Elmer Dessens | Major Leaguer 1996-2008

Full Name: Elmer Dessens Jusaino
Born: January 13,1972 in Hermosillo, Mexico
Height: 6-0 Weight: 187 Bats: Right Throws: Right
High School: Carrera Technica (Hermosillo,MX)
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Drafted: Signed as an undrafted free agent by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1993

Transactions: [Jan 1,1993] - Loaned by Pirates to Mexico City Red Devils (Mexican) [Jan 27,1993] - Signed as undrafted amateur Free Agent by Pirates. [Jun 21,1996] - Loaned to Mexico City May 7- [Sep 5,1997] - Loaned to Mexico City March 27- [Mar 31,1999] - Released by Pirates. [Dec 15,1999] - Signed as Free Agent by Reds. [Dec 15,2002] - Traded by Reds with Cash to Diamondbacks for Felipe Lopez. [Aug 19,2004] - Traded by Diamondbacks to Dodgers for Jereme Milons. [Oct 15,2004] - Granted Free Agency. [Oct 29,2004] - Granted free agency [Dec 8,2004] - Signed as Free Agent by Dodgers. [Dec 8,2005] - Signed by Royals (2-years) [Jul 25,2006] - Traded by Royals to Dodgers for Odalis Perez, Blake Johnson, Julio Pimentel and cash considerations [Mar 26,2007] - Traded by Dodgers to Brewers for Brady Clark and cash considerations [Aug 10,2007] - Released by Brewers [Jan 7,2008] - Signed by Pirates to minor league contract

Disabled List: [Aug 6,2002] - Activated [Aug 6,2002] - 15 Day Disabled list - (strained right groin) [Aug 27,2002] - Activated [Apr 24,2005] - 15 Day Disabled list - (bone spur in his pitching shoulder) [Jun 15,2005] - Activated [Aug 7,2006] - 15 Day Disabled list - (Injury unknown) [Aug 18,2006] - Activated [May 24,2007] - 15 Day Disabled list - (Shoulder strain) [Aug 1,2007] -

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org	Level	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SH	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WP	BK	H9	HR9	BB9	K9	WHIP	GB%
1995	Carolina	Sou	23	Pit	AA	15	8	2.49	27	27	1	0	0	0	152.0	170	62	42	10	21	68	7	2	10.07	0.59	1.24	4.03	1.26	--
1996	Carolina	Sou	24	Pit	AA	0	1	5.40	5	1	0	0	2	0	11.2	15	8	7	1	4	7	0	0	11.58	0.77	3.09	5.40	1.63	--
	Calgary	PCL	24	Pit	AAA	2	2	3.15	6	6	0	0	0	0	34.1	40	14	12	5	15	15	2	1	10.49	1.31	3.93	3.93	1.60	--
	Pittsburgh	NL	24	Pit	MLB	0	2	8.28	15	3	0	0	1	0	25.0	40	23	23	2	4	13	0	0	14.40	0.72	1.44	4.68	1.76	65%
1997	Pittsburgh	NL	25	Pit	MLB	0	0	0.00	3	0	0	0	1	0	3.1	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	5.41	0.00	0.00	5.41	0.60	--
1998	Nashville	PCL	26	Pit	AAA	3	1	3.30	6	5	0	0	0	0	30.0	32	12	11	2	6	13	0	0	9.60	0.60	1.80	3.90	1.27	--
	Pittsburgh	NL	26	Pit	MLB	2	6	5.67	43	5	0	0	8	0	74.2	90	50	47	10	25	43	1	0	10.85	1.21	3.01	5.18	1.54	54%
1999	Yomiuri	Jap East	27		Intl	4	3	2.09	15	14	2	0	0	0	94.2	67	26	22	4	24	58	0	0	6.37	0.38	2.28	5.51	0.96	--
	Yomiuri	Jap Cen	27		Intl	0	1	3.86	8	3	0	0	0	0	16.1	24	11	7	2	4	6	0	0	13.23	1.10	2.20	3.31	1.71	--
2000	Louisville	IL	28	Cin	AAA	2	0	3.18	4	4	0	0	0	0	22.2	24	10	8	1	7	14	1	0	9.53	0.40	2.78	5.56	1.37	--
	Cincinnati	NL	28	Cin	MLB	11	5	4.28	40	16	1	0	6	1	147.1	170	73	70	10	43	85	4	0	10.38	0.61	2.63	5.19	1.45	51%
2001	Cincinnati	NL	29	Cin	MLB	10	14	4.48	34	34	1	1	0	0	205.0	221	103	102	32	56	128	4	1	9.70	1.40	2.46	5.62	1.35	48%
2002	Cincinnati	NL	30	Cin	MLB	7	8	3.03	30	30	0	0	0	0	178.0	173	70	60	24	49	93	3	1	8.75	1.21	2.48	4.70	1.25	59%
2003	Arizona	NL	31	Ari	MLB	8	8	5.07	34	30	0	0	1	0	175.2	212	107	99	22	57	113	3	2	10.86	1.13	2.92	5.79	1.53	52%
2004	LA Dodgers	NL	32	La	MLB	1	0	3.20	12	1	0	0	2	0	19.2	16	7	7	4	8	18	0	0	7.32	1.83	3.66	8.24	1.22	52%
	Arizona	NL	32	Ari	MLB	1	6	4.75	38	9	0	0	7	2	85.1	107	54	45	11	23	55	2	0	11.29	1.16	2.43	5.80	1.52	49%
2005	Las Vegas	PCL	33	La	AAA	0	0	3.38	3	3	0	0		0	8.0	6	3	3	1	2	6	0	0	6.75	1.13	2.25	6.75	1.00	--
	LA Dodgers	NL	33	La	MLB	1	2	3.56	28	7	0	0	4	0	65.2	63	30	26	6	19	37	1	0	8.64	0.82	2.60	5.07	1.25	52%
2006	Las Vegas	PCL	34	La	AAA	0	1	13.64	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	27.27	13.64	13.64	0.00	4.55	--
	LA Dodgers	NL	34	La	MLB	0	1	4.70	19	0	0	0	2	0	23.0	23	12	12	4	9	16	1	0	9.00	1.57	3.52	6.26	1.39	48%
	Kansas Cty	AL	34	Kc	MLB	5	7	4.50	43	0	0	0	10	2	54.0	63	31	27	4	13	36	2	0	10.50	0.67	2.17	6.00	1.41	41%
2007	Colo Spr	PCL	35	Col	AAA	1	0	0.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.00	0.00	3.00	3.00	0.67	--
	Nashville	PCL	35	Mil	AAA	1	0	1.54	3	3	0	0	0	0	11.2	7	2	2	0	0	10	0	0	5.40	0.00	0.00	7.72	0.60	--
	Milwaukee	NL	35	Mil	MLB	1	1	6.60	12	0	0	0	7	0	15.0	24	16	11	3	3	12	0	0	14.40	1.80	1.80	7.20	1.80	71%
	Colorado	NL	35	Col	MLB	1	1	7.58	5	5	0	0	0	0	19.0	21	16	16	3	9	10	0	0	9.95	1.42	4.26	4.74	1.58	52%
2008	Atlanta	NL	36	Atl	MLB	0	1	22.50	4	0	0	0	1	0	4.0	10	10	10	1	4	2	0	0	22.50	2.25	9.00	4.50	3.50	--

