What years did Ray Poat play?

Ray Poat played in Major League Baseball from 1942 to 1949.

Was Ray Poat a pitcher?

Yes. Ray Poat pitched in the major leagues, recording 22 wins and 178 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Ray Poat hit?

Ray Poat hit 1 career home runs with 14 hits.

What was Ray Poat's career batting average?

Ray Poat batted .115 over his career, with 14 hits in 122 at bats.

How many RBI did Ray Poat have?

Ray Poat drove in 14 runs in his career.

What was Ray Poat's career ERA?

Ray Poat finished with a 4.54 career ERA, going 22-30 with 178 strikeouts.

Ray Poat

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1942-1949)

Ray Poat was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1942 to 1949 for the Cleveland Guardians, the New York Giants, and the Pittsburgh Pirates, a span of 8 seasons. Across 116 career appearances, he went 22-30 with a 4.54 ERA and 178 strikeouts.

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 October 12, 2026

W–L 22–30

ERA 4.54

WHIP 1.47

SO 178

Pitcher PIV -7253.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 200 lb
Born: 12/19/1917 in Chicago, IL, USA
Died: 4/29/1990 in Oak Lawn, IL, USA
MLB Debut: 1942-04-15
Last Game: 1949-09-21

Full name: Raymond Willis Poat

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Career Pitching Statistics

Ray Poat — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
22	30	116	47	15	4	1	400.0	425	202	48	162	178	4.54	-7253.7

Career ERA 4.54 vs. league average 3.80 across their career seasons — 19.8% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Ray Poat — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1942	CLE	AL	1	3	4	4	1	1	0	18.1	24	11	9	8	5.40	3.57 (-51%)	-220.6
1943	CLE	AL	2	5	17	4	1	0	0	45.0	44	22	20	31	4.40	3.50 (-26%)	33.2
1944	CLE	AL	4	8	36	6	1	0	1	80.2	82	46	37	40	5.13	3.57 (-44%)	-1892.2
1947	NY1	NL	4	3	7	7	5	0	0	60.0	53	17	13	25	2.55	3.97 (+36%)	-411.6
1948	NY1	NL	11	10	39	24	7	3	0	157.2	162	76	67	57	4.34	4.10 (-6%)	-3983.8
1949	NY1	NL	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2.1	8	5	1	0	19.29	—	0.0
1949	PIT	NL	0	1	11	2	0	0	0	36.0	52	25	15	17	6.25	4.12 (-52%)	-778.8
Career · 7 seasons			22	30	116	47	15	4	1	400.0	425	202	162	178	4.54	—	-7,254

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 Poat — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
116	122	9	14	3	1	1	14	0	7	56	.115	.163	.180	.343	-473

Career AVG .115 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 55.8% below league average.

Career OBP .163 vs. league average .332 across their career seasons — 51.0% below league average.

Career SLG .180 vs. league average .365 across their career seasons — 50.6% below league average.

Career OPS .343 vs. league average .697 across their career seasons — 50.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Ray Poat — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1942	CLE	AL	4	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1943	CLE	AL	17	13	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	9	.154	—	—	—	—	0.0
1944	CLE	AL	36	17	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	8	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1947	NY1	NL	7	21	3	4	1	1	1	5	1	7	.190	—	—	—	—	0.0
1948	NY1	NL	39	56	4	7	2	0	0	7	4	26	.125	.263 (-53%)	.340 (-46%)	.379 (-58%)	.719 (-52%)	-473.3
1949	NY1	NL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1949	PIT	NL	11	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.100	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			116	122	9	14	3	1	1	14	7	56	.115	—	—	—	—	-473

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 Poat — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	62	49	5	6	1	9	.122
Away	54	76	4	8	0	5	.105

Pitching — Home / Away

Ray Poat — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	62	190.0	184	95	80	91	4.50
Away	54	210.0	241	106	84	88	4.54

Last 10 Games — Batting

Ray Poat — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	SO
1949-09-21	PIT	BSN	L	0	0	0
1949-09-19	PIT	NY1	L	1	0	1
1949-09-18	PIT	NY1	L	0	0	0
1949-09-09	PIT	CHC	L	1	0	0
1949-09-05	PIT	STL	L	2	1	1
1949-07-23	PIT	BSN	W	1	0	0
1949-07-10	PIT	CHC	L	1	0	0
1949-06-25	PIT	BRO	L	0	0	0
1949-06-20	PIT	PHI	L	0	0	0
1949-06-16	PIT	BSN	L	2	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Ray Poat — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1949-09-21	PIT	BSN	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
1949-09-19	PIT	NY1	—	2.2	2	1	1	4	1	0
1949-09-18	PIT	NY1	—	3.0	3	2	2	1	0	1
1949-09-09	PIT	CHC	—	3.2	6	2	2	0	1	1
1949-09-05	PIT	STL	—	5.0	5	3	3	3	0	1
1949-07-23	PIT	BSN	—	5.0	7	3	3	2	4	0
1949-07-10	PIT	CHC	—	3.2	4	2	2	0	3	1
1949-06-25	PIT	BRO	—	0.1	3	5	0	1	1	1
1949-06-20	PIT	PHI	—	0.2	4	3	3	1	0	0
1949-06-16	PIT	BSN	L	5.0	9	5	5	3	4	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Ray Poat — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	116	0	16	56	3	11

Season-by-Season Fielding

Ray Poat — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1942	CLE	P	4	1	3	0	1
1943	CLE	P	17	1	8	0	1
1944	CLE	P	36	6	11	1	3
1947	NY1	P	7	5	8	0	1
1948	NY1	P	39	2	20	1	5
1949	NY1	P	2	0	0	0	0
1949	PIT	P	11	1	6	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Ray Poat — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	116

College History

Ray Poat — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Champaign	IL	1937, 1938

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Ray Poat: the record in brief

Between the debut on April 15, 1942 and the final game on September 21, 1949, Ray Poat built the record summarized on this page. By club, Poat's seasons break down as the Cleveland Indians (1942 to 1944), the New York Giants (1947 through 1949), and the Pittsburgh Pirates (1949). Poat, a pitcher by primary position, threw and hit right-handed. Height and weight on file: 6'2" and 200 pounds. Poat was born on December 19, 1917, in Chicago, IL, USA. Poat's death is recorded on April 29, 1990, in Oak Lawn, IL, USA. Poat's full given name, per the bio, is Raymond Willis Poat.

Poat pitched in 116 games, starting 47, and finished with a 22-30 record and 4.54 ERA. Poat had 178 strikeouts and 15 complete games. The league ERA over Poat's seasons was 3.80, so the 4.54 figure ran 19.8% worse than average. No season topped the 11 wins of 1948. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 4.34 in 1948, when the league's was 4.10.

Frequently Asked Questions about Ray Poat

What years did Ray Poat play?: Ray Poat played in Major League Baseball from 1942 to 1949.
Was Ray Poat a pitcher?: Yes. Ray Poat pitched in the major leagues, recording 22 wins and 178 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ray Poat hit?: Ray Poat hit 1 career home runs with 14 hits.
What was Ray Poat's career batting average?: Ray Poat batted .115 over his career, with 14 hits in 122 at bats.
How many RBI did Ray Poat have?: Ray Poat drove in 14 runs in his career.
What was Ray Poat's career ERA?: Ray Poat finished with a 4.54 career ERA, going 22-30 with 178 strikeouts.