What years did Ray Durham play?

Ray Durham played in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2008.

Was Ray Durham a pitcher?

No. Ray Durham was a position player (Second Baseman).

How many home runs did Ray Durham hit?

Ray Durham hit 192 career home runs with 2,054 hits.

What teams did Ray Durham play for?

Ray Durham played for 4 teams: the Chicago White Sox (1995–2002), the Oakland Athletics (2002), the San Francisco Giants (2003–2008), and the Milwaukee Brewers (2008).

Did Ray Durham win an MVP award?

No. Ray Durham did not win the MVP award.

What awards did Ray Durham win?

Ray Durham was selected to 2 All-Star Games.

What were Ray Durham's career stats?

In 1,975 games, Ray Durham had 2,054 hits, 192 home runs, 875 RBI, 1,249 runs, and 273 stolen bases, with a .277 batting average.

What was Ray Durham's salary?

Ray Durham's last recorded salary was $7,500,000, in 2008. His highest recorded salary was $9,000,000, in 2001, and his lowest was $109,000, in 1995. The Salary History table lists each season from 1995 to 2008.

What position did Ray Durham play?

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

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

Ray Durham was listed at 5 feet 8 inches and 170 pounds.

How many home runs did Ray Durham hit each season?

Ray Durham's home runs by season: 7 in 1995, 10 in 1996, 11 in 1997, 19 in 1998, 13 in 1999, 17 in 2000, 20 in 2001, 15 in 2002, 8 in 2003, 17 in 2004, 12 in 2005, 26 in 2006, 11 in 2007, and 6 in 2008. His most in one season was 26, in 2006.

What was Ray Durham's career batting average?

Ray Durham batted .277 over his career, with 2,054 hits in 7,408 at bats.

How many RBI did Ray Durham have?

Ray Durham drove in 875 runs in his career.

Ray Durham

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1995-2008)

Ray Durham was a second baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2008 for 4 teams, including the Chicago White Sox, a span of 14 seasons. In 1,975 career games, he hit .277 with 2,054 hits, 192 home runs, and 875 RBI. Ray Durham was a 2-time All-Star. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 6,266.

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 17, 2026

AVG .277

HR 192

RBI 875

H 2,054

OPS .788

PIV 6,266

Position: Second Baseman
Bats / Throws: B / R
Height / Weight: 5'8" / 170 lb
Born: 11/30/1971 in Charlotte, NC, USA
MLB Debut: 1995-04-26
Last Game: 2008-09-28
Awards: 2× All-Star

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Career Batting Statistics

Ray Durham — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,975	7,408	1,249	2,054	440	79	192	875	273	820	1,201	.277	.352	.436	.788	6,266

