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+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1996 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1996 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 1	TEX		BOS	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
2	2	Apr 3	TEX		BOS	W,7-2	CG	32	9.0	0	5	0	5	1	SS
3	3	Apr 4	TEX		BOS	W,13-2	CG	35	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	SS
4	4	Apr 6	TEX		NYY	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	3	2	0	5	2	SS
5	5	Apr 7 (1)	TEX		NYY	W,7-2	CG	42	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
6	6	Apr 7 (2)	TEX		NYY	W,4-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
7	7	Apr 9	TEX	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	SS
8	8	Apr 11	TEX	@	CHW	L,5-8	GS	36	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
9	9	Apr 12	TEX	@	NYY	L,3-4	GS	26	6.0	2	3	0	5	2	SS
10	10	Apr 13	TEX	@	NYY	W,10-6	CG	42	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	SS
11	11	Apr 14	TEX	@	NYY	L,3-12	CG	46	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
12	12	Apr 15	TEX		OAK	L,3-8	CG	45	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	SS
13	13	Apr 16	TEX		OAK	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	3	5	0	8	2	SS
14	14	Apr 17	TEX		OAK	W,12-1	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
15	15	Apr 19	TEX		BAL	W,26-7	CG	40	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
16	16	Apr 20	TEX		BAL	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	SS
17	17	Apr 21	TEX		BAL	W,9-6	CG	40	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	SS
18	18	Apr 22	TEX		CHW	L,4-12	GS	43	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	SS
19	19	Apr 23	TEX		CHW	L,5-6	GS	40	8.0	4	2	0	6	1	SS
20	20	Apr 24	TEX	@	BOS	L,9-11	CG	44	8.0	4	5	0	9	2	SS
21	21	Apr 25	TEX	@	BOS	L,3-8	CG	41	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
22	22	Apr 26	TEX	@	BAL	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	SS
23	23	Apr 27	TEX	@	BAL	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
24	24	Apr 28	TEX	@	BAL	W,5-4	CG	43	10.0	3	3	0	6	1	SS
25	25	Apr 29	TEX	@	BAL	L,7-8	CG	38	8.0	2	3	0	5	1	SS
26	26	Apr 30	TEX		SEA	L,0-8	CG	49	9.0	4	2	1	7	0	SS
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	27	May 1	TEX		SEA	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	SS
28	28	May 2	TEX	@	DET	L,2-5	GS	32	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
29	29	May 3	TEX	@	DET	W,11-0	CG	28	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
30	30	May 4	TEX	@	DET	W,3-1	CG	28	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
31	31	May 5	TEX	@	DET	W,3-2	CG	31	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	SS
32	32	May 7	TEX		TOR	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	0	6	0	6	0	SS
33	33	May 8	TEX		TOR	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	SS
34	34	May 9	TEX		TOR	L,2-5	CG	42	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	SS
35	35	May 10	TEX		DET	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	SS
36	36	May 11	TEX		DET	W,11-7	CG	43	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	SS
37	38 (1)	May 13	TEX		KCR	W,7-6	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
38	39	May 14	TEX		KCR	W,10-0	CG	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
39	40	May 15	TEX		KCR	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	1	SS
40	41	May 17	TEX	@	CLE	L,10-12	CG	41	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	SS
41	42	May 18	TEX	@	CLE	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	3	3	0	6	2	SS
42	43	May 19	TEX	@	CLE	L,5-8	CG	39	8.0	2	2	0	4	1	SS
43	44	May 21	TEX	@	MIN	L,3-4	CG	38	8.2	2	2	0	4	0	SS
44	45	May 22	TEX	@	MIN	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	SS
45	46	May 23	TEX	@	KCR	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	1	4	1	6	1	SS
46	47	May 24	TEX	@	KCR	L,0-8	CG	41	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
47	48	May 25	TEX	@	KCR	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	SS
48	49	May 26	TEX	@	KCR	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
49	50	May 27	TEX		CLE	W,3-2	CG	31	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
50	51	May 28	TEX		CLE	W,11-3	CG	39	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	SS
