Ray Kremer

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1924-1933)

Ray Kremer was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1924 to 1933 for the Pittsburgh Pirates, a span of 10 seasons. Across 308 career appearances, he went 143-85 with a 3.76 ERA and 516 strikeouts. He also batted .178 with 5 home runs.

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 143–85
ERA 3.76
WHIP 1.33
SO 516
Pitcher PIV -837.5
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'1" / 190 lb
Born
3/23/1895 in Oakland, CA, USA
Died
2/8/1965 in Pinole, CA, USA
MLB Debut
1924-04-18
Last Game
1933-07-01

Full name: Remy Peter Kremer

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Career Pitching Statistics

Ray Kremer — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
143 85 308 247 134 14 10 1954.2 2,108 816 122 483 516 3.76 -837.5

Career ERA 3.76 vs. league average 4.25 across their career seasons — 11.7% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Ray Kremer Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1924 PIT NL 18 10 41 30 17 4 1 259.1 262 92 51 64 3.19 4.13 (+23%) 2926.7
1925 PIT NL 17 8 40 27 14 0 2 214.2 232 88 47 62 3.69 4.55 (+19%) -2178.1
1926 PIT NL 20 6 37 26 18 3 5 231.1 221 67 51 74 2.61 4.11 (+37%) 2783.8
1927 PIT NL 19 8 35 28 18 3 2 226.0 205 62 53 63 2.47 4.08 (+40%) 1947.7
1928 PIT NL 15 13 34 31 17 1 0 219.0 253 113 68 61 4.64 4.13 (-12%) -1532.3
1929 PIT NL 18 10 34 27 14 0 0 221.2 226 105 60 66 4.26 4.60 (+7%) -1139.1
1930 PIT NL 20 12 39 38 18 1 0 276.0 366 154 63 58 5.02 4.80 (-5%) -3095.7
1931 PIT NL 11 15 30 30 15 1 0 230.0 246 85 65 58 3.33 4.10 (+19%) 1285.8
1932 PIT NL 4 3 11 10 3 1 0 56.2 61 27 16 6 4.29 4.13 (-4%) -1183.9
1933 PIT NL 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 20.0 36 23 9 4 10.35 3.86 (-168%) -652.5
Career · 10 seasons 143 85 308 247 134 14 10 1,954.2 2,108 816 483 516 3.76 — -838

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 Kremer — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
309 687 57 122 30 2 5 69 0 37 213 .178 .220 .249 .469 -4,047

Career AVG .178 vs. league average .282 across their career seasons — 37.1% below league average.

Career OBP .220 vs. league average .344 across their career seasons — 36.2% below league average.

Career SLG .249 vs. league average .398 across their career seasons — 37.5% below league average.

Career OPS .469 vs. league average .742 across their career seasons — 36.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Ray Kremer 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
1924 PIT NL 42 86 6 13 3 0 0 4 0 5 31 .151 .283 (-47%) .345 (-43%) .389 (-52%) .734 (-48%) -672.2
1925 PIT NL 40 71 9 14 5 1 0 7 0 5 25 .197 .288 (-32%) .349 (-28%) .407 (-27%) .756 (-28%) -347.5
1926 PIT NL 37 83 14 21 4 1 1 14 0 1 20 .253 .279 (-10%) .345 (-24%) .390 (-7%) .735 (-15%) -235.8
1927 PIT NL 35 83 3 14 1 0 2 10 0 2 19 .169 .282 (-40%) .344 (-45%) .392 (-36%) .736 (-40%) -553.5
1928 PIT NL 34 78 4 14 3 0 0 9 0 7 29 .179 .280 (-36%) .342 (-28%) .395 (-45%) .737 (-37%) -465.0
1929 PIT NL 34 86 4 11 4 0 1 8 0 7 26 .128 .289 (-56%) .353 (-45%) .415 (-50%) .769 (-48%) -707.9
1930 PIT NL 39 102 8 16 5 0 1 7 0 2 39 .157 .293 (-47%) .354 (-51%) .429 (-45%) .784 (-48%) -854.2
1931 PIT NL 30 75 8 17 5 0 0 10 0 8 20 .227 .276 (-18%) .338 (-11%) .388 (-24%) .726 (-18%) -210.9
1932 PIT NL 11 19 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .105 — — — — 0.0
1933 PIT NL 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 10 seasons 309 687 57 122 30 2 5 69 0 37 213 .178 — — — — -4,047

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 Kremer — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
4 9 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 6 .222

Playoff Batting by Year

Ray Kremer — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1927 WS PIT 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .500
1925 WS PIT 3 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 .143

Playoff Career Pitching

Ray Kremer — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2 2 4 3 0 26.0 22 9 7 10 3.12

