What years did Ray Boone play?

Ray Boone played in Major League Baseball from 1948 to 1960.

Was Ray Boone a pitcher?

No. Ray Boone was a position player (Third Baseman).

How many home runs did Ray Boone hit?

Ray Boone hit 151 career home runs with 1,260 hits.

What teams did Ray Boone play for?

Ray Boone played for 6 teams: the Cleveland Indians (1948–1953), the Detroit Tigers (1953–1958), the Chicago White Sox (1958–1959), the Kansas City Athletics (1959), the Milwaukee Braves (1959–1960), and the Boston Red Sox (1960).

Did Ray Boone win an MVP award?

No. Ray Boone did not win the MVP award.

What awards did Ray Boone win?

Ray Boone was selected to 2 All-Star Games.

What were Ray Boone's career stats?

In 1,373 games, Ray Boone had 1,260 hits, 151 home runs, 737 RBI, 645 runs, and 21 stolen bases, with a .275 batting average.

What position did Ray Boone play?

Ray Boone played primarily as a third baseman, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Ray Boone and how much did he weigh?

Ray Boone was listed at 6 feet and 172 pounds.

How many home runs did Ray Boone hit each season?

Ray Boone's home runs by season: 0 in 1948, 4 in 1949, 7 in 1950, 12 in 1951, 7 in 1952, 26 in 1953, 20 in 1954, 20 in 1955, 25 in 1956, 12 in 1957, 13 in 1958, 4 in 1959, and 1 in 1960. His most in one season was 26, in 1953.

What was Ray Boone's career batting average?

Ray Boone batted .275 over his career, with 1,260 hits in 4,589 at bats.

How many RBI did Ray Boone have?

Ray Boone drove in 737 runs in his career.

Is Ray Boone in the Hall of Fame?

No. Ray Boone has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

How many All-Star Games did Ray Boone make?

Ray Boone was selected to 2 All-Star Games.

Ray Boone

Third Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1948-1960)

Ray Boone was a third baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1948 to 1960 for 6 teams, including the Cleveland Guardians, a span of 13 seasons. In 1,373 career games, he hit .275 with 1,260 hits, 151 home runs, and 737 RBI. Ray Boone was a 2-time All-Star. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 9,167.

AVG (Batting Average):: Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):: Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):: Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated October 23, 2026

AVG .275

HR 151

RBI 737

H 1,260

OPS .789

PIV 9,167

Position: Third Baseman
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 172 lb
Born: 7/27/1923 in San Diego, CA, USA
Died: 10/17/2004 in San Diego, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1948-09-03
Last Game: 1960-08-11
Awards: 2× All-Star

Full name: Raymond Otis Boone

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

Ray Boone — Batting
PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1.0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Ray Boone — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting
Season	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1945	1.0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Listed seasons · 1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—

Career Batting Statistics

Ray Boone — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,373	4,589	645	1,260	162	46	151	737	21	608	463	.275	.361	.429	.789	9,167

Career AVG .275 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — +5.7% above league average.

Career OBP .361 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — +8.5% above league average.

Career SLG .429 vs. league average .389 across their career seasons — +10.1% above league average.

