Sammy Hughes

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (Final season: 1946)

AVG .316
HR 21
RBI 235
H 484
OPS .842
PIV 4,570
Position
Second Baseman
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'3" / 192 lb
Born
10/20/1910 in Louisville, KY, USA
Died
8/9/1981 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
Last Game
1946-09-15
Awards
6× All-Star

Full name: Samuel Thomas Hughes

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1454.0 1276.0 292.0 413.0 68.0 26.0 21.0 120.0 146.0 7.0 22.0 .324 .394 .467 .861

Pitching

W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
0 0 0 0 1 0 1.2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.20

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1941 15.0 14.0 3.0 5.0 1.0 0 0 0 1.0 0 1.0 .357 .400 .429 .829
Listed seasons · 1 15 14 3 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .357 — — —

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
412 1,530 325 484 91 27 21 235 21 177 11 .316 .390 .452 .842 4,570

Career AVG .316 vs. league average .272 across their career seasons — +16.3% above league average.

Career OBP .390 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — +15.5% above league average.

Career SLG .452 vs. league average .386 across their career seasons — +17.1% above league average.

Career OPS .842 vs. league average .724 across their career seasons — +16.4% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1931 LOW NNL 24 83 13 28 9 1 1 14 0 7 0 .337 .276 (+22%) .338 (+15%) .388 (+30%) .726 (+23%) 306.6
1932 WAP EWL 36 115 22 40 3 3 1 15 2 14 0 .348 .275 (+26%) .335 (+26%) .391 (+16%) .726 (+20%) 451.8
1933 NEG NN2 23 86 11 29 4 1 0 13 1 10 0 .337 .270 (+25%) .329 (+23%) .377 (+8%) .707 (+15%) 243.6
1934 NEG NN2 37 135 26 43 7 0 1 21 5 12 1 .319 .278 (+15%) .340 (+10%) .392 (avg) .733 (+5%) 132.3
1935 CEG NN2 27 120 31 38 10 2 0 17 0 15 0 .317 .279 (+13%) .342 (+15%) .399 (+8%) .742 (+11%) 251.4
1936 WEG NN2 32 119 29 38 2 5 3 22 1 16 0 .319 .283 (+12%) .349 (+16%) .404 (+23%) .753 (+19%) 419.8
1937 WEG NN2 27 100 23 34 8 3 2 15 0 9 0 .340 .276 (+23%) .342 (+17%) .398 (+36%) .740 (+27%) 441.6
1938 BEG NN2 26 105 24 38 7 4 2 22 3 10 0 .362 .272 (+33%) .341 (+24%) .392 (+43%) .734 (+34%) 588.4
1939 BEG NN2 25 95 20 34 10 2 0 11 0 13 2 .358 .274 (+31%) .342 (+27%) .393 (+29%) .735 (+28%) 467.2
1940 BEG NN2 58 229 53 65 15 4 6 37 4 27 4 .284 .267 (+6%) .335 (+8%) .387 (+19%) .722 (+14%) 559.6
1942 BEG NN2 54 211 47 62 13 1 3 30 2 18 4 .294 .253 (+16%) .323 (+8%) .349 (+17%) .672 (+12%) 410.2
1946 BEG NN2 43 132 26 35 3 1 2 18 3 26 0 .265 .256 (+3%) .328 (+20%) .358 (-3%) .687 (+8%) 297.4
Career · 12 seasons 412 1,530 325 484 91 27 21 235 21 177 11 .316 — — — — 4,570

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 Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.7 2 1 0 1 0 5.40 0.0

Career ERA 5.40 vs. league average 4.34 across their career seasons — 24.5% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1937 WEG NN2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.7 2 1 1 0 5.40 — 0.0
Career · 1 season 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.2 2 1 1 0 5.40 — 0

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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
8 26 7 10 3 0 1 5 6 0 .385

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1939 NLC BEG 4 11 1 3 1 0 0 1 4 0 .273
1939 NLP1 BEG 4 15 6 7 2 0 1 4 2 0 .467

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 16 13 134 5 5 5
2B 380 375 882 1078 94 158
3B 1 1 3 3 0 1
C 1 0 1 1 1 0
OF 3 1 3 0 0 0
P 1 0 0 1 0 0
SS 9 9 20 29 5 7

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1931 LOW 2B 18 18 40 54 6 8
1931 LOW SS 6 6 15 19 3 4
1932 WAP 1B 15 13 129 5 5 5
1932 WAP 2B 20 18 52 53 2 4
1932 WAP OF 2 0 1 0 0 0
1933 NEG 1B 1 0 5 0 0 0
1933 NEG 2B 22 22 47 48 6 13
1933 NEG SS 1 1 2 5 0 2
1934 NEG 2B 37 36 71 79 12 14
1935 CEG 2B 26 26 58 80 9 9
1935 CEG OF 1 1 2 0 0 0
1936 WEG 2B 31 31 85 98 11 16
1937 WEG 2B 25 25 52 74 5 12
1937 WEG P 1 0 0 1 0 0
1937 WEG SS 1 1 1 2 1 1
1938 BEG 2B 26 26 72 86 7 15
1939 BEG 2B 25 25 69 75 4 10
1939 BEG C 1 0 1 1 1 0
1940 BEG 2B 57 56 119 165 9 25
1940 BEG SS 1 1 2 3 1 0
1942 BEG 2B 53 53 125 151 9 23
1946 BEG 2B 40 39 92 115 14 9
1946 BEG 3B 1 1 3 3 0 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 1
Catcher 1
First Base 16
Second Base 380
Third Base 1
Shortstop 9
Left Field 2
Center Field 1

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  4. 86
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  5. 85
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  6. 84
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Frequently Asked Questions about Sammy Hughes

Was Sammy Hughes a pitcher?
No. Sammy Hughes was a position player (Second Baseman), though he did pitch in 1 career game.
How many home runs did Sammy Hughes hit?
Sammy Hughes hit 21 career home runs with 484 hits.