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Dick Ellsworth
Richard Clark Ellsworth
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: March 22, 1940 in Lusk, WY
Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1958. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 22, 1958
Final Game: June 23, 1971
Relatives: Father of Steve Ellsworth
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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
1958 18 CHC NL 0 1 .000 15.43 1 1 0 0 0 0 2.1 4 4 4 0 3 0 0 1 0 2 15 25 3.000 15.4 0.0 11.6 0.0 0.00
1960 20 CHC NL 7 13 .350 3.72 31 27 0 6 0 0 176.2 170 83 73 12 72 8 94 2 0 1 744 101 1.370 8.7 0.6 3.7 4.8 1.31
1961 21 CHC NL 10 11 .476 3.86 37 31 2 7 1 0 186.2 213 90 80 23 48 3 91 3 0 9 799 109 1.398 10.3 1.1 2.3 4.4 1.90
1962 22 CHC NL 9 20 .310 5.09 37 33 3 6 0 1 208.2 241 131 118 23 77 6 113 5 0 15 921 81 1.524 10.4 1.0 3.3 4.9 1.47
1963 23 CHC NL 22 10 .688 2.11 37 37 0 19 4 0 290.2 223 75 68 14 75 7 185 2 0 3 1160 167 1.025 6.9 0.4 2.3 5.7 2.47 MVP-19
1964 24 CHC NL 14 18 .438 3.75 37 36 0 16 1 0 256.2 267 129 107 34 71 9 148 3 0 4 1093 99 1.317 9.4 1.2 2.5 5.2 2.08 AS
1965 25 CHC NL 14 15 .483 3.81 36 34 2 8 0 1 222.1 227 108 94 22 57 7 130 4 0 15 933 97 1.277 9.2 0.9 2.3 5.3 2.28
1966 26 CHC NL 8 22 .267 3.98 38 37 0 9 0 0 269.1 321 150 119 28 51 5 144 5 0 5 1169 92 1.381 10.7 0.9 1.7 4.8 2.82
1967 27 PHI NL 6 7 .462 4.38 32 21 4 3 1 0 125.1 152 75 61 6 36 10 45 5 0 5 549 78 1.500 10.9 0.4 2.6 3.2 1.25
1968 28 BOS AL 16 7 .696 3.03 31 28 1 10 1 0 196.0 196 74 66 16 37 3 106 7 1 5 808 105 1.189 9.0 0.7 1.7 4.9 2.86
1969 29 TOT AL 6 9 .400 4.10 36 24 4 3 1 0 147.0 178 78 67 11 44 10 52 5 0 6 647 91 1.510 10.9 0.7 2.7 3.2 1.18
1969 29 BOS AL 0 0 3.75 2 2 0 0 0 0 12.0 16 5 5 1 4 0 4 0 0 1 54 103 1.667 12.0 0.8 3.0 3.0 1.00
1969 29 CLE AL 6 9 .400 4.13 34 22 4 3 1 0 135.0 162 73 62 10 40 10 48 5 0 5 593 90 1.496 10.8 0.7 2.7 3.2 1.20
1970 30 TOT AL 3 3 .500 3.79 43 1 15 0 0 3 59.1 60 26 25 4 17 2 22 2 0 2 246 102 1.298 9.1 0.6 2.6 3.3 1.29
1970 30 CLE AL 3 3 .500 4.53 29 1 11 0 0 2 43.2 49 23 22 4 14 2 13 1 0 1 185 86 1.443 10.1 0.8 2.9 2.7 0.93
1970 30 MIL AL 0 0 1.72 14 0 4 0 0 1 15.2 11 3 3 0 3 0 9 1 0 1 61 218 0.894 6.3 0.0 1.7 5.2 3.00
1971 31 MIL AL 0 1 .000 4.91 11 0 5 0 0 0 14.2 22 10 8 1 7 1 10 1 0 0 72 71 1.977 13.5 0.6 4.3 6.1 1.43
13 Seasons 115 137 .456 3.72 407 310 36 87 9 5 2155.2 2274 1033 890 194 595 71 1140 45 1 72 9156 100 1.331 9.5 0.8 2.5 4.8 1.92
162 Game Avg. 11 13 .456 3.72 39 29 3 8 1 0 204 216 98 84 18 56 7 108 4 0 7 868 100 1.331 9.5 0.8 2.5 4.8 1.92
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
CHC (8 yrs) 84 110 .433 3.70 254 236 7 71 6 2 1613.1 1666 770 663 156 454 45 905 25 0 54 6834 102 1.314 9.3 0.9 2.5 5.0 1.99
BOS (2 yrs) 16 7 .696 3.07 33 30 1 10 1 0 208.0 212 79 71 17 41 3 110 7 1 6 862 105 1.216 9.2 0.7 1.8 4.8 2.68
CLE (2 yrs) 9 12 .429 4.23 63 23 15 3 1 2 178.2 211 96 84 14 54 12 61 6 0 6 778 89 1.483 10.6 0.7 2.7 3.1 1.13
MIL (2 yrs) 0 1 .000 3.26 25 0 9 0 0 1 30.1 33 13 11 1 10 1 19 2 0 1 133 111 1.418 9.8 0.3 3.0 5.6 1.90
PHI (1 yr) 6 7 .462 4.38 32 21 4 3 1 0 125.1 152 75 61 6 36 10 45 5 0 5 549 78 1.500 10.9 0.4 2.6 3.2 1.25
NL (9 yrs) 90 117 .435 3.75 286 257 11 74 7 2 1738.2 1818 845 724 162 490 55 950 30 0 59 7383 100 1.327 9.4 0.8 2.5 4.9 1.94
AL (4 yrs) 25 20 .556 3.58 121 53 25 13 2 3 417.0 456 188 166 32 105 16 190 15 1 13 1773 97 1.345 9.8 0.7 2.3 4.1 1.81

