Elmer Dessens

Pitching Coach - Rancho Cucamonga (A) [2026]
High Level
MLB
Years
1995-2011 (1996-2010)
Proper Name
Elmer Dessens
Positions
P (528)
Height / Weight
5-11 / 200
Bats / Throws
Right / Right
Birthdate
January 13,1971   Age:  55.147
High School
Carrera Technica (Hermosillo,MX)
Drafted/Signed
Service Time
11.021 (2011)
MLB Debut
MLBAM ID
Retrosheet#
desse001
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[2006] Played for Mexico in World Baseball Classic   [2009] Played for Mexico in World Baseball Classic   [2026] Coached for Mexico in World Baseball Classic

Games - Pitching

CSV
Glossary
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1996PIT153012102.000510.33330020.00.033324642200009.115.23.11.35323.6726.00
1997PIT3003100--03.0000000.0--00002001100000.03.1--1.112
1998PIT435038826.2501132.25660111.60.05557101616176110026.248.05.31.316939.2038.00
2000CIN40161246115.6881921.47511040.06.3171818202219241350011104.242.26.51.815748.7552.69
2001CIN34341001014.4171717.500000100.02.934343434332812210000205.00.06.0--11049.0349.00
2002CIN303000078.4671515.500000100.00.030303030272311100000178.00.05.9--8053.3353.10
2003ARI343004188.5001519.44100088.20.03030303029208111110166.29.05.62.213045.1046.10
2004LAN,ARI5010040926.2501832.36062120.00.010131515151517165000045.060.04.51.5161736.4037.20
2005LAN287021412.3331018.35710025.00.078910691193000032.033.24.61.67550.0050.29
2006KCA,LAN6200621258.3853032.48420230.0--000041725331420110.077.0--1.21726
2007MIL,COL165011712.333610.37500031.30.0554442263001019.014.03.81.34139.2039.60
2008ATL4004101.00013.2500010.0--00001112000000.04.0--1.020
2009NYN280028800--424.1430000.0--000348128400000.032.2--1.2512
2010NYN530053642.6672231.41511010.0--00017101520502110.047.0--0.91623
Tot: 4401402300645164.443173267.393485731.81.4141146148156168174158131504453786.3387.05.61.313610546.9847.68
g: Games Pitched ... gs: Games Started ... cg: Complete Games ... gr: Games Relieved ... gf: Games Finished ... w: Wins ... l: Losses ... wpct: Win Percentage ... tm-w: Team Wins in games pitched ... tm-l: Team losses in games pitched ... tm-w%: Team win% when pitching ... hold: Holds ... sv: Saves ... blsv: Blown Saves ... gs%: Games Started% ... cg%: Complete Games% ... inn#: Appearances in this inning ... innx: Appearances in 13th+ inning ... ip-s: Innings Pitched as Starter ... ip-r: Innings Pitched as Reliever ... avg_st: Average innings pitched per start ... avg_rel: Average innings pitched per relief appearance ... lmi: Left game mid-inning ... emi: Entered game mid-inning ... gsc1: Average Game Score using Bill James Formula (as starter) ... gsc2: Average Game Score using Tom Tango formula (as starter)

