How Elmer Dessens's Played Outs Compares to Similar Players

Elmer Dessens totaled 3,523 career Played Outs, well below the league average of 6,890.3 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Played Outs season came in 2001, posting 615, well below the league average of 991.5 that year. The lowest point came in 1997 at 10, well below the league average of 993.7 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Played Outs total went from 12 in 2008 to 98 in 2009 and 141 in 2010, rising over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Played Outs profile — ranging from 10 to 615 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Elmer Dessens Lifetime Played Outs

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Elmer Dessens Played Outs Per Season

Elmer Dessens's Played Outs 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 Played Outs per season line chart

Elmer Dessens Played Outs by Team

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

Elmer Dessens Cumulative Played Outs — Career Progression

A running total of Elmer Dessens's career Played Outs, 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 Played Outs year-over-year waterfall chart

Elmer Dessens Played Outs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Elmer Dessens's seasonal Played Outs 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 Played Outs distribution box chart versus comparable players

Elmer Dessens Played Outs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Elmer Dessens's MLB career with Played Outs 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 Played Outs season-by-season breakdown table