Ray Blades was born on Thursday, August 6, 1896, in Mount Vernon, Illinois. Blades was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 19, 1922, with the St. Louis Cardinals. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Ray Blades baseball stats page.
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Ray BladesRay Blades Autograph on a 1954 Topps Baseball Card (#243) |
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Ray BladesRay Blades Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Ray BladesRay Blades Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1922 | 26 | Cardinals | 37 | 130 | 27 | 39 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 25 | - | 21 | 4 | - | 4 | - | .300 | .428 | .446 |
1923 | 27 | Cardinals | 98 | 317 | 48 | 78 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 44 | 37 | - | 46 | 3 | - | 9 | - | .246 | .342 | .391 |
1924 | 28 | Cardinals | 131 | 456 | 86 | 142 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 68 | 35 | - | 38 | 13 | - | 10 | - | .311 | .373 | .487 |
1925 | 29 | Cardinals | 122 | 462 | 112 | 158 | 37 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 57 | 59 | - | 47 | 5 | - | 6 | - | .342 | .423 | .535 |
1926 | 30 | Cardinals | 107 | 416 | 81 | 127 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 43 | 62 | - | 57 | 9 | - | 11 | - | .305 | .409 | .462 |
1927 | 31 | Cardinals | 61 | 180 | 33 | 57 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 28 | - | 22 | 6 | - | 2 | - | .317 | .414 | .450 |
1928 | 32 | Cardinals | 51 | 85 | 9 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 20 | - | 26 | 4 | - | 2 | - | .235 | .393 | .376 |
1930 | 34 | Cardinals | 45 | 101 | 26 | 40 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 21 | - | 15 | 4 | - | 1 | - | .396 | .504 | .614 |
1931 | 35 | Cardinals | 35 | 67 | 10 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | - | 7 | 2 | - | 2 | - | .284 | .392 | .388 |
1932 | 36 | Cardinals | 80 | 201 | 35 | 46 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 34 | - | 31 | 3 | - | 0 | - | .229 | .340 | .333 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
10 Years | 767 | 2,415 | 467 | 726 | 133 | 51 | 50 | 0 | 340 | 331 | - | 310 | 53 | - | 47 | - | .301 | .395 | .460 |
Ray BladesRay Blades Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1922 Cardinals | 3B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .750 | 27.00 |
1922 Cardinals | LF | 31 | 31 | 386 | 1,348 | 43.5 | 1,342 | 1,282 | 60 | 6 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .996 | 93.87 |
1922 Cardinals | RF | 1 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 10.00 |
1922 Cardinals | SS | 4 | 3 | 15 | 22 | 5.5 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .773 | 30.60 |
1923 Cardinals | 3B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1923 Cardinals | LF | 84 | 71 | 1,764 | 208 | 2.5 | 201 | 191 | 10 | 7 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .966 | 3.08 |
1923 Cardinals | RF | 2 | 2 | 24 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
1924 Cardinals | 2B | 7 | 5 | 120 | 28 | 4.0 | 28 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 6.30 |
1924 Cardinals | 3B | 7 | 6 | 162 | 16 | 2.3 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .938 | 2.50 |
1924 Cardinals | CF | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1924 Cardinals | LF | 105 | 104 | 2,572 | 8,827 | 84.1 | 8,821 | 8,571 | 250 | 6 | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .999 | 92.60 |
1924 Cardinals | RF | 3 | 2 | 59 | 198 | 66.0 | 198 | 192 | 6 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 90.61 |
1925 Cardinals | 3B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
1925 Cardinals | LF | 114 | 114 | 2,745 | 285 | 2.5 | 279 | 266 | 13 | 6 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .979 | 2.74 |
1926 Cardinals | LF | 105 | 104 | 2,700 | 244 | 2.3 | 239 | 229 | 10 | 5 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 2.39 |
