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Don
Elston		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 175
 
Born: April 6, 1929 in Usa, OH, CAMPBELLSTOWN
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1956   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1953 24 NYG NL   7 5 6 6 5 6 5 6 7 7
1954 25 NYG NL $ 300,000 8 5 6 6 5 5 5 6 7 7
1955 26 CLE AL $ 300,000 8 5 6 6 5 5 5 6 7 7
1956 27 CLE AL $ 300,000 8 5 6 6 5 5 5 6 7 7
1957 28 CLE AL $ 300,000 8 5 6 6 5 5 5 6 7 6
1958 29 CLE AL $ 350,000 8 6 6 6 4 5 5 6 7 7
1959 30 CLE AL $ 350,000 8 5 6 6 4 5 5 6 7 7
1960 31 NYG NL   7 6 6 6 4 5 4 5 6 5
1962 33 CLN NL $ 723,897 7 6 6 6 4 4 4 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings   7 5 6 6 4 4 4 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 723,897 8 6 6 6 5 6 5 6 7 7
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1953 24 NYG NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1954 25 NYG NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1955 26 CLE AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1956 27 CLE AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1957 28 CLE AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1958 29 CLE AL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1959 30 CLE AL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1960 31 NYG NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1962 33 CLN NL $ 723,897   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 723,897   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1953 24 AAA   10 10 .500 54 3 0 0 26 74.0 91 40 8 38 71 4.86 .303 .382 .453 .835  
1954 25 NYG NL 1 1 .500 41 0 0 0 2 41.3 43 24 7 21 23 5.23 .259 .349 .434 .783 2.6
1955 26 CLE AL 1 1 .500 14 0 0 0 0 16.0 20 13 2 10 10 7.31 .308 .395 .477 .872 0.0
    AAA   4 1 .800 55 0 0 0 3 57.7 41 9 2 27 43 1.40 .202 .296 .286 .581  
1956 27 CLE AL 3 6 .333 45 0 0 0 12 58.3 46 14 2 28 26 2.16 .218 .308 .280 .588 10.9
1957 28 CLE AL 6 9 .400 38 0 0 0 14 34.7 52 27 7 17 17 7.01 .356 .421 .534 .955 0.0
1958 29 AAA   6 0 1.000 40 0 0 0 10 33.7 23 17 7 15 31 4.55 .190 .279 .397 .676  
1959 30 CLE AL 1 1 .500 38 0 0 0 3 44.3 49 25 8 23 37 5.08 .272 .358 .433 .791 1.2
1960 31 NYG NL 0 1 .000 8 0 0 0 1 13.3 15 11 2 4 9 7.43 .278 .333 .463 .796 0.0
    AAA   4 6 .400 50 0 0 0 16 62.0 63 24 5 24 63 3.48 .266 .333 .392 .726  
1962 33 CLN NL 0 1 .000 6 0 0 0 2 4.3 6 3 1 4 4 6.24 .316 .458 .474 .932 0.0
    A   10 5 .667 23 23 0 0 0 168.3 129 38 7 47 216 2.03 .210 .267 .272 .539  
1963 34 AAA   2 3 .400 6 6 1 0 0 37.7 37 13 3 20 45 3.11 .261 .352 .366 .718  
    AA   2 3 .400 6 6 0 0 0 42.3 41 11 4 14 50 2.34 .256 .316 .369 .685  
7 Years Sim 12 20 .375 190 0 0 0 34 212.3 231 117 29 107 126 4.96 .275 .358 .419 .777 14.6
5 Years AAA 26 20 .565 205 9 1 0 55 265.0 255 103 25 124 253 3.50 .254 .336 .386 .722  
1 Years AA 2 3 .400 6 6 0 0 0 42.3 41 11 4 14 50 2.34 .256 .316 .369 .685  
1 Years A 10 5 .667 23 23 0 0 0 168.3 129 38 7 47 216 2.03 .210 .267 .272 .539  
7 Years Minors 38 28 .576 234 38 1 0 55 475.6 425 152 36 185 519 2.88 .239 .311 .345 .656  
Season Average 1 2 .333 27 0 0 0 4 30.3 33 16 4 15 18 4.96 .275 .358 .419 .777  
Career Highs 6 9 .500 45 0 0 0 14 58.3 52 27 8 28 37 7.43 .356 .458 .534 .955  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   140 68 14 58 89   .277 .351 .401 .752
