Elmer Dessens was born on Wednesday, January 13, 1971, in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. Dessens was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 24, 1996, with the Pittsburgh Pirates. 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 Elmer Dessens baseball stats page.
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Elmer DessensElmer Dessens Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| 1996 | 25 | Pirates | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 8.28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 | 112 | 40 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1997 | 26 | Pirates | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 1998 | 27 | Pirates | 43 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 5.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74.2 | 332 | 90 | 47 | 50 | 10 | 25 | 2 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2000 | 29 | Reds | 40 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 4.28 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 147.1 | 640 | 170 | 70 | 73 | 10 | 43 | 7 | 85 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 30 | Reds | 34 | 34 | 0 | 10 | 14 | .417 | 4.48 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 205.0 | 862 | 221 | 102 | 103 | 32 | 56 | 1 | 128 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 31 | Reds | 31 | 30 | 0 | 7 | 8 | .467 | 3.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 178.0 | 737 | 173 | 60 | 70 | 24 | 49 | 8 | 93 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 32 | Diamondbacks | 34 | 30 | 1 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 5.07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175.2 | 781 | 212 | 99 | 107 | 22 | 57 | 6 | 113 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2004 | 33 | Diamondbacks | 38 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 4.75 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 85.1 | 386 | 107 | 45 | 54 | 11 | 23 | 4 | 55 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2004 | 33 | Dodgers | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.2 | 82 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 34 | Dodgers | 28 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 3.56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65.2 | 277 | 63 | 26 | 30 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 35 | Dodgers | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.0 | 100 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2006 | 35 | Royals | 43 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 4.50 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 54.0 | 234 | 63 | 27 | 31 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| 2007 | 36 | Brewers | 12 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 6.60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 69 | 24 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 36 | Rockies | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 7.58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 87 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 37 | Braves | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 22.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 38 | Mets | 28 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3.31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32.2 | 130 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 39 | Mets | 53 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 2.30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47.0 | 194 | 41 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
| 14 Years | 442 | 140 | 64 | 52 | 64 | .448 | 4.44 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1,174.1 | 5,062 | 1,300 | 579 | 628 | 145 | 348 | 45 | 693 | 22 | 24 | 4 | 35 | ||
Elmer DessensElmer Dessens Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1996 | 25 | Pirates | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .400 |
| 1997 | 26 | Pirates | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1998 | 27 | Pirates | 43 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .111 | .000 |
| 2000 | 29 | Reds | 40 | 40 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .234 | .100 |
| 2001 | 30 | Reds | 34 | 57 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .193 | .233 | .211 |
| 2002 | 31 | Reds | 31 | 45 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .250 | .200 |
| 2003 | 32 | Diamondbacks | 34 | 46 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .196 | .245 | .261 |
| 2004 | 33 | Diamondbacks | 38 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .286 | .278 |
| 2004 | 33 | Dodgers | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
| 2005 | 34 | Dodgers | 27 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2006 | 35 | Dodgers | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2006 | 35 | Royals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2007 | 36 | Brewers | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2007 | 36 | Rockies | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
| 2008 | 37 | Braves | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2009 | 38 | Mets | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2010 | 39 | Mets | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 14 Years | 403 | 240 | 14 | 39 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 22 | 0 | 65 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .163 | .233 | .188 | ||
Elmer DessensElmer Dessens Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1996 Pirates | P | 15 | 3 | 75 | 3 | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.08 |
| 1997 Pirates | P | 3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 5.40 |
| 1998 Pirates | P | 43 | 5 | 224 | 14 | 0.3 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .929 | 1.57 |
| 2000 Reds | P | 40 | 16 | 442 | 36 | 0.9 | 36 | 10 | 26 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.20 |
| 2001 Reds | P | 34 | 34 | 615 | 32 | 0.9 | 32 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.40 |
| 2002 Reds | P | 30 | 30 | 534 | 40 | 1.3 | 39 | 12 | 27 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .975 | 1.97 |
| 2003 Diamondbacks | P | 34 | 30 | 527 | 27 | 0.8 | 27 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.38 |
| 2004 Diamondbacks | P | 38 | 9 | 256 | 18 | 0.5 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .944 | 1.79 |
| 2004 Dodgers | P | 12 | 1 | 59 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.46 |
| 2005 Dodgers | P | 28 | 7 | 198 | 17 | 0.6 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.32 |
| 2006 Royals | P | 43 | 0 | 162 | 14 | 0.3 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.33 |
| 2006 Dodgers | P | 19 | 0 | 69 | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.78 |
| 2007 Brewers | P | 12 | 0 | 45 | 5 | 0.4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.00 |
| 2007 Rockies | P | 5 | 5 | 57 | 5 | 1.0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.37 |
| 2008 Braves | P | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.25 |
| 2009 Mets | P | 28 | 0 | 99 | 10 | 0.4 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.73 |
| 2010 Mets | P | 53 | 0 | 141 | 17 | 0.3 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .941 | 3.06 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| P Totals | 441 | 140 | 3,525 | 244 | 0.6 | 240 | 66 | 174 | 4 | 14 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 1.84 | |
| 14 Years | 441 | 140 | 3,525 | 244 | 0.6 | 240 | 66 | 174 | 4 | 14 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 1.84 | |
Elmer DessensElmer Dessens Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1996 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 3.25 | 4.68 | 1.44 |
| 1997 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 5.40 | 0.00 |
| 1998 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 1.72 | 5.18 | 3.01 |
| 2000 Reds | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1.98 | 5.19 | 2.63 |
| 2001 Reds | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 28.5 | 2.29 | 5.62 | 2.46 |
| 2002 Reds | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 9.0 | 1.90 | 4.70 | 2.48 |
| 2003 Diamondbacks | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 7.7 | 1.98 | 5.79 | 2.92 |
| 2004 Diamondbacks | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 2.39 | 5.80 | 2.43 |
| 2004 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.25 | 8.24 | 3.66 |
| 2005 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 1.95 | 5.07 | 2.60 |
| 2006 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.78 | 6.26 | 3.52 |
| 2006 Royals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.77 | 6.00 | 2.17 |
| 2007 Brewers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.00 | 7.20 | 1.80 |
| 2007 Rockies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1.11 | 4.74 | 4.26 |
| 2008 Braves | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.50 | 4.50 | 9.00 |
| 2009 Mets | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.40 | 3.86 | 2.76 |
| 2010 Mets | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.00 | 3.06 | 3.06 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 14 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 15.0 | 1.99 | 5.31 | 2.67 |
Elmer DessensElmer Dessens Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1996 Pittsburgh Pirates | 71 | $109,000.00 | - | - |
| 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates | 71 | $150,000.00 | - | - |
| 1998 Pittsburgh Pirates | 71 | $180,000.00 | - | - |
| 2000 Cincinnati Reds | 45 | $425,000.00 | - | - |
| 2001 Cincinnati Reds | 45 | $475,000.00 | - | - |
| 2002 Cincinnati Reds | 45 | $1,825,000.00 | - | - |
| 2003 Arizona Diamondbacks | 45 | $3,000,000.00 | - | - |
| 2004 Arizona Diamondbacks | 45 | $4,000,000.00 | - | - |
| 2004 Los Angeles Dodgers | 46 | " " | - | - |
| 2005 Los Angeles Dodgers | 46 | $1,300,000.00 | - | - |
| 2006 Los Angeles Dodgers | 45 | $1,700,000.00 | - | - |
| 2006 Kansas City Royals | 47 | " " | - | - |
| 2007 Milwaukee Brewers | 45 | $1,700,000.00 | - | - |
| 2007 Colorado Rockies | 39 | " " | - | - |
| 2008 Atlanta Braves | 34 | $1,500,000.00 | - | - |
| 2009 New York Mets | 64 | $1,250,000.00 | - | - |
| 2010 New York Mets | 64 | $1,250,000.00 | - | - |
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