Elmer Dessens was a pitcher in MLB. Across 441 career appearances, with a 4.44 ERA and 693 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, salary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | PIT | 0 | 2 | 8.28 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 25.0 | 40 | 23 | 4 | 13 | 1.76 |
| 1997 | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.60 |
| 1998 | PIT | 2 | 6 | 5.67 | 43 | 5 | 0 | 74.2 | 90 | 47 | 25 | 43 | 1.54 |
| 2000 | CIN | 11 | 5 | 4.28 | 40 | 16 | 1 | 147.1 | 170 | 70 | 43 | 85 | 1.45 |
| 2001 | CIN | 10 | 14 | 4.48 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 205.0 | 221 | 102 | 56 | 128 | 1.35 |
| 2002 | CIN | 7 | 8 | 3.03 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 178.0 | 173 | 60 | 49 | 93 | 1.25 |
| 2003 | ARI | 8 | 8 | 5.07 | 34 | 30 | 0 | 175.2 | 212 | 99 | 57 | 113 | 1.53 |
| 2004 | ARI | 1 | 6 | 4.75 | 38 | 9 | 2 | 85.1 | 107 | 45 | 23 | 55 | 1.52 |
| 2004 | LAD | 1 | 0 | 3.20 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 19.2 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 1.22 |
| 2005 | LAD | 1 | 2 | 3.56 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 65.2 | 63 | 26 | 19 | 37 | 1.25 |
| 2006 | KC | 5 | 7 | 4.50 | 43 | 0 | 2 | 54.0 | 63 | 27 | 13 | 36 | 1.41 |
| 2006 | LAD | 0 | 1 | 4.70 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 23.0 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 1.39 |
| 2007 | COL | 1 | 1 | 7.58 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 19.0 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 1.58 |
| 2007 | MIL | 1 | 1 | 6.60 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 1.80 |
| 2008 | ATL | 0 | 1 | 22.50 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3.50 |
| 2009 | NYM | 0 | 0 | 3.31 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 32.2 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 1.04 |
| 2010 | NYM | 4 | 2 | 2.30 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 47.0 | 41 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 1.21 |
| Career Totals | — | 52 | 64 | 4.44 | 441 | 140 | 5 | 1174.1 | 1300 | 579 | 348 | 693 | 1.40 |
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | PIT | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .400 | .800 |
| 1997 | PIT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | PIT | 43 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .000 | .111 | .000 | .111 |
| 2000 | CIN | 40 | 40 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16 | .100 | .234 | .100 | .334 |
| 2001 | CIN | 35 | 57 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | .193 | .233 | .211 | .444 |
| 2002 | CIN | 31 | 45 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 | .200 | .250 | .200 | .450 |
| 2003 | ARI | 36 | 46 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 11 | .196 | .245 | .261 | .506 |
| 2004 | ARI | 38 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .167 | .286 | .278 | .563 |
| 2004 | LAD | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
| 2005 | LAD | 28 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2006 | KC | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | LAD | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2007 | COL | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 |
| 2007 | MIL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | ATL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | NYM | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | NYM | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals | — | 445 | 240 | 14 | 39 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 22 | 65 | .163 | .233 | .188 | .420 |
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 1996 | $109,000 |
| 1998 | $180,000 |
| 2001 | $475,000 |
| 2002 | $1,825,000 |
| 2003 | $3,000,000 |
| 2004 | $4,000,000 |
| 2005 | $1,300,000 |
| 2006 | $1,700,000 |
| 2007 | $1,700,000 |
Career Total: $14,289,000 (9 seasons)
Average: $1,587,667
Salary data is available from 1985 onward.
TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.