#3 Kevin Elster, Shortstop, 35 yrs, St. Louis Cardinals Sunday, 10/31/1999 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Kevin Elster
8/3/1964 35 USA,CA,SAN PEDRO 6"2 210
Shortstop R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) Good Suffers Normal 1.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 770,000 1999 8 Year(s), 4 Days (1380 total Days) 24 Day(s) 13 Year(s), 17 Days (2253 total Days) 13 Year(s) Not eligible Out of Option Years
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 |
Versus LHP | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
Versus RHP | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 |
Talent | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 2 2 3 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings SS : 10 (Range), .976 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 6 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/11 | LAN | W 11-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/17 | @CHC | W 4-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/20 | @SDN | L 4-5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/29 | CIN | L 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #9 | | |
10/1 | @PIT | W 7-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
10/4 | NYN | W 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .300 | .300 | .300 | .600 | .429 | .000 |
Projected | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .300 | .300 | .300 | .600 | .429 | .000 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 1.0 | 3.2 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .286 | .333 | .619 |
vs. RHP | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
Close/Late | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Scoring Position | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Pinch Hitting | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
Road | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .286 | .333 | .619 |
Sept/Oct | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .300 | .273 | .300 | .573 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1990 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .375 | .500 | .875 | DET |
1992 | 104 | 210 | 46 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 30 | 24 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 0 | 0 | .219 | .286 | .386 | .671 | CLE CIN |
1993 | 110 | 340 | 79 | 19 | 2 | 12 | 46 | 34 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 66 | 0 | 0 | .232 | .275 | .406 | .681 | CIN FLA COL |
1994 | 59 | 77 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | .156 | .226 | .286 | .512 | COL |
1995 | 81 | 133 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | .218 | .261 | .429 | .689 | COL |
1996 | 147 | 450 | 106 | 20 | 1 | 21 | 68 | 52 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 100 | 1 | 0 | .236 | .292 | .424 | .717 | COL |
1997 | 58 | 121 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 0 | .198 | .248 | .364 | .612 | COL |
1998 | 61 | 121 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | .264 | .326 | .446 | .772 | STL |
1999 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .300 | .300 | .600 | STL |
Total | 643 | 1476 | 335 | 74 | 10 | 56 | 207 | 171 | 110 | 5 | 9 | 306 | 1 | 0 | .227 | .281 | .404 | .686 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1986, A | 120 | 449 | 135 | 23 | 3 | 16 | 71 | 59 | 55 | 81 | 4 | 4 | .301 | .374 | .472 | .846 |
1986, AA | 13 | 49 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .163 | .196 | .327 | .523 |
1987, A | 85 | 325 | 86 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 42 | 38 | 46 | 51 | 1 | 3 | .265 | .353 | .443 | .796 |
1987, AA | 53 | 219 | 52 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 45 | 2 | 2 | .237 | .302 | .388 | .690 |
1988, A | 51 | 186 | 58 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 41 | 2 | 2 | .312 | .396 | .602 | .998 |
1988, AA | 82 | 323 | 72 | 15 | 2 | 18 | 50 | 46 | 23 | 67 | 6 | 2 | .223 | .272 | .449 | .721 |
1989, AA | 138 | 492 | 144 | 32 | 1 | 36 | 104 | 90 | 91 | 69 | 8 | 7 | .293 | .402 | .581 | .983 |
1990, AAA | 56 | 228 | 63 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 28 | 34 | 30 | 39 | 4 | 3 | .276 | .355 | .500 | .855 |
1991, AA | 97 | 368 | 94 | 18 | 4 | 23 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 2 | 4 | .255 | .353 | .514 | .867 |
1991, AAA | 32 | 107 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 31 | 22 | 13 | 25 | 0 | 1 | .336 | .395 | .664 | 1.059 |
1999, AAA | 136 | 539 | 138 | 25 | 3 | 21 | 63 | 78 | 64 | 106 | 0 | 2 | .256 | .340 | .430 | .771 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Shortstop | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 1.000 | 21.0 | 7.29 | | | | |
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2/1/1995: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration... 2/1/1996: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration... 2/1/1997: Gets a new one-year contract worth $714,286 through salary arbitration... Injured on 6/8/1997 with a Strained Back, out for one week... Signed as a free agent by St. Louis on 2/14/1998 to a 2-year deal worth $770,000 per year... Injured on 6/20/1999 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 6 days... 7/17/1999: Signed a minor league contract extension with St. Louis...
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