Dock Ellis vs Ken Holtzman

Dock EllisKen Holtzman

Dock Ellis and Ken Holtzman compared on their MLB careers: Dock Ellis played 12 seasons, 1968 to 1979, Ken Holtzman 15 seasons, 1965 to 1979. Dock Ellis has 138 wins to Ken Holtzman's 174. Dock Ellis won 3 titles, Ken Holtzman won 5 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Dock Ellis and Ken Holtzman career totals
345GP451
138W174
119L150
3.5ERA3.5
2127.2IP2867.1
1,136K1,601
674BB910
1.3WHIP1.3
1SV3

How do they compare in the postseason?

Dock Ellis and Ken Holtzman postseason
7GP13
0R0
39H61

Where each stands all time

Dock Ellis and Ken Holtzman all-time places
—Strikeouts (pitching)198th (1,601)
—Wins (pitching)172nd (174)

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

  • Dock Ellis: 3 championships; none on file
  • Ken Holtzman: 5 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.

Dock Ellis and Ken Holtzman season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st1968652.511965002.25
2nd196911173.58196611163.79
3rd197013103.211967902.53
4th19711993.06196811143.35
5th19721572.70196917133.58
6th197312143.05197017113.38
7th19741293.1619719154.48
8th1975893.79197219112.51
9th19761783.19197321132.97
10th197712123.63197419173.07
11th1978974.20197518143.14
12th19794125.84197614113.65
13th————1977235.78
14th————1978135.60
15th————1979694.59

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA