Dock Ellis ERA in 1978

• 11th-best of Dock Ellis' 12 seasons on file; the best is 2.51 in 1968.
• Up 0.57 from 3.63 in 1977.

Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 23, 2026.

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Dock Ellis ERA in 1978, season by season

Season↓	Team↓	GP↓iGP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.	W↓iW: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.	L↓iL: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.	ERA↓iERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.	IP↓iIP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.	K↓iK: Batters this pitcher struck out.	BB↓iBB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.	WHIP↓iWHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.	SV↓iSV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out.
1968	PIT	26	6	5	2.51	104.0	52	38	1.15	0
1969	PIT	35	11	17	3.58	218.2	173	76	1.29	0
1970	PIT	30	13	10	3.21	201.2	128	87	1.39	0
1971	PIT	31	19	9	3.06	226.2	137	63	1.19	0
1972	PIT	25	15	7	2.70	163.1	96	33	1.16	0
1973	PIT	28	12	14	3.05	192.0	122	55	1.20	0
1974	PIT	26	12	9	3.16	176.2	91	41	1.15	0
1975	PIT	27	8	9	3.79	140.0	69	43	1.47	0
1976	NYY	32	17	8	3.19	211.2	65	76	1.28	0
1977	NYY/ATH/TEX	33	12	12	3.63	213.0	106	64	1.29	1
1978	TEX	22	9	7	4.20	141.1	45	46	1.25	0
1979	TEX/NYM/PIT	30	4	12	5.84	138.2	52	52	1.69	0

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP · SV