#58 Don Elston, Closer, 35 yrs, New York (N) Mets Thursday, 10/19/1964 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Don Elston
4/6/1929 35 USA,OH,CAMPBELLSTOWN 6"0 170
Closer R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 4 / 6 (Popular) Average GREAT Prone 2.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 2,500,000 1964 11 Year(s), 112 Days (2004 total Days) 167 Day(s) 11 Year(s), 112 Days (2004 total Days) 11 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 4 | 4 | 3 | 86-89 Mph |
Versus LHB | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
Versus RHB | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
Talent | 4 | 5 | 2 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 4 50 3
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Curveball
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Versus LHP | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Versus RHP | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 1 3 5 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 3 (Range), .948 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 1
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 26 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 5.86 | 27.2 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 |
Projected | 26 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 5.86 | 27.0 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 12 | | | | | |
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Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| 15 | 5 | 66.7 | 26 | 18 | 12.4 | 9.1 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3 | 0 | .0 | 10 | 1 | 10.0 | 4.45 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 42 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .388 | .619 | 1.007 |
vs. RHB | 69 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .232 | .260 | .333 | .594 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9.31 | 9.2 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 |
Road | 15 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4.00 | 18.0 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 10 |
Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
May | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6.14 | 7.1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
June | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1.80 | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
July | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7.56 | 8.1 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
August | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.75 | 2.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Sept./Oct. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.26 | 1.1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1953 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4.68 | 32.2 | 41 | 21 | 17 | 5 | 30 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2.17 | .343 | PHI |
1954 | 48 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6.54 | 42.2 | 43 | 37 | 31 | 8 | 28 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1.66 | .261 | PHI |
1955 | 52 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 6.24 | 57.2 | 70 | 45 | 40 | 8 | 37 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1.86 | .325 | PHI |
1956 | 46 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 5.60 | 54.2 | 61 | 34 | 34 | 10 | 22 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1.52 | .302 | PHI |
1957 | 52 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6.18 | 51.0 | 59 | 36 | 35 | 13 | 28 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1.71 | .282 | PHI |
1958 | 74 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4.64 | 85.1 | 82 | 49 | 44 | 18 | 24 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 1.24 | .248 | PHI |
1959 | 64 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5.17 | 71.1 | 79 | 45 | 41 | 10 | 30 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1.53 | .291 | PHI |
1960 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7.01 | 25.2 | 35 | 21 | 20 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1.87 | .333 | PHI |
1961 | 75 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4.23 | 87.1 | 76 | 44 | 41 | 14 | 30 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 1.21 | .246 | PHI |
1962 | 45 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 4.74 | 43.2 | 45 | 25 | 23 | 11 | 18 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1.44 | .256 | PHI |
1963 | 40 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 2.54 | 46.0 | 34 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 28 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1.35 | .237 | PHI WS2,AL |
1964 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 5.86 | 27.2 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.37 | .245 | WS2 NYM |
Total | 578 | 1 | 56 | 52 | 53 | 5.14 | 625.2 | 653 | 390 | 357 | 110 | 298 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 1.52 | .277 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
1953, AAA | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5.59 | 19.1 | 26 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1.55 | .386 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
1953 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1954 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.91 | 3.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1955 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.79 | 4.2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.56 | 11.1 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1953 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | PHI |
1954 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | PHI |
1955 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | PHI |
1956 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | PHI |
1957 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | PHI |
1958 | 74 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .333 | .500 | .833 | PHI |
1959 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | PHI |
1960 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | PHI |
1961 | 75 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .400 | .250 | .650 | PHI |
1962 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | PHI |
1963 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | PHI WS2,AL |
1964 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | WS2 NYM |
Total | 578 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .214 | .250 | .214 | .464 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 26 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1.000 | 27.2 | 2.28 | | | | |
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Traded from Philadelphia (N) to Washington on 6/21/1963 (Going to PHI: P Lindy Mcdaniel. Going to WS2: P Don Elston)... Was selected to the 1963 Allstar game... Was claimed off waivers by New York (N) on 8/15/1964. Injured on 10/6/1964 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week...
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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Saves 1959 - 6 - 10th 1963 - 15 - 4th
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