Ray Washburn was born on Tuesday, May 31, 1938, in Pasco, Washington. Washburn was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 20, 1961, 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 Washburn baseball stats page.
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Ray Washburn![]() Ray Washburn Autograph on a 1970 Topps Baseball Card (#22 | Checklist) |
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Ray WashburnRay Washburn 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 |
| 1961 | 23 | Cardinals | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1.77 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20.1 | 75 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 1962 | 24 | Cardinals | 34 | 25 | 3 | 12 | 9 | .571 | 4.10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 175.2 | 758 | 187 | 80 | 90 | 25 | 58 | 2 | 109 | 6 | 3 | 0 | - |
| 1963 | 25 | Cardinals | 11 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 3.08 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 64.1 | 252 | 50 | 22 | 25 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1964 | 26 | Cardinals | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 4.05 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 60.0 | 255 | 60 | 27 | 29 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - |
| 1965 | 27 | Cardinals | 28 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 11 | .450 | 3.62 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 119.1 | 490 | 114 | 48 | 57 | 15 | 28 | 7 | 67 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 1966 | 28 | Cardinals | 27 | 26 | 1 | 11 | 9 | .550 | 3.76 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 170.0 | 712 | 183 | 71 | 75 | 15 | 44 | 5 | 98 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - |
| 1967 | 29 | Cardinals | 27 | 27 | 0 | 10 | 7 | .588 | 3.53 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 186.1 | 777 | 190 | 73 | 78 | 14 | 42 | 7 | 98 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | 30 | Cardinals | 31 | 30 | 1 | 14 | 8 | .636 | 2.26 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 215.0 | 861 | 191 | 54 | 67 | 9 | 47 | 7 | 124 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 1969 | 31 | Cardinals | 28 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | .273 | 3.06 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 132.1 | 569 | 133 | 45 | 59 | 9 | 49 | 9 | 80 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 1970 | 32 | Reds | 35 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 6.92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66.1 | 331 | 90 | 51 | 61 | 7 | 48 | 9 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 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 | ||
| 10 Years | 239 | 166 | 31 | 72 | 64 | .529 | 3.53 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 1,209.2 | 5,080 | 1,208 | 475 | 545 | 107 | 354 | 48 | 700 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 0 | ||
Ray WashburnRay Washburn 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 |
| 1961 | 23 | Cardinals | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .125 |
| 1962 | 24 | Cardinals | 34 | 56 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .179 | .242 | .214 |
| 1963 | 25 | Cardinals | 11 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .053 | .100 | .053 |
| 1964 | 26 | Cardinals | 15 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .133 | .133 | .200 |
| 1965 | 27 | Cardinals | 28 | 33 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .152 | .200 | .182 |
| 1966 | 28 | Cardinals | 27 | 54 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .093 | .123 | .167 |
| 1967 | 29 | Cardinals | 27 | 66 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .091 | .104 | .136 |
| 1968 | 30 | Cardinals | 31 | 60 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 38 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .083 | .191 | .117 |
| 1969 | 31 | Cardinals | 28 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .081 | .105 | .081 |
| 1970 | 32 | Reds | 35 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .067 | .000 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 10 Years | 239 | 361 | 22 | 38 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 20 | 0 | 201 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 6 | .105 | .153 | .141 | ||
Ray WashburnRay Washburn Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1961 Cardinals | P | 3 | 2 | 61 | 5 | 1.7 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.21 |
| 1962 Cardinals | P | 34 | 25 | 527 | 45 | 1.3 | 43 | 9 | 34 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .956 | 2.20 |
| 1963 Cardinals | P | 11 | 11 | 193 | 20 | 1.8 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.80 |
| 1964 Cardinals | P | 15 | 10 | 180 | 18 | 1.2 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.70 |
| 1965 Cardinals | P | 28 | 16 | 358 | 27 | 1.0 | 26 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 1.96 |
| 1966 Cardinals | P | 27 | 26 | 510 | 46 | 1.7 | 43 | 10 | 33 | 3 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .935 | 2.28 |
| 1967 Cardinals | P | 27 | 27 | 559 | 56 | 2.1 | 54 | 14 | 40 | 2 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .964 | 2.61 |
| 1968 Cardinals | P | 31 | 30 | 645 | 45 | 1.5 | 44 | 24 | 20 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 1.84 |
| 1969 Cardinals | P | 28 | 16 | 397 | 36 | 1.3 | 34 | 11 | 23 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .944 | 2.31 |
| 1970 Reds | P | 35 | 3 | 199 | 22 | 0.6 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .909 | 2.71 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| P Totals | 239 | 166 | 3,629 | 320 | 1.3 | 307 | 91 | 216 | 13 | 16 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .959 | 2.28 | |
| 10 Years | 239 | 166 | 3,629 | 320 | 1.3 | 307 | 91 | 216 | 13 | 16 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .959 | 2.28 | |
Ray WashburnRay Washburn 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 |
| 1961 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.71 | 5.31 | 3.10 |
| 1962 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.7 | 8.0 | 1.88 | 5.58 | 2.97 |
| 1963 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 3.36 | 6.58 | 1.96 |
| 1964 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.1 | 15.0 | 1.65 | 4.20 | 2.55 |
| 1965 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.7 | 33.0 | 2.39 | 5.05 | 2.11 |
| 1966 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 54.0 | 2.2 | 9.0 | 2.23 | 5.19 | 2.33 |
| 1967 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.6 | 22.0 | 2.33 | 4.73 | 2.03 |
| 1968 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.6 | 12.0 | 2.64 | 5.19 | 1.97 |
| 1969 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.63 | 5.44 | 3.33 |
| 1970 Reds | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.3 | 13.0 | 0.77 | 5.02 | 6.51 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 10 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 361.0 | 1.8 | 15.0 | 1.98 | 5.21 | 2.63 |
Ray WashburnRay Washburn Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1961 St. Louis Cardinals | 44 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1962 St. Louis Cardinals | 44 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1963 St. Louis Cardinals | 44 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1964 St. Louis Cardinals | 44 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
| 1965 St. Louis Cardinals | 44 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1966 St. Louis Cardinals | 44 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1967 St. Louis Cardinals | 44 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
| 1968 St. Louis Cardinals | 44 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
| 1969 St. Louis Cardinals | 44 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1970 Cincinnati Reds | 39 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
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