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Dock Ellis
Dock Phillip Ellis
All-Star Player
Bats: Both , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 210 lb.

Born: March 11, 1945 in Los Angeles, CA
Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1964. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 18, 1968
Final Game: September 29, 1979
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1968 23 PIT NL 6 5 .545 2.51 26 10 5 2 0 0 104.0 82 35 29 4 38 4 52 1 1 6 426 115 1.154 7.1 0.3 3.3 4.5 1.37
1969 24 PIT NL 11 17 .393 3.58 35 33 0 8 2 0 218.2 206 101 87 14 76 7 173 4 2 4 917 97 1.290 8.5 0.6 3.1 7.1 2.28
1970 25 PIT NL 13 10 .565 3.21 30 30 0 9 4 0 201.2 194 81 72 9 87 11 128 10 0 3 863 121 1.393 8.7 0.4 3.9 5.7 1.47
1971 26 PIT NL 19 9 .679 3.06 31 31 0 11 2 0 226.2 207 93 77 15 63 5 137 2 0 4 943 114 1.191 8.2 0.6 2.5 5.4 2.17 AS,CYA-4
1972 27 PIT NL 15 7 .682 2.70 25 25 0 4 1 0 163.1 156 60 49 6 33 4 96 3 0 2 663 124 1.157 8.6 0.3 1.8 5.3 2.91
1973 28 PIT NL 12 14 .462 3.05 28 28 0 3 1 0 192.0 176 86 65 7 55 7 122 6 1 3 803 116 1.203 8.3 0.3 2.6 5.7 2.22
1974 29 PIT NL 12 9 .571 3.16 26 26 0 9 0 0 176.2 163 71 62 13 41 5 91 7 1 5 731 109 1.155 8.3 0.7 2.1 4.6 2.22
1975 30 PIT NL 8 9 .471 3.79 27 24 1 5 2 0 140.0 163 69 59 9 43 9 69 3 2 0 621 93 1.471 10.5 0.6 2.8 4.4 1.60
1976 31 NYY AL 17 8 .680 3.19 32 32 0 8 1 0 211.2 195 83 75 14 76 1 65 4 1 4 886 108 1.280 8.3 0.6 3.2 2.8 0.86
1977 32 TOT AL 12 12 .500 3.63 33 32 1 8 1 1 213.0 211 102 86 19 64 1 106 1 1 6 898 112 1.291 8.9 0.8 2.7 4.5 1.66
1977 32 NYY AL 1 1 .500 1.83 3 3 0 1 0 0 19.2 18 9 4 1 8 0 5 0 1 1 85 216 1.322 8.2 0.5 3.7 2.3 0.63
1977 32 OAK AL 1 5 .167 9.69 7 7 0 0 0 0 26.0 35 33 28 5 14 0 11 1 0 1 128 41 1.885 12.1 1.7 4.8 3.8 0.79
1977 32 TEX AL 10 6 .625 2.90 23 22 1 7 1 1 167.1 158 60 54 13 42 1 90 0 0 4 685 142 1.195 8.5 0.7 2.3 4.8 2.14
1978 33 TEX AL 9 7 .563 4.20 22 22 0 3 0 0 141.1 131 81 66 15 46 0 45 2 0 3 592 90 1.252 8.3 1.0 2.9 2.9 0.98
1979 34 TOT 4 12 .250 5.84 30 24 3 1 0 0 138.2 183 96 90 15 52 12 52 1 0 5 635 65 1.695 11.9 1.0 3.4 3.4 1.00
1979 34 TOT NL 3 7 .300 5.77 20 15 3 1 0 0 92.0 119 62 59 10 36 10 42 1 0 3 420 63 1.685 11.6 1.0 3.5 4.1 1.17
1979 34 TEX AL 1 5 .167 5.98 10 9 0 0 0 0 46.2 64 34 31 5 16 2 10 0 0 2 215 69 1.714 12.3 1.0 3.1 1.9 0.63
1979 34 NYM NL 3 7 .300 6.04 17 14 3 1 0 0 85.0 110 60 57 9 34 10 41 1 0 2 391 60 1.694 11.6 1.0 3.6 4.3 1.21
1979 34 PIT NL 0 0 2.57 3 1 0 0 0 0 7.0 9 2 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 29 153 1.571 11.6 1.3 2.6 1.3 0.50
12 Seasons 138 119 .537 3.46 345 317 10 71 14 1 2127.2 2067 958 817 140 674 66 1136 44 9 45 8978 104 1.288 8.7 0.6 2.9 4.8 1.69
162 Game Avg. 14 12 .537 3.46 35 33 1 7 1 0 219 212 98 84 14 69 7 117 5 1 5 922 104 1.288 8.7 0.6 2.9 4.8 1.69
W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
PIT (9 yrs) 96 80 .545 3.16 231 208 6 51 12 0 1430.0 1356 598 502 78 438 52 869 36 7 28 5996 110 1.255 8.5 0.5 2.8 5.5 1.98
TEX (3 yrs) 20 18 .526 3.82 55 53 1 10 1 1 355.1 353 175 151 33 104 3 145 2 0 9 1492 104 1.286 8.9 0.8 2.6 3.7 1.39
NYY (2 yrs) 18 9 .667 3.07 35 35 0 9 1 0 231.1 213 92 79 15 84 1 70 4 2 5 971 114 1.284 8.3 0.6 3.3 2.7 0.83
NYM (1 yr) 3 7 .300 6.04 17 14 3 1 0 0 85.0 110 60 57 9 34 10 41 1 0 2 391 60 1.694 11.6 1.0 3.6 4.3 1.21
OAK (1 yr) 1 5 .167 9.69 7 7 0 0 0 0 26.0 35 33 28 5 14 0 11 1 0 1 128 41 1.885 12.1 1.7 4.8 3.8 0.79
NL (9 yrs) 99 87 .532 3.32 248 222 9 52 12 0 1515.0 1466 658 559 87 472 62 910 37 7 30 6387 105 1.279 8.7 0.5 2.8 5.4 1.93
AL (4 yrs) 39 32 .549 3.79 97 95 1 19 2 1 612.2 601 300 258 53 202 4 226 7 2 15 2591 100 1.311 8.8 0.8 3.0 3.3 1.12

