What years did Ray Phelps play?

Ray Phelps played in Major League Baseball from 1930 to 1936.

Was Ray Phelps a pitcher?

Yes. Ray Phelps pitched in the major leagues, recording 33 wins and 190 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Ray Phelps hit?

Ray Phelps hit 1 career home runs with 31 hits.

Ray Phelps

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1930-1936)

W–L 33–35

ERA 4.93

WHIP 1.53

SO 190

Pitcher PIV -7024.3

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 200 lb
Born: 12/11/1903 in Dunlap, TN, USA
Died: 7/7/1971 in Fort Pierce, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 1930-04-23
Last Game: 1936-06-28

Full name: Raymond Clifford Phelps

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
33	35	126	79	24	4	1	602.0	700	330	48	220	190	4.93	-7024.3

Career ERA 4.93 vs. league average 4.39 across their career seasons — 12.3% 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
1930	BRO	NL	14	7	36	24	11	2	0	179.7	198	82	52	64	4.11	4.80 (+14%)	-2393.0
1931	BRO	NL	7	9	28	26	3	1	0	149.3	184	83	44	50	5.00	4.10 (-22%)	1561.0
1932	BRO	NL	4	5	20	8	4	1	0	79.3	101	52	27	21	5.90	4.13 (-43%)	-842.4
1935	CHA	AL	4	8	27	17	4	0	1	125.0	126	67	55	38	4.82	4.35 (-11%)	-2085.0
1936	CHA	AL	4	6	15	4	2	0	0	68.7	91	46	42	17	6.03	4.59 (-31%)	-3265.0
Career · 5 seasons			33	35	126	79	24	4	1	602.0	700	330	220	190	4.93	—	-7,024

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
126	209	12	31	5	0	1	12	0	12	80	.148	.195	.187	.381	-946

Career AVG .148 vs. league average .282 across their career seasons — 47.4% below league average.

Career OBP .195 vs. league average .344 across their career seasons — 43.5% below league average.

Career SLG .187 vs. league average .403 across their career seasons — 53.7% below league average.

Career OPS .381 vs. league average .747 across their career seasons — 49.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1930	BRO	NL	36	68	8	10	2	1	4	5	27	.147	.293 (-50%)	.354 (-42%)	.429 (-49%)	.784 (-46%)	-539.0
1931	BRO	NL	28	51	0	8	1	0	2	2	19	.157	.276 (-43%)	.338 (-44%)	.388 (-55%)	.726 (-50%)	-407.0
1932	BRO	NL	20	23	0	2	0	0	2	3	9	.087	—	—	—	—	0.0
1935	CHA	AL	27	41	1	5	0	0	0	1	19	.122	—	—	—	—	0.0
1936	CHA	AL	15	26	3	6	2	0	4	1	6	.231	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			126	209	12	31	5	1	12	12	80	.148	—	—	—	—	-946

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	64	112	7	18	1	5	.161
Away	62	97	5	13	0	8	.134

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	64	318.2	332	153	108	103	4.32
Away	62	283.1	367	174	112	86	5.53

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
1936-06-28	CHW	MIN	L	0	0	0	0	0
1936-06-24	CHW	NYY	L	1	0	0	0	0
1936-06-21	CHW	PHA	L	2	0	0	0	0
1936-06-11	CHW	MIN	L	0	0	0	0	0
1936-06-06	CHW	BOS	L	3	0	0	0	1
1936-06-03	CHW	NYY	L	2	0	0	0	0
1936-05-29	CHW	DET	L	4	0	0	0	0
1936-05-24	CHW	SLA	W	3	1	2	1	0
1936-05-17	CHW	BOS	L	3	1	0	0	1
1936-05-15	CHW	NYY	W	3	1	1	0	2

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1936-06-28	CHW	MIN	L	1.1	4	3	3	0	0	1
1936-06-24	CHW	NYY	L	1.2	7	6	6	1	1	2
1936-06-21	CHW	PHA	L	6.2	11	10	4	3	1	0
1936-06-11	CHW	MIN	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1936-06-06	CHW	BOS	—	5.1	5	2	2	2	3	0
1936-06-03	CHW	NYY	L	5.0	10	9	8	7	1	0
1936-05-29	CHW	DET	L	9.2	11	4	4	7	1	1
1936-05-24	CHW	SLA	W	9.0	11	5	4	4	2	0
1936-05-17	CHW	BOS	L	5.1	5	2	2	4	1	2
1936-05-15	CHW	NYY	W	6.0	7	3	3	3	1	2

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	126	0	27	144	8	13

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1930	BRO	P	36	10	43	0	4
1931	BRO	P	28	4	31	1	6
1932	BRO	P	20	3	20	4	1
1935	CHA	P	27	7	32	2	1
1936	CHA	P	15	3	18	1	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	126

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Frequently Asked Questions about Ray Phelps

What years did Ray Phelps play?: Ray Phelps played in Major League Baseball from 1930 to 1936.
Was Ray Phelps a pitcher?: Yes. Ray Phelps pitched in the major leagues, recording 33 wins and 190 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ray Phelps hit?: Ray Phelps hit 1 career home runs with 31 hits.