What years did George Dockins play?

George Dockins played in Major League Baseball from 1945 to 1947.

Was George Dockins a pitcher?

Yes. George Dockins pitched in the major leagues, recording 8 wins and 34 strikeouts.

How many home runs did George Dockins hit?

George Dockins hit 0 career home runs with 6 hits.

What was George Dockins's career batting average?

George Dockins batted .171 over his career, with 6 hits in 35 at bats.

How many RBI did George Dockins have?

George Dockins drove in 1 runs in his career.

What was George Dockins's career ERA?

George Dockins finished with a 3.55 career ERA, going 8-6 with 34 strikeouts.

George Dockins

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1945-1947)

George Dockins was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1945 to 1947 for the St. Louis Cardinals and the Brooklyn Dodgers, a span of 3 seasons. Across 35 career appearances, he went 8-6 with a 3.55 ERA and 34 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 513.2.

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 8–6

ERA 3.55

WHIP 1.38

SO 34

Pitcher PIV 513.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 175 lb
Born: 5/5/1917 in Clyde, KS, USA
Died: 1/22/1997 in Clyde, KS, USA
MLB Debut: 1945-05-05
Last Game: 1947-08-19

Full name: George Woodrow Dockins

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Career Pitching Statistics

George Dockins — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
8	6	35	12	5	2	0	131.2	142	52	6	40	34	3.55	513.2

Career ERA 3.55 vs. league average 3.82 across their career seasons — 7.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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George Dockins — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1945	SLN	NL	8	6	31	12	5	2	126.1	132	45	38	33	3.21	3.67 (+13%)	513.2
1947	BRO	NL	0	0	4	0	0	0	5.1	10	7	2	1	11.81	—	0.0
Career · 2 seasons			8	6	35	12	5	2	131.2	142	52	40	34	3.55	—	513

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

George Dockins — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
35	35	4	6	0	0	0	1	0	6	12	.171	.293	.171	.464	0

Career AVG .171 vs. league average .262 across their career seasons — 34.5% below league average.

Career OBP .293 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — 12.0% below league average.

Career SLG .171 vs. league average .366 across their career seasons — 53.1% below league average.

Career OPS .464 vs. league average .698 across their career seasons — 33.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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George Dockins — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1945	SLN	NL	31	34	4	6	1	6	11	.176	—	—	—	—	0.0
1947	BRO	NL	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 2 seasons			35	35	4	6	1	6	12	.171	—	—	—	—	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

George Dockins — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	19	21	1	4	0	0	.190
Away	16	14	3	2	0	1	.143

Pitching — Home / Away

George Dockins — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	19	78.2	69	22	24	20	2.52
Away	16	53.1	73	31	16	15	5.23

Last 10 Games — Batting

George Dockins — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	BB	SO
1947-08-19	BRO	STL	L	1	0	0	0	0
1947-08-02	BRO	CHC	L	0	0	0	0	0
1947-07-15	BRO	PIT	L	0	0	0	0	0
1947-06-29	BRO	NY1	L	0	0	0	0	0
1945-09-27	STL	PIT	L	0	0	0	0	0
1945-09-25	STL	CHC	L	0	0	0	0	0
1945-09-19	STL	CHC	L	1	1	0	1	0
1945-09-14	STL	BRO	L	2	0	0	0	0
1945-09-11	STL	NY1	W	0	0	0	0	0
1945-09-07	STL	BSN	W	3	0	1	0	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

George Dockins — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1947-08-19	BRO	STL	—	3.0	4	3	3	2	1	0
1947-08-02	BRO	CHC	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0
1947-07-15	BRO	PIT	—	1.0	2	1	0	0	0	0
1947-06-29	BRO	NY1	—	0.1	2	2	2	0	0	2
1945-09-27	STL	PIT	L	0.1	3	3	3	1	0	0
1945-09-25	STL	CHC	—	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1945-09-19	STL	CHC	L	9.0	5	4	1	2	2	0
1945-09-14	STL	BRO	L	6.0	5	3	3	5	2	0
1945-09-11	STL	NY1	—	2.2	6	4	3	2	0	2
1945-09-07	STL	BSN	W	9.0	3	0	0	1	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

George Dockins — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	35	0	5	26	1	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

George Dockins — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1945	SLN	P	31	0	5	24	1	0
1947	BRO	P	4	0	0	2	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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George Dockins — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	35

George Dockins: the record in brief

According to the bio, George Dockins debuted on May 5, 1945 and played a final game on August 19, 1947. The team column moves through the St. Louis Cardinals (1945) and the Brooklyn Dodgers (1947). Listed as a pitcher, Dockins batted and threw left-handed. Height and weight on file: 175 pounds on a 6-foot-0 frame. The birth record reads May 5, 1917, in Clyde, KS, USA. The bio records the death on January 22, 1997, in Clyde, KS, USA. On the record, George Dockins was born George Woodrow Dockins.

Dockins's career pitching line is 8 wins, 6 losses and a 3.55 ERA over 35 appearances. The totals include 34 strikeouts. That 3.55 ERA compares with a 3.82 league average across the same seasons, 7.0% better. Dockins won 8 games in 1945, the most of any season listed. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 3.21 in 1945, when the league's was 3.67. Pitcher PIV, the site's era-adjusted run-prevention measure, totals 513.2 for Dockins's career.

Frequently Asked Questions about George Dockins

What years did George Dockins play?: George Dockins played in Major League Baseball from 1945 to 1947.
Was George Dockins a pitcher?: Yes. George Dockins pitched in the major leagues, recording 8 wins and 34 strikeouts.
How many home runs did George Dockins hit?: George Dockins hit 0 career home runs with 6 hits.
What was George Dockins's career batting average?: George Dockins batted .171 over his career, with 6 hits in 35 at bats.
How many RBI did George Dockins have?: George Dockins drove in 1 runs in his career.
What was George Dockins's career ERA?: George Dockins finished with a 3.55 career ERA, going 8-6 with 34 strikeouts.