Roy Partlow

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

W–L 42–26
ERA 3.50
WHIP 1.28
SO 384
Pitcher PIV 13871.8
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
5'11" / 180 lb
Born
6/18/1912 in Washington, GA, USA
Died
4/19/1987 in Cherry Hill, NJ, USA
Awards
All-Star

Full name: Roy E. Partlow

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
479.0 456.0 62.0 116.0 11.0 5.0 6.0 44.0 17.0 6.0 0 .254 .283 .340 .623

Pitching

W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
66 39 110 70 30 6 865.0 757 376 100 27 205 341 1.04 1.11

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 9.0 9.0 1.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222
Listed seasons · 1 9 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 — — —

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Season W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
1944 2 0 2 2 0 0 16.0 18 9 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.12
Listed seasons · 1 2 0 2 2 0 0 16.0 18 9 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.12

Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
42 26 104 73 45 4 7 607.3 573 236 22 203 384 3.50 13871.8

Career ERA 3.50 vs. league average 3.93 across their career seasons — 11.0% better 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
1937 CT NAL 2 1 3 3 2 0 0 20.0 19 7 6 31 3.15 4.34 (+27%) 1022.4
1938 HG NN2 5 4 12 9 5 0 2 72.3 63 38 32 42 4.73 4.35 (-9%) 603.1
1939 HG NN2 4 2 10 6 5 2 1 55.7 39 18 22 34 2.91 4.28 (+32%) 1357.8
1941 HG NN2 3 2 12 7 3 1 0 47.3 49 27 17 24 5.13 3.94 (-30%) 620.2
1942 HG NN2 9 2 15 12 9 1 1 106.7 83 27 33 60 2.28 3.57 (+36%) 1579.7
1943 HG NN2 4 3 8 4 2 0 1 37.3 48 21 11 22 5.06 3.50 (-45%) 347.5
1945 PS NN2 8 4 18 13 9 0 0 113.0 94 33 36 80 2.63 3.67 (+28%) 3184.0
1946 PS NN2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2.7 3 2 3 0 6.75 — 0.0
1947 PS NN2 5 6 15 11 6 0 2 87.3 98 38 29 58 3.92 3.97 (+1%) 3168.8
1948 PS NN2 2 2 10 8 4 0 0 65.0 77 25 14 33 3.46 4.10 (+16%) 1988.3
Career · 10 seasons 42 26 104 73 45 4 7 607.1 573 236 203 384 3.50 — 13,872

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
166 392 53 98 13 3 2 40 1 16 4 .250 .281 .314 .595 -486

Career AVG .250 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — 5.3% below league average.

Career OBP .281 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — 15.9% below league average.

Career SLG .314 vs. league average .372 across their career seasons — 15.7% below league average.

Career OPS .595 vs. league average .706 across their career seasons — 15.8% 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
1937 CT NAL 8 27 3 6 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 .222 — — — — 0.0
1938 HG NN2 15 38 4 9 3 0 0 4 0 1 0 .237 — — — — 0.0
1939 HG NN2 14 29 6 8 1 0 1 4 0 1 1 .276 — — — — 0.0
1941 HG NN2 22 42 6 11 4 0 1 10 0 2 1 .262 — — — — 0.0
1942 HG NN2 25 62 8 11 1 1 0 5 1 1 1 .177 .253 (-30%) .323 (-37%) .349 (-35%) .672 (-36%) -350.9
1943 HG NN2 11 24 8 9 1 1 0 5 0 2 0 .375 — — — — 0.0
1945 PS NN2 33 86 8 24 1 0 0 5 0 5 1 .279 .260 (+7%) .328 (-3%) .354 (-18%) .683 (-11%) -134.7
1946 PS NN2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1947 PS NN2 19 41 7 13 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 .317 — — — — 0.0
1948 PS NN2 18 42 3 7 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 .167 — — — — 0.0
Career · 10 seasons 166 392 53 98 13 3 2 40 1 16 4 .250 — — — — -486

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
9 19 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1943 NWS HG 3 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
1942 NWS HG 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
1939 NLC HG 3 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 3 6 6 0 42.0 37 9 10 17 1.93

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1943 NWS HG 0 1 2 2 0 16.0 15 4 3 5 2.25
1942 NWS HG 0 1 2 2 0 9.0 11 4 5 5 4.00
1939 NLC HG 1 1 2 2 0 17.0 11 1 2 7 0.53

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home711682746117.274
Away701431632212.224

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home44256.126631661171.09
Away47297.12674178881.24

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1948-09-12 PH5NY6W 100000100
1948-09-05 PH5BLGL 400000000
1948-08-17 PH5BLGW 411000000
1948-08-16 PH5NW2L 200000000
1948-07-27 PH5NY5W 100000000
1948-07-26 PH5BLGL 101000000
1948-07-25 PH5BLGL 100000000
1948-07-15 PH5NW2W 000000000
1948-07-11 PH5NY6W 211000000
1948-07-05 PH5NY5L 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1948-09-05 PH5BLG L 9.2833431
1948-08-16 PH5NW2 — 6.0630000
1948-07-26 PH5BLG L 4.0520140
1948-07-15 PH5NW2 W 9.0050000
1948-07-11 PH5NY6 — 4.0732000
1948-07-05 PH5NY5 L 3.2020000
1948-07-03 PH5BLG — 8.01044230
1948-06-27 PH5NW2 L 8.0844201
1948-06-20 PH5HOM — 3.1820120
1948-05-31 PH5NW2 W 3.1666400

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 2 1 11 0 0 1
2B 1 0 1 1 0 0
OF 35 23 30 1 1 0
P 104 73 12 123 10 4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1937 CT OF 4 3 3 0 0 0
1937 CT P 3 3 0 4 0 0
1938 HG OF 5 2 5 1 0 0
1938 HG P 12 9 4 23 1 1
1939 HG OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1939 HG P 10 6 2 8 0 0
1941 HG 2B 1 0 1 1 0 0
1941 HG OF 8 3 4 0 1 0
1941 HG P 12 7 1 9 3 0
1942 HG OF 3 2 4 0 0 0
1942 HG P 15 12 1 29 1 1
1943 HG OF 1 1 0 0 0 0
1943 HG P 8 4 1 6 0 0
1945 PS 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1945 PS OF 11 10 12 0 0 0
1945 PS P 18 13 2 20 3 2
1946 PS P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1947 PS 1B 1 1 11 0 0 1
1947 PS P 15 11 1 13 2 0
1948 PS OF 2 2 2 0 0 0
1948 PS P 10 8 0 11 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 104
First Base 2
Second Base 1
Left Field 17
Center Field 2
Right Field 16

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Frequently Asked Questions about Roy Partlow

Was Roy Partlow a pitcher?
Yes. Roy Partlow pitched in the major leagues, recording 42 wins and 384 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Roy Partlow hit?
Roy Partlow hit 2 career home runs with 98 hits.