Jonathan
Elder
 
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 220
 
Born: May 21, 1991 in USA
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Fireman of the Year 2025   
All-Star Selections 2025   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
  ERA AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2012 21 POR GL     2 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 4 4 4
2013 22 POR GL     3 5 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5
2014 23 POR GL     6 6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6 5 5 5 7 6 7 6 6 6
2015 24 POR GL $ 100,000   5 5 5 5 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 6 7 6 6 6
2016 25 POR GL $ 100,000   8 7 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 9 9 9
2017 26 POR GL $ 100,000   7 6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 9 9 9
2018 27 WIS GL $ 100,000   9 7 7 7 4 4 4 6 6 6 8 8 8 9 8 8 9 9 9
2019 28 WIS GL $ 100,000   9 7 7 7 4 4 4 6 6 6 9 9 9 9 8 8 9 9 9
2020 29 WIS GL $ 3,400,000   9 7 7 7 4 4 4 6 6 6 9 9 9 8 8 8 9 9 9
2021 30 WIS GL $ 3,400,000   9 7 7 7 5 5 5 6 6 6 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
2022 31 WIS GL $ 3,400,000   9 7 7 7 5 5 5 6 6 6 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9
2023 32 WIS GL $ 3,090,001   9 7 7 7 5 5 5 6 6 6 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9
2024 33 WIS GL $ 3,090,001   9 7 7 7 5 5 5 6 6 6 8 8 8 9 8 9 9 9 9
2025 34 WIS GL $ 3,090,001   10 8 8 8 5 5 5 6 6 6 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9
Min Ratings     2 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 4 4 4
Max Ratings $ 3,400,000   10 8 8 8 5 5 5 6 6 6 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Most Valuable Pitcher or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
2012 21 AA   7 7 .500 48 0 0 0 20 58.7 60 25 3 13 49 3.84 .261 .300 .370 .670  
2013 22 AAA   2 5 .286 84 0 0 0 14 78.3 70 26 9 24 70 2.99 .238 .296 .401 .697  
2014 23 AAA   5 5 .500 64 0 0 0 21 93.7 70 23 12 30 99 2.21 .208 .273 .363 .636  
2015 24 POR GL 1 1 .500 14 0 0 0 0 18.3 23 11 2 4 9 5.40 .307 .349 .493 .843 0.0
    AAA   2 0 1.000 16 0 0 0 0 27.7 23 9 2 5 33 2.93 .217 .252 .358 .611  
2016 25 POR GL 7 8 .467 51 0 0 0 6 74.7 77 38 12 16 44 4.58 .267 .310 .479 .789 4.9
2017 26 POR GL 5 3 .625 62 0 0 0 34 86.0 74 26 9 13 66 2.72 .228 .258 .400 .658 16.1
2018 27 WIS GL 3 6 .333 55 0 0 0 20 66.0 73 33 8 12 52 4.50 .281 .316 .481 .797 6.5
2019 28 WIS GL 9 3 .750 62 0 0 0 29 78.0 74 27 2 23 48 3.12 .252 .307 .384 .692 14.5
2020 29 WIS GL 11 2 .846 78 0 0 0 7 120.0 112 41 12 25 71 3.08 .248 .288 .392 .679 14.8
2021 30 WIS GL 8 2 .800 76 0 0 0 2 120.0 141 49 7 26 82 3.68 .293 .328 .450 .778 10.2
2022 31 WIS GL 7 4 .636 68 0 0 0 9 92.0 93 34 5 13 67 3.33 .258 .284 .374 .658 11.4
2023 32 WIS GL 6 2 .750 85 0 0 0 14 135.3 132 54 10 18 100 3.59 .256 .281 .368 .650 14.1
2024 33 WIS GL 9 4 .692 77 0 0 0 22 120.3 124 59 11 30 104 4.41 .263 .310 .436 .746 14.8
2025 34 WIS GL 8 4 .667 65 0 0 0 41 88.7 74 22 4 12 75 2.23 .224 .251 .345 .596 18.9
11 Years Sim 74 39 .655 693 0 0 0 184 999.3 997 394 82 192 718 3.55 .259 .295 .410 .706 126.1
