Elmer Dessens
Bats R Throws R5'11" 200 lbBorn 1971 Hermosillo, MéxicoDebut 1996Team NYM
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 2010 | NYM | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2009 | NYM | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2008 | ATL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2007 | COL | 17 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.250 | 0.000 | 0.250 | -11.0 |
| 2006 | LAD | 62 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -118.5 |
| 2005 | LAD | 28 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -132.8 |
| 2004 | LAD | 50 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.182 | 0.280 | 0.273 | 0.553 | 41.7 |
| 2003 | ARI | 36 | 59 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0.196 | 0.245 | 0.261 | 0.506 | 19.4 |
| 2002 | CIN | 31 | 57 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0.200 | 0.250 | 0.200 | 0.450 | 11.2 |
| 2001 | CIN | 35 | 70 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0.193 | 0.233 | 0.211 | 0.444 | 6.5 |
| 2000 | CIN | 40 | 48 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 0.100 | 0.234 | 0.100 | 0.334 | -6.3 |
| 1998 | PIT | 43 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.000 | 0.111 | 0.000 | 0.111 | -76.0 |
| 1997 | PIT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 1996 | PIT | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.400 | 0.400 | 0.400 | 0.800 | 113.2 |
| Career | | 445 | 300 | 14 | 39 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 22 | 65 | 0.163 | 0.233 | 0.188 | 0.420 | 4.2 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | BF | HR | BB | SO | PITCH+ |
|---|
| 2010 | NYM | 4 | 2 | 2.30 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 47.0 | 194 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 104.0 | | |
| 2009 | NYM | 0 | 0 | 3.31 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 32.7 | 130 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 110.5 | | |
| 2008 | ATL | 0 | 1 | 22.50 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 31.7 | | |
| 2007 | COL | 2 | 2 | 7.15 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 34.0 | 156 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 83.5 | | |
| 2006 | LAD | 5 | 8 | 4.56 | 62 | 0 | 2 | 77.0 | 334 | 8 | 22 | 52 | 105.7 | | |
| 2005 | LAD | 1 | 2 | 3.56 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 65.7 | 277 | 6 | 19 | 37 | 108.3 | | |
| 2004 | LAD | 2 | 6 | 4.46 | 50 | 10 | 2 | 105.0 | 468 | 15 | 31 | 73 | | | |
| 2003 | ARI | 8 | 8 | 5.07 | 34 | 30 | 0 | 175.7 | 781 | 22 | 57 | 113 | | | |
| 2002 | CIN | 7 | 8 | 3.03 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 178.0 | 737 | 24 | 49 | 93 | | | |
| 2001 | CIN | 10 | 14 | 4.48 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 205.0 | 862 | 32 | 56 | 128 | | | |
| 2000 | CIN | 11 | 5 | 4.28 | 40 | 16 | 1 | 147.3 | 640 | 10 | 43 | 85 | | | |
| 1998 | PIT | 2 | 6 | 5.67 | 43 | 5 | 0 | 74.7 | 332 | 10 | 25 | 43 | | | |
| 1997 | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | | | |
| 1996 | PIT | 0 | 2 | 8.28 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 25.0 | 112 | 2 | 4 | 13 | | | |
| Career | | 52 | 64 | 4.44 | 441 | 140 | 5 | 1174.3 | 5062 | 145 | 348 | 693 | 101.8 | | 101.8 |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 2010 | NYM | P | 53 | 47 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0.941 | |
| 2009 | NYM | P | 28 | 33 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2008 | ATL | P | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2007 | COL | P | 17 | 34 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | |
| 2006 | LAD | P | 62 | 77 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2005 | LAD | P | 28 | 66 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | |
| 2004 | LAD | P | 50 | 105 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0.947 | |
| 2003 | ARI | P | 34 | 176 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | |
| 2002 | CIN | P | 30 | 178 | 12 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0.975 | |
| 2001 | CIN | P | 34 | 205 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | |
| 2000 | CIN | P | 40 | 147 | 10 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | |
| 1998 | PIT | P | 43 | 75 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.929 | |
| 1997 | PIT | P | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 1996 | PIT | P | 15 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Postseason batting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| Career | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
Postseason pitching
| Year | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.75 |
| Career | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.75 |
Salaries
| Year | Team | Salary |
|---|
| 2007 | MIL | $1,700,000 |
| 2006 | KC | $1,700,000 |
| 2005 | LAD | $1,300,000 |
| 2004 | ARI | $4,000,000 |
| 2003 | ARI | $3,000,000 |
| 2002 | CIN | $1,825,000 |
| 2001 | CIN | $475,000 |
| 1998 | PIT | $180,000 |
| 1996 | PIT | $109,000 |
Public salary records run through 2016; current contract data is on the roadmap.