Alfred Saylor

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

W–L 9–10
ERA 3.51
WHIP 1.25
SO 71
Pitcher PIV 2627.9
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
B / R
Height / Weight
6'3" / 175 lb
Born
12/31/1911 in Blytheville, AR, USA
Died
4/8/1955 in Cleveland, OH, USA

Full name: Alfred Harrison Saylor

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
177.0 167.0 18.0 40.0 3.0 0 2.0 9.0 8.0 6.0 0 .240 .278 .293 .571

Pitching

W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
32 22 54 42 25 2 455.2 389 178 64 9 45 79 1.26 0.95

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
1938 7.0 7.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Listed seasons · 1 7 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — —

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Season W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
1946 0 1 1 1 0 0 8.0 13 8 0 1 0 0 0.00 1.62
Listed seasons · 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 8.0 13 8 0 1 0 0 0.00 1.62

Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
9 10 30 19 14 0 0 190.0 205 74 6 33 71 3.51 2627.9

Career ERA 3.51 vs. league average 3.67 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
1941 BBB NAL 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 9.0 9 3 0 2 3.00 3.94 (+24%) 0.0
1943 BBB NAL 3 2 10 5 5 0 0 61.0 63 18 15 31 2.66 3.50 (+24%) 1189.0
1944 BBB NAL 5 6 15 11 8 0 0 102.7 115 43 13 32 3.77 3.57 (-5%) 1176.4
1945 BBB NAL 0 2 4 2 0 0 0 17.3 18 10 5 6 5.19 3.67 (-42%) 262.5
Career · 4 seasons 9 10 30 19 14 0 0 190.0 205 74 33 71 3.51 — 2,628

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
57 149 15 37 2 0 0 11 0 9 1 .248 .291 .262 .553 -30

Career AVG .248 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .291 vs. league average .328 across their career seasons — 11.2% below league average.

Career SLG .262 vs. league average .358 across their career seasons — 26.9% below league average.

Career OPS .553 vs. league average .686 across their career seasons — 19.4% 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
1941 BBB NAL 16 44 5 16 0 0 0 8 0 4 0 .364 — — — — 0.0
1943 BBB NAL 18 51 7 14 1 0 0 3 0 5 0 .275 .255 (+7%) .324 (+4%) .346 (-15%) .671 (-6%) -29.8
1944 BBB NAL 15 40 3 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150 — — — — 0.0
1945 BBB NAL 8 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .071 — — — — 0.0
Career · 4 seasons 57 149 15 37 2 0 0 11 0 9 1 .248 — — — — -30

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
5 12 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 .083

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1944 NWS BBB 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
1943 ALC BBB 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1943 NWS BBB 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .167

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2 3 5 5 0 38.3 38 15 12 11 3.52

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1944 NWS BBB 0 2 2 2 0 12.3 15 8 4 5 5.84
1943 ALC BBB 1 0 1 1 0 9.0 8 1 0 2 1.00
1943 NWS BBB 1 1 2 2 0 17.0 15 6 8 4 3.18

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home303771104.297
Away304741201.255

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home22140.1123224201.41
Away25135.01241311240.87

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1945-08-27 BIRCIAL 000000000
1945-08-05 BIRCIAW 000000000
1945-07-22 BIRCAGL 000000000
1945-07-19 BIRCIAL 000000000
1945-07-08 BIRKCML 100000000
1945-07-02 BIRMEMW 211100000
1945-06-27 BIRCVBL 000000000
1945-06-04 BIRKCMW 000000000
1945-06-03 BIRKCML 200000000
1945-05-28 BIRCIAL 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1945-08-27 BIRCIA L 8.01090000
1945-08-05 BIRCIA — 0.0000000
1945-07-22 BIRCAG L 6.0530000
1945-07-19 BIRCIA — 1.0210000
1945-07-08 BIRKCM L 3.21070100
1945-07-02 BIRMEM W 5.0533000
1945-06-27 BIRCVB — 0.0000000
1945-06-04 BIRKCM W 9.01150000
1945-05-28 BIRCIA — 3.0000000
1944-09-03 BIRCIA W 9.0800000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 24 22 187 6 6 7
C 3 1 3 1 0 0
P 30 19 7 50 2 7

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1941 BBB 1B 12 11 90 4 1 4
1941 BBB C 3 1 3 1 0 0
1941 BBB P 1 1 1 6 0 2
1943 BBB 1B 8 8 78 2 3 2
1943 BBB P 10 5 2 14 0 2
1944 BBB P 15 11 2 24 2 1
1945 BBB 1B 4 3 19 0 2 1
1945 BBB P 4 2 2 6 0 2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 30
Catcher 3
First Base 24

Frequently Asked Questions about Alfred Saylor

Was Alfred Saylor a pitcher?
Yes. Alfred Saylor pitched in the major leagues, recording 9 wins and 71 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Alfred Saylor hit?
Alfred Saylor hit 0 career home runs with 37 hits.