Otto Ray

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .298
HR 5
RBI 84
H 173
OPS .804
PIV 989
Position
Catcher
Bats / Throws
— / R
Born
5/19/1893 in Lexington, MO, USA
Died
1/19/1976 in Liberty, MO, USA

Full name: Otto C. Ray

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
26.0 24.0 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 1.0 1.0 0 .167 .200 .167 .367

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
193 581 104 173 33 18 5 84 20 54 5 .298 .362 .442 .804 989

Career AVG .298 vs. league average .282 across their career seasons — +5.5% above league average.

Career OBP .362 vs. league average .343 across their career seasons — +5.5% above league average.

Career SLG .442 vs. league average .387 across their career seasons — +14.2% above league average.

Career OPS .804 vs. league average .730 across their career seasons — +10.1% 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
1920 KCM NNL 28 86 11 22 4 2 0 8 3 8 0 .256 .271 (-6%) .331 (-4%) .363 (-4%) .694 (-4%) -58.5
1921 KCM NNL 16 38 8 8 0 1 0 1 1 7 0 .211 — — — — 0.0
1921 COG NNL 35 127 20 38 6 5 0 20 8 12 2 .299 .286 (+5%) .344 (+6%) .395 (+8%) .739 (+7%) 0.0
1922 SLS NNL 44 142 27 40 6 2 2 18 5 11 3 .282 .285 (-1%) .345 (-2%) .397 (-1%) .743 (-2%) -40.5
1923 SLS NNL 41 102 21 34 6 5 1 15 1 6 0 .333 .282 (+18%) .344 (+7%) .390 (+33%) .734 (+21%) 319.7
1924 CBN NNL 29 86 17 31 11 3 2 22 2 10 0 .360 .283 (+27%) .345 (+25%) .389 (+61%) .734 (+44%) 631.0
Career · 6 seasons 193 581 104 173 33 18 5 84 20 54 5 .298 — — — — 852

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

Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home150100.200
Away6190300.158

Last 7 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1921-07-19 CG1CB1L 302000010
1921-06-20 CG1CAGL 400000000
1921-06-19 CG1CAGL 401000001
1921-05-09 KCMCAGL 200000000
1921-05-08 KCMCAGW 300000000
1921-05-07 KCMCAGL 300000000
1920-08-01 KCMCAGW 501000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 11 9 99 1 3 1
C 126 108 500 122 27 13
OF 38 28 48 5 1 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1920 KCM C 17 14 93 14 6 1
1920 KCM OF 11 10 13 2 0 0
1921 KCM C 13 11 49 12 3 1
1921 KCM OF 2 2 1 0 0 0
1921 COG C 32 31 115 40 7 5
1921 COG OF 4 3 9 1 1 0
1922 SLS 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0
1922 SLS C 29 25 117 23 7 1
1922 SLS OF 10 5 8 0 0 0
1923 SLS C 22 16 84 22 1 3
1923 SLS OF 7 4 12 2 0 0
1924 CBN 1B 10 9 98 1 3 1
1924 CBN C 13 11 42 11 3 2
1924 CBN OF 4 4 5 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Catcher 126
First Base 11
Left Field 15
Center Field 2
Right Field 21

Frequently Asked Questions about Otto Ray

Was Otto Ray a pitcher?
No. Otto Ray was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Otto Ray hit?
Otto Ray hit 5 career home runs with 173 hits.