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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
1958 18 CHC NL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1960 20 CHC NL 31 60 48 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 30 .042 .148 .042 .190 -44 2 0 0 6 0 0 1
1961 21 CHC NL 37 65 56 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 29 .036 .100 .054 .154 -58 3 0 1 5 0 0 1
1962 22 CHC NL 37 78 62 5 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 14 28 .113 .276 .129 .405 12 8 0 0 2 0 0 1
1963 23 CHC NL 37 110 94 8 9 0 0 0 5 0 0 8 38 .096 .167 .096 .262 -24 9 0 0 8 0 0 1 MVP-19
1964 24 CHC NL 37 98 87 4 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 43 .046 .087 .046 .133 -62 4 0 0 6 1 0 1 AS
1965 25 CHC NL 36 83 73 1 7 0 1 0 2 0 0 4 30 .096 .143 .123 .266 -25 9 1 0 6 0 0 1
1966 26 CHC NL 38 100 90 7 14 0 1 0 5 0 0 4 36 .156 .200 .178 .378 6 16 0 1 5 0 0 1
1967 27 PHI NL 32 42 37 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 19 .108 .132 .108 .240 -31 4 0 1 4 0 0 1
1968 28 BOS AL 31 79 72 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 45 .056 .081 .056 .137 -59 4 2 1 5 0 0 1
1969 29 TOT AL 36 52 48 0 6 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 21 .125 .160 .125 .285 -20 6 0 0 2 0 0 1
1969 29 BOS AL 2 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 /1
1969 29 CLE AL 34 48 45 0 6 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 19 .133 .170 .133 .304 -15 6 0 0 1 0 0 1
1970 30 TOT AL 43 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
1970 30 CLE AL 29 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1970 30 MIL AL 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
1971 31 MIL AL 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Seasons 407 774 673 32 59 2 2 0 22 0 0 46 322 .088 .151 .097 .247 -30 65 3 4 50 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 308 268 13 23 1 1 0 9 0 0 18 128 .088 .151 .097 .247 -30 26 1 2 20 0 0
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
CHC (8 yrs) 254 595 511 29 45 2 2 0 16 0 0 43 235 .088 .162 .100 .261 -26 51 1 2 38 1 0
BOS (2 yrs) 33 83 75 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 47 .053 .078 .053 .131 -61 4 2 1 6 0 0
CLE (2 yrs) 63 52 49 0 6 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 21 .122 .157 .122 .279 -22 6 0 0 1 0 0
MIL (2 yrs) 25 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0
PHI (1 yr) 32 42 37 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 19 .108 .132 .108 .240 -31 4 0 1 4 0 0
NL (9 yrs) 286 637 548 30 49 2 2 0 17 0 0 43 254 .089 .160 .100 .260 -26 55 1 3 42 1 0
AL (4 yrs) 121 137 125 2 10 0 0 0 5 0 0 3 68 .080 .109 .080 .189 -45 10 2 1 8 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1958 CHC NL 18 P 1 1 2.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.93 0.80
1960 CHC NL 20 P 31 27 176.2 41 12 29 0 1 1.000 2.09 1.32 .961 2.09 0.87
1961 CHC NL 21 P 37 31 186.2 59 8 49 2 7 .966 2.75 1.54 .959 2.18 0.88
1962 CHC NL 22 P 37 33 208.2 51 7 41 3 3 .941 2.07 1.30 .949 2.07 0.82
1963 CHC NL 23 P 37 37 290.2 78 15 60 3 3 .962 2.32 2.03 .950 2.06 0.84 MVP-19
1964 CHC NL 24 P 37 36 256.2 77 13 58 6 2 .922 2.49 1.92 .955 2.14 0.84 AS
1965 CHC NL 25 P 36 34 222.0 60 8 50 2 3 .967 2.35 1.61 .955 2.08 0.81
1966 CHC NL 26 P 38 37 269.1 77 19 53 5 3 .935 2.41 1.89 .948 1.96 0.74
1967 PHI NL 27 P 32 21 125.1 41 8 31 2 1 .951 2.80 1.22 .961 2.00 0.78
1968 BOS AL 28 P 31 28 196.0 41 10 30 1 2 .976 1.84 1.29 .956 1.89 0.73
1969 TOT AL 29 P 36 24 147.0 37 15 21 1 3 .973 2.20 1.00 .949 1.88 0.69
1969 BOS AL 29 P 2 2 12.0 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.50 1.00 .950 1.88 0.70
1969 CLE AL 29 P 34 22 135.0 35 15 19 1 3 .971 2.27 1.00 .949 1.88 0.69
1970 TOT AL 30 P 43 1 59.4 18 4 14 0 1 1.000 2.73 0.42 .944 1.85 0.67
1970 CLE AL 30 P 29 1 43.2 15 3 12 0 1 1.000 3.09 0.52 .947 1.85 0.67
1970 MIL AL 30 P 14 0 15.2 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 1.72 0.21 .933 1.84 0.67
1971 MIL AL 31 P 11 0 14.2 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.23 0.18 .950 1.96 0.77
13 Seasons P 407 310 2155.1 582 120 437 25 29 .957 2.33 1.37 .953 2.03 0.79
13 Seasons TOT 407 310 2155.1 582 120 437 25 29 .957 2.33 1.37 .910 2.03 0.79
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1964

