What years did Heathcliff Slocumb play?

Heathcliff Slocumb played in Major League Baseball from 1991 to 2000.

Was Heathcliff Slocumb a pitcher?

Yes. Heathcliff Slocumb pitched in the major leagues, recording 28 wins and 513 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Heathcliff Slocumb hit?

Heathcliff Slocumb hit 0 career home runs with 1 hit.

What teams did Heathcliff Slocumb play for?

Heathcliff Slocumb played for 8 teams: the Chicago Cubs (1991–1993), the Cleveland Indians (1993), the Philadelphia Phillies (1994–1995), the Boston Red Sox (1996–1997), the Seattle Mariners (1997–1998), the Baltimore Orioles (1999), the St. Louis Cardinals (1999–2000), and the San Diego Padres (2000).

Did Heathcliff Slocumb win a Cy Young Award?

No. Heathcliff Slocumb did not win the Cy Young Award.

What awards did Heathcliff Slocumb win?

Heathcliff Slocumb was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

What were Heathcliff Slocumb's career stats?

In 548 games, Heathcliff Slocumb went 28-37 with a 4.08 ERA, 513 strikeouts, 631.0 innings pitched, and 98 saves.

What was Heathcliff Slocumb's salary?

Heathcliff Slocumb's last recorded salary was $1,600,000, in 2000. His highest recorded salary was $3,000,000, in 1998, and his lowest was $100,000, in 1991. The Salary History table lists each season from 1991 to 2000.

What position did Heathcliff Slocumb play?

Heathcliff Slocumb played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Heathcliff Slocumb and how much did he weigh?

Heathcliff Slocumb was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 180 pounds.

What was Heathcliff Slocumb's career ERA?

Heathcliff Slocumb finished with a 4.08 career ERA, going 28-37 with 513 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Heathcliff Slocumb have?

Heathcliff Slocumb recorded 513 career strikeouts.

Is Heathcliff Slocumb in the Hall of Fame?

No. Heathcliff Slocumb has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Heathcliff Slocumb

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1991-2000)

Heathcliff Slocumb was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1991 to 2000 for 8 teams, including the Chicago Cubs, a span of 10 seasons. Across 548 career appearances, he went 28-37 with a 4.08 ERA, 513 strikeouts, and 98 saves. Heathcliff Slocumb was an All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 6734.4.

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 15, 2026

W–L 28–37

ERA 4.08

WHIP 1.58

SO 513

Pitcher PIV 6734.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 180 lb
Born: 6/7/1966 in Jamaica, NY, USA
MLB Debut: 1991-04-11
Last Game: 2000-09-26
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Heath Slocumb

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Career Pitching Statistics

Heathcliff Slocumb — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
28	37	548	0	0	0	98	631.0	636	286	38	358	513	4.08	6734.4

Career ERA 4.08 vs. league average 4.38 across their career seasons — 6.9% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Heathcliff Slocumb Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1991	CHN	NL	2	1	52	1	62.2	53	24	30	34	3.45	3.91 (+12%)	-96.4
1992	CHN	NL	0	3	30	1	36.0	52	26	21	27	6.50	3.75 (-74%)	-408.9
1993	CHN	NL	1	0	10	0	10.2	7	4	4	4	3.38	4.19 (+19%)	221.1
1993	CLE	AL	3	1	20	0	27.1	28	13	16	18	4.28	4.19 (-2%)	-453.4
1994	PHI	NL	5	1	52	0	72.1	75	23	28	58	2.86	4.51 (+37%)	3193.5
1995	PHI	NL	5	6	61	32	65.1	64	21	35	63	2.89	4.45 (+35%)	2028.3
1996	BOS	AL	5	5	75	31	83.1	68	28	55	88	3.02	4.61 (+34%)	2439.8
1997	BOS	AL	0	5	49	17	46.2	58	30	34	36	5.79	4.39 (-32%)	-781.4
1997	SEA	AL	0	4	27	10	28.1	26	13	15	28	4.13	4.39 (+6%)	459.5
1998	SEA	AL	2	5	57	3	67.2	72	40	44	51	5.32	4.43 (-20%)	-263.5
1999	BAL	AL	0	0	10	0	8.2	15	12	9	12	12.46	—	0.0
1999	SLN	NL	3	2	40	2	53.1	49	14	30	48	2.36	4.71 (+50%)	1212.5
2000	SLN	NL	2	3	43	1	49.2	50	30	24	34	5.44	4.77 (-14%)	-1069.4
2000	SDN	NL	0	1	22	0	19.0	19	8	13	12	3.79	4.77 (+21%)	252.8
Career · 14 seasons			28	37	548	98	631.0	636	286	358	513	4.08	—	6,734

