What years did Ray Lankford play?

Ray Lankford played in Major League Baseball from 1990 to 2004.

Was Ray Lankford a pitcher?

No. Ray Lankford was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Ray Lankford hit?

Ray Lankford hit 238 career home runs with 1561 hits.

Ray Lankford

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1990-2004)

AVG .272

HR 238

RBI 874

H 1,561

OPS .840

PIV 15,251

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 180 lb
Born: 6/5/1967 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1990-08-21
Last Game: 2004-10-03
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Raymond Lewis Lankford

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,701	5,747	968	1,561	356	54	238	874	258	828	1,550	.272	.364	.477	.840	15,251

Career AVG .272 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .364 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — +8.8% above league average.

Career SLG .477 vs. league average .415 across their career seasons — +14.8% above league average.

Career OPS .840 vs. league average .750 across their career seasons — +12.1% above 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
1990	SLN	NL	39	126	12	36	10	1	3	12	8	13	27	.286	.257 (+11%)	.324 (+9%)	.385 (+17%)	.710 (+13%)	278.3
1991	SLN	NL	151	566	83	142	23	15	9	69	44	41	114	.251	.255 (-2%)	.323 (-7%)	.384 (+2%)	.708 (-2%)	-337.9
1992	SLN	NL	153	598	87	175	40	6	20	86	42	72	147	.293	.255 (+14%)	.322 (+15%)	.377 (+27%)	.699 (+22%)	2597.7
1993	SLN	NL	127	407	64	97	17	3	7	45	14	81	111	.238	.265 (-10%)	.332 (+10%)	.403 (-14%)	.735 (-3%)	58.6
1994	SLN	NL	109	416	89	111	25	5	19	57	11	58	113	.267	.269 (-1%)	.338 (+6%)	.424 (+15%)	.763 (+11%)	931.4
1995	SLN	NL	132	483	81	134	35	2	25	82	24	63	110	.277	.266 (+4%)	.337 (+7%)	.417 (+23%)	.755 (+16%)	1515.0
1996	SLN	NL	149	545	100	150	36	8	21	86	35	79	133	.275	.269 (+2%)	.340 (+7%)	.426 (+14%)	.767 (+11%)	1289.2
1997	SLN	NL	133	465	94	137	36	3	31	98	21	95	125	.295	.266 (+10%)	.336 (+22%)	.419 (+40%)	.756 (+32%)	3232.0
1998	SLN	NL	154	533	94	156	37	1	31	105	26	86	151	.293	.266 (+10%)	.335 (+17%)	.420 (+29%)	.755 (+23%)	2807.4
1999	SLN	NL	122	422	77	129	32	1	15	63	14	49	110	.306	.271 (+13%)	.344 (+10%)	.433 (+14%)	.778 (+12%)	1119.2
2000	SLN	NL	128	392	73	99	16	3	26	65	5	70	148	.253	.270 (-7%)	.344 (+6%)	.437 (+16%)	.782 (+12%)	1026.9
2001	SLN	NL	91	264	38	62	18	3	15	39	4	44	105	.235	.263 (-11%)	.332 (+4%)	.426 (+16%)	.758 (+11%)	553.7
2001	SDN	NL	40	125	20	36	10	1	4	19	6	18	40	.288	.263 (+9%)	.332 (+16%)	.426 (+13%)	.758 (+14%)	553.7
2002	SDN	NL	81	205	20	46	7	1	6	26	2	30	61	.224	.261 (-14%)	.331 (-1%)	.416 (-15%)	.747 (-9%)	-249.5
2004	SLN	NL	92	200	36	51	14	1	6	22	2	29	55	.255	.266 (-4%)	.335 (+4%)	.427 (-1%)	.762 (+1%)	68.0
Career · 15 seasons			1,701	5,747	968	1,561	356	54	238	874	258	828	1,550	.272	—	—	—	—	15,444

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
14	37	5	7	2	0	0	5	5	14	.189

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2000	NLCS	SLN	5	12	1	4	1	1	1	5	.333
2000	NLDS1	SLN	3	10	2	2	1	3	2	5	.200
1996	NLCS	SLN	5	13	1	0	0	1	1	4	.000
1996	NLDS2	SLN	1	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	.500

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	847	2843	478	808	128	479	.284
Away	854	2904	490	753	110	395	.259

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO
2004-10-03	STL	MIL	W	1	1	1	1	2	1	0
2004-10-02	STL	MIL	L	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
2004-10-01	STL	MIL	W	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2004-09-30	STL	MIL	L	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2004-09-29	STL	HOU	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2004-09-28	STL	HOU	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2004-09-20	STL	MIL	W	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2004-09-12	STL	LAD	W	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2004-09-11	STL	LAD	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
2004-09-10	STL	LAD	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	1586	1485	3530	72	63	11

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1990	SLN	OF	35	30	92	1	1	0
1991	SLN	OF	149	135	367	7	6	2
1992	SLN	OF	153	151	438	5	2	0
1993	SLN	OF	121	112	312	6	7	0
1994	SLN	OF	104	103	260	5	6	1
1995	SLN	OF	129	128	300	7	3	2
1996	SLN	OF	144	142	356	9	1	0
1997	SLN	OF	131	130	293	4	9	2
1998	SLN	OF	145	137	338	7	5	2
1999	SLN	OF	106	103	214	6	3	0
2000	SLN	OF	117	106	179	4	5	0
2001	SLN	OF	85	76	135	5	5	1
2001	SDN	OF	38	33	63	1	1	0
2002	SDN	OF	59	54	98	4	5	1
2004	SLN	OF	70	45	85	1	4	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Left Field	452
Center Field	1138
Right Field	2
Designated Hitter	4

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
1996	Player of the Week	Week of 1996-07-20
1995	Player of the Week	Week of 1995-09-09

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2004	SLN	NL	$650,000
2002	SDN	NL	$8,100,000
2001	SLN	NL	$8,100,000
2000	SLN	NL	$7,600,000
1999	SLN	NL	$6,600,000
1998	SLN	NL	$4,666,667
1997	SLN	NL	$4,466,667
1996	SLN	NL	$2,416,667
1995	SLN	NL	$2,800,000
1994	SLN	NL	$1,650,000
1993	SLN	NL	$290,000
1992	SLN	NL	$230,000
1991	SLN	NL	$125,000
1990	SLN	NL	$100,000
Total Career Earnings			$47,795,001

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Modesto Junior College	Modesto	CA	1986, 1987

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max
1997	Most Valuable Player	NL	16th	6.0	392
1992	Most Valuable Player	NL	18th	5.0	336
1991	Rookie of the Year	NL	3rd	28.0	120

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Frequently Asked Questions about Ray Lankford

What years did Ray Lankford play?: Ray Lankford played in Major League Baseball from 1990 to 2004.
Was Ray Lankford a pitcher?: No. Ray Lankford was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Ray Lankford hit?: Ray Lankford hit 238 career home runs with 1561 hits.