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1963-NL-19-2%
0.02 Career Shares (1327th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1963 NL--2.106--2nd

Wins s c a p y
1963 NL--22--5th
1968 AL--16--8th

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1963 NL--.688--7th
1968 AL--.696--4th

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1963 NL--1.025--4th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1963 NL--6.905--4th

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1961 NL--2.314--5th
1966 NL--1.704--7th
1968 AL--1.699--3rd

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1963 NL--290.7--4th
1964 NL--256.7--7th
1966 NL--269.3--7th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1963 NL--185--7th

Games Started s c a p y
1963 NL--37--6th
1964 NL--36--5th
1966 NL--37--7th

Complete Games s c a p y
1963 NL--19--3rd
1964 NL--16--5th

Shutouts s c a p y
1963 NL--4--10th

Home Runs s c a p y
1964 NL--34--1st
1966 NL--28--4th
Career--194--206th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1963 NL--75--10th
1964 NL--71--10th

Hits s c a p y
1963 NL--223--10th
1964 NL--267--1st
1966 NL--321--1st
1968 AL--196--10th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1960 NL--.611--6th
1963 NL--.434--4th

Losses s c a p y
1962 NL--20--2nd
1964 NL--18--3rd
1965 NL--15--6th
1966 NL--22--1st
Career--137--215th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1962 NL--118--2nd
1964 NL--107--1st
1965 NL--94--10th
1966 NL--119--2nd

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1961 NL--9--6th
1962 NL--15--2nd
1965 NL--15--4th
Career--72--209th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1963 NL--1160--5th
1964 NL--1093--6th
1966 NL--1169--4th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1963 NL--167--1st

Youngest s c a p y
1958 NL--born 1940-03-22--1st
1960 NL--born 1940-03-22--8th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 47 (545), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 12 (833), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 9 (907), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 16, 1958: Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent.

December 7, 1966: Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Philadelphia Phillies for Ray Culp and cash.

December 15, 1967: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies with Gene Oliver to the Boston Red Sox for Mike Ryan and cash.

April 19, 1969: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with Ken Harrelson and Juan Pizarro to the Cleveland Indians for Joe Azcue, Vicente Romo and Sonny Siebert.

August 7, 1970: Purchased by the Milwaukee Brewers from the Cleveland Indians.

June 30, 1971: Released by the Milwaukee Brewers.

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