Rogers Hornsby was born on Monday, April 27, 1896, in Winters, Texas. Hornsby was 19 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 10, 1915, with the St. Louis Cardinals. 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 Rogers Hornsby baseball stats page.
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do, I stare out the window and wait for spring." - Rogers Hornsby [Rogers Hornsby Quotes]
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Rogers HornsbyRogers Hornsby 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 |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Rogers HornsbyRogers Hornsby 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 |
1915 | 19 | Cardinals | 18 | 57 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .246 | .271 | .281 |
1916 | 20 | Cardinals | 139 | 495 | 63 | 155 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 65 | 40 | 1 | 63 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .313 | .369 | .444 |
1917 | 21 | Cardinals | 145 | 523 | 86 | 171 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 66 | 45 | 0 | 34 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .327 | .385 | .484 |
1918 | 22 | Cardinals | 115 | 416 | 51 | 117 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 60 | 40 | 3 | 43 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .281 | .349 | .416 |
1919 | 23 | Cardinals | 138 | 512 | 68 | 163 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 71 | 48 | 0 | 41 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 1 | .318 | .384 | .430 |
1920 | 24 | Cardinals | 149 | 589 | 96 | 218 | 44 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 94 | 60 | 9 | 50 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .370 | .431 | .559 |
1921 | 25 | Cardinals | 154 | 592 | 131 | 235 | 44 | 18 | 21 | 1 | 126 | 60 | 10 | 48 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 10 | .397 | .458 | .639 |
1922 | 26 | Cardinals | 154 | 623 | 141 | 250 | 46 | 14 | 42 | 1 | 152 | 65 | 12 | 50 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .401 | .459 | .722 |
1923 | 27 | Cardinals | 107 | 424 | 89 | 163 | 32 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 83 | 55 | 5 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 | .384 | .459 | .627 |
1924 | 28 | Cardinals | 143 | 536 | 121 | 227 | 43 | 14 | 25 | 0 | 94 | 89 | 13 | 32 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .424 | .507 | .696 |
1925 | 29 | Cardinals | 138 | 504 | 133 | 203 | 41 | 10 | 39 | 1 | 143 | 83 | 8 | 39 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .403 | .489 | .756 |
1926 | 30 | Cardinals | 134 | 527 | 96 | 167 | 34 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 93 | 61 | 4 | 39 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .317 | .388 | .463 |
1927 | 31 | Giants | 155 | 568 | 133 | 205 | 32 | 9 | 26 | 1 | 125 | 86 | 7 | 38 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 8 | .361 | .448 | .586 |
1928 | 32 | Braves | 140 | 486 | 99 | 188 | 42 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 94 | 107 | 9 | 41 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .387 | .498 | .632 |
1929 | 33 | Cubs | 156 | 602 | 156 | 229 | 47 | 8 | 39 | 2 | 149 | 87 | 5 | 65 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .380 | .459 | .679 |
1930 | 34 | Cubs | 42 | 104 | 15 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .308 | .385 | .433 |
1931 | 35 | Cubs | 100 | 357 | 64 | 118 | 37 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 90 | 56 | 2 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .331 | .421 | .574 |
1932 | 36 | Cubs | 19 | 58 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .224 | .357 | .310 |
1933 | 37 | Cardinals | 46 | 83 | 9 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .325 | .423 | .470 |
1933 | 37 | Browns | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .455 | .778 |
1934 | 38 | Browns | 24 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .304 | .484 | .522 |
1935 | 39 | Browns | 10 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .208 | .296 | .333 |