Major League Totals - 12 Season(s)						48	62	4.56	360	140	2	1	50	5	1,094.2	1235	602	555	136	322	663	21	4	10.15	1.12	2.65	5.45	1.42	--
Minor League Totals - 8 Season(s)						28	17	2.69	79	66	3	0		0	385.0	388	150	115	27	85	198	10	3	9.07	0.63	1.99	4.63	1.23	--

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org.	Level	Pos	Ln	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	IBB	SH	SF	DP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	GB%
1995	Carolina	Sou	23	Pit	AA	p		27	16	0	5	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	5	0	0	3	0	0	.313	.313	.375	688	--
1996	Carolina	Sou	24	Pit	AA			5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
	Calgary	PCL	24	Pit	AAA	p		6	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	200	--
	Pittsburgh	NL	24	Pit	MLB	p	9	15	5	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.400	800	100%
1997	Pittsburgh	NL	25	Pit	MLB	p	9	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1998	Nashville	PCL	26	Pit	AAA	p		6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000	000	--
	Pittsburgh	NL	26	Pit	MLB	p	9	42	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	0	0	3	0	0	.000	.111	.000	111	100%
2000	Louisville	IL	28	Cin	AAA	p		4	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	000	--
	Cincinnati	NL	28	Cin	MLB	p	9	37	40	6	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	16	0	0	1	0	0	.100	.234	.100	334	69%
2001	Cincinnati	NL	29	Cin	MLB	p	9	33	57	3	11	1	0	0	2	0	0	3	12	0	0	10	0	0	.193	.233	.211	444	75%
2002	Cincinnati	NL	30	Cin	MLB	p	9	30	45	1	9	0	0	0	5	0	0	3	11	0	0	9	0	0	.200	.250	.200	450	80%
2003	Arizona	NL	31	Ari	MLB	p	9	34	46	1	9	1	1	0	6	0	0	3	11	0	0	10	0	0	.196	.245	.261	506	81%
2004	Arizona	NL	32	Ari	MLB	p	9	36	18	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	4	0	1	.167	.286	.278	564	82%
	LA Dodgers	NL	32	La	MLB	p	9	12	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	500	67%
2005	Las Vegas	PCL	33	La	AAA	p		2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	000	--
	LA Dodgers	NL	33	La	MLB	p	9	28	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	000	83%
2006	LA Dodgers	NL	34	La	MLB	p	9	19	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	000	--
2007	Nashville	PCL	35	Mil	AAA	p		3	4	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	.250	.250	.500	750	--
	Colorado	NL	35	Col	MLB	p	9	5	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.250	.000	250	100%

