Nat Rogers

Right Fielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .302
HR 14
RBI 284
H 559
OPS .758
PIV 965
Position
Right Fielder
Bats / Throws
L / R
Born
7/21/1893 in Spartanburg, SC, USA
Died
12/2/1981 in Memphis, TN, USA

Full name: William Nathaniel Rogers

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
586.0 545.0 66.0 162.0 20.0 7.0 4.0 63.0 35.0 3.0 8.0 .297 .345 .382 .727

Pitching

W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
0 1 1 1 0 0 9.0 12 5 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.33

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 Pitching

Season W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
1944 0 1 1 1 0 0 9.0 12 5 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.33
Listed seasons · 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 9.0 12 5 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.33

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
536 1,851 259 559 87 29 14 284 35 132 3 .302 .355 .403 .758 965

Career AVG .302 vs. league average .275 across their career seasons — +9.9% above league average.

Career OBP .355 vs. league average .339 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .403 vs. league average .387 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .758 vs. league average .726 across their career seasons — near 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
1923 BRG ECL 3 11 2 3 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 .273 — — — — 0.0
1924 HBG ECL 17 56 9 14 1 1 0 4 1 5 0 .250 .283 (-12%) .345 (-3%) .389 (-22%) .734 (-13%) -105.7
1927 MRS NNL 52 191 28 55 7 4 3 23 5 14 0 .288 .282 (+2%) .344 (avg) .392 (+5%) .736 (+3%) 93.2
1927 CAG NNL 16 56 7 18 3 2 0 9 0 5 0 .321 .282 (+14%) .344 (+12%) .392 (+14%) .736 (+13%) 93.2
1928 MRS NNL 24 92 13 33 5 2 1 13 1 7 0 .359 .280 (+28%) .342 (+21%) .395 (+24%) .737 (+23%) 364.1
1928 CAG NNL 25 83 5 18 2 0 0 10 2 3 1 .217 .280 (-23%) .342 (-29%) .395 (-39%) .737 (-34%) 364.1
1929 MRS NNL 54 183 27 54 8 1 2 36 2 15 0 .295 .289 (+2%) .353 (+2%) .415 (-8%) .769 (-3%) -64.7
1930 MRS NNL 34 134 24 49 11 5 1 30 3 7 0 .366 .293 (+24%) .354 (+14%) .429 (+27%) .784 (+21%) 483.9
1930 BBB NNL 35 123 19 41 7 3 3 15 1 8 0 .333 .293 (+13%) .354 (+8%) .429 (+19%) .784 (+14%) 483.9
1931 CC2 NNL 18 74 16 31 5 2 0 16 0 9 0 .419 .276 (+52%) .338 (+43%) .388 (+39%) .726 (+41%) 525.4
1931 KCM IND 18 66 7 17 3 0 2 13 4 2 2 .258 .276 (-7%) .338 (-14%) .388 (+1%) .726 (-6%) 525.4
1932 CAG NSL 44 159 20 52 10 0 0 21 4 21 0 .327 .275 (+19%) .335 (+21%) .391 (avg) .726 (+9%) 350.1
1933 CAG NN2 38 160 29 50 10 2 0 36 3 11 0 .312 .270 (+16%) .329 (+8%) .377 (+6%) .707 (+7%) 178.9
1934 CAG NN2 9 30 5 10 1 1 0 3 2 3 0 .333 — — — — 0.0
1935 CAG NN2 3 6 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 — — — — 0.0
1936 CAG IND 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1937 MRS NAL 17 67 7 15 1 0 0 8 3 4 0 .224 .276 (-19%) .342 (-19%) .398 (-40%) .740 (-30%) -318.9
1938 MRS NAL 27 102 19 36 5 3 2 19 2 3 0 .353 .272 (+29%) .341 (+9%) .392 (+32%) .734 (+21%) 318.2
1939 MRS NAL 24 69 6 16 2 1 0 2 1 6 0 .232 .274 (-15%) .342 (-14%) .393 (-26%) .735 (-21%) -232.2
1940 MRS NAL 23 56 5 14 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 .250 .267 (-6%) .335 (-25%) .387 (-36%) .722 (-31%) -275.4
1940 CAG NAL 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — -275.4
1941 MRS NAL 13 37 6 10 4 0 0 3 0 5 0 .270 — — — — 0.0
1942 MRS NAL 7 22 2 8 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 .364 — — — — 0.0
1942 BBB NAL 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1943 MRS NAL 17 47 1 9 0 0 0 8 0 2 0 .191 — — — — -245.7
1944 MRS NAL 8 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143 — — — — 0.0
1944 CAG NAL 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 — — — — 0.0
1945 MRS NAL 4 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 — — — — 0.0
Career · 28 seasons 536 1,851 259 559 87 29 14 284 35 132 3 .302 — — — — 2,263

