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Dick
Ellsworth		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 195
 
Born: March 22, 1940 in Usa, WY, LUSK
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1967   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1958 18 DET AL $ 300,000 8 4 3 3 7 7 7 6 6 6
1959 19 DET AL $ 300,000 8 4 3 3 6 6 6 4 4 4
1960 20 CIN NL   8 3 3 3 6 6 6 4 4 4
1961 21 CIN NL   8 3 3 3 7 7 7 4 4 4
1962 22 COL NL   8 4 4 4 7 7 7 4 4 4
1963 23 COL NL $ 300,000 8 4 4 4 8 8 8 5 5 5
1964 24 COL NL $ 300,000 8 3 3 3 8 8 8 6 6 6
1965 25 COL NL $ 1,907,143 8 3 3 3 9 9 9 7 7 7
1966 26 COL NL $ 1,907,143 8 3 3 3 9 9 9 7 7 7
1967 27 COL NL $ 1,907,143 9 3 3 3 9 9 9 6 6 6
1968 28 COL NL $ 1,500,000 9 3 3 3 9 9 9 6 6 6
1969 29 COL NL $ 1,500,000 8 3 2 2 9 9 9 6 6 6
1970 30 NYG NL $ 300,000 8 2 2 2 9 9 9 6 6 6
1971 31 NYG NL $ 300,000 7 2 2 2 9 9 9 5 5 5
1972 32 NYG NL $ 300,000 7 2 2 2 9 9 9 5 5 5
1973 33 NYG NL $ 300,000 7 2 2 2 8 8 8 5 5 5
1974 34 TOR AL $ 300,000 7 2 2 2 6 6 6 3 3 3
1975 35 TOR AL $ 300,000 6 2 2 2 4 4 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 2 2 2 4 4 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,907,143 9 4 4 4 9 9 9 7 7 7
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1958 18 DET AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1959 19 DET AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1960 20 CIN NL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1961 21 CIN NL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1962 22 COL NL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1963 23 COL NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1964 24 COL NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1965 25 COL NL $ 1,907,143   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1966 26 COL NL $ 1,907,143   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1967 27 COL NL $ 1,907,143   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1968 28 COL NL $ 1,500,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1969 29 COL NL $ 1,500,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1970 30 NYG NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1971 31 NYG NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1972 32 NYG NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1973 33 NYG NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1974 34 TOR AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1975 35 TOR AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,907,143   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1958 18 DET AL 7 13 .350 40 11 5 0 2 123.7 163 80 16 33 53 5.82 .313 .355 .501 .856 0.5
    AAA   0 2 .000 5 5 0 0 0 31.7 40 14 5 13 21 3.98 .310 .373 .512 .885  
1959 19 AAA   13 13 .500 28 28 5 0 0 204.0 181 66 28 58 172 2.91 .233 .286 .384 .670  
1960 20 AAA   4 7 .364 13 13 1 1 0 84.3 91 45 15 27 60 4.80 .267 .321 .449 .769  
    A   7 1 .875 12 12 2 1 0 92.0 77 20 4 19 99 1.96 .223 .263 .306 .569  
1961 21 AA   11 13 .458 30 30 2 0 0 209.3 212 99 21 54 170 4.26 .259 .305 .401 .707  