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1970 25 PIT NL NLCS L CIN 0 1 .000 2.79 1 1 0 0 0 0 9.2 9 3 3 0 4 2 1 0 0 0 41 1.345 8.4 0.0 3.7 0.9 0.25
1971 26 PIT NL NLCS W SFG 1 0 1.000 3.60 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 6 2 2 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 26 2.000 10.8 0.0 7.2 1.8 0.25
1971 26 PIT NL WS W BAL 0 1 .000 15.43 1 1 0 0 0 0 2.1 4 4 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 12 2.143 15.4 7.7 3.9 3.9 1.00
1972 27 PIT NL NLCS L CIN 0 1 .000 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 5 3 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 22 1.200 9.0 0.0 1.8 5.4 3.00
1975 30 PIT NL NLCS L CIN 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 8 1.000 9.0 0.0 0.0 9.0
1976 31 NYY AL ALCS W KCR 1 0 1.000 3.38 1 1 0 0 0 0 8.0 6 3 3 0 2 0 5 1 0 0 29 1.000 6.8 0.0 2.3 5.6 2.50
1976 31 NYY AL WS L CIN 0 1 .000 10.80 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.1 7 4 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 16 2.100 18.9 2.7 0.0 2.7
5 Seasons (7 Series) 2 4 .333 4.08 7 6 1 0 0 0 35.1 39 19 16 3 12 3 14 2 0 0 154 1.443 9.9 0.8 3.1 3.6 1.17
1 ALCS 1 0 1.000 3.38 1 1 0 0 0 0 8.0 6 3 3 0 2 0 5 1 0 0 29 1.000 6.8 0.0 2.3 5.6 2.50
4 NLCS 1 2 .333 2.08 4 3 1 0 0 0 21.2 22 8 5 0 9 3 7 1 0 0 97 1.431 9.1 0.0 3.7 2.9 0.78
2 WS 0 2 .000 12.71 2 2 0 0 0 0 5.2 11 8 8 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 28 2.118 17.5 4.8 1.6 3.2 2.00
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1968 23 PIT NL 27 32 29 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 11 .069 .069 .103 .172 -48 3 0 0 3 0 0 1
1969 24 PIT NL 37 77 68 2 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 40 .088 .114 .088 .203 -42 6 0 0 7 0 0 1
1970 25 PIT NL 38 76 70 9 7 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 37 .100 .125 .114 .239 -34 8 0 0 4 0 0 1
1971 26 PIT NL 44 95 79 11 16 0 0 0 12 2 0 6 29 .203 .259 .203 .461 32 16 1 0 10 0 0 1 AS,CYA-4
1972 27 PIT NL 36 61 59 6 9 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 22 .153 .167 .153 .319 -8 9 0 0 1 0 0 1
1973 28 PIT NL 29 73 65 2 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 32 .108 .134 .108 .242 -31 7 0 0 6 0 0 1
1974 29 PIT NL 30 69 56 6 12 1 0 0 4 0 0 8 15 .214 .313 .232 .545 57 13 1 0 5 0 0 1
1975 30 PIT NL 30 48 36 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 8 .111 .220 .139 .358 2 5 1 0 7 0 0 1
1978 33 TEX AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1979 34 TOT 20 29 27 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .074 .107 .074 .181 -49 2 0 0 1 0 0 1
1979 34 TOT NL 20 29 27 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 .074 .107 .074 .181 -49 2 0 0 1 0 0 1
1979 34 NYM NL 17 28 26 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 .077 .111 .077 .188 -47 2 0 0 1 0 0 1
1979 34 PIT NL 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
12 Seasons 292 560 489 42 65 4 0 0 23 4 0 27 194 .133 .178 .141 .319 -9 69 3 0 44 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 311 271 23 36 2 0 0 13 2 0 15 108 .133 .178 .141 .319 -9 38 2 0 24 0 0
PIT (9 yrs) 274 532 463 40 63 4 0 0 22 4 0 26 194 .136 .182 .145 .327 -7 67 3 0 43 0 0
NYM (1 yr) 17 28 26 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 .077 .111 .077 .188 -47 2 0 0 1 0 0
TEX (3 yrs) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (9 yrs) 291 560 489 42 65 4 0 0 23 4 0 27 201 .133 .178 .141 .319 -9 69 3 0 44 0 0
AL (4 yrs) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1970 25 PIT NL NLCS CIN L 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 2 0 0
1971 26 PIT NL NLCS SFG W 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1971 26 PIT NL WS BAL W 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1972 27 PIT NL NLCS CIN L 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Seasons (7 Series) 8 9 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 2 0 0
1 ALCS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 NLCS 5 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 2 0 0
2 WS 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1968 PIT NL 23 P 26 10 104.1 23 5 18 0 2 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.98 0.88 .957 2.01 0.85
1969 PIT NL 24 P 35 33 218.2 53 15 35 3 2 .943 0.0 0.0 2.06 1.43 .958 1.95 0.78
1970 PIT NL 25 P 30 30 201.2 57 21 34 2 3 .965 0.0 0.0 2.45 1.83 .951 1.85 0.71
1971 PIT NL 26 P 31 31 226.2 56 22 32 2 1 .964 0.0 0.0 2.14 1.74 .954 1.90 0.78 AS,CYA-4
1972 PIT NL 27 P 25 25 163.1 31 16 15 0 2 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.71 1.24 .948 1.78 0.73
1973 PIT NL 28 P 28 28 192.0 47 16 30 1 3 .979 0.0 0.0 2.16 1.64 .949 1.88 0.73
1974 PIT NL 29 P 26 26 176.2 40 14 22 4 2 .900 0.0 0.0 1.83 1.38 .948 1.88 0.71
1975 PIT NL 30 P 27 24 140.0 26 8 16 2 4 .923 0.0 0.0 1.54 0.89 .946 1.86 0.72
1976 NYY AL 31 P 32 32 211.2 42 19 20 3 0 .929 0.0 0.0 1.66 1.22 .950 1.87 0.85
1977 TOT AL 32 P 33 32 213.0 41 17 21 3 4 .927 0.0 0.0 1.61 1.15 .949 1.95 0.84
1977 NYY AL 32 P 3 3 19.2 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.37 1.00 .933 1.97 0.83
1977 OAK AL 32 P 7 7 26.0 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.38 0.57 .950 1.94 0.84
1977 TEX AL 32 P 23 22 167.1 34 15 16 3 4 .912 0.0 0.0 1.67 1.35 .950 1.95 0.84
1978 TEX AL 33 P 22 22 141.1 35 11 22 2 2 .943 0.0 0.0 2.10 1.50 .954 1.90 0.85
1979 TOT 34 P 30 24 138.2 32 9 22 1 1 .969 0.0 0.0 2.01 1.03 .950 1.84 0.71
1979 TOT NL 34 P 20 15 92.0 21 7 14 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 2.05 1.05 .948 1.80 0.66
1979 TEX AL 34 P 10 9 46.2 11 2 8 1 0 .909 0.0 0.0 1.93 1.00 .955 1.93 0.81
1979 NYM NL 34 P 17 14 85.0 20 7 13 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 2.12 1.18 .950 1.80 0.66
1979 PIT NL 34 P 3 1 7.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.29 0.33 .900 1.80 0.67
12 Seasons P 345 317 2128.0 483 173 287 23 26 .952 0.0 0.0 1.95 1.33 .951 1.89 0.77
12 Seasons TOT 345 317 2128.0 483 173 287 23 26 .952 0.0 0.0 1.95 1.33 .904 1.89 0.77
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1971 (P)

