Rogers Hornsby, baseball player, 301 home runs, 1915-1937

Rogers Hornsby

⭐ Hall of Fame 1942

Born: 4/27/1896 in Winters, TX, USA

Died: 1/5/1963 in Chicago, IL, USA

MLB Debut: 1915-09-10 | Final Game: 1937-07-20

Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 5'11" | Weight: 175 lbs

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Biography

Rogers Hornsby, born in 1896, was a premier position player in Major League Baseball whose career spanned from 1915 to 1937. Renowned for his exceptional hitting ability, Hornsby compiled a remarkable batting average of .358 over the course of 2,259 games, making him one of the most prolific hitters of his era. He recorded 2,930 hits and belted 301 home runs while driving in 1,584 runs, establishing himself as a formidable offensive force. His keen eye at the plate and aggressive playing style also earned him 135 stolen bases, showcasing his versatility as a player. Hornsby’s impact on the game was further solidified when he was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1942, a testament to his lasting legacy in baseball. He played during a transformative period in the sport, navigating through the challenges of the Deadball Era and contributing to the evolution of offensive play. His combination of power and precision at the plate has left an indelible mark on baseball history, ensuring that his achievements continue to be celebrated by fans and historians alike.

Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
34.0 32.0 5.0 7.0 0 0 2.0 6.0 2.0 7.0 0 0.219 0.265 0.406 0.671

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1935 14.0 13.0 3.0 5.0 0 0 2.0 6.0 1.0 0 0 0.385 0.429 0.846 1.275
1936 20.0 19.0 2.0 2.0 0 0 0 0 1.0 7.0 0 0.105 0.150 0.105 0.255

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
2259 8173 1579 2930 541 169 301 1584 135 1038 679 0.358 0.434 0.577 1.010 68436.5

Career AVG .358 vs. league average .276 across their career seasons — +29.9% above league average.

Career OBP .434 vs. league average .339 across their career seasons — +28.1% above league average.

Career SLG .577 vs. league average .383 across their career seasons — +50.4% above league average.

Career OPS 1.010 vs. league average 0.722 across their career seasons — +39.9% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1915 STL NL 18 57 5 14 2 0 0 4 0 2 6 0.246 .250 (-2%) .318 (-15%) .332 (-16%) .651 (-15%) -140.3
1916 STL NL 139 495 63 155 17 15 6 65 17 40 63 0.313 .248 (+26%) .314 (+18%) .326 (+36%) .640 (+27%) 2362.9
1917 STL NL 145 523 86 171 24 17 8 66 17 45 34 0.327 .248 (+31%) .312 (+23%) .323 (+50%) .635 (+37%) 3380.5
1918 STL NL 115 416 51 117 19 11 5 60 8 40 43 0.281 .255 (+10%) .318 (+9%) .326 (+27%) .645 (+18%) 1302.7
1919 STL NL 138 512 68 163 15 9 8 71 17 48 41 0.318 .262 (+21%) .322 (+19%) .347 (+24%) .670 (+21%) 2219.0
1920 STL NL 149 589 96 218 44 20 9 94 12 60 50 0.370 .271 (+36%) .331 (+30%) .363 (+54%) .694 (+42%) 4872.9
1921 STL NL 154 592 131 235 44 18 21 126 13 60 48 0.397 .286 (+39%) .344 (+33%) .395 (+62%) .739 (+48%) 6025.9
1922 STL NL 154 623 141 250 46 14 42 152 17 65 50 0.401 .285 (+41%) .345 (+33%) .397 (+82%) .743 (+59%) 7623.1
1923 STL NL 107 424 89 163 32 10 17 83 3 55 29 0.384 .282 (+36%) .344 (+33%) .390 (+61%) .734 (+48%) 4019.2
1924 STL NL 143 536 121 227 43 14 25 94 5 89 32 0.424 .283 (+49%) .345 (+47%) .389 (+79%) .734 (+64%) 7347.9
1925 STL NL 138 504 133 203 41 10 39 143 5 83 39 0.403 .288 (+40%) .349 (+40%) .407 (+86%) .756 (+65%) 7004.7
1926 STL NL 134 527 96 167 34 5 11 93 3 61 39 0.317 .279 (+13%) .345 (+12%) .390 (+19%) .735 (+16%) 1731.1
1927 NY1 NL 155 568 133 205 32 9 26 125 9 86 38 0.361 .282 (+28%) .344 (+30%) .392 (+49%) .736 (+40%) 5092.4
1928 BSN NL 140 486 99 188 42 7 21 94 5 107 41 0.387 .280 (+38%) .342 (+46%) .395 (+60%) .737 (+53%) 5897.8
1929 CHC NL 156 602 156 229 47 8 39 149 2 87 65 0.380 .289 (+31%) .353 (+30%) .415 (+63%) .769 (+48%) 6444.1
1930 CHC NL 42 104 15 32 5 1 2 18 0 12 12 0.308 .293 (+5%) .354 (+9%) .429 (+1%) .784 (+4%) 111.1
1931 CHC NL 100 357 64 118 37 1 16 90 1 56 23 0.331 .276 (+20%) .338 (+25%) .388 (+48%) .726 (+37%) 2618.4
1932 CHC NL 19 58 10 13 2 0 1 7 0 10 4 0.224 .275 (-19%) .335 (+6%) .391 (-21%) .726 (-8%) -32.3
1933 STL NL 46 83 9 27 6 0 2 21 1 12 6 0.325 .270 (+20%) .329 (+28%) .377 (+25%) .707 (+26%) 427.8
1933 SLA AL 11 9 2 3 1 0 1 2 0 2 1 0.333 — — — — 427.8
1934 SLA AL 24 23 2 7 2 0 1 11 0 7 4 0.304 — — — — 0.0
1935 SLA AL 10 24 1 5 3 0 0 3 0 3 6 0.208 — — — — 0.0
1936 SLA AL 2 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.400 — — — — 0.0
1937 SLA AL 20 56 7 18 3 0 1 11 0 7 5 0.321 .276 (+16%) .342 (+16%) .398 (+8%) .740 (+11%) 127.7

