Julio Rojo

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .265
HR 10
RBI 248
H 451
OPS .685
PIV -1,515
Position
Catcher
Bats / Throws
B / R
Height / Weight
5'8" / —
Born
5/22/1894 in Sagua la Grande, Las Villas, Cuba
Died
12/27/1958

Full name: Domingo Julio Rojo

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
90.0 76.0 18.0 24.0 5.0 1.0 0 11.0 7.0 1.0 5.0 .316 .384 .408 .792

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 Batting

Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1936 21.0 20.0 5.0 8.0 1.0 0 0 1.0 1.0 0 0 .400 .429 .450 .879
Listed seasons · 1 21 20 5 8 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .400 — — —

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
504 1,702 263 451 84 24 10 248 83 139 11 .265 .325 .360 .685 -1,515

Career AVG .265 vs. league average .278 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .325 vs. league average .340 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .360 vs. league average .383 across their career seasons — 6.0% below league average.

Career OPS .685 vs. league average .723 across their career seasons — 5.2% below 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
1916 CSE EAS 10 31 2 6 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 .194 — — — — 0.0
1917 CSE EAS 26 96 8 20 1 0 0 6 3 8 0 .208 .248 (-16%) .312 (-12%) .323 (-32%) .635 (-22%) -278.8
1918 CSE EAS 13 54 8 16 1 4 0 9 1 5 0 .296 .255 (+16%) .318 (+12%) .326 (+42%) .645 (+27%) 186.3
1919 CSE EAS 16 59 9 11 3 0 0 4 0 5 0 .186 .262 (-29%) .322 (-15%) .347 (-32%) .670 (-24%) -198.0
1919 BRG EAS 2 8 2 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 .500 — — — — -198.0
1920 AC EAS 28 82 10 14 2 0 1 7 1 12 0 .171 .271 (-37%) .331 (-17%) .363 (-36%) .694 (-27%) -316.5
1921 AC EAS 56 181 32 46 5 6 3 33 10 16 0 .254 .286 (-11%) .344 (-4%) .395 (+1%) .739 (-1%) -47.0
1922 NYB IND 49 162 26 42 8 2 2 19 4 16 1 .259 .285 (-9%) .345 (-3%) .397 (-7%) .743 (-5%) -112.4
1923 BBS ECL 42 149 21 51 10 3 0 32 13 10 2 .342 .282 (+21%) .344 (+11%) .390 (+15%) .734 (+13%) 326.8
1924 BBS ECL 41 139 28 44 9 1 1 26 8 7 0 .317 .283 (+12%) .345 (+2%) .389 (+7%) .734 (+5%) 101.2
1925 BBS ECL 49 162 24 42 9 0 1 16 13 14 0 .259 .288 (-10%) .349 (-9%) .407 (-18%) .756 (-14%) -364.9
1926 BBS ECL 50 172 13 33 2 1 0 10 7 10 7 .192 .279 (-31%) .345 (-32%) .390 (-45%) .735 (-39%) -1080.2
1927 NLG ECL 29 102 21 27 5 1 1 19 3 6 0 .265 .282 (-6%) .344 (-11%) .392 (-8%) .736 (-9%) -170.0
1927 CSE ECL 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 — — — — -170.0
1928 NLG ECL 21 69 15 24 8 2 0 13 3 10 0 .348 .280 (+24%) .342 (+28%) .395 (+32%) .737 (+30%) 367.9
1929 NLG ANL 43 136 24 40 8 2 1 25 11 13 1 .294 .289 (+2%) .353 (+1%) .415 (-3%) .769 (-1%) -27.6
1930 NLG IND 27 94 20 31 10 2 0 24 6 5 0 .330 .293 (+12%) .354 (+3%) .429 (+11%) .784 (+7%) 97.6
Career · 17 seasons 504 1,702 263 451 84 24 10 248 83 139 11 .265 — — — — -1,883

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 Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
2 1 7 2 2 1 0 27.0 36 23 1 17 12 7.67 -119.4

