Ray Fisher

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1910-1920)

Ray Fisher was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1910 to 1920 for the New York Yankees and the Cincinnati Reds, a span of 11 seasons. Across 278 career appearances, he went 100-94 with a 2.82 ERA and 680 strikeouts. He also batted .179 with 2 home runs. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 5986.3.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):
Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):
For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated

W–L 100–94
ERA 2.82
WHIP 1.22
SO 680
Pitcher PIV 5986.3
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'11" / 180 lb
Born
10/4/1887 in Middlebury, VT, USA
Died
11/3/1982 in Ann Arbor, MI, USA
MLB Debut
1910-07-02
Last Game
1920-10-02

Full name: Ray Lyle Fisher

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Career Pitching Statistics

Ray Fisher — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
100 94 278 208 110 19 7 1755.2 1,667 550 34 481 680 2.82 5986.3

Career ERA 2.82 vs. league average 3.03 across their career seasons — 7.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Ray Fisher Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1910 NYA AL 5 3 17 7 3 0 1 92.1 95 30 18 42 2.92 2.79 (-5%) 1566.4
1911 NYA AL 10 11 29 22 8 2 0 171.2 178 62 55 99 3.25 3.37 (+4%) 2010.5
1912 NYA AL 2 8 17 13 5 0 0 90.1 107 59 32 47 5.88 3.36 (-75%) 272.2
1913 NYA AL 12 16 43 31 14 1 1 246.1 244 87 71 92 3.18 3.07 (-4%) 665.6
1914 NYA AL 10 12 29 26 17 2 1 209.0 177 53 61 86 2.28 2.93 (+22%) 1271.2
1915 NYA AL 18 11 30 28 20 4 0 247.2 219 58 62 97 2.11 2.90 (+27%) 547.8
1916 NYA AL 11 8 31 21 9 1 2 179.0 191 63 51 56 3.17 2.78 (-14%) -811.1
1917 NYA AL 8 9 23 18 12 3 0 144.0 126 35 43 64 2.19 2.69 (+19%) 332.8
1919 CIN NL 14 5 26 20 12 5 1 174.1 141 42 38 41 2.17 3.09 (+30%) 26.0
1920 CIN NL 10 11 33 22 10 1 1 201.0 189 61 50 56 2.73 3.45 (+21%) 104.8
Career · 10 seasons 100 94 278 208 110 19 7 1,755.2 1,667 550 481 680 2.82 — 5,986

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

Ray Fisher — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
278 587 45 105 14 1 2 27 5 18 124 .179 .209 .216 .425 -2,579

Career AVG .179 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 30.6% below league average.

Career OBP .209 vs. league average .323 across their career seasons — 35.5% below league average.

Career SLG .216 vs. league average .342 across their career seasons — 36.7% below league average.

Career OPS .425 vs. league average .665 across their career seasons — 36.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Ray Fisher 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
1910 NYA AL 17 29 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 .103 — — — — 0.0
1911 NYA AL 29 59 5 7 2 0 1 1 0 2 15 .119 .266 (-55%) .336 (-56%) .356 (-43%) .693 (-49%) -465.2
1912 NYA AL 17 31 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 .065 — — — — 0.0
1913 NYA AL 43 79 5 22 2 0 0 3 1 1 15 .278 .259 (+7%) .325 (-12%) .345 (-12%) .670 (-12%) -153.1
1914 NYA AL 29 65 2 9 1 0 0 2 1 1 11 .138 .255 (-46%) .322 (-53%) .339 (-55%) .661 (-54%) -522.9
1915 NYA AL 30 83 5 9 2 0 0 7 0 4 20 .108 .250 (-57%) .318 (-47%) .332 (-60%) .651 (-54%) -649.4
1916 NYA AL 31 62 5 11 3 0 0 2 1 5 12 .177 .248 (-29%) .314 (-20%) .326 (-31%) .640 (-26%) -224.8
1917 NYA AL 23 50 6 9 0 1 1 3 0 0 14 .180 .248 (-28%) .312 (-42%) .323 (-13%) .635 (-28%) -218.9
1919 CIN NL 26 59 11 16 1 0 0 5 1 4 7 .271 .262 (+3%) .322 (-2%) .347 (-17%) .670 (-10%) -75.9
1920 CIN NL 33 70 5 17 1 0 0 3 1 1 9 .243 .271 (-11%) .331 (-20%) .363 (-29%) .694 (-25%) -268.4
Career · 10 seasons 278 587 45 105 14 1 2 27 5 18 124 .179 — — — — -2,579

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 Fisher — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500

Playoff Batting by Year

Ray Fisher — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1919 WS CIN 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500

Playoff Career Pitching

Ray Fisher — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 1 2 1 0 7.2 7 2 2 2 2.35

