Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 1986
Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 1986
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 940
- AB
- 2,844
- R
- 332
- H
- 648
- HR
- 88
- RBI
- 376
- SB
- 14
- AVG
- .228
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | NYM | 19 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| 1987 | NYM | 5 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .400 |
| 1988 | NYM | 149 | 406 | 41 | 87 | 9 | 37 | 2 | .214 |
| 1989 | NYM | 151 | 458 | 52 | 106 | 10 | 55 | 4 | .231 |
| 1990 | NYM | 92 | 314 | 36 | 65 | 9 | 45 | 2 | .207 |
| 1991 | NYM | 115 | 348 | 33 | 84 | 6 | 36 | 2 | .241 |
| 1992 | NYM | 6 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| 1994 | NYY | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1995 |  NYY/PHI | 36 | 70 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .186 |
| 1996 | TEX | 157 | 515 | 79 | 130 | 24 | 99 | 4 | .252 |
| 1997 | PIT | 39 | 138 | 14 | 31 | 7 | 25 | 0 | .225 |
| 1998 | TEX | 84 | 297 | 33 | 69 | 8 | 37 | 0 | .232 |
| 2000 | LAD | 80 | 220 | 29 | 50 | 14 | 32 | 0 | .227 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 14
- AB
- 24
- R
- 3
- H
- 6
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 1
- SB
- 1
- AVG
- .250
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 3,225
- TB
- 1,072
- XBH
- 236
- HBP
- 13
- IBB
- 39
- GIDP
- 45
- P/PA
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | NYM | 33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | NYM | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | NYM | 450 | 127 | 21 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | NYM | 508 | 165 | 37 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 0 |
| 1990 | NYM | 352 | 114 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | NYM | 394 | 122 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | NYM | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | NYY | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | NYY/PHI | 83 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | TEX | 596 | 238 | 58 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | PIT | 164 | 62 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | TEX | 336 | 105 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | LAD | 259 | 100 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 4.9
- RC
- 329.6
- RC/27
- 3.80
- ISOP
- .149
- SECA
- .254
- BB/K
- 0.52
- AB/HR
- 32.3
- GO/FO
- 0.00
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | NYM | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.4 | .033 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | NYM | 0.1 | 1.8 | 6.9 | .200 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | NYM | 1.1 | 36.5 | 3 | .099 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 45.1 | 0 |
| 1989 | NYM | 2.2 | 44.8 | 3.2 | .129 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 45.8 | 0 |
| 1990 | NYM | -0.4 | 32.6 | 3.4 | .156 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 34.9 | 0 |
| 1991 | NYM | 1.0 | 40.4 | 4 | .109 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 58 | 0 |
| 1992 | NYM | -0.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | NYY | -0.5 | -1.7 | -2.2 | .000 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | NYY/PHI | -0.2 | 6.6 | 2.9 | .143 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 70 | 0 |
| 1996 | TEX | 1.2 | 78 | 5 | .210 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 21.5 | 0 |
| 1997 | PIT | 0.0 | 20.9 | 5 | .225 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 19.7 | 0 |
| 1998 | TEX | 0.1 | 32.1 | 3.6 | .121 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 37.1 | 0 |
| 2000 | LAD | 0.4 | 36.6 | 5.8 | .227 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 15.7 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Kevin Elster's career stats?
Kevin Elster played 13 seasons for the Mets, the Yankees, the Rangers, the Pirates and the Dodgers. He was a career .228 hitter with 648 hits, 88 home runs and 376 RBI. His best season was 1987: a .400 batting average, 0 home runs and 1 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
13 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1986 to 2000
Championships
- 1986 World Series with the New York Mets
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