#58 Don Elston, Closer, 25 yrs, Philadelphia (N) Phillies Thursday, 10/5/1954 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Don Elston
4/6/1929 25 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 : Prospect rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 1 / 6 (Insignificant) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Average GREAT Normal 4.5 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 $ 150,000 1954 (Automatic) 1 Year(s), 117 Days (289 total Days) 172 Day(s) 1 Year(s), 117 Days (289 total Days) 1 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 6 | 6 | 7 | 87-90 Mph |
Versus LHB | 5 | 5 | 6 | |
Versus RHB | 6 | 6 | 7 | |
Talent | 7 | 6 | 8 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 6 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 : 4 (Range), .950 (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 | 48 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6.54 | 42.2 | 43 | 37 | 31 | 28 | 24 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 |
Projected | 50 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6.54 | 44.0 | 45 | 39 | 33 | 29 | 25 | | | | | |
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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 |
| 8 | 2 | 33.3 | 48 | 24 | 15.6 | 9.1 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 16 | 4 | 25.0 | 24 | 8 | 33.3 | 5.90 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 63 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .238 | .390 | .397 | .787 |
vs. RHB | 103 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .272 | .350 | .524 | .874 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 33 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7.22 | 28.2 | 31 | 29 | 23 | 20 | 12 |
Road | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5.14 | 14.0 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 |
Postseason | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.91 | 3.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Week | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.91 | 3.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18.41 | 7.1 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 5 |
May | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5.14 | 7.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
June | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.00 | 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
July | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.43 | 7.0 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
August | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.79 | 9.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
Sept./Oct. | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.18 | 5.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
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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 |
Total | 80 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 5.73 | 75.1 | 84 | 58 | 48 | 13 | 58 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 1.88 | .297 | |
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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 |
Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.40 | 6.2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 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 |
Total | 80 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 48 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1.000 | 42.2 | 1.69 | | | | |
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Transactions Drafted in 1st round, 15th overall pick, by Philadelphia (N) in 1953... Earned first career win on 6/20/1953...
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