Roger Peckinpaugh

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1910-1927)

Roger Peckinpaugh was a shortstop who played in Major League Baseball from 1910 to 1927 for 4 teams, including the Cleveland Guardians, a span of 18 seasons. In 2,012 career games, he hit .259 with 1,876 hits, 48 home runs, and 740 RBI. Roger Peckinpaugh was an MVP.

AVG (Batting Average):
Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):
Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):
Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated

AVG .259
HR 48
RBI 740
H 1,876
OPS .672
PIV -997
Position
Shortstop
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'10" / 165 lb
Born
2/5/1891 in Wooster, OH, USA
Died
11/17/1977 in Cleveland, OH, USA
MLB Debut
1910-09-15
Last Game
1927-09-25
Awards
MVP

Full name: Roger Thorpe Peckinpaugh

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Career Batting Statistics

Roger Peckinpaugh — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
2,012 7,233 1,006 1,876 256 75 48 740 205 814 670 .259 .336 .335 .672 -997

Career AVG .259 vs. league average .269 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .336 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .335 vs. league average .365 across their career seasons — 8.0% below league average.

Career OPS .672 vs. league average .697 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Roger Peckinpaugh 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
1910 CLE AL 15 45 1 9 0 0 0 6 3 1 15 .200 — — — — 0.0
1912 CLE AL 70 236 18 50 4 1 1 22 11 16 46 .212 .268 (-21%) .335 (-22%) .358 (-30%) .694 (-26%) -958.7
1913 CLE AL 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1913 NYA AL 95 340 35 91 10 7 1 32 19 24 47 .268 .259 (+3%) .325 (-3%) .345 (avg) .670 (-1%) 0.0
1914 NYA AL 157 570 55 127 14 6 3 51 38 51 73 .223 .255 (-13%) .322 (-11%) .339 (-16%) .661 (-14%) -1135.1
1915 NYA AL 142 540 67 119 18 7 5 44 19 49 72 .220 .250 (-12%) .318 (-9%) .332 (-8%) .651 (-8%) -693.7
1916 NYA AL 145 552 65 141 22 8 4 58 18 62 50 .255 .248 (+3%) .314 (+6%) .326 (+6%) .640 (+6%) 652.6
1917 NYA AL 148 543 63 141 24 7 0 41 17 64 46 .260 .248 (+4%) .312 (+9%) .323 (+2%) .635 (+5%) 675.0
1918 NYA AL 122 446 59 103 15 3 0 43 12 43 41 .231 .255 (-10%) .318 (-5%) .326 (-15%) .645 (-10%) -586.4
1919 NYA AL 122 453 89 138 20 2 7 33 10 59 37 .305 .262 (+16%) .322 (+21%) .347 (+16%) .670 (+18%) 1808.5
1920 NYA AL 139 534 109 144 26 6 8 55 8 72 47 .270 .271 (-1%) .331 (+7%) .363 (+6%) .694 (+7%) 854.7
1921 NYA AL 149 577 128 166 25 7 8 71 2 84 44 .288 .286 (+1%) .344 (+10%) .395 (avg) .739 (+5%) 885.7
1922 WS1 AL 147 520 62 132 14 4 2 48 11 55 36 .254 .285 (-11%) .345 (-5%) .397 (-23%) .743 (-14%) -1106.5
1923 WS1 AL 154 568 73 150 18 4 2 62 10 64 30 .264 .282 (-7%) .344 (-1%) .390 (-18%) .734 (-10%) -803.2
1924 WS1 AL 155 523 72 142 20 5 2 73 9 72 45 .272 .283 (-4%) .345 (+4%) .389 (-13%) .734 (-5%) -234.3
1925 WS1 AL 126 422 67 124 16 4 4 64 13 49 23 .294 .288 (+2%) .349 (+5%) .407 (-7%) .756 (-1%) 2.4
1926 WS1 AL 57 147 19 35 4 1 1 14 3 28 12 .238 .279 (-15%) .345 (+4%) .390 (-23%) .735 (-10%) -161.8
1927 CHA AL 68 217 23 64 6 3 0 23 2 21 6 .295 .282 (+5%) .344 (+4%) .392 (-11%) .736 (-4%) -83.9
Career · 18 seasons 2,012 7,233 1,006 1,876 256 75 48 740 205 814 670 .259 — — — — -885

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

Roger Peckinpaugh — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
19 64 4 16 4 0 1 5 6 5 .250

Playoff Batting by Year

Roger Peckinpaugh — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1925 WS WS1 7 24 1 6 1 0 1 3 1 2 .250
1924 WS WS1 4 12 1 5 2 0 0 2 1 0 .417
1921 WS NYA 8 28 2 5 1 0 0 0 4 3 .179

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Roger Peckinpaugh — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1033363552595531403.263
Away979359248492117364.256

Last 10 Games — Batting

Roger Peckinpaugh — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1927-09-25 CHWCLEL 200000000
1927-09-22 CHWBOSL 501000000
1927-09-21 CHWBOSL 302100000
1927-09-18 CHWNYYL 400000000
1927-09-17 CHWNYYL 400000000
1927-09-17 CHWNYYL 110000000
1927-09-08 CHWMINW 401000010
1927-09-02 CHWCLEL 111000100
1927-08-21 CHWPHAL 101000100
1927-08-20 CHWPHAL 100000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Roger Peckinpaugh — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 2 0 11 1 1 0
SS 1982 13 3919 6337 553 952

