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
More career statistics
648H
88HR
376RBI
14SB
3Rare feats
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Four Extra-Base Hits | 1996-05-17 | 1 in 450 games | box score ↗ |
| 53 | Three-Homer Game | 2000-04-11 | 1 in 321 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1991-06-19 | 1 in 107 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 | – | – |