What years did Tex Hughson play?

Tex Hughson played in Major League Baseball from 1941 to 1949.

Was Tex Hughson a pitcher?

Yes. Tex Hughson pitched in the major leagues, recording 96 wins and 693 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Tex Hughson hit?

Tex Hughson hit 0 career home runs with 53 hits.

Tex Hughson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1941-1949)

W–L 96–54

ERA 2.94

WHIP 1.19

SO 693

Pitcher PIV 17522.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 198 lb
Born: 2/9/1916 in Buda, TX, USA
Died: 8/6/1993 in San Marcos, TX, USA
MLB Debut: 1941-04-16
Last Game: 1949-10-02
Awards: 3× All-Star

Full name: Cecil Carlton Hughson

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
96	54	225	156	99	19	17	1375.7	1,270	450	77	372	693	2.94	17522.0

Career ERA 2.94 vs. league average 3.79 across their career seasons — 22.3% better 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
1941	BOS	AL	5	3	12	8	4	0	0	61.0	70	28	13	22	4.13	3.94 (-5%)	811.0
1942	BOS	AL	22	6	38	30	22	4	4	281.0	258	81	75	113	2.59	3.57 (+27%)	3888.2
1943	BOS	AL	12	15	35	32	20	4	2	266.0	242	78	73	114	2.64	3.50 (+25%)	-1737.8
1944	BOS	AL	18	5	28	23	19	2	5	203.3	172	51	41	112	2.26	3.57 (+37%)	5879.7
1946	BOS	AL	20	11	39	35	21	6	3	278.0	252	85	51	172	2.75	3.59 (+23%)	7136.5
1947	BOS	AL	12	11	29	26	13	3	0	189.3	173	70	71	119	3.33	3.97 (+16%)	1028.3
1948	BOS	AL	3	1	15	0	0	0	0	19.3	21	11	7	6	5.12	4.10 (-25%)	419.4
1949	BOS	AL	4	2	29	2	0	0	3	77.7	82	46	41	35	5.33	4.12 (-29%)	96.7
Career · 8 seasons			96	54	225	156	99	19	17	1,375.2	1,270	450	372	693	2.94	—	17,522

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

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
225	447	29	53	5	0	0	21	0	38	134	.119	.189	.130	.319	-3,111

Career AVG .119 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 54.3% below league average.

Career OBP .189 vs. league average .332 across their career seasons — 42.9% below league average.

Career SLG .130 vs. league average .365 across their career seasons — 64.5% below league average.

Career OPS .319 vs. league average .697 across their career seasons — 54.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1941	BOS	AL	12	17	1	1	0	2	2	4	.059	—	—	—	—	0.0
1942	BOS	AL	38	102	8	18	3	6	8	26	.176	.253 (-30%)	.323 (-27%)	.349 (-41%)	.672 (-34%)	-523.6
1943	BOS	AL	35	86	5	9	0	3	7	33	.105	.255 (-59%)	.324 (-44%)	.346 (-70%)	.671 (-57%)	-730.4
1944	BOS	AL	28	66	6	10	0	4	8	15	.152	.261 (-42%)	.325 (-25%)	.357 (-58%)	.683 (-42%)	-404.3
1946	BOS	AL	39	91	5	12	1	4	8	28	.132	.256 (-49%)	.328 (-39%)	.358 (-60%)	.687 (-50%)	-689.3
1947	BOS	AL	29	61	3	2	1	2	5	22	.033	.262 (-88%)	.336 (-68%)	.376 (-87%)	.712 (-78%)	-763.0
1948	BOS	AL	15	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1949	BOS	AL	29	22	1	1	0	0	0	6	.045	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			225	447	29	53	5	21	38	134	.119	—	—	—	—	-3,111

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
3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.333

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1946	WS	BOS	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.333

Playoff Career Pitching

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	1	3	2	0	14.3	14	5	3	8	3.14

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1946	WS	BOS	0	1	3	2	0	14.3	14	5	3	8	3.14

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	113	218	15	29	0	15	.133
Away	112	229	14	24	0	6	.105

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	113	703.0	656	222	179	374	2.84
Away	112	673.0	613	228	193	320	3.05

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1949-10-02	BOS	NYY	L	0	0
1949-09-11	BOS	PHA	L	0	0
1949-09-11	BOS	PHA	L	0	0
1949-08-31	BOS	DET	W	1	0
1949-08-23	BOS	SLA	L	0	0
1949-08-16	BOS	PHA	L	0	0
1949-08-12	BOS	MIN	W	1	0
1949-08-07	BOS	DET	L	0	0
1949-07-29	BOS	CLE	L	3	2
1949-07-10	BOS	PHA	W	3	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1949-10-02	BOS	NYY	—	1.0	3	3	3	1	0	0
1949-09-11	BOS	PHA	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1949-09-11	BOS	PHA	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1949-08-31	BOS	DET	SV	2.1	0	0	0	1	1	0
1949-08-23	BOS	SLA	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0
1949-08-16	BOS	PHA	—	0.2	1	0	0	1	1	0
1949-08-12	BOS	MIN	—	3.1	5	3	3	2	2	0
1949-08-07	BOS	DET	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0
1949-07-29	BOS	CLE	—	9.0	10	5	5	1	1	1
1949-07-10	BOS	PHA	W	6.0	7	6	6	2	1	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	225	0	70	231	9	16

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1941	BOS	P	12	3	11	0	1
1942	BOS	P	38	16	59	1	7
1943	BOS	P	35	10	61	2	3
1944	BOS	P	28	9	35	3	0
1946	BOS	P	39	18	34	1	0
1947	BOS	P	29	10	25	1	3
1948	BOS	P	15	1	1	1	0
1949	BOS	P	29	3	5	0	2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	225

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
1944	Baseball Magazine All-Star	P3
1942	Baseball Magazine All-Star	P1
1942	Baseball Magazine All-Star	P2
1942	TSN All-Star	P

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Texas at Austin	Austin	TX	1935, 1936, 1937

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max
1946	Most Valuable Player	AL	13th	19.0	336
1944	Most Valuable Player	AL	12th	22.0	336
1942	Most Valuable Player	AL	6th	92.0	336

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Frequently Asked Questions about Tex Hughson

What years did Tex Hughson play?: Tex Hughson played in Major League Baseball from 1941 to 1949.
Was Tex Hughson a pitcher?: Yes. Tex Hughson pitched in the major leagues, recording 96 wins and 693 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Tex Hughson hit?: Tex Hughson hit 0 career home runs with 53 hits.