Dock Ellis stats

Starting Pitcher

Age 81 · 6' 3"

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Dock Ellis played 12 MLB seasons, 1968 to 1979.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
345
W
138
L
119
ERA
3.46
IP
2,127.2
K
1,136
BB
674
WHIP
1.29

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.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.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1968PIT26652.51104.052381.15
1969PIT3511173.58218.2173761.29
1970PIT3013103.21201.2128871.39
1971PIT311993.06226.2137631.19
1972PIT251572.70163.196331.16
1973PIT2812143.05192.0122551.20
1974PIT261293.16176.291411.15
1975PIT27893.79140.069431.47
1976NYY321783.19211.265761.28
1977NYY/ATH/TEX3312123.63213.0106641.29
1978TEX22974.20141.145461.25
1979TEX/NYM/PIT304125.84138.252521.69

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

Career Postseason

GP
7
W
2
L
4
ERA
4.24
IP
34.0
K
14
BB
12
WHIP
1.50

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
71
SHO
14
K/9
4.8
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1968PIT0204.50000
1969PIT0827.10000
1970PIT0945.70000
1971PIT01125.40000
1972PIT0415.30000
1973PIT0315.70000
1974PIT0904.60000
1975PIT0524.40000
1976NYY0812.80000
1977NYY/ATH/TEX0814.50000
1978TEX0302.90000
1979TEX/NYM/PIT0103.40000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
81 yearsMar 11, 1945
Height
6' 3"
Debut
1968
Birthplace
Los Angeles, United States

What were Dock Ellis's career stats?

Dock Ellis played 12 seasons for the Pirates, the Yankees and the Rangers. He had 138 wins and 1,136 strikeouts with a 3.46 ERA over 2,127.2 innings. His best season was 1971: 19 wins, a 3.06 ERA and 137 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

12 seasons, 5 postseasons, 1968 to 1979

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