Dock Ellis vs. Pete Young — Career Comparison

Dock Ellis
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Pete Young
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dock Ellis built a career as a starting pitcher and Pete Young 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 3.86 and 1.286 for Pete Young. By the career numbers, Dock Ellis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dock Ellis and Pete Young

Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Pete Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
345
1.46
Pete Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
5.96
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.34
Pete Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.58
Pete Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.5
Pete Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.7
53.7
Pete Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.88
91.88
Pete Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.3
Pete Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Pete Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Pete Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
817
3.46
Pete Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
3.86
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Pete Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Pete Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Pete Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Pete Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6383
27
Pete Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
27
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.2
9
Pete Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.2
9
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2067
8.74
Pete Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.71
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Pete Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.59
Pete Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Pete Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Pete Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
2.85
Pete Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3.16
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.28
Pete Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.7
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Pete Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1136
4.81
Pete Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.91
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Pete Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Pete Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.851
0.851
Pete Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.896
0.896
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.19
Pete Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.19
Pete Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Pete Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8978
37.98
Pete Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
36.82
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Pete Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
958
4.05
Pete Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.86
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Pete Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.29
Pete Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.26
Pete Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.7
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.42
Pete Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.7
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.288
1.288
Pete Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.208
1.208
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8129
34.39
Pete Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
32.26
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Pete Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Pete Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.98
37.98
Pete Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.82
36.82

Fielding Stats for Dock Ellis and Pete Young

Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Pete Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
345
1.46
Pete Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
5.96
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.34
Pete Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6385
27
Pete Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
27
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2128.1
9
Pete Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.2
9
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
0.73
Pete Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.05
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
1.21
Pete Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.7
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
Pete Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
2.04
Pete Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.75
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
460
1.95
Pete Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.75
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.24
95.24
Pete Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Pete Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.88
91.88
Pete Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.11
Pete Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dock Ellis and Pete Young

Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
388
415.71
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
10200
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
600
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
489
523.93
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
69.64
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
65.36
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.29
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.29
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.53
13.42
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
73.93
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
98.57
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
45
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
24.64
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
69.64
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.92
4.2
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.93
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
201
215.36
Pete Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.79
2.79
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
47.14
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.21
Pete Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.29
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.29
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Pete Young
Career
Per 600 PA