Bobby Crosby vs. Kevin Elster — Career Comparison

Bobby Crosby
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueShortstopRookie of the Year
Kevin Elster
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueShortstop

Bobby Crosby and Kevin Elster are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 91 for Bobby Crosby, 90 for Kevin Elster), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 89 vs 93). The overall lean goes to Bobby Crosby, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Bobby Crosby and Kevin Elster

Bobby Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bobby Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
747
157.48
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
940
174.88
Bobby Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
2846
600
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3225
600
Bobby Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2559
539.49
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2844
529.12
Bobby Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Kevin Elster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Bobby Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.699
0.699
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Bobby Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
605
127.55
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
648
120.56
Bobby Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
389
82.01
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
76.65
Bobby Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
30.78
Kevin Elster
Career
Per 600 PA
136
25.3
Bobby Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.69
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
2.23
Bobby Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
62
13.07
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
16.37
Bobby Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
216
45.54
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
236
43.91
Bobby Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Bobby Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Bobby Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Bobby Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
294.27
62.04
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
345.57
64.29
Bobby Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
953
200.91
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1072
199.44
Bobby Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
862
181.73
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
956
177.86
Bobby Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Kevin Elster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Bobby Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Bobby Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.677
0.677
Kevin Elster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.677
0.677
Bobby Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Bobby Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Kevin Elster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Bobby Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.608
0.608
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.619
0.619
Bobby Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Kevin Elster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Bobby Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
329
69.36
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
332
61.77
Bobby Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
276
58.19
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
376
69.95
Bobby Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
543
114.48
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
620
115.35
Bobby Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
290.35
61.21
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
336.99
62.7
Bobby Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.37
Kevin Elster
Career
Per 600 PA
13
2.42
Bobby Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
241
50.81
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
54.88
Bobby Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.84
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
7.26
Bobby Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
516
108.78
Kevin Elster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
562
104.56
Bobby Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
5.52
5.52
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.74
5.74
Bobby Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Bobby Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
14
2.95
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
7.07
Bobby Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
16
3.37
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
6.51
Bobby Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
79
16.65
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
8.37
Bobby Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
7.17
Kevin Elster
Career
Per 600 PA
14
2.6
Bobby Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
2.74
Kevin Elster
Career
Per 600 PA
11
2.05
Bobby Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
9.91
Kevin Elster
Career
Per 600 PA
25
4.65
Bobby Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72.34
72.34
Kevin Elster
Career
Per 600 PA
56
56

Fielding Stats for Bobby Crosby and Kevin Elster

Bobby Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bobby Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
739
1.1
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
911
1.12
Bobby Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
672
1
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
827
1.02
Bobby Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
18087
27
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21960
27
Bobby Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6029
9
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7320
9
Bobby Crosby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1212
1.81
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1331
1.64
Bobby Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1904
2.84
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2369
2.91
Bobby Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
0.13
Kevin Elster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.12
Bobby Crosby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3204
4.78
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3801
4.67
Bobby Crosby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3116
4.65
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3700
4.55
Bobby Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.25
97.25
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.34
97.34
Bobby Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.217
4.217
Kevin Elster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.062
4.062
Bobby Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.93
90.93
Kevin Elster
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.78
90.78
Bobby Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
0.66
Kevin Elster
Career
Per 9 Innings
434
0.53
Bobby Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Elster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Elster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Elster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Elster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0