Chief Hogsett Stats

Chief Hogsett was born on Monday, November 2, 1903, in Brownell, Kansas. Hogsett was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 18, 1929, 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 Chief Hogsett baseball stats page.

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Chief Hogsett

Chief Hogsett Autograph on a 1979 Diamond Greats (#177)

Chief Hogsett Autograph on a 1979 Diamond Greats (#177)

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Birth Name:   Elon Chester Hogsett
Nickname:   Chief
Born On:   11-02-1903  (Scorpio)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Brownell, Kansas
Year of Death Data Died On:   07-17-2001 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Hays, Kansas
Cemetery:   Brownell Cemetery, Brownell, Kansas
High School:   Brownell High School (Brownell, KS)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00   Player Weight Chart Weight:   190
First Game:   09-18-1929 (Age 25)
Last Game:   06-03-1944
Draft:   Not Applicable

Chief Hogsett

Chief Hogsett Pitching Stats

1929 26 Tigers 4 4 0 1 2 .333 2.83 2 1 0 28.2 121 34 9 10 0 9 - 9 0 1 0 0
1930 27 Tigers 33 17 11 9 8 .529 5.42 4 0 1 146.0 670 174 88 102 9 63 - 54 0 9 0 -
1931 28 Tigers 22 12 8 3 9 .250 5.93 5 0 2 112.1 506 150 74 80 8 33 - 47 1 5 0 -
1932 29 Tigers 47 15 27 11 9 .550 3.54 7 0 7 178.0 790 201 70 97 8 66 - 56 2 5 0 -
1933 30 Tigers 45 2 34 6 10 .375 4.50 0 0 9 116.0 532 137 58 78 7 56 - 39 0 4 0 -
1934 31 Tigers 26 0 16 3 2 .600 4.29 0 0 3 50.1 227 61 24 34 4 19 - 23 3 1 0 -
1935 32 Tigers 40 0 30 6 6 .500 3.54 0 0 5 96.2 443 109 38 45 1 49 - 39 3 5 0 -
1936 33 Tigers 3 0 2 0 1 .000 9.00 0 0 0 4.0 22 8 4 7 1 1 - 1 0 0 0 -
1936 33 Browns 39 29 4 13 15 .464 5.52 10 0 1 215.1 1,009 278 132 153 15 90 - 67 7 15 0 -
1937 34 Browns 37 26 8 6 19 .240 6.29 8 1 2 177.1 842 245 124 144 19 75 - 68 1 5 0 -
1938 35 Senators 31 9 18 5 6 .455 6.03 1 0 3 91.0 418 107 61 73 12 36 - 33 1 8 0 -
1944 41 Tigers 3 0 2 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 0 6.1 34 7 0 6 1 4 - 5 0 2 0 -
11 Years 330 114 160 63 87 .420 5.02 37 2 33 1,222.0 5,614 1,511 682 829 85 501 - 441 18 60 0 0

Chief Hogsett

Chief Hogsett Hitting Stats

1929 26 Tigers 4 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - .200 .200 .200
1930 27 Tigers 33 58 6 17 2 1 1 0 5 1 - 12 0 - 0 - .293 .305 .414
1931 28 Tigers 22 47 7 11 1 0 0 0 1 1 - 10 0 - 1 - .234 .265 .255
1932 29 Tigers 48 57 11 14 2 0 2 0 5 4 - 18 4 - 0 - .246 .295 .386
1933 30 Tigers 45 38 2 8 0 0 0 0 2 1 - 12 0 - 0 - .211 .231 .211
1934 31 Tigers 26 13 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 - 0 - .231 .231 .231
1935 32 Tigers 40 23 4 6 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 5 0 - 0 - .261 .261 .522
1936 33 Tigers 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 0 0 0 0 - .000 1.000 .000
1936 33 Browns 43 70 7 10 2 0 0 0 2 6 - 19 2 - 1 - .143 .221 .171
1937 34 Browns 40 62 6 13 2 0 1 0 5 2 - 13 0 - 0 - .210 .234 .290
1938 35 Senators 32 23 3 7 2 1 0 0 1 2 - 3 0 - 0 - .304 .360 .478
1944 41 Tigers 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 .000 .000 .000
11 Years 339 403 46 91 11 2 6 0 27 18 0 99 6 0 2 0 .226 .262 .308

Chief Hogsett

Chief Hogsett Fielding Stats

1929 Tigers P 4 4 86 9 2.3 9 1 8 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.83
1930 Tigers P 33 17 438 52 1.6 47 10 37 5 1 n/a n/a n/a .904 2.90
1931 Tigers P 22 12 337 32 1.5 31 8 23 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .969 2.48
1932 Tigers P 47 15 534 57 1.2 54 8 46 3 4 n/a n/a n/a .947 2.73
1933 Tigers P 45 2 348 36 0.8 35 4 31 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .972 2.72
1934 Tigers P 26 0 151 15 0.6 15 4 11 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.68
1935 Tigers P 40 0 290 38 1.0 36 5 31 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .947 3.35
1936 Tigers P 3 0 12 3 1.0 3 0 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 6.75
1936 Browns P 39 29 646 56 1.4 50 2 48 6 2 n/a n/a n/a .893 2.09
1937 Browns P 37 26 532 39 1.1 36 8 28 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .923 1.83
1938 Senators P 31 9 273 27 0.9 25 7 18 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .926 2.47
1944 Tigers P 3 0 19 2 0.7 1 0 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .500 1.42
P Totals 330 114 3,666 366 1.1 342 57 285 24 16 n/a n/a n/a .934 2.52
11 Years 330 114 3,666 366 1.1 342 57 285 24 16 n/a n/a n/a .934 2.52

Chief Hogsett

Chief Hogsett Miscellaneous Stats

1929 Tigers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 5.0 0.0 1.00 2.83 2.83
1930 Tigers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 58.0 4.8 11.6 0.86 3.33 3.88
1931 Tigers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 4.7 47.0 1.42 3.77 2.64
1932 Tigers 0 0 .000 0 1 n/a 28.5 3.2 11.4 0.85 2.83 3.34
1933 Tigers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.2 19.0 0.70 3.03 4.34
1934 Tigers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.6 13.0 1.21 4.11 3.40
1935 Tigers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 11.5 4.6 5.8 0.80 3.63 4.56
1936 Tigers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.00 2.25 2.25
1936 Browns 0 0 .000 0 4 n/a 0.0 3.7 35.0 0.74 2.80 3.76
1937 Browns 0 0 .000 0 3 n/a 62.0 4.8 12.4 0.91 3.45 3.81
1938 Senators 0 0 .000 0 1 n/a 0.0 7.7 23.0 0.92 3.26 3.56
1944 Tigers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 2.0 1.25 7.11 5.68
11 Years 0 0 .000 0 9 n/a 67.2 4.1 14.9 0.88 3.25 3.69

Chief Hogsett

Chief Hogsett Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1929 Detroit Tigers n/a $6,000.00 n/a -
1930 Detroit Tigers n/a $6,000.00 n/a -
1931 Detroit Tigers 18 $6,000.00 n/a -
1932 Detroit Tigers 17 $6,000.00 n/a -
1933 Detroit Tigers 17 $6,500.00 - -
1934 Detroit Tigers 17 $6,500.00 - Stats
1935 Detroit Tigers 17 $6,500.00 - Stats
1936 Detroit Tigers 17 $6,500.00 - -
1936 St. Louis Browns 16 "     "     - -
1937 St. Louis Browns 16 $7,500.00 - -
1938 Washington Senators 14 $7,000.00 - -
1944 Detroit Tigers 2 $6,000.00 - -

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