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Slim Harriss
William Jennings Bryan Harriss

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 6", Weight 180 lb.
School Howard Payne University

Debut April 19, 1920
Final Game September 29, 1928
Born December 11, 1896 in Brownwood, TX
Died September 19, 1963 in Temple, TX

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Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1920 23 PHA AL   9  14  31  25  11   1   1  0  192.0  226  111   87   5   57   60   5   2   813       0  4.08  4.01   98 1.474
 1921 24 PHA AL  11  16  39  28  14   0   7  2  227.7  258  136  108  16   73   92   9   2   990       2  4.27  4.45  104 1.454
 1922 25 PHA AL   9  20  47  32  13   0  10  3  229.7  262  148  128  19   94  102   3   1  1024       1  5.02  4.23   84 1.550
 1923 26 PHA AL  10  16  46  28   9   0  14  6  209.3  221  114   93   9   95   89   2   3   914       1  4.00  4.10  103 1.510
 1924 27 PHA AL   6  10  36  12   4   1  13  2  123.0  138   78   64   5   62   45   3   1   569       0  4.68  4.27   91 1.626
 1925 28 PHA AL  19  12  46  33  15   2   8  1  252.7  263  118   98   8   95   95   6   2  1104       0  3.49  4.65  133 1.417
 1926 29 TOT AL   9  15  33  28   8   1   4  0  170.0  201  100   82   0   55   47   2   7   755       0  4.34  4.10   94 1.506
         PHA AL   3   5  12  10   2   0   2  0   57.0   66   34   26   0   22   13   0   3   261       0  4.11  4.18  102 1.544
         BOS AL   6  10  21  18   6   1   2  0  113.0  135   66   56   0   33   34   2   4   494       0  4.46  4.06   91 1.487
 1927 30 BOS AL  14  21  44  27  11   1  13  1  217.7  253  127  101   8   66   77   9   1   962       0  4.18  4.22  101 1.466 MVP-25
 1928 31 BOS AL   8  11  27  15   4   1   8  1  128.3  141   74   66   5   33   37   2   0   566       0  4.63  4.04   87 1.356
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  9 Yr WL% .413  95 135 349 228  89   7  78 16 1750.3 1963 1006  827  75  630  644  41  19  7697       4  4.25  4.26  100 1.481
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    11  15  41  26  10   0   9  1  206.0  231  118   97   8   74   75   4   2   907   0   0  4.25  4.26  100 1.481
 Career High     19  21  47  33  15   2  14  6  252.7  263  148  128  19   95  102   9   7  1104   0   2  3.49  4.65  133 1.356

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1920 23 PHA AL  31   66    0    7   0  0   0    0   0  0   1  30  .106  .119  .106  -40    7   3           0    
 1921 24 PHA AL  39   81    1   12   1  0   0    7   0  0   0  31  .148  .148  .160  -21   13   5           0    
 1922 25 PHA AL  47   74    4   13   0  0   0    3   0  0   1  19  .176  .187  .176   -6   13   4           0    
 1923 26 PHA AL  46   61    2    4   0  0   0    0   0  0   0  18  .066  .066  .066  -66    4   5           0    
 1924 27 PHA AL  36   42    4    7   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   3  .167  .186  .167   -9    7   0           0    
 1925 28 PHA AL  46   88    7   18   2  0   1   15   0  0   1  24  .205  .213  .261   17   23   7           0    
 1926 29 TOT AL  33   51    2    8   0  0   0    1   0  0   2  14  .157  .204  .157   -5    8   2           1    
         PHA AL  12   17    1    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   6  .059  .111  .059  -56    1   1           0    
         BOS AL  21   34    1    7   0  0   0    1   0  0   1   8  .206  .250  .206   21    7   1           1    
 1927 30 BOS AL  44   66    1    8   1  0   0    3   0  0   2  17  .121  .159  .136  -22    9   6           1     MVP-25
 1928 31 BOS AL  27   36    0    5   0  0   0    0   0  0   0  16  .139  .139  .139  -26    5   5           0    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons      349  565   21   82   4  0   1   29   0  0   8 172  .145  .160  .158  -18   89  37   0   0   2   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        262   10   38   2  0   0   13   0  0   4  80  .145  .160  .158  -18   41  17   0   0   1   0
 Career High     47   88    7   18   2  0   1   15   0  0   2  31                          23   7   0   0   1   0
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1920 23 PHA AL   70   62    1   0.4   107| .106  .292| .119  .357| .106  .402| .225  .759| -40  .013 -13.6  -1.4   0%
 1921 24 PHA AL   86   74    2   0.7   114| .148  .300| .148  .365| .160  .421| .308  .786| -21  .028 -15.2  -1.4   0%
 1922 25 PHA AL   79   65    2   0.8   112| .176  .297| .187  .362| .176  .417| .363  .779|  -6  .039 -12.0  -1.2   0%
 1923 26 PHA AL   66   62    0   0.0   109| .066  .291| .066  .361| .066  .403| .132  .764| -66  .000 -15.0  -1.5   0%
 1924 27 PHA AL   43   35    1   0.8   113| .167  .299| .186  .369| .167  .411| .353  .780|  -9  .032  -7.1  -0.7   0%
 1925 28 PHA AL   96   77    5   1.7   121| .205  .308| .213  .380| .261  .432| .474  .812|  17  .121 -12.1  -1.1   0%
 1926 29 TOT AL   56   45    2   1.2   110| .157  .290| .204  .361| .157  .406| .361  .768|  -5  .074  -8.1  -0.8   0%
         PHA AL   19   17    0   0.0   115| .059  .297| .111  .370| .059  .417| .170  .787| -56  .000  -4.1  -0.4   0%
         BOS AL   37   28    2   1.9   107| .206  .286| .250  .357| .206  .401| .456  .759|  21  .161  -4.0  -0.4   0%
 1927 30 BOS AL   75   64    1   0.4   109| .121  .290| .159  .358| .136  .408| .295  .766| -22  .011 -12.1  -1.2   0%
 1928 31 BOS AL   41   36    1   0.7   105| .139  .284| .139  .348| .139  .403| .278  .751| -26  .032  -6.6  -0.6   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons       612  520   15   0.8   112| .145  .296| .160  .364| .158  .413| .318  .777| -18  .033 -101.7  -9.9   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+

