Was Bullet Rogan a pitcher?

Yes. Bullet Rogan pitched in the major leagues, recording 117 wins and 904 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Bullet Rogan hit?

Bullet Rogan hit 50 career home runs with 693 hits.

What teams did Bullet Rogan play for?

Bullet Rogan played for one team, the Kansas City Monarchs (1920–1930, 1933–1938).

What awards did Bullet Rogan win?

Bullet Rogan was selected to 2 All-Star Games.

What were Bullet Rogan's career stats?

In 213 games, Bullet Rogan went 117-52 with a 2.74 ERA, 904 strikeouts, 1,489.0 innings pitched, and 17 saves. At the plate he had 693 hits and 50 home runs.

What position did Bullet Rogan play?

Bullet Rogan played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Bullet Rogan and how much did he weigh?

Bullet Rogan was listed at 5 feet 7 inches and 160 pounds.

What was Bullet Rogan's career ERA?

Bullet Rogan finished with a 2.74 career ERA, going 117-52 with 904 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Bullet Rogan have?

Bullet Rogan recorded 904 career strikeouts.

How many All-Star Games did Bullet Rogan make?

Bullet Rogan was selected to 2 All-Star Games.

Bullet Rogan

Pitcher · Career Stats, Hall of Fame Bio & Records (Final season: 1938)

Bullet Rogan was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for the Kansas City Monarchs. Across 213 career appearances, he went 117-52 with a 2.74 ERA and 904 strikeouts. He also batted .330 with 50 home runs. Bullet Rogan was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1998 and was a 2-time All-Star. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 9,545.

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 15, 2026

⭐ Hall of Fame 1998

W–L 117–52

ERA 2.74

WHIP 1.15

SO 904

Pitcher PIV 39682.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'7" / 160 lb
Born: 7/28/1893 in Oklahoma City, OK, USA
Died: 3/4/1967 in Kansas City, MO, USA
Last Game: 1938-08-23
Hall of Fame: Inducted 1998 (Veterans)
Awards: 2× All-Star

Full name: Charles Wilber Rogan

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Batting

Bullet Rogan — Batting
PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
367.0	325.0	62.0	117.0	21.0	3.0	4.0	40.0	32.0	10.0	18.0	.360	.421	.480	.901

Pitching

Bullet Rogan — Pitching
W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
26	6	28	25	10	1	270.1	237	110	58	11	82	160	1.93	1.18

Career Pitching Statistics

Bullet Rogan — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
117	52	213	157	134	18	17	1489.0	1,316	454	31	400	904	2.74	39682.9

Career ERA 2.74 vs. league average 4.18 across their career seasons — 34.4% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Bullet Rogan Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1920	KCM	NNL	6	5	12	12	11	0	0	105.1	96	40	38	83	3.42	3.45 (+1%)	2599.4
1921	KCM	NNL	16	8	25	23	22	3	0	202.2	167	41	71	122	1.82	4.02 (+55%)	3579.2
1922	KCM	NNL	13	8	25	20	19	2	2	186.2	159	62	43	113	2.99	4.18 (+28%)	5897.8
1923	KCM	NNL	14	11	34	24	20	4	4	248.1	212	82	77	151	2.97	4.03 (+26%)	6640.1
1924	KCM	NNL	16	5	23	22	17	1	0	175.0	155	61	57	101	3.14	4.13 (+24%)	3922.5
1925	KCM	NNL	15	2	22	16	15	4	3	155.1	126	30	31	96	1.74	4.55 (+62%)	6370.3
1926	KCM	NNL	12	3	19	12	10	0	1	122.2	119	39	33	68	2.86	4.11 (+30%)	3061.3
1927	KCM	NNL	13	7	29	15	12	4	4	155.1	137	43	34	104	2.49	4.08 (+39%)	4370.8
1928	KCM	NNL	10	2	17	10	8	0	2	114.0	122	43	14	54	3.39	4.13 (+18%)	3241.3
1929	KCM	NNL	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3.1	2	0	0	3	0.00	—	0.0
1933	KCM	IND	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1.1	4	2	0	0	13.50	—	0.0
1935	KCM	IND	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	5.2	6	3	1	1	4.76	—	0.0
1936	KCM	IND	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.0	3	0	0	3	0.00	—	0.0
1937	KCM	NAL	0	1	2	1	0	0	1	5.1	7	8	1	5	13.50	—	0.0
1938	KCM	NAL	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2.0	1	0	0	0	0.00	—	0.0
Career · 15 seasons			117	52	213	157	134	18	17	1,489.0	1,316	454	400	904	2.74	—	39,683

