Ray Neil

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records

Ray Neil was a second baseman who played in Major League Baseball for the Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns and the Indianapolis Clowns. In 80 career games, he hit .288 with 92 hits, 2 home runs, and 30 RBI. Ray Neil was an All-Star. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 162.

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

AVG .288
HR 2
RBI 30
H 92
OPS .731
PIV 162
Position
Second Baseman
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'9" / 165 lb
Born
10/12/1920 in Apopka, FL, USA
Died
7/10/1998 in St. Joseph, MI, USA
Awards
All-Star

Full name: Raymond Neil

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

Ray Neil — Batting
PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
622.0 567.0 91.0 172.0 28.0 8.0 11.0 59.0 50.0 3.0 5.0 .303 .360 .439 .799

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Ray Neil — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting
Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1942 28.0 25.0 1.0 3.0 0 0 0 0 2.0 1.0 0 .120 .185 .120 .305
1949 129.0 120.0 16.0 30.0 7.0 0 2.0 15.0 7.0 2.0 2.0 .250 .291 .358 .649
1951 4.0 4.0 1.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
1953 2.0 2.0 1.0 2.0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Listed seasons · 4 163 151 19 36 7 1 2 15 9 3 2 .238 — — —

Career Batting Statistics

Ray Neil — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
80 319 47 92 19 3 2 30 4 27 1 .288 .346 .386 .731 162

Career AVG .288 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — +10.5% above league average.

Career OBP .346 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .386 vs. league average .371 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .731 vs. league average .707 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Ray Neil — Season-by-Season Batting
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1946 CIC NAL 26 106 20 28 6 1 0 6 4 12 1 .264 .256 (+3%) .328 (+5%) .358 (-5%) .687 (avg) 7.7
1947 CIC NAL 29 115 14 32 7 1 0 9 0 9 0 .278 .262 (+6%) .336 (-2%) .376 (-5%) .712 (-4%) -78.2
1948 IC NAL 25 98 13 32 6 1 2 15 0 6 0 .327 .263 (+24%) .340 (+7%) .379 (+24%) .719 (+16%) 232.0
Career · 3 seasons 80 319 47 92 19 3 2 30 4 27 1 .288 — — — — 162

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

Ray Neil — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home2242142436.571
Away762674167426.251

Last 10 Games — Batting

Ray Neil — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1949-08-09 IN9BLGL 400000000
1949-08-08 IN9NY6L 522100100
1949-08-07 IN9NY6L 622200000
1949-08-07 IN9NY6L 402000100
1949-08-06 IN9PH5L 310000010
1949-07-26 IN9PH5L 411000000
1949-07-25 IN9PH5W 412100100
1949-07-25 IN9PH5W 512001300
1949-07-24 IN9BLGW 502000200
1949-07-24 IN9BLGL 401000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Ray Neil — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
2B 80 79 173 211 27 31
SS 1 1 2 1 1 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Ray Neil — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1946 CIC 2B 26 26 61 71 10 9
1947 CIC 2B 29 28 54 72 9 9
1947 CIC SS 1 1 2 1 1 0
1948 IC 2B 25 25 58 68 8 13

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Ray Neil — Career Games by Position
Position Games
Second Base 80
Shortstop 1

Ray Neil: the record in brief

The season rows for Ray Neil begin in 1946. Club by club, the record runs the Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns (1946 to 1947) and the Indianapolis Clowns (1948). Listed as a second baseman, Neil batted and threw right-handed. The recorded size is 165 pounds on a 5-foot-9 frame. The birth record reads October 12, 1920, in Apopka, FL, USA. Neil died on July 10, 1998, in St. Joseph, MI, USA. On the record, Ray Neil was born Raymond Neil.

In 80 games and 319 at bats, Neil batted .288 with 92 hits, adding 2 homers and 30 RBI. Neil's career OPS of .731 combines a .346 on-base mark with .386 slugging. Measured against the leagues Neil played in, the .288 career average compares with a .261 league average over the same seasons, 10.5% above the league. The highest hit total in a season was 32, in 1947. 1948 was the strongest of the full seasons by average: .327 against a league .263, a 24% edge.

Frequently Asked Questions about Ray Neil

Was Ray Neil a pitcher?
No. Ray Neil was a position player (Second Baseman).
How many home runs did Ray Neil hit?
Ray Neil hit 2 career home runs with 92 hits.
What was Ray Neil's career batting average?
Ray Neil batted .288 over his career, with 92 hits in 319 at bats.
How many RBI did Ray Neil have?
Ray Neil drove in 30 runs in his career.
Is Ray Neil in the Hall of Fame?
No. Ray Neil has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
What teams did Ray Neil play for?
Ray Neil played for the Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns and the Indianapolis Clowns.