On Base - Pitching

CSV
Glossary
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1996PIT151121044454.393.48240401090299024401100018316.6711607521.3
1997PIT3131234.231.3082010010110010000000100.00007128.3
1998PIT43332300115135.346.40790250311606118110247063100461532.618415622316.1
2000CIN40640575216241.338.3771704334219011839310316373000681319.1214730240714.3
2001CIN34862791278305.323.35422156144180156330320120217400924751.099733045013.3
2002CIN30737673229251.311.341173497601501153312462261110300684058.826828037811.6
2003ARI34781708273301.350.385212574522001454322230215166000992828.287835547416.2
2004LAN,ARI50468429155181.331.387123311100160782731597084300632539.687721730215.9
2005LAN282772538397.300.35063191815042150675123100271140.745412515613.5
2006KCA,LAN62334305109123.326.36886221518066102845051110461430.433416123616.1
2007MIL,COL161561415760.365.38545120102026112622032100321031.2542678630.2
2008ATL426201415.538.577104000106211100001008337.5001141838.9
2009NYN281301143641.277.315241020050136051204100014642.8621557911.4
2010NYN531941716067.309.3454116330402610147503010021628.57519715111.3
Tot: 44050624596167267.330.370130034824501113908822571614599108158741161060322136.6571552226304715.0
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... ONBS: On base (H+BB+HBP) ... ONBS2: All On Base (H+BB+HBP+ERROR+FC+FO) ... OBP: On Base Percentage ... OBP2: On Base Percentage for ONBS2 ... H: Hits ... BB: Walks ... HBP: Hit by Pitch ... ROE: Reached on Error ... FC: Fielder`s Choice ... FO: Forceouts ... CI: Catcher`s Interference ... SGL: Singles ... DBL: Doubles ... TPL: Triples ... HR: Home Runs ... IFH: Infield Hits ... BNT: Bunts ... B-H: Bunt hits ... PH-H: Pinch Hits ... PH-HR: Pinch hit home runs ... HR1: Solo home runs ... HR2: 2-run Homers ... HR3: 3-run Homers ... HR4: Grand Slams ... IPHR: Inside the park homers ... RBI: Runs batted in ... HR-RBI: RBIS on Home Runs ... HR-RBI%: % of RBIs on Home Runs ... RBI2: Runs batted in on outs ... BB4: Walks on 4 pitches ... BB1OP: Walks with 1st base open ... RON: PA with runners on ... BR: # of Baserunners ... RBI%: % of opportunities with RBI ... OPP: RBI Opportunities Points ... CONV: RBIs points converted ... CONV%: Converted% ... LDOF: Leadoff ... OB: Leadoff onbase ... LD-OB%: Leadoff onbase% ... LAST: Last batter of game ... WOH: Walk-off Hits ... WOHR: Walk-off Home Runs

Outs - Pitching

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Glossary
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1996PIT15112104936162.2510516844831311.6101120952718.531811917131614
1997PIT3131210531.672107611215.3800201010.0102112111
1998PIT433323001790731.23431119212120984312.956301311687610.515319432245374524
2000CIN40640575271821341.3693202140623432188513.281164212191312410.524341614170568875
2001CIN34862791212192191.00143423456329922812814.85169434418151519.92894874519295105116
2002CIN30737673212151871.1513524284642731639312.62964290151912115.729839785972858492
2003ARI34781708152101711.231073826518263311211314.471581322201815311.82164381638410212082
2004LAN,ARI5046842916135911.485026152981702147315.601045280166807.514523514252506063
2005LAN282772531285611.39391391751021453713.36522151595317.013319292032284033
2006KCA,LAN6233430521484781.08518192291052355215.57431211886312.714213272235573649
2007MIL,COL16156141746281.64156710254822214.10612100232512.08010111216251721
2008ATL4262010441.002022241227.6911101060.0200111635
2009NYN281301149135420.832611580501031410.7741040521910.5607181010191319
2010NYN5319417112749620.7940121012668132168.2511060464613.013111121625273221
Tot: 44050624596597139511691.19756217196327017922097669313.69884752181113911294511.919141283498369553601660615
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... Outs: Outs ... GO: Groundouts ... AO: Air Outs ... ratio: Groundouts/Airouts ... FLY: Flyballs ... LO: Lineouts ... POP: Popouts ... OUT_IF: Infield Outs ... OUT_OF: Outfield Outs ... OUT_PR: Productive Outs ... RBI_OUT: RBIs on outs ... SO: Strikeouts ... SO%: Strikeout% ... SO3: Struck out on 3 pitches ... SW: Strikeouts swinging ... CAL: Strikeouts looking ... FC: Reached on fielders choice ... FO: Reached on forceout ... GDP: Grounded into Double Play ... OPP: Double play opportunities ... GDP%: Grounded into double play% ... LOC1-9: Balls hit to position location

