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John Ellis
John Charles Ellis

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 225 lb.

MLB Debut May 17, 1969
Final Game October 3, 1981
Born August 21, 1948 in New London, CT
Died April 6, 2022 (age 73)

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 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1969 20 NYA AL   23   70    9   24   6   0   0    4   0   0    2   16  .343  .387  .429  .815   114    30   0   0   1   3   0  
 1970 21 NYA AL   17   31    4    5   2   0   1    6   0   0    4    7  .161  .278  .323  .600    84    10   0   0   0   1   0  
 1971 22 NYA AL   64  112   19   33  11   1   3   13   0   0    9   16  .295  .363  .491  .854   123    55   0   0   0   3   5  
 1972 23 NYA AL   65  135   19   47   6   0   8   24   0   0   12   21  .348  .401  .570  .972   141    77   0   0   3   0   3  
 1973 24 ATN NL  147  463   44  115  10   2  16   49   0   1   47   69  .248  .323  .382  .705    99   177   6   2   4   5  14  
 1974 25 ATN NL  147  498   38  120  21   8   9   55   2   1   36   71  .241  .288  .369  .657    91   184   6   8   2   0  15  
 1975 26 TEA AL   40   50    5    8   2   1   0    4   0   0    3    5  .160  .208  .240  .448    62    12   5   0   0   0   2  
 1976 27 SLN NL   13   33    4   13   0   0   0    6   0   0    0    8  .394  .394  .394  .788   117    13   0   0   0   0   0  
 1977 28 SLN NL   13   17    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    4  .059  .158  .059  .217    29     1   0   0   0   0   0  
 1978 29 SLN NL   42   79    8   22   7   0   3   14   0   0    6   16  .278  .326  .481  .807   113    38   0   1   2   0   0  
 1979 30 SLN NL   78  264   25   70   6   0  16   41   1   1   12   48  .265  .300  .470  .769   107   124   0   0   2   1   5  
 1980 31 MNA AL   49  130   11   29   6   1   0    8   1   0   21   31  .223  .333  .285  .618    84    37   5   1   1   1   2  
 1981 32 CHN NL   41   89    5   10   3   0   0    2   0   0    5   13  .112  .160  .146  .306    44    13   1   0   0   0   2  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 13 Seasons      739 1971  191  497  80  13  56  226   4   3  159  325  .252  .311  .391  .702         771  23  12  15  14  48
 Per 600 PA           543   53  137  22   4  15   62   1   1   44   89                                 212   6   3   4   4  13
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With ATN      294  961   82  235  31  10  25  104   2   2   83  140  .245  .305  .376  .681         361  12  10   6   5  29
   With NYA      169  348   51  109  25   1  12   47   0   0   27   60  .313  .374  .494  .869         172   0   0   4   7   8
   With SLN      146  393   37  106  13   0  19   61   1   1   20   76  .270  .306  .448  .754         176   0   1   4   1   5
   With MNA       49  130   11   29   6   1   0    8   1   0   21   31  .223  .333  .285  .618          37   5   1   1   1   2
   With CHN       41   89    5   10   3   0   0    2   0   0    5   13  .112  .160  .146  .306          13   1   0   0   0   2
   With TEA       40   50    5    8   2   1   0    4   0   0    3    5  .160  .208  .240  .448          12   5   0   0   0   2
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      883 2672  259  699 116  13  69  391   6  10  190  403  .262  .312  .392  .704        1048   4  30  17  19  82
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1969 20 NYA AL  81   12   7.0   2   0   0  .000   0    1    1 1.000    6   10  .375  C    4(+2)e11  104   
 1970 21 NYA AL  51    3   3.3   5   1   0  .200   1    3    1  .333    0    0  .000  3B   4e37     -108   
 1971 22 NYA AL  74   18   6.0  31   9   0  .290   4    9    3  .333    2    0 1.000  1B   4e18      191   
 1972 23 NYA AL  62   30   9.0  27   8   0  .296   5    9    4  .444    8    1  .889  1B   4e24      183   
 1973 24 ATN NL  41   56   4.1   6   2   0  .333  13   69   52  .754   67   37  .644  C    4(+1)e8   -36   
 1974 25 ATN NL  35   51   3.4   3   3   1 1.000  14   70   44  .629   77   24  .762  C    4(+1)e6   -94   
 1975 26 TEA AL  51    2   1.3  17   1   0  .059   1    6    4  .667   15    4  .789  C    4(+1)e8  -163   
 1976 27 SLN NL  70    5   6.9   7   3   0  .429   0    6    6 1.000    0    1  .000  C    4(0)e10  -212   
 1977 28 SLN NL  84    0    .4   4   0   0  .000   0    1    1 1.000    4    1  .800  C    4(+2)e10 -462   
 1978 29 SLN NL  62   12   6.0  18   7   1  .389   4    5    2  .400   20    6  .769  C    4(+2)e16  142   
 1979 30 SLN NL  46   35   4.8  11   3   2  .273  13   16    6  .375   21    7  .750  1B   4e30       15   
 1980 31 MNA AL  23   14   3.5  10   3   0  .300   5   16    9  .562    7    6  .538  UT              15   
 1981 32 CHN NL  21    2    .7   0   0   0  .000  12   18   13  .722   54   13  .806  C    4(+2)e16 -154   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 13 Seasons          244   4.2 141  40   4  .284  72  229  146  .638  281  110  .719                 -16   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 5.7 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 0.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)

