What years did Bill Doak play?

Bill Doak played in Major League Baseball from 1912 to 1929.

Was Bill Doak a pitcher?

Yes. Bill Doak pitched in the major leagues, recording 169 wins and 1014 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Bill Doak hit?

Bill Doak hit 1 career home run with 115 hits.

What teams did Bill Doak play for?

Bill Doak played for 3 teams: the Cincinnati Reds (1912), the St. Louis Cardinals (1913–1924, 1929), and the Brooklyn Robins (1924, 1927–1928).

What were Bill Doak's career stats?

In 453 games, Bill Doak went 169-157 with a 2.98 ERA, 1,014 strikeouts, 2,782.2 innings pitched, and 16 saves. At the plate he had 115 hits and 1 home runs.

What position did Bill Doak play?

Bill Doak played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Bill Doak and how much did he weigh?

Bill Doak was listed at 6 feet and 165 pounds.

What was Bill Doak's career ERA?

Bill Doak finished with a 2.98 career ERA, going 169-157 with 1,014 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Bill Doak have?

Bill Doak recorded 1,014 career strikeouts.

Is Bill Doak in the Hall of Fame?

No. Bill Doak has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Bill Doak

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1912-1929)

Bill Doak was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1912 to 1929 for the Cincinnati Reds, the St. Louis Cardinals, and the Brooklyn Dodgers, a span of 18 seasons. Across 453 career appearances, he went 169-157 with a 2.98 ERA and 1,014 strikeouts. He also batted .127 with 1 home runs. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 6026.4.

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 15, 2026

W–L 169–157

ERA 2.98

WHIP 1.27

SO 1,014

Pitcher PIV 6026.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 165 lb
Born: 1/28/1891 in Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Died: 11/26/1954 in Bradenton, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 1912-09-01
Last Game: 1929-05-13

Full name: William Leopold Doak

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Career Pitching Statistics

Bill Doak — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
169	157	453	368	162	34	16	2782.2	2,676	920	71	851	1,014	2.98	6026.4

Career ERA 2.98 vs. league average 3.55 across their career seasons — 16.1% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Bill Doak Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1912	CIN	NL	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2.0	4	1	1	0	4.50	—	0.0
1913	SLN	NL	2	8	15	12	5	1	1	93.0	79	32	39	51	3.10	3.07 (-1%)	-944.3
1914	SLN	NL	19	6	36	33	16	7	1	256.0	193	49	87	118	1.72	2.93 (+41%)	1256.0
1915	SLN	NL	16	18	38	36	19	3	1	276.0	263	81	85	124	2.64	2.90 (+9%)	1312.7
1916	SLN	NL	12	8	29	26	11	2	0	192.0	177	56	55	82	2.62	2.78 (+6%)	73.9
1917	SLN	NL	16	20	44	37	16	3	2	281.1	257	97	85	111	3.10	2.69 (-15%)	-574.6
1918	SLN	NL	9	15	31	23	16	1	1	211.0	191	57	60	74	2.43	2.83 (+14%)	790.6
1919	SLN	NL	13	14	31	29	13	3	0	202.2	182	70	55	69	3.11	3.09 (-1%)	508.8
1920	SLN	NL	20	12	39	37	20	5	1	270.0	256	76	80	90	2.53	3.45 (+26%)	185.1
1921	SLN	NL	15	6	32	28	13	1	1	208.2	224	60	37	83	2.59	4.02 (+36%)	4762.7
1922	SLN	NL	11	13	37	29	8	2	2	180.1	222	111	69	73	5.54	4.18 (-33%)	-1212.1
1923	SLN	NL	8	13	30	26	7	2	0	185.0	199	67	69	53	3.26	4.03 (+19%)	592.7
1924	SLN	NL	2	1	11	1	0	0	3	22.0	25	8	14	7	3.27	4.13 (+21%)	-193.4
1924	BRO	NL	11	5	21	16	8	2	0	149.1	130	51	35	32	3.07	4.13 (+26%)	-411.6
1927	BRO	NL	11	8	27	20	6	1	0	145.0	153	56	40	32	3.48	4.08 (+15%)	23.0
1928	BRO	NL	3	8	28	12	4	1	3	99.1	104	36	35	12	3.26	4.13 (+21%)	-142.9
1929	SLN	NL	1	2	3	2	0	0	0	9.0	17	12	5	3	12.00	4.60 (-161%)	0.0
Career · 17 seasons			169	157	453	368	162	34	16	2,782.2	2,676	920	851	1,014	2.98	—	6,026

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

Bill Doak — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
453	905	40	115	15	5	1	30	0	30	332	.127	.157	.158	.315	-6,358

Career AVG .127 vs. league average .270 across their career seasons — 53.0% below league average.

