Dock Ellis stats
Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 1968
Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 1968
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 345
- W
- 138
- L
- 119
- ERA
- 3.46
- IP
- 2127.2
- 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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | PIT | 26 | 6 | 5 | 2.51 | 104.0 | 52 | 38 | 1.15 |
| 1969 | PIT | 35 | 11 | 17 | 3.58 | 218.2 | 173 | 76 | 1.29 |
| 1970 | PIT | 30 | 13 | 10 | 3.21 | 201.2 | 128 | 87 | 1.39 |
| 1971 | PIT | 31 | 19 | 9 | 3.06 | 226.2 | 137 | 63 | 1.19 |
| 1972 | PIT | 25 | 15 | 7 | 2.70 | 163.1 | 96 | 33 | 1.16 |
| 1973 | PIT | 28 | 12 | 14 | 3.05 | 192.0 | 122 | 55 | 1.20 |
| 1974 | PIT | 26 | 12 | 9 | 3.16 | 176.2 | 91 | 41 | 1.15 |
| 1975 | PIT | 27 | 8 | 9 | 3.79 | 140.0 | 69 | 43 | 1.47 |
| 1976 | NYY | 32 | 17 | 8 | 3.19 | 211.2 | 65 | 76 | 1.28 |
| 1977 |  NYY/ATH/TEX | 33 | 12 | 12 | 3.63 | 213.0 | 106 | 64 | 1.29 |
| 1978 | TEX | 22 | 9 | 7 | 4.20 | 141.1 | 45 | 46 | 1.25 |
| 1979 |  TEX/NYM/PIT | 30 | 4 | 12 | 5.84 | 138.2 | 52 | 52 | 1.69 |
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) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | PIT | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | PIT | 0 | 8 | 2 | 7.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | PIT | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | PIT | 0 | 11 | 2 | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | PIT | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | PIT | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | PIT | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | PIT | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | NYY | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | NYY/ATH/TEX | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | TEX | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | TEX/NYM/PIT | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
Championships ×3
- 1971 World Series with the Pittsburgh Pirates
- 1977 World Series with the New York Yankees
- 1979 World Series with the Pittsburgh Pirates
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