1936 | 40 | Browns | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .500 | .400 |
1937 | 41 | Browns | 20 | 56 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .321 | .397 | .429 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
23 Years | 2,259 | 8,173 | 1,579 | 2,930 | 541 | 169 | 301 | 12 | 1,584 | 1,038 | 94 | 679 | 216 | 0 | 48 | 112 | .358 | .434 | .577 |
Rogers HornsbyRogers Hornsby Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1915 Cardinals | SS | 18 | 17 | 462 | 102 | 5.7 | 94 | 48 | 46 | 8 | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .922 | 5.49 |
1916 Cardinals | 1B | 15 | 14 | 327 | 157 | 10.5 | 155 | 150 | 5 | 2 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 12.80 |
1916 Cardinals | 2B | 1 | 0 | - | 8 | 8.0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .875 | 0.00 |
1916 Cardinals | 3B | 83 | 79 | 1,923 | 276 | 3.3 | 256 | 82 | 174 | 20 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .928 | 3.59 |
1916 Cardinals | SS | 45 | 44 | 1,092 | 244 | 5.4 | 222 | 90 | 132 | 22 | 22 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .910 | 5.49 |
1917 Cardinals | SS | 144 | 143 | 3,756 | 847 | 5.9 | 795 | 268 | 527 | 52 | 82 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .939 | 5.71 |
1918 Cardinals | CF | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1918 Cardinals | RF | 3 | 3 | 27 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.00 |
1918 Cardinals | SS | 109 | 107 | 2,790 | 688 | 6.3 | 642 | 208 | 434 | 46 | 55 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .933 | 6.21 |
1919 Cardinals | 1B | 5 | 5 | 129 | 48 | 9.6 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 10.05 |
1919 Cardinals | 2B | 25 | 26 | 624 | 152 | 6.1 | 147 | 46 | 101 | 5 | 13 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .967 | 6.36 |
1919 Cardinals | 3B | 72 | 71 | 1,848 | 240 | 3.3 | 224 | 73 | 151 | 16 | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .933 | 3.27 |
1919 Cardinals | SS | 37 | 36 | 939 | 194 | 5.2 | 181 | 66 | 115 | 13 | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .933 | 5.20 |
1920 Cardinals | 2B | 149 | 149 | 429 | 901 | 6.0 | 867 | 343 | 524 | 34 | 76 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .962 | 54.57 |
1921 Cardinals | 1B | 1 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 8.00 |
1921 Cardinals | 2B | 142 | 142 | 36 | 807 | 5.7 | 782 | 305 | 477 | 25 | 59 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .969 | 586.50 |
1921 Cardinals | 3B | 3 | 2 | 57 | 5 | 1.7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .800 | 1.89 |
1921 Cardinals | LF | 6 | 6 | 150 | 14 | 2.3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.52 |
1921 Cardinals | SS | 3 | 3 | 81 | 20 | 6.7 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .950 | 6.33 |
1922 Cardinals | 2B | 154 | 154 | 459 | 901 | 5.9 | 871 | 398 | 473 | 30 | 81 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .967 | 51.24 |
1923 Cardinals | 1B | 10 | 18 | 324 | 149 | 14.9 | 147 | 131 | 16 | 2 | 13 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 12.25 |
1923 Cardinals | 2B | 96 | 88 | 2,310 | 494 | 5.1 | 475 | 192 | 283 | 19 | 48 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .962 | 5.55 |
1924 Cardinals | 2B | 143 | 143 | 3,714 | 848 | 5.9 | 818 | 301 | 517 | 30 | 102 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .965 | 5.95 |
1925 Cardinals | 2B | 136 | 136 | 3,420 | 737 | 5.4 | 703 | 287 | 416 | 34 | 95 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .954 | 5.55 |
1926 Cardinals | 2B | 134 | 134 | 3,183 | 705 | 5.3 | 678 | 245 | 433 | 27 | 73 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .962 | 5.75 |
1927 Giants | 2B | 155 | 155 | 465 | 906 | 5.8 | 881 | 299 | 582 | 25 | 98 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .972 | 51.15 |
1928 Braves | 2B | 140 | 140 | 3,582 | 766 | 5.5 | 745 | 295 | 450 | 21 | 85 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .973 | 5.62 |
