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.

What was Tex Hughson's career batting average?

Tex Hughson batted .119 over his career, with 53 hits in 447 at bats.

How many RBI did Tex Hughson have?

Tex Hughson drove in 21 runs in his career.

What was Tex Hughson's career ERA?

Tex Hughson finished with a 2.94 career ERA, going 96-54 with 693 strikeouts.

Tex Hughson

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

Tex Hughson was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1941 to 1949 for the Boston Red Sox, a span of 9 seasons. Across 225 career appearances, he went 96-54 with a 2.94 ERA and 693 strikeouts. He also batted .119 with 0 home runs. Tex Hughson was a 3-time All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 17522.0.

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 October 12, 2026

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

Tex Hughson — 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	1375.2	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

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Tex Hughson Stats, Bio & Career Records
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	203.1	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	189.1	173	70	71	119	3.33	3.97 (+16%)	1028.3
1948	BOS	AL	3	1	15	0	0	0	0	19.1	21	11	7	6	5.12	4.10 (-25%)	419.4
1949	BOS	AL	4	2	29	2	0	0	3	77.2	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

Tex Hughson — 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

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Tex Hughson — Season-by-Season Batting
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

Tex Hughson — 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

Tex Hughson — 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

Tex Hughson — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	1	3	2	0	14.1	14	5	3	8	3.14

Playoff Pitching by Year

Tex Hughson — 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	14.1	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

Tex Hughson — 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

Tex Hughson — 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

Tex Hughson — 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

Tex Hughson — 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

Tex Hughson — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	225	0	70	231	9	16

Season-by-Season Fielding

Tex Hughson — 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

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Tex Hughson — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	225

Awards & Honors

Tex Hughson — 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

Tex Hughson — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Texas at Austin	Austin	TX	1935, 1936, 1937

Award Voting History

Tex Hughson — 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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Tex Hughson: the record in brief

April 16, 1941 and October 2, 1949 bracket Tex Hughson's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. All of the seasons listed were played for the Boston Red Sox. Hughson played primarily as a pitcher and both batted and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on February 9, 1916, in Buda, TX, USA and a listed size of 6'3" and 198 pounds. Hughson died on August 6, 1993, in San Marcos, TX, USA. Tex Hughson was the playing name; the full given name is Cecil Carlton.

The pitching table credits Hughson with a 96-54 record and a 2.94 ERA in 225 games. The same table counts 693 strikeouts, 99 complete games, 19 shutouts, and 17 saves. The leagues Hughson pitched in allowed 3.79 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 22.3% better than average. Hughson won 22 games in 1942, the most of any season listed. 1946 produced Hughson's most strikeouts, 172.

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.
What was Tex Hughson's career batting average?: Tex Hughson batted .119 over his career, with 53 hits in 447 at bats.
How many RBI did Tex Hughson have?: Tex Hughson drove in 21 runs in his career.
What was Tex Hughson's career ERA?: Tex Hughson finished with a 2.94 career ERA, going 96-54 with 693 strikeouts.