Cy Young (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1971-NL--4--8%
0.08 Career Shares (180th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1970 NL--3.213--7th
1972 NL--2.700--9th

Wins s c a p y
1971 NL--19--5th
1976 AL--17--8th

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1971 NL--.679--4th
1972 NL--.682--6th
1976 AL--.680--3rd

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1974 NL--1.155--7th

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1972 NL--1.818--4th
1974 NL--2.089--3rd

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1969 NL--7.120--9th

Shutouts s c a p y
1970 NL--4--2nd

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1972 NL--2.909--9th
1974 NL--2.220--6th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1970 NL--.402--3rd
1972 NL--.331--1st
1973 NL--.328--1st

Losses s c a p y
1969 NL--17--6th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1970 NL--10--2nd
1973 NL--6--8th
1974 NL--7--3rd

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 30 (799), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 18 (639), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 15 (475), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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Transactions

January 14, 1964: Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent.

December 11, 1975: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with Ken Brett and Willie Randolph to the New York Yankees for Doc Medich.

April 27, 1977: Traded by the New York Yankees with Larry Murray and Marty Perez to the Oakland Athletics for Mike Torrez.

June 15, 1977: Purchased by the Texas Rangers from the Oakland Athletics.

June 15, 1979: Traded by the Texas Rangers to the New York Mets for Mike Bruhert and Bob Myrick.

September 21, 1979: Purchased by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the New York Mets.

November 1, 1979: Granted Free Agency.

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