   47  104                                 225  11   3   1   3  10
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With OAA      257  704   78  182  48   5  13   78   1   1   45  102  .259  .303  .396  .699         279   6   3   3   1  13
   With NYA      177  546   66  131  26   1  20   66   5   3   36   64  .240  .292  .401  .693         219  18   3   0   5  12
   With TEA      159  547   90  139  37   5  28   81   2   0   47  153  .254  .314  .494  .808         270  20   4   0   3  12
   With SFN       54  142   22   22   3   1   9   18   0   0   25   44  .155  .291  .380  .671          54   0   2   0   3   1
   With MON       51  151   23   30   7   0   7   21   0   0   25   41  .199  .311  .384  .695          58   0   1   1   0   2
   With BAA       38   91   13   24   7   0   3   11   0   0   14   15  .264  .362  .440  .801          40   0   0   1   0   1
   With NYN        4   12    2    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    6  .167  .167  .167  .333           2   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      940 2844  332  648 136  12  88  376  14  11  295  562  .228  .300  .377  .677        1072  38  35  39  13  45
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1986 21 NYN NL  33    0    .9   0   0   0  .000   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  SS   4e32     -109   
 1987           [Did not play]
 1988 23 NYA AL  28   45   3.6   2   0   0  .000  10  164  140  .854    0    0  .000  SS   2e17       80   
 1989 24 NYA AL  20   17   4.5   0   0   0  .000   2   43   35  .814    0    0  .000  SS   2e18      108   
         OAA AL  35   53   5.5   0   0   0  .000  14  124   99  .798    0    0  .000  SS   2e18      156   
         TOT                     0   0   0  .000  16  167  134  .802    0    0  .000
 1990 25 OAA AL  29    7   2.4   4   0   0  .000   6   29   20  .690    0    0  .000  SS   2e31      -90   
 1991 26 OAA AL  79   24   3.9  19   2   0  .105  12   63   46  .730    0    0  .000  SS   2e23        4   
 1992           [Did not play]
 1993           [Did not play]
 1994 29 OAA AL  14    0    .1   0   0   0  .000   1   14    6  .429    0    0  .000  SS   3e17       95   
 1995 30 TEA AL  14    2   8.3   0   0   0  .000   2    3    0  .000    0    0  .000  2B   unrated   393   
 1996 31 TEA AL  22   81   5.1   0   0   0  .000   7  186  135  .726    0    0  .000  SS   3e14       25   
 1997 32 SFN NL   7   17   3.9   2   1   0  .500   2   48   34  .708    0    0  .000  SS   3e7      -105   
 1998 33 BAA AL  76   15   6.1   1   0   0  .000   6   42   24  .571    0    0  .000  SS   4e18      137   
 1999           [Did not play]
 2000 35 MON NL  80   19   4.2   8   0   0  .000  14   25    6  .240    0    0  .000  3B   4e44     -101   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 11 Seasons          286   4.4  36   3   0  .083  76  741  545  .735    0    0  .000                  42   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 6.3 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 4.5 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1986 21 NYN NL  SS     4     9     6    0    1  1.000     3    22.1   6.04
 1987           [Did not play]
 1988 23 NYA AL  SS   135   324   440   10   85   .987   125  1147.0   5.99
 1989 24 NYA AL  SS    40    99   127    2   21   .991    38   345.0   5.90
         OAA AL  SS   112   267   356   14   80   .978   110   923.0   6.07
 1990 25 OAA AL  SS    41    68   104    6   29   .966    29   246.0   6.29
 1991 26 OAA AL  SS    75    99   166   12   36   .957    43   474.1   5.03
 1992           [Did not play]
 1993           [Did not play]
 1994 29 OAA AL  SS    13    15    22    1    2   .974    11    81.0   4.11
 1995 30 TEA AL  2B     3    14     6    1    3   .952     3    26.0   6.92
                 SS     3     0     0    1    0   .000     0     4.0   0.00
 1996 31 TEA AL  SS   153   200   477    7   96   .990   152  1370.1   4.45
 1997 32 SFN NL  SS    53    76   140    2   40   .991    43   397.0   4.90
 1998 33 BAA AL  SS    36    45    88    5   22   .964    29   254.0   4.71
                 2B     1     2     0    1    0   .667     0     3.0   6.00
 1999           [Did not play]
 2000 35 MON NL  3B    40    26    61   14    6   .861    37   313.0   2.50
                 SS     6     3     1    0    1  1.000     0     9.2   3.72
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 SS   671  1205  1927   60  413   .981   583  5273.2   5.35
                 3B    40    26    61   14    6   .861    37   313.0   2.50
                 2B     4    16     6    2    3   .917     3    29.0   6.83
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1989 ALCS  OAA TOA   L    5  10  0  1  0  0  0   0  1  2  .100  .182  .100  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1986  NYN  108-54   Jon Fellows
 1988  NYA   83-79   Robert Rescigno
 1989  NYA   74-88   Robert Rescigno
 1989  OAA   97-65   Drew Kennedy
 1990  OAA   84-78   Drew Kennedy
 1991  OAA   62-100  Drew Kennedy
 1994  OAA   72-90   Drew Kennedy
 1995  TEA   86-76   Mike Rescigno
 1996  TEA   89-73   Mike Rescigno
 1997  SFN   87-75   Pat Carr
 1998  BAA   87-75   Charlie Steinhice
 2000  MON   72-90   Steve Bivens

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