Kevin Elster

Position: Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 180lb (188cm, 81kg)

Born: August 3, 1964 in San Pedro, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 2nd round of the 1984 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from Golden West College (Huntington Beach, CA).

High School: Marina HS (Huntington Beach, CA)

School: Golden West College (Huntington Beach, CA)

Debut: September 2, 1986 (Age 22-030d, 15,224th in major league history)
vs. SFG 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 1, 2000 (Age 36-059d)
vs. SDP 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1988 season

Agents: Patrick Elster • Previously: Dennis Gilbert

Full Name: Kevin Daniel Elster

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1986 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.2

2844

648

.228

332

RBI

376

OBP

.300

SLG

.377

OPS

.677

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	21-18 / in Starts: 21-18
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	11 games
Most Games w/o HR	9 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 8 bases loaded PA and 7 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	7

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 164 PAs	25
Actual Runners on Base	119 (60-39-20)
Avg. MLBer w/ 164 PAs	19
Avg. Runners on Base	103 (50-34-18)

Most Driven In
Self	7
J Allensworth	5
M Johnson	5
A Martin	3
K Young	2
M Cummings	1
T Womack	1
J Randa	1

Most Driven In By
Self	7
J GuillÃ©n	2
J Kendall	2
J Randa	2
J Lieber	1

1997 Batting Game Log

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1997 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	738	1	Apr 1	PIT	@	SFG	W,5-2	CG	5	4	1	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.500	.600	.750	1.350	5	1.61	0.356	1.60	0.21%	3.03	SS
2	739	2	Apr 3	PIT	@	SFG	L,5-7	CG	5	4	0	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.625	.700	1.125	1.825	5	.80	0.129	.83	0.08%	0.77	SS
3	740	3	Apr 4	PIT	@	LAD	L,3-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.455	.571	.818	1.390	5	1.17	-0.018	1.21	-0.01%	-0.27	SS
4	741	4	Apr 5	PIT	@	LAD	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.444	.600	1.044	5	.65	-0.067	.64	-0.04%	-0.95	SS
5	742	5	Apr 6	PIT	@	LAD	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.368	.455	.579	1.033	5	1.20	0.063	1.23	0.04%	0.78	SS
6	743	6	Apr 7	PIT	@	SDP	L,2-3	CG(10)	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.318	.423	.500	.923	5	2.43	-0.203	2.43	-0.12%	-1.07	SS
7	744	7	Apr 8	PIT	@	SDP	W,2-0	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.419	.462	.881	5	1.49	-0.045	1.45	-0.03%	-0.23	SS
8	745	8	Apr 9	PIT	@	SDP	W,4-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.400	.533	.933	5	.81	0.022	.82	0.01%	0.10	SS
9	746	9	Apr 11	PIT		LAD	L,1-7	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.273	.385	.485	.869	5	.93	-0.006	1.00	0.00%	0.10	SS
10	747	10	Apr 13	PIT		LAD	L,5-14	GS-6	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.405	.471	.875	5	.73	0.055	.75	0.03%	0.24	SS
11	748	11	Apr 15	PIT		SDP	W,3-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	.243	.391	.432	.824	5	1.37	0.083	1.31	0.05%	0.12	SS
12	749	12	Apr 16	PIT		SDP	L,5-7	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.380	.488	.868	5	.85	0.105	.87	0.07%	1.20	SS
13	750	13	Apr 17	PIT		CIN	W,3-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.227	.370	.455	.825	5	1.17	-0.205	1.33	-0.14%	-1.76	SS
14	751	14	Apr 18	PIT		CIN	L,1-6	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.379	.511	.890	5	1.36	0.037	1.58	0.03%	0.84	SS
