John
Elks
 
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 210
 
Born: January 1, 1979 in USA
 
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
2002 23 DUR GL     0 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 2 2 2 4 4 4 1 1 1
2003 24 DUR GL     3 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 2 2 2 5 5 5 1 1 1
2004 25 DUR GL $ 100,000   3 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2
2005 26 SHR GL $ 1,820,000   3 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2
2006 27 SHR GL $ 1,820,000   3 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2
2007 28 ESS VL $ 1,820,000   3 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2
2008 29 DUR GL $ 900,000   4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 2 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 2
2009 30 DUR GL $ 900,000   3 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 2 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 2
2010 31 DUR GL $ 900,000   3 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 2 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 2
2011 32 IND VL $ 100,000   4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 1 1 1 5 5 5 2 2 2
2012 33 IND VL $ 100,000   4 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 1 1 1 5 5 5 2 2 2
2013 34 DUR GL $ 100,000   5 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 2 2 2 5 5 5 2 2 2
2014 35 PHI VL $ 120,000   3 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 1 1 1 5 5 5 1 1 1
2015 36 RIC GL $ 100,000   3 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 1 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 1
Min Ratings     0 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 1 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 1
Max Ratings $ 1,820,000   5 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 2 2 2 5 5 5 2 2 2
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
2002 23 AA   10 10 .500 29 29 1 0 0 179.0 149 82 26 80 29 4.12 .225 .308 .401 .709  
2003 24 AAA   5 6 .455 19 18 0 0 0 113.7 96 55 22 45 23 4.36 .230 .305 .445 .750  
    AA   5 3 .625 11 11 1 1 0 74.3 57 27 11 22 10 3.27 .214 .274 .410 .684  
2004 25 DUR GL 13 10 .565 30 28 0 0 0 150.3 146 97 29 73 25 5.81 .248 .331 .464 .796 5.3
2005 26 SHR GL 3 13 .188 29 27 1 0 1 163.7 142 77 33 70 22 4.23 .231 .312 .447 .759 8.2
2006 27 SHR GL 5 6 .455 15 15 2 1 0 96.7 72 37 16 38 18 3.44 .209 .289 .380 .669 5.9
2007 28 ESS VL 2 7 .222 13 13 0 0 0 59.7 67 48 18 35 7 7.24 .279 .373 .592 .964 0.0
    AAA   6 9 .400 18 18 1 0 0 118.0 99 57 22 34 48 4.35 .221 .277 .436 .713  
2008 29 DUR GL 5 6 .455 15 14 0 0 0 92.3 83 43 20 31 23 4.19 .242 .308 .469 .777 4.2
  RIC GL 5 2 .714 11 11 0 0 1 53.0 50 31 12 27 10 5.26 .251 .343 .497 .841 2.2
  TOT   10 8 .556 26 25 0 0 1 145.3 133 74 32 58 33 4.58 .245 .321 .480 .801 6.4
    AAA   3 1 .750 6 6 0 0 0 43.0 31 21 10 14 12 4.40 .205 .273 .457 .730  
2009 30 DUR GL 9 13 .409 35 35 1 0 0 221.3 170 100 50 93 46 4.07 .209 .291 .455 .746 10.6
2010 31 DUR GL 5 15 .250 29 29 0 0 0 151.3 161 112 42 70 32 6.66 .271 .351 .554 .905 1.0
2011 32 IND VL 9 6 .600 21 21 0 0 0 129.3 103 51 22 44 22 3.55 .213 .281 .404 .685 7.3
  DUR GL 2 2 .500 5 5 0 0 0 26.3 22 13 5 16 6 4.44 .222 .333 .444 .778 1.6
  TOT   11 8 .579 26 26 0 0 0 155.7 125 64 27 60 28 3.70 .215 .291 .411 .701 8.9
2012 33 IND VL 8 25 .242 37 37 1 0 0 180.7 199 123 65 82 61 6.13 .275 .351 .588 .938 0.0
2013 34 DUR GL 8 7 .533 24 24 1 1 0 120.7 118 62 25 43 42 4.62 .256 .323 .495 .818 4.6
  IND VL 4 2 .667 9 9 0 0 0 58.3 37 16 8 14 19 2.47 .182 .240 .355 .594 4.0