Season-by-Season Fielding

Roger Peckinpaugh — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1910 CLE SS 14 13 20 38 6 3
1912 CLE SS 68 0 127 188 26 16
1913 NYA SS 93 0 184 303 36 30
1914 NYA SS 157 0 356 500 39 45
1915 NYA SS 142 0 291 468 47 60
1916 NYA SS 145 0 285 468 43 50
1917 NYA SS 148 0 292 467 54 84
1918 NYA SS 122 0 260 439 28 75
1919 NYA SS 121 0 271 434 43 57
1920 NYA SS 137 0 263 441 28 56
1921 NYA SS 149 0 318 443 42 75
1922 WS1 SS 147 0 265 527 41 93
1923 WS1 SS 154 0 311 510 45 105
1924 WS1 SS 155 0 278 487 29 81
1925 WS1 1B 1 0 4 1 0 0
1925 WS1 SS 124 0 215 345 28 71
1926 WS1 1B 1 0 7 0 1 0
1926 WS1 SS 46 0 82 109 8 21
1927 CHA SS 60 0 101 170 10 30

Career Games by Position

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Roger Peckinpaugh Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
First Base 2
Shortstop 1981

Awards & Honors

Roger Peckinpaugh — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
1925 Most Valuable Player
1921 Baseball Magazine All-Star SS
1919 Baseball Magazine All-Star SS

Award Voting History

Roger Peckinpaugh — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1925 Most Valuable Player AL 1st 45.0 64 0
1923 Most Valuable Player AL 13th 6.0 64 0
1922 Most Valuable Player AL 21th 2.0 64 0
1914 Most Valuable Player AL 23th 2.0 64 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Roger Peckinpaugh (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Mark McLemore
    .259 avg, 53 HR
  2. 97
    Tony Taylor
    .261 avg, 75 HR
  3. 97
    Ossie Bluege
    .272 avg, 43 HR
  4. 93
    Harry Steinfeldt
    .267 avg, 27 HR
  5. 92
    Bill Russell
    .263 avg, 46 HR
  6. 92
    Frankie Crosetti
    .245 avg, 98 HR

Roger Peckinpaugh: the record in brief

September 15, 1910 and September 25, 1927 bracket Roger Peckinpaugh's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. Club by club, the record runs the Cleveland Naps (1910 through 1913), the New York Yankees (1913 to 1921), the Washington Senators (1922 through 1926), and the Chicago White Sox (1927). Peckinpaugh, a shortstop by primary position, batted and threw right-handed. Peckinpaugh is listed at 5-foot-10 and 165 pounds. Peckinpaugh was born on February 5, 1891, in Wooster, OH, USA. Peckinpaugh's death is recorded on November 17, 1977, in Cleveland, OH, USA. Roger Peckinpaugh was the playing name; the full given name is Roger Thorpe.

Peckinpaugh finished with 1,876 hits from 7,233 at bats in 2,012 games, which works out to .259, plus 48 homers, 740 RBI, and 205 stolen bases. The on-base percentage is .336 and the slugging percentage .335, for an OPS of .672. Peckinpaugh hit .259 while the league hit .269 over the same span, a figure close to average. Peckinpaugh collected a career-high 166 hits in 1921. The RBI column peaks at 73 in 1924.

Frequently Asked Questions about Roger Peckinpaugh

What years did Roger Peckinpaugh play?
Roger Peckinpaugh played in Major League Baseball from 1910 to 1927.
Was Roger Peckinpaugh a pitcher?
No. Roger Peckinpaugh was a position player (Shortstop).
How many home runs did Roger Peckinpaugh hit?
Roger Peckinpaugh hit 48 career home runs with 1,876 hits.
What teams did Roger Peckinpaugh play for?
Roger Peckinpaugh played for 4 teams: the Cleveland Naps (1910, 1912–1913), the New York Yankees (1913–1921), the Washington Senators (1922–1926), and the Chicago White Sox (1927).
How many MVP awards did Roger Peckinpaugh win?
Roger Peckinpaugh won 1 MVP award, in 1925.
What awards did Roger Peckinpaugh win?
Roger Peckinpaugh won the MVP award (1925).
What were Roger Peckinpaugh's career stats?
In 2,012 games, Roger Peckinpaugh had 1,876 hits, 48 home runs, 740 RBI, 1,006 runs, and 205 stolen bases, with a .259 batting average.
What position did Roger Peckinpaugh play?
Roger Peckinpaugh played primarily as a shortstop, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Roger Peckinpaugh and how much did he weigh?
Roger Peckinpaugh was listed at 5 feet 10 inches and 165 pounds.
How many home runs did Roger Peckinpaugh hit each season?
Roger Peckinpaugh's home runs by season: 0 in 1910, 1 in 1912, 1 in 1913, 3 in 1914, 5 in 1915, 4 in 1916, 0 in 1917, 0 in 1918, 7 in 1919, 8 in 1920, 8 in 1921, 2 in 1922, 2 in 1923, 2 in 1924, 4 in 1925, 1 in 1926, and 0 in 1927. His most in one season was 8, in 1920 and 1921.
What was Roger Peckinpaugh's career batting average?
Roger Peckinpaugh batted .259 over his career, with 1,876 hits in 7,233 at bats.
How many RBI did Roger Peckinpaugh have?
Roger Peckinpaugh drove in 740 runs in his career.
Is Roger Peckinpaugh in the Hall of Fame?
No. Roger Peckinpaugh has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.