Settlemire was born in Santa Fe, Ohio. His professional career began in 1924 and continued for 17 seasons over 21 years, through 1944. In his only year in the major leagues, 1928, he dropped all six of his decisions for a 57–96–1 Red Sox team that finished eighth and last in the American League, 43.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}1⁄2 games behind the World Series champion New York Yankees. Of his 30 appearances, nine were starts. He allowed 116 hits, 50 earned runs and 34 bases on balls in 821⁄3 innings pitched, with only 12 strikeouts.
He managed in the minor leagues from 1939–1942 and 1945–1947 in the Ohio State League, Northeast Arkansas League, Appalachian League and Eastern League. He later was a scout for the Brooklyn Dodgers.

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