1929 Cubs | 2B | 156 | 156 | 462 | 856 | 5.5 | 833 | 286 | 547 | 23 | 106 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .973 | 48.68 |
1930 Cubs | 2B | 25 | 23 | 528 | 131 | 5.2 | 120 | 44 | 76 | 11 | 16 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .916 | 6.14 |
1931 Cubs | 2B | 69 | 67 | 1,671 | 328 | 4.8 | 312 | 107 | 205 | 16 | 24 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .951 | 5.04 |
1931 Cubs | 3B | 26 | 26 | 591 | 77 | 3.0 | 71 | 21 | 50 | 6 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .922 | 3.24 |
1932 Cubs | 3B | 6 | 6 | 81 | 15 | 2.5 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .733 | 3.67 |
1932 Cubs | RF | 10 | 10 | 255 | 16 | 1.6 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.69 |
1933 Cardinals | 2B | 17 | 16 | 348 | 61 | 3.6 | 59 | 24 | 35 | 2 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .967 | 4.58 |
1934 Browns | 3B | 1 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
1934 Browns | RF | 1 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.13 |
1935 Browns | 1B | 3 | 3 | 69 | 37 | 12.3 | 37 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 14.48 |
1935 Browns | 2B | 2 | 0 | - | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1935 Browns | 3B | 1 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.38 |
1936 Browns | 1B | 1 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 10.00 |
1937 Browns | 2B | 17 | 12 | 294 | 75 | 4.4 | 71 | 30 | 41 | 4 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .947 | 6.52 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
2B Totals | 1,561 | 1,541 | 21,525 | 8,679 | 5.6 | 8,372 | 3,206 | 5,166 | 307 | 893 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .965 | 10.50 | |
SS Totals | 356 | 350 | 9,120 | 2,095 | 5.9 | 1,953 | 691 | 1,262 | 142 | 186 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .932 | 5.78 | |
3B Totals | 192 | 186 | 4,548 | 620 | 3.2 | 573 | 181 | 392 | 47 | 25 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .924 | 3.40 | |
1B Totals | 35 | 42 | 903 | 409 | 11.7 | 405 | 383 | 22 | 4 | 23 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 12.11 | |
RF Totals | 14 | 14 | 306 | 20 | 1.4 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.76 | |
LF Totals | 6 | 6 | 150 | 14 | 2.3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.52 | |
CF Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 | |
23 Years | 2,165 | 2,139 | 36,552 | 11,837 | 5.5 | 11,337 | 4,495 | 6,842 | 500 | 1,127 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .958 | 8.37 |
Rogers HornsbyRogers Hornsby 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 |
1915 Cardinals | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 9.5 | 14.3 | - | - | - |
1916 Cardinals | 17 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 82.5 | 7.9 | 7.6 | - | - | - |
1917 Cardinals | 17 | 3 | .850 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 65.4 | 15.4 | 7.9 | - | - | - |
1918 Cardinals | 8 | 5 | .615 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 83.2 | 9.7 | 6.9 | - | - | - |
1919 Cardinals | 17 | 10 | .630 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 64.0 | 12.5 | 7.2 | - | - | - |
1920 Cardinals | 12 | 15 | .444 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 65.4 | 11.8 | 6.3 | - | - | - |
1921 Cardinals | 13 | 13 | .500 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 28.2 | 12.3 | 4.7 | - | - | - |
1922 Cardinals | 17 | 12 | .586 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 14.8 | 12.5 | 4.1 | - | - | - |
1923 Cardinals | 3 | 7 | .300 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 24.9 | 14.6 | 5.1 | - | - | - |
1924 Cardinals | 5 | 12 | .294 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 21.4 | 16.8 | 5.7 | - | - | - |
1925 Cardinals | 5 | 3 | .625 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 12.9 | 12.9 | 3.5 | - | - | - |
1926 Cardinals | 3 | 6 | .333 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 47.9 | 13.5 | 5.7 | - | - | - |
1927 Giants | 9 | 6 | .600 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 21.8 | 14.9 | 4.5 | - | - | - |