Career AVG .277 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .352 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .436 vs. league average .424 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .788 vs. league average .760 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Ray Durham 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
1995	CHA	AL	125	471	68	121	27	6	7	51	18	31	83	.257	.266 (-4%)	.337 (-9%)	.417 (-8%)	.755 (-8%)	-726.3
1996	CHA	AL	156	557	79	153	33	5	10	65	30	58	95	.275	.269 (+2%)	.340 (+3%)	.426 (-5%)	.767 (-2%)	-112.6
1997	CHA	AL	155	634	106	172	27	5	11	53	33	61	96	.271	.266 (+2%)	.336 (avg)	.419 (-9%)	.756 (-5%)	-493.6
1998	CHA	AL	158	635	126	181	35	8	19	67	36	73	105	.285	.266 (+7%)	.335 (+8%)	.420 (+8%)	.755 (+8%)	1197.6
1999	CHA	AL	153	612	109	181	30	8	13	60	34	73	105	.296	.271 (+9%)	.344 (+8%)	.433 (avg)	.778 (+4%)	643.2
2000	CHA	AL	151	614	121	172	35	9	17	75	25	75	105	.280	.270 (+4%)	.344 (+5%)	.437 (+3%)	.782 (+4%)	485.3
2001	CHA	AL	152	611	104	163	42	10	20	65	23	64	110	.267	.263 (+1%)	.332 (+2%)	.426 (+9%)	.758 (+6%)	647.3
2002	CHA	AL	96	345	71	103	20	2	9	48	20	49	59	.299	.261 (+14%)	.331 (+18%)	.416 (+7%)	.747 (+12%)	934.6
2002	OAK	AL	54	219	43	60	14	4	6	22	6	24	34	.274	.261 (+5%)	.331 (+6%)	.416 (+10%)	.747 (+8%)	934.6
2003	SFN	NL	110	410	61	117	30	5	8	33	7	50	82	.285	.264 (+8%)	.332 (+10%)	.422 (+5%)	.754 (+7%)	628.9
2004	SFN	NL	120	471	95	133	28	8	17	65	10	57	60	.282	.266 (+6%)	.335 (+9%)	.427 (+13%)	.762 (+11%)	1090.2
2005	SFN	NL	142	497	67	144	33	0	12	62	6	48	59	.290	.264 (+10%)	.330 (+8%)	.418 (+2%)	.749 (+5%)	541.4
2006	SFN	NL	137	498	79	146	30	7	26	93	7	51	61	.293	.269 (+9%)	.336 (+7%)	.431 (+25%)	.768 (+17%)	1694.1
2007	SFN	NL	138	464	56	101	21	2	11	71	10	53	75	.218	.268 (-19%)	.335 (-12%)	.422 (-19%)	.758 (-16%)	-1276.4
2008	SFN	NL	87	263	43	77	23	0	3	32	6	38	49	.293	.263 (+11%)	.333 (+16%)	.416 (avg)	.749 (+7%)	456.1
2008	MIL	NL	41	107	21	30	12	0	3	13	2	15	23	.280	.263 (+6%)	.333 (+11%)	.416 (+15%)	.749 (+13%)	456.1
Career · 16 seasons			1,975	7,408	1,249	2,054	440	79	192	875	273	820	1,201	.277	—	—	—	—	7,100

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 Durham — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
15	56	13	14	4	0	3	3	7	14	.250

Playoff Batting by Year

Ray Durham — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2008	NLDS2	MIL	3	8	2	1	0	0	0	1	2	.125
2003	NLDS1	SFN	4	17	2	4	0	0	0	1	5	.235
2002	ALDS2	OAK	5	21	7	7	3	2	2	2	4	.333
2000	ALDS2	CHA	3	10	2	2	1	1	1	3	3	.200

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Ray Durham — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	986	3527	621	980	81	416	.278
Away	989	3881	628	1074	111	459	.277

Last 10 Games — Batting

Ray Durham — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
2008-09-28	MIL	CHC	W	4	1	1	1	0	0	2
2008-09-27	MIL	CHC	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2008-09-26	MIL	CHC	W	3	1	2	1	0	0	0
2008-09-25	MIL	PIT	W	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
2008-09-23	MIL	PIT	W	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
2008-09-19	MIL	CIN	L	2	0	1	0	0	0	1
2008-09-18	MIL	CHC	L	5	1	2	1	1	1	1
2008-09-17	MIL	CHC	W	4	1	1	0	0	1	0
2008-09-16	MIL	CHC	L	5	1	2	2	1	0	2
2008-09-14	MIL	PHI	L	3	0	1	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Ray Durham — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	1843	1800	3506	4926	181	1189
OF	1	0	0	0	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Ray Durham — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1995	CHA	2B	122	118	245	299	15	67
1996	CHA	2B	150	145	236	423	11	87
1997	CHA	2B	153	153	270	395	18	77
1998	CHA	2B	158	156	282	438	18	128
1999	CHA	2B	148	147	305	412	19	100
2000	CHA	2B	151	149	299	419	15	126
2001	CHA	2B	150	148	280	446	10	88
2002	CHA	2B	92	92	188	261	15	61
2002	OAK	2B	11	11	21	37	2	12
2003	SFN	2B	105	101	185	309	5	66
2004	SFN	2B	118	115	242	315	16	74
2005	SFN	2B	133	131	249	341	11	82
2005	SFN	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
2006	SFN	2B	133	132	272	341	11	82
2007	SFN	2B	124	117	244	300	12	86
2008	SFN	2B	70	61	130	129	3	38
2008	MIL	2B	25	24	58	61	0	15

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Ray Durham Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Second Base	1843
Center Field	1
Designated Hitter	54

Awards & Honors

Ray Durham — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2001	Player of the Week	Week of 2001-05-26
1998	Player of the Week	Week of 1998-08-15

Salary History

Ray Durham's recorded salaries total $67,204,000 over 14 seasons, 1995 to 2008. Durham's career, 1995 to 2008, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.

