Phil Cockrell — Career Stats & Biography (1917–1934)

Phil Cockrell played for five clubs across 18 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the New York Lincoln Giants in 1917 and closing with the Philadelphia Stars in 1934. His longest stay was with the Hilldale Club, from 1918 to 1932.

He went 92 and 67 with a 4.11 earned run average, pitching 1,428.3 innings in 202 games. He struck out 622, completed 128 of his 162 starts and threw 10 shutouts. Across 289 games he batted .246, with 170 hits and 103 runs. He finished with 5 home runs, 22 doubles and 23 stolen bases.

He was born in Augusta, GA, USA on June 29, 1895, and died on March 31, 1951. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1917*	NLG	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1918*	BRG/HIL/NLG	12	38	3	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.053
1919*	HIL/NLG	13	31	4	7	1	0	0	1	2	0	4	.226
1920*	HIL	12	25	2	6	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	.240
1921*	AC/HIL	24	58	10	19	6	1	2	13	3	1	0	.328
1922*	HIL	25	53	6	16	2	0	0	6	2	1	0	.302
1923	HIL	21	49	7	11	3	0	1	9	1	0	2	.224
1924	HIL	22	48	8	11	0	1	0	8	3	0	3	.229
1925	HIL	19	39	7	12	2	0	0	7	7	0	2	.308
1926	HIL	19	46	10	10	1	2	2	8	8	6	3	.217
1927	HIL	34	86	6	17	1	1	0	5	4	0	2	.198
1928*	HIL	16	39	6	7	0	0	0	1	4	2	1	.179
1929	HIL	27	58	13	17	2	1	0	8	7	0	2	.293
1930*	HIL	13	41	7	11	1	1	0	6	3	0	4	.268
1931*	HIL	14	35	8	10	3	0	0	5	3	0	0	.286
1932	HIL	10	24	4	8	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	.333
1934	PS	7	16	2	6	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	.375
Major leagues	—	159	366	57	92	9	6	3	50	33	6	14	.251
All seasons	—	289	690	103	170	22	8	5	85	54	10	23	.246

Year

Team

RBI

AVG

1917*

NLG

.000

1918*

BRG/HIL/NLG

.053

1919*

HIL/NLG

.226

1920*

HIL

.240

1921*

AC/HIL

.328

1922*

HIL

.302

1923

HIL

.224

1924

HIL

.229

1925

HIL

.308

1926

HIL

.217

1927

HIL

.198

1928*

HIL

.179

1929

HIL

.293

1930*

HIL

.268

1931*

HIL

.286

1932

HIL

.333

1934

.375

Major leagues

—

159

366

.251

All seasons

—

289

690

103

170

.246

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1917*	NLG	1	0	1	1	0	9.0	6	0	2	7	0.00
1918*	BRG/HIL/NLG	5	3	10	8	0	67.2	64	27	28	40	3.59
1919*	HIL	3	3	8	4	0	50.2	45	27	14	27	4.80
1920*	HIL	3	3	8	7	0	60.0	48	18	22	22	2.70
1921*	HIL	9	6	16	12	0	112.2	99	47	29	63	3.75
1922*	HIL	3	5	13	10	2	77.2	68	35	30	39	4.06
1923	HIL	8	6	18	12	1	116.2	122	54	29	50	4.17
1924	HIL	10	1	15	14	0	104.0	99	48	32	44	4.15
1925	HIL	11	2	17	13	1	125.2	103	44	35	51	3.15
1926	HIL	9	4	17	16	0	133.2	119	58	46	60	3.91
1927	HIL	11	14	28	23	1	197.2	210	99	65	78	4.51
1928*	HIL	6	5	13	11	0	93.1	102	53	32	41	5.11
1929	HIL	7	4	16	13	0	113.2	133	60	38	42	4.75
1930*	HIL	1	5	7	6	0	54.2	75	37	24	19	6.09
1931*	HIL	4	0	5	4	0	39.2	28	10	7	18	2.27
1932	HIL	0	4	4	4	0	30.1	39	14	13	14	4.15
1934	PS	1	2	6	4	0	41.1	49	22	17	7	4.79
Major leagues	—	57	37	121	99	3	863.0	874	399	275	346	4.16
All seasons	—	92	67	202	162	5	1428.1	1409	653	463	622	4.11

Year

Team

ERA

1917*

NLG

9.0

0.00

1918*

BRG/HIL/NLG

67.2

3.59

1919*

HIL

50.2

4.80

1920*

HIL

60.0

2.70

1921*

HIL

112.2

3.75

1922*

HIL

77.2

4.06

1923

HIL

116.2

122

4.17

1924

HIL

104.0

4.15

1925

HIL

125.2

103

3.15

1926

HIL

133.2

119

3.91

1927

HIL

197.2

210

4.51

1928*

HIL

93.1

102

5.11

1929

HIL

113.2

133

4.75

1930*

HIL

54.2

6.09

1931*

HIL

39.2

2.27

1932

HIL

30.1

4.15

1934

41.1

4.79

Major leagues

—

121

863.0

874

399

275

346

4.16

All seasons

—

202

162

1428.1

1409

653

463

622

4.11

Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Phil Cockrell, that is 1917–1931. Why totals can differ.

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On this day & linked events

Born June 29, 1895

Died March 31, 1951