Mark Ellis
Mark William Ellis
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: June 6, 1977 in Rapid City, SD
High School: Stevens (Rapid City, SD)
School: University of Florida
Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 9th round of the 1999 amateur draft.
Signed June 3, 1999. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 9, 2002
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Standard Batting

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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
2002 25 OAK AL 98 404 345 58 94 16 4 6 35 4 2 44 54 .272 .359 .394 .753 103 136 3 4 8 3 1 4/65D RoY-8
2003 26 OAK AL 154 622 553 78 137 31 5 9 52 6 2 48 94 .248 .313 .371 .684 81 205 7 7 9 5 4 *4
2005 28 OAK AL 122 486 434 76 137 21 5 13 52 1 3 44 51 .316 .384 .477 .861 127 207 10 4 4 0 1 *4/63D
2006 29 OAK AL 124 500 441 64 110 25 1 11 52 4 0 40 76 .249 .319 .385 .704 84 170 13 8 4 7 1 *4/3
2007 30 OAK AL 150 642 583 84 161 33 3 19 76 9 4 44 94 .276 .336 .441 .777 109 257 10 10 2 3 1 *4
2008 31 OAK AL 117 507 442 55 103 20 3 12 41 14 2 53 65 .233 .321 .373 .694 88 165 11 5 5 2 2 *4
2009 32 OAK AL 105 410 377 52 99 23 0 10 61 10 3 23 54 .263 .305 .403 .708 86 152 10 2 3 5 1 4
7 Seasons 870 3571 3175 467 841 169 21 80 369 48 16 296 488 .265 .333 .407 .740 97 1292 64 40 35 25 11
162 Game Avg. 162 665 591 87 157 31 4 15 69 9 3 55 91 .265 .333 .407 .740 97 241 12 7 7 5 2

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
2002 25 OAK AL 404 267 53 5.3 104 .306 .272 .262 .359 .329 .394 .421 .753 .750 103 .532 2.5 0.2 .727 .255 .122 4.8
2003 26 OAK AL 622 439 67 4.1 106 .281 .248 .267 .313 .333 .371 .427 .684 .759 81 .405 -14.9 -1.4 .621 .217 .123 7.2
2005 28 OAK AL 486 314 79 6.7 106 .335 .316 .269 .384 .332 .477 .427 .861 .759 127 .641 17.1 1.6 .816 .258 .161 1.9
2006 29 OAK AL 500 355 55 4.1 108 .274 .249 .272 .319 .336 .385 .432 .704 .768 84 .394 -9.3 -0.9 .645 .236 .136 5.9
2007 30 OAK AL 642 441 87 5.3 102 .300 .276 .264 .336 .330 .441 .412 .777 .743 109 .519 7.3 0.7 .725 .249 .165 12.2
2008 31 OAK AL 507 359 56 4.2 101 .248 .233 .262 .321 .329 .373 .412 .694 .741 88 .421 -6.9 -0.7 .668 .287 .140 12.9
2009 32 OAK AL 410 299 45 4.0 106 .280 .263 .265 .305 .333 .403 .425 .708 .759 86 .395 -7.6 -0.7 .632 .220 .141 10.0
7 Seasons 3571 2474 442 4.8 105 .289 .265 .266 .333 .332 .407 .422 .740 .754 97 .477 -11.8 -1.2 .688 .245 .142 60.0
162 Game Avg. 665 461 82 4.8 105 .289 .265 .266 .333 .332 .407 .422 .740 .754 97 .477 -11.8 -1.2 .688 .245 .142 11

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
2002 25 OAK AL ALDS MIN L 5 20 19 1 7 2 0 1 4 0 0 1 2 .368 .400 .632 1.032 12 0 0 0 0 0
2003 26 OAK AL ALDS BOS L 5 22 17 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 .118 .318 .118 .436 2 0 1 0 0 0
2006 29 OAK AL ALDS MIN W 2 7 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .286 .286 .286 .571 2 0 0 0 0 0
3 Seasons (3 Series) 12 49 43 3 11 2 0 1 4 0 0 5 11 .256 .347 .372 .719 16 0 1 0 0 0
3 ALDS 12 49 43 3 11 2 0 1 4 0 0 5 11 .256 .347 .372 .719 16 0 1 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
2002 25 OAK AL 404 1.5% 13.4% 10.9% 6.4% 28% 1.23 6.4 57.5 9.9 0.42 0.57 71% 25% 3.6% 17%
2003 26 OAK AL 622 1.5% 15.1% 7.7% 7.2% 33% 1.96 5.9 61.4 10.6 0.69 0.85 73% 19% 3.8% 14%
2005 28 OAK AL 486 2.7% 10.5% 9.1% 8.0% 29% 1.16 8.5 33.4 8.3 0.79 0.99 76% 19% 6.7% 8%
2006 29 OAK AL 500 2.2% 15.2% 8.0% 7.4% 34% 1.90 5.8 40.1 8.5 0.65 0.86 72% 17% 5.9% 17%
2007 30 OAK AL 642 3.0% 14.6% 6.9% 8.6% 34% 2.14 6.2 30.7 7.7 0.48 0.53 74% 20% 7.3% 20%
2008 31 OAK AL 507 2.4% 12.8% 10.5% 6.9% 34% 1.23 6.8 36.8 10.8 0.52 0.65 72% 16% 6.6% 27%
2009 32 OAK AL 410 2.4% 13.2% 5.6% 8.1% 33% 2.35 7.0 37.7 6.2 0.69 0.86 78% 21% 6.3% 19%
7 Seasons 3571 2.2% 13.7% 8.3% 7.6% 32% 1.65 6.5 39.7 8.6 0.60 0.74 74% 19% 5.8% 18%
MLB Averages 2.7% 18.0% 8.9% 7.9% 34% 2.02 4.9 32.9 7.8 0.78 1.06 69% 19% 7.8% 13%

