Elden Auker was born on Wednesday, September 21, 1910, in Norcatur, Kansas. Auker was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 10, 1933, with the Detroit Tigers. 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 Elden Auker baseball stats page.
"The easiest pitcher I ever caught was Elden Auker. His underhand deliveries came over the plate nice and soft." - Birdie Tebbetts in Baseball Digest (October 1949, Page 11)
Elden AukerElden Auker Autograph on a 1991 Play Ball Reprint (#45) |
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Elden AukerElden Auker 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 |
1933 | 23 | Tigers | 15 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 5.24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 55.0 | 251 | 63 | 32 | 34 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
1934 | 24 | Tigers | 43 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 7 | .682 | 3.42 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 205.0 | 881 | 234 | 78 | 103 | 9 | 56 | 3 | 86 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
1935 | 25 | Tigers | 36 | 25 | 6 | 18 | 7 | .720 | 3.83 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 195.0 | 841 | 213 | 83 | 86 | 13 | 61 | 1 | 63 | 2 | 9 | 0 | - |
1936 | 26 | Tigers | 35 | 31 | 1 | 13 | 16 | .448 | 4.89 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 215.1 | 970 | 263 | 117 | 140 | 11 | 83 | 5 | 66 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - |
1937 | 27 | Tigers | 39 | 32 | 6 | 17 | 9 | .654 | 3.88 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 252.2 | 1,081 | 250 | 109 | 127 | 13 | 97 | 2 | 73 | 2 | 6 | 0 | - |
1938 | 28 | Tigers | 27 | 24 | 3 | 11 | 10 | .524 | 5.27 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 160.2 | 717 | 184 | 94 | 97 | 14 | 56 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 5 | 0 | - |
1939 | 29 | Red Sox | 31 | 25 | 4 | 9 | 10 | .474 | 5.36 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 151.0 | 697 | 183 | 90 | 108 | 13 | 61 | 4 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
1940 | 30 | Browns | 38 | 35 | 0 | 16 | 11 | .593 | 3.96 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 263.2 | 1,176 | 299 | 116 | 129 | 17 | 96 | 9 | 78 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - |
1941 | 31 | Browns | 34 | 31 | 1 | 14 | 15 | .483 | 5.50 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 216.0 | 981 | 268 | 132 | 150 | 20 | 85 | 8 | 60 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - |
1942 | 32 | Browns | 35 | 34 | 0 | 14 | 13 | .519 | 4.08 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 249.0 | 1,093 | 273 | 113 | 132 | 16 | 86 | 14 | 62 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
10 Years | 333 | 261 | 40 | 130 | 101 | .563 | 4.42 | 126 | 14 | 2 | 1,963.1 | 8,688 | 2,230 | 964 | 1,106 | 129 | 706 | 46 | 594 | 10 | 38 | 3 | - |
Elden AukerElden Auker 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 |
1933 | 23 | Tigers | 15 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .118 | .118 | .118 |
1934 | 24 | Tigers | 43 | 74 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .149 | .192 | .176 |
1935 | 25 | Tigers | 36 | 74 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .216 | .237 | .311 |
1936 | 26 | Tigers | 35 | 78 | 7 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .308 | .372 | .372 |
1937 | 27 | Tigers | 43 | 91 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .198 | .263 | .385 |
1938 | 28 | Tigers | 27 | 57 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .088 | .161 | .088 |
1939 | 29 | Red Sox | 31 | 53 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .226 | .241 | .358 |
1940 | 30 | Browns | 38 | 89 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .213 | .286 | .292 |
1941 | 31 | Browns | 37 | 80 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .157 | .163 |
1942 | 32 | Browns | 51 | 87 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .161 | .189 | .195 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
10 Years | 356 | 700 | 73 | 131 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 72 | 41 | 0 | 232 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .187 | .234 | .260 |
Elden AukerElden Auker Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1933 Tigers | P | 15 | 6 | 165 | 10 | 0.7 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.64 |
1934 Tigers | P | 43 | 18 | 615 | 64 | 1.5 | 62 | 9 | 53 | 2 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .969 | 2.72 |
1935 Tigers | P | 36 | 25 | 585 | 49 | 1.4 | 49 | 5 | 44 | 0 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.26 |
1936 Tigers | P | 35 | 31 | 646 | 74 | 2.1 | 70 | 10 | 60 | 4 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .946 | 2.93 |
1937 Tigers | P | 39 | 32 | 758 | 90 | 2.3 | 87 | 15 | 72 | 3 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .967 | 3.10 |
1938 Tigers | P | 27 | 24 | 482 | 54 | 2.0 | 53 | 12 | 41 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 2.97 |
1939 Red Sox | P | 31 | 25 | 453 | 48 | 1.5 | 44 | 9 | 35 | 4 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .917 | 2.62 |
1940 Browns | P | 38 | 35 | 791 | 82 | 2.2 | 78 | 27 | 51 | 4 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .951 | 2.66 |
1941 Browns | P | 34 | 31 | 648 | 57 | 1.7 | 57 | 14 | 43 | 0 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.38 |
1942 Browns | P | 35 | 34 | 747 | 72 | 2.1 | 70 | 18 | 52 | 2 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .972 | 2.53 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 333 | 261 | 5,890 | 600 | 1.8 | 580 | 120 | 460 | 20 | 38 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .967 | 2.66 | |
10 Years | 333 | 261 | 5,890 | 600 | 1.8 | 580 | 120 | 460 | 20 | 38 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .967 | 2.66 |
Elden AukerElden Auker 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 |
1933 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.4 | 17.0 | 0.68 | 2.78 | 4.09 |
1934 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.6 | 9.3 | 1.54 | 3.78 | 2.46 |
1935 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.4 | 9.3 | 1.03 | 2.91 | 2.82 |
1936 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.3 | 5.2 | 0.80 | 2.76 | 3.47 |
1937 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | n/a | 30.3 | 2.5 | 5.7 | 0.75 | 2.60 | 3.46 |
1938 Tigers | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.4 | 28.5 | 0.82 | 2.58 | 3.14 |
1939 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 26.5 | 3.8 | 17.7 | 0.70 | 2.56 | 3.64 |
1940 Browns | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 89.0 | 3.1 | 8.9 | 0.81 | 2.66 | 3.28 |
1941 Browns | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 3 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.0 | 16.0 | 0.71 | 2.50 | 3.54 |
1942 Browns | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 16 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.1 | 21.8 | 0.72 | 2.24 | 3.11 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
10 Years | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 23 | n/a | 116.7 | 3.0 | 9.7 | 0.84 | 2.72 | 3.24 |
Elden AukerElden Auker Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1933 Detroit Tigers | 14 | $2,400.00 | - | - |
1934 Detroit Tigers | 13 | $2,400.00 | - | Stats |
1935 Detroit Tigers | 13 | $5,000.00 | - | Stats |
1936 Detroit Tigers | 13 | $10,000.00 | - | - |
1937 Detroit Tigers | 12 | $7,500.00 | - | - |
1938 Detroit Tigers | 12 | $13,500.00 | - | - |
1939 Boston Red Sox | 13 | $13,500.00 | - | - |
1940 St. Louis Browns | 18 | $9,000.00 | - | - |
1941 St. Louis Browns | 18 | $12,000.00 | - | - |
1942 St. Louis Browns | 18 | $10,000.00 | - | - |
Elden Auker Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Did you know that hall of fame hurler Bob Feller hit his first major league home run off Auker saying "He found my bat, somehow" then described his pitching motion (SI.com, 08/04/2006) with, "He threw it from about as low as you could go without untying your shoes. Any lower and you'd scrape your knuckles on the pitching rubber."
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