Rollie Hemsley was a catcher in MLB history. Across 1593 career games, with a .262 batting average and 31 home runs. This page covers season stats, team history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | PIT | 50 | 133 | 14 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 10 | .271 | .292 | .331 | .623 |
| 1929 | PIT | 88 | 235 | 31 | 68 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 11 | 22 | .289 | .321 | .404 | .725 |
| 1930 | PIT | 104 | 324 | 45 | 82 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 45 | 3 | 22 | 21 | .253 | .301 | .367 | .668 |
| 1931 | CHC | 66 | 204 | 28 | 63 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 4 | 17 | 30 | .309 | .362 | .475 | .837 |
| 1931 | PIT | 10 | 35 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .171 | .237 | .257 | .494 |
| 1932 | CHC | 60 | 151 | 27 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 16 | .238 | .286 | .424 | .710 |
| 1933 | CIN | 49 | 116 | 9 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 8 | .190 | .230 | .259 | .488 |
| 1933 | SLA | 32 | 95 | 7 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 12 | .242 | .321 | .316 | .637 |
| 1934 | SLA | 123 | 431 | 47 | 133 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 52 | 6 | 29 | 37 | .309 | .355 | .427 | .782 |
| 1935 | SLA | 144 | 504 | 57 | 146 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 48 | 3 | 44 | 41 | .290 | .349 | .381 | .730 |
| 1936 | SLA | 116 | 377 | 43 | 99 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 2 | 46 | 30 | .263 | .343 | .353 | .696 |
| 1937 | SLA | 100 | 334 | 30 | 74 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 25 | 29 | .222 | .276 | .302 | .578 |
| 1938 | CLE | 66 | 203 | 27 | 60 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 23 | 14 | .296 | .367 | .409 | .776 |
| 1939 | CLE | 107 | 395 | 58 | 104 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 2 | 26 | 26 | .263 | .309 | .342 | .651 |
| 1940 | CLE | 119 | 416 | 46 | 111 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 1 | 22 | 25 | .267 | .304 | .368 | .671 |
| 1941 | CLE | 98 | 288 | 29 | 69 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 18 | 19 | .240 | .284 | .330 | .614 |
| 1942 | CIN | 36 | 115 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 11 | .113 | .143 | .157 | .299 |
| 1942 | NYY | 31 | 85 | 12 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | .294 | .333 | .353 | .686 |
| 1943 | NYY | 62 | 180 | 12 | 43 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 13 | 9 | .239 | .290 | .339 | .629 |
| 1944 | NYY | 81 | 284 | 23 | 76 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 9 | 13 | .268 | .290 | .366 | .656 |
| 1946 | PHI | 49 | 139 | 7 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 10 | .223 | .270 | .266 | .536 |
| 1947 | PHI | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
| Career Totals | — | 1593 | 5047 | 562 | 1321 | 257 | 72 | 31 | 555 | 29 | 357 | 395 | .262 | .311 | .360 | .671 |
1935, 1936, 1939, 1940, 1944