What years did Elden Auker play?

Elden Auker played in Major League Baseball from 1933 to 1942.

Was Elden Auker a pitcher?

Yes. Elden Auker pitched in the major leagues, recording 130 wins and 594 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Elden Auker hit?

Elden Auker hit 6 career home runs with 131 hits.

What was Elden Auker's career batting average?

Elden Auker batted .187 over his career, with 131 hits in 700 at bats.

How many RBI did Elden Auker have?

Elden Auker drove in 72 runs in his career.

What was Elden Auker's career ERA?

Elden Auker finished with a 4.42 career ERA, going 130-101 with 594 strikeouts.

Elden Auker

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1933-1942)

Elden Auker was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1933 to 1942 for the Detroit Tigers, the Boston Red Sox, and the St. Louis Browns, a span of 10 seasons. Across 333 career appearances, he went 130-101 with a 4.42 ERA and 594 strikeouts. He also batted .187 with 6 home runs.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated September 8, 2026

W–L 130–101

ERA 4.42

WHIP 1.50

SO 594

Pitcher PIV -11812.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 194 lb
Born: 9/21/1910 in Norcatur, KS, USA
Died: 8/4/2006 in Vero Beach, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 1933-08-10
Last Game: 1942-09-20

Full name: Elden LeRoy Auker

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Career Pitching Statistics

Elden Auker — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
130	101	333	261	126	14	2	1963.3	2,230	964	129	706	594	4.42	-11812.5

Career ERA 4.42 vs. league average 4.17 across their career seasons — 5.9% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Elden Auker Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1933	DET	AL	3	3	15	6	2	1	0	55.0	63	32	25	17	5.24	3.86 (-36%)	-850.7
1934	DET	AL	15	7	43	18	10	2	1	205.0	234	78	56	86	3.42	4.29 (+20%)	2546.4
1935	DET	AL	18	7	36	25	13	2	0	195.0	213	83	61	63	3.83	4.35 (+12%)	-685.5
1936	DET	AL	13	16	35	31	14	2	0	215.3	263	117	83	66	4.89	4.59 (-7%)	-108.2
1937	DET	AL	17	9	39	32	19	1	1	252.7	250	109	97	73	3.88	4.34 (+10%)	-1124.9
1938	DET	AL	11	10	27	24	12	1	0	160.7	184	94	56	46	5.27	4.35 (-21%)	-1785.5
1939	BOS	AL	9	10	31	25	6	1	0	151.0	183	90	61	43	5.36	4.28 (-25%)	-2136.2
1940	SLA	AL	16	11	38	35	20	2	0	263.7	299	116	96	78	3.96	4.21 (+6%)	-1074.7
1941	SLA	AL	14	15	34	31	13	0	0	216.0	268	132	85	60	5.50	3.94 (-40%)	-3990.2
1942	SLA	AL	14	13	35	34	17	2	0	249.0	273	113	86	62	4.08	3.57 (-14%)	-2602.9
Career · 10 seasons			130	101	333	261	126	14	2	1,963.1	2,230	964	706	594	4.42	—	-11,812

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Elden Auker — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
356	700	73	131	15	9	6	72	2	41	232	.187	.234	.260	.494	-3,506

Career AVG .187 vs. league average .272 across their career seasons — 31.1% below league average.

Career OBP .234 vs. league average .338 across their career seasons — 30.7% below league average.

Career SLG .260 vs. league average .387 across their career seasons — 32.8% below league average.

Career OPS .494 vs. league average .725 across their career seasons — 31.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Elden Auker Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1933	DET	AL	15	17	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	.118	—	—	—	—	0.0
1934	DET	AL	43	74	3	11	2	0	0	8	0	4	28	.149	.278 (-47%)	.340 (-44%)	.392 (-55%)	.733 (-50%)	-598.8
1935	DET	AL	36	74	8	16	3	2	0	8	0	2	17	.216	.279 (-23%)	.342 (-31%)	.399 (-22%)	.742 (-26%)	-342.8
1936	DET	AL	35	78	7	24	1	2	0	15	0	7	24	.308	.283 (+8%)	.349 (+6%)	.404 (-8%)	.753 (-1%)	-3.8
1937	DET	AL	43	91	14	18	4	2	3	16	0	8	36	.198	.276 (-28%)	.342 (-23%)	.398 (-3%)	.740 (-13%)	-222.1
1938	DET	AL	27	57	6	5	0	0	0	2	1	4	24	.088	.272 (-68%)	.341 (-53%)	.392 (-78%)	.734 (-66%)	-608.1
1939	BOS	AL	31	53	6	12	1	0	2	3	0	1	14	.226	.274 (-17%)	.342 (-30%)	.393 (-9%)	.735 (-18%)	-173.0
1940	SLA	AL	38	89	11	19	2	1	1	10	0	9	29	.213	.267 (-20%)	.335 (-15%)	.387 (-25%)	.722 (-20%)	-283.4
1941	SLA	AL	37	80	8	10	1	1	0	5	1	3	27	.125	.262 (-52%)	.332 (-53%)	.373 (-56%)	.705 (-55%)	-699.3
1942	SLA	AL	51	87	9	14	1	1	0	4	0	3	28	.161	.253 (-36%)	.323 (-42%)	.349 (-44%)	.672 (-43%)	-574.9
Career · 10 seasons			356	700	73	131	15	9	6	72	2	41	232	.187	—	—	—	—	-3,506