1962 22 AA   14 6 .700 28 28 7 4 0 216.7 184 63 16 46 157 2.62 .228 .270 .333 .602  
1963 23 COL NL 3 2 .600 35 0 0 0 2 49.7 45 15 3 12 13 2.72 .249 .294 .337 .631 5.6
1964 24 COL NL 12 11 .522 34 29 12 0 1 254.7 265 104 32 53 97 3.68 .269 .306 .414 .720 12.7
1965 25 COL NL 13 9 .591 31 25 14 2 0 204.7 213 92 29 33 70 4.05 .264 .292 .417 .709 8.0
1966 26 COL NL 18 16 .529 40 40 15 4 0 311.0 320 136 31 69 123 3.94 .264 .303 .400 .703 9.1
1967 27 COL NL 19 13 .594 42 42 17 2 0 318.7 358 159 26 69 122 4.49 .284 .319 .412 .731 6.7
1968 28 COL NL 21 8 .724 32 32 17 1 0 263.7 257 90 15 50 100 3.07 .255 .289 .335 .624 18.7
1969 29 COL NL 11 10 .524 24 24 11 0 0 197.3 218 75 27 28 65 3.42 .276 .302 .408 .710 12.6
1970 30 COL NL 5 13 .278 21 21 6 1 0 152.0 190 91 22 24 43 5.39 .306 .333 .461 .795 1.6
1971 31 NYG NL 13 14 .481 33 33 9 0 0 257.0 324 156 44 45 75 5.46 .306 .336 .491 .828 7.1
1972 32 NYG NL 10 20 .333 35 35 6 0 0 253.0 347 155 37 58 70 5.51 .329 .364 .498 .862 6.7
1973 33 NYG NL 0 3 .000 4 4 0 0 0 18.7 42 25 2 4 3 12.06 .438 .451 .594 1.045 0.0
    AAA   11 5 .688 21 19 2 1 0 142.3 170 49 7 26 56 3.10 .299 .330 .398 .728  
1974 34 TOR AL 7 4 .636 34 5 0 0 0 113.3 147 62 12 40 25 4.92 .316 .370 .465 .835 5.9
    AAA   1 5 .167 34 0 0 0 1 27.7 39 20 2 10 11 6.51 .342 .395 .456 .851  
    AA   2 1 .667 4 4 1 0 0 32.0 43 13 0 4 21 3.66 .326 .346 .386 .732  
1975 35 AAA   1 7 .125 11 11 0 0 0 68.3 99 46 9 26 29 6.06 .336 .389 .495 .884  
    AA   1 1 .500 6 2 0 0 0 18.7 17 5 3 4 9 2.41 .250 .292 .426 .718  
13 Years Sim 139 136 .505 405 301 112 10 5 2517.3 2889 1240 296 518 859 4.43 .287 .322 .431 .753 95.2
6 Years AAA 30 39 .435 112 76 8 2 1 558.3 620 240 66 160 349 3.87 .279 .327 .423 .750  
4 Years AA 28 21 .571 68 64 10 4 0 476.7 456 180 40 108 357 3.40 .250 .292 .371 .663  
1 Years A 7 1 .875 12 12 2 1 0 92.0 77 20 4 19 99 1.96 .223 .263 .306 .569  
11 Years Minors 65 61 .516 192 152 20 7 1 1127.0 1153 440 110 287 805 3.51 .262 .308 .392 .700  
Season Average 10 10 .500 31 23 8 0 0 193.6 222 95 22 39 66 4.43 .287 .322 .431 .753  
Career Highs 21 20 .724 42 42 17 4 2 318.7 358 159 44 69 123 12.06 .438 .451 .594 1.045  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   2303 961 244 397 656   .299 .334 .451 .784
vs LH   586 279 52 121 203   .248 .285 .367 .651
Home 65 74 .468 198 145 54 6 1 1223.6 1405 604 143 224 417 4.44 .287 .318 .426 .744
Away 74 62 .544 207 156 58 4 5 1293.6 1484 636 153 294 442 4.42 .288 .326 .436 .762
Mar/Apr 19 27 .413 69 44 15 2 3 353.0 442 208 45 72 135 5.30 .307 .340 .463 .802
May 28 19 .596 60 56 23 4 0 447.6 469 194 55 79 156 3.90 .270 .301 .408 .709
June 25 24 .510 65 58 18 2 0 458.6 517 216 52 92 154 4.24 .280 .314 .423 .738
July 23 21 .523 70 51 16 0 1 438.6 526 242 50 95 149 4.97 .295 .330 .444 .774
August 22 23 .489 70 47 22 2 1 429.6 476 182 44 100 131 3.81 .284 .324 .404 .728
Sep/Oct 22 22 .500 71 45 18 0 1 389.6 459 198 50 80 134 4.57 .292 .327 .450 .776
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1958 18 DET AL 40 35 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 13 .086 .111 .086 .197 -0.9 0.0
