Dock Ellis vs. Otis Starks — Career Comparison

Dock Ellis
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Otis Starks
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn Royal GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Dock Ellis posted a stronger line than Otis Starks. Dock Ellis posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.46 vs 4.95) and WHIP (1.319 vs 1.567). By the career numbers, Dock Ellis had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Dock Ellis and Otis Starks

Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
345
1.46
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.49
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.34
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.02
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.58
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.33
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.5
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.57
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.7
53.7
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.88
91.88
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.25
68.25
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.3
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.62
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.06
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
817
3.46
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
4.95
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6383
27
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1139
27
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.2
9
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
379.2
9
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2067
8.74
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
10.74
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.74
10.74
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.59
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.5
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
2.85
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
3.37
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.28
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1136
4.81
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
4.01
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.851
0.851
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.819
0.819
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.19
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.19
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.19
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8978
37.98
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
40.11
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
958
4.05
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
6.38
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.38
6.38
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.29
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
1.26
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.26
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.42
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.5
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.288
1.288
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.567
1.567
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8129
34.39
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1489
35.3
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.98
37.98
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.11
40.11

Fielding Stats for Dock Ellis and Otis Starks

Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
345
1.46
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.49
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.34
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.02
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6385
27
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1160
27
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2128.1
9
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
386.2
9
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.73
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.19
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
1.21
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
2.12
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.21
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
483
2.04
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.51
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460
1.95
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
2.3
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.24
95.24
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.547
1.547
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.88
91.88
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.75
68.75
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.11
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dock Ellis and Otis Starks

Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
388
415.71
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
67
248.15
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
600
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
162
600
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
489
523.93
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
144
533.33
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
69.64
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
74.07
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
65.36
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
66.67
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
4.29
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.41
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
4.29
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.41
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.53
13.42
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.83
17.89
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
73.93
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
81.48
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
98.57
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
114.81
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
45
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
59.26
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
24.64
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.11
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
69.64
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
70.37
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.92
4.2
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.59
13.3
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
28.93
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.04
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
201
215.36
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.81
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
2.79
2.79
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.5
40.5
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
47.14
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
7
25.93
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.21
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.29
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.7
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.29
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.7
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100