Doc Medich was born on Thursday, December 9, 1948, in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania. Medich was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 5, 1972, with the New York Yankees. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Doc Medich baseball stats page.
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Doc Medich![]() Doc Medich Autograph on a 1981 Fleer (#627) |
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Doc MedichDoc Medich Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| 1972 | 24 | Yankees | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | 25 | Yankees | 34 | 32 | 2 | 14 | 9 | .609 | 2.95 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 235.0 | 991 | 217 | 77 | 84 | 20 | 74 | 6 | 145 | 7 | 3 | 1 | - |
| 1974 | 26 | Yankees | 38 | 38 | 0 | 19 | 15 | .559 | 3.60 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 279.2 | 1,173 | 275 | 112 | 122 | 24 | 91 | 8 | 154 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 1975 | 27 | Yankees | 38 | 37 | 0 | 16 | 16 | .500 | 3.50 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 272.1 | 1,121 | 271 | 106 | 115 | 25 | 72 | 5 | 132 | 6 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 1976 | 28 | Pirates | 29 | 26 | 1 | 8 | 11 | .421 | 3.52 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 179.0 | 759 | 193 | 70 | 80 | 10 | 48 | 9 | 86 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - |
| 1977 | 29 | Athletics | 26 | 25 | 1 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 4.69 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 147.2 | 646 | 155 | 77 | 89 | 19 | 49 | 3 | 74 | 3 | 3 | 0 | - |
| 1977 | 29 | Mariners | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.63 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22.1 | 98 | 26 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | 29 | Mets | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 30 | Rangers | 28 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 8 | .529 | 3.74 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 171.0 | 717 | 166 | 71 | 78 | 10 | 52 | 2 | 71 | 5 | 3 | 0 | - |
| 1979 | 31 | Rangers | 29 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 7 | .588 | 4.17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 149.0 | 647 | 156 | 69 | 78 | 9 | 49 | 3 | 58 | 4 | 4 | 0 | - |
| 1980 | 32 | Rangers | 34 | 32 | 0 | 14 | 11 | .560 | 3.92 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 204.1 | 877 | 230 | 89 | 104 | 13 | 56 | 1 | 91 | 7 | 3 | 1 | - |
| 1981 | 33 | Rangers | 20 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 3.08 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 143.1 | 585 | 136 | 49 | 51 | 8 | 33 | 5 | 65 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 34 | Rangers | 21 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 11 | .389 | 5.06 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 122.2 | 557 | 146 | 69 | 73 | 8 | 61 | 5 | 37 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 34 | Brewers | 10 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 5.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 63.0 | 271 | 57 | 35 | 37 | 4 | 32 | 1 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
| 11 Years | 312 | 287 | 8 | 124 | 105 | .541 | 3.78 | 71 | 16 | 2 | 1,996.1 | 8,471 | 2,036 | 838 | 925 | 151 | 624 | 48 | 955 | 49 | 35 | 6 | 0 | ||
Doc MedichDoc Medich Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1972 | 24 | Yankees | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1973 | 25 | Yankees | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1974 | 26 | Yankees | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1975 | 27 | Yankees | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1976 | 28 | Pirates | 29 | 52 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .096 | .161 | .096 |
| 1977 | 29 | Athletics | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1977 | 29 | Mariners | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1977 | 29 | Mets | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1978 | 30 | Rangers | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1979 | 31 | Rangers | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1980 | 32 | Rangers | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1981 | 33 | Rangers | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1982 | 34 | Rangers | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1982 | 34 | Brewers | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 11 Years | 314 | 54 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .093 | .155 | .093 | ||
Doc MedichDoc Medich Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1972 Yankees | P | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1973 Yankees | P | 34 | 32 | 705 | 44 | 1.3 | 39 | 14 | 25 | 5 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .886 | 1.49 |
| 1974 Yankees | P | 38 | 38 | 839 | 56 | 1.5 | 53 | 18 | 35 | 3 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .946 | 1.71 |
| 1975 Yankees | P | 38 | 37 | 817 | 47 | 1.2 | 45 | 18 | 27 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .957 | 1.49 |
| 1976 Pirates | P | 29 | 26 | 537 | 44 | 1.5 | 42 | 6 | 36 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .955 | 2.11 |
| 1977 Athletics | P | 26 | 25 | 443 | 28 | 1.1 | 26 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .929 | 1.58 |
| 1977 Mariners | P | 3 | 3 | 67 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.40 |
| 1977 Mets | P | 1 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.29 |
| 1978 Rangers | P | 28 | 22 | 513 | 43 | 1.5 | 42 | 11 | 31 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 2.21 |
