Rollie Naylor
Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1917-1924)
Rollie Naylor was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1917 to 1924 for the Philadelphia Athletics, a span of 8 seasons. Across 181 career appearances, he went 42-83 with a 3.93 ERA and 282 strikeouts. He also batted .177 with 1 home runs.
- 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
- Position
- Pitcher
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height / Weight
- 6'1" / 180 lb
- Died
- 6/18/1966 in Fort Worth, TX, USA
- MLB Debut
- 1917-09-14
- Last Game
- 1924-06-25
Full name: Roleine Cecil Naylor
Season-by-Season Pitching
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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 | PHA | AL | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.0 | 30 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 1.64 | 2.69 (+39%) | -337.7 |
| 1919 | PHA | AL | 5 | 18 | 31 | 23 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 204.2 | 210 | 76 | 64 | 68 | 3.34 | 3.09 (-8%) | 644.2 |
| 1920 | PHA | AL | 10 | 23 | 42 | 36 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 251.1 | 306 | 97 | 86 | 90 | 3.47 | 3.45 (-1%) | -579.3 |
| 1921 | PHA | AL | 3 | 13 | 32 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 169.1 | 214 | 91 | 55 | 39 | 4.84 | 4.02 (-20%) | -2033.2 |
| 1922 | PHA | AL | 10 | 15 | 35 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 171.1 | 212 | 90 | 51 | 37 | 4.73 | 4.18 (-13%) | -258.6 |
| 1923 | PHA | AL | 12 | 7 | 26 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 143.0 | 149 | 55 | 59 | 27 | 3.46 | 4.03 (+14%) | -1129.0 |
| 1924 | PHA | AL | 0 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38.1 | 53 | 27 | 20 | 10 | 6.34 | 4.13 (-54%) | -767.4 |
| Career · 7 seasons | 42 | 83 | 181 | 136 | 67 | 2 | 0 | 1,011.0 | 1,174 | 442 | 346 | 282 | 3.93 | — | -4,461 | ||
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
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 183 | 328 | 25 | 58 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 15 | 120 | .177 | .217 | .210 | .428 | -1,966 |
Career AVG .177 vs. league average .276 across their career seasons — 35.9% below league average.
Career OBP .217 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — 35.4% below league average.
Career SLG .210 vs. league average .375 across their career seasons — 43.9% below league average.
Career OPS .428 vs. league average .712 across their career seasons — 39.9% below league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1917 | PHA | AL | 5 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .091 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1919 | PHA | AL | 31 | 71 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 29 | .169 | .262 (-36%) | .322 (-41%) | .347 (-39%) | .670 (-40%) | -435.5 |
| 1920 | PHA | AL | 42 | 86 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | .163 | .271 (-40%) | .331 (-51%) | .363 (-55%) | .694 (-53%) | -703.7 |
| 1921 | PHA | AL | 33 | 52 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .115 | .286 (-60%) | .344 (-48%) | .395 (-61%) | .739 (-55%) | -467.5 |
| 1922 | PHA | AL | 36 | 55 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 20 | .200 | .285 (-30%) | .345 (-27%) | .397 (-22%) | .743 (-24%) | -226.4 |
| 1923 | PHA | AL | 26 | 45 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 21 | .244 | — | — | — | — | -133.0 |
| 1924 | PHA | AL | 10 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .375 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 7 seasons | 183 | 328 | 25 | 58 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 15 | 120 | .177 | — | — | — | — | -1,966 | ||
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
View full game log (363 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 84 | 134 | 8 | 26 | 1 | 7 | .194 |
| Away | 98 | 194 | 17 | 32 | 0 | 4 | .165 |
Pitching — Home / Away
| Split | G | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 84 | 455.2 | 537 | 205 | 149 | 141 | 4.05 |
| Away | 97 | 553.0 | 637 | 249 | 199 | 144 | 4.05 |
Last 10 Games — Batting
| Date | Tm | Opp | Res | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924-06-25 | PHA | BOS | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1924-06-24 | PHA | BOS | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1924-06-20 | PHA | MIN | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1924-06-16 | PHA | SLA | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1924-06-14 | PHA | CHW | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1924-05-31 | PHA | NYY | L | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1924-05-14 | PHA | DET | W | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1924-05-07 | PHA | NYY | L | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1924-05-02 | PHA | BOS | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1924-04-25 | PHA | MIN | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last 10 Games — Pitching
| Date | Tm | Opp | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924-06-25 | PHA | BOS | L | 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1924-06-24 | PHA | BOS | L | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1924-06-20 | PHA | MIN | — | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 1924-06-16 | PHA | SLA | — | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1924-06-14 | PHA | CHW | — | 3.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1924-05-31 | PHA | NYY | L | 8.0 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1924-05-14 | PHA | DET | — | 3.0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1924-05-07 | PHA | NYY | L | 5.2 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1924-05-02 | PHA | BOS | L | 4.2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1924-04-25 | PHA | MIN | — | 3.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
Season-by-Season Fielding
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 181 |
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Rollie Naylor: the record in brief
Rollie Naylor played a first major league game on September 14, 1917 and a last one on June 25, 1924. Naylor's only club in the season tables is the Philadelphia Athletics. Naylor, a pitcher by primary position, batted and threw right-handed. Naylor is listed at 180 pounds on a 6-foot-1 frame. Naylor was born on February 4, 1892, in Krum, TX, USA. The bio records the death on June 18, 1966, in Fort Worth, TX, USA. On the record, Rollie Naylor was born Roleine Cecil Naylor.
Naylor went 42-83 with a 3.93 ERA in 181 games, 136 of them starts. The totals include 282 strikeouts and 67 complete games. Against a 3.70 league ERA for the same seasons, the 3.93 mark was 6.3% worse. No season topped the 12 wins of 1923. Naylor struck out 90 batters in 1920, a career high. In 1919, one of the busiest seasons, Naylor posted a 3.34 ERA; the league figure that year was 3.09.
Frequently Asked Questions about Rollie Naylor
- What years did Rollie Naylor play?
- Rollie Naylor played in Major League Baseball from 1917 to 1924.
- Was Rollie Naylor a pitcher?
- Yes. Rollie Naylor pitched in the major leagues, recording 42 wins and 282 strikeouts.
- How many home runs did Rollie Naylor hit?
- Rollie Naylor hit 1 career home run with 58 hits.
- What teams did Rollie Naylor play for?
- Rollie Naylor played for one team, the Philadelphia Athletics (1917, 1919–1924).
- What were Rollie Naylor's career stats?
- In 181 games, Rollie Naylor went 42-83 with a 3.93 ERA, 282 strikeouts, and 1,011.0 innings pitched. At the plate he had 58 hits and 1 home runs.
- What position did Rollie Naylor play?
- Rollie Naylor played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
- How tall was Rollie Naylor and how much did he weigh?
- Rollie Naylor was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 180 pounds.
- What was Rollie Naylor's career ERA?
- Rollie Naylor finished with a 3.93 career ERA, going 42-83 with 282 strikeouts.
- How many strikeouts did Rollie Naylor have?
- Rollie Naylor recorded 282 career strikeouts.
- Is Rollie Naylor in the Hall of Fame?
- No. Rollie Naylor has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.