1928 Braves | 5 | 3 | .625 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 23.1 | 11.9 | 5.2 | - | - | - |
1929 Cubs | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 15.4 | 9.3 | 4.0 | - | - | - |
1930 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 17 | 0 | n/a | 52.0 | 8.7 | 5.8 | - | - | - |
1931 Cubs | 1 | 1 | .500 | 5 | 0 | n/a | 22.3 | 15.5 | 4.0 | - | - | - |
1932 Cubs | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 58.0 | 14.5 | 8.3 | - | - | - |
1933 Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 29 | 0 | n/a | 41.5 | 13.8 | 4.0 | - | - | - |
1933 Browns | 0 | 0 | .000 | 11 | 0 | n/a | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.5 | - | - | - |
1934 Browns | 0 | 0 | .000 | 22 | 0 | n/a | 23.0 | 5.8 | 2.1 | - | - | - |
1935 Browns | 0 | 0 | .000 | 5 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.0 | 8.0 | - | - | - |
1936 Browns | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | - | - | - |
1937 Browns | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 56.0 | 11.2 | 5.1 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
23 Years | 135 | 99 | .577 | 99 | 0 | n/a | 27.2 | 12.0 | 5.2 | - | - | - |
Rogers HornsbyRogers Hornsby Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1915 St. Louis Cardinals | n/a | $1,200.00 | n/a | - |
1916 St. Louis Cardinals | n/a | $2,000.00 | n/a | - |
1917 St. Louis Cardinals | n/a | $3,000.00 | n/a | - |
1918 St. Louis Cardinals | n/a | $4,000.00 | n/a | - |
1919 St. Louis Cardinals | n/a | $4,000.00 | n/a | - |
1920 St. Louis Cardinals | n/a | $5,000.00 | n/a | - |
1921 St. Louis Cardinals | n/a | $11,000.00 | n/a | - |
1922 St. Louis Cardinals | n/a | $18,500.00 | n/a | - |
1923 St. Louis Cardinals | n/a | $18,500.00 | n/a | - |
1924 St. Louis Cardinals | n/a | $24,500.00 | n/a | - |
1925 St. Louis Cardinals | n/a | $33,333.00 | n/a | - |
1926 St. Louis Cardinals | n/a | $33,333.00 | n/a | Stats |
1927 New York Giants | n/a | $36,500.00 | n/a | - |
1928 Boston Braves | n/a | $40,000.00 | n/a | - |
1929 Chicago Cubs | n/a | $40,000.00 | n/a | Stats |
1930 Chicago Cubs | n/a | $40,000.00 | n/a | - |
1931 Chicago Cubs | n/a | $40,000.00 | n/a | - |
1932 Chicago Cubs | 9 | $40,000.00 | n/a | - |
1933 St. Louis Cardinals | 4 | $15,000.00 | - | - |
1933 St. Louis Browns | 16 | $15,000.00 | - | - |
1934 St. Louis Browns | 11 | $15,000.00 | - | - |
1935 St. Louis Browns | 11 | $15,000.00 | - | - |
1936 St. Louis Browns | 4 | $18,000.00 | - | - |
1937 St. Louis Browns | 4 | $18,333.00 | - | - |
Rogers Hornsby Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Did you know that Rogers Hornsby career batting average of .358 is second best in the history of Major League Baseball (Top 1,000)?
Rogers Hornsby | National Baseball Hall of Fame Plaque | Class of 1942 (HOF)
Rogers Hornsby finished an absolutely spectacular Major League career with two National League MVP Awards (1925 & 1929), two Triple Crowns (1922 & 1925), two-times a triples leader (1917 & 1921), two-times a home runs leader (1922 & 1925), three-times a bases on balls leader (1924, 1927 & 1928), four-times a hits leader (1920-1922 & 1924), four-times a doubles leader (1920-1922 & 1924), four-times an RBIs leader (1920-1922 & 1925), five-times a runs scored leader (1921, 1922, 1924, 1927 & 1929), seven-times a total bases leader (1917, 1920-1922, 1924, 1925 & 1929), seven-times a batting champion (1920-1925 & 1928), nine-times an on-base percentage leader (1920-1925, 1927, 1928 & 1931) and nine-times a slugging percentage leader (1917, 1920-1925, 1928 & 1929). Hornsby was elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1942 (plaque above).
Rogers HornsbyBaseball Almanac Research Library
Rajah was so fast that he finished his career with thirty-three inside the park home runs and was so respected as a hitter that once, when a rookie pitcher complained to umpire Bill Klem that he thought he had thrown Rogers a strike, Klem replied (Rogers Hornsby Quotes), "Son, when you pitch a strike, Mr. Hornsby will let you know."