1963 23 COL NL 35 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1964 24 COL NL 34 79 7 6 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 26 .076 .098 .076 .174 -2.2 0.0
1965 25 COL NL 31 70 4 7 1 1 0 4 0 1 1 17 .100 .113 .143 .256 -1.7 0.0
1966 26 COL NL 40 107 4 7 2 0 0 4 0 0 2 38 .065 .083 .084 .167 -5.3 0.0
1967 27 COL NL 42 105 6 7 2 0 1 5 0 0 3 42 .067 .093 .114 .207 -3.9 0.0
1968 28 COL NL 32 81 5 8 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 29 .099 .120 .123 .244 -1.6 0.0
7 Years Sim 254 478 27 38 7 1 1 17 2 1 10 165 .079 .100 .105 .205 -15.7 0.0
162 Game Average 304 17 24 4 0 0 10 1 0 6 105 .079 .100 .105 .205 -10.0  
Career Highs 42 107 7 8 2 1 1 5 2 1 3 42 .100 .120 .143 .256 -0.1  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   269 18 24 4 1 1 11 1 1 3 81 .089 .099 .123 .222 -8.3
vs LH   209 9 14 3 0 0 6 1 0 7 84 .067 .101 .081 .182 -8.5
Home 102 223 14 17 2 0 0 5 1 1 6 83 .076 .104 .085 .190 -8.9
Away 129 255 13 21 5 1 1 12 1 0 4 82 .082 .096 .122 .218 -7.8
RISP   107 0 11 3 0 0 15 0 0 0 39 .103 .110 .131 .241 -3.1
Close/Late   40 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13 .050 .050 .050 .100 -2.6
Mar/Apr 42 60 1 6 3 0 1 5 0 0 0 24 .100 .100 .200 .300 -0.6
May 32 86 4 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 25 .058 .090 .058 .148 -4.3
June 37 100 8 6 0 1 0 2 2 1 2 29 .060 .078 .080 .158 -4.8
July 34 86 5 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 35 .070 .101 .070 .171 -4.0
August 37 78 3 8 2 0 0 5 0 0 2 28 .103 .125 .128 .253 -1.6
Sep/Oct 37 68 6 7 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 24 .103 .114 .132 .247 -1.6
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1958 18 DET AL P 40 11 123.7 4 24 2 1 .933 2.04    
1963 23 COL NL P 35 0 49.7 6 13 0 2 1.000 3.44    
1964 24 COL NL P 34 29 254.7 20 52 1 4 .986 2.54    
1965 25 COL NL P 31 25 204.7 13 31 2 1 .957 1.93    
1966 26 COL NL P 40 40 311.0 16 49 2 1 .970 1.88    
1967 27 COL NL P 42 42 318.7 23 60 1 5 .988 2.34    
1968 28 COL NL P 32 32 263.7 14 44 3 5 .951 1.98    
1969 29 COL NL P 24 24 197.3 15 30 1 3 .978 2.05    
1970 30 COL NL P 21 21 152.0 15 30 1 2 .978 2.66    
1971 31 NYG NL P 33 33 257.0 19 48 6 1 .918 2.35    
1972 32 NYG NL P 35 35 253.0 18 40 0 8 1.000 2.06    
1973 33 NYG NL P 4 4 18.7 1 4 0 0 1.000 2.41    
1974 34 TOR AL P 34 5 113.3 7 22 0 3 1.000 2.30    
Career Totals   405 301 2517.3 171 447 19 36 .970 2.21    
Career Highs   42 42 318.7 23 60 6 8 1.000 3.44    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1967 27 COL NL 0 1 .000 3 0 0 0 0 3.3 7 3 1 0 1 8.11 .438 .438 .813 1.250
1968 28 COL NL 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 3.0 2 0 0 4 3 0.00 .200 .429 .200 .629
1969 29 COL NL 2 3 .400 7 2 0 0 1 27.7 40 21 6 10 8 6.83 .331 .382 .521 .902
Career Post-Season Pitching 2 4 .333 13 2 0 0 1 34.0 49 24 7 14 12 6.35 .333 .391 .531 .922
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1967 27 COL NL 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1968-8-3.07
1969-10-3.42
 Wins
1967-9-19
1968-5-21
 Losses