Baserunning - Pitching

CSV
Glossary
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1996PIT151121042200066.71100800121541833.334125.008675.00
1997PIT3131200000--0000101204125.004125.0000--
1998PIT433323004400080.0101017012101354936.3017741.1821838.10
2000CIN406405753300050.033003286132416828.2211218.1821733.33
2001CIN34862791131300046.41515000074143059230.1600--161168.75
2002CIN307376738800050.088001052922516927.4900--1218.33
2003ARI347817086600160.04310610442530110233.8900--21523.81
2004LAN,ARI504684294400180.0110030222821816535.91251352.0026934.62
2005LAN282772535410083.310102302182972828.874250.0010440.00
2006KCA,LAN623343053300160.0220019053021235040.65421535.7126830.77
2007MIL,COL1615614111000100.00000600100603253.3333100.005360.00
2008ATL4262011000100.000003003015853.3300--22100.00
2009NYN2813011400000--0000501122411434.1519315.793133.33
2010NYN531941711100025.033002100161672232.84331133.3319315.79
Tot: 44050624596515010356.739363019843632524187561832.961625835.801906835.79
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... SB: Stolen Bases ... SB2: Steals of 2b ... SB3: Steals of 3b ... SBH: Steals of home ... DI: Advanced on defensive indifference ... SB%: Stolen base % ... CS: Caught stealing ... CS2: Caught stealing 2b ... CS3: Caught stealing 3b ... CSH: Caught stealing home ... PTHR: Pickoff throws ... PCKFF: Picked off ... WPPB: Advancement on wild pitch or passed ball ... ADV_OUT: Runner advanced on out ... OOB: Out on bases ... onbs Runners on base ... R: Runs scored ... RS%: % of times on base run scored ... inh-r Inherited runners ... inhr-s Inherited runners scored ... beq-r Bequeathed runners (runners on base when leaving game) ... beq-s Bequeathed runners scored ... % % related to prior 2 columns

Pitches - Pitching

CSV
Glossary
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1996PIT15112104327192135462143791481252.9258.7241.2845.384.514.0724.2513026.81311.655321.72
1997PIT31312342410709815152.6270.5929.4144.1100.020.5923.57323.100.0641.50
1998PIT433323001052635417162851542304813923.1760.3639.6445.781.515.4021.91649127.44313.01331301.02
2000CIN406405752209139781238717033150910668963.4563.2436.7648.384.117.5223.038922034.411217.52001431.40
2001CIN34862791317519881187554271486677150212313.6862.6137.3947.382.017.4521.350127331.712514.52302271.01
2002CIN30737673269016671023424185470588119710123.6561.9738.0344.584.515.7621.943221729.410714.52341881.24
2003ARI34781708290317831120505193469607131411123.7261.4238.5845.384.617.4020.946424831.812716.33112971.05
2004LAN,ARI50468429179711306673091293233638076723.8462.8837.1244.983.317.2020.229713128.05712.21831801.02
2005LAN282772531055660395198561852204754183.8162.5637.4445.088.018.7720.91758229.63713.41141071.07
2006KCA,LAN623343051245770475197782342595364563.7361.8538.1543.185.115.8220.821210029.94513.51191400.85
2007MIL,COL1615614156434122375281111222301973.6260.4639.5440.885.713.3021.6924025.61912.260620.97
2008ATL426201005743225102047423.8557.0043.0047.089.422.0020.015934.613.89110.82
2009NYN281301144982972018820811042161923.8359.6440.3643.488.917.6720.9622821.51310.040640.63
2010NYN53194171707430277121321171593132803.6460.8239.1844.389.517.1122.51165729.43015.570890.79
Tot: 44050624596183561137169853095127330233945834770403.6361.9538.0545.584.316.8621.52977152930.272914.4176416741.05
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At bats ... PIT: Pitches ... STR: Strikes ... BAL: Balls ... FOU: Fouls ... SW: Swing and miss ... CAL: Called strikes ... INPLAY: Balls put in play ... SWINGS: Total swings ... CONT: Contacts ... P-PA: Pitches per plate appearance ... STR%: Strikes% ... Ball%: Balls% ... SWNG%: Swing % ... CONT%: Contact% (per swing) ... FOU%: Foul ball% ... PLAY: Ball in Play% ... FPS: First pitch strikes ... FPSW: First pitch swings ... FPSW%: First pitch swing%... FPIP: First pitches in play ... FPIP%: First pitches in play% ... RUNGO: Runners going while batting ... HIT_RUN: Hit and Runs ... GB Ground balls ... Air Balls in air ... GB% Groundball%

