What years did Doc Medich play?

Doc Medich played in Major League Baseball from 1972 to 1982.

Was Doc Medich a pitcher?

Yes. Doc Medich pitched in the major leagues, recording 124 wins and 955 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Doc Medich hit?

Doc Medich hit 0 career home runs with 5 hits.

What was Doc Medich's career batting average?

Doc Medich batted .093 over his career, with 5 hits in 54 at bats.

How many RBI did Doc Medich have?

Doc Medich drove in 1 runs in his career.

What was Doc Medich's career ERA?

Doc Medich finished with a 3.78 career ERA, going 124-105 with 955 strikeouts.

Doc Medich

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1972-1982)

Doc Medich was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1972 to 1982 for 7 teams, including the New York Yankees, a span of 11 seasons. Across 312 career appearances, he went 124-105 with a 3.78 ERA and 955 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 4741.4.

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 September 8, 2026

W–L 124–105

ERA 3.78

WHIP 1.33

SO 955

Pitcher PIV 4741.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'5" / 225 lb
Born: 12/9/1948 in Aliquippa, PA, USA
MLB Debut: 1972-09-05
Last Game: 1982-10-02

Full name: George Francis Medich

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Career Pitching Statistics

Doc Medich — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
124	105	312	287	71	16	2	1996.7	2,036	838	151	624	955	3.78	4741.4

Career ERA 3.78 vs. league average 3.72 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Doc Medich Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1972	NYA	AL	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	2	2	2	0	0.00	—	0.0
1973	NYA	AL	14	9	34	32	11	3	0	235.0	217	77	74	145	2.95	3.75 (+21%)	2001.9
1974	NYA	AL	19	15	38	38	17	4	0	279.7	275	112	91	154	3.60	3.63 (+1%)	-190.0
1975	NYA	AL	16	16	38	37	15	2	0	272.3	271	106	72	132	3.50	3.71 (+6%)	686.3
1976	PIT	NL	8	11	29	26	3	0	0	179.3	193	70	48	86	3.51	3.51 (avg)	1298.7
1977	OAK	AL	10	6	26	25	1	0	0	147.7	155	77	49	74	4.69	4.00 (-17%)	-1721.8
1977	SEA	AL	2	0	3	3	1	0	0	22.3	26	9	4	3	3.63	4.00 (+9%)	79.1
1977	NYN	NL	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	7.0	6	3	1	3	3.86	—	0.0
1978	TEX	AL	9	8	28	22	6	2	2	171.0	166	71	52	71	3.74	3.69 (-1%)	917.8
1979	TEX	AL	10	7	29	19	4	1	0	149.0	156	69	49	58	4.17	4.00 (-4%)	752.6
1980	TEX	AL	14	11	34	32	6	0	0	204.3	230	89	56	91	3.92	3.84 (-2%)	1526.9
1981	TEX	AL	10	6	20	20	4	4	0	143.3	136	49	33	65	3.08	3.58 (+14%)	1594.0
1982	TEX	AL	7	11	21	21	2	0	0	122.7	146	69	61	37	5.06	3.86 (-31%)	-2034.5
1982	ML4	AL	5	4	10	10	1	0	0	63.0	57	35	32	36	5.00	3.86 (-29%)	-169.5
Career · 14 seasons			124	105	312	287	71	16	2	1,996.2	2,036	838	624	955	3.78	—	4,741

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

Doc Medich — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
314	54	3	5	0	0	0	1	0	4	22	.093	.155	.093	.248	-484

Career AVG .093 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 64.2% below league average.

Career OBP .155 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 52.1% below league average.

Career SLG .093 vs. league average .379 across their career seasons — 75.6% below league average.

Career OPS .248 vs. league average .703 across their career seasons — 64.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Doc Medich Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1972	NYA	AL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1973	NYA	AL	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1974	NYA	AL	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1975	NYA	AL	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1976	PIT	NL	29	52	3	5	1	4	21	.096	.255 (-62%)	.320 (-50%)	.360 (-73%)	.681 (-62%)	-483.9
1977	OAK	AL	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1977	SEA	AL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1977	NYN	NL	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1978	TEX	AL	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1979	TEX	AL	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1980	TEX	AL	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1981	TEX	AL	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1982	TEX	AL	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1982	ML4	AL	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 14 seasons			314	54	3	5	1	4	22	.093	—	—	—	—	-484

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

Doc Medich — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Doc Medich — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1982	WS	ML4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Doc Medich — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	1	0	0	2.0	5	4	1	0	18.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Doc Medich — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1982	WS	ML4	0	0	1	0	0	2.0	5	4	1	0	18.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Doc Medich — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	147	22	1	2	0	0	.091
Away	167	32	2	3	0	1	.094

Pitching — Home / Away

Doc Medich — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	147	1006.2	943	334	287	480	2.99
Away	165	990.0	1093	504	337	475	4.58

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Doc Medich — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1982-10-02	MIL	BAL	L	3.0	8	6	5	2	1	0
1982-09-28	MIL	BOS	W	6.0	5	3	3	5	2	2
1982-09-21	MIL	BOS	L	9.0	6	4	4	3	4	0
1982-09-14	MIL	DET	W	5.2	7	2	2	3	4	0
1982-09-11	MIL	NYY	L	1.0	5	7	7	2	1	0
1982-09-06	MIL	DET	L	10.0	8	6	5	2	7	1
1982-09-01	MIL	SEA	W	8.0	5	3	3	5	7	0
1982-08-27	MIL	OAK	W	8.0	4	4	4	3	4	1
1982-08-21	MIL	SEA	W	7.0	3	0	0	1	5	0
1982-08-15	MIL	TOR	—	5.1	6	2	2	6	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Doc Medich — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	312	287	114	286	21	12

Season-by-Season Fielding

Doc Medich — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1972	NYA	P	1	1	0	0	0	0
1973	NYA	P	34	32	14	25	5	0
1974	NYA	P	38	38	18	35	3	3
1975	NYA	P	38	37	18	27	2	1
1976	PIT	P	29	26	6	36	2	2
1977	OAK	P	26	25	8	18	2	0
1977	SEA	P	3	3	0	1	0	0
1977	NYN	P	1	1	1	0	0	0
1978	TEX	P	28	22	11	31	1	2
1979	TEX	P	29	19	6	33	2	0
1980	TEX	P	34	32	9	27	3	3
1981	TEX	P	20	20	15	26	1	1
1982	TEX	P	21	21	5	21	0	0
1982	ML4	P	10	10	3	6	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Doc Medich Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	312
Designated Hitter	1

Awards & Honors

Doc Medich — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1974	Player of the Month	July

College History

Doc Medich — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	PA	1968, 1969, 1970

Award Voting History

Doc Medich — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1973	Rookie of the Year	AL	3rd	2.0	24	2

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Frequently Asked Questions about Doc Medich

What years did Doc Medich play?: Doc Medich played in Major League Baseball from 1972 to 1982.
Was Doc Medich a pitcher?: Yes. Doc Medich pitched in the major leagues, recording 124 wins and 955 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Doc Medich hit?: Doc Medich hit 0 career home runs with 5 hits.
What was Doc Medich's career batting average?: Doc Medich batted .093 over his career, with 5 hits in 54 at bats.
How many RBI did Doc Medich have?: Doc Medich drove in 1 runs in his career.
What was Doc Medich's career ERA?: Doc Medich finished with a 3.78 career ERA, going 124-105 with 955 strikeouts.