Ray Durham — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2008	SFN	NL	$7,500,000
2007	SFN	NL	$7,000,000
2006	SFN	NL	$7,000,000
2005	SFN	NL	$7,200,000
2004	SFN	NL	$7,200,000
2003	SFN	NL	$5,200,000
2002	CHA	AL	$6,300,000
2001	CHA	AL	$9,000,000
2000	CHA	AL	$4,900,000
1999	CHA	AL	$3,400,000
1998	CHA	AL	$1,935,000
1997	CHA	AL	$310,000
1996	CHA	AL	$150,000
1995	CHA	AL	$109,000
Total recorded salary			$67,204,000

Award Voting History

Ray Durham — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1995	Rookie of the Year	AL	6th	3.0	140	0

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Ray Durham: the record in brief

According to the bio, Ray Durham debuted on April 26, 1995 and played a final game on September 28, 2008. The team column moves through the Chicago White Sox (1995 through 2002), the Oakland Athletics (2002), the San Francisco Giants (2003 to 2008), and the Milwaukee Brewers (2008). Born on November 30, 1971, in Charlotte, NC, USA, Durham is listed as a second baseman and switch-hit and threw right-handed. The bio gives 5 feet, 8 inches and 170 pounds.

Durham collected 2,054 hits in 7,408 at bats across 1,975 games, good for a .277 batting average, plus 192 home runs, 875 RBI, and 273 stolen bases. On-base and slugging figures of .352 and .436 give Durham a career OPS of .788. The .277 career average is close to the .267 the league hit across the same seasons. No season beat the 26 home runs Durham hit in 2006. Durham collected a career-high 181 hits in 1998. On the bases, the high point was 36 steals in 1998.

Frequently Asked Questions about Ray Durham

What years did Ray Durham play?: Ray Durham played in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2008.
Was Ray Durham a pitcher?: No. Ray Durham was a position player (Second Baseman).
How many home runs did Ray Durham hit?: Ray Durham hit 192 career home runs with 2,054 hits.
What teams did Ray Durham play for?: Ray Durham played for 4 teams: the Chicago White Sox (1995–2002), the Oakland Athletics (2002), the San Francisco Giants (2003–2008), and the Milwaukee Brewers (2008).
Did Ray Durham win an MVP award?: No. Ray Durham did not win the MVP award.
What awards did Ray Durham win?: Ray Durham was selected to 2 All-Star Games.
What were Ray Durham's career stats?: In 1,975 games, Ray Durham had 2,054 hits, 192 home runs, 875 RBI, 1,249 runs, and 273 stolen bases, with a .277 batting average.
How much did Ray Durham earn in his career?: Ray Durham's recorded salaries total $67,204,000 over 14 seasons, 1995 to 2008. Durham's career, 1995 to 2008, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.
What was Ray Durham's salary?: Ray Durham's last recorded salary was $7,500,000, in 2008. His highest recorded salary was $9,000,000, in 2001, and his lowest was $109,000, in 1995. The Salary History table lists each season from 1995 to 2008.
What position did Ray Durham play?: Ray Durham played primarily as a second baseman, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Ray Durham and how much did he weigh?: Ray Durham was listed at 5 feet 8 inches and 170 pounds.
How many home runs did Ray Durham hit each season?: Ray Durham's home runs by season: 7 in 1995, 10 in 1996, 11 in 1997, 19 in 1998, 13 in 1999, 17 in 2000, 20 in 2001, 15 in 2002, 8 in 2003, 17 in 2004, 12 in 2005, 26 in 2006, 11 in 2007, and 6 in 2008. His most in one season was 26, in 2006.
What was Ray Durham's career batting average?: Ray Durham batted .277 over his career, with 2,054 hits in 7,408 at bats.
How many RBI did Ray Durham have?: Ray Durham drove in 875 runs in his career.