Games - Batting

CSV
Glossary
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1996PIT14200001214.30.0201200000000414000000000
1998PIT435112003811.620.0302800000001843000000000
2000CIN3916513002341.031.38018000000001939000000000
2001CIN33322310097.06.32703000010003232000000000
2002CIN30292201096.76.92305000000002929000000000
2003ARI34281320482.43.62308000001003032000000000
2004LAN,ARI501429003628.014.312029000000002050000000000
2005LAN27817001929.612.5401600000000927000000000
2006LAN85023900850.0--0046111231111385000000000
2007COL16405001225.00.0001100000000416000000000
Tot: 37113816933122937.211.6102017611124212168367000000000
G: Games ... GS: Games Started ... CG: Completed Games ... GF: Games Finished ... PH: Pinch Hitter ... PR: Pinch Runner ... DR: Defensive Replacement ... GS%: Games Started % ... CG: Complete Games% ... EXIT PH: Exited for Pinch Hitter ... exit PR: Exited for Pinch Runner ... exit DR: Exited for defensive replacement ... ln1-9: Lineup Slots 1-9 ... Games at position

On Base - Batting

CSV
Glossary
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1996PIT145522.400.400200000020001000000000200.002003450.08337.5000--000
1998PIT4312812.083.167010001000000400000000100.000004714.31616.25400.00000
2000CIN3948401112.229.25047000104000020000000000--01022310.07500.005120.00000
2001CIN3370571416.200.229113010101010001200000000200.0021133484.211454.3917423.53000
2002CIN3057451213.211.2289300100900001000000000500.00400263912.89188.7913215.38000
2003ARI3459461216.203.2719300220711011400000000600.00501304114.69699.387114.29000
2004LAN,ARI50292277.241.24143000002200040000000000--01011160.03800.00300.00000
2005LAN27101000.000.00000000000000000000000000--000550.01000.00200.00000
2006LAN851100.000.00000000000000000000000000--000120.0400.0000--000
2007COL169623.222.33302001000000020000000000--011560.01400.00100.00000
Tot: 371300240613.203.23739220145034410248000000001600.0013431401998.0466265.5852815.38000
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... ONBS: On base (H+BB+HBP) ... ONBS2: All On Base (H+BB+HBP+ERROR+FC+FO) ... OBP: On Base Percentage ... OBP2: On Base Percentage for ONBS2 ... H: Hits ... BB: Walks ... HBP: Hit by Pitch ... ROE: Reached on Error ... FC: Fielder`s Choice ... FO: Forceouts ... CI: Catcher`s Interference ... SGL: Singles ... DBL: Doubles ... TPL: Triples ... HR: Home Runs ... IFH: Infield Hits ... BNT: Bunts ... B-H: Bunt hits ... PH-H: Pinch Hits ... PH-HR: Pinch hit home runs ... HR1: Solo home runs ... HR2: 2-run Homers ... HR3: 3-run Homers ... HR4: Grand Slams ... IPHR: Inside the park homers ... RBI: Runs batted in ... HR-RBI: RBIS on Home Runs ... HR-RBI%: % of RBIs on Home Runs ... RBI2: Runs batted in on outs ... BB4: Walks on 4 pitches ... BB1OP: Walks with 1st base open ... RON: PA with runners on ... BR: # of Baserunners ... RBI%: % of opportunities with RBI ... OPP: RBI Opportunities Points ... CONV: RBIs points converted ... CONV%: Converted% ... LDOF: Leadoff ... OB: Leadoff onbase ... LD-OB%: Leadoff onbase% ... LAST: Last batter of game ... WOH: Walk-off Hits ... WOHR: Walk-off Home Runs

Outs - Batting

CSV
Glossary
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1996PIT1455330--000230000.000000000--000121001
1998PIT431288313.001006611433.3322201030.0301110001
2000CIN394840361653.205003216101633.3339701050.0304621026
2001CIN3370574621141.508153535301217.14375010140.063147421511
2002CIN305745372154.204102730111119.30174100120.06171015146
2003ARI345946362063.331142831111118.64274220130.01062824146
2004LAN,ARI5029221814114.00100111810310.34030001616.7604512212
2005LAN2710101040--0006400660.001420000--000301000
2006LAN8511110--000010000.000000000--000100000
2007COL1696640--0005420222.2201110010.0002110000
Tot: 371300240201107323.3420391521481036521.67124025451541.934103443141651633
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... Outs: Outs ... GO: Groundouts ... AO: Air Outs ... ratio: Groundouts/Airouts ... FLY: Flyballs ... LO: Lineouts ... POP: Popouts ... OUT_IF: Infield Outs ... OUT_OF: Outfield Outs ... OUT_PR: Productive Outs ... RBI_OUT: RBIs on outs ... SO: Strikeouts ... SO%: Strikeout% ... SO3: Struck out on 3 pitches ... SW: Strikeouts swinging ... CAL: Strikeouts looking ... FC: Reached on fielders choice ... FO: Reached on forceout ... GDP: Grounded into Double Play ... OPP: Double play opportunities ... GDP%: Grounded into double play% ... LOC1-9: Balls hit to position location

