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Rogers Hornsby

Rogers Hornsby

1915–1937  ·  Bats R  ·  Throws R  ·  5'11", 175 lb  ·  b. 1896 Winters, TX

Career 2,259 G · 2,930 H · 301 HR · 1,584 RBI · .359 AVG

Seasons leading his league
66
13 best in baseball 53 league only
110 Top-5 finishes
10 Title seasons
12 Categories led
1921 Best season

Spanning 1917–1929, peaking at 10 titles in 1921.

1922 Batting Triple Crown
Led the NL in .401 AVG, 42 HR, 152 RBI
1925 Batting Triple Crown
Led the NL in .403 AVG, 39 HR, 143 RBI
Led in Slugging Percentage for 6 straight seasons (1920–1925) — his longest run atop any category.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 4th League titles 66
  • 48th Best in baseball 13
  • 12th Top-5 finishes 110

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB   led his league
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Slugging Percentage 10 1st 6 yrs (1920–1925) 1922 .722 1917 NL .484 1920 NL .559 1921 NL .639 1923 NL .627 1924 NL .696 1925 NL .756 1927 NL .586 1928 NL .632 1929 NL .679 1918 #3
On-Base Plus Slug. 10 1st 6 yrs (1920–1925) 1922 1.181 1917 NL .868 1920 NL .990 1921 NL 1.097 1923 NL 1.086 1924 NL 1.203 1925 NL 1.245 1927 NL 1.035 1928 NL 1.130 1929 NL 1.139 1919 #2
On-Base Percentage 8 1st 6 yrs (1920–1925) 1920 NL .431 1921 NL .458 1922 NL .459 1923 NL .459 1924 NL .507 1925 NL .489 1927 NL .448 1928 NL .498 1917 #2 1919 #3 1929 #2
Total Bases 7 1st 3 yrs (1920–1922) 1922 450 1929 409 1917 NL 253 1920 NL 329 1921 NL 378 1924 NL 373 1925 NL 381 1919 #2 1927 #2
Batting Average 7 1st 6 yrs (1920–1925) 1924 .424 1920 NL .370 1921 NL .397 1922 NL .401 1923 NL .384 1925 NL .403 1928 NL .387 1917 #2 1919 #2 1927 #2 1929 #3
Runs 5 1st 2 yrs (1921–1922) 1922 141 1929 156 1921 NL 131 1924 NL 121 1927 NL 133 1925 #2
Doubles 4 1st 3 yrs (1920–1922) 1920 NL 44 1921 NL 44 1922 NL 46 1924 NL 43 1928 #3 1929 #2
Hits 4 1st 3 yrs (1920–1922) 1922 250 1924 227 1920 NL 218 1921 NL 235 1919 #2 1929 #3
Runs Batted In 4 1st 3 yrs (1920–1922) 1925 143 1920 NL 94 1921 NL 126 1922 NL 152 1919 #2 1927 #3 1929 #3
Walks 3 1st 2 yrs (1927–1928) 1924 NL 89 1927 NL 86 1928 NL 107 1925 #2
Triples 2 1st — 1921 18 1917 NL 17 1916 #2 1920 #2
Home Runs 2 1st — 1922 42 1925 39 1917 #3 1921 #2 1924 #2 1927 #3 1929 #3

Title Seasons

10 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1929 4 R 156 OPS 1.139 SLG .679 TB 409
1928 5 AVG .387 OPS 1.130 OBP .498 SLG .632 BB 107
1927 5 R 133 OPS 1.035 OBP .448 SLG .586 BB 86
1925 7 AVG .403 HR 39 RBI 143 OPS 1.245 OBP .489 SLG .756 TB 381
1924 9 AVG .424 H 227 R 121 OPS 1.203 OBP .507 SLG .696 2B 43 TB 373 BB 89
1923 4 AVG .384 OPS 1.086 OBP .459 SLG .627
1922 10 AVG .401 HR 42 RBI 152 H 250 R 141 OPS 1.181 OBP .459 SLG .722 2B 46 TB 450
1921 10 AVG .397 RBI 126 H 235 R 131 OPS 1.097 OBP .458 SLG .639 2B 44 3B 18 TB 378
1920 8 AVG .370 RBI 94 H 218 OPS .990 OBP .431 SLG .559 2B 44 TB 329
1917 4 OPS .868 SLG .484 3B 17 TB 253

Batting

23 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1915 SLN NL 18 57 5 14 2 0 0 4 2 6 0 .246 .271 .281 .552
1916 SLN NL 139 495 63 155 17 15 6 65 40 63 17 .313 .369 .444 .814
1917 SLN NL 145 523 86 171 24 17 8 66 45 34 17 .327 .385 .484 .868
1918 SLN NL 115 416 51 117 19 11 5 60 40 43 8 .281 .349 .416 .765
1919 SLN NL 138 512 68 163 15 9 8 71 48 41 17 .318 .385 .430 .814
1920 SLN NL 149 589 96 218 44 20 9 94 60 50 12 .370 .431 .559 .990
1921 SLN NL 154 592 131 235 44 18 21 126 60 48 13 .397 .458 .639 1.097
1922 SLN NL 154 623 141 250 46 14 42 152 65 50 17 .401 .459 .722 1.181
1923 SLN NL 107 424 89 163 32 10 17 83 55 29 3 .384 .459 .627 1.086
1924 SLN NL 143 536 121 227 43 14 25 94 89 32 5 .424 .507 .696 1.203
1925 SLN NL 138 504 133 203 41 10 39 143 83 39 5 .403 .489 .756 1.245
1926 SLN NL 134 527 96 167 34 5 11 93 61 39 3 .317 .388 .463 .851
1927 NY1 NL 155 568 133 205 32 9 26 125 86 38 9 .361 .448 .586 1.035
1928 BSN NL 140 486 99 188 42 7 21 94 107 41 5 .387 .498 .632 1.130
1929 CHN NL 156 602 156 229 47 8 39 149 87 65 2 .380 .459 .679 1.139
1930 CHN NL 42 104 15 32 5 1 2 18 12 12 0 .308 .385 .433 .817
1931 CHN NL 100 357 64 118 37 1 16 90 56 23 1 .331 .421 .574 .996
1932 CHN NL 19 58 10 13 2 0 1 7 10 4 0 .224 .357 .310 .667
1933 SLN +1 NL 57 92 11 30 7 0 3 23 14 7 1 .326 .426 .500 .926
1934 SLA AL 24 23 2 7 2 0 1 11 7 4 0 .304 .484 .522 1.006
1935 SLA AL 10 24 1 5 3 0 0 3 3 6 0 .208 .296 .333 .630
1936 SLA AL 2 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 .400 .500 .400 .900
1937 SLA AL 20 56 7 18 3 0 1 11 7 5 0 .321 .397 .429 .825
Career — — 2,259 8,173 1,579 2,930 541 169 301 1,584 1,038 679 135 .359 .434 .577 1.010

Fielding by Position

Pos GPOAEDPFLD%
2B 1,561 3,206 5,166 307 893 .965
SS 356 691 1,262 142 186 .932
3B 192 181 392 47 25 .924
1B 35 383 22 4 23 .990
OF 20 34 0 0 0 1.000