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

Heathcliff Slocumb — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
549	12	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	7	.083	.083	.083	.167	0

Career AVG .083 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 68.7% below league average.

Career OBP .083 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 75.2% below league average.

Career SLG .083 vs. league average .415 across their career seasons — 79.9% below league average.

Career OPS .167 vs. league average .751 across their career seasons — 77.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Heathcliff Slocumb Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	RBI	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1991	CHN	NL	52	1	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	CHN	NL	30	4	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	CHN	NL	10	1	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	CLE	AL	20	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	PHI	NL	52	4	1	2	2	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	PHI	NL	61	1	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	BOS	AL	75	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	BOS	AL	49	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	SEA	AL	27	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	SEA	AL	57	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	BAL	AL	10	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	SLN	NL	40	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	SLN	NL	44	1	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	SDN	NL	22	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 14 seasons			549	12	1	2	7	.083	—	—	—	—	0

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

Heathcliff Slocumb — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Heathcliff Slocumb — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1997	ALDS2	SEA	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Heathcliff Slocumb — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	2	0	0	2.0	3	1	1	0	4.50

Playoff Pitching by Year

Heathcliff Slocumb — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1997	ALDS2	SEA	0	0	2	0	0	2.0	3	1	1	0	4.50

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Heathcliff Slocumb — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	273	7	0	1	0	2	.143
Away	276	5	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Heathcliff Slocumb — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	272	317.0	297	132	173	278	3.75
Away	276	314.0	339	154	185	235	4.41

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Heathcliff Slocumb — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
2000-09-26	SDP	STL	—	0.1	2	1	1	0	0
2000-09-20	SDP	COL	—	0.1	1	2	0	3	0
2000-09-16	SDP	SFG	—	0.2	2	0	0	0	1
2000-09-12	SDP	COL	—	1.0	3	2	2	0	1
2000-09-10	SDP	SFG	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
2000-09-08	SDP	SFG	—	1.0	1	1	1	2	1
2000-09-06	SDP	MIL	—	0.2	1	0	0	0	1
2000-09-03	SDP	PIT	—	2.0	1	0	0	0	1
2000-08-31	SDP	CHC	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	1
2000-08-29	SDP	CHC	—	2.0	1	0	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Heathcliff Slocumb — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	548	0	47	91	9	11

Season-by-Season Fielding

Heathcliff Slocumb — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1991	CHN	P	52	5	10	1	0
1992	CHN	P	30	3	4	2	0
1993	CHN	P	10	2	2	0	1
1993	CLE	P	20	1	2	0	1
1994	PHI	P	52	2	13	3	1
1995	PHI	P	61	4	17	1	3
1996	BOS	P	75	8	12	0	4
1997	BOS	P	49	4	4	1	1
1997	SEA	P	27	3	2	0	0
1998	SEA	P	57	6	9	1	0
1999	BAL	P	10	0	0	0	0
1999	SLN	P	40	4	7	0	0
2000	SLN	P	43	3	5	0	0
2000	SDN	P	22	2	4	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Heathcliff Slocumb Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	548

Awards & Honors

Heathcliff Slocumb — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1995	Pitcher of the Month	May

Salary History

Heathcliff Slocumb's recorded salaries total $10,425,000 over 10 seasons, 1991 to 2000. Slocumb's career, 1991 to 2000, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.

