What years did Gene Cocreham play?

Gene Cocreham played in Major League Baseball from 1913 to 1915.

Was Gene Cocreham a pitcher?

Yes. Gene Cocreham pitched in the major leagues, recording 3 wins and 18 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Gene Cocreham hit?

Gene Cocreham hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.

What was Gene Cocreham's career batting average?

Gene Cocreham batted .071 over his career, with 1 hits in 14 at bats.

What was Gene Cocreham's career ERA?

Gene Cocreham finished with a 5.27 career ERA, going 3-5 with 18 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Gene Cocreham have?

Gene Cocreham recorded 18 career strikeouts.

Gene Cocreham

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1913-1915)

Gene Cocreham was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1913 to 1915 for the Boston Braves, a span of 3 seasons. Across 17 career appearances, he went 3-5 with a 5.27 ERA and 18 strikeouts.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 3–5

ERA 5.27

WHIP 1.74

SO 18

Pitcher PIV -1404.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 192 lb
Born: 11/14/1884 in Luling, TX, USA
Died: 12/27/1945 in Luling, TX, USA
MLB Debut: 1913-09-25
Last Game: 1915-04-21

Full name: Eugene Cocreham

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Career Pitching Statistics

Gene Cocreham — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
3	5	17	4	1	0	0	54.2	64	32	2	31	18	5.27	-1404.4

Career ERA 5.27 vs. league average 2.95 across their career seasons — 78.6% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Gene Cocreham — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1913	BSN	NL	0	1	1	1	0	8.1	13	7	4	3	7.56	—	0.0
1914	BSN	NL	3	4	15	3	1	44.2	48	24	27	15	4.84	2.93 (-65%)	-1404.4
1915	BSN	NL	0	0	1	0	0	1.2	3	1	0	0	5.40	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			3	5	17	4	1	54.2	64	32	31	18	5.27	—	-1,404

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

Gene Cocreham — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
17	14	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	.071	.133	.071	.205	0

Career AVG .071 vs. league average .255 across their career seasons — 71.9% below league average.

Career OBP .133 vs. league average .322 across their career seasons — 58.5% below league average.

Career SLG .071 vs. league average .338 across their career seasons — 78.9% below league average.

Career OPS .205 vs. league average .660 across their career seasons — 69.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Gene Cocreham — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1913	BSN	NL	1	4	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1914	BSN	NL	15	10	1	1	6	.100	—	—	—	—	0.0
1915	BSN	NL	1	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			17	14	1	1	8	.071	—	—	—	—	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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Gene Cocreham — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	7	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	10	14	0	1	0	0	.071

Pitching — Home / Away

Gene Cocreham — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	7	13.0	15	16	10	2	11.08
Away	10	42.0	49	17	20	17	3.64

Last 10 Games — Batting

Gene Cocreham — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	SO
1915-04-21	BSN	BRO	L	0	0	0
1914-10-06	BSN	BRO	L	0	0	0
1914-10-02	BSN	NY1	L	2	0	1
1914-09-11	BSN	PHI	W	0	0	0
1914-09-09	BSN	PHI	L	0	0	0
1914-09-05	BSN	PHI	W	4	1	2
1914-09-03	BSN	PHI	L	0	0	0
1914-07-03	BSN	BRO	L	0	0	0
1914-06-26	BSN	NY1	L	0	0	0
1914-06-24	BSN	NY1	L	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Gene Cocreham — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1915-04-21	BSN	BRO	—	1.2	3	2	2	0	0
1914-10-06	BSN	BRO	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0
1914-10-02	BSN	NY1	L	5.0	6	8	4	4	1
1914-09-11	BSN	PHI	W	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
1914-09-09	BSN	PHI	L	0.1	1	4	4	3	0
1914-09-05	BSN	PHI	W	9.0	10	1	1	3	5
1914-09-03	BSN	PHI	—	2.0	2	0	0	0	1
1914-07-03	BSN	BRO	—	2.0	1	0	0	0	1
1914-06-26	BSN	NY1	—	1.0	6	6	6	0	0
1914-06-24	BSN	NY1	—	2.0	1	1	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Gene Cocreham — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	17	0	3	7	1	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Gene Cocreham — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E
1913	BSN	P	1	2	1	0
1914	BSN	P	15	1	6	1
1915	BSN	P	1	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Gene Cocreham — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	17

Gene Cocreham: the record in brief

The profile opens with Gene Cocreham's first major league game on September 25, 1913; the last one listed came on April 21, 1915. Cocreham spent the whole of the career shown here with one club, the Boston Braves. Born on November 14, 1884, in Luling, TX, USA, Cocreham is listed as a pitcher and both batted and threw right-handed. The bio gives 6 feet, 3 inches and 192 pounds. The bio records the death on December 27, 1945, in Luling, TX, USA. Cocreham's full given name, per the bio, is Eugene Cocreham.

Cocreham pitched in 17 games, starting 4, and finished with a 3-5 record and 5.27 ERA. Cocreham had 18 strikeouts. The league ERA over Cocreham's seasons was 2.95, so the 5.27 figure ran 78.6% worse than average. 1914 was Cocreham's sharpest full season, a 4.84 ERA against the league's 2.93.

The position breakdown shows 17 games, all at pitcher. On the mound, the fielding record shows 1 errors alongside 3 putouts and 7 assists.

The game-log section draws on 34 games of Retrosheet box scores for Cocreham.

Frequently Asked Questions about Gene Cocreham

What years did Gene Cocreham play?: Gene Cocreham played in Major League Baseball from 1913 to 1915.
Was Gene Cocreham a pitcher?: Yes. Gene Cocreham pitched in the major leagues, recording 3 wins and 18 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Gene Cocreham hit?: Gene Cocreham hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.
What was Gene Cocreham's career batting average?: Gene Cocreham batted .071 over his career, with 1 hits in 14 at bats.
What was Gene Cocreham's career ERA?: Gene Cocreham finished with a 5.27 career ERA, going 3-5 with 18 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Gene Cocreham have?: Gene Cocreham recorded 18 career strikeouts.