What years did Ray Keating play?

Ray Keating played in Major League Baseball from 1912 to 1919.

Was Ray Keating a pitcher?

Yes. Ray Keating pitched in the major leagues, recording 30 wins and 349 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Ray Keating hit?

Ray Keating hit 1 career home runs with 42 hits.

Ray Keating

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1912-1919)

W–L 30–51

ERA 3.29

WHIP 1.33

SO 349

Pitcher PIV -695.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 185 lb
Born: 7/21/1893 in Bridgeport, CT, USA
Died: 12/28/1963 in Sacramento, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1912-09-12
Last Game: 1919-09-09

Full name: Raymond Herbert Keating

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
30	51	130	92	50	4	1	751.7	706	275	13	293	349	3.29	-695.6

Career ERA 3.29 vs. league average 2.98 across their career seasons — 10.4% 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
1912	NYA	AL	0	3	6	5	3	0	0	35.7	36	23	18	21	5.80	3.36 (-73%)	66.4
1913	NYA	AL	6	12	28	21	9	2	0	151.3	147	54	51	83	3.21	3.07 (-5%)	1035.3
1914	NYA	AL	7	11	34	25	14	0	1	210.0	198	69	67	109	2.96	2.93 (-1%)	2281.3
1915	NYA	AL	3	6	11	10	8	1	0	79.3	66	32	45	37	3.63	2.90 (-25%)	-1774.5
1916	NYA	AL	5	6	14	12	6	0	0	91.0	91	31	37	35	3.07	2.78 (-10%)	-1552.8
1918	NYA	AL	2	2	15	6	1	0	0	48.3	39	21	30	16	3.91	2.83 (-38%)	-952.2
1919	BSN	NL	7	11	22	13	9	1	0	136.0	129	45	45	48	2.98	3.09 (+3%)	201.1
Career · 7 seasons			30	51	130	92	50	4	1	751.2	706	275	293	349	3.29	—	-696

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
133	247	23	42	4	0	1	17	2	13	84	.170	.218	.198	.416	-420

Career AVG .170 vs. league average .257 across their career seasons — 33.7% below league average.

Career OBP .218 vs. league average .322 across their career seasons — 32.5% below league average.

Career SLG .198 vs. league average .339 across their career seasons — 41.5% below league average.

Career OPS .416 vs. league average .661 across their career seasons — 37.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1912	NYA	AL	6	16	1	6	1	0	3	0	1	5	.375	—	—	—	—	0.0
1913	NYA	AL	28	43	4	3	1	0	1	0	1	17	.070	—	—	—	—	0.0
1914	NYA	AL	35	71	6	12	1	0	6	1	4	25	.169	.255 (-34%)	.322 (-34%)	.339 (-46%)	.661 (-40%)	-419.9
1915	NYA	AL	11	26	3	4	0	0	1	0	3	8	.154	—	—	—	—	0.0
1916	NYA	AL	14	29	2	7	0	0	3	0	2	10	.241	—	—	—	—	0.0
1918	NYA	AL	15	16	3	3	0	0	0	1	1	5	.188	—	—	—	—	0.0
1919	BSN	NL	24	46	4	7	1	1	3	0	1	14	.152	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			133	247	23	42	4	1	17	2	13	84	.170	—	—	—	—	-420

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	69	95	11	17	0	6	.179
Away	64	153	12	25	1	11	.163

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	67	341.1	316	126	121	170	3.32
Away	63	409.2	392	156	172	185	3.43

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO
1919-09-09	BSN	PIT	L	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1919-08-19	BSN	STL	W	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
1919-08-16	BSN	STL	L	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	1
1919-08-10	BSN	STL	W	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
1919-08-06	BSN	CHC	W	3	1	1	0	1	2	0	1
1919-07-31	BSN	CIN	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1919-07-28	BSN	PHI	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1919-07-27	BSN	NY1	L	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1919-07-21	BSN	STL	W	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1919-07-14	BSN	CHC	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1919-09-09	BSN	PIT	L	8.0	10	6	4	1	0
1919-08-19	BSN	STL	W	11.0	6	1	1	4	7
1919-08-16	BSN	STL	L	9.0	8	8	4	2	5
1919-08-10	BSN	STL	W	9.0	7	1	1	1	3
1919-08-06	BSN	CHC	W	9.0	3	0	0	3	3
1919-07-31	BSN	CIN	L	7.0	4	2	1	1	2
1919-07-27	BSN	NY1	L	8.0	10	5	4	2	1
1919-07-21	BSN	STL	—	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
1919-07-11	BSN	CIN	L	7.0	10	6	4	1	2
1919-07-05	BSN	BRO	L	8.0	10	4	4	1	4

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	130	0	29	238	21	10

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1912	NYA	P	6	0	11	1	0
1913	NYA	P	28	3	39	9	0
1914	NYA	P	34	9	68	3	2
1915	NYA	P	11	0	28	2	0
1916	NYA	P	14	7	35	5	3
1918	NYA	P	15	3	13	0	1
1919	BSN	P	22	7	44	1	4

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	130

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Niagara University	Lewiston	NY	1910

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Frequently Asked Questions about Ray Keating

What years did Ray Keating play?: Ray Keating played in Major League Baseball from 1912 to 1919.
Was Ray Keating a pitcher?: Yes. Ray Keating pitched in the major leagues, recording 30 wins and 349 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ray Keating hit?: Ray Keating hit 1 career home runs with 42 hits.