How Elmer Dessens's Starts as Fielder Compares to Similar Players

Elmer Dessens totaled 140 career Starts as Fielder, well below the league average of 236.2 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Starts as Fielder season came in 2001, posting 34, near the league average of 37.3 that year. The lowest point came in 1997 at 0, well below the league average of 37.2 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Starts as Fielder total went from 0 in 2008 to 0 in 2009 and 0 in 2010, holding steady over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts as Fielder profile — ranging from 0 to 34 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Elmer Dessens Lifetime Starts as Fielder and Similar Stats

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Starts as Fielder
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Games Started %
Career14031.75
Season Avg.1031.75
162 Game Avg.51.4331.75
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Elmer Dessens Starts as Fielder Per Season

Elmer Dessens's Starts as Fielder 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 Starts as Fielder per season line chart

Elmer Dessens Starts as Fielder by Team

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

Elmer Dessens Cumulative Starts as Fielder — Career Progression

A running total of Elmer Dessens's career Starts as Fielder, 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 Starts as Fielder year-over-year waterfall chart

Elmer Dessens Starts as Fielder Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Elmer Dessens's seasonal Starts as Fielder 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 Starts as Fielder distribution box chart versus comparable players

Elmer Dessens Starts as Fielder — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Elmer Dessens's MLB career with Starts as Fielder 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 Starts as Fielder season-by-season breakdown table