51	52	May 29	TEX		CLE	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	SS
52	53	May 31	TEX		MIN	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	SS
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
53	54	Jun 1	TEX		MIN	L,5-9	GS	31	8.0	1	6	0	7	1	SS
54	56 (1)	Jun 3	TEX	@	MIL	W,9-6	CG	42	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
55	57	Jun 4	TEX	@	MIL	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
56	58	Jun 5	TEX	@	MIL	L,4-6	CG	39	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	SS
57	59	Jun 7	TEX		TOR	W,10-7	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	SS
58	60	Jun 8	TEX		TOR	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	SS
59	62 (1)	Jun 10	TEX		MIL	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	2	6	0	8	1	SS
60	63	Jun 11	TEX		MIL	L,4-14	CG	51	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	SS
61	64	Jun 12	TEX		MIL	W,13-6	CG	42	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	SS
62	65	Jun 13	TEX	@	BOS	L,7-8	CG	51	9.2	3	5	1	9	1	SS
63	66	Jun 14	TEX	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	SS
64	67	Jun 15	TEX	@	BOS	W,13-3	CG	37	9.0	3	3	1	7	1	SS
65	68	Jun 16	TEX	@	BOS	L,9-10	CG	41	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	SS
66	69	Jun 17	TEX	@	BAL	T,1-1	CG	22	5.1	0	1	0	1	0	SS
67	70	Jun 18	TEX	@	BAL	W,7-0	CG	35	9.0	3	4	1	8	0	SS
68	71	Jun 19	TEX	@	BAL	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	4	3	0	7	0	SS
69	72	Jun 20	TEX	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	0	1	1	2	0	SS
70	73	Jun 21	TEX		BOS	W,14-4	CG	41	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	SS
71	74	Jun 22	TEX		BOS	W,8-2	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	SS
72	75	Jun 23	TEX		BOS	L,4-6	CG	44	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	SS
73	76	Jun 24	TEX		BAL	L,3-8	GS	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	SS
74	77	Jun 25	TEX		BAL	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	2	5	0	7	2	SS
75	78	Jun 26	TEX		BAL	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	2	4	1	7	1	SS
76	79	Jun 28	TEX	@	SEA	L,8-19	GS	45	6.0	2	1	1	4	0	SS
77	80	Jun 29	TEX	@	SEA	W,9-5	CG	39	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	SS
78	81	Jun 30	TEX	@	SEA	L,3-4	CG	39	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
79	82	Jul 1	TEX	@	CAL	W,8-6	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
80	83	Jul 2	TEX	@	CAL	L,5-6	CG	40	8.0	2	4	0	6	1	SS
81	84	Jul 3	TEX	@	CAL	W,8-1	CG	36	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	SS
82	85	Jul 4	TEX		SEA	L,5-9	CG	48	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	SS
83	86	Jul 5	TEX		SEA	L,3-6	CG	43	9.0	4	5	0	9	2	SS
84	87	Jul 6	TEX		SEA	L,5-9	CG	41	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
85	88	Jul 7	TEX		SEA	W,8-3	CG	41	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
86	89	Jul 11	TEX	@	OAK	L,3-8	CG	45	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	SS
87	90	Jul 12	TEX	@	OAK	W,8-4	CG	38	10.0	4	1	0	5	2	SS
88	91	Jul 13	TEX	@	OAK	W,8-1	CG	36	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	SS
89	92	Jul 14	TEX	@	OAK	L,1-9	CG	45	8.0	2	5	0	7	1	SS
90	93	Jul 15	TEX		CAL	L,7-10	CG	42	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	SS
91	94	Jul 16	TEX		CAL	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
92	95	Jul 17	TEX		CAL	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	3	4	0	7	2	SS
93	96	Jul 18	TEX		OAK	L,4-5	CG	49	11.0	1	8	0	9	2	SS
94	97	Jul 19	TEX		OAK	L,6-9	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
95	98	Jul 20	TEX		OAK	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	0	4	0	4	3	SS
96	99	Jul 21	TEX		OAK	L,8-11	CG	47	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	SS
97	100	Jul 22	TEX	@	NYY	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	4	6	0	10	2	SS
98	101	Jul 23	TEX	@	NYY	L,0-6	CG	39	8.0	3	6	0	9	1	SS
99	102	Jul 24	TEX	@	NYY	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	3	6	0	9	3	SS
100	103	Jul 25	TEX	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG	52	12.0	4	3	0	7	0	SS
101	104	Jul 26	TEX	@	CHW	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	2	4	0	6	1	SS
102	105	Jul 27	TEX	@	CHW	W,6-4	CG	40	10.0	2	7	0	9	1	SS
103	107 (1)	Jul 30	TEX		NYY	W,15-2	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
