Don Elston Stats

Don Elston was born on Saturday, April 6, 1929, in Campbellstown, Ohio. Elston was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 17, 1953, with the Chicago Cubs. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Don Elston baseball stats page.
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Don Elston

Don Elston Autograph on a 1961 Topps (#200)

Don Elston Autograph on a 1961 Topps (#200)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Donald Ray Elston
Nickname:   Don
Born On:   04-06-1929
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Campbellstown, Ohio
Zodiac:   Aries
Year of Death Data Died On:   01-02-1995
Place of Death Data Died In:   Evanston, Illinois
Cemetery:   Cremated
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00
Player Weight Chart Weight:   170
First Game:   09-17-1953 (Age 24)
Last Game:   10-02-1964
Draft:   Not Applicable
Don Elston

Don Elston Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1953 Cubs 2 1 0 0 1 .000 14.40 0 0 0 5.0 25 11 8 8 1 0 - 2 0 0 0 -
1957 Dodgers 1 0 1 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 0 1.0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -
1957 Cubs 39 14 11 6 7 .462 3.56 2 0 8 144.0 607 139 57 61 15 55 4 102 1 5 0 -
1958 Cubs 69 0 39 9 8 .529 2.88 0 0 10 97.0 400 75 31 35 9 39 10 84 2 1 1 -
1959 Cubs 65 0 49 10 8 .556 3.32 0 0 13 97.2 413 77 36 40 11 46 7 82 2 3 0 -
1960 Cubs 60 0 33 8 9 .471 3.40 0 0 11 127.0 547 109 48 57 17 55 8 85 0 4 0 -
1961 Cubs 58 0 32 6 7 .462 5.59 0 0 8 93.1 421 108 58 64 11 45 12 59 3 6 0 -
1962 Cubs 57 0 32 4 8 .333 2.44 0 0 8 66.1 275 57 18 25 6 32 7 37 1 1 0 -
1963 Cubs 51 0 29 4 1 .800 2.83 0 0 4 70.0 280 57 22 26 6 21 3 41 1 2 1 -
1964 Cubs 48 0 15 2 5 .286 5.30 0 0 1 54.1 260 68 32 38 4 34 12 26 3 3 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
9 Years 450 15 241 49 54 .476 3.69 2 0 63 755.2 3,232 702 310 354 80 327 63 519 13 25 2 -
Don Elston

Don Elston Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1953 Cubs 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1957 Dodgers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1957 Cubs 39 37 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 7 2 0 1 0 .108 .132 .108
1958 Cubs 69 14 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .357 .357 .357
1959 Cubs 65 19 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 .211 .211 .211
1960 Cubs 60 24 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125
1961 Cubs 58 11 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 .182 .182 .182
1962 Cubs 57 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1963 Cubs 51 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1964 Cubs 48 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
9 Years 450 124 6 19 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 30 12 0 1 0 .153 .160 .153
Don Elston

Don Elston Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1953 Cubs P 2 1 15 1 0.5 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.80 -
1957 Dodgers P 1 0 3 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.00 -
1957 Cubs P 39 14 432 33 0.8 31 8 23 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .939 1.94 -
1958 Cubs P 69 0 291 26 0.4 26 7 19 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.41 -
1959 Cubs P 65 0 293 19 0.3 17 3 14 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .895 1.57 -
1960 Cubs P 60 0 381 27 0.5 23 10 13 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .852 1.63 -
1961 Cubs P 58 0 280 22 0.4 22 4 18 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.12 -
1962 Cubs P 57 0 199 21 0.4 21 5 16 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.85 -
1963 Cubs P 51 0 210 13 0.3 13 4 9 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.67 -
1964 Cubs P 48 0 163 22 0.5 19 3 16 3 4 n/a n/a n/a .864 3.15 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 450 15 2,267 185 0.4 174 46 128 11 12 n/a n/a n/a .941 2.07 --
9 Years 450 15 2,267 185 0.4 174 46 128 11 12 n/a n/a n/a .941 2.07 --
Don Elston

Don Elston Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1953 Cubs 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 3.60 0.00
1957 Dodgers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 9.00 0.00
1957 Cubs 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 5.3 18.5 1.85 6.38 3.44
1958 Cubs 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 7.0 0.0 2.15 7.79 3.62
1959 Cubs 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 9.5 19.0 1.78 7.56 4.24
1960 Cubs 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.4 0.0 1.55 6.02 3.90
1961 Cubs 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.8 0.0 1.31 5.69 4.34
1962 Cubs 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.7 0.0 1.16 5.02 4.34
1963 Cubs 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 4.0 0.0 1.95 5.27 2.70
1964 Cubs 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 6.0 0.0 0.76 4.31 5.63
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
9 Years 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 4.1 41.3 1.59 6.18 3.89
Don Elston

Don Elston Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1953 Chicago Cubs 36 Undetermined - -
1957 Brooklyn Dodgers 50 Undetermined - -
1957 Chicago Cubs 36 Undetermined - -
1958 Chicago Cubs 36 Undetermined - -
1959 Chicago Cubs 36 Undetermined Stats -
1960 Chicago Cubs 36 Undetermined - -
1961 Chicago Cubs 36 Undetermined - -
1962 Chicago Cubs 36 Undetermined - -
1963 Chicago Cubs 36 Undetermined - -
1964 Chicago Cubs 36 Undetermined - -




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