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Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1969 20 NYA AL  C     22    83    11    0    1  1.000    18   161.0   5.25
 1970 21 NYA AL  3B     8     6     9    1    2   .938     7    57.0   2.37
                 C      2     6     0    0    0  1.000     1    15.0   3.60
                 1B     3     8     1    0    0  1.000     0     6.0  13.50
 1971 22 NYA AL  1B    18   107     5    2    8   .982    14   110.0   9.16
                 RF     5     7     0    0    0  1.000     4    30.0   2.10
                 C      9    27     1    1    0   .966     2    30.0   8.40
                 LF     4     7     0    1    0   .875     2    24.0   2.62
                 3B     2     0     3    0    0  1.000     0     3.0   9.00
 1972 23 NYA AL  1B    24   183    18    4   17   .980    21   166.2  10.85
                 C     16    40     2    1    0   .977     8    85.0   4.45
 1973 24 ATN NL  C    145   806    55   13    2   .985   130  1175.1   6.59
                 1B     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     1.0   9.00
 1974 25 ATN NL  C    121   612    50   11    0   .984   113  1009.2   5.90
                 1B    24   206    15    3   15   .987    23   201.1   9.88
 1975 26 TEA AL  C     26    54     9    1    2   .984     6   101.1   5.60
                 3B     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     2.0   0.00
 1976 27 SLN NL  C      9    39     5    0    0  1.000     6    58.0   6.83
 1977 28 SLN NL  C      6    18     2    0    0  1.000     4    31.2   5.68
 1978 29 SLN NL  C     25   123     8    4    0   .970    16   154.2   7.62
                 2B     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
 1979 30 SLN NL  1B    44   352    16    4   35   .989    40   367.2   9.01
                 C     26   119     9    9    0   .934    20   188.1   6.12
 1980 31 MNA AL  C     14    66     8    3    1   .961    12   119.0   5.60
                 1B    11   101     4    2   16   .981    10    86.2  10.90
 1981 32 CHN NL  C     41   163    23   12    4   .939    27   258.2   6.47
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 C    462  2156   183   55   10   .977   363  3387.2   6.21
                 1B   125   958    59   15   91   .985   108   939.1   9.74
                 3B    11     6    12    1    2   .947     7    62.0   2.61
                 RF     5     7     0    0    0  1.000     4    30.0   2.10
                 LF     4     7     0    1    0   .875     2    24.0   2.62
                 2B     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1972 ALCS  NYA KCA   W    3   4  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  .000  .000  .000  0
      WS    NYA SFN   W    5  15  1  6  1  1  1   4  0  1  .400  .400  .800  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1969  NYA   93-69   Dave Jackson, Chris Kohlwes
 1970  NYA   98-64   Chris Kohlwes
 1971  NYA   90-72   Chris Kohlwes
 1972  NYA   95-67   Chris Kohlwes
 1973  ATN   59-103  Tom Austad
 1974  ATN   54-108  Tom Austad
 1975  TEA   88-74   Larry Cupp
 1976  SLN   70-92   Steve Dewing
 1977  SLN   94-68   Steve Dewing
 1978  SLN   83-79   Steve Dewing, Jim Sheehan, Rob Tomlinson
 1979  SLN   73-89   Rob Tomlinson
 1980  MNA   74-88   Tom Austad
 1981  CHN   41-121  Alan Bosslet

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