Career OBP .157 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — 53.0% below league average.

Career SLG .158 vs. league average .367 across their career seasons — 57.0% below league average.

Career OPS .315 vs. league average .701 across their career seasons — 55.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Bill Doak Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1912	CIN	NL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1913	SLN	NL	15	31	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	18	.032	—	—	—	—	0.0
1914	SLN	NL	36	85	3	10	3	0	0	3	3	31	.118	.255 (-54%)	.322 (-54%)	.339 (-55%)	.661 (-55%)	-697.7
1915	SLN	NL	38	86	6	15	3	0	0	2	6	27	.174	.250 (-30%)	.318 (-28%)	.332 (-37%)	.651 (-33%)	-414.0
1916	SLN	NL	29	62	3	8	1	1	0	2	1	21	.129	.248 (-48%)	.314 (-55%)	.326 (-46%)	.640 (-50%)	-461.4
1917	SLN	NL	44	95	5	12	1	0	0	3	3	34	.126	.248 (-49%)	.312 (-51%)	.323 (-58%)	.635 (-54%)	-740.0
1918	SLN	NL	31	66	5	12	3	2	0	1	3	21	.182	.255 (-29%)	.318 (-32%)	.326 (-12%)	.645 (-22%)	-239.7
1919	SLN	NL	31	64	2	7	0	0	0	2	2	20	.109	.262 (-58%)	.322 (-54%)	.347 (-69%)	.670 (-61%)	-582.4
1920	SLN	NL	39	88	4	10	0	0	0	5	5	37	.114	.271 (-58%)	.331 (-51%)	.363 (-69%)	.694 (-60%)	-814.6
1921	SLN	NL	32	70	4	10	2	1	0	1	0	28	.143	.286 (-50%)	.344 (-59%)	.395 (-49%)	.739 (-54%)	-625.6
1922	SLN	NL	37	54	2	7	0	0	0	2	1	20	.130	.285 (-55%)	.345 (-54%)	.397 (-67%)	.743 (-61%)	-534.9
1923	SLN	NL	30	67	0	3	0	0	0	2	1	27	.045	.282 (-84%)	.344 (-83%)	.390 (-89%)	.734 (-86%)	-932.2
1924	SLN	NL	11	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1924	BRO	NL	21	56	3	10	0	1	1	6	3	17	.179	.283 (-37%)	.345 (-36%)	.389 (-31%)	.734 (-34%)	0.0
1927	BRO	NL	27	47	2	6	2	0	0	1	0	20	.128	—	—	—	—	0.0
1928	BRO	NL	28	27	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	10	.111	—	—	—	—	0.0
1929	SLN	NL	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 17 seasons			453	905	40	115	15	5	1	30	30	332	.127	—	—	—	—	-6,042

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

Bill Doak — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	235	456	21	52	1	18	.114
Away	218	448	19	63	0	13	.141

Pitching — Home / Away

Bill Doak — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	235	1511.1	1447	469	429	565	2.79
Away	218	1271.1	1241	465	425	451	3.29

