Ray Caldwell

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1910-1921)

W–L 133–120
ERA 3.22
WHIP 1.26
SO 1,006
Pitcher PIV 1004.1
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 190 lb
Born
4/26/1888 in Corydon Township Warren County, PA, USA
Died
8/17/1967 in Salamanca, NY, USA
MLB Debut
1910-09-09
Last Game
1921-09-29

Full name: Raymond Benjamin Caldwell

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
133 120 343 260 184 21 9 2242.0 2,089 802 59 738 1,006 3.22 1004.1

Career ERA 3.22 vs. league average 3.11 across their career seasons — near 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
1910 NYA AL 1 0 6 2 1 0 1 19.3 19 8 9 17 3.72 2.79 (-34%) 61.3
1911 NYA AL 14 14 41 27 19 1 1 255.0 240 95 79 145 3.35 3.37 (+1%) 1828.7
1912 NYA AL 8 16 30 26 13 3 0 183.3 196 91 67 95 4.47 3.36 (-33%) 1268.9
1913 NYA AL 9 8 27 16 15 2 1 164.3 131 44 60 87 2.41 3.07 (+21%) -496.2
1914 NYA AL 17 9 31 23 22 5 1 213.0 153 46 51 92 1.94 2.93 (+34%) 1400.2
1915 NYA AL 19 16 36 35 31 3 0 305.0 266 98 107 130 2.89 2.90 (avg) -195.8
1916 NYA AL 5 12 21 18 14 1 0 165.7 142 55 65 76 2.99 2.78 (-7%) -1946.2
1917 NYA AL 13 16 32 29 21 1 0 236.0 199 75 76 102 2.86 2.69 (-6%) -1238.0
1918 NYA AL 9 8 24 21 14 1 1 176.7 173 60 62 59 3.06 2.83 (-8%) -57.4
1919 BOS AL 7 4 18 12 6 1 0 86.3 92 38 31 23 3.96 3.09 (-28%) -474.6
1919 CLE AL 5 1 6 6 4 1 0 52.7 33 10 19 24 1.71 3.09 (+45%) 63.6
1920 CLE AL 20 10 34 33 20 1 0 237.7 286 102 63 80 3.86 3.45 (-12%) -77.0
1921 CLE AL 6 6 37 12 4 1 4 147.0 159 80 49 76 4.90 4.02 (-22%) 866.5
Career · 13 seasons 133 120 343 260 184 21 9 2,242.0 2,089 802 738 1,006 3.22 — 1,004

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
590 1,164 138 289 46 8 8 114 23 78 196 .248 .297 .322 .619 -1,192

Career AVG .248 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .297 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 8.6% below league average.

Career SLG .322 vs. league average .346 across their career seasons — 6.8% below league average.

Career OPS .619 vs. league average .671 across their career seasons — 7.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1910 NYA AL 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
1911 NYA AL 59 147 14 40 4 1 0 17 5 11 23 .272 .266 (+2%) .336 (-4%) .356 (-12%) .693 (-8%) -184.6
1912 NYA AL 44 76 18 18 1 2 0 6 4 5 13 .237 .268 (-12%) .335 (-15%) .358 (-16%) .694 (-16%) -195.6
1913 NYA AL 59 97 10 28 3 2 0 11 3 3 15 .289 .259 (+11%) .325 (-5%) .345 (+4%) .670 (avg) -32.0
1914 NYA AL 59 113 9 22 4 0 0 10 2 7 24 .195 .255 (-24%) .322 (-23%) .339 (-32%) .661 (-28%) -463.4
1915 NYA AL 72 144 27 35 4 1 4 20 4 9 32 .243 .250 (-3%) .318 (-10%) .332 (+11%) .651 (+1%) -23.6
1916 NYA AL 45 93 6 19 2 0 0 4 1 2 17 .204 .248 (-18%) .314 (-30%) .326 (-31%) .640 (-30%) -416.0
1917 NYA AL 63 124 12 32 6 1 2 12 2 16 16 .258 .248 (+4%) .312 (+10%) .323 (+15%) .635 (+12%) 269.0
1918 NYA AL 65 151 14 44 10 0 1 18 2 13 23 .291 .255 (+14%) .318 (+10%) .326 (+16%) .645 (+13%) 325.2
1919 BOS AL 33 48 5 13 1 1 0 4 0 0 9 .271 — — — — 0.0
1919 CLE AL 6 23 4 8 4 0 0 2 0 0 4 .348 — — — — 0.0
1920 CLE AL 41 89 17 19 3 0 0 7 0 10 13 .213 .271 (-21%) .331 (-10%) .363 (-32%) .694 (-21%) -263.6
1921 CLE AL 38 53 2 11 4 0 1 3 0 2 5 .208 .286 (-27%) .344 (-31%) .395 (-14%) .739 (-22%) -207.2
Career · 13 seasons 590 1,164 138 289 46 8 8 114 23 78 196 .248 — — — — -1,192

