What years did Robbie Ray play?

Robbie Ray played in Major League Baseball from 2014 to 2026.

Was Robbie Ray a pitcher?

Yes. Robbie Ray pitched in the major leagues, recording 101 wins and 1874 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Robbie Ray hit?

Robbie Ray hit 1 career home runs with 34 hits.

What was Robbie Ray's career batting average?

Robbie Ray batted .143 over his career, with 34 hits in 237 at bats.

How many RBI did Robbie Ray have?

Robbie Ray drove in 9 runs in his career.

What was Robbie Ray's career ERA?

Robbie Ray finished with a 3.90 career ERA, going 101-89 with 1,874 strikeouts.

Robbie Ray

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2014-2026)

Robbie Ray is a pitcher who has played in Major League Baseball since 2014 for 5 teams, including the Detroit Tigers, a span of 13 seasons. Across 296 career appearances, he has gone 101-89 with a 3.90 ERA and 1,874 strikeouts. He has also batted .143 with 1 home runs. Robbie Ray is a 2-time All-Star and a Cy Young. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 5174.7.

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

Active Player

W–L 101–89

ERA 3.90

WHIP 1.30

SO 1,874

Pitcher PIV thru 2025 5174.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 225 lb
Born: 10/1/1991 in Brentwood, TN, USA
MLB Debut: 2014-05-06
Awards: 2× All-Star · Cy Young

Full name: Robert Glenn Ray

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Career Pitching Statistics

Robbie Ray — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
101	89	296	291	2	1	0	1606.2	1,390	697	238	692	1,874	3.90	5174.7

Career ERA 3.90 vs. league average 4.17 across their career seasons — 6.3% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Robbie Ray Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2014	DET	AL	1	4	9	6	0	0	28.2	43	26	11	19	8.16	3.74 (-118%)	-1064.0
2015	ARI	NL	5	12	23	23	0	0	127.2	121	50	49	119	3.52	3.96 (+11%)	1428.9
2016	ARI	NL	8	15	32	32	0	0	174.1	185	95	71	218	4.90	4.19 (-17%)	1939.4
2017	ARI	NL	15	5	28	28	1	1	162.0	116	52	71	218	2.89	4.36 (+34%)	2672.7
2018	ARI	NL	6	2	24	24	0	0	123.2	97	54	70	165	3.93	4.15 (+5%)	-494.7
2019	ARI	NL	12	8	33	33	0	0	174.1	150	84	84	235	4.34	4.51 (+4%)	985.6
2020	ARI	NL	1	4	7	7	0	0	31.0	31	27	31	43	7.84	4.45 (-76%)	-2197.1
2020	TOR	AL	1	1	5	4	0	0	20.2	22	11	14	25	4.79	4.45 (-8%)	-448.1
2021	TOR	AL	13	7	32	32	0	0	193.1	150	61	52	248	2.84	4.27 (+33%)	2880.1
2022	SEA	AL	12	12	32	32	0	0	189.0	163	78	62	212	3.71	3.97 (+6%)	-930.9
2023	SEA	AL	0	1	1	1	0	0	3.1	4	3	5	3	8.10	—	0.0
2024	SFN	NL	3	2	7	7	0	0	30.2	20	16	15	43	4.70	4.08 (-15%)	-676.1
2025	SFN	NL	11	8	32	32	1	0	182.1	148	74	73	186	3.65	4.16 (+12%)	1078.8
2026	SD	NL	13	8	31	30	0	0	165.2	140	66	84	140	3.59	4.18 (+14%)	-
Career · 14 seasons			101	89	296	291	2	1	1,606.2	1,390	697	692	1,874	3.90	—	5,175

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

Robbie Ray — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
267	237	11	34	6	0	1	9	0	4	116	.143	.157	.181	.338	-1,232

Career AVG .143 vs. league average .249 across their career seasons — 42.4% below league average.

Career OBP .157 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — 50.6% below league average.

Career SLG .181 vs. league average .410 across their career seasons — 55.7% below league average.

Career OPS .338 vs. league average .727 across their career seasons — 53.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Robbie Ray Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2014	DET	AL	9	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	ARI	NL	23	31	0	3	1	0	0	0	14	.097	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	ARI	NL	32	53	3	10	2	1	2	1	26	.189	.255 (-26%)	.321 (-37%)	.417 (-32%)	.738 (-34%)	-299.0
2017	ARI	NL	28	53	5	13	2	0	2	3	23	.245	.254 (-4%)	.324 (-12%)	.425 (-34%)	.750 (-24%)	-203.4
2018	ARI	NL	25	39	2	3	1	0	2	0	24	.077	—	—	—	—	0.0
2019	ARI	NL	34	55	1	4	0	0	3	0	28	.073	.252 (-71%)	.322 (-77%)	.434 (-83%)	.757 (-81%)	-729.3
2020	ARI	NL	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2020	TOR	AL	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	TOR	AL	32	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2022	SEA	AL	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2023	SEA	AL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2024	SFN	NL	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2025	SFN	NL	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 13 seasons			267	237	11	34	6	1	9	4	116	.143	—	—	—	—	-1,232