  TOT   12 9 .571 33 33 1 1 0 179.0 155 78 33 57 61 3.92 .233 .298 .452 .750 8.7
2014 35 PHI VL 10 5 .667 22 22 0 0 0 112.7 97 56 23 36 38 4.47 .227 .285 .446 .732 5.4
    AAA   1 0 1.000 1 1 0 0 0 6.0 3 1 0 3 1 1.50 .150 .261 .200 .461  
    AA   2 1 .667 3 3 0 0 0 23.0 13 4 4 1 9 1.57 .163 .173 .313 .485  
2015 36 AAA   9 10 .474 24 24 0 0 0 150.7 119 62 28 59 33 3.70 .216 .292 .425 .716  
11 Years Sim 88 119 .425 295 290 6 2 2 1616.4 1467 866 368 672 371 4.82 .239 .316 .478 .795 60.4
5 Years AAA 24 26 .480 68 67 1 0 0 431.3 348 196 82 155 117 4.09 .219 .289 .434 .722  
3 Years AA 17 14 .548 43 43 2 1 0 276.3 219 113 41 103 48 3.68 .217 .290 .396 .686  
8 Years Minors 41 40 .506 111 110 3 1 0 707.7 567 309 123 258 165 3.93 .218 .289 .419 .708  
Season Average 8 10 .444 26 26 0 0 0 146.9 133 78 33 61 33 4.82 .239 .316 .478 .795  
Career Highs 13 25 .667 37 37 2 1 1 221.3 199 123 65 93 61 7.24 .279 .373 .592 .964  
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   2460 411 164 291 10677   .105 .116 .134 .250
vs LH   4351 351 142 238 16015   .155 .162 .176 .339
Home 34 58 .370 132 130 2 1 1 723.6 683 402 159 299 177 5.00 .247 .320 .483 .803
Away 41 51 .446 133 132 4 1 1 742.3 638 367 180 300 169 4.45 .230 .305 .477 .782
Mar/Apr 7 18 .280 41 39 2 0 1 216.0 192 121 60 112 54 5.04 .235 .327 .504 .832
May 15 10 .600 41 41 1 1 0 241.3 209 103 38 103 58 3.84 .234 .314 .426 .740
June 9 13 .409 36 36 0 0 0 207.3 178 107 53 78 46 4.65 .229 .299 .496 .795
July 6 18 .250 35 34 0 0 1 164.0 194 140 52 78 26 7.68 .294 .369 .590 .959
August 12 24 .333 46 46 0 0 0 249.3 237 124 54 83 65 4.48 .247 .307 .489 .796
Sep/Oct 26 26 .500 66 66 3 1 0 388.0 311 174 82 145 97 4.04 .216 .287 .435 .722
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    
2004 25 DUR GL P 30 28 150.3 17 22 0 0 1.000 2.34    
2005 26 SHR GL P 29 27 163.7 13 30 5 3 .896 2.36    
2006 27 SHR GL P 15 15 96.7 9 20 0 1 1.000 2.70    
2007 28 ESS VL P 13 13 59.7 5 9 1 0 .933 2.11    
2008 29 DUR GL P 15 14 92.3 6 24 1 2 .968 2.92    
  RIC GL P 11 11 53.0 4 14 1 1 .947 3.06    
  TOT   P 26 25 145.3 10 38 2 3 .960 2.97    
2009 30 DUR GL P 35 35 221.3 22 44 2 4 .971 2.68    
2010 31 DUR GL P 29 29 151.3 13 30 1 3 .977 2.56    
2011 32 IND VL P 21 21 129.3 7 24 0 1 1.000 2.16    
  DUR GL P 5 5 26.3 1 5 0 0 1.000 2.05    
  TOT   P 26 26 155.7 8 29 0 1 1.000 2.14    
2012 33 IND VL P 37 37 180.7 17 45 2 7 .969 3.09    
2013 34 DUR GL P 24 24 120.7 13 17 1 1 .968 2.24    
  IND VL P 9 9 58.3 7 8 1 0 .938 2.31    
  TOT   P 33 33 179.0 20 25 2 1 .957 2.26    
2014 35 PHI VL P 22 22 112.7 13 28 2 1 .953 3.28    
Career Totals   295 290 1616.4 147 320 17 24 .965 2.60    
Career Highs   37 37 221.3 22 45 5 7 1.000 3.28    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
2012-1-25
Games Started
2009-7-35
2012-1-37
Homeruns Allowed
2005-10-33
2009-1-50
2010-10-42
2012-1-65
CAR-35-368
Walks Allowed
2009-2-93
Hits per 9IP
2009-5-6.9
OAVG
2009-6-.209
 
   Black Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 23)
   Gray Ink Test: 4    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 102)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 12th overall pick, by Durham in the 2002 Supplemental Draft
Was selected to the 2004 All-Rookie Team
Injured on 5/15/2006 with a Strained Bicep Muscle, out for 7 weeks
Traded from Shreveport to Essex on 3/2/2007
Traded from Boston to Richmond on 3/2/2008
Traded from Richmond to Durham on 7/23/2008
Injured on 9/5/2010 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 5-6 weeks
Traded from Durham to Indianapolis on 6/11/2011