Last 10 Games — Batting

Bill Doak — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	BB	SO
1929-05-13	STL	PHI	L	1	0	0	0
1929-04-27	STL	CIN	L	1	0	0	0
1929-04-19	STL	CIN	W	0	0	1	0
1928-09-10	BRO	PHI	L	0	0	0	0
1928-09-05	BRO	BSN	L	1	0	0	1
1928-08-23	BRO	CIN	L	2	0	0	1
1928-08-19	BRO	CHC	L	3	0	0	2
1928-08-16	BRO	PIT	L	0	0	0	0
1928-08-13	BRO	PIT	L	1	0	0	0
1928-08-07	BRO	PIT	L	2	1	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Bill Doak — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1929-05-13	STL	PHI	L	2.0	5	6	6	2	1	1
1929-04-27	STL	CIN	L	2.0	5	5	4	1	0	0
1929-04-19	STL	CIN	W	5.0	7	4	3	2	2	0
1928-09-10	BRO	PHI	L	0.2	4	4	4	3	0	0
1928-09-05	BRO	BSN	L	3.0	8	6	3	2	0	0
1928-08-23	BRO	CIN	L	8.0	7	2	0	2	1	0
1928-08-19	BRO	CHC	L	8.2	6	3	1	4	3	0
1928-08-16	BRO	PIT	L	1.0	6	5	5	0	0	0
1928-08-13	BRO	PIT	L	3.1	7	4	4	2	1	0
1928-08-07	BRO	PIT	—	8.0	7	1	1	1	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Bill Doak — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	453	0	103	934	43	33

Season-by-Season Fielding

Bill Doak — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1912	CIN	P	1	0	0	0	0
1913	SLN	P	15	7	26	2	1
1914	SLN	P	36	9	93	8	1
1915	SLN	P	38	10	108	3	3
1916	SLN	P	29	6	64	4	1
1917	SLN	P	44	10	103	3	2
1918	SLN	P	31	7	88	2	0
1919	SLN	P	31	11	78	3	2
1920	SLN	P	39	17	71	3	5
1921	SLN	P	32	7	62	4	4
1922	SLN	P	37	3	43	2	2
1923	SLN	P	30	1	62	3	3
1924	SLN	P	11	1	9	0	0
1924	BRO	P	21	6	48	2	6
1927	BRO	P	27	5	40	1	1
1928	BRO	P	28	3	38	2	2
1929	SLN	P	3	0	1	1	0

Career Games by Position

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Bill Doak Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	453

Award Voting History

Bill Doak — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1914	Most Valuable Player	NL	13th	5.0	64	0

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Bill Doak: the record in brief

According to the bio, Bill Doak debuted on September 1, 1912 and played a final game on May 13, 1929. Club by club, the record runs the Cincinnati Reds (1912), the St. Louis Cardinals (1913 to 1929), and the Brooklyn Robins (1924 through 1928). Doak, born on January 28, 1891, in Pittsburgh, PA, USA, is listed as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. Size on record: 6 feet, 0 inches and 165 pounds. Doak died on November 26, 1954, in Bradenton, FL, USA. Bill Doak was the playing name; the full given name is William Leopold.

Doak pitched in 453 games, starting 368, and finished with a 169-157 record and 2.98 ERA. The same table counts 1,014 strikeouts, 162 complete games, 34 shutouts, and 16 saves. The leagues Doak pitched in allowed 3.55 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 16.1% better than average. The best win total was 20, in 1920. 1915 produced Doak's most strikeouts, 124.

Frequently Asked Questions about Bill Doak

What years did Bill Doak play?: Bill Doak played in Major League Baseball from 1912 to 1929.
Was Bill Doak a pitcher?: Yes. Bill Doak pitched in the major leagues, recording 169 wins and 1014 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bill Doak hit?: Bill Doak hit 1 career home run with 115 hits.
What teams did Bill Doak play for?: Bill Doak played for 3 teams: the Cincinnati Reds (1912), the St. Louis Cardinals (1913–1924, 1929), and the Brooklyn Robins (1924, 1927–1928).
What were Bill Doak's career stats?: In 453 games, Bill Doak went 169-157 with a 2.98 ERA, 1,014 strikeouts, 2,782.2 innings pitched, and 16 saves. At the plate he had 115 hits and 1 home runs.
What position did Bill Doak play?: Bill Doak played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Bill Doak and how much did he weigh?: Bill Doak was listed at 6 feet and 165 pounds.
What was Bill Doak's career ERA?: Bill Doak finished with a 2.98 career ERA, going 169-157 with 1,014 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Bill Doak have?: Bill Doak recorded 1,014 career strikeouts.
Is Bill Doak in the Hall of Fame?: No. Bill Doak has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.