NAME     : Elmer Dessens
  BIRTHDAY : 1/13/1972
  AGE      : 30
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Starter
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
  CONTRACT : $300.000 through 2002
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER:Minimal
  LOYALTY: Minimal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    B  (Fielding Pct. : 1.000)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
 
  Duration as Starter  : D
  Duration as Reliever : C
  Holding Runners      : D
  Groundball Pct.      : 55
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 5
  Avoiding Hits        : 5  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 4  (VS. RHB : 4, VS. LHB : 4, Talent Fair)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 7  (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Good)
  Avoiding BB's        : 6  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Good)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 4  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 3, Talent Fair)

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  At Home        0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Away           0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Last Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Apr/Mar        0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  1996   8.28  0  2  0  15  0   0  25.0  23   4  13  Pit
  1997   0.00  0  0  0   3  0   0   3.1   0   0   2  Pit
  1998   5.67  2  6  0  43  0   0  74.2  47  25  43  PIT
  2000   4.28 11  5  1  40  1   0 147.1  70  43  85  CIN
  2001   5.22  2  6  2  39  0   0 132.2  77  46  73  CIN
 
  Total ERA   : 5.10
  Total Wins  : 15
  Total Losses: 19
  Total Saves : 3
  Total SHO   : 0
  Total CG    : 1
  Total K's   : 216
  Total BB's  : 118