Playoff Pitching by Year

Ray Fisher — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1919 WS CIN 0 1 2 1 0 7.2 7 2 2 2 2.35

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Ray Fisher — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1442752155116.200
Away1343122349115.157

Pitching — Home / Away

Ray Fisher — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home144890.18322742553592.77
Away134872.28402762273142.85

Last 10 Games — Batting

Ray Fisher — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1920-10-02 CINPITW 413000210
1920-09-25 CINCHCL 300000000
1920-09-20 CINNY1L 311100000
1920-09-16 CINBROL 300000002
1920-09-11 CINBSNL 200000001
1920-09-06 CINSTLW 401000000
1920-09-01 CINBSNW 311000000
1920-08-27 CINNY1L 501000000
1920-08-23 CINPHIW 201000000
1920-08-22 CINBROL 101000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Ray Fisher — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1920-10-02 CINPIT W 9.0841330
1920-09-25 CINCHC L 9.0521210
1920-09-20 CINNY1 L 8.0552410
1920-09-16 CINBRO L 7.2722130
1920-09-11 CINBSN L 7.0722020
1920-09-06 CINSTL W 8.2721220
1920-09-01 CINBSN W 7.0732310
1920-08-27 CINNY1 L 17.01866540
1920-08-23 CINPHI W 6.0522120
1920-08-22 CINBRO — 2.2100100

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Ray Fisher — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 278 7 75 610 39 13

Season-by-Season Fielding

Ray Fisher — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1910 NYA P 17 7 2 37 3 0
1911 NYA P 29 0 6 67 5 1
1912 NYA P 17 0 6 38 4 0
1913 NYA P 43 0 12 85 7 0
1914 NYA P 29 0 8 77 4 4
1915 NYA P 30 0 9 76 6 0
1916 NYA P 31 0 6 51 3 1
1917 NYA P 23 0 12 42 2 5
1919 CIN P 26 0 8 68 2 1
1920 CIN P 33 0 6 69 3 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Ray Fisher Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 278

College History

Ray Fisher — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
Middlebury College Middlebury VT 1907, 1908

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

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

  1. 98
    Phil Douglas
    94-93, 2.80 ERA
  2. 92
    Pol Perritt
    92-78, 2.89 ERA
  3. 84
    Pat Ragan
    77-104, 2.99 ERA
  4. 84
    Carl Weilman
    85-95, 2.67 ERA
  5. 82
    Luther Taylor
    116-106, 2.75 ERA
  6. 75
    Bob Rhoads
    97-82, 2.61 ERA

Ray Fisher: the record in brief

The profile opens with Ray Fisher's first major league game on July 2, 1910; the last one listed came on October 2, 1920. The team column moves through the New York Highlanders (1910 to 1912), the New York Yankees (1913 through 1917), and the Cincinnati Reds (1919 through 1920). The bio lists Fisher as a pitcher who batted and threw right-handed. Height and weight on file: 5-foot-11 and 180 pounds. The birth record reads October 4, 1887, in Middlebury, VT, USA. Fisher died on November 3, 1982, in Ann Arbor, MI, USA. Fisher's full given name, per the bio, is Ray Lyle Fisher.

Fisher went 100-94 with a 2.82 ERA in 278 games, 208 of them starts. Fisher had 680 strikeouts, 110 complete games, and 19 shutouts. The leagues Fisher pitched in allowed 3.03 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 7.0% better than average. No season topped the 18 wins of 1915. The strikeout high was 99 in 1911.

Frequently Asked Questions about Ray Fisher

What years did Ray Fisher play?
Ray Fisher played in Major League Baseball from 1910 to 1920.
Was Ray Fisher a pitcher?
Yes. Ray Fisher pitched in the major leagues, recording 100 wins and 680 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ray Fisher hit?
Ray Fisher hit 2 career home runs with 105 hits.
What teams did Ray Fisher play for?
Ray Fisher played for 2 teams: the New York Yankees (1910–1917) and the Cincinnati Reds (1919–1920).
What were Ray Fisher's career stats?
In 278 games, Ray Fisher went 100-94 with a 2.82 ERA, 680 strikeouts, 1,755.2 innings pitched, and 7 saves. At the plate he had 105 hits and 2 home runs.
What position did Ray Fisher play?
Ray Fisher played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Ray Fisher and how much did he weigh?
Ray Fisher was listed at 5 feet 11 inches and 180 pounds.
What was Ray Fisher's career ERA?
Ray Fisher finished with a 2.82 career ERA, going 100-94 with 680 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Ray Fisher have?
Ray Fisher recorded 680 career strikeouts.
Is Ray Fisher in the Hall of Fame?
No. Ray Fisher has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.