NAME     : Dock Ellis
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : 
 
  BIRTHDAY : 3/11/1945
  AGE      : 35
  HEIGHT   : 5"9
  WEIGHT   : 175
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Starter
  BATS     : Both
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $9,500,000 through 1983
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Strong
  LOYALTY                  : Average
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Normal
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : GREAT
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    C  (Fielding Pct. : .930)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
 
  Duration as Starter  : B
  Duration as Reliever : *
  Holding Runners      : B
  Groundball Pct.      : 57
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 6
  Avoiding Hits        : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Good)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 5  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 9  (VS. RHB : 9, VS. LHB : 9, Talent Brilliant)
  Avoiding BB's        : 5  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 4  (VS. RHB : 4, VS. LHB : 4, Talent Average)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 4
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  At Home        0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Away           0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Last Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  1968   2.51  6  5  0  26  2   0 104.0  29  38  52  PIT
  1969   3.59 11 17  0  35  8   2 218.0  87  76 173  PIT
  1970   2.93 12 18  0  37  3   2 254.2  83 102 143  OAK
  1971   3.39 10 13  0  29  1   0 204.2  77  75 124  OAK
  1972   3.81 12 14  0  32  3   0 207.2  88  72 129  OAK
  1973   4.07 10  8  0  27  2   2 172.2  78  60  92  OAK
  1974   2.53 14  9  0  34  2   0 234.1  66  87 142  OAK
  1975   4.68  6 14  0  25  3   1 171.1  89  69 112  OAK
  1976   3.28 13  8  0  29  0   0 186.1  68  75 131  OAK,AL
  1977   3.53 13  8  0  32  3   1 219.0  86  65 143  OAK
  1978   2.97  9 10  0  30  1   0 176.0  58  57 105  OAK
  1979   2.80 22  5  0  35  1   1 238.0  74  76 110  OAK,AL
  1980   3.63 15  9  0  35  1   0 233.1  94  98 117  PiT
 
  Total ERA   : 3.36
  Total Wins  : 153
  Total Losses: 138
  Total Saves : 0
  Total SHO   : 9
  Total CG    : 30
  Total K's   : 1573
  Total BB's  : 950
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Injured on 4/9/1978 with a Tender Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks... Injured on 10/8/1978 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for 5 weeks... Was selected to the 1979 Allstar game... Signed as a free agent by Pittsburgh on 2/12/1980 to a 4-year deal worth $9,500,000 per year...