Kevin Elster
1986–2000 · bats R / throws R · Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Texas Rangers
940G
.228AVG
.300OBP
.377SLG
648H
88HR
376RBI
14SB
1Rare feat
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 940 | 3,225 | 2,844 | 332 | 648 | 136 | 12 | 88 | 376 | 295 | 562 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 35 | 1,072 | .228 | .300 | .377 | .677 |
Streaks
12longest hitting streak · 1989-07-18 to 1989-07-30
25longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | 4 extra-base hits | 1996-05-17 | 1 in 9,127 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 53 | Three-Homer Game | 2000-04-11 | 1 in 321 games | box score ↗ |
| 32 | 4 runs scored | 1995-08-18 | 1 in 1,014 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 474 | 1613 | 315 | 39 | 185 | 145 | 290 | .222 | .285 | .359 |
| Away | 466 | 1612 | 333 | 49 | 191 | 150 | 272 | .234 | .300 | .395 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .667 |
| April | 172 | 643 | 132 | 22 | 90 | 69 | 118 | .235 | .313 | .421 |
| May | 172 | 626 | 124 | 22 | 78 | 55 | 113 | .225 | .286 | .381 |
| June | 154 | 534 | 114 | 9 | 61 | 51 | 94 | .242 | .309 | .373 |
| July | 165 | 576 | 105 | 12 | 59 | 42 | 109 | .204 | .255 | .318 |
| August | 124 | 415 | 90 | 15 | 57 | 36 | 60 | .245 | .304 | .417 |
| September | 139 | 387 | 79 | 8 | 30 | 38 | 64 | .234 | .302 | .376 |
| October | 13 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .081 | .150 | .108 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pittsburgh-pirates | 72 | 242 | 55 | 6 | 35 | 20 | 29 | .252 | .310 | .399 |
| montreal-expos | 69 | 228 | 48 | 8 | 26 | 16 | 33 | .231 | .281 | .413 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 67 | 215 | 48 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 26 | .247 | .307 | .361 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 61 | 202 | 33 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 34 | .190 | .282 | .276 |
| chicago-cubs | 61 | 190 | 34 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 26 | .201 | .263 | .331 |
| atlanta-braves | 59 | 207 | 44 | 4 | 30 | 13 | 33 | .232 | .275 | .363 |
| cincinnati-reds | 57 | 210 | 35 | 4 | 25 | 24 | 46 | .194 | .281 | .311 |
| san-francisco-giants | 55 | 171 | 43 | 8 | 22 | 17 | 24 | .285 | .351 | .536 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 |  New York Mets | 19 | 30 | 5 | – | – | – | .167 | – | – |
| 1987 | New York Mets | 5 | 10 | 4 | – | 1 | – | .400 | – | – |
| 1988 | New York Mets | 149 | 406 | 87 | 9 | 37 | 2 | .214 | – | – |
| 1989 | New York Mets | 151 | 458 | 106 | 10 | 55 | 4 | .231 | – | – |
| 1990 | New York Mets | 92 | 314 | 65 | 9 | 45 | 2 | .207 | – | – |
| 1991 | New York Mets | 115 | 348 | 84 | 6 | 36 | 2 | .241 | – | – |
| 1992 | New York Mets | 6 | 18 | 4 | – | – | – | .222 | – | – |
| 1994 |  New York Yankees | 7 | 20 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |
| 1995 | New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies | 36 | 70 | 13 | 1 | 9 | – | .186 | – | – |
| 1996 |  Texas Rangers | 157 | 515 | 130 | 24 | 99 | 4 | .252 | – | – |
| 1997 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 39 | 138 | 31 | 7 | 25 | – | .225 | – | – |
| 1998 | Texas Rangers | 84 | 297 | 69 | 8 | 37 | – | .232 | – | – |
| 2000 |  Los Angeles Dodgers | 80 | 220 | 50 | 14 | 32 | – | .227 | – | – |