Dock Ellis

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1968-1979)

W–L 138–119
ERA 3.46
WHIP 1.29
SO 1,136
Pitcher PIV 15636.2
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
B / R
Height / Weight
6'3" / 205 lb
Born
3/11/1945 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
Died
12/19/2008 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
MLB Debut
1968-06-18
Last Game
1979-09-29
Awards
All-Star

Full name: Dock Phillip Ellis

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
138 119 345 317 71 14 1 2127.7 2,067 817 140 674 1,136 3.46 15636.2

Career ERA 3.46 vs. league average 3.64 across their career seasons — 5.1% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1968 PIT NL 6 5 26 10 2 0 0 104.0 82 29 38 52 2.51 2.98 (+16%) -73.0
1969 PIT NL 11 17 35 33 8 2 0 218.7 206 87 76 173 3.58 3.61 (+1%) 4322.7
1970 PIT NL 13 10 30 30 9 4 0 201.7 194 72 87 128 3.21 3.89 (+17%) 2592.6
1971 PIT NL 19 9 31 31 11 2 0 226.7 207 77 63 137 3.06 3.47 (+12%) 2999.9
1972 PIT NL 15 7 25 25 4 1 0 163.3 156 49 33 96 2.70 3.26 (+17%) 3805.8
1973 PIT NL 12 14 28 28 3 1 0 192.0 176 65 55 122 3.05 3.75 (+19%) 5109.9
1974 PIT NL 12 9 26 26 9 0 0 176.7 163 62 41 91 3.16 3.63 (+13%) 1407.9
1975 PIT NL 8 9 27 24 5 2 0 140.0 163 59 43 69 3.79 3.71 (-2%) 1036.6
1976 NYA AL 17 8 32 32 8 1 0 211.7 195 75 76 65 3.19 3.51 (+9%) -2634.9
1977 NYA AL 1 1 3 3 1 0 0 19.7 18 4 8 5 1.83 4.00 (+54%) -55.3
1977 OAK AL 1 5 7 7 0 0 0 26.0 35 28 14 11 9.69 4.00 (-142%) -1380.7
1977 TEX AL 10 6 23 22 7 1 1 167.3 158 54 42 90 2.90 4.00 (+27%) 2480.5
1978 TEX AL 9 7 22 22 3 0 0 141.3 131 66 46 45 4.20 3.69 (-14%) -2330.8
1979 TEX AL 1 5 10 9 0 0 0 46.7 64 31 16 10 5.98 4.00 (-49%) -843.5
1979 NYN NL 3 7 17 14 1 0 0 85.0 110 57 34 41 6.04 4.00 (-51%) -801.6
1979 PIT NL 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 7.0 9 2 2 1 2.57 — 0.0
Career · 16 seasons 138 119 345 317 71 14 1 2,127.2 2,067 817 674 1,136 3.46 — 15,636

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
388 489 42 65 4 0 0 23 4 27 201 .133 .178 .141 .319 -3,105

Career AVG .133 vs. league average .254 across their career seasons — 47.7% below league average.

Career OBP .178 vs. league average .321 across their career seasons — 44.5% below league average.

Career SLG .141 vs. league average .374 across their career seasons — 62.3% below league average.

Career OPS .319 vs. league average .695 across their career seasons — 54.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1968 PIT NL 27 29 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 11 .069 — — — — 0.0
1969 PIT NL 37 68 2 6 0 0 0 1 0 2 40 .088 .248 (-64%) .320 (-64%) .369 (-76%) .689 (-71%) -733.3
1970 PIT NL 38 70 9 7 1 0 0 1 1 2 37 .100 .253 (-61%) .325 (-62%) .385 (-70%) .711 (-66%) -731.8
1971 PIT NL 44 79 11 16 0 0 0 12 2 6 29 .203 .249 (-19%) .316 (-18%) .365 (-45%) .682 (-32%) -369.2
1972 PIT NL 36 59 6 9 0 0 0 1 0 1 22 .153 .243 (-37%) .310 (-46%) .353 (-57%) .664 (-52%) -451.7
1973 PIT NL 29 65 2 7 0 0 0 0 1 2 32 .108 .256 (-58%) .325 (-59%) .378 (-72%) .703 (-66%) -661.8
1974 PIT NL 30 56 6 12 1 0 0 4 0 8 15 .214 .256 (-17%) .324 (-4%) .369 (-37%) .693 (-21%) -157.4
1975 PIT NL 30 36 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 5 8 .111 — — — — 0.0
1976 NYA AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1977 NYA AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1977 OAK AL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1977 TEX AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1978 TEX AL 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1979 TEX AL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1979 NYN NL 17 26 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 .077 — — — — 0.0
1979 PIT NL 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 16 seasons 388 489 42 65 4 0 0 23 4 27 201 .133 — — — — -3,105

