Mark Ellis

#49 RANKED AT POSITION

2002—2014

Second Base

BORN

June 6, 1977, in Rapid City, SD

BATS / THROWS

Right / Right

HEIGHT / WEIGHT

5-10 / 190

PRIMARY TEAM

Oakland A's

.262

BATTING AVERAGE

1435

GAMES

33.6 WAR

.327

ON-BASE PCT

690 RUNS

25.7 WAR7

.384

SLUGGING

1343

HITS

13.5 WAR3

.711

ON-BASE + SLUGGING

105 HOME RUNS

3.8 WAR PER SEASON

Major League ballplayers don’t come from South Dakota, but that’s where Ellis was born. No position player born in that state has ever made the All-Star team, but Ellis was the most deserving. He was a Gold Glove caliber second baseman with a strong arm and had 12-15 homer power.

Compared to Hall of Fame Second Basemen

	CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK	JAWS	WAR PER
Ellis	CAREER 33.6	LONG PEAK 25.7	PRIME 19.1	SHORT PEAK 13.5	JAWS 29.7	WAR PER 3.8
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER	CAREER 70.8	LONG PEAK 45.6	PRIME 33.2	SHORT PEAK 22.8	JAWS 58.2	WAR PER 5.2

Where Does Mark Ellis Rank Among Second Basemen?

RANKING	CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK	JAWS
RANKING 49	CAREER 54	LONG PEAK 62	PRIME 58	SHORT PEAK 73	JAWS 56
RANKING EGG RANKING	CAREER WAR	LONG PEAK WAR7	PRIME WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE	SHORT PEAK WAR3	JAWS JAWS

Hall of Fame Second Basemen Wins Above Replacement Comparison