Major League Totals - 11 Season(s)								294	240	14	39	4	1	0	16	0	0	22	65	0	0	38	0	1	.163	.233	.188	421	78%
Minor League Totals - 6 Season(s)								53	37	0	6	2	0	0	5	0	0	1	11	0	0	8	0	0	.162	.184	.216	400	--

Playoffs Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org	Series	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SH	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WP	BK	H9	HR9	BB9	K9	WHIP	GB%
2004	LA Dodgers	NL	32	La	Div	0	0	6.77	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.1	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	6.77	6.77	0.00	6.77	0.75	--

Major League Totals - 1 Season(s)						0	0	6.75	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.1	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	6.75	6.75	0.00	6.75	0.75	--

Playoffs Batting Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org.	Series	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	IBB	SH	SF	DP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	GB%
2004	LA Dodgers	NL	32	La	Div	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--

Major League Totals - 1 Season(s)						1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--

Fielding Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org	Level	Pos	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	TC	DP	PB	SB	CS	FPCT	RF
1995	Carolina	Sou	23	Pit	AA	P	27			11	26	0	37	2	-	-	-	1.000	--

1996	Calgary	PCL	24	Pit	AAA	P	6			0	6	0	6	1	-	-	-	1.000	--
1996	Pittsburgh	NL	24	Pit	MLB	P	15		25	1	2	0	3	0	-	-	-	1.000	1.08

1997	Pittsburgh	NL	25	Pit	MLB	P	3		3.1	1	1	0	2	0	-	-	-	1.000	5.40

1998	Nashville	PCL	26	Pit	AAA	P	6			3	7	0	10	0	-	-	-	1.000	--
1998	Pittsburgh	NL	26	Pit	MLB	P	43		74.2	4	9	1	14	0	-	-	-	.929	1.57

2000	Louisville	IL	28	Cin	AAA	P	4			2	1	1	4	1	-	-	-	.750	--
2000	Cincinnati	NL	28	Cin	MLB	P	40		147.1	10	26	0	36	3	-	-	-	1.000	2.20

2001	Cincinnati	NL	29	Cin	MLB	P	34		205	6	26	0	32	3	-	-	-	1.000	1.40

2002	Cincinnati	NL	30	Cin	MLB	P	30		178	12	27	1	40	3	-	-	-	.975	1.97

2003	Arizona	NL	31	Ari	MLB	P	34	30	175.2	9	18	0	27	2	-	-	-	1.000	1.38

2004	Arizona	NL	32	Ari	MLB	P	38	9	85.1	5	12	1	18	0	-	-	-	.944	1.79
2004	LA Dodgers	NL	32	La	MLB	P	12	1	19.2	0	1	0	1	0	-	-	-	1.000	.46

2005	Las Vegas	PCL	33	La	AAA	P	3			1	0	0	1	0	-	-	-	1.000	--
2005	LA Dodgers	NL	33	La	MLB	P	28	7	65.2	5	12	0	17	2	-	-	-	1.000	2.33

2006	Las Vegas	PCL	34	La	AAA	P	1								-	-	-	---	--
2006	Kansas Cty	AL	34	Kc	MLB	P	43	-	54	3	11	0	14	0	-	-	-	1.000	2.33
2006	LA Dodgers	NL	34	La	MLB	P	19	-	23	0	2	0	2	0	-	-	-	1.000	.78

2007	Colo Spr	PCL	35	Col	AAA	P	1								-	-	-	---	--
2007	Nashville	PCL	35	Mil	AAA	P	3								-	-	-	---	--
2007	Colorado	NL	35	Col	MLB	P	5	5	19	0	5	0	5	0	-	-	-	1.000	2.37
2007	Milwaukee	NL	35	Mil	MLB	P	12	-	15	2	3	0	5	1	-	-	-	1.000	3.00

2008	Atlanta	NL	36	Atl	MLB	P	4	-	4	0	1	0	1	0	-	-	-	1.000	2.25

Awards

[1995] - Double-A All-Star P, Southern League All-Star RHP

Salaries

Year	Salary	Rank	Lg Avg	Centile
1996	109,000		835,262	80
1997	*150,000		996,990	80
1998	180,000		1,054,037	66
2000	*175,000		1,369,505	80
2001	475,000		1,609,512	44
2002	1,825,000		1,654,088	28
2003	3,000,000		1,773,364	21
2004	4,000,000		1,716,303	14
2005	1,300,000		1,825,756	30
2006	1,700,000		1,937,004	29
2007	*1,700,000		2,923,340	45

Career:	$14,614,000	estimate

Trivia and Player Notes

Played in 2006 World Baseball Classic for Mexico.