Kevin Elster
Kevin Daniel Elster
Born: August 3, 1964
San Pedro, CA USA
Primary Position: SS
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 180
College: Golden West College
Career: 1986-2000
Draft: Round 2 (1984 January Amateur Draft, New York Mets)
School: Golden West College
Minor League Statistics
Kevin Elster compiled a career batting average of .228 with 88 home runs and 376 RBI in his 940-game career with the New York Mets, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Texas Rangers, Pittsburgh Pirates and Los Angeles Dodgers. He began playing during the 1986 season and last took the field during the 2000 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | NL | New York Mets | 19 | 33 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | .167 | .242 | .200 | .442 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1987 | NL | New York Mets | 5 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .400 | .400 | .600 | 1.000 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | NL | New York Mets | 149 | 450 | 406 | 41 | 87 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 47 | .214 | .282 | .313 | .594 | 127 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| 1989 | NL | New York Mets | 151 | 508 | 458 | 52 | 106 | 25 | 2 | 10 | 55 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 77 | .231 | .283 | .360 | .643 | 165 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 11 |
| 1990 | NL | New York Mets | 92 | 352 | 314 | 36 | 65 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 54 | .207 | .274 | .363 | .637 | 114 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 1991 | NL | New York Mets | 115 | 394 | 348 | 33 | 84 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 53 | .241 | .318 | .351 | .669 | 122 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 1992 | NL | New York Mets | 6 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .222 | .222 | .222 | .444 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | AL | New York Yankees | 7 | 22 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .000 | .048 | .000 | .048 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | AL | New York Yankees | 10 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .118 | .167 | .176 | .343 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 26 | 65 | 53 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | .208 | .302 | .377 | .679 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1996 | AL | Texas Rangers | 157 | 596 | 515 | 79 | 130 | 32 | 2 | 24 | 99 | 4 | 1 | 52 | 138 | .252 | .317 | .462 | .779 | 238 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 1 |
| 1997 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 39 | 164 | 138 | 14 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 39 | .225 | .327 | .449 | .776 | 62 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | AL | Texas Rangers | 84 | 336 | 297 | 33 | 69 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 66 | .232 | .311 | .354 | .665 | 105 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 80 | 259 | 220 | 29 | 50 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 52 | .227 | .341 | .455 | .796 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Totals | 940 | 3225 | 2844 | 332 | 648 | 136 | 12 | 88 | 376 | 14 | 11 | 295 | 562 | .228 | .300 | .377 | .677 | 1072 | 45 | 13 | 38 | 35 | 39 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | NL | New York Mets | SS | 19 | 9 | 91.3 | 16 | 35 | 2 | 6 | .962 | 5.026 | 2.684 |
| 1987 | NL | New York Mets | SS | 3 | 2 | 18.0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 5.000 | 3.333 |
| 1988 | NL | New York Mets | SS | 148 | 123 | 1100.7 | 196 | 345 | 13 | 61 | .977 | 4.424 | 3.655 |
| 1989 | NL | New York Mets | SS | 150 | 134 | 1207.3 | 235 | 374 | 15 | 63 | .976 | 4.540 | 4.060 |
| 1990 | NL | New York Mets | SS | 92 | 91 | 795.7 | 159 | 251 | 17 | 42 | .960 | 4.638 | 4.457 |
| 1991 | NL | New York Mets | SS | 107 | 98 | 865.0 | 149 | 299 | 14 | 39 | .970 | 4.661 | 4.187 |
| 1992 | NL | New York Mets | SS | 5 | 5 | 40.0 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 4.050 | 3.600 |
| 1994 | AL | New York Yankees | SS | 7 | 7 | 59.0 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 7 | 1.000 | 4.881 | 4.571 |
| 1995 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | SS | 19 | 14 | 117.7 | 18 | 36 | 1 | 11 | .982 | 4.130 | 2.842 |
| 1995 | AL | New York Yankees | SS | 10 | 5 | 47.0 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 4.596 | 2.400 |
| 1995 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 1B | 4 | 1 | 17.3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 8.827 | 4.250 |
| 1995 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 3B | 2 | 1 | 12.3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.919 | 2.000 |
| 1995 | AL | New York Yankees | 2B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1996 | AL | Texas Rangers | SS | 157 | 155 | 1355.0 | 285 | 441 | 14 | 103 | .981 | 4.822 | 4.624 |
| 1997 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | SS | 39 | 39 | 336.3 | 54 | 123 | 1 | 22 | .994 | 4.736 | 4.538 |
| 1998 | AL | Texas Rangers | SS | 84 | 84 | 734.7 | 107 | 257 | 9 | 49 | .976 | 4.459 | 4.333 |
| 2000 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | SS | 55 | 52 | 456.0 | 60 | 133 | 11 | 25 | .946 | 3.809 | 3.509 |
| 2000 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 3B | 8 | 7 | 64.7 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 0 | .917 | 3.062 | 2.750 |
| 2000 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 911 | 827 | 7320.0 | 1331 | 2369 | 101 | 434 | .973 | 4.549 | 4.061 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | NL | New York Mets | NLCS | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | NL | New York Mets | WS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | NL | New York Mets | NLCS | 5 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .250 | .455 | .375 | .830 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | AL | Texas Rangers | ALDS2 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .333 | .467 | .500 | .967 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 14 | 30 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | .250 | .400 | .375 | .775 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | NL | New York Mets | NLCS | SS | 4 | 0 | 11.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.091 | 1.250 |
| 1986 | NL | New York Mets | WS | SS | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .857 | 13.500 | 6.000 |
| 1988 | NL | New York Mets | NLCS | SS | 5 | 3 | 28.0 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | .875 | 4.500 | 2.800 |
| 1996 | AL | Texas Rangers | ALDS2 | SS | 4 | 4 | 37.0 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | .933 | 3.405 | 3.500 |
| Totals | 14 | 7 | 80.0 | 19 | 20 | 4 | 7 | .907 | 4.388 | 2.786 |
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