First name: Don
Last name: Elston
Birthdate: 1929-04-06
Bats: R Throws: R
RetroID: elstd101
| Year | Team | Off GS | Def GS | Game Shares | WAR | W | L | Victory Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | CHN | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 1957 | CHN | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 1958 | CHN | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 1 |
| 1959 | CHN | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 |
| 1960 | CHN | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0 |
| 1961 | CHN | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 |
| 1962 | CHN | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0 |
| 1963 | CHN | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 1964 | CHN | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Career | 1.8 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1 |
| Year | Team | PA | BatRuns | Adj R | RISP | BSR | DP | ROE | Fld | Pos | DH | Pit | RAA | RPW | WAA | Pos Wins | LgA | WAM | DVoDH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | CHN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 1957 | CHN | 40 | -7 | -7 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 9.4 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0 |
| 1958 | CHN | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0 |
| 1959 | CHN | 23 | -3 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 1960 | CHN | 26 | -4 | -4 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 9.7 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0 |
| 1961 | CHN | 14 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 1962 | CHN | 8 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 9.6 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0 |
| 1963 | CHN | 5 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 1964 | CHN | 6 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Career | 138 | -20 | -20 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | -3 | - | -0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.3 | 0 |
| Year | Team | Lg | G | GS | IP | R | XR | DR | IP/G | RPW | Role | LgAdj | R+ | LI | R_lev+ | WAM | W | L | WAR | VS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | CHN | NL | 2 | 0.2 | 5.0 | 8 | 3 | -1 | 2.50 | 12.5 | -0.15 | 0.09 | -4 | 0.67 | -3 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0 |
| 1957 | BRO | NL | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | 15.7 | -0.29 | 0.09 | 1 | 0.11 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0 |
| 1957 | CHN | NL | 39 | 6.8 | 144.0 | 61 | 70 | -2 | 3.69 | 9.2 | -0.12 | 0.09 | 11 | 1.15 | 12 | 1.3 | 4.7 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 14 |
| 1958 | CHN | NL | 69 | 5.5 | 97.0 | 34 | 47 | 2 | 1.41 | 9.3 | -0.25 | 0.09 | 10 | 1.56 | 13 | 1.4 | 4.1 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 12 |
| 1959 | CHN | NL | 65 | 6.0 | 98.7 | 40 | 48 | 2 | 1.52 | 9.4 | -0.31 | 0.09 | 3 | 1.76 | 4 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 10 |
| 1960 | CHN | NL | 60 | 8.2 | 128.0 | 57 | 60 | 2 | 2.13 | 9.2 | -0.32 | 0.09 | -2 | 1.93 | -3 | -0.3 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 1.4 | 11 |
| 1961 | CHN | NL | 58 | 5.3 | 93.3 | 64 | 49 | -5 | 1.61 | 10.1 | -0.29 | 0.09 | -12 | 1.55 | -15 | -1.5 | 1.2 | 4.2 | -0.4 | 4 |
| 1962 | CHN | NL | 57 | 4.0 | 66.3 | 25 | 35 | -1 | 1.16 | 9.9 | -0.26 | 0.09 | 9 | 1.72 | 12 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 10 |
| 1963 | CHN | NL | 51 | 2.8 | 70.0 | 26 | 34 | 1 | 1.37 | 9.3 | -0.33 | 0.09 | 5 | 0.79 | 4 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5 |
| 1964 | CHN | NL | 48 | 2.4 | 54.3 | 38 | 26 | -4 | 1.13 | 9.5 | -0.30 | 0.09 | -10 | 0.94 | -10 | -1.1 | 0.1 | 2.3 | -0.6 | 0 |
| Career | 450 | 41.2 | 757.6 | 353 | 373 | -6 | 11 | 15 | 1.7 | 22.3 | 18.9 | 10.2 | 66 | |||||||
| Year | Team | Chances | OAA | OAA adj |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | CHN | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 1957 | BRO | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 1957 | CHN | 24 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 1958 | CHN | 19 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 1959 | CHN | 16 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 1960 | CHN | 23 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 1961 | CHN | 20 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 1962 | CHN | 19 | 2.0 | 2 |
| 1963 | CHN | 11 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 1964 | CHN | 22 | -1.0 | -1 |
| 155 | 3.0 | 3 |
No batting records available for this player.
| Stat description | |
|---|---|
| GS | Game Shares |
| WAM | Wins above Majors. Formerly wins above average, but WAM! sounds better than WAA. Credit to Don Sobocinski for the name. |
| WAR | Wins above Replacement |
| VS | Victory Shares |
| W | Wins - Not traditional pitcher wins. Estimate of the number of wins each pitcher was responsible for. His share, as opposed to the shares of his fielders and offense. |
| L | Losses - See wins above, just the opposite side of the final score. |
| BatRuns | Batting runs above average |
| Adj R | Park adjusted batting runs |
| RISP | Runs for hitting better or worse than overall with runners in scoring position |
| BSR | Baserunning runs |
| DP | Double play avoidance runs |
| ROE | Runs from reaching on error |
| Fld | Fielding runs |
| Pos | Position adjustment |
| DH | Designated hitter adjustment |
| Pit | Pitcher batting adjustment |
| RAA | Runs above average before position and league adjustment |
| RPW | Runs per win |
| WAA | Wins above average before position and league adjustment |
| POS Wins | Position adjustment converted to wins |
| LGA | League quality adjustment |
| DVoDH | Defensive Value (in runs) over designated hitter |
| G | Games pitched |
| GS | Game shares. For pitchers based on innings and leverage index |
| XR | Expected runs based on ballparks and opponents faced |
| DR | Defensive runs support |
| Role | Starter vs reliever role adjustment |
| LgAdj | League adjustment |
| R+ | Runs above average |
| LI | Leverage index |
| R_lev+ | Leverage adjusted runs above average |
| Chances | Estimated opportunies to make a defensive play |
| BIP | Balls in play while this player was on the field |
| OAA | Outs above average, based on defensive efficiency assigned at the player level |
| OAA adj | Park adjusted outs above average |
| DER runs | Run value of outs above average |
| Frame Runs | Runs from framing balls and strikes |
| SB Runs | Stolen base prevention runs |
| Block Runs | Wild pitch and passed ball prevention runs |
| Err Runs | Catcher error prevention runs |
| Catcher Runs | Catcher runs from SB, errors, PB, and WP. Does not include framing. |
| Play+ | plays made above average per ball in play |
| GB+ | ground ball plays above average per ball in play |
| DP Start | Runs from starting double plays |
| DP Turn | Runs from turning double plays |
| DP runs | Total double play runs |
| OF Arm opps | Opportunities for an outfielder to make a throwing play |
| OF Arm runs | Runs from throwing from the outfield |
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