Don Elston was a pitcher in MLB history. Across 450 career appearances, with a 3.69 ERA and 519 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | CHC | 0 | 1 | 14.40 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2.20 |
| 1957 | BRO | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 1957 | CHC | 6 | 7 | 3.56 | 39 | 14 | 8 | 144.0 | 139 | 57 | 55 | 102 | 1.35 |
| 1958 | CHC | 9 | 8 | 2.88 | 69 | 0 | 10 | 97.0 | 75 | 31 | 39 | 84 | 1.18 |
| 1959 | CHC | 10 | 8 | 3.32 | 65 | 0 | 13 | 97.2 | 77 | 36 | 46 | 82 | 1.26 |
| 1960 | CHC | 8 | 9 | 3.40 | 60 | 0 | 11 | 127.0 | 109 | 48 | 55 | 85 | 1.29 |
| 1961 | CHC | 6 | 7 | 5.59 | 58 | 0 | 8 | 93.1 | 108 | 58 | 45 | 59 | 1.64 |
| 1962 | CHC | 4 | 8 | 2.44 | 57 | 0 | 8 | 66.1 | 57 | 18 | 32 | 37 | 1.34 |
| 1963 | CHC | 4 | 1 | 2.83 | 51 | 0 | 4 | 70.0 | 57 | 22 | 21 | 41 | 1.11 |
| 1964 | CHC | 2 | 5 | 5.30 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 54.1 | 68 | 32 | 34 | 26 | 1.88 |
| Career Totals | — | 49 | 54 | 3.69 | 450 | 15 | 63 | 755.2 | 702 | 310 | 327 | 519 | 1.36 |
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | CHC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1957 | BRO | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1957 | CHC | 39 | 37 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .108 | .132 | .108 | .240 |
| 1958 | CHC | 69 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .357 | .357 | .357 | .714 |
| 1959 | CHC | 65 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .211 | .211 | .211 | .421 |
| 1960 | CHC | 60 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 |
| 1961 | CHC | 58 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .182 | .182 | .182 | .364 |
| 1962 | CHC | 57 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1963 | CHC | 51 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1964 | CHC | 48 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 |
| Career Totals | — | 450 | 124 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | .153 | .160 | .153 | .313 |
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