Jim Ray was born on Friday, December 1, 1944, in Rock Hill, South Carolina. Ray was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 16, 1965, with the Houston Astros. 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 Jim Ray baseball stats page.
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Jim RayJim Ray 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 |
1965 | 21 | Astros | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 10.56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 38 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1966 | 22 | Astros | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
1968 | 24 | Astros | 41 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2.68 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 80.2 | 333 | 65 | 24 | 26 | 5 | 25 | 8 | 71 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
1969 | 25 | Astros | 40 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 2 | .800 | 3.91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115.0 | 489 | 105 | 50 | 55 | 11 | 48 | 4 | 115 | 4 | 2 | 0 | - |
1970 | 26 | Astros | 52 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 3.26 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 105.0 | 443 | 97 | 38 | 39 | 13 | 49 | 2 | 67 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - |
1971 | 27 | Astros | 47 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 4 | .714 | 2.12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 97.2 | 382 | 72 | 23 | 27 | 3 | 31 | 5 | 46 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - |
1972 | 28 | Astros | 54 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 9 | .526 | 4.28 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 90.1 | 393 | 77 | 43 | 50 | 10 | 44 | 6 | 50 | 4 | 3 | 0 | - |
1973 | 29 | Astros | 42 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 4.43 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 69.0 | 306 | 65 | 34 | 37 | 5 | 38 | 8 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - |
1974 | 30 | Tigers | 28 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 4.47 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 52.1 | 229 | 49 | 26 | 27 | 4 | 29 | 4 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
9 Years | 308 | 20 | 115 | 43 | 30 | .589 | 3.61 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 617.2 | 2,614 | 541 | 248 | 271 | 52 | 271 | 37 | 407 | 21 | 12 | 3 | - |
Jim RayJim Ray 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 |
1965 | 21 | Astros | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1966 | 22 | Astros | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1968 | 24 | Astros | 42 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .067 | .067 | .067 |
1969 | 25 | Astros | 40 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .115 | .148 | .115 |
1970 | 26 | Astros | 52 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .185 | .185 | .185 |
1971 | 27 | Astros | 47 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .250 | .167 |
1972 | 28 | Astros | 54 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .063 | .063 | .063 |
1973 | 29 | Astros | 42 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .231 | .231 | .231 |
1974 | 30 | Tigers | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
9 Years | 309 | 117 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .137 | .158 | .137 |
Jim RayJim Ray Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1965 Astros | P | 3 | 2 | 23 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.52 |
1966 Astros | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1968 Astros | P | 41 | 2 | 242 | 12 | 0.3 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .917 | 1.23 |
1969 Astros | P | 40 | 13 | 345 | 16 | 0.4 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.25 |
1970 Astros | P | 52 | 2 | 315 | 22 | 0.4 | 21 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .955 | 1.80 |
1971 Astros | P | 47 | 1 | 293 | 9 | 0.2 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.83 |
1972 Astros | P | 54 | 0 | 271 | 12 | 0.2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.20 |
1973 Astros | P | 42 | 0 | 207 | 13 | 0.3 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.70 |
1974 Tigers | P | 28 | 0 | 157 | 11 | 0.4 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.89 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 308 | 20 | 1,853 | 98 | 0.3 | 96 | 26 | 70 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 1.40 | |
9 Years | 308 | 20 | 1,853 | 98 | 0.3 | 96 | 26 | 70 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 1.40 |
Jim RayJim Ray 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 |
1965 Astros | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.17 | 8.22 | 7.04 |
1966 Astros | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
1968 Astros | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 2.84 | 7.92 | 2.79 |
1969 Astros | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.9 | 13.0 | 2.40 | 9.00 | 3.76 |
1970 Astros | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.0 | 13.5 | 1.37 | 5.74 | 4.20 |
1971 Astros | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.5 | 18.0 | 1.48 | 4.24 | 2.86 |
1972 Astros | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 1.14 | 4.98 | 4.38 |
1973 Astros | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.3 | 13.0 | 0.66 | 3.26 | 4.96 |
1974 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.90 | 4.47 | 4.99 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
9 Years | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 19.5 | 1.50 | 5.93 | 3.95 |
Jim RayJim Ray Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1965 Houston Astros | 21 | Undetermined | - | - |
1966 Houston Astros | 38 | Undetermined | - | - |
1968 Houston Astros | 45 | Undetermined | - | - |
1969 Houston Astros | 45 | Undetermined | - | - |
1970 Houston Astros | 45 | Undetermined | - | - |
1971 Houston Astros | 45 | Undetermined | - | - |
1972 Houston Astros | 45 | Undetermined | - | - |
1973 Houston Astros | 45 | $46,000.00 | - | - |
1974 Detroit Tigers | 36 | $46,000.00 | - | - |
Jim Ray Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Did you know that Jim Ray is one of the few Major League pitchers in history who had an infinite earned run average (ERA) season? Presented below is every pitcher (and some positional players who pitched) that had an infinite ERA season. Bold names have an infinite career ERA.
