Elmer Dessens
1996–2010 · bats R / throws R · Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Mets
445G
.163AVG
.233OBP
.188SLG
More career statistics
39H
0HR
16RBI
0SB
52–64W–L
1,174.1IP
693K
4.44ERA
140GS
5SV
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 445 | 300 | 240 | 14 | 39 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 22 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | .163 | .233 | .188 | .421 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,174.3 | 441 | 140 | 2 | 52 | 64 | 5 | 1,300 | 628 | 579 | 145 | 348 | 693 | 0 | 0 | 4.44 | 1.403 |
Streaks
3longest hitting streak · 2001-09-23 to 2001-10-06
4longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | 4 home runs allowed | 1998-09-24 | 1 in 801 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 19 | 14 hits allowed | 2000-05-04 | 1 in 76 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 18 | 6 walks allowed | 2003-05-15 | 1 in 74 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 217 | 152 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 30 | .171 | .224 | .214 |
| Away | 228 | 148 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 35 | .154 | .182 | .163 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 50 | 48 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | .171 | .188 | .220 |
| May | 59 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | .138 | .238 | .138 |
| June | 85 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | .152 | .200 | .152 |
| July | 87 | 51 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | .167 | .176 | .238 |
| August | 74 | 54 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | .128 | .185 | .128 |
| September | 86 | 61 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 22 | .192 | .230 | .192 |
| October | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| san-diego-padres | 32 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .188 | .190 | .250 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 28 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 14 | .139 | .171 | .139 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 27 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | .222 | .320 | .222 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 26 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .154 | .200 | .231 |
| atlanta-braves | 25 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .000 | .188 | .000 |
| florida-marlins | 25 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .091 | .083 | .091 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 24 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .316 | .346 | .316 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 23 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .111 | .143 | .333 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 15 | 5 | 2 | – | 2 | – | .400 | 25 | 13 |
| 1997 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 2 |
| 1998 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 43 | 8 | – | – | 1 | – | .000 | 74 | 43 |
| 2000 |  Cincinnati Reds | 40 | 40 | 4 | – | – | – | .100 | 147 | 85 |
| 2001 | Cincinnati Reds | 35 | 57 | 11 | – | 2 | – | .193 | 205 | 128 |
| 2002 | Cincinnati Reds | 31 | 45 | 9 | – | 5 | – | .200 | 178 | 93 |
| 2003 |  Arizona Diamondbacks | 36 | 46 | 9 | – | 6 | – | .196 | 175 | 113 |
| 2004 | Arizona Diamondbacks, Los Angeles Dodgers | 50 | 22 | 4 | – | – | – | .182 | 105 | 73 |
| 2005 |  Los Angeles Dodgers | 28 | 10 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 65 | 37 |
| 2006 | Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Dodgers | 62 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 77 | 52 |
| 2007 | Colorado Rockies, Milwaukee Brewers | 17 | 6 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 34 | 22 |
| 2008 |  Atlanta Braves | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 2 |
| 2009 |  New York Mets | 28 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 32 | 14 |
| 2010 | New York Mets | 53 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 47 | 16 |