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

Bullet Rogan — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
697	2,099	416	693	106	60	50	426	112	241	12	.330	.405	.509	.915	9,545

Career AVG .330 vs. league average .282 across their career seasons — +17.2% above league average.

Career OBP .405 vs. league average .344 across their career seasons — +17.7% above league average.

Career SLG .509 vs. league average .396 across their career seasons — +28.5% above league average.

Career OPS .915 vs. league average .741 across their career seasons — +23.5% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Bullet Rogan 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
1920	KCM	NNL	43	169	18	49	5	8	1	16	9	8	0	.290	.271 (+7%)	.331 (-2%)	.363 (+19%)	.694 (+9%)	171.8
1921	KCM	NNL	82	255	46	77	12	8	5	44	19	31	0	.302	.286 (+5%)	.344 (+11%)	.395 (+19%)	.739 (+15%)	748.5
1922	KCM	NNL	73	238	57	88	11	7	15	55	16	35	3	.370	.285 (+30%)	.345 (+32%)	.397 (+67%)	.743 (+51%)	2309.0
1923	KCM	NNL	68	207	38	75	12	3	7	44	5	19	0	.362	.282 (+28%)	.344 (+21%)	.390 (+41%)	.734 (+32%)	1180.1
1924	KCM	NNL	49	149	31	59	8	5	5	33	5	12	3	.396	.283 (+39%)	.345 (+29%)	.389 (+59%)	.734 (+44%)	1141.2
1925	KCM	NNL	50	125	24	45	7	8	2	40	6	14	0	.360	.288 (+25%)	.349 (+21%)	.407 (+45%)	.756 (+34%)	742.5
1926	KCM	NNL	53	136	30	39	7	3	1	18	7	23	2	.287	.279 (+3%)	.345 (+17%)	.390 (+4%)	.735 (+10%)	333.1
1927	KCM	NNL	61	123	21	41	4	3	2	25	5	12	0	.333	.282 (+18%)	.344 (+20%)	.392 (+18%)	.736 (+19%)	475.3
1928	KCM	NNL	64	201	40	70	14	5	3	41	5	16	0	.348	.280 (+24%)	.342 (+18%)	.395 (+30%)	.737 (+24%)	876.4
1929	KCM	NNL	72	262	65	89	15	9	7	68	27	40	2	.340	.289 (+17%)	.353 (+23%)	.415 (+31%)	.769 (+27%)	1465.5
1930	KCM	NNL	30	108	26	32	6	0	1	21	5	21	2	.296	.293 (+1%)	.354 (+16%)	.429 (-12%)	.784 (+1%)	101.7
1933	KCM	IND	5	14	3	5	0	0	1	5	1	0	0	.357	—	—	—	—	0.0
1934	KCM	IND	7	28	2	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.107	—	—	—	—	0.0
1935	KCM	IND	7	22	1	3	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	.136	—	—	—	—	0.0
1936	KCM	IND	2	3	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	.667	—	—	—	—	0.0
1937	KCM	NAL	18	31	7	10	2	1	0	8	1	4	0	.323	—	—	—	—	0.0
1938	KCM	NAL	13	28	5	6	1	0	0	3	1	3	0	.214	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 17 seasons			697	2,099	416	693	106	60	50	426	112	241	12	.330	—	—	—	—	9,545

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

Bullet Rogan — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
24	78	8	30	2	0	0	10	6	2	.385

