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.

Did Dick Ellsworth win a Cy Young Award?

No. Dick Ellsworth did not win the Cy Young Award.

What awards did Dick Ellsworth win?

Dick Ellsworth was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

What were Dick Ellsworth's career stats?

In 407 games, Dick Ellsworth went 115-137 with a 3.72 ERA, 1,140 strikeouts, 2,155.2 innings pitched, and 5 saves. At the plate he had 59 hits and 0 home runs.

What position did Dick Ellsworth play?

Dick Ellsworth played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Dick Ellsworth and how much did he weigh?

Dick Ellsworth was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 180 pounds.

What was Dick Ellsworth's career ERA?

Dick Ellsworth finished with a 3.72 career ERA, going 115-137 with 1,140 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Dick Ellsworth have?

Dick Ellsworth recorded 1,140 career strikeouts.

Is Dick Ellsworth in the Hall of Fame?

No. Dick Ellsworth has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

How many All-Star Games did Dick Ellsworth make?

Dick Ellsworth was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

Dick Ellsworth

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

Dick Ellsworth was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1958 to 1971 for 5 teams, including the Chicago Cubs, a span of 14 seasons. Across 407 career appearances, he went 115-137 with a 3.72 ERA and 1,140 strikeouts. He also batted .088 with 0 home runs. Dick Ellsworth was an All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 3083.3.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 15, 2026

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

Dick Ellsworth — 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	2155.2	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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Dick Ellsworth Stats, Bio & Career Records
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	2.1	4	4	3	0	15.43	—	0.0
1960	CHN	NL	7	13	31	27	6	0	0	176.2	170	73	72	94	3.72	3.82 (+3%)	984.5
1961	CHN	NL	10	11	37	31	7	1	0	186.2	213	80	48	91	3.86	4.03 (+4%)	28.9
1962	CHN	NL	9	20	37	33	6	0	1	208.2	241	118	77	113	5.09	3.96 (-29%)	-994.7
1963	CHN	NL	22	10	37	37	19	4	0	290.2	223	68	75	185	2.11	3.46 (+39%)	6407.4
1964	CHN	NL	14	18	37	36	16	1	0	256.2	267	107	71	148	3.75	3.58 (-5%)	-2940.0
1965	CHN	NL	14	15	36	34	8	0	1	222.1	227	94	57	130	3.81	3.50 (-9%)	241.8
1966	CHN	NL	8	22	38	37	9	0	0	269.1	321	119	51	144	3.98	3.52 (-13%)	426.7
1967	PHI	NL	6	7	32	21	3	1	0	125.1	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	43.2	49	22	14	13	4.53	3.89 (-17%)	-413.2
1970	ML4	AL	0	0	14	0	0	0	1	15.2	11	3	3	9	1.72	3.89 (+56%)	640.6
1971	ML4	AL	0	1	11	0	0	0	0	14.2	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

Dick Ellsworth — 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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Dick Ellsworth Stats, Bio & Career Records
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

Dick Ellsworth — 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

Dick Ellsworth — 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

Dick Ellsworth — 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

Dick Ellsworth — 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

Dick Ellsworth — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	407	310	120	437	25	29

Season-by-Season Fielding

Dick Ellsworth — 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

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Dick Ellsworth Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	407

Award Voting History

Dick Ellsworth — 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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Dick Ellsworth: the record in brief

Dick Ellsworth's major league career runs from a debut on June 22, 1958 to a final game on June 23, 1971. The season rows list, in order, the Chicago Cubs (1958 to 1966), the Philadelphia Phillies (1967), the Boston Red Sox (1968 through 1969), the Cleveland Indians (1969 to 1970), and the Milwaukee Brewers (1970 through 1971). Ellsworth is listed as a pitcher at 6'3" and 180 pounds. The bio says Ellsworth threw and hit left-handed. The recorded birth is March 22, 1940, in Lusk, WY, USA. Ellsworth's death is recorded on October 10, 2022, in Fresno, CA, USA. The given name on file is Richard Clark Ellsworth.

Ellsworth's career pitching line is 115 wins, 137 losses and a 3.72 ERA over 407 appearances. Also on Ellsworth's record: 1,140 strikeouts, 87 complete games, and 9 shutouts. Ellsworth's 3.72 ERA was close to the 3.60 league figure for those seasons. No season topped the 22 wins of 1963.

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.
What teams did Dick Ellsworth play for?: Dick Ellsworth played for 5 teams: the Chicago Cubs (1958, 1960–1966), the Philadelphia Phillies (1967), the Boston Red Sox (1968–1969), the Cleveland Indians (1969–1970), and the Milwaukee Brewers (1970–1971).
Did Dick Ellsworth win a Cy Young Award?: No. Dick Ellsworth did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did Dick Ellsworth win?: Dick Ellsworth was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Dick Ellsworth's career stats?: In 407 games, Dick Ellsworth went 115-137 with a 3.72 ERA, 1,140 strikeouts, 2,155.2 innings pitched, and 5 saves. At the plate he had 59 hits and 0 home runs.
What position did Dick Ellsworth play?: Dick Ellsworth played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Dick Ellsworth and how much did he weigh?: Dick Ellsworth was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 180 pounds.
What was Dick Ellsworth's career ERA?: Dick Ellsworth finished with a 3.72 career ERA, going 115-137 with 1,140 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Dick Ellsworth have?: Dick Ellsworth recorded 1,140 career strikeouts.
Is Dick Ellsworth in the Hall of Fame?: No. Dick Ellsworth has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
How many All-Star Games did Dick Ellsworth make?: Dick Ellsworth was selected to 1 All-Star Game.