Heathcliff Slocumb — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2000	SLN	NL	$1,600,000
1999	BAL	AL	$1,100,000
1999	SLN	NL	$200,000
1998	SEA	AL	$3,000,000
1997	BOS	AL	$2,300,000
1996	BOS	AL	$1,425,000
1995	PHI	NL	$200,000
1994	PHI	NL	$185,000
1993	CLE	AL	$165,000
1992	CHN	NL	$150,000
1991	CHN	NL	$100,000
Total recorded salary			$10,425,000

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Heathcliff Slocumb: the record in brief

The profile opens with Heathcliff Slocumb's first major league game on April 11, 1991; the last one listed came on September 26, 2000. The season rows list, in order, the Chicago Cubs (1991 through 1993), the Cleveland Indians (1993), the Philadelphia Phillies (1994 through 1995), the Boston Red Sox (1996 through 1997), the Seattle Mariners (1997 through 1998), the Baltimore Orioles (1999), the St. Louis Cardinals (1999 to 2000), and the San Diego Padres (2000). Listed as a pitcher, Slocumb both batted and threw right-handed. Height and weight on file: 6'3" and 180 pounds. The birth record reads June 7, 1966, in Jamaica, NY, USA. Slocumb's full given name, per the bio, is Heath Slocumb.

Slocumb pitched in 548 games, starting 0, and finished with a 28-37 record and 4.08 ERA. Slocumb had 513 strikeouts and 98 saves. Against a 4.38 league ERA for the same years, Slocumb was 6.9% better. The best win total was 5, in 1994. Slocumb struck out 88 batters in 1996, a career high.

Frequently Asked Questions about Heathcliff Slocumb

What years did Heathcliff Slocumb play?: Heathcliff Slocumb played in Major League Baseball from 1991 to 2000.
Was Heathcliff Slocumb a pitcher?: Yes. Heathcliff Slocumb pitched in the major leagues, recording 28 wins and 513 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Heathcliff Slocumb hit?: Heathcliff Slocumb hit 0 career home runs with 1 hit.
What teams did Heathcliff Slocumb play for?: Heathcliff Slocumb played for 8 teams: the Chicago Cubs (1991–1993), the Cleveland Indians (1993), the Philadelphia Phillies (1994–1995), the Boston Red Sox (1996–1997), the Seattle Mariners (1997–1998), the Baltimore Orioles (1999), the St. Louis Cardinals (1999–2000), and the San Diego Padres (2000).
Did Heathcliff Slocumb win a Cy Young Award?: No. Heathcliff Slocumb did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did Heathcliff Slocumb win?: Heathcliff Slocumb was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Heathcliff Slocumb's career stats?: In 548 games, Heathcliff Slocumb went 28-37 with a 4.08 ERA, 513 strikeouts, 631.0 innings pitched, and 98 saves.
How much did Heathcliff Slocumb earn in his career?: Heathcliff Slocumb's recorded salaries total $10,425,000 over 10 seasons, 1991 to 2000. Slocumb's career, 1991 to 2000, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.
What was Heathcliff Slocumb's salary?: Heathcliff Slocumb's last recorded salary was $1,600,000, in 2000. His highest recorded salary was $3,000,000, in 1998, and his lowest was $100,000, in 1991. The Salary History table lists each season from 1991 to 2000.
What position did Heathcliff Slocumb play?: Heathcliff Slocumb played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Heathcliff Slocumb and how much did he weigh?: Heathcliff Slocumb was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 180 pounds.
What was Heathcliff Slocumb's career ERA?: Heathcliff Slocumb finished with a 4.08 career ERA, going 28-37 with 513 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Heathcliff Slocumb have?: Heathcliff Slocumb recorded 513 career strikeouts.
Is Heathcliff Slocumb in the Hall of Fame?: No. Heathcliff Slocumb has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.