Baserunning - Batting

CSV
Glossary
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1996PIT14500000--0000100000010.0000001250.00
1998PIT431200000--0000100010020.000000020.00
2000CIN394800000--0000300010040.00021061250.00
2001CIN337000000--00001100212540.01110131618.75
2002CIN305700000--000000000000--000101137.69
2003ARI345900000--0000000010010.0000001166.25
2004LAN,ARI502900000--0000200000020.000010070.00
2005LAN271000000--000000000000--0000000--
2006LAN85100000--000000000000--0000000--
2007COL16900000--0000001010020.0000002366.67
Tot: 37130000000--000081106121711.811331147119.72
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... SB: Stolen Bases ... SB2: Steals of 2b ... SB3: Steals of 3b ... SBH: Steals of home ... DI: Advanced on defensive indifference ... SB%: Stolen base % ... CS: Caught stealing ... CS2: Caught stealing 2b ... CS3: Caught stealing 3b ... CSH: Caught stealing home ... S12: Advanced from 1st to 2nd on singled... S13: Advanced from 1st to 3rd on single ... S23: Advanced from 2nd to 3rd on single ... S2H: Scored from 2nd on single ... D13: Advanced from 1nd to 3rd on double ... D1H: Scored from 1st on double ... ADVX: Advanced an extra base on hit ... ADV-OPP Advancement opportunities on hits ... ADV_PCT: Advanced extra base % ... PTHR: Pickoff throws ... PCKFF%: Picked off ... WPPB: Advanced on wild pitch or passed ball ... ADV_OUT: Advanced on out ... OOB: Out on bases ... R: Runs scored ... ONBS: On base ... RUN%: % of times on base run scored

Pitches - Batting

CSV
Glossary
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1996PIT1454400013330.80100.000.0075.0100.00.0075.02360.0240.00040--
1998PIT431229236458615102.4279.3120.6951.766.713.7920.73758.3216.700616.00
2000CIN3948187117702818462571533.9062.5737.4338.074.614.9713.4122756.3510.4001753.40
2001CIN33702211546741174155113963.1669.6830.3251.185.018.5524.9375172.91521.40031142.21
2002CIN3057196132643814374395813.4467.3532.6548.585.319.3921.9223764.91119.3003056.00
2003ARI3459181121602614364585713.0766.8533.1547.083.514.3624.9243762.71220.31135113.18
2004LAN,ARI502911372411810212351413.9063.7236.2845.180.415.9320.4101862.1310.3101944.75
2005LAN27104132910513419144.1078.0521.9546.373.724.399.83770.0110.00040--
2006LAN8514310021114.0075.0025.0025.0100.00.0025.0000.000.01110--
2007COL16932181442751193.5656.2543.7534.481.812.5015.64777.8222.20050--
Tot: 3713001008676332169852122104643793.3667.0632.9446.081.716.7720.811719464.75317.732152403.80
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... PIT: Pitches ... STR: Strikes ... BAL: Balls ... FOU: Fouls ... SW: Swing and miss ... CAL: Called strikes ... INPLAY: Balls put in play ... SWINGS: Total swings ... CONT: Contacts ... P-PA: Pitches per plate appearance ... STR%: Strikes% ... Ball%: Balls% ... SWNG%: Swing % ... CONT%: Contact% (per swing) ... FOU%: Foul ball% ... PLAY: Ball in Play% ... FPS: First pitch strikes ... FPSW: First pitch swings ... FPSW%: First pitch swing%... FPIP: First pitches in play ... FPIP%: First pitches in play% ... RUNGO: Runners going while batting ... HIT_RUN: Hit and Runs ... GB Ground balls ... Airballs Balls in air ... GB% Groundball%