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.

What was Harry Salmon's career batting average?

Harry Salmon batted .210 over his career, with 113 hits in 537 at bats.

How many RBI did Harry Salmon have?

Harry Salmon drove in 41 runs in his career.

What was Harry Salmon's career ERA?

Harry Salmon finished with a 3.61 career ERA, going 76-58 with 566 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Harry Salmon have?

Harry Salmon recorded 566 career strikeouts.

Harry Salmon

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

Harry Salmon was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for the Birmingham Black Barons, the Memphis Red Sox, and the Homestead Grays. Across 180 career appearances, he went 76-58 with a 3.61 ERA and 566 strikeouts. He also batted .210 with 0 home runs. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 29911.3.

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 October 12, 2026

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

Harry Salmon — 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

Harry Salmon — 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

Harry Salmon — 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	1108.2	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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Harry Salmon Stats, Bio & Career Records
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	94.2	82	23	18	43	2.19	4.03 (+46%)	2922.7
1924	BBB	NNL	3	1	4	4	2	0	0	29.2	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	117.1	133	77	25	59	5.91	4.55 (-30%)	3882.0
1927	BBB	NNL	15	6	28	18	14	1	0	176.2	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	158.1	162	66	19	94	3.75	4.60 (+18%)	5271.8
1930	BBB	NNL	7	3	14	7	6	0	0	84.1	88	32	15	55	3.42	4.80 (+29%)	3884.2
1930	MRS	NNL	3	6	13	10	6	0	1	69.1	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	104.2	104	29	31	42	2.49	4.13 (+40%)	1447.7
1933	HG	NN2	1	3	4	2	1	0	0	21.2	27	3	1	5	1.25	3.86 (+68%)	690.1
1934	HG	IND	2	1	5	3	1	0	0	21.2	22	11	6	10	4.57	4.29 (-6%)	306.5
1935	HG	NN2	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	5.1	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

Harry Salmon — 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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Harry Salmon Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1923	BBB	IND	20	38	2	8	0	0	5	0	1	0	.211	—	—	—	—	0.0
1924	BBB	NNL	7	16	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	—	—	—	—	0.0
1924	MRS	NNL	14	35	6	11	4	0	5	0	2	0	.314	—	—	—	—	0.0
1925	BBB	NNL	20	53	7	9	2	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	6	1	3	0	.263	.282 (-7%)	.344 (-15%)	.392 (-23%)	.736 (-19%)	-243.8
1928	BBB	NNL	31	62	5	12	1	1	4	1	1	0	.194	.280 (-31%)	.342 (-40%)	.395 (-39%)	.737 (-39%)	-405.8
1929	BBB	NNL	49	107	14	19	1	1	6	1	3	0	.178	.289 (-39%)	.353 (-43%)	.415 (-51%)	.769 (-47%)	-860.1
1930	BBB	NNL	15	34	4	7	0	2	3	0	2	0	.206	—	—	—	—	0.0
1930	MRS	NNL	21	42	4	7	0	1	3	0	1	0	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
1932	BBB	NSL	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1932	HG	EWL	16	47	2	12	2	0	4	0	0	0	.255	—	—	—	—	0.0
1933	HG	NN2	5	11	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	.182	—	—	—	—	0.0
1934	HG	IND	7	8	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	.125	—	—	—	—	0.0
1935	HG	NN2	2	3	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	.667	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 14 seasons			239	537	57	113	11	6	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

Harry Salmon — 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

Harry Salmon — 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

Harry Salmon — 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

Harry Salmon — 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

Harry Salmon — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	1	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	2	3	2	2	0	0	.667

Pitching — Home / Away

Harry Salmon — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	1	10.0	12	0	0	0	0.00
Away	2	5.2	8	2	2	4	3.18

Last 3 Games — Batting

Harry Salmon — Last 3 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H
1935-05-30	HOM	CAG	L	0	0	0
1935-05-19	HOM	BRN	L	1	1	0
1935-05-11	HOM	NW1	W	2	1	2

Last 3 Games — Pitching

Harry Salmon — Last 3 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1935-05-30	HOM	CAG	—	10.0	12	4	0	0	0	0
1935-05-19	HOM	BRN	—	1.2	4	4	0	1	1	0
1935-05-11	HOM	NW1	SV	4.0	4	2	2	1	3	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Harry Salmon — 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

Harry Salmon — 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

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Harry Salmon Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	179
Left Field	11
Center Field	7
Right Field	25

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Harry Salmon: the record in brief

Harry Salmon's record on this page is drawn from the season tables, which run from 1923 to 1935. By club, Salmon's seasons break down as the Birmingham Black Barons (1923 through 1932), the Memphis Red Sox (1924 through 1930), and the Homestead Grays (1932 to 1935). Salmon played primarily as a pitcher and hit left-handed while throwing right-handed. Born on May 30, 1895, in Warrior, AL, USA, Salmon was listed at 6'2" and 180 pounds. The bio records the death in 1983, in Pittsburgh, PA, USA. On the record, Harry Salmon was born Harry Lee Salmon.

Salmon went 76-58 with a 3.61 ERA in 180 games, 124 of them starts. The same table counts 566 strikeouts, 87 complete games, and 14 shutouts. That 3.61 ERA compares with a 4.27 league average across the same seasons, 15.4% better. The best win total was 15, in 1927. Salmon struck out 94 batters in 1929, a career high.

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.
What was Harry Salmon's career batting average?: Harry Salmon batted .210 over his career, with 113 hits in 537 at bats.
How many RBI did Harry Salmon have?: Harry Salmon drove in 41 runs in his career.
What was Harry Salmon's career ERA?: Harry Salmon finished with a 3.61 career ERA, going 76-58 with 566 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Harry Salmon have?: Harry Salmon recorded 566 career strikeouts.