Ray Caldwell was born on Thursday, April 26, 1888, in Corydon Township, Pennsylvania. Caldwell was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 9, 1910, with the New York Highlanders. 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 Caldwell baseball stats page.
"Ask any American League batter the half dozen toughest pitching propositions he faces in a season, and nine out of ten of them will include (Ray) Caldwell's name in the list." - Baseball Magazine (February 1919, Leading Stars of the Winter Trades)
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Ray CaldwellRay Caldwell 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 |
1910 | 22 | Highlanders | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.72 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19.1 | 83 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 9 | - | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
1911 | 23 | Highlanders | 41 | 27 | 12 | 14 | 14 | .500 | 3.35 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 255.0 | 1,015 | 240 | 95 | 115 | 7 | 79 | - | 145 | 6 | 13 | 1 | - |
1912 | 24 | Highlanders | 30 | 26 | 3 | 8 | 16 | .333 | 4.47 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 183.1 | 781 | 196 | 91 | 111 | 1 | 67 | - | 95 | 6 | 6 | 1 | - |
1913 | 25 | Yankees | 27 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 8 | .529 | 2.41 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 164.1 | 659 | 131 | 44 | 57 | 5 | 60 | - | 87 | 1 | 9 | 0 | - |
1914 | 26 | Yankees | 31 | 23 | 7 | 17 | 9 | .654 | 1.94 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 213.0 | 800 | 153 | 46 | 53 | 5 | 51 | - | 92 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - |
1915 | 27 | Yankees | 36 | 35 | 1 | 19 | 16 | .543 | 2.89 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 305.0 | 1,201 | 266 | 98 | 115 | 6 | 107 | - | 130 | 4 | 5 | 0 | - |
1916 | 28 | Yankees | 21 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 12 | .294 | 2.99 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 165.2 | 658 | 142 | 55 | 62 | 6 | 65 | - | 76 | 3 | 8 | 0 | - |
1917 | 29 | Yankees | 32 | 29 | 2 | 13 | 16 | .448 | 2.86 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 236.0 | 935 | 199 | 75 | 92 | 8 | 76 | - | 102 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - |
1918 | 30 | Yankees | 24 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 8 | .529 | 3.06 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 176.2 | 741 | 173 | 60 | 69 | 2 | 62 | - | 59 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
1919 | 31 | Red Sox | 18 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3.96 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 86.1 | 363 | 92 | 38 | 66 | 1 | 31 | - | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - |
1919 | 31 | Indians | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 1.71 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 52.2 | 203 | 33 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 19 | - | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1920 | 32 | Indians | 34 | 33 | 0 | 20 | 10 | .667 | 3.86 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 237.2 | 1,012 | 286 | 102 | 135 | 9 | 63 | - | 80 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - |
1921 | 33 | Indians | 37 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 4.90 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 147.0 | 644 | 159 | 80 | 91 | 7 | 49 | - | 76 | 3 | 2 | 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 | ||
12 Years | 343 | 260 | 62 | 133 | 120 | .526 | 3.22 | 184 | 21 | 9 | 2,242.0 | 9,095 | 2,089 | 802 | 992 | 59 | 738 | - | 1,006 | 29 | 64 | 2 | 0 |
Ray CaldwellRay Caldwell 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 |
1910 | 22 | Highlanders | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1911 | 23 | Highlanders | 59 | 147 | 14 | 40 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | - | - | 1 | - | 0 | - | .272 | .323 | .313 |
1912 | 24 | Highlanders | 44 | 76 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | - | - | 1 | - | 0 | - | .237 | .284 | .303 |
1913 | 25 | Yankees | 59 | 97 | 10 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | - | 15 | 2 | - | 0 | - | .289 | .310 | .361 |
1914 | 26 | Yankees | 59 | 113 | 9 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | - | 24 | 5 | - | 1 | - | .195 | .248 | .230 |
1915 | 27 | Yankees | 72 | 144 | 27 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 9 | - | 32 | 2 | - | 0 | - | .243 | .288 | .368 |
1916 | 28 | Yankees | 45 | 93 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - | 17 | 0 | - | 0 | - | .204 | .221 | .226 |
1917 | 29 | Yankees | 63 | 124 | 12 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 16 | - | 16 | 0 | - | 0 | - | .258 | .343 | .371 |
1918 | 30 | Yankees | 65 | 151 | 14 | 44 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 13 | - | 23 | 4 | - | 1 | - | .291 | .352 | .377 |
1919 | 31 | Red Sox | 33 | 48 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | - | 0 | - | .271 | .271 | .333 |
1919 | 31 | Indians | 6 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | 0 | - | .348 | .348 | .522 |
1920 | 32 | Indians | 41 | 89 | 17 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | - | 13 | 5 | - | 1 | - | .213 | .300 | .247 |
1921 | 33 | Indians | 38 | 53 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - | 5 | 1 | - | 0 | - | .208 | .236 | .340 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
12 Years | 590 | 1,164 | 138 | 289 | 46 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 114 | 78 | 0 | 158 | 24 | 0 | 3 | - | .248 | .297 | .322 |
Ray CaldwellRay Caldwell Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1910 Highlanders | P | 6 | 2 | 58 | 5 | 0.8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.33 |
1911 Highlanders | P | 41 | 27 | 765 | 64 | 1.6 | 61 | 8 | 53 | 3 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .953 | 2.15 |