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
11 40 10 14 2 2 2 8 4 0 .350

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1932 NSC CAG 2 9 2 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 .222
1927 NNC CAG 4 16 6 6 0 2 1 3 1 0 .375
1927 NWS CAG 5 15 2 6 2 0 0 2 3 0 .400

Game Log & Splits

View full game log (122 games) →

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home461202044019.367
Away762252049121.218

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1945-09-03 MEMKCML 100000000
1945-06-17 MEMCIAW 000000010
1945-05-27 MEMCVBL 301000000
1945-05-27 MEMCVBL 401000000
1944-08-31 CAGCVBW 301000000
1944-08-20 CAGMEML 411000000
1944-06-18 MEMBIRL 100000000
1944-06-04 MEMCVBL 100000000
1944-05-28 MEMCIAL 100000000
1944-05-25 MEMCIAW 000000010

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 1 0 5 0 0 0
2B 1 1 1 3 0 0
3B 14 13 13 22 5 0
C 10 6 18 10 1 0
OF 487 470 712 45 27 9
PH 3 0 0 0 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1923 BRG 3B 3 3 6 5 1 0
1924 HBG 2B 1 1 1 3 0 0
1924 HBG 3B 10 10 6 16 3 0
1924 HBG C 9 6 18 10 1 0
1927 MRS OF 52 52 75 2 3 0
1927 CAG OF 16 16 18 2 0 0
1928 MRS OF 25 24 49 2 0 0
1928 CAG OF 26 25 31 2 3 0
1929 MRS OF 53 50 65 0 5 0
1930 MRS OF 36 34 59 5 2 0
1930 BBB OF 35 35 48 5 1 2
1931 CC2 OF 18 18 27 4 1 1
1931 KCM OF 18 18 23 3 1 0
1932 CAG 1B 1 0 5 0 0 0
1932 CAG OF 44 44 86 5 1 1
1933 CAG OF 38 38 57 5 0 3
1934 CAG OF 8 8 14 0 0 0
1935 CAG OF 2 1 3 0 0 0
1936 CAG PH 1 0 0 0 0 0
1937 MRS 3B 1 0 1 1 1 0
1937 MRS OF 17 17 34 1 1 0
1938 MRS OF 26 26 34 2 1 1
1939 MRS OF 21 19 30 3 2 0
1940 MRS C 1 0 0 0 0 0
1940 MRS OF 14 12 21 0 2 0
1940 CAG OF 1 1 2 0 0 0
1941 MRS OF 12 11 15 1 1 1
1942 MRS OF 5 5 5 0 1 0
1942 BBB PH 2 0 0 0 0 0
1943 MRS OF 14 13 12 2 2 0
1944 MRS OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1944 CAG OF 2 1 2 0 0 0
1945 MRS OF 3 2 2 1 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Catcher 10
First Base 1
Second Base 1
Third Base 14
Left Field 183
Center Field 4
Right Field 300

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Frequently Asked Questions about Nat Rogers

Was Nat Rogers a pitcher?
No. Nat Rogers was a position player (Right Fielder).
How many home runs did Nat Rogers hit?
Nat Rogers hit 14 career home runs with 559 hits.