Career OPS .789 vs. league average .722 across their career seasons — +9.3% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Ray Boone Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1948	CLE	AL	6	5	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	.400	—	—	—	—	0.0
1949	CLE	AL	86	258	39	65	4	4	4	26	0	38	17	.252	.262 (-4%)	.343 (+3%)	.384 (-10%)	.727 (-4%)	-112.4
1950	CLE	AL	109	365	53	110	14	6	7	58	4	56	27	.301	.265 (+13%)	.346 (+15%)	.401 (+7%)	.747 (+11%)	903.6
1951	CLE	AL	151	544	65	127	14	1	12	51	5	48	36	.233	.260 (-11%)	.336 (-10%)	.385 (-15%)	.721 (-13%)	-1096.5
1952	CLE	AL	103	316	57	83	8	2	7	45	0	53	33	.263	.252 (+4%)	.326 (+14%)	.369 (-1%)	.696 (+6%)	551.3
1953	CLE	AL	34	112	21	27	1	2	4	21	1	24	21	.241	.264 (-9%)	.335 (+12%)	.397 (-1%)	.733 (+5%)	156.7
1953	DET	AL	101	385	73	120	16	6	22	93	2	48	47	.312	.264 (+18%)	.335 (+18%)	.397 (+40%)	.733 (+30%)	156.7
1954	DET	AL	148	543	76	160	19	7	20	85	4	71	53	.295	.261 (+13%)	.333 (+13%)	.390 (+19%)	.723 (+16%)	1921.2
1955	DET	AL	135	500	61	142	22	7	20	116	1	50	49	.284	.258 (+10%)	.332 (+4%)	.393 (+21%)	.726 (+13%)	1190.0
1956	DET	AL	131	481	77	148	14	6	25	81	0	77	46	.308	.258 (+19%)	.331 (+22%)	.397 (+30%)	.728 (+26%)	2738.1
1957	DET	AL	129	462	48	126	25	3	12	65	1	57	47	.273	.257 (+6%)	.323 (+9%)	.391 (+7%)	.715 (+8%)	783.7
1958	DET	AL	39	114	16	27	4	1	6	20	0	14	13	.237	.257 (-8%)	.324 (-1%)	.394 (+13%)	.719 (+7%)	133.4
1958	CHA	AL	77	246	25	60	12	1	7	41	1	18	33	.244	.257 (-5%)	.324 (-9%)	.394 (-2%)	.719 (-5%)	133.4
1959	CHA	AL	9	21	3	5	0	0	1	5	1	7	5	.238	—	—	—	—	0.0
1959	KC1	AL	61	132	19	36	6	0	2	12	1	27	17	.273	.256 (+6%)	.323 (+22%)	.392 (-7%)	.715 (+6%)	0.0
1959	ML1	NL	13	15	3	3	0	0	1	2	0	4	2	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1960	ML1	NL	7	12	3	3	1	0	0	4	0	5	1	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1960	BOS	AL	34	78	6	16	1	0	1	11	0	11	15	.205	.255 (-20%)	.323 (-7%)	.387 (-34%)	.711 (-22%)	0.0
Career · 18 seasons			1,373	4,589	645	1,260	162	46	151	737	21	608	463	.275	—	—	—	—	7,459

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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Ray Boone — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Ray Boone — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1948	WS	CLE	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Ray Boone — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	689	2250	307	620	78	349	.276
Away	684	2338	337	640	73	388	.274

Last 10 Games — Batting

Ray Boone — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
1960-08-11	BOS	CLE	W	3	0	0	0	0	2
1960-08-09	BOS	CLE	L	0	0	0	0	1	0
1960-08-07	BOS	DET	L	1	0	0	0	0	1
1960-08-06	BOS	DET	W	1	1	0	1	1	0
1960-08-05	BOS	DET	W	1	0	0	1	0	0
1960-08-02	BOS	KC1	L	1	0	0	0	0	1
1960-08-01	BOS	KC1	L	1	0	1	1	0	0
1960-07-28	BOS	CHW	W	3	0	2	0	1	0
1960-07-27	BOS	CHW	L	5	0	1	0	0	0
1960-07-26	BOS	CHW	L	3	0	1	0	1	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Ray Boone — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	285	270	2249	137	29	222
2B	1	0	1	1	0	0
3B	510	409	576	1058	72	112
SS	464	0	899	1260	117	311

