Clyde Barfoot vs. Dock Ellis — Career Comparison

Clyde Barfoot
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dock Ellis
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Dock Ellis built a career as a starting pitcher and Clyde Barfoot as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dock Ellis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.46 and WHIP 1.319 compared to 4.1 and 1.434 for Clyde Barfoot. By the career numbers, Dock Ellis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clyde Barfoot and Dock Ellis

Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
3.09
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
345
1.46
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.34
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.58
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.36
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.5
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.7
53.7
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.88
91.88
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.3
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
4.1
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
817
3.46
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
751
27
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6383
27
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
250.1
9
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.2
9
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
293
10.53
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2067
8.74
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.53
10.53
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.47
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.59
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.37
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
674
2.85
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.28
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.76
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1136
4.81
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.76
1.76
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.459
0.459
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.851
0.851
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.19
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.4
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.19
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1092
39.26
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8978
37.98
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.98
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
5.43
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
958
4.05
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.29
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.26
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.42
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.434
1.434
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.288
1.288
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1015
36.49
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8129
34.39
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.26
39.26
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.98
37.98

Fielding Stats for Clyde Barfoot and Dock Ellis

Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
1.46
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.34
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6385
27
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2128.1
9
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.73
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
1.21
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
2.04
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
460
1.95
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.15
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.24
95.24
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.872
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.88
91.88
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.11
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clyde Barfoot and Dock Ellis

Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
650.6
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
388
415.71
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PA
83
600
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
600
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
549.4
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
489
523.93
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.651
0.651
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
144.58
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
69.64
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
122.89
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
65.36
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.46
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
4.29
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.23
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.69
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
4.29
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.9
57.07
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.53
13.42
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
173.49
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
73.93
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
187.95
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
98.57
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.633
0.633
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PA
5
36.14
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
45
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.14
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
24.64
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
72.29
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
69.64
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.22
66.64
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.92
4.2
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
43.37
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
28.93
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
93.98
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
201
215.36
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.38
6.38
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
2.79
2.79
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.23
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
47.14
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.21
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.29
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.29
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PA
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100