Elmer Dessens
P · Last on a Brewers farm club: Nashville Sounds, 2007
- B/T
- R/R
- Size
- 5' 11", 200 lb
- Born
- 1971-01-13 · Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
- Acquired
- —
- MLB debut
- 1996-06-24
The path and tables below cover his minor-league seasons with any club, as the MLB Stats API lists them, through 2026. His major-league seasons are in the "Major leagues" section.
Level path
- AA1995Carolina Mudcats
- AA1996Carolina Mudcats
- AAA1996Calgary Cannons
- AAA1998Nashville Sounds
- AAA2000Louisville RiverBats
- AAA2005Las Vegas 51s
- AAA2006Las Vegas 51s
- AAA2007Nashville Sounds
- AAA2007Colorado Springs Sky Sox
- AAA2007
- AAA2008Diablos Rojos del Mexico
- AAA2009Buffalo Bisons
- AAA2010Buffalo Bisons
- AAA2011Diablos Rojos del Mexico
Pitching
| Year | Lvl | Club | Age | Games pitched in. | Games started. | Wins. | Losses. | Saves. | Innings pitched. The digit after the point is outs: 110.1 is 110 innings and one out. | Hits allowed. | Walks allowed. | Strikeouts. | Home runs allowed. | Earned run average: earned runs allowed per nine innings. | Walks plus hits allowed per inning pitched. | Strikeouts per nine innings. | Walks per nine innings. | Strikeout rate: strikeouts divided by batters faced. | Walk rate: walks divided by batters faced. | Strikeout rate minus walk rate, both as a share of batters faced. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | AA | Carolina Mudcats | 24 | 27 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 152.0 | 170 | 21 | 68 | 10 | 2.49 | 1.26 | 4.03 | 1.24 | 10.7% | 3.3% | 7.4% |
| 1996 | AA | Carolina Mudcats | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11.2 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 5.40 | 1.63 | 5.40 | 3.09 | 12.7% | 7.3% | 5.5% |
| 1996 | AAA | Calgary Cannons | 25 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 34.1 | 40 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 3.15 | 1.60 | 3.93 | 3.93 | 10.0% | 10.0% | 0.0% |
| 1998 | AAA | Nashville Sounds | 27 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 30.0 | 32 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 3.30 | 1.27 | 3.90 | 1.80 | 10.2% | 4.7% | 5.5% |
| 2000 | AAA | Louisville RiverBats | 29 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22.2 | 24 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 3.18 | 1.37 | 5.56 | 2.78 | 14.3% | 7.1% | 7.1% |
| 2005 | AAA | Las Vegas 51s | 34 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3.38 | 1.00 | 6.75 | 2.25 | 19.4% | 6.5% | 12.9% |
| 2006 | AAA | Las Vegas 51s | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13.50 | 4.50 | 0.00 | 13.50 | 0.0% | 16.7% | -16.7% |
| 2007 | AAA | Nashville Sounds | 36 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.2 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1.54 | 0.60 | 7.71 | 0.00 | 23.8% | 0.0% | 23.8% |
| 2007 | AAA | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | 36 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.67 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 10.0% | 10.0% | 0.0% |
| 2007 | AAA | — | 36 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14.2 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.23 | 0.61 | 6.75 | 0.61 | 21.2% | 1.9% | 19.2% |
| 2008 | AAA | Diablos Rojos del Mexico | 37 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 105.0 | 129 | 17 | 51 | 10 | 4.03 | 1.39 | 4.37 | 1.46 | 11.4% | 3.8% | 7.6% |
| 2009 | AAA | Buffalo Bisons | 38 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 35.0 | 26 | 9 | 28 | 2 | 2.31 | 1.00 | 7.20 | 2.31 | 20.6% | 6.6% | 14.0% |
| 2010 | AAA | Buffalo Bisons | 39 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 17.0 | 20 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 2.12 | 1.35 | 9.53 | 1.59 | 25.0% | 4.2% | 20.8% |
| 2011 | AAA | Diablos Rojos del Mexico | 40 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 45.1 | 61 | 11 | 34 | 2 | 5.16 | 1.59 | 6.75 | 2.18 | 16.5% | 5.3% | 11.2% |
Hitting