| 1979 Rangers | P | 29 | 19 | 447 | 41 | 1.4 | 39 | 6 | 33 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .951 | 2.36 |
| 1980 Rangers | P | 34 | 32 | 613 | 39 | 1.1 | 36 | 9 | 27 | 3 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .923 | 1.59 |
| 1981 Rangers | P | 20 | 20 | 430 | 42 | 2.1 | 41 | 15 | 26 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 2.57 |
| 1982 Rangers | P | 21 | 21 | 368 | 26 | 1.2 | 26 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.91 |
| 1982 Brewers | P | 10 | 10 | 189 | 9 | 0.9 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.29 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| P Totals | 312 | 287 | 5,989 | 421 | 1.3 | 400 | 114 | 286 | 21 | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .950 | 1.80 | |
| 11 Years | 312 | 287 | 5,989 | 421 | 1.3 | 400 | 114 | 286 | 21 | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .950 | 1.80 | |
Doc MedichDoc Medich Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1972 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1973 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.96 | 5.55 | 2.83 |
| 1974 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.69 | 4.96 | 2.93 |
| 1975 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.83 | 4.36 | 2.38 |
| 1976 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.5 | 52.0 | 1.79 | 4.32 | 2.41 |
| 1977 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.51 | 4.51 | 2.99 |
| 1977 Mariners | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.75 | 1.21 | 1.61 |
| 1977 Mets | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3.00 | 3.86 | 1.29 |
| 1978 Rangers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.37 | 3.74 | 2.74 |
| 1979 Rangers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.18 | 3.50 | 2.96 |
| 1980 Rangers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.63 | 4.01 | 2.47 |
| 1981 Rangers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.97 | 4.08 | 2.07 |
| 1982 Rangers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.61 | 2.71 | 4.48 |
| 1982 Brewers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.13 | 5.14 | 4.57 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 11 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 54.0 | 1.53 | 4.31 | 2.81 |
Doc MedichDoc Medich Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1972 New York Yankees | 50 | $13,500.00 | - | - |
| 1973 New York Yankees | 42 | $16,100.00 | - | - |
| 1974 New York Yankees | 33 | $19,000.00 | - | - |
| 1975 New York Yankees | 33 | $24,250.00 | - | - |
| 1976 Pittsburgh Pirates | 32 | $80,000.00 | - | - |
| 1977 Oakland Athletics | 33 | $64,000.00 | - | - |
| 1977 Seattle Mariners | 41 | " " | - | - |
| 1977 New York Mets | 22 | " " | - | - |
| 1978 Texas Rangers | 42 | $250,000.00 | - | - |
| 1979 Texas Rangers | 42 | $250,000.00 | - | - |
| 1980 Texas Rangers | 33 | $250,000.00 | - | - |
| 1981 Texas Rangers | 33 | $250,000.00 | - | - |
| 1982 Texas Rangers | 33 | $350,000.00 | - | - |
| 1982 Milwaukee Brewers | 33 | " " | - | Stats |
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Did you know that Doc Medich is one of the few Major League pitchers in history who had an infinite earned run average (ERA) season? Presented below is every pitcher (and some positional players who pitched) that had an infinite ERA season. Bold names have an infinite career ERA.
The Infinite ERA Club |
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| Name | Year | Team | Lg |
| Nick Altrock | 1919 | WAS | AL |
| Wilson Alvarez | 1989 | TEX | AL |
| Bob Apodaca | 1973 | NYM | NL |
| Kirtley Baker | 1894 | BAL | NL |
| Lou Bauer | 1918 | PHI | AL |
| Ed Blake | 1953 | CIN | NL |
| Rex Brothers | 2018 | ATL | NL |
| Joe Brown | 1927 | CHI | AL |
| Fred Bruckbauer | 1961 | MIN | AL |
| Bobby Burke | 1937 | PHI | NL |
| Bill Childers | 1895 | LOU | NL |
| Mort Cooper | 1949 | CHI | NL |
| Ed Coughlin | 1884 | BUF | NL |
| Vic Davalillo | 1969 | STL | NL |
| Paul Dean | 1937 | STL | NL |
| Pedro Dibut | 1925 | CIN | NL |
| Frank Dupee | 1901 | CHI | AL |
| Joe Engel | 1919 | CLE | AL |
| Ed Farmer | 1977 | BAL | AL |
| Bill Ford | 1936 | BOS | NL |
| Nick Greenwood | 2015 | STL | NL |
| Clark Griffith | 1912 | WAS | AL |
| Doc Hamann | 1922 | CLE | AL |
| Bryan Harvey | 1995 | FLO | NL |
| Nate Jones | 2014 | CHI | AL |
| Bob Kammeyer | 1979 | NYY | AL |
| Al Kellett | 1924 | BOS | AL |
| Matt Koch | 2017 | ARI | NL |
| Will Koenigsmark | 1919 | STL | NL |
| Dave Koslo | 1955 | MIL | NL |
| Rick Kreuger | 1977 | BOS | AL |
| Steve Luebber | 1979 | TOR | AL |
| Daniel McCutchen | 2012 | PIT | NL |
| Bob McGraw | 1918 | NYY | AL |
| Cal McLish | 1946 | BKL | NL |
| Doc Medich | 1972 | NYY | AL |
| Al Milnar | 1946 | PHI | NL |
| Bill Moore | 1925 | DET | AL |
| Julio Navarro | 1966 | DET | AL |
| Bob Owchinko | 1983 | PIT | NL |
| Phil Paine | 1956 | MIL | NL |
| Mike Palagyi | 1939 | WAS | AL |
| Jay Parker | 1899 | PIT | NL |
| Gerardo Parra | 2019 | WAS | NL |
| Brad Pennington | 1998 | TBR | AL |
| Dave Pierson | 1876 | CIN | NL |
| Jim Ray | 1966 | HOU | NL |
| Erik Sabel | 2002 | DET | AL |
| Jim Schelle | 1939 | PHI | AL |
| Paul Stuffel | 1953 | PHI | NL |
| Billy Sunday | 1890 | PIT | NL |
| Gordie Sundin | 1956 | BAL | AL |
| Dennis Tankersley | 2003 | SDP | NL |
| Bob Uhl | 1940 | DET | AL |
| Lino Urdaneta | 2004 | DET | AL |
| Andrew Vasquez | 2019 | MIN | AL |
| Marty Walker | 1928 | PHI | NL |
| Zack Weiss | 2018 | CIN | NL |
| John Wood | 1896 | STL | NL |
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