vs LH   91 49 15 49 37   .272 .365 .445 .809
Home 9 10 .474 110 0 0 0 12 127.3 141 80 23 64 75 5.66 .275 .355 .450 .806
Away 3 10 .231 80 0 0 0 22 85.0 90 37 6 43 51 3.92 .274 .358 .369 .727
Mar/Apr 1 4 .200 35 0 0 0 6 44.3 48 24 4 19 26 4.87 .267 .337 .367 .703
May 2 4 .333 42 0 0 0 4 46.3 58 26 6 22 23 5.05 .310 .383 .449 .832
June 5 2 .714 24 0 0 0 4 25.0 23 13 4 13 14 4.68 .240 .330 .406 .737
July 0 1 .000 28 0 0 0 9 28.0 28 19 7 20 18 6.11 .255 .369 .500 .869
August 2 4 .333 32 0 0 0 6 34.3 40 17 4 13 27 4.46 .284 .344 .411 .756
Sep/Oct 2 5 .286 29 0 0 0 5 34.3 34 18 4 20 18 4.72 .268 .367 .394 .761
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1954 25 NYG NL 41 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.3 0.0
1955 26 CLE AL 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1960 31 NYG NL 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
3 Years Sim 63 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.0 0.0
162 Game Average 15 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.0  
Career Highs 41 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.3  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.2
vs LH   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
Home 34 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 .200 .200 .400 0.1
Away 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Close/Late   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Mar/Apr 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
May 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
June 10 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5
July 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1954 25 NYG NL P 41 0 41.3 0 7 1 0 .875 1.52    
1955 26 CLE AL P 14 0 16.0 1 3 0 0 1.000 2.25    
1956 27 CLE AL P 45 0 58.3 5 11 0 2 1.000 2.47    
1957 28 CLE AL P 38 0 34.7 1 10 0 0 1.000 2.86    
1959 30 CLE AL P 38 0 44.3 2 10 0 1 1.000 2.44    
1960 31 NYG NL P 8 0 13.3 0 1 1 0 .500 0.68    
1962 33 CLN NL P 6 0 4.3 0 1 0 0 1.000 2.08    
Career Totals   190 0 212.3 9 43 2 3 .963 2.20    
Career Highs   45 0 58.3 5 11 1 2 1.000 2.86    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1956-5-12
1957-6-14
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 6    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 19th overall pick, by New York (N) in 1953
Had first career hit on 6/2/1954, off Bob Friend (PIT)
Earned first career win on 8/13/1954
Traded from New York (N) to Cleveland on 4/2/1955 (Going to NYG: 3B Gil Mcdougald. Going to CLE: P Ike Delock, 2B Joey Amalfitano, CF Jim Pisoni, 1B Marv Blaylock, P Don Elston)
Injured on 4/4/1955 with a Tight Shoulder, out for one week
Was selected to the 1956 Allstar game
2/1/1958: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1959: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 4/18/1959 with a Strained Tricep Tendon, out for 2-3 weeks
2/1/1960: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Traded from Cleveland to New York (N) on 2/1/1960 (Going to CLE: P Dean Stone, P Bob Grim, P Nellie King. Going to NYG: P Don Elston)
Released by New York (N) on 9/1/1960
Signed as a free agent by Cleveland (N) on 2/6/1962 to a 2-year deal worth $723,897 per year
Injured on 7/19/1962 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week
Released by Cleveland (N) on 6/1/1963
 
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