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
2002 25 OAK AL 3 0 38% 148 4 2 67% 4 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 14 41% 26 18 8 4 2 2 19 8 10
2003 26 OAK AL 7 0 38% 250 6 2 75% 5 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 6 11 50% 32 21 10 13 4 9 23 8 15
2005 28 OAK AL 6 0 37% 226 1 3 25% 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 15 38% 32 26 6 16 7 9 24 11 12
2006 29 OAK AL 2 0 36% 151 4 0 100% 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 50% 28 16 12 6 1 5 16 8 8
2007 30 OAK AL 6 0 33% 221 9 4 69% 8 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 16 44% 31 21 10 13 5 8 22 11 11
2008 31 OAK AL 4 0 29% 183 14 2 88% 14 2 0 0 0 0 3 2 3 13 41% 21 15 6 8 3 5 20 10 9
2009 32 OAK AL 0 0 37% 136 10 3 77% 8 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 4 10 52% 22 12 10 9 5 3 17 5 12
7 Seasons 28 0 35% 1315 48 16 75% 43 14 5 2 0 0 11 5 26 99 45% 192 129 62 69 27 41 141 61 77
MLB Averages 31% 72% 39%

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
2002 25 OAK AL 404 17% 94 12 4 1 0 0 0 0.01 6 0 8 4 2 6 0 0 11 8 73% 69 3 4% 26 14 54% 224 30 13% 18 13 72% 19 6 32% 0
2003 26 OAK AL 622 27% 137 11 1 2 0 0 0 3.85 9 1 20 7 2 7 2 0 11 9 82% 100 7 7% 45 16 36% 338 44 13% 29 17 59% 19 7 37% 0
2005 28 OAK AL 486 27% 137 18 3 1 0 0 0 0.02 13 0 12 10 3 5 8 0 6 4 67% 88 10 11% 31 8 26% 268 41 15% 9 3 33% 23 15 65% 0
2006 29 OAK AL 500 22% 110 8 2 0 0 0 0 11 0 16 9 2 7 4 0 7 4 57% 111 13 12% 62 21 34% 342 43 13% 34 16 47% 36 18 50% 0
2007 30 OAK AL 642 27% 161 20 5 1 0 0 0 0.51 19 1 25 8 11 10 9 0 7 2 29% 146 10 7% 68 10 15% 470 61 13% 29 12 41% 46 12 26% 0
2008 31 OAK AL 507 30% 103 10 0 2 0 0 0 1.97 12 1 12 11 1 7 5 0 6 5 83% 86 11 13% 46 18 39% 288 30 10% 19 8 42% 25 16 64% 0
2009 32 OAK AL 410 27% 99 8 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 11 7 3 4 6 0 3 3 100% 86 10 12% 45 16 36% 280 52 19% 32 15 47% 21 10 48% 0
7 Seasons 3571 25% 841 87 15 7 0 0 0 1.74 80 3 104 56 24 46 34 0 51 35 69% 686 64 9% 323 103 32% 2210 301 14% 170 84 49% 189 84 44% 0
MLB Averages 55% 72% 11% 32% 14% 51% 43%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
2002 25 OAK AL 404 1634 4.04 1042 64% 37% 8% 27% 29% 63% 1% 40% 88% 15% 3% 11 0 13% 53 19 8% 34 10 41% 0 0 0
2003 26 OAK AL 622 2533 4.07 1617 64% 40% 8% 24% 29% 60% 2% 39% 87% 9% 5% 29 0 14% 88 21 9% 59 23 32% 0 0 0
2005 28 OAK AL 486 1939 3.99 1247 64% 37% 8% 24% 31% 63% 0% 41% 87% 11% 5% 25 0 14% 68 16 8% 38 15 33% 0 0 0
2006 29 OAK AL 500 1987 3.97 1267 64% 35% 9% 26% 30% 65% 0% 42% 86% 15% 4% 22 0 15% 75 23 8% 38 14 34% 0 0 0
2007 30 OAK AL 642 2496 3.89 1606 64% 32% 11% 26% 31% 68% 0% 44% 84% 19% 5% 30 0 13% 86 27 8% 50 26 31% 0 0 0
2008 31 OAK AL 507 2037 4.02 1271 62% 32% 11% 27% 30% 68% 1% 43% 84% 21% 6% 31 0 14% 72 19 9% 46 30 38% 0 0 0
2009 32 OAK AL 410 1537 3.75 1007 66% 28% 11% 28% 33% 72% 1% 47% 85% 23% 4% 18 0 13% 53 17 7% 27 19 28% 0 0 0
7 Seasons 3571 14163 3.97 9057 64% 35% 9% 26% 30% 65% 1% 42% 86% 16% 5% 166 0 14% 495 142 8% 292 137 34% 0 0 0
MLB Averages 3.83 62% 28% 15% 27% 30% 72% 2% 45% 80% 26% 5% 15% 9% 25%

