Brendan Donovan vs. Kevin Elster — Career Comparison

Brendan Donovan
Gen ZGermanyThrows RightBats LeftEuropeSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveAll-Star
Kevin Elster
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueShortstop

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Brendan Donovan comes out clearly ahead of Kevin Elster across most offensive categories. Brendan Donovan led in contact rate (K%+ 164 vs 89), batting average (AVG+ 115 vs 88), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 115 vs 90). Kevin Elster held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 102 vs 67). Brendan Donovan was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Brendan Donovan and Kevin Elster

Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
492
147.16
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
940
174.88
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
2006
600
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3225
600
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
1765
527.92
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2844
529.12
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Kevin Elster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.787
0.787
Kevin Elster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
498
148.95
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
648
120.56
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
356
106.48
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
76.65
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
29.01
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
25.3
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.5
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
2.23
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
40
11.96
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
16.37
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
142
42.47
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
43.91
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
271.83
81.31
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
345.57
64.29
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
725
216.85
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1072
199.44
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
723
216.25
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
956
177.86
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Kevin Elster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Kevin Elster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.772
0.772
Kevin Elster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.677
0.677
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Kevin Elster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Kevin Elster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.619
0.619
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Kevin Elster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
241
72.08
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
332
61.77
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
202
60.42
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
376
69.95
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
403
120.54
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
620
115.35
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
286.23
85.61
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
336.99
62.7
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
12.86
Kevin Elster
Career
Per 600 PA
13
2.42
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
182
54.44
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
54.88
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.79
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
7.26
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
81.06
Kevin Elster
Career
Per 600 PA
562
104.56
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.4
7.4
Kevin Elster
Career
Per 600 PA
5.74
5.74
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Kevin Elster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.2
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
7.07
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.59
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
6.51
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
5.98
Kevin Elster
Career
Per 600 PA
45
8.37
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
4.49
Kevin Elster
Career
Per 600 PA
14
2.6
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.59
Kevin Elster
Career
Per 600 PA
11
2.05
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
8.08
Kevin Elster
Career
Per 600 PA
25
4.65
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
55.56
55.56
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
56

Fielding Stats for Brendan Donovan and Kevin Elster

Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
1.22
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
911
1.12
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
1.01
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
827
1.02
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11200
27
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21960
27
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3733.1
9
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7320
9
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
799
1.93
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1331
1.64
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
707
1.7
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2369
2.91
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Kevin Elster
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.12
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1522
3.67
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3801
4.67
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1506
3.63
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3700
4.55
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.95
98.95
Kevin Elster
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.34
97.34
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.976
2.976
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.062
4.062
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.2
83.2
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.78
90.78
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
0.38
Kevin Elster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
0.53
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Elster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Elster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Elster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Elster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0