Carl Ray
Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1915-1916)
Carl Ray was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1915 to 1916 for the Philadelphia Athletics, a span of 2 seasons. Across 5 career appearances, he went 0-2 with a 4.86 ERA and 11 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
- Position
- Pitcher
- Bats / Throws
- L / L
- Height / Weight
- 5'11" / 170 lb
- Died
- 4/2/1970 in Lexington, NC, USA
- MLB Debut
- 1915-09-25
- Last Game
- 1916-05-09
Full name: Carl Grady Ray
Season-by-Season Pitching
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| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Lg ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | PHA | AL | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4.91 | — | 0.0 |
| 1916 | PHA | AL | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 4.82 | 2.78 (-73%) | 0.0 |
| Career · 2 seasons | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.2 | 20 | 9 | 20 | 11 | 4.86 | — | 0 | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .000 | .167 | .000 | .167 | 0 |
Career AVG .000 vs. league average .250 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.
Career OBP .167 vs. league average .317 across their career seasons — 47.4% below league average.
Career SLG .000 vs. league average .330 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.
Career OPS .167 vs. league average .647 across their career seasons — 74.2% below league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | PHA | AL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1916 | PHA | AL | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 2 seasons | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0 | ||
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
View full game log (10 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Away | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Pitching — Home / Away
| Split | G | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 3 | 12.1 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 5.84 |
| Away | 2 | 4.1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8.31 |
Last 5 Games — Batting
| Date | Tm | Opp | Res | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916-05-09 | PHA | DET | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1916-04-20 | PHA | BOS | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1916-04-13 | PHA | BOS | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1915-10-04 | PHA | MIN | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1915-09-25 | PHA | CHW | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Last 5 Games — Pitching
| Date | Tm | Opp | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916-05-09 | PHA | DET | — | 7.0 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| 1916-04-20 | PHA | BOS | — | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1916-04-13 | PHA | BOS | L | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1915-10-04 | PHA | MIN | — | 4.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 1915-09-25 | PHA | CHW | L | 3.1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 5 |
Carl Ray: the record in brief
Between the debut on September 25, 1915 and the final game on May 9, 1916, Carl Ray built the record summarized on this page. Ray spent the whole of the career shown here with one club, the Philadelphia Athletics. Ray, a pitcher by primary position, threw and hit left-handed. Height and weight on file: 170 pounds on a 5-foot-11 frame. The birth record reads January 31, 1889, in Danbury, NC, USA. The bio records the death on April 2, 1970, in Lexington, NC, USA. Ray's full given name, per the bio, is Carl Grady Ray.
Ray went 0-2 with a 4.86 ERA in 5 games, 2 of them starts. The totals include 11 strikeouts. The league ERA over Ray's seasons was 2.85, so the 4.86 figure ran 70.6% worse than average. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 4.82 in 1916, when the league's was 2.78.
The game-log section draws on 10 games of Retrosheet box scores for Ray.
Every defensive appearance on record for Ray, 5 games, came at pitcher.
Frequently Asked Questions about Carl Ray
- What years did Carl Ray play?
- Carl Ray played in Major League Baseball from 1915 to 1916.
- Was Carl Ray a pitcher?
- Yes. Carl Ray pitched in the major leagues, recording 0 wins and 11 strikeouts.
- How many home runs did Carl Ray hit?
- Carl Ray hit 0 career home runs.
- What was Carl Ray's career batting average?
- Carl Ray batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 5 at bats.
- What was Carl Ray's career ERA?
- Carl Ray finished with a 4.86 career ERA, going 0-2 with 11 strikeouts.
- How many strikeouts did Carl Ray have?
- Carl Ray recorded 11 career strikeouts.