Rocky Ellis

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

W–L 24–25
ERA 4.90
WHIP 1.41
SO 189
Pitcher PIV 1851.3
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
— / R
Height / Weight
5'8" / 141 lb
Born
1/26/1911 in Darby, PA, USA
Died
11/15/1989 in Richmond, VA, USA

Full name: Raymond Charles Ellis

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
120.0 109.0 18.0 15.0 0 0 1.0 1.0 10.0 3.0 0 .138 .210 .165 .375

Pitching

W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
13 23 35 14 23 2 272.2 319 198 87 28 49 66 2.87 1.35

Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
24 25 84 48 24 2 1 416.7 460 227 31 126 189 4.90 1851.3

Career ERA 4.90 vs. league average 4.34 across their career seasons — 12.9% worse 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
1934 PS NN2 9 3 16 15 12 2 0 118.0 96 37 38 47 2.82 4.29 (+34%) 1086.1
1935 PS NN2 7 4 15 12 5 0 0 98.3 108 53 33 41 4.85 4.35 (-12%) -181.2
1936 PS NN2 2 5 15 8 3 0 0 57.3 70 40 14 30 6.28 4.59 (-37%) 594.0
1937 PS NN2 4 5 12 5 3 0 0 53.7 63 28 11 32 4.70 4.34 (-8%) 1263.5
1938 PS NN2 0 4 12 3 0 0 0 41.0 51 23 16 21 5.05 4.35 (-16%) -239.0
1939 PS NN2 1 3 10 3 0 0 0 33.0 48 32 10 14 8.73 4.28 (-104%) -672.1
1940 HG NN2 0 1 3 1 0 0 1 6.3 14 9 2 2 12.79 — 0.0
1940 PS NN2 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 9.0 10 5 2 2 5.00 4.21 (-19%) 0.0
Career · 8 seasons 24 25 84 48 24 2 1 416.2 460 227 126 189 4.90 — 1,851

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
108 180 29 29 1 0 1 9 0 13 4 .161 .218 .183 .401 -475

Career AVG .161 vs. league average .277 across their career seasons — 41.8% below league average.

Career OBP .218 vs. league average .342 across their career seasons — 36.4% below league average.

Career SLG .183 vs. league average .395 across their career seasons — 53.6% below league average.

Career OPS .401 vs. league average .738 across their career seasons — 45.6% 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
1928 HIL EAS 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 — — — — 0.0
1934 PS NN2 22 57 8 8 1 0 0 2 0 4 2 .140 .278 (-50%) .340 (-42%) .392 (-60%) .733 (-52%) -474.9
1935 PS NN2 16 36 7 8 0 0 1 4 0 1 1 .222 — — — — 0.0
1936 PS NN2 19 23 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .174 — — — — 0.0
1937 PS NN2 12 19 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .053 — — — — 0.0
1938 PS NN2 14 12 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .167 — — — — 0.0
1939 PS NN2 17 21 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 .143 — — — — 0.0
1940 HG NN2 5 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 — — — — 0.0
1940 PS NN2 2 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .143 — — — — 0.0
Career · 9 seasons 108 180 29 29 1 0 1 9 0 13 4 .161 — — — — -475

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
2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1934 NLC PS 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 0 2 2 0 9.7 6 5 5 7 4.66

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1934 NLC PS 0 0 2 2 0 9.7 6 5 5 7 4.66

Game Log & Splits

View full game log (162 games) →

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home6280131222.150
Away28468700.152

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home48185.02304330222.09
Away24116.11354327303.33

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1940-07-14 HOMBLGL 100000001
1940-07-13 HOMPH5L 200000001
1940-06-30 HOMNY5W 000000000
1940-06-01 HOMPH5W 010000000
1940-05-19 HOMBLGL 000000000
1940-05-12 HOMNY6W 101000000
1939-07-22 PH5NY5W 110000010
1939-07-15 PH5HOML 200000000
1939-07-08 PH5BLGL 300000000
1939-07-08 PH5BLGL 301000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1940-07-13 HOMPH5 L 4.012140111
1940-06-30 HOMNY5 — 0.0000000
1940-05-19 HOMBLG — 0.2100000
1940-05-12 HOMNY6 — 3.0530000
1939-07-22 PH5NY5 W 2.1310100
1939-07-15 PH5HOM — 4.0540201
1939-07-02 PH5NW2 L 2.2664143
1939-06-27 PH5BLG — 0.1330100
1939-06-17 PH5NW2 — 5.0750000
1939-06-15 PH5NW2 — 6.0744501

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
OF 14 8 17 1 2 0
P 84 48 16 97 5 4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1928 HIL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1934 PS OF 4 3 4 0 0 0
1934 PS P 16 15 6 30 1 1
1935 PS P 15 12 1 27 1 2
1936 PS OF 2 1 3 0 0 0
1936 PS P 15 8 3 10 1 0
1937 PS P 12 5 1 8 1 0
1938 PS P 12 3 2 15 1 1
1939 PS OF 6 3 9 0 1 0
1939 PS P 10 3 1 6 0 0
1940 HG P 3 1 2 1 0 0
1940 PS OF 1 1 1 1 1 0
1940 PS P 1 1 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 84
Left Field 9
Center Field 1
Right Field 4

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Frequently Asked Questions about Rocky Ellis

Was Rocky Ellis a pitcher?
Yes. Rocky Ellis pitched in the major leagues, recording 24 wins and 189 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Rocky Ellis hit?
Rocky Ellis hit 1 career home runs with 29 hits.