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John Ellis
John Charles Ellis

Bats Right, Throws Right
Weight 225 lb.

Debut May 17, 1969
  vs. CAL 2 AB, 1 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game October 3, 1981
Born August 21, 1948 in New London, CT

Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1966. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1969 20 NYY AL  22   62    2   18   4  0   1    8   0  2   1  11  .290  .308  .403  102   25   0   1   0   1   0
 1970 21 NYY AL  78  226   24   56  12  1   7   29   0  1  18  47  .248  .305  .403   98   91   0   3   0   2   5
 1971 22 NYY AL  83  238   16   58  12  1   3   34   0  0  23  42  .244  .322  .340   93   81   1   3   5   6  12
 1972 23 NYY AL  52  136   13   40   5  1   5   25   0  0   8  22  .294  .333  .456  137   62   0   0   0   0   9
 1973 24 CLE AL 127  437   59  118  12  2  14   68   0  0  46  57  .270  .339  .403  106  176   1   7   2   3  13
 1974 25 CLE AL 128  477   58  136  23  6  10   64   1  2  32  53  .285  .330  .421  117  201   1   2   3   1  16
 1975 26 CLE AL  92  296   22   68  11  1   7   32   0  1  14  33  .230  .266  .345   73  102   0   4   2   2  13
 1976 27 TEX AL  11   31    4   13   2  0   1    8   0  0   0   4  .419  .419  .581  189   18   0   0   0   0   1
 1977 28 TEX AL  49  119    7   28   7  0   4   15   0  0   8  26  .235  .283  .395   83   47   0   0   2   0   1
 1978 29 TEX AL  34   94    7   23   4  0   3   17   0  1   6  20  .245  .282  .383   86   36   1   3   0   0   0
 1979 30 TEX AL 111  316   33   90  12  0  12   61   2  2  15  55  .285  .318  .437  103  138   0   4   1   2   3
 1980 31 TEX AL  73  182   12   43   9  1   1   23   3  0  14  23  .236  .290  .313   68   57   0   3   1   1   6
 1981 32 TEX AL  23   58    2    8   3  0   1    7   0  1   5  10  .138  .219  .241   37   14   0   0   1   1   3
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 13 Seasons     883 2672  259  699 116 13  69  391   6 10 190 403  .262  .312  .392   99 1048   4  30  17  19  82
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        490   48  128  21  2  13   72   1  2  35  74  .262  .312  .392   99  192   1   6   3   3  15
 Career High    128  477   59  136  23  6  14   68   3  2  46  57  .285  .339  .437  117  201   1   7   5   6  16
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1969 20 NYY AL   65   47    7   4.0    91| .290  .250| .308  .326| .403  .377| .711  .702| 102  .478   0.0   0.0   0%
 1970 21 NYY AL  249  179   27   4.1    93| .248  .252| .305  .325| .403  .385| .708  .710|  98  .474  -0.6  -0.1   0%
 1971 22 NYY AL  271  196   25   3.4    87| .244  .248| .322  .319| .340  .368| .662  .687|  93  .427  -1.0  -0.1   0%
 1972 23 NYY AL  144  105   17   4.4    81| .294  .243| .333  .311| .456  .351| .789  .662| 137  .582   5.3   0.6   0%
 1973 24 CLE AL  494  340   60   4.7    96| .270  .263| .339  .332| .403  .386| .742  .719| 106  .540   3.7   0.4   0%