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Elden Auker — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
3	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Elden Auker — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1935	WS	DET	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
1934	WS	DET	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Elden Auker — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	1	3	3	0	17.3	22	9	7	3	4.67

Playoff Pitching by Year

Elden Auker — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1935	WS	DET	0	0	1	1	0	6.0	6	2	2	1	3.00
1934	WS	DET	1	1	2	2	0	11.3	16	7	5	2	5.56

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Elden Auker — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	177	320	35	56	3	30	.175
Away	179	380	38	75	3	41	.197

Pitching — Home / Away

Elden Auker — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	166	975.1	1107	470	357	305	4.34
Away	167	988.0	1123	498	348	288	4.54

Last 10 Games — Batting

Elden Auker — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	3B	RBI	BB	SO
1942-09-20	SLA	CHW	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	1
1942-09-14	SLA	PHA	W	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1942-09-13	SLA	PHA	W	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
1942-09-07	SLA	DET	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1942-09-02	SLA	NYY	L	5	0	0	0	0	0	2
1942-08-30	SLA	BOS	L	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1942-08-28	SLA	PHA	W	3	0	1	0	1	0	0
1942-08-21	SLA	DET	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1942-08-16	SLA	CLE	L	3	0	1	1	0	0	0
1942-08-12	SLA	CHW	W	3	0	0	0	0	1	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Elden Auker — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1942-09-20	SLA	CHW	L	9.0	11	6	3	4	5	0
1942-09-13	SLA	PHA	W	9.0	3	0	0	2	2	0
1942-09-07	SLA	DET	L	6.0	5	3	0	1	2	0
1942-09-02	SLA	NYY	L	9.2	9	3	3	2	4	2
1942-08-28	SLA	PHA	—	6.2	9	4	4	0	3	0
1942-08-21	SLA	DET	L	4.0	5	4	4	1	0	2
1942-08-16	SLA	CLE	—	8.0	7	2	2	2	1	0
1942-08-12	SLA	CHW	W	8.0	6	2	2	3	4	0
1942-08-08	SLA	DET	W	9.0	7	4	4	3	0	1
1942-08-02	SLA	NYY	L	6.1	9	6	4	2	4	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Elden Auker — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	333	0	120	460	20	38

Season-by-Season Fielding

Elden Auker — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1933	DET	P	15	1	9	0	0
1934	DET	P	43	9	53	2	3
1935	DET	P	36	5	44	0	4
1936	DET	P	35	10	60	4	7
1937	DET	P	39	15	72	3	4
1938	DET	P	27	12	41	1	1
1939	BOS	P	31	9	35	4	2
1940	SLA	P	38	27	51	4	4
1941	SLA	P	34	14	43	0	6
1942	SLA	P	35	18	52	2	7

Career Games by Position

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Elden Auker Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	333

College History

Elden Auker — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Kansas State University	Manhattan	KS	1929, 1930, 1931, 1932

Award Voting History

Elden Auker — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max
1941	Most Valuable Player	AL	27th	1.0	336
1940	Most Valuable Player	AL	29th	1.0	336
1935	Most Valuable Player	AL	22th	2.0	80

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Frequently Asked Questions about Elden Auker

What years did Elden Auker play?: Elden Auker played in Major League Baseball from 1933 to 1942.
Was Elden Auker a pitcher?: Yes. Elden Auker pitched in the major leagues, recording 130 wins and 594 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Elden Auker hit?: Elden Auker hit 6 career home runs with 131 hits.
What was Elden Auker's career batting average?: Elden Auker batted .187 over his career, with 131 hits in 700 at bats.
How many RBI did Elden Auker have?: Elden Auker drove in 72 runs in his career.
What was Elden Auker's career ERA?: Elden Auker finished with a 4.42 career ERA, going 130-101 with 594 strikeouts.