What years did Don Secrist play?

Don Secrist played in Major League Baseball from 1969 to 1970.

Was Don Secrist a pitcher?

Yes. Don Secrist pitched in the major leagues, recording 0 wins and 32 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Don Secrist hit?

Don Secrist hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.

What was Don Secrist's career batting average?

Don Secrist batted .143 over his career, with 1 hits in 7 at bats.

What was Don Secrist's career ERA?

Don Secrist finished with a 5.93 career ERA, going 0-1 with 32 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Don Secrist have?

Don Secrist recorded 32 career strikeouts.

Don Secrist

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1969-1970)

Don Secrist was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1969 to 1970 for the Chicago White Sox, a span of 2 seasons. Across 28 career appearances, he went 0-1 with a 5.93 ERA and 32 strikeouts.

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 0–1

ERA 5.93

WHIP 1.46

SO 32

Pitcher PIV -1788.3

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 195 lb
Born: 2/26/1944 in Seattle, WA, USA
Died: 1/30/2025 in Centralia, IL, USA
MLB Debut: 1969-04-11
Last Game: 1970-06-27

Full name: Donald Laverne Secrist

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Career Pitching Statistics

Don Secrist — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
0	1	28	0	0	0	0	54.2	54	36	9	26	32	5.93	-1788.3

Career ERA 5.93 vs. league average 3.75 across their career seasons — 58.1% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Don Secrist — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	L	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1969	CHA	AL	1	19	40.0	35	27	14	23	6.08	3.61 (-68%)	-1145.8
1970	CHA	AL	0	9	14.2	19	9	12	9	5.52	3.89 (-42%)	-642.6
Career · 2 seasons			1	28	54.2	54	36	26	32	5.93	—	-1,788

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

Don Secrist — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
28	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	.143	.250	.143	.393	0

Career AVG .143 vs. league average .251 across their career seasons — 43.1% below league average.

Career OBP .250 vs. league average .323 across their career seasons — 22.6% below league average.

Career SLG .143 vs. league average .377 across their career seasons — 62.1% below league average.

Career OPS .393 vs. league average .700 across their career seasons — 43.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Don Secrist — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1969	CHA	AL	19	7	1	1	1	4	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
1970	CHA	AL	9	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 2 seasons			28	7	1	1	1	4	.143	—	—	—	—	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

Don Secrist — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	15	1	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	13	6	1	1	0	0	.167

Pitching — Home / Away

Don Secrist — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	15	23.0	30	22	14	12	8.61
Away	13	31.2	24	14	12	20	3.98

Last 10 Games — Batting

Don Secrist — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1970-06-27	CHW	MIN	L	0	0
1970-06-25	CHW	LAA	L	0	0
1970-06-14	CHW	TEX	L	0	0
1970-05-10	CHW	BAL	L	0	0
1970-05-08	CHW	BAL	L	0	0
1970-04-29	CHW	BAL	L	0	0
1970-04-12	CHW	MIL	L	0	0
1970-04-11	CHW	MIL	L	0	0
1970-04-07	CHW	MIN	L	0	0
1969-07-17	CHW	MIN	L	1	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Don Secrist — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1970-06-27	CHW	MIN	—	1.0	4	3	3	1	1	0
1970-06-25	CHW	LAA	—	2.0	2	1	1	1	0	0
1970-06-14	CHW	TEX	—	1.2	1	1	1	3	2	0
1970-05-10	CHW	BAL	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	2	1
1970-05-08	CHW	BAL	—	2.0	3	0	0	1	2	0
1970-04-29	CHW	BAL	—	2.2	6	3	3	3	2	1
1970-04-12	CHW	MIL	—	2.0	0	0	0	3	0	0
1970-04-11	CHW	MIL	—	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0
1970-04-07	CHW	MIN	—	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1969-07-17	CHW	MIN	—	4.0	3	2	2	0	2	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Don Secrist — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	28	0	2	9	1	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Don Secrist — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1969	CHA	P	19	0	2	7	1	0
1970	CHA	P	9	0	0	2	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Don Secrist — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	28

Don Secrist: the record in brief

April 11, 1969 and June 27, 1970 bracket Don Secrist's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. Secrist spent the whole of the career shown here with one club, the Chicago White Sox. Born on February 26, 1944, in Seattle, WA, USA, Secrist is listed as a pitcher and both batted and threw left-handed. Secrist's listed size is 6-foot-2 and 195 pounds. The bio records the death on January 30, 2025, in Centralia, IL, USA. Secrist's full given name, per the bio, is Donald Laverne Secrist.

Across 28 games (0 starts), Secrist recorded 0 wins against 1 loss with a 5.93 ERA. The totals include 32 strikeouts. Against a 3.75 league ERA for the same seasons, the 5.93 mark was 58.1% worse. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 6.08 in 1969, when the league's was 3.61.

Secrist appears at one position only: pitcher, in 28 games. The fielding table credits Secrist with 2 putouts, 9 assists and 1 errors on the mound.

Frequently Asked Questions about Don Secrist

What years did Don Secrist play?: Don Secrist played in Major League Baseball from 1969 to 1970.
Was Don Secrist a pitcher?: Yes. Don Secrist pitched in the major leagues, recording 0 wins and 32 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Don Secrist hit?: Don Secrist hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.
What was Don Secrist's career batting average?: Don Secrist batted .143 over his career, with 1 hits in 7 at bats.
What was Don Secrist's career ERA?: Don Secrist finished with a 5.93 career ERA, going 0-1 with 32 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Don Secrist have?: Don Secrist recorded 32 career strikeouts.