Bill Doak

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

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

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
169 157 453 368 162 34 16 2782.7 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

Pitching Career Arc

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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 2 281.3 257 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 0 202.7 182 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 1 208.7 224 60 37 83 2.59 4.02 (+36%) 4762.7
1922 SLN NL 11 13 37 29 8 2 2 180.3 222 111 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 0 149.3 130 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 99.3 104 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

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

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB 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 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1913 SLN NL 15 31 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 18 .032 — — — — 0.0
1914 SLN NL 36 85 3 10 3 0 0 3 0 3 31 .118 .255 (-54%) .322 (-54%) .339 (-55%) .661 (-55%) -697.7
1915 SLN NL 38 86 6 15 3 0 0 2 0 6 27 .174 .250 (-30%) .318 (-28%) .332 (-37%) .651 (-33%) -414.0
1916 SLN NL 29 62 3 8 1 1 0 2 0 1 21 .129 .248 (-48%) .314 (-55%) .326 (-46%) .640 (-50%) -461.4
1917 SLN NL 44 95 5 12 1 0 0 3 0 3 34 .126 .248 (-49%) .312 (-51%) .323 (-58%) .635 (-54%) -740.0
1918 SLN NL 31 66 5 12 3 2 0 1 0 3 21 .182 .255 (-29%) .318 (-32%) .326 (-12%) .645 (-22%) -239.7
1919 SLN NL 31 64 2 7 0 0 0 2 0 2 20 .109 .262 (-58%) .322 (-54%) .347 (-69%) .670 (-61%) -582.4
1920 SLN NL 39 88 4 10 0 0 0 5 0 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 0 28 .143 .286 (-50%) .344 (-59%) .395 (-49%) .739 (-54%) -625.6
1922 SLN NL 37 54 2 7 0 0 0 2 0 1 20 .130 .285 (-55%) .345 (-54%) .397 (-67%) .743 (-61%) -534.9
1923 SLN NL 30 67 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 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 0 1 .200 — — — — 0.0
1924 BRO NL 21 56 3 10 0 1 1 6 0 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 0 20 .128 — — — — 0.0
1928 BRO NL 28 27 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .111 — — — — 0.0
1929 SLN NL 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 17 seasons 453 905 40 115 15 5 1 30 0 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

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home2354562152118.114
Away2184481963013.141

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2351511.114474694295652.79
Away2181271.112414654254513.29

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1929-05-13 STLPHIL 100000000
1929-04-27 STLCINL 100000000
1929-04-19 STLCINW 000000010
1928-09-10 BROPHIL 000000000
1928-09-05 BROBSNL 100000001
1928-08-23 BROCINL 200000001
1928-08-19 BROCHCL 300000002
1928-08-16 BROPITL 000000000
1928-08-13 BROPITL 100000000
1928-08-07 BROPITL 201000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1929-05-13 STLPHI L 2.0566211
1929-04-27 STLCIN L 2.0554100
1929-04-19 STLCIN W 5.0743220
1928-09-10 BROPHI L 0.2444300
1928-09-05 BROBSN L 3.0863200
1928-08-23 BROCIN L 8.0720210
1928-08-19 BROCHC L 8.2631430
1928-08-16 BROPIT L 1.0655000
1928-08-13 BROPIT L 3.1744210
1928-08-07 BROPIT — 8.0711101

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 453 0 103 934 43 33

Season-by-Season Fielding

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

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 453

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1914 Most Valuable Player NL 13th 5.0 64 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Bill Doak (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Rube Benton
    150-144, 3.09 ERA
  2. 92
    Lon Warneke
    192-121, 3.18 ERA
  3. 90
    Claude Passeau
    162-150, 3.32 ERA
  4. 89
    Stan Coveleski HOF
    215-142, 2.89 ERA
  5. 83
    Bill Lee
    169-157, 3.54 ERA
  6. 82
    Tom Hughes
    132-174, 3.09 ERA

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 runs with 115 hits.