How Dock Ellis's Hits Compares to Similar Players
Dock Ellis totaled 2,067 career Hits, well above the starting pitcher average of 770.5 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Hits season came in 1968, posting 82, well below the starting pitcher average of 124.1 that year. The highest point came in 1977 at 211, well above the starting pitcher average of 137.6 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 211 in 1977 to 131 in 1978 and 183 in 1979, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained well below league norms across 12 seasons.
Dock Ellis Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Hits for Dock Ellis
| Dock Ellis
Hits | Dock Ellis
Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 2067 | 8.74 |
| Season Avg. | 172.25 | 8.74 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 970.59 | 8.74 |
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Dock Ellis Hits Per Season
Dock Ellis's Hits for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Dock Ellis Hits by Team
Dock Ellis's career Hits totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Dock Ellis Cumulative Hits — Career Progression
A running total of Dock Ellis's career Hits, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Dock Ellis Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Dock Ellis's seasonal Hits alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Dock Ellis Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Dock Ellis's MLB career with Hits alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
