Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Joe Hancock
Birthdate:
Nov. 6, 1912 (49 y, 6 m, 29 d)Born In:
North Attleborough Center, MA, USANationality:
American
Position:
PBats/Throws:
R/RHeight/Weight:
5'11"/181Entry:
1933 Draft
- Round: 1, Overall: 1, Team: Toronto Wolves
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
Player Awards
| Award | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Pitcher of the Year | 1943 (2nd) | Toronto (FABL) |
| 1940 (2nd) | Toronto (FABL) | |
| 1939 | Toronto (FABL) | |
| 1938 (2nd) | Toronto (FABL) | |
| All-Star | 1953 | Detroit (FABL) |
| 1952 | Detroit (FABL) | |
| 1950 | Toronto (FABL) | |
| 1943 | Toronto (FABL) | |
| 1942 | Toronto (FABL) | |
| 1940 | Toronto (FABL) | |
| 1939 | Toronto (FABL) | |
| 1938 | Toronto (FABL) | |
| League Champ | 1955 | Detroit (FABL) |
| 1954 | Detroit (FABL) | |
| 1952 | Detroit (FABL) | |
| 1940 | Toronto (FABL) | |
| Pitcher of the Month | Sep 1952 | Detroit (FABL) |
| May 1952 | Detroit (FABL) | |
| Oct 1951 | Detroit (FABL) | |
| Oct 1949 | Toronto (FABL) | |
| Oct 1948 | Toronto (FABL) | |
| Jun 1947 | Toronto (FABL) | |
| Sep 1941 | Toronto (FABL) | |
| Sep 1939 | Toronto (FABL) | |
| Jul 1939 | Toronto (FABL) | |
| Jun 1938 | Toronto (FABL) | |
| Oct 1935 | Buffalo (UL) | |
| Player of the Week | May 26, 1947 | Toronto (FABL) |
Hall of Fame Metrics
| Metric | Score | HoF Pos Avg |
HoF All Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Ink | 39 | 61.9 | 47.9 |
| Grey Ink | 234 | 239.8 | 220.3 |
| HoF Standard | 49 | 61.5 | 62.8 |
| WAR | 85.9 | 99.4 | 103.4 |
| WAR7 | 46.3 | 67.0 | 61.5 |
| JAWS | 66.1 | 83.2 | 82.5 |
Similar Players (SP)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Don Noftall R | 916 |
| Morris Harris R | 902 |
| George Johnson R | 901 |
| Ike Wetzel R | 898 |
| Rabbit Day R | 877 |
| Charlie Stedman R | 867 |
| Jim Lonardo R | 866 |
| Bill West R | 862 |
| George Garrison R | 857 |
| Price Adams R | 856 |
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
| Year | SH | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 15 | 10 |
| 1940 | 18 | 4 |
| 1941 | 14 | 8 |
| 1943 | 16 | 9 |
| Year | G | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1937 | 42 | 9 |
| Year | GS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1938 | 35 | 5 |
| 1939 | 33 | 7 |
| 1940 | 33 | 6 |
| 1941 | 34 | 4 |
| 1942 | 34 | 5 |
| 1943 | 34 | 7 |
| 1952 | 34 | 5 |
| 1953 | 34 | 6 |
| Year | W | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1936 | 15 | 10 |
| 1937 | 20 | 1 |
| 1938 | 22 | 1 |
| 1939 | 15 | 7 |
| 1940 | 17 | 5 |
| 1941 | 15 | 8 |
| 1943 | 20 | 1 |
| 1949 | 16 | 5 |
| 1952 | 22 | 1 |
| 1953 | 15 | 6 |
| 1954 | 15 | 8 |
| 1955 | 15 | 8 |
| Year | L | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1936 | 15 | 4 |
| 1942 | 16 | 6 |
| 1946 | 16 | 3 |
| Year | Win % | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1938 | 0.733 | 2 |
| 1940 | 0.607 | 6 |
| 1943 | 0.690 | 1 |
| 1949 | 0.615 | 8 |
| 1952 | 0.710 | 5 |
| 1953 | 0.600 | 8 |
| 1954 | 0.750 | 1 |
| 1955 | 0.714 | 3 |
| Year | Hold | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1936 | 1 | 4 |
| Year | IP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1937 | 264.2 | 10 |
| 1938 | 283.0 | 4 |
| 1939 | 277.0 | 3 |
| 1940 | 266.0 | 6 |
| 1941 | 264.2 | 5 |
| 1942 | 286.2 | 3 |
| 1943 | 278.2 | 3 |
| 1952 | 285.0 | 5 |
| 1953 | 248.0 | 8 |
| 1954 | 237.2 | 10 |
| Year | BF | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1937 | 1148 | 10 |
| 1938 | 1197 | 6 |
| 1939 | 1172 | 3 |
| 1940 | 1160 | 6 |
| 1941 | 1141 | 7 |
| 1942 | 1185 | 3 |
| 1943 | 1144 | 5 |
| 1952 | 1116 | 7 |
| 1953 | 1058 | 10 |
| Year | HR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1938 | 16 | 8 |
| 1956 | 32 | 3 |