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2002 25 98 404 345 58 94 16 4 6 35 4 2 44 54 .272 .359 .394 .753 103 136 3 4 8 3 1
2003 26 252 1026 898 136 231 47 9 15 87 10 4 92 148 .257 .331 .380 .711 89 341 10 11 17 8 5
2004 27 252 1026 898 136 231 47 9 15 87 10 4 92 148 .257 .331 .380 .711 89 341 10 11 17 8 5
2005 28 374 1512 1332 212 368 68 14 28 139 11 7 136 199 .276 .348 .411 .759 102 548 20 15 21 8 6
2006 29 498 2012 1773 276 478 93 15 39 191 15 7 176 275 .270 .341 .405 .746 97 718 33 23 25 15 7
2007 30 648 2654 2356 360 639 126 18 58 267 24 11 220 369 .271 .340 .414 .753 100 975 43 33 27 18 8
2008 31 765 3161 2798 415 742 146 21 70 308 38 13 273 434 .265 .337 .407 .744 98 1140 54 38 32 20 10
2009 32 870 3571 3175 467 841 169 21 80 369 48 16 296 488 .265 .333 .407 .740 97 1292 64 40 35 25 11

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
2002 25 98 405 351 58 100 17 4 6 35 4 47 54 .285 .373 .407 .780 53 98
2003 26 154 618 557 77 141 32 5 9 51 6 49 94 .253 .319 .377 .696 66 154
2005 28 122 481 433 75 136 21 5 13 51 1 44 51 .314 .383 .476 .858 77 122
2006 29 124 497 442 63 111 25 1 11 51 4 40 76 .251 .320 .387 .707 54 124
2007 30 150 648 589 86 167 34 3 20 78 9 46 94 .284 .344 .453 .797 89 150
2008 31 117 513 449 57 110 21 3 13 43 15 57 65 .245 .335 .392 .727 58 117
2009 32 105 408 378 54 100 23 0 10 63 10 23 54 .265 .306 .405 .711 47 105
7 Seasons 870 3570 3199 470 865 173 21 82 372 49 306 488 .270 .339 .415 .754 444 870
162 Game Avg. 162 665 596 88 161 32 4 15 69 9 57 91 .270 .339 .415 .754 83 870

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Batting Average s c a p y
2005 AL--.316--10th**

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
2002 AL--8--6th
2003 AL--9--7th

                           
A ** by the stat's value indicates the player had fewer than the required number of at bats or plate appearances for the BA, OBP, SLG or OPS title that year. In order to rank the player, the necessary number of hitless at bats were added to the player's season total. The value printed here is their actual value and not the value used to rank them, therefore some numbers may appear out of order. Requirements to qualify for rate stats.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 4 (1814), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 6 (1448), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 7 (2117), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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  1. Jhonny Peralta (963)
  2. Charlie Neal (955)
  3. Damian Miller (955)
  4. Marcus Giles (954)
  5. Tim Teufel (950)
  6. Tony Graffanino (948)
  7. Rich Gedman (943)
  8. Pat Meares (940)
  9. Jose Lopez (939)
  10. Marlon Anderson (938)
Similar Batters through 32 
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  1. Dan Wilson (960)
  2. Terry Steinbach (955)
  3. Charlie Neal (955)
  4. Sandy Alomar (954)
  5. Eddie Bressoud (951)
  6. Tim Teufel (947)
  7. Rich Gedman (943)
  8. Pat Meares (940)
  9. Tony Bernazard (939)
  10. Don Hoak (938)
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  1. Russ Adams (979)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Billy Cox (973)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Sandy Alomar (970)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Don Slaught (966)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Dan Wilson (958)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Dan Wilson (960)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

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