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1976 ALCS NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1976 WS NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1975 NLCS PIT 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1972 NLCS PIT 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1971 NLCS PIT 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
1971 WS PIT 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
1970 NLCS PIT 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2 4 7 6 0 35.3 39 16 12 14 4.08

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1976 ALCS NYA 1 0 1 1 0 8.0 6 3 2 5 3.38
1976 WS NYA 0 1 1 1 0 3.3 7 4 0 1 10.80
1975 NLCS PIT 0 0 1 0 0 2.0 2 0 0 2 0.00
1972 NLCS PIT 0 1 1 1 0 5.0 5 0 1 3 0.00
1971 NLCS PIT 1 0 1 1 0 5.0 6 2 4 1 3.60
1971 WS PIT 0 1 1 1 0 2.3 4 4 1 1 15.43
1970 NLCS PIT 0 1 1 1 0 9.7 9 3 4 1 2.79

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home2042452027010.110
Away1842442238013.156

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home1781091.210133583166042.95
Away1671036.110544593585323.99

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1979-09-29 PITCHCL 000000000
1979-09-27 PITSTLL 000000000
1979-09-24 PITWSNL 100000000
1979-09-19 NYNWSNL 000000000
1979-09-08 NYNPITW 000000000
1979-09-04 NYNWSNL 200000000
1979-08-28 NYNATLL 200000000
1979-08-19 NYNCINL 200000001
1979-08-14 NYNATLW 210000001
1979-08-09 NYNSTLL 200000002

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1979-09-29 PITCHC — 1.0100000
1979-09-27 PITSTL — 2.0300110
1979-09-24 PITWSN — 4.0522101
1979-09-19 NYNWSN — 2.0000200
1979-09-08 NYNPIT W 3.0300200
1979-09-04 NYNWSN L 5.2855330
1979-08-28 NYNATL L 7.01044341
1979-08-19 NYNCIN — 4.2955330
1979-08-14 NYNATL — 2.2455123
1979-08-09 NYNSTL L 7.0943210

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 345 317 173 287 23 26

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1968 PIT P 26 10 5 18 0 2
1969 PIT P 35 33 15 35 3 2
1970 PIT P 30 30 21 34 2 3
1971 PIT P 31 31 22 32 2 1
1972 PIT P 25 25 16 15 0 2
1973 PIT P 28 28 16 30 1 3
1974 PIT P 26 26 14 22 4 2
1975 PIT P 27 24 8 16 2 4
1976 NYA P 32 32 19 20 3 0
1977 NYA P 3 3 1 2 0 0
1977 OAK P 7 7 1 3 0 0
1977 TEX P 23 22 15 16 3 4
1978 TEX P 22 22 11 22 2 2
1979 TEX P 10 9 2 8 1 0
1979 NYN P 17 14 7 13 0 1
1979 PIT P 3 1 0 1 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 345

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1976 TSN Comeback Player of the Year

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1971 Cy Young Award NL 4th 9.0 120 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Dock Ellis (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Charlie Leibrandt
    140-119, 3.71 ERA
  2. 96
    Dennis Leonard
    144-106, 3.70 ERA
  3. 96
    John Denny
    123-108, 3.59 ERA
  4. 91
    Joaquin Andujar
    127-118, 3.58 ERA
  5. 91
    Mike Boddicker
    134-116, 3.80 ERA
  6. 91
    Doc Medich
    124-105, 3.78 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Dock Ellis

What years did Dock Ellis play?
Dock Ellis played in Major League Baseball from 1968 to 1979.
Was Dock Ellis a pitcher?
Yes. Dock Ellis pitched in the major leagues, recording 138 wins and 1136 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Dock Ellis hit?
Dock Ellis hit 0 career home runs with 65 hits.