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
12 49 6 12 2 1 0 5 3 10 0.245

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1929 WS CHN 5 21 4 5 1 1 0 1 1 8 0.238
1926 WS SLN 7 28 2 7 1 0 0 4 2 2 0.250

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 35 0 383 22 4 23
2B 1561 0 3206 5166 307 893
3B 192 0 181 392 47 25
OF 20 0 34 0 0 0
SS 356 0 691 1262 142 186

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1915 SLN SS 18 0 48 46 8 12
1916 SLN 1B 15 0 150 5 2 6
1916 SLN 2B 1 0 3 4 1 0
1916 SLN 3B 83 0 82 174 20 7
1916 SLN SS 45 0 90 132 22 22
1917 SLN SS 144 0 268 527 52 82
1918 SLN OF 3 0 3 0 0 0
1918 SLN SS 109 0 208 434 46 55
1919 SLN 1B 5 0 48 0 0 3
1919 SLN 2B 25 0 46 101 5 13
1919 SLN 3B 72 0 73 151 16 11
1919 SLN SS 37 0 66 115 13 12
1920 SLN 2B 149 0 343 524 34 76
1921 SLN 1B 1 0 8 0 0 0
1921 SLN 2B 142 0 305 477 25 59
1921 SLN 3B 3 0 2 2 1 0
1921 SLN OF 6 0 14 0 0 0
1921 SLN SS 3 0 11 8 1 3
1922 SLN 2B 154 0 398 473 30 81
1923 SLN 1B 10 0 131 16 2 13
1923 SLN 2B 96 0 192 283 19 48
1924 SLN 2B 143 0 301 517 30 102
1925 SLN 2B 136 0 287 416 34 95
1926 SLN 2B 134 0 245 433 27 73
1927 NY1 2B 155 0 299 582 25 98
1928 BSN 2B 140 0 295 450 21 85
1929 CHN 2B 156 0 286 547 23 106
1930 CHN 2B 25 0 44 76 11 16
1931 CHN 2B 69 0 107 205 16 24
1931 CHN 3B 26 0 21 50 6 6
1932 CHN 3B 6 0 1 10 4 0
1932 CHN OF 10 0 16 0 0 0
1933 SLN 2B 17 0 24 35 2 7
1934 SLA 3B 1 0 1 3 0 1
1934 SLA OF 1 0 1 0 0 0
1935 SLA 1B 3 0 36 1 0 1
1935 SLA 2B 2 0 1 2 0 0
1935 SLA 3B 1 0 1 2 0 0
1936 SLA 1B 1 0 10 0 0 0
1937 SLA 2B 17 0 30 41 4 10

Career Games by Position

Position Games
First Base 42
Second Base 1554
Third Base 193
Shortstop 359
Left Field 6
Center Field 1
Right Field 14

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1929 Baseball Magazine All-Star 2B
1929 Baseball Magazine All-Star 2B
1929 Most Valuable Player
1929 TSN All-Star 2B
1928 Baseball Magazine All-Star 2B
1928 Baseball Magazine All-Star 2B
1928 TSN All-Star 2B
1927 TSN All-Star 2B
1926 Baseball Magazine All-Star 2B
1926 Baseball Magazine All-Star 2B
1926 TSN All-Star 2B
1925 Baseball Magazine All-Star 2B
1925 Baseball Magazine All-Star 2B
1925 Most Valuable Player
1925 Triple Crown
1925 TSN All-Star 2B
1924 Baseball Magazine All-Star 2B
1924 Baseball Magazine All-Star 2B
1923 Baseball Magazine All-Star 2B
1922 Baseball Magazine All-Star 2B
1922 Baseball Magazine All-Star 2B
1922 Triple Crown
1921 Baseball Magazine All-Star 2B
1921 Baseball Magazine All-Star 2B
1920 Baseball Magazine All-Star 2B
1919 Baseball Magazine All-Star SS
1916 Baseball Magazine All-Star 3B

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Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1929 Most Valuable Player NL 1st 60.0 80 3
1928 Most Valuable Player NL 13th 10.0 80 0
1927 Most Valuable Player NL 3rd 54.0 80 0
1926 Most Valuable Player NL 18th 7.0 80 0
1925 Most Valuable Player NL 1st 73.0 80 0
1924 Most Valuable Player NL 2nd 62.0 80 0