What years did Doc White play?

Doc White played in Major League Baseball from 1901 to 1913.

Was Doc White a pitcher?

Yes. Doc White pitched in the major leagues, recording 189 wins and 1384 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Doc White hit?

Doc White hit 2 career home runs with 278 hits.

What was Doc White's career batting average?

Doc White batted .217 over his career, with 278 hits in 1,283 at bats.

How many RBI did Doc White have?

Doc White drove in 75 runs in his career.

What was Doc White's career ERA?

Doc White finished with a 2.39 career ERA, going 189-156 with 1,384 strikeouts.

Doc White

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1901-1913)

Doc White was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1901 to 1913 for the Philadelphia Phillies and the Chicago White Sox, a span of 13 seasons. Across 427 career appearances, he went 189-156 with a 2.39 ERA and 1,384 strikeouts. He also batted .217 with 2 home runs. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 30571.3.

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 189–156

ERA 2.39

WHIP 1.12

SO 1,384

Pitcher PIV 30571.3

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 150 lb
Born: 4/9/1879 in Washington, DC, USA
Died: 2/19/1969 in Silver Spring, MD, USA
MLB Debut: 1901-04-22
Last Game: 1913-10-04

Full name: Guy Harris White

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Career Pitching Statistics

Doc White — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
189	156	427	363	262	45	5	3041.0	2,738	808	33	670	1,384	2.39	30571.3

Career ERA 2.39 vs. league average 2.91 across their career seasons — 17.8% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Doc White Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1901	PHI	NL	14	13	31	27	22	0	0	236.2	241	84	56	132	3.19	3.49 (+8%)	4243.3
1902	PHI	NL	16	20	36	35	34	3	1	306.0	277	86	72	185	2.53	3.17 (+20%)	6170.9
1903	CHA	AL	17	16	37	36	29	3	0	300.0	258	71	69	114	2.13	3.10 (+31%)	888.6
1904	CHA	AL	16	12	30	30	23	7	0	228.0	201	45	68	115	1.78	2.66 (+33%)	-602.2
1905	CHA	AL	17	13	36	33	25	4	0	260.1	204	51	58	120	1.76	2.82 (+37%)	2380.0
1906	CHA	AL	18	6	28	24	20	7	0	219.1	160	37	38	95	1.52	2.68 (+43%)	2650.6
1907	CHA	AL	27	13	46	35	24	6	1	291.0	270	73	38	141	2.26	2.50 (+10%)	5457.1
1908	CHA	AL	18	13	41	37	24	5	0	296.0	262	84	69	126	2.55	2.40 (-6%)	1571.5
1909	CHA	AL	11	9	24	21	14	3	0	177.2	149	34	31	77	1.72	2.55 (+32%)	2116.3
1910	CHA	AL	15	13	33	29	20	2	1	236.2	219	70	50	111	2.66	2.79 (+5%)	2992.6
1911	CHA	AL	10	14	34	29	16	4	2	214.1	219	71	35	72	2.98	3.37 (+12%)	2855.7
1912	CHA	AL	8	10	32	19	9	1	0	172.0	172	62	47	57	3.24	3.36 (+3%)	547.3
1913	CHA	AL	2	4	19	8	2	0	0	103.0	106	40	39	39	3.50	3.07 (-14%)	-700.4
Career · 13 seasons			189	156	427	363	262	45	5	3,041.0	2,738	808	670	1,384	2.39	—	30,571

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 White — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
547	1,283	147	278	22	13	2	75	32	147	195	.217	.298	.259	.556	-1,993

Career AVG .217 vs. league average .255 across their career seasons — 15.1% below league average.

Career OBP .298 vs. league average .316 across their career seasons — 5.8% below league average.

Career SLG .259 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — 22.2% below league average.

