What years did Roy Parmelee play?

Roy Parmelee played in Major League Baseball from 1929 to 1939.

Was Roy Parmelee a pitcher?

Yes. Roy Parmelee pitched in the major leagues, recording 59 wins and 514 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Roy Parmelee hit?

Roy Parmelee hit 5 career home runs with 82 hits.

Roy Parmelee

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1929-1939)

W–L 59–55

ERA 4.27

WHIP 1.43

SO 514

Pitcher PIV -8898.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 190 lb
Born: 4/25/1907 in Lambertville, MI, USA
Died: 8/31/1981 in Monroe, MI, USA
MLB Debut: 1929-09-28
Last Game: 1939-06-10

Full name: Leroy Earl Parmelee

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
59	55	206	144	55	5	3	1120.3	1,075	532	68	531	514	4.27	-8898.5

Career ERA 4.27 vs. league average 4.34 across their career seasons — near 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
1929	NY1	NL	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	7.0	13	7	3	1	9.00	—	0.0
1930	NY1	NL	0	1	11	1	0	0	0	21.0	18	22	26	19	9.43	4.80 (-96%)	-1348.9
1931	NY1	NL	2	2	13	5	4	0	0	58.7	47	24	33	30	3.68	4.10 (+10%)	-115.8
1932	NY1	NL	0	3	8	3	0	0	0	25.3	25	11	14	23	3.91	4.13 (+5%)	586.3
1933	NY1	NL	13	8	32	32	14	3	0	218.3	191	77	77	132	3.17	3.86 (+18%)	2102.7
1934	NY1	NL	10	6	22	20	7	2	0	152.7	134	58	60	83	3.42	4.29 (+20%)	1381.3
1935	NY1	NL	14	10	34	31	13	0	0	226.0	214	106	97	79	4.22	4.35 (+3%)	-3964.0
1936	SLN	NL	11	11	37	28	9	0	2	221.0	226	112	107	79	4.56	4.59 (+1%)	-2259.1
1937	CHN	NL	7	8	33	18	8	0	0	145.7	165	83	79	55	5.13	4.34 (-18%)	-3788.4
1939	PHA	AL	1	6	14	5	0	0	1	44.7	42	32	35	13	6.45	4.28 (-50%)	-1492.6
Career · 10 seasons			59	55	206	144	55	5	3	1,120.1	1,075	532	531	514	4.27	—	-8,898

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
213	396	30	82	11	3	5	34	0	13	113	.207	.232	.288	.520	-1,715

Career AVG .207 vs. league average .280 across their career seasons — 26.0% below league average.

Career OBP .232 vs. league average .343 across their career seasons — 32.3% below league average.

Career SLG .288 vs. league average .400 across their career seasons — 28.0% below league average.

Career OPS .520 vs. league average .743 across their career seasons — 30.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1929	NY1	NL	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
1930	NY1	NL	11	4	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	2	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1931	NY1	NL	13	20	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	5	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1932	NY1	NL	8	5	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	.400	—	—	—	—	0.0
1933	NY1	NL	33	81	6	19	4	0	1	8	2	22	.235	.270 (-13%)	.329 (-23%)	.377 (-15%)	.707 (-19%)	-254.6
1934	NY1	NL	22	55	4	11	0	0	2	6	2	18	.200	.278 (-28%)	.340 (-33%)	.392 (-21%)	.733 (-27%)	-245.4
1935	NY1	NL	34	86	6	18	4	1	0	5	5	22	.209	.279 (-25%)	.342 (-26%)	.399 (-30%)	.742 (-28%)	-411.6
1936	SLN	NL	37	76	3	15	2	1	0	5	2	19	.197	.283 (-31%)	.349 (-38%)	.404 (-38%)	.753 (-38%)	-491.9
1937	CHN	NL	37	52	7	9	0	0	2	8	1	19	.173	.276 (-37%)	.342 (-45%)	.398 (-28%)	.740 (-36%)	-311.4
1939	PHA	AL	16	15	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	4	.133	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 10 seasons			213	396	30	82	11	3	5	34	13	113	.207	—	—	—	—	-1,715

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

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	107	203	12	46	2	23	.227
Away	106	193	18	36	3	11	.187

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	106	619.0	520	238	273	321	3.46
Away	100	500.1	555	298	256	192	5.36

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	BB	SO
1939-06-10	PHA	CLE	L	0	0	0
1939-06-09	PHA	DET	L	0	0	0
1939-06-05	PHA	CHW	L	1	0	0
1939-06-04	PHA	CHW	L	1	0	0
1939-05-30	PHA	MIN	L	2	0	2
1939-05-27	PHA	NYY	L	0	0	0
1939-05-21	PHA	SLA	W	1	1	0
1939-05-16	PHA	CLE	L	1	0	0
1939-05-15	PHA	NYY	L	0	0	0
1939-05-14	PHA	NYY	L	2	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1939-06-10	PHA	CLE	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0
1939-06-09	PHA	DET	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1939-06-05	PHA	CHW	—	3.1	4	2	2	3	2	0
1939-06-04	PHA	CHW	—	2.0	3	2	2	1	0	0
1939-05-30	PHA	MIN	—	4.0	5	3	2	3	1	0
1939-05-27	PHA	NYY	L	0.2	1	5	5	3	0	0
1939-05-21	PHA	SLA	W	6.0	6	4	4	3	1	1
1939-05-16	PHA	CLE	L	2.1	2	5	5	4	1	0
1939-05-14	PHA	NYY	—	3.2	4	4	3	3	1	1
1939-05-06	PHA	SLA	L	3.0	5	6	2	3	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	206	0	71	246	17	11

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1929	NY1	P	2	0	2	0	0
1930	NY1	P	11	1	4	1	0
1931	NY1	P	13	5	11	0	1
1932	NY1	P	8	1	6	1	0
1933	NY1	P	32	8	44	4	4
1934	NY1	P	22	9	39	1	1
1935	NY1	P	34	16	55	5	2
1936	SLN	P	37	16	42	2	1
1937	CHN	P	33	13	33	2	2
1939	PHA	P	14	2	10	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	206

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Eastern Michigan University	Ypsilanti	MI	1926

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Frequently Asked Questions about Roy Parmelee

What years did Roy Parmelee play?: Roy Parmelee played in Major League Baseball from 1929 to 1939.
Was Roy Parmelee a pitcher?: Yes. Roy Parmelee pitched in the major leagues, recording 59 wins and 514 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Roy Parmelee hit?: Roy Parmelee hit 5 career home runs with 82 hits.