Season-by-Season Fielding

Ray Boone — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1948	CLE	SS	4	0	3	5	1	0
1949	CLE	SS	76	0	162	210	21	58
1950	CLE	SS	102	0	178	267	26	64
1951	CLE	SS	151	0	311	425	33	108
1952	CLE	2B	1	0	1	1	0	0
1952	CLE	3B	2	0	2	2	1	2
1952	CLE	SS	96	0	177	251	27	55
1953	CLE	SS	31	0	64	94	8	24
1953	DET	3B	97	0	111	211	14	32
1953	DET	SS	3	0	4	8	1	2
1954	DET	3B	148	148	170	332	19	22
1954	DET	SS	1	0	0	0	0	0
1955	DET	3B	126	126	135	252	19	33
1956	DET	3B	130	130	151	243	17	23
1957	DET	1B	117	117	972	45	10	103
1957	DET	3B	4	4	5	12	2	0
1958	DET	1B	32	32	236	15	3	26
1958	CHA	1B	63	60	511	34	8	45
1959	CHA	1B	6	5	37	5	2	2
1959	KC1	1B	38	30	275	23	5	20
1959	KC1	3B	3	1	2	6	0	0
1959	ML1	1B	3	3	19	1	0	4
1960	ML1	1B	4	4	33	3	0	3
1960	BOS	1B	22	19	166	11	1	19

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Ray Boone Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
First Base	285
Second Base	1
Third Base	510
Shortstop	465

Award Voting History

Ray Boone — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max
1955	Most Valuable Player	AL	16th	16.0	336
1954	Most Valuable Player	AL	26th	1.0	336
1953	Most Valuable Player	AL	8th	59.0	336

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Ray Boone: the record in brief

Ray Boone played a first major league game on September 3, 1948 and a last one on August 11, 1960. The season rows list, in order, the Cleveland Indians (1948 through 1953), the Detroit Tigers (1953 through 1958), the Chicago White Sox (1958 through 1959), the Kansas City Athletics (1959), the Milwaukee Braves (1959 to 1960), and the Boston Red Sox (1960). At 6-foot-0 and 172 pounds, Boone is listed as a third baseman. Boone both batted and threw right-handed, per the bio block. Boone was born on July 27, 1923, in San Diego, CA, USA. Boone died on October 17, 2004, in San Diego, CA, USA. Boone's full given name, per the bio, is Raymond Otis Boone.

Boone's career batting table shows 1,373 games, 4,589 at bats and 1,260 hits, a .275 average, plus 151 home runs, 737 RBI, and 21 stolen bases. Boone's career OPS of .789 combines a .361 on-base mark with .429 slugging.

Frequently Asked Questions about Ray Boone

What years did Ray Boone play?: Ray Boone played in Major League Baseball from 1948 to 1960.
Was Ray Boone a pitcher?: No. Ray Boone was a position player (Third Baseman).
How many home runs did Ray Boone hit?: Ray Boone hit 151 career home runs with 1,260 hits.
What teams did Ray Boone play for?: Ray Boone played for 6 teams: the Cleveland Indians (1948–1953), the Detroit Tigers (1953–1958), the Chicago White Sox (1958–1959), the Kansas City Athletics (1959), the Milwaukee Braves (1959–1960), and the Boston Red Sox (1960).
Did Ray Boone win an MVP award?: No. Ray Boone did not win the MVP award.
What awards did Ray Boone win?: Ray Boone was selected to 2 All-Star Games.
What were Ray Boone's career stats?: In 1,373 games, Ray Boone had 1,260 hits, 151 home runs, 737 RBI, 645 runs, and 21 stolen bases, with a .275 batting average.
What position did Ray Boone play?: Ray Boone played primarily as a third baseman, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Ray Boone and how much did he weigh?: Ray Boone was listed at 6 feet and 172 pounds.
How many home runs did Ray Boone hit each season?: Ray Boone's home runs by season: 0 in 1948, 4 in 1949, 7 in 1950, 12 in 1951, 7 in 1952, 26 in 1953, 20 in 1954, 20 in 1955, 25 in 1956, 12 in 1957, 13 in 1958, 4 in 1959, and 1 in 1960. His most in one season was 26, in 1953.
What was Ray Boone's career batting average?: Ray Boone batted .275 over his career, with 1,260 hits in 4,589 at bats.
How many RBI did Ray Boone have?: Ray Boone drove in 737 runs in his career.
Is Ray Boone in the Hall of Fame?: No. Ray Boone has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
How many All-Star Games did Ray Boone make?: Ray Boone was selected to 2 All-Star Games.