 1974 25 CLE AL  513  362   62   4.6    88| .285  .257| .330  .322| .421  .370| .751  .691| 117  .550   8.7   0.9  33%
 1975 26 CLE AL  316  246   24   2.6    92| .230  .257| .266  .326| .345  .377| .611  .704|  73  .287 -11.6  -1.2   0%
 1976 27 TEX AL   31   19    7  10.0    87| .419  .258| .419  .323| .581  .364|1.000  .687| 189  .842   3.2   0.3   0%
 1977 28 TEX AL  127   92   13   3.8   101| .235  .267| .283  .332| .395  .407| .678  .738|  83  .408  -3.2  -0.3   0%
 1978 29 TEX AL  104   76   11   3.9    94| .245  .261| .282  .326| .383  .385| .665  .711|  86  .450  -1.8  -0.2   0%
 1979 30 TEX AL  337  235   44   5.0   101| .285  .268| .318  .333| .437  .407| .755  .740| 103  .526   0.3   0.0  50%
 1980 31 TEX AL  200  148   17   3.1    96| .236  .266| .290  .327| .313  .394| .603  .721|  68  .326  -7.5  -0.7 100%
 1981 32 TEX AL   64   54    2   1.0    84| .138  .249| .219  .313| .241  .362| .460  .675|  37  .070  -4.6  -0.5   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 13 Seasons     2915 2099  316   4.0    93| .262  .258| .312  .326| .392  .382| .704  .707|  99  .473  -9.3  -0.9  37%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1969 20 NYY AL C 15 83 7 2 1 .978 .987 6.00 5.59 6.04 6.65 15 134.0 1 4 23 4 1970 21 NYY AL 1B 53 449 37 4 35 .992 .991 9.17 8.14 11.01 9.59 49 397.3 3B 5 0 3 1 0 .750 .938 0.60 2.68 0.66 3.07 5 41.0 C 2 12 1 0 0 1.000 .985 6.50 5.80 6.16 6.63 2 19.0 1 0 0 1 1971 22 NYY AL 1B 65 625 35 7 66 .990 .992 10.15 8.10 11.02 9.59 64 539.0 C 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.65 0.00 6.35 0 1.7 0 0 0 0 1972 23 NYY AL C 25 127 11 5 1 .965 .985 5.52 5.66 5.82 6.48 23 213.3 1 5 10 5 1B 8 63 1 1 4 .985 .991 8.00 8.04 9.49 9.76 7 60.7 1973 24 CLE AL C 72 370 27 8 5 .980 .985 5.51 5.29 5.76 6.05 70 620.3 9 43 37 22 DH 38 1B 12 117 4 2 6 .984 .992 10.08 8.27 11.11 9.86 11 98.0 1974 25 CLE AL 1B 69 667 37 6 57 .992 .992 10.20 8.01 10.86 9.70 68 583.3 C 42 156 18 3 4 .983 .983 4.14 5.01 5.15 5.89 34 304.3 2 9 27 13 DH 21 1975 26 CLE AL C 84 396 44 11 3 .976 .983 5.24 5.04 5.90 6.00 72 670.7 6 21 54 35 DH 3 1B 2 17 1 2 1 .900 .989 9.00 8.30 9.53 9.85 2 17.0 1976 27 TEX AL C 7 21 2 0 0 1.000 .983 3.29 4.90 5.31 5.75 4 39.0 2 2 2 2 DH 3 1977 28 TEX AL C 16 40 2 0 1 1.000 .986 2.62 5.06 5.56 6.01 5 68.0 0 1 8 1 DH 15 1B 8 49 3 0 0 1.000 .990 6.50 8.79 8.67 10.02 7 54.0 1978 29 TEX AL C 22 81 10 4 1 .958 .983 4.14 4.86 5.19 5.53 17 157.7 4 3 9 4 DH 7 1979 30 TEX AL DH 62 1B 30 216 11 5 17 .978 .992 7.57 8.85 11.04 10.08 28 185.0 C 7 16 1 0 1 1.000 .983 2.43 4.69 5.46 5.46 3 28.0 0 2 4 1 1980 31 TEX AL 1B 39 240 12 2 22 .992 .992 6.46 8.40 9.49 10.02 33 239.0 DH 20 C 3 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.33 4.60 7.20 5.40 0 5.0 0 0 0 0 1981 32 TEX AL 1B 18 140 8 1 16 .993 .993 8.22 8.57 11.38 10.06 13 117.0 DH 1