Career OPS .556 vs. league average .648 across their career seasons — 14.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Doc White Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1901	PHI	NL	31	98	15	27	3	1	1	10	1	2	12	.276	.271 (+1%)	.326 (-9%)	.359 (-1%)	.686 (-5%)	-88.2
1902	PHI	NL	61	179	17	47	3	1	1	15	5	11	23	.263	.266 (-2%)	.321 (-5%)	.343 (-11%)	.665 (-8%)	-204.5
1903	CHA	AL	38	99	10	20	3	0	0	5	1	19	22	.202	.261 (-23%)	.316 (+4%)	.345 (-33%)	.662 (-15%)	-138.0
1904	CHA	AL	33	76	7	12	2	0	0	2	3	10	19	.158	.246 (-36%)	.300 (-15%)	.321 (-43%)	.622 (-29%)	-278.8
1905	CHA	AL	37	90	7	15	4	1	0	7	3	4	23	.167	.248 (-33%)	.307 (-34%)	.322 (-28%)	.629 (-31%)	-413.8
1906	CHA	AL	29	65	11	12	1	1	0	3	3	13	10	.185	.247 (-25%)	.307 (+4%)	.315 (-27%)	.622 (-11%)	-55.5
1907	CHA	AL	48	90	12	20	1	0	0	2	2	12	16	.222	.245 (-9%)	.304 (+3%)	.308 (-24%)	.613 (-11%)	-86.7
1908	CHA	AL	51	109	12	25	1	0	0	10	4	12	7	.229	.240 (-5%)	.298 (+2%)	.306 (-22%)	.605 (-10%)	-103.0
1909	CHA	AL	72	192	24	45	1	5	0	7	7	33	27	.234	.244 (-4%)	.306 (+13%)	.312 (-7%)	.618 (+3%)	222.8
1910	CHA	AL	56	126	14	25	1	2	0	8	2	14	22	.198	.249 (-21%)	.317 (-12%)	.326 (-27%)	.644 (-20%)	-345.9
1911	CHA	AL	39	78	12	20	1	1	0	6	1	7	6	.256	.266 (-4%)	.336 (-6%)	.356 (-17%)	.693 (-12%)	-133.8
1912	CHA	AL	32	56	5	7	1	1	0	0	0	7	7	.125	.268 (-54%)	.335 (-34%)	.358 (-50%)	.694 (-42%)	-367.7
1913	CHA	AL	20	25	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	.120	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 13 seasons			547	1,283	147	278	22	13	2	75	32	147	195	.217	—	—	—	—	-1,993

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

Playoff Batting by Year

Doc White — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1906	WS	CHA	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Doc White — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	1	3	2	1	15.0	12	3	7	4	1.80

Playoff Pitching by Year

Doc White — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1906	WS	CHA	1	1	3	2	1	15.0	12	3	7	4	1.80

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Doc White — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	294	684	93	152	1	41	.222
Away	259	595	55	127	1	36	.213

Pitching — Home / Away

Doc White — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	236	1773.0	1480	274	386	824	1.39
Away	191	1264.1	1264	276	289	577	1.96

Last 10 Games — Batting

Doc White — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H
1913-10-04	CHW	DET	L	1	0	0
1913-09-18	CHW	NYY	L	0	0	0
1913-09-07	CHW	SLA	L	0	0	0
1913-09-01	CHW	CLE	L	1	0	0
1913-08-30	CHW	DET	L	1	0	0
1913-07-20	CHW	MIN	L	1	1	1
1913-07-11	CHW	NYY	L	0	0	0
1913-07-04	CHW	SLA	L	1	0	0
1913-07-02	CHW	DET	L	0	0	0
1913-06-30	CHW	DET	W	1	0	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Doc White — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1913-10-04	CHW	DET	L	2.0	6	4	4	1	0	0
1913-09-01	CHW	CLE	—	6.0	7	4	1	1	4	0
1913-08-30	CHW	DET	—	4.0	6	4	2	2	2	0
1913-07-20	CHW	MIN	L	5.0	5	5	3	4	2	1
1913-07-11	CHW	NYY	—	0.0	4	7	6	1	0	1
1913-07-04	CHW	SLA	—	6.0	2	0	0	1	3	0
1913-07-02	CHW	DET	—	0.1	2	3	0	0	0	0
1913-06-30	CHW	DET	—	5.0	6	2	1	2	2	0
1913-06-24	CHW	SLA	—	9.0	11	6	5	1	2	0
1913-06-23	CHW	SLA	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Doc White — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	3	0	9	0	0	0
2B	1	0	0	0	0	0
OF	85	49	106	13	10	0
P	427	209	236	966	51	25