1971-8-14
1972-3-20
 Winning Pct
1968-4-.724
 Games Started
1967-7-42
1971-4-33
1972-6-35
 Complete Games
1966-5-15
1967-7-17
1968-6-17
1969-8-11
1971-10-9
Shutouts
1965-9-2
1966-2-4
1967-8-2
 Innings Pitched
1966-10-311.0
1967-6-318.7
1971-4-257.0
 Hits Allowed
1966-8-320
1967-2-358
1971-1-324
1972-1-347
 Homeruns Allowed
1964-10-32
1965-10-29
1966-9-31
1971-1-44
1972-3-37
 Walks per 9IP
1965-3-1.5
1966-5-2.0
1967-7-1.9
1968-6-1.7
1969-2-1.3
1971-2-1.6
1972-5-2.1
CAR-49-1.9
 OOBP
1969-9-.302
OSLG
1968-8-.335
 OOPS
1968-6-.624
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 58    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Dick Donovan (956)
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  3. Tommy John (934)
  4. Roy Mahaffey (928)
  5. Frank Maccormack (928)
  6. Mort Cooper (922)
  7. Hersh Freeman (915)
  8. Schoolboy Rowe (910)
  9. Lefty Grove (910)
  10. Kevin Kobel (908)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Jack Fisher (993)
  2. Al Yeargin (987)
  3. Kent Greenfield (986)
  4. Karl Drews (980)
  5. Mike Cuellar (979)
  6. Bob Kuzava (978)
  7. John Hiller (978)
  8. Dave Wickersham (976)
  9. Dean Stone (974)
  10. Johnny Broaca (969)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 10th overall pick, by Detroit in 1958
Earned first career win on 4/28/1958
Injured on 5/15/1958 with a Tight Shoulder, out for one week
Had first career hit on 6/26/1958, off Jack Harshman (SDP)
Traded from Detroit to Cincinnati on 7/1/1960 (Going to CIN: P Mike Cuellar, 1B Johnny Callison, P Dick Ellsworth. Going to DET: RF Wally Moon, P Danny Mcdevitt)
2/1/1965: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,907,143 through salary arbitration
Injured on 8/18/1965 with a Strained Bicep Muscle, out for 3 weeks
2/1/1966: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,907,143 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 6/30/1966, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
2/1/1967: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,907,143 through salary arbitration
Hit first career homerun on 4/28/1967, off Roger Nelson (STL)
Won Player of the Week award on 5/5/1967, winning 2 games with a 1.00 ERA
Was selected to the 1967 Allstar game
10/20/1967: Signed a contract extension with Colorado, $1,500,000 per year, for 4 years
Won Player of the Week award on 8/25/1968, winning 2 games with a 1.00 ERA
Injured on 6/11/1969 with a Bone Chips Elbow, out for 7 weeks
Released by Colorado on 7/31/1970
Signed as a free agent by New York (N) on 9/1/1970 to a 1-year deal worth $300,000 per year
10/3/1970: Signed a contract extension with New York (N), $300,000 per year, for 4 years
4/2/1971: Signed a minor league contract extension with New York (N)
Traded from New York (N) to Toronto on 4/2/1974 (Going to NYG: DH Bernie Carbo. Going to TOR: CF Jim Dwyer, 2B Dave Rosello, P Dick Ellsworth, P Jim Kaat)
7/1/1975: Signed a minor league contract extension with Toronto
Injured on 8/3/1975 with a Strained Bicep Muscle, out for 3 weeks
 
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