| Year | BB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1936 | 88 | 6 |
| 1938 | 91 | 10 |
| 1941 | 105 | 6 |
| Year | K | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1936 | 110 | 4 |
| 1937 | 148 | 1 |
| 1938 | 145 | 1 |
| 1939 | 131 | 1 |
| 1940 | 134 | 3 |
| 1941 | 114 | 7 |
| 1942 | 105 | 6 |
| 1943 | 121 | 2 |
| Year | WP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1938 | 4 | 9 |
| 1941 | 7 | 5 |
| 1949 | 9 | 1 |
| 1951 | 5 | 10 |
| 1954 | 7 | 3 |
| Year | ERA | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1936 | 3.799 | 8 |
| 1938 | 3.021 | 5 |
| 1939 | 3.087 | 2 |
| 1941 | 3.435 | 9 |
| 1942 | 2.323 | 5 |
| 1943 | 2.681 | 9 |
| 1950 | 3.040 | 5 |
| 1952 | 1.768 | 1 |
| 1953 | 3.448 | 8 |
| 1954 | 3.673 | 10 |
| 1955 | 3.806 | 6 |
| Year | BABIP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1936 | 0.288 | 9 |
| 1952 | 0.217 | 1 |
| 1954 | 0.250 | 4 |
| 1955 | 0.252 | 7 |
| 1956 | 0.247 | 7 |
| Year | WHIP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1938 | 1.276 | 4 |
| 1939 | 1.242 | 1 |
| 1942 | 1.158 | 5 |
| 1943 | 1.148 | 5 |
| 1949 | 1.307 | 8 |
| 1952 | 0.997 | 2 |
| 1954 | 1.166 | 2 |
| 1955 | 1.291 | 5 |
| 1956 | 1.331 | 8 |
| Year | H/9 | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1936 | 9.385 | 7 |
| 1937 | 8.977 | 10 |
| 1938 | 8.587 | 5 |
| 1939 | 8.610 | 1 |
| 1941 | 8.603 | 7 |
| 1942 | 7.755 | 6 |
| 1952 | 6.442 | 2 |
| 1954 | 8.331 | 9 |
| Year | BB/9 | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 2.567 | 8 |
| 1946 | 2.240 | 4 |
| 1948 | 2.842 | 8 |
| 1949 | 2.489 | 4 |
| 1950 | 2.480 | 2 |
| 1952 | 2.526 | 5 |
| 1953 | 2.649 | 5 |
| 1954 | 2.159 | 2 |
| 1955 | 2.741 | 6 |
| 1956 | 2.791 | 5 |
| Year | CG | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1936 | 14 | 5 |
| 1937 | 15 | 9 |
| 1938 | 13 | 9 |
| 1939 | 18 | 3 |
| 1940 | 18 | 6 |
| 1942 | 22 | 3 |
| 1943 | 15 | 7 |
| 1952 | 19 | 4 |
| 1954 | 12 | 8 |
| Year | SHO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1936 | 2 | 5 |
| 1939 | 4 | 1 |
| 1941 | 2 | 9 |
| 1943 | 3 | 6 |
| 1947 | 2 | 8 |
| 1948 | 3 | 6 |
| 1952 | 5 | 3 |
| 1953 | 2 | 3 |
| 1954 | 1 | 6 |
| Year | BB (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 54 | 3 |
| 1948 | 60 | 6 |
| 1949 | 66 | 6 |
| 1950 | 62 | 2 |
| 1953 | 73 | 9 |
| 1954 | 57 | 3 |
| 1955 | 54 | 2 |
| 1956 | 55 | 3 |
| Year | Hits | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1938 | 270 | 9 |
| 1940 | 285 | 5 |
| 1943 | 255 | 10 |
| 1946 | 235 | 10 |
| 1949 | 246 | 9 |
| 1953 | 249 | 9 |
| Year | Hits (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 198 | 9 |
| 1955 | 175 | 5 |
| 1956 | 181 | 9 |
| Year | HR (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 8 | 8 |
| 1940 | 6 | 2 |
| 1941 | 8 | 6 |
| 1942 | 1 | 1 |
| 1943 | 4 | 5 |
| 1946 | 7 | 6 |
| 1947 | 3 | 1 |
| 1948 | 5 | 2 |
| 1950 | 7 | 5 |
| 1952 | 7 | 2 |
| 1953 | 11 | 1 |
| Year | WAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1937 | 4.9 | 6 |
| 1938 | 5.2 | 4 |
| 1939 | 7.2 | 1 |
| 1940 | 6.8 | 1 |
| 1941 | 5.0 | 5 |
| 1942 | 7.0 | 3 |
| 1943 | 7.4 | 2 |
| 1946 | 4.6 | 10 |
| 1949 | 5.1 | 6 |
| 1950 | 6.5 | 1 |
| 1952 | 6.6 | 5 |
| 1953 | 6.0 | 3 |
| 1954 | 4.7 | 6 |
| Year | W (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 10 | 4 |
| 1948 | 10 | 9 |
| Year | L (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1938 | 8 | 6 |
| 1940 | 11 | 10 |
| 1943 | 9 | 6 |
| 1947 | 10 | 6 |
| 1948 | 9 | 4 |
| 1949 | 10 | 8 |
| 1950 | 9 | 6 |
| 1952 | 9 | 8 |
| 1954 | 5 | 1 |
| 1955 | 6 | 2 |
| Year | rWAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1936 | 4.9 | 8 |
| 1938 | 7.5 | 2 |
| 1939 | 6.6 | 1 |
| 1940 | 6.0 | 5 |
| 1941 | 5.3 | 9 |
| 1942 | 8.1 | 2 |
| 1943 | 6.7 | 3 |
| 1950 | 5.4 | 10 |
| 1952 | 11.4 | 2 |
| 1953 | 4.8 | 10 |
| 1954 | 5.4 | 6 |
| 1955 | 4.3 | 9 |