 1920 23 PHA AL   P   31      5   64    5    3  .932  .949  2.23  1.66  3.23  2.70   25  192.0
 1921 24 PHA AL   P   39      4   56    4    1  .938  .955  1.54  1.56  2.37  2.70   28  227.7
 1922 25 PHA AL   P   47      3   60    4    1  .940  .963  1.34  1.48  2.47  2.60   32  229.7
 1923 26 PHA AL   P   46      3   78    2    3  .976  .959  1.76  1.49  3.48  2.72   28  209.3
 1924 27 PHA AL   P   36      4   48    2    4  .963  .959  1.44  1.32  3.80  2.53   12  123.0
 1925 28 PHA AL   P   46      5   82    3    4  .967  .960  1.89  1.40  3.10  2.66   33  252.7
 1926 29 TOT AL   P   33      5   51    2    1  .966  .957  1.70  1.39  2.96  2.66   28  170.0
         PHA AL   P   12      1   17    0    0 1.000  .957  1.50  1.39  2.84  2.65   10   57.0
         BOS AL   P   21      4   34    2    1  .950  .957  1.81  1.39  3.03  2.66   18  113.0
 1927 30 BOS AL   P   44      2   60    4    3  .939  .958  1.41  1.40  2.56  2.62   27  217.7
 1928 31 BOS AL   P   27      4   22    0    0 1.000  .956  0.96  1.37  1.82  2.44   15  128.3

+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+

 1920 23 PHA AL   P   31      5   64    5    3  .932  .949  2.23  1.66  3.23  2.70   25  192.0
 1921 24 PHA AL   P   39      4   56    4    1  .938  .955  1.54  1.56  2.37  2.70   28  227.7
 1922 25 PHA AL   P   47      3   60    4    1  .940  .963  1.34  1.48  2.47  2.60   32  229.7
 1923 26 PHA AL   P   46      3   78    2    3  .976  .959  1.76  1.49  3.48  2.72   28  209.3
 1924 27 PHA AL   P   36      4   48    2    4  .963  .959  1.44  1.32  3.80  2.53   12  123.0
 1925 28 PHA AL   P   46      5   82    3    4  .967  .960  1.89  1.40  3.10  2.66   33  252.7
 1926 29 TOT AL   P   33      5   51    2    1  .966  .957  1.70  1.39  2.96  2.66   28  170.0
         PHA AL   P   12      1   17    0    0 1.000  .957  1.50  1.39  2.84  2.65   10   57.0
         BOS AL   P   21      4   34    2    1  .950  .957  1.81  1.39  3.03  2.66   18  113.0
 1927 30 BOS AL   P   44      2   60    4    3  .939  .958  1.41  1.40  2.56  2.62   27  217.7
 1928 31 BOS AL   P   27      4   22    0    0 1.000  .956  0.96  1.37  1.82  2.44   15  128.3

+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 349     35  521   26   20  .955  .958  1.59  1.45  2.86  2.64  228 1750.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       349     35  521   26   20  .955  .958  1.59  1.45  2.86  2.64  228   1750
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1927-AL-25-0.02
Car-1314-0.02 shares

ERA
1925 AL-3.49-9

Wins
1925 AL-19-5

Hits Allowed/9IP
1925 AL-9.37-8

Strikeouts/9IP
1921 AL-3.64-7
1922 AL-4.00-2
1923 AL-3.83-5
1925 AL-3.38-6

Games
1922 AL-47-4
1923 AL-46-7
1925 AL-46-6
1927 AL-44-7

Saves
1922 AL-3-7
1923 AL-6-3

Innings
1925 AL-252.7-6

Strikeouts
1922 AL-102-6
1925 AL-95-3
1927 AL-77-9

Games Started
1922 AL-32-9
1925 AL-33-1

Shutouts
1925 AL-2-8

Home Runs Allow.
1921 AL-16-4
1922 AL-19-4

Bases On Balls Allow.
1922 AL-94-6
1923 AL-95-10
1925 AL-95-6

Hits Allowed
1927 AL-253-10

SO to Walk
1921 AL-1.26-8
1927 AL-1.17-7

Losses
1921 AL-16-4
1922 AL-20-1
1923 AL-16-8
1926 AL-15-6
1927 AL-21-1

Earned Runs Allow.
1922 AL-128-3

Wild Pitches
1926 AL-7-3

Hit Batsmen
1921 AL-9-8
1927 AL-9-3

Batters Faced
1925 AL-1104-6

Games Finished
1923 AL-14-7

Adjusted ERA+
1925 AL-133-8

    

Black Ink: Pitching - 1 (828) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 38 (628) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 2.0 (1774) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 4.0 (1314) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions 

July 28, 1919: Purchased by the Philadelphia Athletics from the Houston (Texas).

June 15, 1926: Traded by the Philadelphia Athletics with Fred Heimach and Baby Doll Jacobson to the Boston Red Sox for Tom Jenkins and Howard Ehmke.

The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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