Was Doc Bracken a pitcher?

Yes. Doc Bracken pitched in the major leagues, recording 4 wins and 37 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Doc Bracken hit?

Doc Bracken hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.

Doc Bracken

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

W–L 4–3

ERA 5.52

WHIP 1.77

SO 37

Pitcher PIV -467.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 192 lb
Born: 5/12/1915 in Paducah, KY, USA
Died: 2/15/1994 in St. Louis, MO, USA

Full name: Herbert Bracken

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
21.0	21.0	3.0	3.0	1.0	0	0	3.0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.190	.333

Pitching

W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
7	5	10	4	6	0	79.0	65	45	4	2	36	42	0.46	1.28

Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
4	3	8	6	2	0	0	45.7	47	28	3	34	37	5.52	-467.6

Career ERA 5.52 vs. league average 3.78 across their career seasons — 45.9% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1946	CBE	NAL	0	2	2	2	0	14.7	17	12	8	16	7.36	3.59 (-105%)	168.9
1947	CBE	NAL	4	1	6	4	2	31.0	30	16	26	21	4.65	3.97 (-17%)	-636.4
Career · 2 seasons			4	3	8	6	2	45.2	47	28	34	37	5.52	—	-468

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
8	17	2	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	.118	.118	.176	.294	0

Career AVG .118 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 54.7% below league average.

Career OBP .118 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — 64.7% below league average.

Career SLG .176 vs. league average .367 across their career seasons — 52.0% below league average.

Career OPS .294 vs. league average .700 across their career seasons — 58.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1946	CBE	NAL	2	6	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1947	CBE	NAL	6	11	2	2	1	3	.182	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 2 seasons			8	17	2	2	1	3	.118	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1	4	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	.250

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1947	NWS	CBE	1	4	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	.250

Playoff Career Pitching

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	0	1	0	0	9.0	6	1	7	5	1.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1947	NWS	CBE	1	0	1	0	0	9.0	6	1	7	5	1.00

Game Log & Splits

View full game log (26 games) →

Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	7	7	1	1	0	2	.143
Away	6	5	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	7	26.1	17	0	10	15	0.00
Away	6	26.2	23	1	9	12	0.34

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB
1947-08-11	CVB	CAG	L	1
1947-07-10	CVB	CAG	L	0
1947-07-09	CVB	CAG	W	0
1947-07-03	CVB	BIR	L	0
1947-07-01	CVB	BIR	W	0
1947-06-29	CVB	BIR	L	0
1947-06-23	CVB	IN9	W	0
1947-06-16	CVB	KCM	L	0
1947-06-06	CVB	KCM	L	0
1947-06-03	CVB	KCM	W	4

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1947-08-11	CVB	CAG	—	3.1	10	3	0	1	1	0
1947-07-10	CVB	CAG	—	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1947-07-09	CVB	CAG	W	1.0	1	2	0	2	0	0
1947-07-03	CVB	BIR	—	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1947-07-01	CVB	BIR	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1947-06-29	CVB	BIR	L	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1947-06-23	CVB	IN9	W	7.0	1	1	0	0	0	0
1947-06-16	CVB	KCM	L	2.1	6	8	0	3	2	2
1947-06-06	CVB	KCM	L	5.0	0	3	0	0	0	0
1947-06-03	CVB	KCM	W	9.0	4	1	1	8	11	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	8	6	2	8	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1946	CBE	P	2	2	2	0	0	0
1947	CBE	P	6	4	0	8	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	8

Frequently Asked Questions about Doc Bracken

Was Doc Bracken a pitcher?: Yes. Doc Bracken pitched in the major leagues, recording 4 wins and 37 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Doc Bracken hit?: Doc Bracken hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.