The Infinite ERA Club |
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Name | Year | Team | Lg |
Nick Altrock | 1919 | WAS | AL |
Wilson Alvarez | 1989 | TEX | AL |
Bob Apodaca | 1973 | NYM | NL |
Kirtley Baker | 1894 | BAL | NL |
Lou Bauer | 1918 | PHI | AL |
Ed Blake | 1953 | CIN | NL |
Rex Brothers | 2018 | ATL | NL |
Joe Brown | 1927 | CHI | AL |
Fred Bruckbauer | 1961 | MIN | AL |
Bobby Burke | 1937 | PHI | NL |
Bill Childers | 1895 | LOU | NL |
Mort Cooper | 1949 | CHI | NL |
Ed Coughlin | 1884 | BUF | NL |
Vic Davalillo | 1969 | STL | NL |
Paul Dean | 1937 | STL | NL |
Pedro Dibut | 1925 | CIN | NL |
Frank Dupee | 1901 | CHI | AL |
Joe Engel | 1919 | CLE | AL |
Ed Farmer | 1977 | BAL | AL |
Bill Ford | 1936 | BOS | NL |
Nick Greenwood | 2015 | STL | NL |
Clark Griffith | 1912 | WAS | AL |
Doc Hamann | 1922 | CLE | AL |
Bryan Harvey | 1995 | FLO | NL |
Nate Jones | 2014 | CHI | AL |
Bob Kammeyer | 1979 | NYY | AL |
Al Kellett | 1924 | BOS | AL |
Matt Koch | 2017 | ARI | NL |
Will Koenigsmark | 1919 | STL | NL |
Dave Koslo | 1955 | MIL | NL |
Rick Kreuger | 1977 | BOS | AL |
Steve Luebber | 1979 | TOR | AL |
Daniel McCutchen | 2012 | PIT | NL |
Bob McGraw | 1918 | NYY | AL |
Cal McLish | 1946 | BKL | NL |
Doc Medich | 1972 | NYY | AL |
Al Milnar | 1946 | PHI | NL |
Bill Moore | 1925 | DET | AL |
Julio Navarro | 1966 | DET | AL |
Bob Owchinko | 1983 | PIT | NL |
Phil Paine | 1956 | MIL | NL |
Mike Palagyi | 1939 | WAS | AL |
Jay Parker | 1899 | PIT | NL |
Gerardo Parra | 2019 | WAS | NL |
Brad Pennington | 1998 | TBR | AL |
Dave Pierson | 1876 | CIN | NL |
Jim Ray | 1966 | HOU | NL |
Erik Sabel | 2002 | DET | AL |
Jim Schelle | 1939 | PHI | AL |
Paul Stuffel | 1953 | PHI | NL |
Billy Sunday | 1890 | PIT | NL |
Gordie Sundin | 1956 | BAL | AL |
Dennis Tankersley | 2003 | SDP | NL |
Bob Uhl | 1940 | DET | AL |
Lino Urdaneta | 2004 | DET | AL |
Andrew Vasquez | 2019 | MIN | AL |
Marty Walker | 1928 | PHI | NL |
Zack Weiss | 2018 | CIN | NL |
John Wood | 1896 | STL | NL |
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