| Year | Lvl | Club | Age | Games played. | Plate appearances: every trip to the plate, walks and hit-by-pitches included. | Hits. | Doubles. | Triples. | Home runs. | Runs scored. | Runs batted in. | Walks. | Strikeouts. | Stolen bases. | Batting average: hits divided by at-bats. | On-base percentage: how often he reaches base by a hit, walk or hit-by-pitch. | Slugging percentage: total bases divided by at-bats. | On-base plus slugging: OBP and SLG added together. | Isolated power: SLG minus AVG. It counts only the extra bases. | Strikeout rate: strikeouts divided by plate appearances. | Walk rate: walks divided by plate appearances. | Batting average on balls in play: hits other than home runs, divided by at-bats that ended with the ball in play. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | AA | Carolina Mudcats | 24 | 27 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .313 | .313 | .375 | .688 | .062 | 26.3% | 0.0% | .455 |
| 1996 | AA | Carolina Mudcats | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | AAA | Calgary Cannons | 25 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .200 | .000 | .200 | .000 | 0.0% | 20.0% | .000 |
| 1998 | AAA | Nashville Sounds | 27 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 37.5% | 0.0% | .000 |
| 2000 | AAA | Louisville RiverBats | 29 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 14.3% | 0.0% | .000 |
| 2005 | AAA | Las Vegas 51s | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0% | 0.0% | .000 |
| 2006 | AAA | Las Vegas 51s | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | AAA | Nashville Sounds | 36 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .750 | .250 | 40.0% | 0.0% | .500 |
| 2009 | AAA | Buffalo Bisons | 38 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | AAA | Buffalo Bisons | 39 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
Major leagues
Pitching
| Year | Club | Age | Games pitched in. | Games started. | Wins. | Losses. | Saves. | Innings pitched. The digit after the point is outs: 110.1 is 110 innings and one out. | Hits allowed. | Walks allowed. | Strikeouts. | Home runs allowed. | Earned run average: earned runs allowed per nine innings. | Walks plus hits allowed per inning pitched. | Strikeouts per nine innings. | Walks per nine innings. | Strikeout rate: strikeouts divided by batters faced. | Walk rate: walks divided by batters faced. | Strikeout rate minus walk rate, both as a share of batters faced. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 25 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25.0 | 40 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 8.28 | 1.76 | 4.68 | 1.44 | 11.6% | 3.6% | 8.0% |
| 1997 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.60 | 5.40 | 0.00 | 15.4% | 0.0% | 15.4% |
| 1998 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 27 | 43 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 74.2 | 90 | 25 | 43 | 10 | 5.67 | 1.54 | 5.18 | 3.01 | 13.0% | 7.5% | 5.4% |
| 2000 | Cincinnati Reds | 29 | 40 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 147.1 | 170 | 43 | 85 | 10 | 4.28 | 1.45 | 5.19 | 2.63 | 13.3% | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| 2001 | Cincinnati Reds | 30 | 34 | 34 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 205.0 | 221 | 56 | 128 | 32 | 4.48 | 1.35 | 5.62 | 2.46 | 14.8% | 6.5% | 8.4% |
| 2002 | Cincinnati Reds | 31 | 30 | 30 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 178.0 | 173 | 49 | 93 | 24 | 3.03 | 1.25 | 4.70 | 2.48 | 12.6% | 6.6% | 6.0% |
| 2003 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 32 | 34 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 175.2 | 212 | 57 | 113 | 22 | 5.07 | 1.53 | 5.79 | 2.92 | 14.5% | 7.3% | 7.2% |
| 2004 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 33 | 38 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 85.1 | 107 | 23 | 55 | 11 | 4.75 | 1.52 | 5.80 | 2.43 | 14.2% | 6.0% | 8.3% |
| 2004 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 33 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19.2 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 3.20 | 1.22 | 8.24 | 3.66 | 22.0% | 9.8% | 12.2% |
| 2004 | 2 teams | 33 | 50 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 105.0 | 123 | 31 | 73 | 15 | 4.46 | 1.47 | 6.26 | 2.66 | 15.6% | 6.6% | 9.0% |
| 2005 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 34 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 65.2 | 63 | 19 | 37 | 6 | 3.56 | 1.25 | 5.07 | 2.60 | 13.4% | 6.9% | 6.5% |
| 2006 | Kansas City Royals | 35 | 43 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 54.0 | 63 | 13 | 36 | 4 | 4.50 | 1.41 | 6.00 | 2.17 | 15.4% | 5.6% | 9.8% |
| 2006 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 35 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23.0 | 23 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 4.70 | 1.39 | 6.26 | 3.52 | 16.0% | 9.0% | 7.0% |
