Born on April 11, 1978 in Cleveland, Mississippi, Josh Hancock (Joshua Morgan Hancock) played for the Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Cardinals over the course of his 5 year career. Hancock broke into the bigs on September 10, 2002 with the Boston Red Sox, and put up a 5.09 ERA in 63.2 innings pitched in 2004, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Josh Hancock's best season was 2006, when he posted a 4.09 ERA and struck out 50 batters.
Scouting Report[]
Statistics[]
Pitching Stats[]
Year
Team
G
GS
W
L
ERA
K
R
ER
CG
SHO
SV
IP
H
HR
BB
IB
WP
HBP
2002
BOS
A
3
1
0
1
3.68
6
3
3
0
0
0
7.1
5
1
2
0
0
0
2003
PHI
N
2
0
0
0
3.00
4
1
1
0
0
0
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
2004
PHI
N
4
2
0
1
9.00
5
9
9
0
0
0
9
13
3
3
0
0
0
2004
CIN
N
12
9
5
1
4.45
31
34
27
0
0
0
54.2
60
14
25
2
5
1
2004
TOT
N
16
11
5
2
5.09
36
43
36
0
0
0
63.2
73
17
28
2
5
1
2005
CIN
N
11
0
1
0
1.93
5
4
3
0
0
0
14
11
1
1
0
0
0
2006
STL
N
62
0
3
3
4.09
50
37
35
0
0
1
77
70
9
23
2
3
1
2007
STL
N
8
0
0
1
3.55
9
6
5
0
0
0
12.2
14
2
5
0
1
0
Total
NL
99
11
9
6
4.23
104
91
80
0
0
1
170.1
170
29
57
4
9
2
Total
AL
3
1
0
1
3.68
6
3
3
0
0
0
7.1
5
1
2
0
0
0
Total
102
12
9
7
4.20
110
94
83
0
0
1
177.2
175
30
59
4
9
2
Fielding Stats[]
Year
Team
POS
G
GS
INN
PO
A
ERR
DP
TP
PB
SB
CS
PkO
AVG
2002
BOS
A
P
3
1
7.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
2003
PHI
N
P
2
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
2004
PHI
N
P
4
2
9
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1.000
2004
CIN
N
P
12
9
54.2
3
3
2
0
0
0
5
1
0
.750
2004
TOT
N
P
16
11
63.2
3
5
2
0
0
0
5
2
0
.800
2005
CIN
N
P
11
0
14
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1.000
2006
STL
N
P
62
0
77
3
8
1
0
0
0
4
0
0
.917
2007
STL
N
P
8
0
12.2
1
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1.000
Total
P
102
12
177.2
7
17
3
0
0
1
9
2
1
.889
Batting Stats[]
Year
Team
G
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
AVG
OBP
SLG
2B
3B
BB
SO
HBP
SH
SB
IBB
GDP
2002
BOS
A
3
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2003
PHI
N
2
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2004
PHI
N
4
2
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2004
CIN
N
12
15
1
2
0
1
.133
.278
.133
0
0
3
11
0
1
0
0
0
2004
TOT
N
16
17
1
2
0
1
.118
.250
.118
0
0
3
12
0
1
0
0
0
2005
CIN
N
11
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2006
STL
N
62
6
0
0
0
0
.000
.143
.000
0
0
1
6
0
1
0
0
0
2007
STL
N
8
1
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
1
6
0
1
0
0
0
Total
NL
99
24
1
2
0
1
.083
.214
.083
0
0
4
18
0
2
0
0
0
Total
AL
3
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
102
24
1
2
0
1
.083
.214
.083
0
0
4
18
0
2
0
0
0
Transactions[]
Selected by Milwaukee Brewers in the 4th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 4, 1996).
Selected by Boston Red Sox in the 5th round of the free-agent draft (June 2, 1998 - signed June 15, 1998).
Traded by Boston Red Sox to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Jeremy Giambi (December 15, 2002).
Traded by Philadelphia Phillies with Anderson Machado to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Todd Jones and Brad Correll (July 30, 2004).
Released by Cincinnati Reds (January 12, 2006).
Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (February 21, 2006).