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Sammy Ellis

Samuel Joseph Ellis

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: February 11, 1941 in Youngstown, OH
School: Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, MS)
Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent in 1961. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 14, 1962
Teams (by GP): Reds/Angels/WhiteSox 1962-1969

Final Game: June 8, 1969
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All-Star

Standard Batting

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
1962 21 CIN NL 8 10 10 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 .200 .200 .400 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1964 23 CIN NL 52 31 24 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 12 .083 .214 .083 .298 -13 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 MVP-16
1965 24 CIN NL 44 108 96 5 12 2 0 0 4 0 0 5 44 .125 .168 .146 .314 -13 14 2 0 7 0 0 1 AS
1966 25 CIN NL 43 83 70 3 8 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 28 .114 .162 .129 .291 -21 9 1 0 9 0 0 1
1967 26 CIN NL 32 59 49 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 23 .082 .151 .082 .233 -35 4 0 0 6 0 0 1
1968 27 CAL AL 42 53 44 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 .045 .087 .045 .132 -58 2 0 2 7 0 0 1
1969 28 CHW AL 10 8 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .167 .286 .167 .452 27 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
7 Yrs 231 352 299 19 31 3 0 0 7 0 0 18 134 .104 .160 .114 .274 -23 34 3 2 33 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 247 210 13 22 2 0 0 5 0 0 13 94 .104 .160 .114 .274 -23 24 2 1 23 0 0
CIN (5 yrs) 179 291 249 16 28 3 0 0 7 0 0 17 110 .112 .169 .124 .294 -18 31 3 0 25 0 0
CAL (1 yr) 42 53 44 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 .045 .087 .045 .132 -58 2 0 2 7 0 0
CHW (1 yr) 10 8 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .167 .286 .167 .452 27 1 0 0 1 0 0
NL (5 yrs) 179 291 249 16 28 3 0 0 7 0 0 17 110 .112 .169 .124 .294 -18 31 3 0 25 0 0
AL (2 yrs) 52 61 50 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 24 .060 .113 .060 .173 -46 3 0 2 8 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1962 21 CIN NL 8 10 -1 -0 0 0 1 -0 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .493 .500 -0.1 0.0 -0 $ /1
1964 23 CIN NL 52 31 -3 -0 0 0 4 0 0.0 1 1 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 1 $ 1 MVP-16
1965 24 CIN NL 44 108 -13 0 0 0 13 -0 -0.1 4 3 -0.1 .499 .500 -0.1 0.0 3 $ 1 AS
1966 25 CIN NL 43 83 -10 -1 -0 0 9 -2 -0.2 3 1 -0.2 .495 .499 -0.2 0.0 1 $ 1
1967 26 CIN NL 32 59 -8 -1 0 0 6 -2 -0.2 2 0 -0.2 .493 .499 -0.2 0.0 0 $26,500 1
1968 27 CAL AL 42 53 -8 0 0 0 5 -2 -0.3 2 -0 -0.3 .494 .498 -0.3 -0.0 -0 $26,500 1
1969 28 CHW AL 10 8 -1 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .502 .500 0.0 -0.0 0 $27,500 1
7 Seasons 231 352 -44 -1 0 0 39 -6 -0.7 12 5 -0.9 .497 .499 -0.9 0.1 5 $80,500
CIN (5 yrs) 179 291 -36 -2 0 0 33 -4 -0.5 10 5 -0.6 .497 .499 -0.6 0.1 5 $26,500
CAL (1 yr) 42 53 -8 0 0 0 5 -2 -0.3 2 -0 -0.3 .494 .498 -0.3 -0.0 -0 $26,500
CHW (1 yr) 10 8 -1 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .502 .500 0.0 -0.0 0 $27,500