| 2006 | 2 teams | 35 | 62 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 77.0 | 86 | 22 | 52 | 8 | 4.56 | 1.40 | 6.08 | 2.57 | 15.6% | 6.6% | 9.0% |
| 2007 | Milwaukee Brewers | 36 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15.0 | 24 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 6.60 | 1.80 | 7.20 | 1.80 | 17.4% | 4.3% | 13.0% |
| 2007 | Colorado Rockies | 36 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19.0 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 7.58 | 1.58 | 4.74 | 4.26 | 11.5% | 10.3% | 1.1% |
| 2007 | 2 teams | 36 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 34.0 | 45 | 12 | 22 | 6 | 7.15 | 1.68 | 5.82 | 3.18 | 14.1% | 7.7% | 6.4% |
| 2008 | Atlanta Braves | 37 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 22.50 | 3.50 | 4.50 | 9.00 | 7.7% | 15.4% | -7.7% |
| 2009 | New York Mets | 38 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32.2 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 3.31 | 1.04 | 3.86 | 2.76 | 10.8% | 7.7% | 3.1% |
| 2010 | New York Mets | 39 | 53 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 47.0 | 41 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 2.30 | 1.21 | 3.06 | 3.06 | 8.2% | 8.2% | 0.0% |
Hitting
| Year | Club | Age | Games played. | Plate appearances: every trip to the plate, walks and hit-by-pitches included. | Hits. | Doubles. | Triples. | Home runs. | Runs scored. | Runs batted in. | Walks. | Strikeouts. | Stolen bases. | Batting average: hits divided by at-bats. | On-base percentage: how often he reaches base by a hit, walk or hit-by-pitch. | Slugging percentage: total bases divided by at-bats. | On-base plus slugging: OBP and SLG added together. | Isolated power: SLG minus AVG. It counts only the extra bases. | Strikeout rate: strikeouts divided by plate appearances. | Walk rate: walks divided by plate appearances. | Batting average on balls in play: hits other than home runs, divided by at-bats that ended with the ball in play. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 25 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .400 | .800 | .000 | 0.0% | 0.0% | .400 |
| 1997 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 27 | 43 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 | .111 | .000 | .111 | .000 | 33.3% | 8.3% | .000 |
| 2000 | Cincinnati Reds | 29 | 40 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 0 | .100 | .234 | .100 | .334 | .000 | 33.3% | 14.6% | .167 |
| 2001 | Cincinnati Reds | 30 | 35 | 70 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 | .193 | .233 | .211 | .444 | .018 | 17.1% | 4.3% | .244 |
| 2002 | Cincinnati Reds | 31 | 31 | 57 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 0 | .200 | .250 | .200 | .450 | .000 | 19.3% | 5.3% | .265 |
| 2003 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 32 | 36 | 59 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 0 | .196 | .245 | .261 | .506 | .065 | 18.6% | 5.1% | .257 |
| 2004 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 33 | 38 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .167 | .286 | .278 | .564 | .111 | 12.0% | 12.0% | .200 |
| 2004 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 33 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .000 | 0.0% | 0.0% | .250 |
| 2004 | 2 teams | 33 | 50 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .182 | .280 | .273 | .553 | .091 | 10.3% | 10.3% | .211 |
| 2005 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 34 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 60.0% | 0.0% | .000 |
| 2006 | Kansas City Royals | 35 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 35 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0% | 0.0% | .000 |
| 2006 | 2 teams | 35 | 62 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0% | 0.0% | .000 |
| 2007 | Milwaukee Brewers | 36 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | Colorado Rockies | 36 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 | .000 | 22.2% | 22.2% | .000 |
| 2007 | 2 teams | 36 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 | .000 | 22.2% | 22.2% | .000 |
| 2008 | Atlanta Braves | 37 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | New York Mets | 38 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | New York Mets | 39 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
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Stats from the MLB Stats API, through Oct 9, 2026.