Slim Sallee

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1908-1921)

W–L 174–143
ERA 2.56
WHIP 1.17
SO 836
Pitcher PIV 8125.1
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / L
Height / Weight
6'3" / 180 lb
Born
2/3/1885 in Higginsport, OH, USA
Died
3/22/1950 in Higginsport, OH, USA
MLB Debut
1908-04-16
Last Game
1921-09-20

Full name: Harry Franklin Sallee

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
174 143 476 307 189 25 36 2821.7 2,729 804 68 573 836 2.56 8125.1

Career ERA 2.56 vs. league average 3.03 across their career seasons — 15.3% 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
1908 SLN NL 3 8 25 12 7 1 0 128.7 144 45 36 39 3.15 2.40 (-31%) -433.6
1909 SLN NL 10 11 32 27 12 1 0 219.0 223 59 59 55 2.42 2.55 (+5%) -1354.2
1910 SLN NL 7 8 18 13 9 1 2 115.0 112 38 24 46 2.97 2.79 (-7%) 390.5
1911 SLN NL 15 9 36 30 18 1 3 245.0 234 75 64 74 2.76 3.37 (+18%) 85.6
1912 SLN NL 16 17 48 32 20 3 6 294.0 289 85 72 108 2.60 3.36 (+23%) 1320.0
1913 SLN NL 19 15 50 31 18 3 5 276.0 257 83 60 106 2.71 3.07 (+12%) 140.1
1914 SLN NL 18 17 46 30 18 3 6 282.3 252 66 72 105 2.10 2.93 (+28%) 897.2
1915 SLN NL 13 17 46 33 17 2 3 275.3 245 87 57 91 2.84 2.90 (+2%) 1490.5
1916 SLN NL 5 5 16 7 4 2 1 70.0 75 27 23 28 3.47 2.78 (-25%) -415.6
1916 NY1 NL 9 4 15 11 7 2 0 111.7 96 17 10 35 1.37 2.78 (+51%) 1521.0
1917 NY1 NL 18 7 34 24 18 1 4 215.7 199 52 34 54 2.17 2.69 (+19%) 1029.5
1918 NY1 NL 8 8 18 16 12 1 2 132.0 122 33 12 33 2.25 2.83 (+20%) 1592.5
1919 CIN NL 21 7 29 28 22 4 0 227.7 221 52 20 24 2.06 3.09 (+33%) 1710.4
1920 CIN NL 5 6 21 12 6 0 2 116.0 129 43 16 13 3.34 3.45 (+3%) -109.7
1920 NY1 NL 1 0 5 1 1 0 0 17.0 16 3 0 2 1.59 3.45 (+54%) 378.4
1921 NY1 NL 6 4 37 0 0 0 2 96.3 115 39 14 23 3.64 4.02 (+9%) -117.4
Career · 16 seasons 174 143 476 307 189 25 36 2,821.2 2,729 804 573 836 2.56 — 8,125

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
476 924 57 158 12 4 2 52 2 46 233 .171 .213 .199 .412 -3,847

Career AVG .171 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 33.8% below league average.

Career OBP .213 vs. league average .322 across their career seasons — 34.0% below league average.

Career SLG .199 vs. league average .341 across their career seasons — 41.6% below league average.

