What years did Casey Cox play?

Casey Cox played in Major League Baseball from 1966 to 1973.

Was Casey Cox a pitcher?

Yes. Casey Cox pitched in the major leagues, recording 39 wins and 297 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Casey Cox hit?

Casey Cox hit 0 career home runs with 15 hits.

What was Casey Cox's career batting average?

Casey Cox batted .099 over his career, with 15 hits in 151 at bats.

How many RBI did Casey Cox have?

Casey Cox drove in 5 runs in his career.

What was Casey Cox's career ERA?

Casey Cox finished with a 3.70 career ERA, going 39-42 with 297 strikeouts.

Casey Cox

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1966-1973)

Casey Cox was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1966 to 1973 for the Washington Senators, the Texas Rangers, and the New York Yankees, a span of 8 seasons. Across 308 career appearances, he went 39-42 with a 3.70 ERA, 297 strikeouts, and 20 saves.

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 39–42

ERA 3.70

WHIP 1.32

SO 297

Pitcher PIV -6299.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'5" / 200 lb
Born: 7/3/1941 in Long Beach, CA, USA
Died: 10/2/2023 in Clearwater, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 1966-04-15
Last Game: 1973-04-06

Full name: Joseph Casey Cox

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Career Pitching Statistics

Casey Cox — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
39	42	308	59	5	0	20	762.0	772	313	66	234	297	3.70	-6299.9

Career ERA 3.70 vs. league average 3.49 across their career seasons — 6.0% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Casey Cox Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1966	WS2	AL	4	5	66	0	0	7	113.0	104	44	35	46	3.50	3.52 (avg)	157.5
1967	WS2	AL	7	4	54	0	0	1	73.0	67	24	21	32	2.96	3.30 (+10%)	477.1
1968	WS2	AL	0	1	4	0	0	0	7.2	7	2	0	4	2.35	—	0.0
1969	WS2	AL	12	7	52	13	4	0	171.2	161	53	64	73	2.78	3.61 (+23%)	-1360.9
1970	WS2	AL	8	12	37	30	1	1	192.1	211	95	44	68	4.45	3.89 (-14%)	-2976.8
1971	WS2	AL	5	7	54	11	0	7	124.1	131	55	40	43	3.98	3.47 (-15%)	-1137.0
1972	TEX	AL	3	5	35	4	0	4	65.1	73	32	26	27	4.41	3.26 (-35%)	-1537.2
1972	NYA	AL	0	1	5	1	0	0	11.2	13	6	3	4	4.63	3.26 (-42%)	77.5
1973	NYA	AL	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.0	5	2	1	0	6.00	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			39	42	308	59	5	20	762.0	772	313	234	297	3.70	—	-6,300

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

Casey Cox — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
308	151	3	15	0	0	0	5	0	7	94	.099	.139	.099	.239	-581

Career AVG .099 vs. league average .248 across their career seasons — 59.9% below league average.

Career OBP .139 vs. league average .315 across their career seasons — 55.8% below league average.

Career SLG .099 vs. league average .366 across their career seasons — 72.9% below league average.

Career OPS .239 vs. league average .681 across their career seasons — 65.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Casey Cox Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1966	WS2	AL	66	8	0	0	0	0	5	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1967	WS2	AL	54	3	0	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1968	WS2	AL	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1969	WS2	AL	52	47	1	5	3	2	34	.106	—	—	—	—	0.0
1970	WS2	AL	37	58	1	7	2	1	30	.121	.253 (-52%)	.325 (-58%)	.385 (-69%)	.711 (-64%)	-580.8
1971	WS2	AL	54	26	1	2	0	1	19	.077	—	—	—	—	0.0
1972	TEX	AL	35	9	0	1	0	3	3	.111	—	—	—	—	0.0
1972	NYA	AL	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1973	NYA	AL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			308	151	3	15	5	7	94	.099	—	—	—	—	-581

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

Casey Cox — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	151	77	1	11	0	4	.143
Away	157	74	2	4	0	1	.054

Pitching — Home / Away

Casey Cox — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	151	406.2	391	143	110	157	3.16
Away	157	355.2	381	169	124	140	4.28

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Casey Cox — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1973-04-06	NYY	BOS	—	3.0	5	3	2	1	0	0
1972-09-19	NYY	MIL	—	2.0	4	3	3	0	0	0
1972-09-16	NYY	BAL	—	2.0	2	0	0	0	1	0
1972-09-13	NYY	BOS	—	2.0	1	0	0	1	1	0
1972-09-08	NYY	BOS	—	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1972-09-03	NYY	CHW	L	3.2	5	3	3	2	2	0
1972-08-31	TEX	NYY	—	3.0	2	2	2	2	1	0
1972-08-29	TEX	NYY	—	2.0	1	0	0	1	1	0
1972-08-26	TEX	BOS	L	0.1	4	3	3	0	0	0
1972-08-25	TEX	BOS	—	1.1	2	2	2	1	2	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Casey Cox — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	308	59	41	115	4	6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Casey Cox — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1966	WS2	P	66	0	2	24	1	1
1967	WS2	P	54	0	4	14	0	0
1968	WS2	P	4	0	1	0	0	0
1969	WS2	P	52	13	11	21	0	3
1970	WS2	P	37	30	13	24	2	0
1971	WS2	P	54	11	5	20	1	2
1972	TEX	P	35	4	4	11	0	0
1972	NYA	P	5	1	1	0	0	0
1973	NYA	P	1	0	0	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Casey Cox Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	308

College History

Casey Cox — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Long Beach City College	Long Beach	CA	1961
California State University Los Angeles	Los Angeles	CA	1962

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Casey Cox: the record in brief

Between the debut on April 15, 1966 and the final game on April 6, 1973, Casey Cox built the record summarized on this page. The season rows list, in order, the Washington Senators (1966 through 1971), the Texas Rangers (1972), and the New York Yankees (1972 through 1973). Cox played primarily as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. Born on July 3, 1941, in Long Beach, CA, USA, Cox was listed at 6'5" and 200 pounds. Cox died on October 2, 2023, in Clearwater, FL, USA. On the record, Casey Cox was born Joseph Casey Cox.

Cox pitched in 308 games, starting 59, and finished with a 39-42 record and 3.70 ERA. The same table counts 297 strikeouts and 20 saves. Against a 3.49 league ERA for the same seasons, the 3.70 mark was 6.0% worse. The best win total was 12, in 1969. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 2.78 in 1969, when the league's was 3.61.

Frequently Asked Questions about Casey Cox

What years did Casey Cox play?: Casey Cox played in Major League Baseball from 1966 to 1973.
Was Casey Cox a pitcher?: Yes. Casey Cox pitched in the major leagues, recording 39 wins and 297 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Casey Cox hit?: Casey Cox hit 0 career home runs with 15 hits.
What was Casey Cox's career batting average?: Casey Cox batted .099 over his career, with 15 hits in 151 at bats.
How many RBI did Casey Cox have?: Casey Cox drove in 5 runs in his career.
What was Casey Cox's career ERA?: Casey Cox finished with a 3.70 career ERA, going 39-42 with 297 strikeouts.