104	109 (1)	Aug 1	TEX		NYY	L,5-6	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
105	110	Aug 2	TEX		CHW	L,0-9	GS	37	7.0	0	4	0	4	1	SS
106	111	Aug 3	TEX		CHW	L,9-11	CG	48	9.0	2	3	0	5	3	SS
107	112	Aug 4	TEX		CHW	W,9-5	CG	36	9.0	4	3	0	7	2	SS
108	113	Aug 5	TEX		CHW	L,5-15	CG	52	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
109	114	Aug 6	TEX	@	DET	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	2	6	0	8	2	SS
110	115	Aug 7	TEX	@	DET	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
111	116	Aug 8	TEX	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	33	8.1	0	3	0	3	0	SS
112	117	Aug 9	TEX	@	TOR	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	SS
113	118	Aug 10	TEX	@	TOR	W,12-1	CG	36	9.0	2	6	0	8	2	SS
114	119	Aug 11	TEX	@	TOR	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	3	5	0	8	0	SS
115	120	Aug 12	TEX		DET	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	SS
116	121	Aug 13	TEX		DET	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	SS
117	122	Aug 14	TEX		DET	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	SS
118	123	Aug 16	TEX		KCR	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	SS
119	124	Aug 17	TEX		KCR	L,1-4	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	SS
120	125	Aug 18	TEX		KCR	W,10-3	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
121	126	Aug 19	TEX	@	CLE	W,10-3	CG	34	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	SS
122	127	Aug 20	TEX	@	CLE	L,4-10	CG	43	8.0	5	2	1	8	1	SS
123	128	Aug 21	TEX	@	CLE	W,10-8	CG	55	10.0	1	2	0	3	1	SS
124	129	Aug 22	TEX	@	MIN	W,11-2	CG	38	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	SS
125	130	Aug 23	TEX	@	MIN	L,2-9	CG	42	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
126	131	Aug 24	TEX	@	MIN	L,5-6	CG	37	8.0	4	4	0	8	1	SS
127	132	Aug 25	TEX	@	MIN	W,13-2	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
128	133	Aug 27	TEX	@	KCR	L,3-4	CG	41	9.2	2	3	0	5	1	SS
129	134	Aug 28	TEX	@	KCR	L,3-4	CG	46	11.2	3	2	1	6	1	SS
130	135	Aug 30	TEX		CLE	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
131	136	Aug 31	TEX		CLE	W,6-3	CG	33	9.0	2	5	0	7	0	SS
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
132	137	Sep 1	TEX		CLE	L,2-8	CG	42	9.0	1	6	0	7	1	SS
133	138	Sep 2	TEX		MIN	L,4-6	CG	40	9.0	3	4	0	7	2	SS
134	139	Sep 3	TEX		MIN	W,9-7	CG	43	9.0	3	2	1	6	1	SS
135	140	Sep 4	TEX		MIN	L,6-7	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
136	141	Sep 6	TEX	@	MIL	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	1	7	0	8	1	SS
137	142	Sep 7	TEX	@	MIL	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
138	143	Sep 8	TEX	@	MIL	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	SS
139	144	Sep 9	TEX	@	TOR	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	SS
140	145	Sep 10	TEX	@	TOR	W,11-8	CG	46	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
141	146	Sep 11	TEX	@	TOR	L,3-8	CG	42	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	SS
142	147	Sep 12	TEX		MIL	L,4-15	GS	34	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
143	148	Sep 13	TEX		MIL	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	4	3	0	7	2	SS
144	149	Sep 14	TEX		MIL	L,6-8	CG	46	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
145	150	Sep 15	TEX		MIL	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	2	5	0	7	2	SS
146	151	Sep 16	TEX	@	SEA	L,0-6	CG	37	8.0	2	2	0	4	2	SS
147	152	Sep 17	TEX	@	SEA	L,2-5	CG	38	8.0	1	3	1	5	0	SS
148	153	Sep 18	TEX	@	SEA	L,2-5	GS	34	7.0	0	3	0	3	1	SS
149	154	Sep 19	TEX	@	SEA	L,6-7	CG	38	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	SS
150	155	Sep 20	TEX	@	CAL	L,5-6	GF	5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	SS
151	156	Sep 21	TEX	@	CAL	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	SS
152	157	Sep 22	TEX	@	CAL	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	SS
153	158	Sep 23	TEX	@	OAK	L,3-5	GS	31	7.0	0	4	0	4	1	SS
154	159	Sep 24	TEX	@	OAK	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
155	160	Sep 26	TEX		CAL	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	SS
156	161	Sep 27	TEX		CAL	L,3-4	GS	36	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	SS
157	163 (1)	Sep 29	TEX		CAL	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	SS
							157gm		1355.0	285	441	14	740	103