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Don Elston

Cubs Career team 1953 to 1964
Position P
Born Apr 6, 1929

Key Insights

1964
This opponent has his number every time they meet

Stan Musial has hit .429/.556/1.143 against Elston over 18 plate appearances, more than any other hitter has managed.

6 for 14 with 3 home runs and 2 strikeouts, against a .726 OPS median across his matchups.
This matchup ends in a strikeout more often than not

Elston has struck Andre Rodgers out 6 times in 10 plate appearances, 60% of everything between them.

6 strikeouts in 10 plate appearances.
He cannot get the bat on this opponent's pitches

No hitter swings through more of what Elston throws than Chico Fernandez: 100% of the swings between them come up empty.

17 plate appearances between them. 100th percentile of the 28 matchups on his own record.
He owns this opponent, and the record is not close

Joe Cunningham is 0 for 12 against Elston, a .000 average that is the worst any regular opponent has managed.

18 career plate appearances.
Nobody has seen more of him than this opponent

Elston has faced Willie Mays more than any other hitter: 59 plate appearances, and Willie Mays has hit .308/.390/.558 in them.

16 hits, 3 home runs and 6 strikeouts across 59 plate appearances.
This matchup usually ends with a free pass

Elston has walked Hobie Landrith 6 times in 17 plate appearances, 35.3% of them.

6 walks in 17 plate appearances.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Apr 6, 1929