How Don Elston's Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings Compares to Similar Players
Don Elston posted a career Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings of 4.22, near the relief pitcher average of 4.54 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings season came in 1958, posting 3.25, well below the relief pitcher average of 4.47 that year. The highest point came in 1953 at 14.4, well above the relief pitcher average of 5.04 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 3.39 in 1962 to 3.34 in 1963 and 6.29 in 1964. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings profile — ranging from 3.25 to 14.4 — though the career average tracked near league norms.
Don Elston Lifetime Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings
Stats similar to Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings for Don Elston
| Don Elston
Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 4.22 |
| Season Avg. | 4.22 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 4.22 |
| More Info | See More |
Don Elston Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings Per Season
Don Elston's Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings 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 Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings by Team
Don Elston's career Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Don Elston Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Don Elston's career Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Don Elston Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Don Elston's seasonal Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings 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 Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Don Elston's MLB career with Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings 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.