1927 Cardinals | LF | 32 | 29 | 723 | 242 | 7.6 | 239 | 239 | 0 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 8.93 |
1927 Cardinals | RF | 19 | 16 | 395 | 1,337 | 70.4 | 1,337 | 1,312 | 25 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 91.39 |
1928 Cardinals | LF | 4 | 4 | 108 | 50 | 12.5 | 49 | 36 | 13 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 12.25 |
1928 Cardinals | RF | 15 | 14 | 189 | 21 | 1.4 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.00 |
1930 Cardinals | LF | 11 | 9 | 153 | 17 | 1.5 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.00 |
1930 Cardinals | RF | 23 | 20 | 241 | 851 | 37.0 | 850 | 801 | 49 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .999 | 95.23 |
1931 Cardinals | LF | 7 | 4 | 54 | 10 | 1.4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .800 | 4.00 |
1931 Cardinals | RF | 13 | 11 | 129 | 21 | 1.6 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .905 | 3.98 |
1932 Cardinals | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1932 Cardinals | LF | 12 | 9 | 192 | 17 | 1.4 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.39 |
1932 Cardinals | RF | 50 | 44 | 1,001 | 3,434 | 68.7 | 3,434 | 3,332 | 102 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 92.63 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
LF Totals | 505 | 479 | 11,397 | 11,248 | 22.3 | 11,212 | 10,854 | 358 | 36 | 25 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .997 | 26.56 | |
RF Totals | 126 | 110 | 2,065 | 5,876 | 46.6 | 5,873 | 5,688 | 185 | 3 | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .999 | 76.79 | |
3B Totals | 14 | 7 | 168 | 22 | 1.6 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .909 | 3.21 | |
2B Totals | 7 | 5 | 120 | 28 | 4.0 | 28 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 6.30 | |
SS Totals | 4 | 3 | 15 | 22 | 5.5 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .773 | 30.60 | |
CF Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 | |
10 Years | 657 | 604 | 13,765 | 17,196 | 26.2 | 17,150 | 16,568 | 582 | 46 | 38 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .997 | 33.64 |
Ray BladesRay Blades Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1922 Cardinals | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 2 | n/a | 43.3 | 6.2 | 6.2 | - | - | - |
1923 Cardinals | 4 | 2 | .667 | 6 | 4 | n/a | 63.4 | 6.9 | 7.2 | - | - | - |
1924 Cardinals | 7 | 9 | .438 | 3 | 6 | n/a | 41.5 | 12.0 | 6.7 | - | - | - |
1925 Cardinals | 6 | 8 | .429 | 5 | 3 | n/a | 38.5 | 9.8 | 8.1 | - | - | - |
1926 Cardinals | 6 | - | - | 2 | 0 | n/a | 52.0 | 7.3 | 9.7 | - | - | - |
1927 Cardinals | 3 | - | - | 9 | 2 | n/a | 90.0 | 8.2 | 6.2 | - | - | - |
1928 Cardinals | 0 | - | - | 32 | 0 | n/a | 85.0 | 3.3 | 4.5 | - | - | - |
1930 Cardinals | 1 | - | - | 10 | 3 | n/a | 25.3 | 6.7 | 4.0 | - | - | - |
1931 Cardinals | 1 | - | - | 15 | 0 | n/a | 67.0 | 9.6 | 13.4 | - | - | - |
1932 Cardinals | 2 | - | - | 16 | 1 | n/a | 67.0 | 6.5 | 6.9 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
10 Years | 33 | 22 | .600 | 98 | 21 | n/a | 48.3 | 7.8 | 7.1 | - | - | - |
Ray BladesRay Blades Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1922 St. Louis Cardinals | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1923 St. Louis Cardinals | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1924 St. Louis Cardinals | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1925 St. Louis Cardinals | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1926 St. Louis Cardinals | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1927 St. Louis Cardinals | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1928 St. Louis Cardinals | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | Stats |
1930 St. Louis Cardinals | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | Stats |
1931 St. Louis Cardinals | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | Stats |
1932 St. Louis Cardinals | 7 | Undetermined | n/a | - |
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