What years did Dick Ellsworth play?

Dick Ellsworth played in Major League Baseball from 1958 to 1971.

Was Dick Ellsworth a pitcher?

Yes. Dick Ellsworth pitched in the major leagues, recording 115 wins and 1140 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Dick Ellsworth hit?

Dick Ellsworth hit 0 career home runs with 59 hits.

Dick Ellsworth

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1958-1971)

W–L 115–137

ERA 3.72

WHIP 1.33

SO 1,140

Pitcher PIV 3083.3

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 180 lb
Born: 3/22/1940 in Lusk, WY, USA
Died: 10/10/2022 in Fresno, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1958-06-22
Last Game: 1971-06-23
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Richard Clark Ellsworth

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
115	137	407	310	87	9	5	2155.7	2,274	890	194	595	1,140	3.72	3083.3

Career ERA 3.72 vs. league average 3.60 across their career seasons — near 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
1958	CHN	NL	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	2.3	4	4	3	0	15.43	—	0.0
1960	CHN	NL	7	13	31	27	6	0	0	176.7	170	73	72	94	3.72	3.82 (+3%)	984.5
1961	CHN	NL	10	11	37	31	7	1	0	186.7	213	80	48	91	3.86	4.03 (+4%)	28.9
1962	CHN	NL	9	20	37	33	6	0	1	208.7	241	118	77	113	5.09	3.96 (-29%)	-994.7
1963	CHN	NL	22	10	37	37	19	4	0	290.7	223	68	75	185	2.11	3.46 (+39%)	6407.4
1964	CHN	NL	14	18	37	36	16	1	0	256.7	267	107	71	148	3.75	3.58 (-5%)	-2940.0
1965	CHN	NL	14	15	36	34	8	0	1	222.3	227	94	57	130	3.81	3.50 (-9%)	241.8
1966	CHN	NL	8	22	38	37	9	0	0	269.3	321	119	51	144	3.98	3.52 (-13%)	426.7
1967	PHI	NL	6	7	32	21	3	1	0	125.3	152	61	36	45	4.38	3.30 (-33%)	-379.8
1968	BOS	AL	16	7	31	28	10	1	0	196.0	196	66	37	106	3.03	2.98 (-2%)	-275.0
1969	BOS	AL	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	12.0	16	5	4	4	3.75	3.61 (-4%)	-93.7
1969	CLE	AL	6	9	34	22	3	1	0	135.0	162	62	40	48	4.13	3.61 (-14%)	-498.2
1970	CLE	AL	3	3	29	1	0	0	2	43.7	49	22	14	13	4.53	3.89 (-17%)	-413.2
1970	ML4	AL	0	0	14	0	0	0	1	15.7	11	3	3	9	1.72	3.89 (+56%)	640.6
1971	ML4	AL	0	1	11	0	0	0	0	14.7	22	8	7	10	4.91	3.47 (-42%)	-51.9
Career · 15 seasons			115	137	407	310	87	9	5	2,155.2	2,274	890	595	1,140	3.72	—	3,083

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
407	673	32	59	2	2	0	22	0	46	322	.088	.151	.097	.247	-5,670

Career AVG .088 vs. league average .250 across their career seasons — 64.9% below league average.

Career OBP .151 vs. league average .316 across their career seasons — 52.4% below league average.

Career SLG .097 vs. league average .375 across their career seasons — 74.3% below league average.