Advanced Batting

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
1962 21 CIN NL 10 8 0 0.0 107 .286 .200 .275 .200 .343 .200 .417 .400 .760 6 .000 -1.4 -0.1 .250 .000 .000
1964 23 CIN NL 31 25 1 1.1 96 .167 .083 .267 .214 .325 .083 .396 .298 .721 -13 .079 -3.7 -0.4 .273 .167 .000
1965 24 CIN NL 108 93 3 0.9 99 .231 .125 .266 .168 .331 .146 .402 .314 .733 -13 .054 -15.0 -1.6 .221 .073 .021
1966 25 CIN NL 83 72 2 0.8 104 .190 .114 .276 .162 .336 .129 .416 .291 .752 -21 .040 -12.1 -1.3 .206 .071 .014
1967 26 CIN NL 59 51 1 0.5 100 .154 .082 .271 .151 .336 .082 .398 .233 .734 -35 .024 -9.2 -1.0 .178 .082 .000
1968 27 CAL AL 53 49 0 0.0 76 .087 .045 .232 .087 .301 .045 .344 .132 .645 -58 .000 -8.2 -0.9 .095 .000 .000
1969 28 CHW AL 8 6 0 0.0 100 .333 .167 .261 .286 .339 .167 .394 .452 .733 27 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .400 .167 .000
7 Yrs 352 304 7 0.6 97 .188 .104 .265 .160 .328 .114 .396 .274 .724 -23 .031 -50.1 -5.4 .199 .070 .010
162 Game Avg. 247 213 5 0.6 97 .188 .104 .265 .160 .328 .114 .396 .274 .724 -23 .031 -50.1 -5.4 .199 .070 .010
CIN (5 yrs) 291 249 7 0.8 101 .201 .112 .270 .169 .333 .124 .405 .294 .738 -18 .043 -41.3 -4.4 .214 .080 .012
CAL (1 yr) 53 49 0 0.0 76 .087 .045 .232 .087 .301 .045 .344 .132 .645 -58 .000 -8.2 -0.9 .095 .000 .000
CHW (1 yr) 8 6 0 0.0 100 .333 .167 .261 .286 .339 .167 .394 .452 .733 27 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .400 .167 .000
NL (5 yrs) 291 249 7 0.8 101 .201 .112 .270 .169 .333 .124 .405 .294 .738 -18 .043 -41.3 -4.4 .214 .080 .012
AL (2 yrs) 61 55 0 0.0 79 .115 .060 .236 .113 .306 .060 .350 .173 .656 -46 .000 -8.8 -1.0 .128 .020 .000

All-Star Batting

Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1965 CIN NL 24 DNP

Ratio Batting*

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
1962 21 CIN NL 10 0.0% 30.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.3 0.25 70%
1964 23 CIN NL 31 0.0% 38.7% 12.9% 0.0% 0% 3.00 2.0 5.00 39%
1965 24 CIN NL 108 0.0% 40.7% 4.6% 1.9% 17% 8.80 2.2 24.0 3.36 48%
1966 25 CIN NL 83 0.0% 33.7% 4.8% 1.2% 13% 7.00 2.5 70.0 2.15 51%
1967 26 CIN NL 59 0.0% 39.0% 6.8% 0.0% 0% 5.75 2.1 24.5 1.90 44%
1968 27 CAL AL 53 0.0% 39.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.1 4.40 43%
1969 28 CHW AL 8 0.0% 37.5% 12.5% 0.0% 0% 3.00 2.0 38%
7 Yrs 352 0.0% 38.1% 5.1% 0.9% 10% 7.44 2.2 42.7 2.67 47%
MLB Averages 2.1% 15.4% 8.1% 6.1% 28% 1.89 5.8 42.2 9.2 1.10 73%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1962 21 CIN NL -1.4 -0.1 10 -0.0 0.1 -0.1 .44 -0.1 0.1 -1.2 -0.1 0.79 -1.4 0
1964 23 CIN NL -3.7 -0.4 31 -0.1 0.2 -0.3 .71 -0.3 0.2 -3.4 -0.3 0.97 -3.7 0
1965 24 CIN NL -15.0 -1.6 109 -1.4 0.7 -2.1 .86 -1.6 -0.1 -20.5 -2.1 1.06 -16.0 0
1966 25 CIN NL -12.1 -1.3 84 -0.6 0.8 -1.4 .95 -1.1 0.4 -11.0 -1.1 0.94 -11.7 0
1967 26 CIN NL -9.2 -1.0 60 -0.9 0.3 -1.2 1.00 -0.8 -0.0 -7.6 -0.8 0.99 -8.5 0
1968 27 CAL AL -8.2 -0.9 53 -0.7 0.3 -1.0 .97 -0.9 0.2 -7.7 -0.9 1.02 -8.0 0
1969 28 CHW AL -0.6 -0.1 8 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .65 -0.1 -0.1 -0.7 -0.1 0.62 -0.8 0
7 Yrs -50.1 -5.4 355 -3.8 2.4 -6.3 .89 -5.0 0.7 -52.1 -5.4 0.99 -50.1 0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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
1962 21 CIN NL 0 0 100% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1964 23 CIN NL 1 0 67% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 33% 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1
1965 24 CIN NL 3 0 29% 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 60% 3 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 0
1966 25 CIN NL 4 0 25% 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 38% 3 2 1 0 0 0 5 3 2
1967 26 CIN NL 2 0 25% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
1968 27 CAL AL 1 0 75% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 67% 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
1969 28 CHW AL 0 0 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Yrs 11 0 37% 80 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 3 36% 12 8 4 3 2 1 10 6 4