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1970 21 NYY AL 1B 53 449 37 4 35 .992 .991 9.17 8.14 11.01 9.59 49 397.3 1971 22 NYY AL 1B 65 625 35 7 66 .990 .992 10.15 8.10 11.02 9.59 64 539.0 1972 23 NYY AL 1B 8 63 1 1 4 .985 .991 8.00 8.04 9.49 9.76 7 60.7 1973 24 CLE AL 1B 12 117 4 2 6 .984 .992 10.08 8.27 11.11 9.86 11 98.0 1974 25 CLE AL 1B 69 667 37 6 57 .992 .992 10.20 8.01 10.86 9.70 68 583.3 1975 26 CLE AL 1B 2 17 1 2 1 .900 .989 9.00 8.30 9.53 9.85 2 17.0 1977 28 TEX AL 1B 8 49 3 0 0 1.000 .990 6.50 8.79 8.67 10.02 7 54.0 1979 30 TEX AL 1B 30 216 11 5 17 .978 .992 7.57 8.85 11.04 10.08 28 185.0 1980 31 TEX AL 1B 39 240 12 2 22 .992 .992 6.46 8.40 9.49 10.02 33 239.0 1981 32 TEX AL 1B 18 140 8 1 16 .993 .993 8.22 8.57 11.38 10.06 13 117.0 1970 21 NYY AL 3B 5 0 3 1 0 .750 .938 0.60 2.68 0.66 3.07 5 41.0 1969 20 NYY AL C 15 83 7 2 1 .978 .987 6.00 5.59 6.04 6.65 15 134.0 1 4 23 4 1970 21 NYY AL C 2 12 1 0 0 1.000 .985 6.50 5.80 6.16 6.63 2 19.0 1 0 0 1 1971 22 NYY AL C 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.65 0.00 6.35 0 1.7 0 0 0 0 1972 23 NYY AL C 25 127 11 5 1 .965 .985 5.52 5.66 5.82 6.48 23 213.3 1 5 10 5 1973 24 CLE AL C 72 370 27 8 5 .980 .985 5.51 5.29 5.76 6.05 70 620.3 9 43 37 22 1974 25 CLE AL C 42 156 18 3 4 .983 .983 4.14 5.01 5.15 5.89 34 304.3 2 9 27 13 1975 26 CLE AL C 84 396 44 11 3 .976 .983 5.24 5.04 5.90 6.00 72 670.7 6 21 54 35 1976 27 TEX AL C 7 21 2 0 0 1.000 .983 3.29 4.90 5.31 5.75 4 39.0 2 2 2 2 1977 28 TEX AL C 16 40 2 0 1 1.000 .986 2.62 5.06 5.56 6.01 5 68.0 0 1 8 1 1978 29 TEX AL C 22 81 10 4 1 .958 .983 4.14 4.86 5.19 5.53 17 157.7 4 3 9 4 1979 30 TEX AL C 7 16 1 0 1 1.000 .983 2.43 4.69 5.46 5.46 3 28.0 0 2 4 1 1980 31 TEX AL C 3 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.33 4.60 7.20 5.40 0 5.0 0 0 0 0 1973 24 CLE AL DH 38 1974 25 CLE AL DH 21 1975 26 CLE AL DH 3 1976 27 TEX AL DH 3 1977 28 TEX AL DH 15 1978 29 TEX AL DH 7 1979 30 TEX AL DH 62 1980 31 TEX AL DH 20 1981 32 TEX AL DH 1
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total 1B* 304 2583 149 30 224 .989 .992 8.99 8.25 10.74 9.75 282 2290.3 C* 297 1306 123 33 17 .977 .984 4.81 5.16 5.69 6.04 245 2261.0 26 90 174 88 DH 170 Games not counted in Overall Total below 3B* 5 0 3 1 0 .750 .938 0.60 2.68 0.66 3.07 5 41.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 606 3889 275 64 241 .985 .989 6.87 6.69 8.16 7.87 532 4592
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Sac. Flies
1973 AL-7-2

HOF Standards: Batting - 4.0 (2750) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

August 15, 1966: Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent.

November 27, 1972: Traded by the New York Yankees with Jerry Kenney, Charlie Spikes, and Rusty Torres to the Cleveland Indians for Graig Nettles and Jerry Moses.

December 9, 1975: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Texas Rangers for Stan Thomas and Ron Pruitt.

March 30, 1982: Released by the Texas Rangers.


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