Career ERA 7.67 vs. league average 3.76 across their career seasons — 104.2% worse 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
1917 CSE EAS 1 1 3 2 2 1 0 17.7 22 13 10 9 6.62 2.69 (-146%) -119.4
1919 CSE EAS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.3 1 0 0 1 0.00 — 0.0
1921 AC EAS 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 5 5 4 2 15.00 — 0.0
1923 BBS ECL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3.3 6 4 1 0 10.80 — 0.0
1929 NLG ANL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.7 2 1 2 0 5.40 — 0.0
Career · 5 seasons 2 1 7 2 2 1 0 27.0 36 23 17 12 7.67 — -119

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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home5154605.400
Away140100.250

Last 6 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1936-08-25 CUSPH5L 401000000
1929-09-01 NYLHILW 311000000
1929-06-06 NYLBLSW 311000000
1925-05-03 BLSCUEL 200000010
1924-08-03 BLSBRGW 422000200
1924-08-03 BLSBRGL 302200301

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 40 26 317 15 15 15
3B 58 49 49 110 12 5
C 357 284 1390 311 63 28
OF 36 7 49 13 4 0
P 7 0 3 8 1 1
SS 4 0 0 0 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1916 CSE 3B 3 0 5 4 0 0
1916 CSE C 6 0 18 7 2 1
1916 CSE OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1917 CSE 1B 4 0 36 2 1 2
1917 CSE C 8 0 34 6 2 0
1917 CSE OF 13 0 13 6 1 0
1917 CSE P 3 0 0 7 0 1
1918 CSE C 6 0 25 6 0 2
1918 CSE OF 9 0 14 3 1 0
1919 CSE 1B 6 6 67 1 3 1
1919 CSE C 8 8 28 5 1 1
1919 CSE OF 3 2 9 2 0 0
1919 CSE P 1 0 1 1 0 0
1919 BRG C 2 2 8 6 0 0
1920 AC C 24 24 140 27 5 4
1920 AC OF 2 1 3 2 1 0
1921 AC 3B 9 7 7 13 0 0
1921 AC C 46 43 205 49 9 3
1921 AC OF 3 0 2 0 1 0
1921 AC P 1 0 1 0 0 0
1922 NYB 3B 1 0 0 2 0 0
1922 NYB C 49 46 252 56 8 10
1923 BBS 1B 2 2 23 0 2 1
1923 BBS 3B 10 10 8 15 2 1
1923 BBS C 27 27 103 31 4 3
1923 BBS OF 1 1 2 0 0 0
1923 BBS P 1 0 1 0 0 0
1924 BBS 1B 8 6 71 4 5 1
1924 BBS C 30 28 137 32 11 1
1924 BBS OF 3 2 6 0 0 0
1925 BBS 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0
1925 BBS 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1925 BBS C 39 0 11 1 0 0
1925 BBS SS 4 0 0 0 0 0
1926 BBS 3B 33 31 28 74 10 4
1926 BBS C 14 13 53 13 0 0
1927 NLG 1B 1 1 10 0 0 1
1927 NLG C 27 27 114 21 6 0
1927 CSE 3B 1 1 1 2 0 0
1927 CSE C 1 1 4 2 2 0
1928 NLG 1B 8 7 67 4 2 5
1928 NLG C 13 11 47 7 1 1
1928 NLG OF 1 1 0 0 0 0
1929 NLG 1B 3 3 26 2 2 4
1929 NLG C 35 32 132 28 7 2
1929 NLG P 1 0 0 0 1 0
1930 NLG 1B 3 1 17 2 0 0
1930 NLG C 22 22 79 14 5 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 7
Catcher 357
First Base 40
Third Base 58
Shortstop 4
Left Field 9
Center Field 2
Right Field 25

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Frequently Asked Questions about Julio Rojo

Was Julio Rojo a pitcher?
No. Julio Rojo was a position player (Catcher), though he did pitch in 7 career games.
How many home runs did Julio Rojo hit?
Julio Rojo hit 10 career home runs with 451 hits.