15	752	15	Apr 19	PIT		CIN	W,6-5	CG	5	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.245	.397	.510	.907	5	1.91	0.425	2.23	0.30%	1.24	SS
16	753	16	Apr 20	PIT		CIN	W,5-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.373	.472	.845	5	.61	-0.078	.71	-0.06%	-1.43	SS
17	754	18 (1)	Apr 23	PIT		PHI	W,3-2	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.228	.366	.474	.840	5	1.15	0.058	1.16	0.04%	-0.31	SS
18	755	19	Apr 24	PIT	@	CHC	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.230	.360	.459	.819	5	1.95	-0.050	2.06	-0.03%	-0.09	SS
19	756	20	Apr 25	PIT	@	CHC	L,1-11	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.215	.342	.431	.773	5	.83	-0.094	.95	-0.07%	-1.32	SS
20	757	21	Apr 26	PIT	@	CHC	L,6-7	CG	5	5	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.345	.443	.788	5	1.62	-0.002	1.75	0.00%	1.16	SS
21	758	22	Apr 27	PIT	@	CHC	W,7-0	CG	4	4	2	2	1	0	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.352	.500	.852	5	.99	0.105	1.05	0.07%	2.07	SS
22	759	23	Apr 28	PIT	@	PHI	W,9-4	CG(12)	6	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.351	.481	.832	5	2.12	0.084	2.30	0.06%	0.18	SS
23	760	24	Apr 29	PIT	@	PHI	L,2-8	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.232	.347	.463	.810	5	.82	-0.019	.92	-0.01%	-0.38	SS
24	761	25	Apr 30	PIT		SFG	L,1-6	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.337	.447	.784	5	.54	-0.043	.59	-0.03%	-0.58	SS
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
25	762	26	May 1	PIT		SFG	W,3-2	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.218	.343	.437	.780	5	1.07	-0.087	1.12	-0.05%	-0.77	SS
26	763	27	May 2	PIT	@	ATL	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.209	.330	.418	.748	5	.95	-0.106	1.04	-0.07%	-0.88	SS
27	764	28	May 3	PIT	@	ATL	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.327	.411	.738	5	1.89	-0.079	2.19	-0.06%	-0.86	SS
28	765	29	May 4	PIT	@	ATL	L,1-3	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.206	.333	.402	.735	5	1.12	-0.034	1.35	-0.03%	-0.33	SS
29	766	30	May 5	PIT	@	FLA	L,0-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.331	.396	.727	5	1.35	-0.124	1.58	-0.09%	-1.17	SS
30	767	31	May 6	PIT	@	FLA	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.210	.328	.400	.728	5	.52	0.117	.57	0.08%	0.55	SS
31	768	32	May 7	PIT	@	COL	W,14-3	CG	6	6	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.328	.423	.752	5	.25	0.011	.29	0.01%	1.06	SS
32	769	33	May 8	PIT	@	COL	W,10-8	CG	5	3	2	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.338	.447	.786	5	1.17	0.160	1.41	0.12%	1.72	SS
33	770	34	May 9	PIT		ATL	W,9-0	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.212	.326	.432	.758	5	.44	-0.043	.53	-0.03%	-1.23	SS
34	771	35	May 10	PIT		ATL	L,3-9	CG	4	4	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.221	.331	.451	.782	5	.54	0.051	.69	0.04%	1.20	SS
35	772	36	May 11	PIT		ATL	L,2-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.322	.437	.759	5	.97	-0.092	1.20	-0.07%	-1.02	SS
36	773	37	May 12	PIT		ATL	L,2-10	GS-5	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.331	.445	.776	5	.58	0.049	.70	0.04%	0.66	SS
37	774	38	May 14	PIT		COL	W,15-10	CG	6	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.331	.436	.767	5	1.63	0.104	1.93	0.07%	0.38	SS
38	775	39	May 15	PIT		COL	W,4-3	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.228	.331	.456	.787	5	1.08	0.203	1.29	0.15%	0.93	SS
39	776	40	May 16	PIT		FLA	L,1-3	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.327	.449	.776	5	1.86	-0.100	2.36	-0.08%	-0.77	SS
							21-18		164	138	14	31	6	2	7	25	21	0	39	1	2	2	3	1	0	2	.225	.327	.449	.776		1.17	0.722	1.29	0.46%	2.93

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