Elmer Dessens stats

Last played for the New York Mets, 2010

Relief Pitcher · #64

Age 55 · 5' 11"

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Elmer Dessens played 14 MLB seasons, 1996 to 2010.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
441
W
52
L
64
ERA
4.44
IP
1,174.1
K
693
BB
348
WHIP
1.40

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1996PIT15028.2825.01341.76
1997PIT3000.003.1200.60
1998PIT43265.6774.243251.54
2000CIN401154.28147.185431.45
2001CIN3410144.48205.0128561.35
2002CIN30783.03178.093491.25
2003ARI34885.07175.2113571.53
2004ARI/LAD50264.46105.073311.47
2005LAD28123.5665.237191.25
2006KC/LAD62584.5677.052221.40
2007MIL/COL17227.1534.022121.68
2008ATL40122.504.0243.50
2009NYM28003.3132.214101.04
2010NYM53422.3047.016161.21

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
1
W
0
L
0
ERA
6.75
IP
1.1
K
1
BB
0
WHIP
0.75

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
60
CG
2
SHO
1
K/9
5.3
GB
595
FB
651
G/F
0.90
WP
22

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1996PIT0004.70000
1997PIT0005.40000
1998PIT1005.20001
2000CIN9105.20004
2001CIN19115.60004
2002CIN19004.70003
2003ARI10005.80003
2004ARI/LAD0006.318318012
2005LAD1005.11141061.11
2006KC/LAD0006.11191400.93
2007MIL/COL1005.8606210
2008ATL0004.59110.80
2009NYM0003.940640.61
2010NYM0003.170880.80

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
55 yearsJan 13, 1971
Height
5' 11"
Debut
1996
Birthplace
Hermosillo, Mexico

Latest performance

Elmer Dessens

Oct 02 · vs WSH · W 7-2

IP
0.0
H
1
R
0
ER
0
BB
1
K
0
HR
0
ERA
2.30

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentIPHRERK
Sat, Oct 02vsWSHW 7-201000
Wed, Sep 29vsMILL 8-712000
Tue, Sep 28vsMILW 4-310000
Sun, Sep 26atPHIW 7-310000
Sat, Sep 25atPHIW 5-20.20000
Fri, Sep 24atPHIL 3-210000

What were Elmer Dessens's career stats?

Elmer Dessens played 14 seasons for the Pirates, the Reds, the Diamondbacks, the Dodgers, the Braves and the Mets. He had 52 wins and 693 strikeouts with a 4.44 ERA over 1,174.1 innings. His best season was 2000: 11 wins, a 4.28 ERA and 85 strikeouts.

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Playoff series

Elmer Dessens played 1 game across 1 MLB postseason in one series — 0 won, 1 lost.

Elmer Dessens's line in each playoff series
SeasonOppSeriesGIPIP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.HH: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.ERER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error.KK: Batters this pitcher struck out.
2004STLLost 0-111.1111

What the columns mean: IP · H · ER · K

Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2001 postseason — earlier series are not counted.