3 Years AAA 9 10 .474 164 0 0 0 35 199.7 163 58 23 59 202 2.61 .221 .279 .378 .657  
1 Years AA 7 7 .500 48 0 0 0 20 58.7 60 25 3 13 49 3.84 .261 .300 .370 .670  
4 Years Minors 16 17 .485 212 0 0 0 55 258.3 223 83 26 72 251 2.89 .231 .284 .376 .660  
Season Average 6 3 .667 63 0 0 0 16 90.8 90 35 7 17 65 3.55 .259 .295 .410 .706  
Career Highs 11 8 .846 85 0 0 0 41 135.3 141 59 12 30 104 5.40 .307 .349 .493 .843  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
Pitching split data is from simmed, major league years only.
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   554 199 48 107 374   .266 .302 .425 .726
vs LH   443 195 34 85 344   .250 .284 .394 .678
Home 44 24 .647 356 0 0 0 74 547.3 601 260 57 116 399 4.28 .276 .313 .456 .768
Away 30 15 .667 337 0 0 0 112 452.0 396 134 25 76 319 2.67 .236 .269 .352 .621
Mar/Apr 9 7 .563 117 0 0 0 22 176.6 196 83 15 35 113 4.23 .283 .317 .434 .752
May 12 4 .750 100 0 0 0 32 149.6 137 63 14 25 120 3.79 .239 .271 .408 .679
June 12 10 .545 122 0 0 0 40 162.0 161 58 15 23 116 3.22 .259 .286 .407 .693
July 6 5 .545 84 0 0 0 21 121.3 126 49 11 22 89 3.64 .268 .301 .423 .724
August 14 5 .737 101 0 0 0 26 146.0 166 64 17 37 114 3.95 .282 .325 .471 .796
Sep/Oct 21 8 .724 169 0 0 0 45 243.6 211 77 10 50 166 2.84 .232 .272 .349 .621
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
2015 24 POR GL P 14 0 18.3 1 1 0 0 1.000 0.98    
2016 25 POR GL P 51 0 74.7 2 7 0 0 1.000 1.08    
2017 26 POR GL P 62 0 86.0 3 8 0 2 1.000 1.15    
2018 27 WIS GL P 55 0 66.0 2 8 0 0 1.000 1.36    
2019 28 WIS GL P 62 0 78.0 6 7 0 1 1.000 1.50    
2020 29 WIS GL P 78 0 120.0 7 16 2 5 .920 1.73    
2021 30 WIS GL P 76 0 120.0 9 15 1 5 .960 1.80    
2022 31 WIS GL P 68 0 92.0 5 12 0 1 1.000 1.66    
2023 32 WIS GL P 85 0 135.3 6 16 0 2 1.000 1.46    
2024 33 WIS GL P 77 0 120.3 5 15 1 3 .952 1.50    
2025 34 WIS GL P 65 0 88.7 6 10 0 3 1.000 1.62    
Career Totals   693 0 999.3 52 115 4 22 .977 1.50    
Career Highs   85 0 135.3 9 16 2 5 1.000 1.80    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
2020 29 WIS GL 1 2 .333 4 0 0 0 0 4.7 6 4 0 0 3 7.73 .286 .286 .333 .619
2021 30 WIS GL 1 0 1.000 6 0 0 0 0 14.0 17 4 1 2 14 2.57 .298 .322 .474 .796
2022 31 WIS GL 0 1 .000 5 0 0 0 0 10.7 6 1 0 0 8 0.84 .162 .162 .216 .378
2024 33 WIS GL 1 0 1.000 12 0 0 0 2 18.0 21 7 1 2 19 3.50 .292 .311 .403 .714
2025 34 WIS GL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0.7 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Career Post-Season Pitching 3 3 .500 28 0 0 0 2 48.0 52 16 2 4 44 3.00 .272 .287 .382 .669
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Winning Pct
CAR-38-.655
Saves
2017-6-34
2019-7-29
2024-7-22
2025-1-41
CAR-47-184
Games Pitched
2023-5-85
     
 
   Black Ink Test: 3    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 23)
   Gray Ink Test: 13    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 102)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 29    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 50)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 20th overall pick, by Portland in 2012
Injured on 4/2/2012 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week