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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Robbie Ray — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Robbie Ray — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	SO	AVG
2022	ALDS2	SEA	2	0	0	.000
2022	ALWC2	SEA	1	0	0	.000
2020	ALWC1	TOR	1	0	0	.000
2017	NLDS1	ARI	1	1	1	.000
2017	NLWC	ARI	1	1	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Robbie Ray — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	3	6	2	0	13.1	14	11	5	19	7.42

Playoff Pitching by Year

Robbie Ray — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2022	ALDS2	SEA	1	2	0	0.2	1	1	0	1	13.50
2022	ALWC2	SEA	0	1	1	3.0	6	4	0	4	12.00
2020	ALWC1	TOR	1	1	0	3.0	1	1	1	5	3.00
2017	NLDS1	ARI	1	1	1	4.1	4	4	4	6	8.31
2017	NLWC	ARI	0	1	0	2.1	2	1	0	3	3.86

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Robbie Ray — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	132	110	5	17	1	3	.155
Away	135	127	6	17	0	6	.134

Pitching — Home / Away

Robbie Ray — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	131	730.0	652	332	302	853	4.09
Away	134	711.0	598	299	306	881	3.78

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Robbie Ray — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2025-09-19	SFG	LAD	L	4.2	5	5	5	2	5	3
2025-09-14	SFG	LAD	L	4.0	6	5	5	4	5	0
2025-09-09	SFG	AZ	W	5.0	3	2	2	2	5	0
2025-09-03	SFG	COL	—	4.2	7	5	4	1	8	0
2025-08-29	SFG	BAL	—	4.1	6	6	6	3	5	0
2025-08-24	SFG	MIL	—	5.0	6	3	3	4	0	1
2025-08-18	SFG	SDP	W	6.2	3	3	0	1	6	1
2025-08-12	SFG	SDP	L	6.0	7	4	4	1	4	1
2025-08-06	SFG	PIT	—	6.0	6	2	2	2	8	0
2025-08-01	SFG	NYN	—	7.0	4	1	1	1	6	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Robbie Ray — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	265	261	36	130	7	10

Season-by-Season Fielding

Robbie Ray — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2014	DET	P	9	6	2	6	0	1
2015	ARI	P	23	23	9	15	0	1
2016	ARI	P	32	32	3	18	2	3
2017	ARI	P	28	28	0	11	1	1
2018	ARI	P	24	24	1	5	0	0
2019	ARI	P	33	33	7	21	2	2
2020	ARI	P	7	7	0	1	0	0
2020	TOR	P	5	4	1	5	0	0
2021	TOR	P	32	32	4	15	1	1
2022	SEA	P	32	32	6	18	0	1
2023	SEA	P	1	1	0	0	1	0
2024	SFN	P	7	7	0	2	0	0
2025	SFN	P	32	32	3	13	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Robbie Ray Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	265

Awards & Honors

Robbie Ray — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2025	Pitcher of the Month	May
2021	All-MLB Team - First Team	SP
2021	Cy Young Award
2021	MLB Players Choice Outstanding Pitcher
2021	Pitcher of the Month	August
2021	Player of the Week	Week of 2021-09-04
2016	Player of the Week	Week of 2016-08-20

Salary History

Robbie Ray — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	ARI	NL	$521,000
Total Career Earnings			$521,000

Award Voting History

Robbie Ray — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2021	Cy Young Award	AL	1st	207.0	210	29
2021	Most Valuable Player	AL	15th	4.0	420	0
2017	Cy Young Award	NL	7th	6.0	210	0

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Robbie Ray: the record in brief

Robbie Ray made a major league debut on May 6, 2014 and is still active, so the totals on this page keep changing. Ray played for the Detroit Tigers (2014), the Arizona Diamondbacks (2015 through 2020), the Toronto Blue Jays (2020 through 2021), the Seattle Mariners (2022 through 2023), and the San Francisco Giants (2024 through 2025). Ray, born on October 1, 1991, in Brentwood, TN, USA, is listed as a pitcher and both batted and threw left-handed. Ray's listed size is 225 pounds on a 6-foot-2 frame. Ray's full given name, per the bio, is Robert Glenn Ray.

Across 296 games (291 starts), Ray has recorded 101 wins against 89 losses with a 3.90 ERA. The same table counts 1,874 strikeouts. Against a 4.17 league ERA for the same years, Ray was 6.3% better. Ray won 15 games in 2017, the most of any season listed. The strikeout high was 248 in 2021. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 2.84 in 2021, when the league's was 4.27.

Frequently Asked Questions about Robbie Ray

What years did Robbie Ray play?: Robbie Ray played in Major League Baseball from 2014 to 2026.
Was Robbie Ray a pitcher?: Yes. Robbie Ray pitched in the major leagues, recording 101 wins and 1874 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Robbie Ray hit?: Robbie Ray hit 1 career home runs with 34 hits.
What was Robbie Ray's career batting average?: Robbie Ray batted .143 over his career, with 34 hits in 237 at bats.
How many RBI did Robbie Ray have?: Robbie Ray drove in 9 runs in his career.
What was Robbie Ray's career ERA?: Robbie Ray finished with a 3.90 career ERA, going 101-89 with 1,874 strikeouts.