What years did Ray Bare play?

Ray Bare played in Major League Baseball from 1972 to 1977.

Was Ray Bare a pitcher?

Yes. Ray Bare pitched in the major leagues, recording 16 wins and 145 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Ray Bare hit?

Ray Bare hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.

Ray Bare

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1972-1977)

W–L 16–26

ERA 4.79

WHIP 1.52

SO 145

Pitcher PIV -2259.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 185 lb
Born: 4/15/1949 in Miami, FL, USA
Died: 3/29/1994 in Miami, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 1972-07-30
Last Game: 1977-05-03

Full name: Raymond Douglas Bare

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
16	26	88	49	9	3	1	340.0	398	181	28	120	145	4.79	-2259.7

Career ERA 4.79 vs. league average 3.63 across their career seasons — 31.9% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1972	SLN	NL	0	1	14	0	0	0	1	16.7	18	1	6	5	0.54	3.26 (+83%)	161.0
1974	SLN	NL	1	2	10	3	0	0	0	24.3	25	16	9	6	5.92	3.63 (-63%)	-386.8
1975	DET	AL	8	13	29	21	6	1	0	150.7	174	75	47	71	4.48	3.71 (-21%)	961.1
1976	DET	AL	7	8	30	21	3	2	0	134.0	157	69	51	59	4.63	3.51 (-32%)	-2146.7
1977	DET	AL	0	2	5	4	0	0	0	14.3	24	20	7	4	12.56	4.00 (-214%)	-848.3
Career · 5 seasons			16	26	88	49	9	3	1	340.0	398	181	120	145	4.79	—	-2,260

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
88	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	.200	.200	.200	.400	0

Career AVG .200 vs. league average .256 across their career seasons — 21.8% below league average.

Career OBP .200 vs. league average .323 across their career seasons — 38.0% below league average.

Career SLG .200 vs. league average .373 across their career seasons — 46.3% below league average.

Career OPS .400 vs. league average .695 across their career seasons — 42.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	RBI	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1972	SLN	NL	14	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1974	SLN	NL	10	5	1	1	1	4	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1975	DET	AL	29	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1976	DET	AL	30	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1977	DET	AL	5	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			88	5	1	1	1	4	.200	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	44	2	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	44	3	1	1	0	1	.333

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	44	178.0	229	113	58	85	5.71
Away	44	162.0	169	68	62	60	3.78

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1977-05-03	DET	TEX	—	0.0	4	3	3	0	0	0
1977-04-27	DET	CHW	—	4.0	5	6	6	2	1	2
1977-04-19	DET	BOS	L	1.1	5	5	5	1	0	0
1977-04-14	DET	TOR	—	7.0	5	2	1	3	2	0
1977-04-09	DET	KCR	L	2.0	5	5	5	1	1	1
1976-09-28	DET	CLE	—	6.0	4	0	0	2	2	0
1976-09-22	DET	CLE	L	7.0	8	3	3	2	0	0
1976-09-10	DET	BOS	W	5.0	5	0	0	1	1	0
1976-09-05	DET	MIL	L	0.2	3	5	5	2	0	0
1976-08-30	DET	LAA	—	4.2	5	1	1	0	4	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	88	49	18	71	3	8

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1972	SLN	P	14	0	0	2	1	0
1974	SLN	P	10	3	4	6	0	1
1975	DET	P	29	21	6	31	2	3
1976	DET	P	30	21	6	25	0	2
1977	DET	P	5	4	2	7	0	2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	88

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Miami-Dade College - North Campus	Miami	FL	1968, 1969

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Frequently Asked Questions about Ray Bare

What years did Ray Bare play?: Ray Bare played in Major League Baseball from 1972 to 1977.
Was Ray Bare a pitcher?: Yes. Ray Bare pitched in the major leagues, recording 16 wins and 145 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ray Bare hit?: Ray Bare hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.