Season-by-Season Fielding

Doc White — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1901	PHI	OF	1	0	1	0	0	0
1901	PHI	P	31	0	6	72	4	0
1902	PHI	OF	19	0	24	1	5	0
1902	PHI	P	36	0	11	83	7	0
1903	CHA	OF	1	0	2	0	0	0
1903	CHA	P	37	0	25	98	4	5
1904	CHA	OF	2	0	4	0	0	0
1904	CHA	P	30	30	29	68	5	2
1905	CHA	OF	1	1	0	2	0	0
1905	CHA	P	36	33	22	80	5	2
1906	CHA	OF	1	0	1	0	0	0
1906	CHA	P	28	24	17	77	8	1
1907	CHA	2B	1	0	0	0	0	0
1907	CHA	OF	2	0	0	0	0	0
1907	CHA	P	46	35	33	103	2	1
1908	CHA	OF	3	1	2	0	0	0
1908	CHA	P	41	37	28	116	2	7
1909	CHA	OF	40	36	56	7	5	0
1909	CHA	P	24	21	15	47	3	0
1910	CHA	OF	14	11	14	3	0	0
1910	CHA	P	33	29	30	76	3	4
1911	CHA	1B	2	0	7	0	0	0
1911	CHA	OF	1	0	2	0	0	0
1911	CHA	P	34	0	11	57	6	2
1912	CHA	P	32	0	5	46	0	1
1913	CHA	1B	1	0	2	0	0	0
1913	CHA	P	19	0	4	43	2	0

Career Games by Position

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Doc White Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	427
First Base	3
Second Base	1
Left Field	21
Center Field	51
Right Field	12

College History

Doc White — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Georgetown University	Washington	DC	1898, 1899, 1900

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Doc White: the record in brief

According to the bio, Doc White debuted on April 22, 1901 and played a final game on October 4, 1913. The team column moves through the Philadelphia Phillies (1901 through 1902) and the Chicago White Sox (1903 to 1913). White played primarily as a pitcher and threw and hit left-handed. Born on April 9, 1879, in Washington, DC, USA, White was listed at 6'1" and 150 pounds. White died on February 19, 1969, in Silver Spring, MD, USA. On the record, Doc White was born Guy Harris White.

Across 427 games (363 starts), White recorded 189 wins against 156 losses with a 2.39 ERA. Also on White's record: 1,384 strikeouts, 262 complete games, and 45 shutouts. That 2.39 ERA compares with a 2.91 league average across the same seasons, 17.8% better. 1907 brought White a season-high 27 wins. 1902 produced White's most strikeouts, 185. In 1906, one of the busiest seasons, White posted a 1.52 ERA; the league figure that year was 2.68.

Frequently Asked Questions about Doc White

What years did Doc White play?: Doc White played in Major League Baseball from 1901 to 1913.
Was Doc White a pitcher?: Yes. Doc White pitched in the major leagues, recording 189 wins and 1384 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Doc White hit?: Doc White hit 2 career home runs with 278 hits.
What was Doc White's career batting average?: Doc White batted .217 over his career, with 278 hits in 1,283 at bats.
How many RBI did Doc White have?: Doc White drove in 75 runs in his career.
What was Doc White's career ERA?: Doc White finished with a 2.39 career ERA, going 189-156 with 1,384 strikeouts.