Playoff Batting by Year

Bullet Rogan — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1937	ALC	KCM	1	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1926	NNC	KCM	6	12	1	7	1	2	2	0	.583
1925	NNC	KCM	7	20	3	9	0	2	1	0	.450
1924	NWS	KCM	10	40	4	14	1	6	3	2	.350

Playoff Career Pitching

Bullet Rogan — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
8	2	11	8	0	79.2	69	24	21	44	2.71

Playoff Pitching by Year

Bullet Rogan — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1926	NNC	KCM	3	1	4	2	25.2	21	8	10	14	2.81
1925	NNC	KCM	3	0	3	3	26.0	23	7	2	17	2.42
1924	NWS	KCM	2	1	4	3	28.0	25	9	9	13	2.89

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Bullet Rogan — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	33	65	17	21	1	9	.323
Away	9	22	3	7	0	0	.318

Pitching — Home / Away

Bullet Rogan — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	7	37.0	29	8	12	28	1.95
Away	2	11.1	8	0	3	6	0.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Bullet Rogan — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB
1938-08-23	KCM	ATN	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1938-08-22	KCM	ATN	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
1938-08-21	KCM	ATN	L	3	0	0	0	0	0
1938-08-21	KCM	ATN	L	4	1	0	0	0	1
1938-07-31	KCM	CAG	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
1938-07-29	KCM	CAG	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
1938-07-08	KCM	BIR	W	4	0	1	0	1	1
1938-07-04	KCM	MEM	W	2	0	0	0	0	0
1938-07-04	KCM	MEM	L	5	1	2	1	0	0
1938-07-03	KCM	MEM	L	2	1	1	0	0	0

Last 9 Games — Pitching

Bullet Rogan — Last 9 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1937-06-12	KCM	IN6	—	2.1	3	1	0	0	0
1937-05-31	KCM	BIR	L	5.0	8	11	8	1	3
1937-05-30	KCM	BIR	SV	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
1927-08-15	KCM	BIR	L	2.0	2	1	0	0	0
1924-04-27	KCM	SSN	W	4.0	1	1	0	2	2
1923-08-05	KCM	MIL	—	4.0	0	0	0	1	2
1921-06-12	KCM	CNN	W	9.0	6	3	0	5	6
1921-05-08	KCM	CAG	W	9.0	5	1	0	3	6
1920-08-01	KCM	CAG	W	12.0	12	4	0	3	13

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Bullet Rogan — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	26	6	134	5	4	12
2B	30	24	48	74	6	10
3B	8	6	6	7	0	0
C	1	0	0	1	0	0
OF	395	297	505	35	24	6
P	213	158	76	438	18	15

Season-by-Season Fielding

Bullet Rogan — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1920	KCM	1B	1	1	17	0	0	0
1920	KCM	OF	31	29	42	5	0	0
1920	KCM	P	12	12	5	38	2	0
1921	KCM	2B	5	3	7	6	2	0
1921	KCM	C	1	0	0	1	0	0
1921	KCM	OF	56	40	86	4	6	2
1921	KCM	P	25	23	9	79	7	0
1922	KCM	3B	1	0	1	0	0	0
1922	KCM	OF	47	36	62	6	1	1
1922	KCM	P	25	20	12	66	1	2
1923	KCM	1B	3	0	4	0	0	0
1923	KCM	2B	1	0	0	1	0	0
1923	KCM	3B	1	1	2	1	0	0
1923	KCM	OF	26	18	34	1	1	0
1923	KCM	P	34	25	19	81	1	1
1924	KCM	2B	1	1	3	2	0	0
1924	KCM	OF	22	12	21	2	1	1
1924	KCM	P	23	22	12	71	2	5
1925	KCM	1B	1	0	0	0	0	0
1925	KCM	OF	18	0	0	0	0	0
1925	KCM	P	22	16	0	0	0	0
1926	KCM	1B	15	4	82	4	2	10
1926	KCM	2B	1	0	0	0	0	0
1926	KCM	OF	20	15	28	4	1	0
1926	KCM	P	19	12	4	38	3	2
1927	KCM	1B	1	0	2	0	0	0
1927	KCM	OF	23	14	22	2	2	0
1927	KCM	P	29	15	9	35	1	2
1928	KCM	1B	1	0	4	0	0	0
1928	KCM	2B	22	20	38	65	4	10
1928	KCM	OF	24	11	24	0	2	0
1928	KCM	P	17	10	6	26	0	3
1929	KCM	1B	1	0	12	1	2	1
1929	KCM	3B	5	5	3	6	0	0
1929	KCM	OF	67	66	120	6	5	2
1929	KCM	P	1	0	0	0	0	0
1930	KCM	OF	31	30	42	2	4	0
1933	KCM	OF	4	4	5	1	0	0
1933	KCM	P	1	1	0	2	0	0
1934	KCM	OF	7	7	7	1	0	0
1935	KCM	1B	1	1	7	0	0	1
1935	KCM	3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
1935	KCM	OF	5	4	2	0	0	0
1935	KCM	P	1	0	0	0	1	0
1936	KCM	1B	1	0	4	0	0	0
1936	KCM	P	1	1	0	0	0	0
1937	KCM	1B	1	0	2	0	0	0
1937	KCM	OF	6	6	7	0	1	0
1937	KCM	P	2	1	0	2	0	0
1938	KCM	OF	8	5	3	1	0	0
1938	KCM	P	1	0	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Bullet Rogan Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	213
Catcher	1
First Base	26
Second Base	30
Third Base	8
Left Field	86
Center Field	200
Right Field	109