1912 Highlanders | P | 30 | 26 | 550 | 65 | 2.2 | 61 | 2 | 59 | 4 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .938 | 2.99 |
1913 Yankees | P | 27 | 16 | 493 | 48 | 1.8 | 48 | 7 | 41 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.63 |
1914 Yankees | 1B | 6 | - | 12 | 47 | 7.8 | 43 | 42 | 1 | 4 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .915 | 96.75 |
1914 Yankees | P | 31 | 23 | 639 | 61 | 2.0 | 59 | 14 | 45 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .967 | 2.49 |
1915 Yankees | P | 36 | 35 | 915 | 85 | 2.4 | 84 | 12 | 72 | 1 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 2.48 |
1916 Yankees | CF | 2 | 2 | 51 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .500 | 0.53 |
1916 Yankees | P | 21 | 18 | 497 | 50 | 2.4 | 48 | 4 | 44 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .960 | 2.61 |
1916 Yankees | RF | 2 | - | - | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .500 | 0.00 |
1917 Yankees | CF | 6 | 4 | 102 | 9 | 1.5 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.38 |
1917 Yankees | LF | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1917 Yankees | P | 32 | 29 | 708 | 73 | 2.3 | 71 | 11 | 60 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .973 | 2.71 |
1917 Yankees | RF | 1 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.25 |
1918 Yankees | CF | 12 | 10 | 288 | 35 | 2.9 | 33 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .943 | 3.09 |
1918 Yankees | LF | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1918 Yankees | P | 24 | 21 | 530 | 44 | 1.8 | 43 | 8 | 35 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 2.19 |
1918 Yankees | RF | 5 | 5 | 96 | 11 | 2.2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.09 |
1919 Red Sox | LF | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
1919 Red Sox | P | 18 | 12 | 259 | 20 | 1.1 | 19 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .950 | 1.98 |
1919 Indians | P | 6 | 6 | 158 | 10 | 1.7 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .900 | 1.54 |
1920 Indians | P | 34 | 33 | 713 | 60 | 1.8 | 55 | 6 | 49 | 5 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .917 | 2.08 |
1921 Indians | P | 37 | 12 | 441 | 43 | 1.2 | 40 | 5 | 35 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .930 | 2.45 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 343 | 260 | 6,726 | 628 | 1.8 | 603 | 80 | 523 | 25 | 17 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .960 | 2.42 | |
CF Totals | 20 | 16 | 441 | 46 | 2.3 | 43 | 39 | 4 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .935 | 2.63 | |
RF Totals | 8 | 6 | 120 | 15 | 1.9 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .933 | 3.15 | |
1B Totals | 6 | 0 | 12 | 47 | 7.8 | 43 | 42 | 1 | 4 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .915 | 96.75 | |
LF Totals | 5 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 1.6 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 18.00 | |
12 Years | 382 | 283 | 7,311 | 744 | 1.9 | 711 | 182 | 529 | 33 | 19 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .956 | 2.63 |
Ray CaldwellRay Caldwell 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 |
1910 Highlanders | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.89 | 7.91 | 4.19 |
1911 Highlanders | 5 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.6 | 1.84 | 5.12 | 2.79 |
1912 Highlanders | 4 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.7 | 1.42 | 4.66 | 3.29 |
1913 Yankees | 3 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.5 | 8.8 | 1.45 | 4.76 | 3.29 |
1914 Yankees | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.7 | 11.3 | 1.80 | 3.89 | 2.15 |
1915 Yankees | 4 | 3 | .571 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 36.0 | 4.5 | 7.2 | 1.21 | 3.84 | 3.16 |
1916 Yankees | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.5 | 23.3 | 1.17 | 4.13 | 3.53 |
1917 Yankees | 2 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 62.0 | 7.8 | 10.3 | 1.34 | 3.89 | 2.90 |
1918 Yankees | 2 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 151.0 | 6.6 | 8.4 | 0.95 | 3.01 | 3.16 |
1919 Red Sox | 0 | - | - | 12 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.3 | 12.0 | 0.74 | 2.40 | 3.23 |
1919 Indians | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.8 | 11.5 | 1.26 | 4.10 | 3.25 |
1920 Indians | 0 | 2 | .000 | 5 | 3 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.8 | 12.7 | 1.27 | 3.03 | 2.39 |
1921 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 1 | n/a | 53.0 | 10.6 | 17.7 | 1.55 | 4.65 | 3.00 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
12 Years | 23 | 6 | .793 | 18 | 4 | n/a | 145.5 | 7.4 | 10.2 | 1.36 | 4.04 | 2.96 |
Ray CaldwellRay Caldwell Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1910 New York Highlanders | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1911 New York Highlanders | n/a | $1,500.00 | n/a | - |
1912 New York Highlanders | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1913 New York Yankees | n/a | $2,400.00 | n/a | - |
1914 New York Yankees | n/a | $8,000.00 | n/a | - |
1915 New York Yankees | n/a | $8,000.00 | n/a | - |
1916 New York Yankees | n/a | $8,000.00 | n/a | - |
1917 New York Yankees | n/a | $8,000.00 | n/a | - |
1918 New York Yankees | n/a | $4,000.00 | n/a | - |
1919 Boston Red Sox | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1919 Cleveland Indians | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1920 Cleveland Indians | n/a | $8,000.00 | n/a | Stats |
1921 Cleveland Indians | n/a | $4,000.00 | n/a | - |
Ray Caldwell Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Did you know that the 1914 New York Yankees had a trio of pitchers with a unique nickname which Ray Caldwell talked about in the The Post Journal (07/18/1945), "We had Ray Keating, Ray Fisher and myself one year and I'll never forget how Wild Bill, during some of his lighter moments, used to refer to us as his 'Three Rays of Sunshine.'"?
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