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Robert Ellis

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-5, 220lb (196cm, 99kg)

Born: December 15, 1970 in Baton Rouge, LA us

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 3rd round of the 1990 MLB June Amateur Draft from Panola College (Carthage, TX).

High School: Belaire HS (Baton Rouge, LA)

Schools: Panola College (Carthage, TX), Northwestern State University of Louisiana (Natchitoches, LA)

Debut: September 12, 1996 (Age 25-272d, 16,993rd in major league history)
vs. CLE 2.0 IP, 0 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: August 16, 2003 (Age 32-244d)
vs. CHW 2.0 IP, 6 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 5 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2001 season

Full Name: Robert Randolph Ellis

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.6

ERA

6.03

118.0

WHIP

1.576

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1990			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Did Not Play)
1991	20	CHW-min	A-	3	9	.250	4.62	15	15	0	1	1	0	87.2	86	66	45	4	61	0	66	6	0	13	407			1.677	8.8	0.4	6.3	6.8	1.08	UTI NYPL
1992	21	CHW-min	A,Rk	7	5	.583	2.67	19	19	0	1	1	0	128.0	100	52	38	3	36	0	101	4	2	7	505			1.063	7.0	0.2	2.5	7.1	2.81	SBN,WHS MIDW,GULF
1993	22	CHW-min	A+,AA	13	11	.542	2.77	27	27	0	10	3	0	185.1	149	70	57	5	52	1	156	7	1	12	750			1.085	7.2	0.2	2.5	7.6	3.00	SAR,BIR FLOR,SOUL
1994	23	CHW-min	AAA	4	10	.286	6.09	19	19	0	1	0	0	105.0	126	77	71	19	55	1	76	2	4	1	483			1.724	10.8	1.6	4.7	6.5	1.38	NVL AA
1995	24	CHW-min	AAA	1	1	.500	2.18	4	4	0	0	0	0	20.2	16	7	5	2	10	0	9	1	0	1	85			1.258	7.0	0.9	4.4	3.9	0.90	NVL AA
1996	25	CAL-CHW-min	AAA,AA	5	12	.294	5.31	28	22	2	2	0	0	122.0	114	77	72	9	81	3	72	8	0	14	548			1.598	8.4	0.7	6.0	5.3	0.89	NVL,VAN,BIR AA,PCL,SOUL
1996	25	CAL	AL	0	0		0.00	3	0	3	0	0	0	5.0	0	0	0	0	4	0	5	0	0	1	19		3.57	0.800	0.0	0.0	7.2	9.0	1.25

1997	26	ANA-min	AAA	9	10	.474	5.92	29	23	1	3	0	0	149.0	185	108	98	15	83	1	70	7	1	15	698			1.799	11.2	0.9	5.0	4.2	0.84	VAN PCL
1998	27	MIL-min	AAA	10	10	.500	5.63	30	28	0	0	0	0	150.1	171	103	94	21	78	1	79	8	0	13	693			1.656	10.2	1.3	4.7	4.7	1.01	LOU IL
1999	28	HOU-min	AAA	7	12	.368	5.43	27	27	0	1	0	0	155.2	176	106	94	20	51	1	105	5	2	11	690			1.458	10.2	1.2	2.9	6.1	2.06	NOR PCL
2000	29	TOR-min	AAA	1	1	.500	4.50	16	0	10	0	0	2	18.0	17	10	9	2	15	1	18	2	1	3	85			1.778	8.5	1.0	7.5	9.0	1.20	SYR IL
2001	30	ARI-min	AAA	1	1	.500	3.08	5	5	0	0	0	0	26.1	25	12	9	2	5	0	13	1	1	0	106			1.139	8.5	0.7	1.7	4.4	2.60	TUC PCL
2001	30	ARI	NL	6	5	.545	5.77	19	17	1	0	0	0	92.0	106	61	59	12	34	2	41	4	2	3	413	81	5.09	1.522	10.4	1.2	3.3	4.0	1.21
2002	31	LAD-min	AAA	9	7	.563	4.17	29	28	0	1	0	0	172.2	195	100	80	17	37	0	110	13	2	12	753			1.344	10.2	0.9	1.9	5.7	2.97	LVG PCL
2002	31	LAD	NL	0	1	.000	10.13	3	0	0	0	0	0	2.2	6	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	43	7.84	2.250	20.3	3.4	0.0	0.0
2003	32	TEX-min	AAA	3	10	.231	4.94	27	15	7	2	0	3	118.1	128	68	65	12	35	3	49	7	1	7	516			1.377	9.7	0.9	2.7	3.7	1.40	OKC PCL
2003	32	TEX	AL	1	1	.500	8.35	4	4	0	0	0	0	18.1	26	17	17	7	10	0	8	1	0	0	89	61	8.92	1.964	12.8	3.4	4.9	3.9	0.80
2004	33	PHI-CLE-min	AAA	8	12	.400	5.10	26	26	0	1	1	0	166.0	176	96	94	20	34	1	90	2	0	5	694			1.265	9.5	1.1	1.8	4.9	2.65	SWB,BFL IL
2005	34	PHI-min	AAA	0	1	.000	6.38	4	4	0	0	0	0	18.1	24	14	13	2	7	0	13	0	0	0	82			1.691	11.8	1.0	3.4	6.4	1.86	SWB IL
4 Yrs				7	7	.500	6.03	29	21	4	0	0	0	118.0	138	81	79	20	48	2	54	5	2	4	534	79	5.68	1.576	10.5	1.5	3.7	4.1	1.13
162 Game Avg.				10	10	.500	6.03	39	29	5	0	0	0	160	188	110	107	27	65	3	73	7	3	5	726	79	5.68	1.576	10.5	1.5	3.7	4.1	1.13

ARI (1 yr)				6	5	.545	5.77	19	17	1	0	0	0	92.0	106	61	59	12	34	2	41	4	2	3	413	81	5.09	1.522	10.4	1.2	3.3	4.0	1.21
TEX (1 yr)				1	1	.500	8.35	4	4	0	0	0	0	18.1	26	17	17	7	10	0	8	1	0	0	89	61	8.92	1.964	12.8	3.4	4.9	3.9	0.80
LAD (1 yr)				0	1	.000	10.13	3	0	0	0	0	0	2.2	6	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	43	7.84	2.250	20.3	3.4	0.0	0.0
CAL (1 yr)				0	0		0.00	3	0	3	0	0	0	5.0	0	0	0	0	4	0	5	0	0	1	19		3.57	0.800	0.0	0.0	7.2	9.0	1.25

NL (2 yrs)				6	6	.500	5.89	22	17	1	0	0	0	94.2	112	64	62	13	34	2	41	4	2	3	426	79	5.17	1.542	10.6	1.2	3.2	3.9	1.21
AL (2 yrs)				1	1	.500	6.56	7	4	3	0	0	0	23.1	26	17	17	7	14	0	13	1	0	1	108	78	7.78	1.714	10.0	2.7	5.4	5.0	0.93

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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