What years did Josh Hancock play?

Josh Hancock played in Major League Baseball from 2002 to 2007.

Was Josh Hancock a pitcher?

Yes. Josh Hancock pitched in the major leagues, recording 9 wins and 110 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Josh Hancock hit?

Josh Hancock hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.

Josh Hancock

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2002-2007)

W–L 9–7

ERA 4.20

WHIP 1.32

SO 110

Pitcher PIV -2465.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 217 lb
Born: 4/11/1978 in Cleveland, MS, USA
Died: 4/29/2007 in St. Louis, MO, USA
MLB Debut: 2002-09-10
Last Game: 2007-04-28

Full name: Joshua Morgan Hancock

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
9	7	102	12	0	0	1	177.7	175	83	30	59	110	4.20	-2465.8

Career ERA 4.20 vs. league average 4.41 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2002	BOS	AL	0	1	3	1	0	7.3	5	3	2	6	3.68	—	0.0
2003	PHI	NL	0	0	2	0	0	3.0	2	1	0	4	3.00	—	0.0
2004	PHI	NL	0	1	4	2	0	9.0	13	9	3	5	9.00	4.46 (-102%)	0.0
2004	CIN	NL	5	1	12	9	0	54.7	60	27	25	31	4.45	4.46 (avg)	-3015.6
2005	CIN	NL	1	0	11	0	0	14.0	11	3	1	5	1.93	4.29 (+55%)	295.7
2006	SLN	NL	3	3	62	0	1	77.0	70	35	23	50	4.09	4.53 (+10%)	438.5
2007	SLN	NL	0	1	8	0	0	12.7	14	5	5	9	3.55	4.47 (+21%)	-184.4
Career · 7 seasons			9	7	102	12	1	177.2	175	83	59	110	4.20	—	-2,466

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
102	24	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	4	18	.083	.214	.083	.298	0

Career AVG .083 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 68.6% below league average.

Career OBP .214 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — 35.8% below league average.

Career SLG .083 vs. league average .423 across their career seasons — 80.3% below league average.

Career OPS .298 vs. league average .757 across their career seasons — 60.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2002	BOS	AL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	PHI	NL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	PHI	NL	4	2	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	CIN	NL	12	15	1	2	1	3	11	.133	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	CIN	NL	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	SLN	NL	62	6	0	0	0	1	6	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	SLN	NL	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			102	24	1	2	1	4	18	.083	—	—	—	—	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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2006	NLCS	SLN	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2006	NLDS2	SLN	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	3	0	0	2.0	5	6	5	2	27.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2006	NLCS	SLN	0	0	2	0	0	0.3	4	6	3	1	162.00
2006	NLDS2	SLN	0	0	1	0	0	1.7	1	0	2	1	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	46	15	1	1	0	0	.067
Away	56	9	0	1	0	1	.111

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	46	91.2	88	43	25	52	4.22
Away	56	86.0	87	40	34	58	4.19

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB
2007-04-28	STL	CHC	L	1
2007-04-24	STL	CIN	L	0
2007-04-21	STL	CHC	L	0
2007-04-18	STL	SFG	L	0
2007-04-16	STL	PIT	L	0
2007-04-10	STL	PIT	W	0
2007-04-08	STL	HOU	W	0
2007-04-04	STL	NYN	L	0
2006-09-28	STL	MIL	L	0
2006-09-26	STL	SDP	L	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2007-04-28	STL	CHC	—	3.0	2	1	1	1	2	0
2007-04-24	STL	CIN	—	3.0	2	0	0	0	1	0
2007-04-21	STL	CHC	—	1.0	2	1	0	0	1	0
2007-04-18	STL	SFG	L	0.2	2	1	1	1	1	0
2007-04-16	STL	PIT	—	2.0	2	0	0	0	2	0
2007-04-10	STL	PIT	—	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	0
2007-04-08	STL	HOU	—	1.0	1	1	1	2	1	0
2007-04-04	STL	NYN	—	0.2	2	2	2	0	1	2
2006-09-28	STL	MIL	—	1.0	3	2	2	0	1	0
2006-09-26	STL	SDP	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	102	12	7	17	3	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E
2002	BOS	P	3	1	0	0	0
2003	PHI	P	2	0	0	0	0
2004	PHI	P	4	2	0	2	0
2004	CIN	P	12	9	3	3	2
2005	CIN	P	11	0	0	2	0
2006	SLN	P	62	0	3	8	1
2007	SLN	P	8	0	1	2	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	102

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2007	SLN	NL	$430,000
2006	SLN	NL	$355,000
2005	CIN	NL	$327,250
Total Career Earnings			$1,112,250

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Auburn University	Auburn	AL	1997

Frequently Asked Questions about Josh Hancock

What years did Josh Hancock play?: Josh Hancock played in Major League Baseball from 2002 to 2007.
Was Josh Hancock a pitcher?: Yes. Josh Hancock pitched in the major leagues, recording 9 wins and 110 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Josh Hancock hit?: Josh Hancock hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.