How Don Elston's Games Finished Compares to Similar Players
Don Elston totaled 241 career Games Finished, well above the relief pitcher average of 70.1 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Games Finished season came in 1959, posting 49, well above the relief pitcher average of 13.3 that year. The lowest point came in 1953 at 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 11.5 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Games Finished total went from 32 in 1962 to 29 in 1963 and 15 in 1964, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Games Finished profile — ranging from 0 to 49 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Don Elston Lifetime Games Finished
Stats similar to Games Finished for Don Elston
| Don Elston
Games Finished |
|---|
| Career | 241 |
| Season Avg. | 26.78 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 86.76 |
| More Info | See More |
Don Elston Games Finished Per Season
Don Elston's Games Finished for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Don Elston Games Finished by Team
Don Elston's career Games Finished totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Don Elston Cumulative Games Finished — Career Progression
A running total of Don Elston's career Games Finished, 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.
Don Elston Games Finished Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Don Elston's seasonal Games Finished 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.
Don Elston Games Finished — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Don Elston's MLB career with Games Finished 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.