Career OPS .412 vs. league average .663 across their career seasons — 37.9% 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
1908 SLN NL 25 41 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 22 .049 — — — — 0.0
1909 SLN NL 32 71 5 8 2 0 0 3 0 5 23 .113 .244 (-54%) .306 (-44%) .312 (-55%) .618 (-50%) -491.1
1910 SLN NL 18 37 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 .108 — — — — 0.0
1911 SLN NL 36 89 5 15 0 1 0 9 0 3 28 .169 .266 (-37%) .336 (-42%) .356 (-46%) .693 (-44%) -617.5
1912 SLN NL 48 103 9 14 2 1 0 0 0 6 32 .136 .268 (-49%) .335 (-43%) .358 (-51%) .694 (-47%) -763.2
1913 SLN NL 50 95 7 20 3 0 2 5 1 1 15 .211 .259 (-19%) .325 (-33%) .345 (-12%) .670 (-22%) -341.4
1914 SLN NL 46 91 6 21 1 0 0 3 0 3 17 .231 .255 (-10%) .322 (-21%) .339 (-29%) .661 (-25%) -338.0
1915 SLN NL 46 92 0 11 0 0 0 5 0 6 27 .120 .250 (-52%) .318 (-46%) .332 (-64%) .651 (-55%) -731.0
1916 SLN NL 16 18 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 .167 — — — — 0.0
1916 NY1 NL 15 35 1 9 1 0 0 1 0 2 4 .257 — — — — 0.0
1917 NY1 NL 34 77 7 17 0 0 0 11 0 2 12 .221 .248 (-11%) .312 (-23%) .323 (-32%) .635 (-27%) -303.1
1918 NY1 NL 18 41 2 5 0 0 0 3 0 3 6 .122 — — — — 0.0
1919 CIN NL 29 74 5 14 2 2 0 7 1 6 20 .189 .262 (-28%) .322 (-23%) .347 (-22%) .670 (-22%) -261.5
1920 CIN NL 21 35 1 6 0 0 0 4 0 2 8 .171 — — — — 0.0
1920 NY1 NL 5 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 — — — — 0.0
1921 NY1 NL 37 22 2 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .364 — — — — 0.0
Career · 16 seasons 476 924 57 158 12 4 2 52 2 46 233 .171 — — — — -3,847

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
4 10 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .100

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1919 WS CIN 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1917 WS NY1 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .167

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 3 4 4 0 28.7 39 11 5 6 3.45

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1919 WS CIN 1 1 2 2 0 13.3 19 2 1 2 1.35
1917 WS NY1 0 2 2 2 0 15.3 20 9 4 4 5.28

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home2264232378239.184
Away2505023479013.157

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2261372.013033282443912.15
Away2501444.114284133284482.57

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1921-09-20 NY1CHCL 000000000
1921-09-13 NY1CINW 000000000
1921-09-05 NY1BSNL 000000000
1921-09-04 NY1BSNL 000000000
1921-09-01 NY1BROL 000000000
1921-08-29 NY1CHCW 100000001
1921-08-23 NY1STLL 000000000
1921-08-20 NY1STLL 000000000
1921-08-18 NY1CINL 000000000
1921-08-15 NY1PHIL 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1921-09-20 NY1CHC — 1.0200000
1921-09-13 NY1CIN — 2.0000010
1921-09-05 NY1BSN — 0.2211000
1921-09-04 NY1BSN — 2.2300000
1921-09-01 NY1BRO — 3.0311000
1921-08-29 NY1CHC — 3.2311010
1921-08-23 NY1STL — 2.0652120
1921-08-20 NY1STL — 3.0744201
1921-08-18 NY1CIN — 1.0000000
1921-08-15 NY1PHI — 2.0200010

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 476 52 86 661 21 17

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1908 SLN P 25 12 5 37 1 0
1909 SLN P 32 27 7 63 3 2
1910 SLN P 18 13 2 34 0 0
1911 SLN P 36 0 7 55 2 0
1912 SLN P 48 0 17 61 3 0
1913 SLN P 50 0 12 72 2 1
1914 SLN P 46 0 3 71 2 2
1915 SLN P 46 0 7 74 4 1
1916 SLN P 16 0 1 12 0 0
1916 NY1 P 15 0 4 16 0 3
1917 NY1 P 34 0 4 46 0 5
1918 NY1 P 18 0 9 28 0 0
1919 CIN P 29 0 3 50 2 2
1920 CIN P 21 0 0 21 2 0
1920 NY1 P 5 0 1 4 0 0
1921 NY1 P 37 0 4 17 0 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 476

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Slim Sallee (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Carl Mays
    207-126, 2.92 ERA
  2. 81
    Hooks Wiltse
    139-90, 2.47 ERA
  3. 79
    Eddie Cicotte
    209-149, 2.38 ERA
  4. 79
    Urban Shocker
    187-117, 3.17 ERA
  5. 77
    Curt Davis
    158-131, 3.42 ERA
  6. 74
    Charles Bender HOF
    212-127, 2.46 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Slim Sallee

What years did Slim Sallee play?
Slim Sallee played in Major League Baseball from 1908 to 1921.
Was Slim Sallee a pitcher?
Yes. Slim Sallee pitched in the major leagues, recording 174 wins and 836 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Slim Sallee hit?
Slim Sallee hit 2 career home runs with 158 hits.