Claude Osteen vs Dock Ellis

Claude Osteen Dock Ellis

Claude Osteen and Dock Ellis compared on their MLB careers: Claude Osteen played 18 seasons, 1957 to 1975, Dock Ellis 12 seasons, 1968 to 1979. Claude Osteen has 196 wins to Dock Ellis's 138. Claude Osteen won 1 title, Dock Ellis won 3 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Claude Osteen and Dock Ellis career totals

541	GP	345
196	W	138
195	L	119
3.3	ERA	3.5
3460.1	IP	2127.2
1,612	K	1,136
940	BB	674
1.3	WHIP	1.3
1	SV	1

How do they compare in the postseason?

Claude Osteen and Dock Ellis postseason

3	GP	7
0	R	0
12	H	39

Where each stands all time

Claude Osteen and Dock Ellis all-time places

192nd (1,612)	Strikeouts (pitching)	—
124th (196)	Wins (pitching)	—

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Claude Osteen: 1 championship; none on file
Dock Ellis: 3 championships; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Claude Osteen and Dock Ellis season by season

1st	1957	0	0	2.25	1968	6	5	2.51
2nd	1959	0	0	7.04	1969	11	17	3.58
3rd	1960	0	1	5.03	1970	13	10	3.21
4th	1961	1	1	4.82	1971	19	9	3.06
5th	1962	8	13	3.65	1972	15	7	2.70
6th	1963	9	14	3.35	1973	12	14	3.05
7th	1964	15	13	3.33	1974	12	9	3.16
8th	1965	15	15	2.79	1975	8	9	3.79
9th	1966	17	14	2.85	1976	17	8	3.19
10th	1967	17	17	3.22	1977	12	12	3.63
11th	1968	12	18	3.09	1978	9	7	4.20
12th	1969	20	15	2.66	1979	4	12	5.84
13th	1970	16	14	3.83	—	—	—	—
14th	1971	14	11	3.51	—	—	—	—
15th	1972	20	11	2.64	—	—	—	—
16th	1973	16	11	3.31	—	—	—	—
17th	1974	9	11	3.80	—	—	—	—
18th	1975	7	16	4.36	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA