Harry Salmon

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

W–L 76–58
ERA 3.61
WHIP 1.24
SO 566
Pitcher PIV 29911.3
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 180 lb
Born
5/30/1895 in Warrior, AL, USA
Died
1983 in Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Full name: Harry Lee Salmon

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
5.0 5.0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400

Pitching

W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
0 1 0 0 1 0 7.0 7 3 0 0 1 9 0.00 1.14

Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
76 58 180 124 87 14 5 1108.7 1,170 445 34 203 566 3.61 29911.3

Career ERA 3.61 vs. league average 4.27 across their career seasons — 15.4% 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
1923 BBB IND 8 3 14 10 9 4 0 94.7 82 23 18 43 2.19 4.03 (+46%) 2922.7
1924 BBB NNL 3 1 4 4 2 0 0 29.7 42 15 5 13 4.55 4.13 (-10%) 561.7
1924 MRS NNL 5 2 9 7 5 1 0 65.0 67 25 15 29 3.46 4.13 (+16%) 1289.5
1925 BBB NNL 6 5 18 13 9 0 0 117.3 133 77 25 59 5.91 4.55 (-30%) 3882.0
1927 BBB NNL 15 6 28 18 14 1 0 176.7 160 58 40 90 2.95 4.08 (+28%) 3616.1
1928 BBB NNL 9 8 23 17 12 3 0 151.0 175 59 19 76 3.52 4.13 (+15%) 3407.9
1929 BBB NNL 9 14 30 21 12 3 2 158.3 162 66 19 94 3.75 4.60 (+18%) 5271.8
1930 BBB NNL 7 3 14 7 6 0 0 84.3 88 32 15 55 3.42 4.80 (+29%) 3884.2
1930 MRS NNL 3 6 13 10 6 0 1 69.3 90 36 7 42 4.67 4.80 (+3%) 2631.2
1932 BBB NSL 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 9.0 9 4 0 5 4.00 4.13 (+3%) 0.0
1932 HG EWL 7 5 15 11 9 2 1 104.7 104 29 31 42 2.49 4.13 (+40%) 1447.7
1933 HG NN2 1 3 4 2 1 0 0 21.7 27 3 1 5 1.25 3.86 (+68%) 690.1
1934 HG IND 2 1 5 3 1 0 0 21.7 22 11 6 10 4.57 4.29 (-6%) 306.5
1935 HG NN2 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 5.3 9 7 2 3 11.81 — 0.0
Career · 14 seasons 76 58 180 124 87 14 5 1,108.2 1,170 445 203 566 3.61 — 29,911

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
239 537 57 113 11 6 0 41 3 14 1 .210 .230 .253 .484 -1,938

Career AVG .210 vs. league average .282 across their career seasons — 25.5% below league average.

Career OBP .230 vs. league average .344 across their career seasons — 33.0% below league average.

Career SLG .253 vs. league average .399 across their career seasons — 36.5% below league average.

Career OPS .484 vs. league average .743 across their career seasons — 34.9% 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
1923 BBB IND 20 38 2 8 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 .211 — — — — 0.0
1924 BBB NNL 7 16 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 — — — — 0.0
1924 MRS NNL 14 35 6 11 4 0 0 5 0 2 0 .314 — — — — 0.0
1925 BBB NNL 20 53 7 9 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 .170 .288 (-41%) .349 (-47%) .407 (-49%) .756 (-48%) -428.8
1927 BBB NNL 31 76 8 20 1 1 0 6 1 3 0 .263 .282 (-7%) .344 (-15%) .392 (-23%) .736 (-19%) -243.8
1928 BBB NNL 31 62 5 12 1 1 0 4 1 1 0 .194 .280 (-31%) .342 (-40%) .395 (-39%) .737 (-39%) -405.8
1929 BBB NNL 49 107 14 19 1 1 0 6 1 3 0 .178 .289 (-39%) .353 (-43%) .415 (-51%) .769 (-47%) -860.1
1930 BBB NNL 15 34 4 7 0 2 0 3 0 2 0 .206 — — — — 0.0
1930 MRS NNL 21 42 4 7 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 .167 — — — — 0.0
1932 BBB NSL 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1932 HG EWL 16 47 2 12 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 .255 — — — — 0.0
1933 HG NN2 5 11 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .182 — — — — 0.0
1934 HG IND 7 8 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 .125 — — — — 0.0
1935 HG NN2 2 3 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .667 — — — — 0.0
Career · 14 seasons 239 537 57 113 11 6 0 41 3 14 1 .210 — — — — -1,938

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
2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1927 NNC BBB 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 0 2 0 0 7.0 7 2 1 7 2.57

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1927 NNC BBB 0 0 2 0 0 7.0 7 2 1 7 2.57

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home100000—
Away232200.667

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home110.0120000.00
Away25.282243.18

Last 3 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1935-05-30 HOMCAGL 000000000
1935-05-19 HOMBRNL 110000000
1935-05-11 HOMNW1W 212000000

Last 3 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1935-05-30 HOMCAG — 10.01240000
1935-05-19 HOMBRN — 1.2440110
1935-05-11 HOMNW1 SV 4.0422131

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
OF 43 19 32 4 5 0
P 179 124 45 298 22 9

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1923 BBB OF 4 1 1 0 0 0
1923 BBB P 14 10 6 32 4 0
1924 BBB OF 3 1 3 0 0 0
1924 BBB P 4 4 1 10 1 0
1924 MRS OF 3 0 0 0 0 0
1924 MRS P 9 7 2 20 3 1
1925 BBB OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1925 BBB P 18 13 0 0 0 0
1927 BBB OF 2 0 0 0 0 0
1927 BBB P 28 18 11 46 1 1
1928 BBB OF 6 1 4 0 0 0
1928 BBB P 23 17 9 48 2 1
1929 BBB OF 16 9 20 3 3 0
1929 BBB P 29 21 10 44 5 0
1930 BBB OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1930 BBB P 14 7 1 27 0 1
1930 MRS OF 5 5 4 1 2 0
1930 MRS P 13 10 1 22 5 4
1932 BBB P 1 1 1 4 0 0
1932 HG OF 1 1 0 0 0 0
1932 HG P 15 11 3 30 1 1
1933 HG OF 1 1 0 0 0 0
1933 HG P 4 2 0 4 0 0
1934 HG P 5 3 0 10 0 0
1935 HG P 2 0 0 1 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 179
Left Field 11
Center Field 7
Right Field 25

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  3. 94
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  4. 92
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  5. 90
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  6. 89
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Frequently Asked Questions about Harry Salmon

Was Harry Salmon a pitcher?
Yes. Harry Salmon pitched in the major leagues, recording 76 wins and 566 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Harry Salmon hit?
Harry Salmon hit 0 career home runs with 113 hits.