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Bullet Rogan: the record in brief

Bullet Rogan's record on this page is drawn from the season tables, which run from 1920 to 1938. Rogan spent the whole of the career shown here with one club, the Kansas City Monarchs. At 5 feet, 7 inches and 160 pounds, Rogan is listed as a pitcher. Rogan batted and threw right-handed, per the bio block. The recorded birth is July 28, 1893, in Oklahoma City, OK, USA. The bio records the death on March 4, 1967, in Kansas City, MO, USA. Rogan's full given name, per the bio, is Charles Wilber Rogan.

Rogan went 117-52 with a 2.74 ERA in 213 games, 157 of them starts. The same table counts 904 strikeouts, 134 complete games, 18 shutouts, and 17 saves. The leagues Rogan pitched in allowed 4.18 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 34.4% better than average. The best win total was 16, in 1921. The strikeout high was 151 in 1923.

Frequently Asked Questions about Bullet Rogan

Was Bullet Rogan a pitcher?: Yes. Bullet Rogan pitched in the major leagues, recording 117 wins and 904 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bullet Rogan hit?: Bullet Rogan hit 50 career home runs with 693 hits.
Is Bullet Rogan in the Hall of Fame?: Yes. Bullet Rogan was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1998.
What teams did Bullet Rogan play for?: Bullet Rogan played for one team, the Kansas City Monarchs (1920–1930, 1933–1938).
What awards did Bullet Rogan win?: Bullet Rogan was selected to 2 All-Star Games.
What were Bullet Rogan's career stats?: In 213 games, Bullet Rogan went 117-52 with a 2.74 ERA, 904 strikeouts, 1,489.0 innings pitched, and 17 saves. At the plate he had 693 hits and 50 home runs.
What position did Bullet Rogan play?: Bullet Rogan played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Bullet Rogan and how much did he weigh?: Bullet Rogan was listed at 5 feet 7 inches and 160 pounds.
What was Bullet Rogan's career ERA?: Bullet Rogan finished with a 2.74 career ERA, going 117-52 with 904 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Bullet Rogan have?: Bullet Rogan recorded 904 career strikeouts.
How many All-Star Games did Bullet Rogan make?: Bullet Rogan was selected to 2 All-Star Games.

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	26	6	134	5	4	12
2B	30	24	48	74	6	10
3B	8	6	6	7	0	0
C	1	0	0	1	0	0
OF	395	297	505	35	24	6
P	213	158	76	438	18	15

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	26	6	134	5	4	12
2B	30	24	48	74	6	10
3B	8	6	6	7	0	0
C	1	0	0	1	0	0
OF	395	297	505	35	24	6
P	213	158	76	438	18	15