Playoff Pitching by Year

Ray Kremer — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1927 WS PIT 0 1 1 1 0 5.0 5 2 3 1 3.60
1925 WS PIT 2 1 3 2 0 21.0 17 7 4 9 3.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Ray Kremer — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1553423167439.196
Away1543452655129.159

Pitching — Home / Away

Ray Kremer — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home1541030.111083892212733.40
Away154925.210004262622424.14

Last 10 Games — Batting

Ray Kremer — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1933-07-01 PITPHIL 100000000
1933-06-25 PITBROL 100000000
1933-06-21 PITBSNL 000000000
1933-06-16 PITCHCL 100000001
1933-06-11 PITSTLW 000000000
1933-06-07 PITCHCL 100000000
1933-04-25 PITSTLL 000000000
1932-08-09 PITBSNL 000000000
1932-08-04 PITBROL 200000001
1932-07-27 PITNY1W 201000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Ray Kremer — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1933-07-01 PITPHI — 2.1654000
1933-06-25 PITBRO — 3.2542300
1933-06-21 PITBSN — 2.0211000
1933-06-16 PITCHC — 3.2544101
1933-06-11 PITSTL W 2.0633110
1933-06-07 PITCHC — 4.1633320
1933-04-25 PITSTL — 2.0666111
1932-08-09 PITBSN L 1.0333100
1932-08-04 PITBRO — 5.0744110
1932-07-27 PITNY1 — 3.0655101

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Ray Kremer — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 308 0 37 331 10 12

Season-by-Season Fielding

Ray Kremer — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1924 PIT P 41 0 3 59 2 2
1925 PIT P 40 0 1 39 0 1
1926 PIT P 37 0 4 46 1 0
1927 PIT P 35 0 7 37 1 0
1928 PIT P 34 0 7 33 2 0
1929 PIT P 34 0 4 39 0 0
1930 PIT P 39 0 7 38 2 7
1931 PIT P 30 0 1 27 1 1
1932 PIT P 11 0 1 7 1 0
1933 PIT P 7 0 2 6 0 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Ray Kremer Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 308

Awards & Honors

Ray Kremer — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
1930 Baseball Magazine All-Star P1
1926 Baseball Magazine All-Star P2
1926 Baseball Magazine All-Star P1

Award Voting History

Ray Kremer — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1927 Most Valuable Player NL 9th 14.0 80 0
1926 Most Valuable Player NL 3rd 32.0 80 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

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

  1. 98
    Pete Donohue
    134-118, 3.87 ERA
  2. 91
    Ross Grimsley
    124-99, 3.81 ERA
  3. 90
    Watson Clark
    111-97, 3.66 ERA
  4. 89
    Bob Purkey
    129-115, 3.79 ERA
  5. 89
    Schoolboy Rowe
    158-101, 3.87 ERA
  6. 86
    Jim Tobin
    105-112, 3.44 ERA

Ray Kremer: the record in brief

Between the debut on April 18, 1924 and the final game on July 1, 1933, Ray Kremer built the record summarized on this page. Every season row on the page belongs to the Pittsburgh Pirates, from 1924 through 1933. Kremer, born on March 23, 1895, in Oakland, CA, USA, is listed as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. Kremer's listed size is 6 feet, 1 inch and 190 pounds. Kremer died on February 8, 1965, in Pinole, CA, USA. Ray Kremer was the playing name; the full given name is Remy Peter.

Kremer pitched in 308 games, starting 247, and finished with a 143-85 record and 3.76 ERA. The totals include 516 strikeouts, 134 complete games, 14 shutouts, and 10 saves. That 3.76 ERA compares with a 4.25 league average across the same seasons, 11.7% better. 1926 brought Kremer a season-high 20 wins. 1927 was Kremer's sharpest full season, a 2.47 ERA against the league's 4.08.

Frequently Asked Questions about Ray Kremer

What years did Ray Kremer play?
Ray Kremer played in Major League Baseball from 1924 to 1933.
Was Ray Kremer a pitcher?
Yes. Ray Kremer pitched in the major leagues, recording 143 wins and 516 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ray Kremer hit?
Ray Kremer hit 5 career home runs with 122 hits.
What teams did Ray Kremer play for?
Ray Kremer played for one team, the Pittsburgh Pirates (1924–1933).
What were Ray Kremer's career stats?
In 308 games, Ray Kremer went 143-85 with a 3.76 ERA, 516 strikeouts, 1,954.2 innings pitched, and 10 saves. At the plate he had 122 hits and 5 home runs.
What position did Ray Kremer play?
Ray Kremer played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Ray Kremer and how much did he weigh?
Ray Kremer was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 190 pounds.
What was Ray Kremer's career ERA?
Ray Kremer finished with a 3.76 career ERA, going 143-85 with 516 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Ray Kremer have?
Ray Kremer recorded 516 career strikeouts.
Is Ray Kremer in the Hall of Fame?
No. Ray Kremer has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.