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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1920 WS CLE 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 1 1 1 0 0.3 2 1 1 0 27.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1920 WS CLE 0 1 1 1 0 0.3 2 1 1 0 27.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home32458870148461.252
Away27157570141464.245

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home1701103.210203903465223.18
Away1731135.210774173954853.30

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1921-09-29 CLECHWL 200000001
1921-09-25 CLENYYL 000000000
1921-09-22 CLEBOSW 000000000
1921-09-21 CLEBOSW 100000000
1921-09-15 CLEPHAW 401100000
1921-09-11 CLESLAW 312001200
1921-09-08 CLEDETL 000000000
1921-09-07 CLEDETW 000000000
1921-09-01 CLEDETL 200000000
1921-08-23 CLENYYL 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1921-09-29 CLECHW — 7.0731210
1921-09-25 CLENYY L 1.1555110
1921-09-22 CLEBOS SV 1.0000000
1921-09-21 CLEBOS — 2.2111100
1921-09-15 CLEPHA W 9.0400200
1921-09-11 CLESLA W 7.2622221
1921-09-08 CLEDET — 0.2222100
1921-09-07 CLEDET SV 0.2000120
1921-09-01 CLEDET L 8.2943560
1921-08-23 CLENYY L 3.0555132

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 6 0 42 1 4 1
OF 46 0 82 7 5 1
P 343 2 80 523 25 17

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1910 NYA P 6 2 1 4 0 0
1911 NYA OF 11 0 18 3 2 0
1911 NYA P 41 0 8 53 3 2
1912 NYA OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1912 NYA P 30 0 2 59 4 2
1913 NYA OF 3 0 4 0 0 0
1913 NYA P 27 0 7 41 0 1
1914 NYA 1B 6 0 42 1 4 1
1914 NYA P 31 0 14 45 2 2
1915 NYA P 36 0 12 72 1 5
1916 NYA OF 2 0 0 1 1 0
1916 NYA P 21 0 4 44 2 2
1917 NYA OF 8 0 12 0 0 0
1917 NYA P 32 0 11 60 2 1
1918 NYA OF 19 0 44 3 2 1
1918 NYA P 24 0 8 35 1 1
1919 BOS OF 2 0 4 0 0 0
1919 BOS P 18 0 1 18 1 0
1919 CLE P 6 0 1 8 1 0
1920 CLE P 34 0 6 49 5 0
1921 CLE P 37 0 5 35 3 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 343
First Base 6
Left Field 13
Center Field 21
Right Field 13

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Ray Caldwell (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Lefty Tyler
    127-116, 2.95 ERA
  2. 93
    Bob Groom
    119-150, 3.10 ERA
  3. 93
    Joaquin Andujar
    127-118, 3.58 ERA
  4. 92
    Frank Lary
    128-116, 3.49 ERA
  5. 83
    Jack Coombs
    158-110, 2.78 ERA
  6. 81
    Dock Ellis
    138-119, 3.46 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Ray Caldwell

What years did Ray Caldwell play?
Ray Caldwell played in Major League Baseball from 1910 to 1921.
Was Ray Caldwell a pitcher?
Yes. Ray Caldwell pitched in the major leagues, recording 133 wins and 1006 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ray Caldwell hit?
Ray Caldwell hit 8 career home runs with 289 hits.