Career OPS .247 vs. league average .692 across their career seasons — 64.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1958	CHN	NL	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1960	CHN	NL	31	48	3	2	0	0	1	6	30	.042	—	—	—	—	-548.6
1961	CHN	NL	37	56	1	2	1	0	0	3	29	.036	.258 (-86%)	.328 (-70%)	.399 (-87%)	.727 (-79%)	-711.0
1962	CHN	NL	37	62	5	7	1	0	2	14	28	.113	.257 (-56%)	.326 (-15%)	.393 (-67%)	.719 (-44%)	-390.7
1963	CHN	NL	37	94	8	9	0	0	5	8	38	.096	.246 (-61%)	.308 (-46%)	.371 (-74%)	.680 (-61%)	-854.7
1964	CHN	NL	37	87	4	4	0	0	1	4	43	.046	.250 (-82%)	.312 (-72%)	.377 (-88%)	.690 (-81%)	-1081.1
1965	CHN	NL	36	73	1	7	0	1	2	4	30	.096	.245 (-61%)	.310 (-54%)	.371 (-67%)	.682 (-61%)	-676.8
1966	CHN	NL	38	90	7	14	0	1	5	4	36	.156	.248 (-37%)	.309 (-35%)	.376 (-53%)	.685 (-45%)	-606.4
1967	PHI	NL	32	37	1	4	0	0	1	0	19	.108	—	—	—	—	0.0
1968	BOS	AL	31	72	2	4	0	0	2	1	45	.056	.236 (-77%)	.298 (-73%)	.340 (-84%)	.638 (-79%)	-800.6
1969	BOS	AL	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1969	CLE	AL	34	45	0	6	0	0	3	2	19	.133	—	—	—	—	0.0
1970	CLE	AL	29	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1970	ML4	AL	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1971	ML4	AL	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 15 seasons			407	673	32	59	2	2	22	46	322	.088	—	—	—	—	-5,670

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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	202	326	12	25	0	9	.077
Away	205	347	20	34	0	13	.098

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	202	1136.0	1172	457	302	593	3.62
Away	205	1019.1	1102	433	294	547	3.82

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB
1971-06-23	MIL	LAA	L	0
1971-06-20	MIL	OAK	L	0
1971-06-16	MIL	BAL	L	0
1971-06-13	MIL	CLE	L	1
1971-05-30	MIL	DET	L	0
1971-05-20	MIL	OAK	L	0
1971-04-30	MIL	NYY	L	0
1971-04-25	MIL	TEX	L	0
1971-04-20	MIL	CHW	L	0
1971-04-12	MIL	OAK	L	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1971-06-23	MIL	LAA	—	0.1	3	2	2	0	0	0
1971-06-20	MIL	OAK	—	1.2	2	1	1	0	1	0
1971-06-16	MIL	BAL	—	0.1	2	2	1	1	0	0
1971-06-13	MIL	CLE	—	4.2	8	2	1	1	5	1
1971-05-30	MIL	DET	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1971-05-20	MIL	OAK	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1971-04-30	MIL	NYY	—	1.2	0	0	0	1	0	0
1971-04-25	MIL	TEX	L	0.1	3	1	1	0	1	0
1971-04-20	MIL	CHW	—	2.0	0	1	1	2	1	0
1971-04-12	MIL	OAK	—	2.0	2	0	0	2	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	407	310	120	437	25	29

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1958	CHN	P	1	1	0	0	0	0
1960	CHN	P	31	27	12	29	0	1
1961	CHN	P	37	31	8	49	2	7
1962	CHN	P	37	33	7	41	3	3
1963	CHN	P	37	37	15	60	3	3
1964	CHN	P	37	36	13	58	6	2
1965	CHN	P	36	34	8	50	2	3
1966	CHN	P	38	37	19	53	5	3
1967	PHI	P	32	21	8	31	2	1
1968	BOS	P	31	28	10	30	1	2
1969	BOS	P	2	2	0	2	0	0
1969	CLE	P	34	22	15	19	1	3
1970	CLE	P	29	1	3	12	0	1
1970	ML4	P	14	0	1	2	0	0
1971	ML4	P	11	0	1	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	407

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1963	Most Valuable Player	NL	19th	7.0	280	0

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Frequently Asked Questions about Dick Ellsworth

What years did Dick Ellsworth play?: Dick Ellsworth played in Major League Baseball from 1958 to 1971.
Was Dick Ellsworth a pitcher?: Yes. Dick Ellsworth pitched in the major leagues, recording 115 wins and 1140 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Dick Ellsworth hit?: Dick Ellsworth hit 0 career home runs with 59 hits.