How Elmer Dessens's Assists Compares to Similar Players

Elmer Dessens totaled 174 career Assists, well below the league average of 329.5 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Assists season came in 2002, posting 27, well below the league average of 43.5 that year. The lowest point came in 1997 at 1, well below the league average of 42.4 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Assists total went from 1 in 2008 to 6 in 2009 and 12 in 2010, rising over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Assists profile — ranging from 1 to 27 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Elmer Dessens Lifetime Assists

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Elmer Dessens
Assists
Career174
Season Avg.12.43
162 Game Avg.63.92
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Elmer Dessens Assists Per Season

Elmer Dessens's Assists for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Elmer Dessens Assists per season line chart

Elmer Dessens Assists by Team

Elmer Dessens's career Assists totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Elmer Dessens career Assists by team bar chart

Elmer Dessens Cumulative Assists — Career Progression

A running total of Elmer Dessens's career Assists, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Elmer Dessens Assists year-over-year waterfall chart

Elmer Dessens Assists Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Elmer Dessens's seasonal Assists alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Elmer Dessens Assists distribution box chart versus comparable players

Elmer Dessens Assists — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Elmer Dessens's MLB career with Assists alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Elmer Dessens Assists season-by-season breakdown table