Situational Hitting*

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
1962 21 CIN NL 10 70% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 4 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1964 23 CIN NL 31 71% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 75% 6 0 0% 9 2 22% 21 0 0% 1 0 0% 3 1 33% 0
1965 24 CIN NL 108 62% 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 12 7 58% 24 2 8% 26 3 12% 95 4 4% 8 0 0% 5 2 40% 0
1966 25 CIN NL 83 58% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 9 75% 16 1 6% 18 4 22% 57 2 4% 7 2 29% 2 1 50% 0
1967 26 CIN NL 59 71% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 6 50% 15 0 0% 16 4 25% 40 2 5% 6 2 33% 1 0 0% 0
1968 27 CAL AL 53 70% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 100% 11 0 0% 10 3 30% 37 2 5% 3 0 0% 2 1 50% 0
1969 28 CHW AL 8 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
7 Yrs 352 66% 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 48 33 69% 74 3 4% 81 16 20% 255 10 4% 25 4 16% 13 5 38% 0
MLB Averages 52% 77% 10% 30% 14% 47% 52%

Cumulative Batting

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
1962 21 8 10 10 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 .200 .200 .400 6 2 0 0 0 0 0
1963 22 8 10 10 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 .200 .200 .400 6 2 0 0 0 0 0
1964 23 60 41 34 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 15 .118 .211 .118 .328 -7 4 0 0 3 0 0
1965 24 104 149 130 11 16 2 0 0 4 0 0 9 59 .123 .180 .138 .318 -11 18 2 0 10 0 0
1966 25 147 232 200 14 24 3 0 0 5 0 0 13 87 .120 .174 .135 .309 -15 27 3 0 19 0 0
1967 26 179 291 249 16 28 3 0 0 7 0 0 17 110 .112 .169 .124 .294 -18 31 3 0 25 0 0
1968 27 221 344 293 19 30 3 0 0 7 0 0 17 131 .102 .157 .113 .270 -24 33 3 2 32 0 0
1969 28 231 352 299 19 31 3 0 0 7 0 0 18 134 .104 .160 .114 .274 -23 34 3 2 33 0 0

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1962 21 8 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 8
1964 23 52 31 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 12 .000 .143 .000 .143 0 52
1965 24 44 106 94 4 11 2 0 0 3 0 5 44 .117 .162 .138 .300 2 44
1966 25 43 82 69 2 7 1 0 0 1 0 4 28 .101 .151 .116 .267 1 43
1967 26 32 61 50 3 5 0 0 0 3 0 5 23 .100 .182 .100 .282 1 32
1968 27 42 53 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 .000 .043 .000 .043 0 42
1969 28 10 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .143 .000 .143 0 10
7 Yrs 231 351 297 9 23 3 0 0 7 0 19 134 .077 .138 .088 .226 4 231
162 Game Avg. 162 246 208 6 16 2 0 0 5 0 13 94 .077 .138 .088 .226 3 231

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

All-Star Games
1965

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1964 NL (16, 5%)
0.05 Career Shares (1113th)

                            

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