What years did Jimmy Ring play?

Jimmy Ring played in Major League Baseball from 1917 to 1928.

Was Jimmy Ring a pitcher?

Yes. Jimmy Ring pitched in the major leagues, recording 118 wins and 835 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Jimmy Ring hit?

Jimmy Ring hit 4 career home runs with 120 hits.

What was Jimmy Ring's career batting average?

Jimmy Ring batted .147 over his career, with 120 hits in 817 at bats.

How many RBI did Jimmy Ring have?

Jimmy Ring drove in 57 runs in his career.

What was Jimmy Ring's career ERA?

Jimmy Ring finished with a 4.12 career ERA, going 118-149 with 835 strikeouts.

Jimmy Ring

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1917-1928)

Jimmy Ring was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1917 to 1928 for 4 teams, including the Cincinnati Reds, a span of 12 seasons. Across 389 career appearances, he went 118-149 with a 4.12 ERA and 835 strikeouts. He also batted .147 with 4 home runs.

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 118–149

ERA 4.12

WHIP 1.49

SO 835

Pitcher PIV -15461.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 170 lb
Born: 2/15/1895 in Brooklyn, NY, USA
Died: 7/6/1965 in Breezy Point, NY, USA
MLB Debut: 1917-04-13
Last Game: 1928-09-26

Full name: James Joseph Ring

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Career Pitching Statistics

Jimmy Ring — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
118	149	389	294	154	9	11	2354.1	2,545	1,079	104	953	835	4.12	-15461.5

Career ERA 4.12 vs. league average 3.84 across their career seasons — 7.5% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Jimmy Ring Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1917	CIN	NL	3	7	24	7	3	0	2	88.0	90	43	35	33	4.40	2.69 (-64%)	-800.6
1918	CIN	NL	9	5	21	18	13	4	0	142.1	130	45	48	26	2.85	2.83 (-1%)	-2242.5
1919	CIN	NL	10	9	32	18	12	2	3	183.0	150	46	51	61	2.26	3.09 (+27%)	1383.2
1920	CIN	NL	17	16	42	33	18	1	1	266.2	268	105	92	73	3.54	3.45 (-3%)	-579.4
1921	PHI	NL	10	19	34	30	21	0	1	246.0	258	116	88	88	4.24	4.02 (-6%)	83.5
1922	PHI	NL	12	18	40	33	17	0	1	249.1	292	127	103	116	4.58	4.18 (-10%)	-2189.0
1923	PHI	NL	18	16	39	36	23	0	0	304.1	336	131	115	112	3.87	4.03 (+4%)	293.0
1924	PHI	NL	10	12	32	31	16	1	0	215.1	236	95	108	72	3.97	4.13 (+4%)	-2766.9
1925	PHI	NL	14	16	38	37	21	1	0	270.0	325	131	119	93	4.37	4.55 (+4%)	-2489.3
1926	NY1	NL	11	10	39	23	5	0	2	183.1	207	93	74	76	4.57	4.11 (-11%)	-969.1
1927	SLN	NL	0	4	13	3	1	0	0	33.0	39	24	17	13	6.55	4.08 (-60%)	-856.3
1928	PHI	NL	4	17	35	25	4	0	1	173.0	214	123	103	72	6.40	4.13 (-55%)	-4328.1
Career · 12 seasons			118	149	389	294	154	9	11	2,354.1	2,545	1,079	953	835	4.12	—	-15,462

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

Jimmy Ring — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
391	817	59	120	23	1	4	57	2	17	288	.147	.167	.192	.359	-6,404

Career AVG .147 vs. league average .277 across their career seasons — 47.0% below league average.

Career OBP .167 vs. league average .339 across their career seasons — 50.7% below league average.

Career SLG .192 vs. league average .380 across their career seasons — 49.4% below league average.

Career OPS .359 vs. league average .719 across their career seasons — 50.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Jimmy Ring Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1917	CIN	NL	24	26	2	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	10	.077	—	—	—	—	0.0
1918	CIN	NL	21	50	6	6	2	0	0	1	0	0	17	.120	.255 (-53%)	.318 (-62%)	.326 (-51%)	.645 (-57%)	-419.7
1919	CIN	NL	32	62	3	6	1	0	0	1	0	1	20	.097	.262 (-63%)	.322 (-66%)	.347 (-68%)	.670 (-67%)	-619.4
1920	CIN	NL	42	96	6	19	3	1	0	12	1	2	27	.198	.271 (-27%)	.331 (-33%)	.363 (-31%)	.694 (-32%)	-490.2
1921	PHI	NL	34	83	7	12	2	0	0	5	0	3	29	.145	.286 (-49%)	.344 (-47%)	.395 (-57%)	.739 (-52%)	-707.9
1922	PHI	NL	40	88	4	13	2	0	1	4	0	1	32	.148	.285 (-48%)	.345 (-55%)	.397 (-49%)	.743 (-51%)	-749.2
1923	PHI	NL	41	113	5	12	3	0	1	8	1	1	44	.106	.282 (-62%)	.344 (-65%)	.390 (-59%)	.734 (-62%)	-1145.5
1924	PHI	NL	32	74	6	17	5	0	0	6	0	3	20	.230	.283 (-19%)	.345 (-25%)	.389 (-24%)	.734 (-24%)	-303.0
1925	PHI	NL	38	101	8	11	0	0	2	8	0	4	40	.109	.288 (-62%)	.349 (-59%)	.407 (-59%)	.756 (-59%)	-998.8
1926	NY1	NL	39	56	4	8	1	0	0	2	0	2	26	.143	.279 (-49%)	.345 (-50%)	.390 (-59%)	.735 (-55%)	-500.2
1927	SLN	NL	13	8	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.375	—	—	—	—	0.0
1928	PHI	NL	35	60	5	11	1	0	0	7	0	0	21	.183	.280 (-35%)	.342 (-46%)	.395 (-49%)	.737 (-48%)	-469.7
Career · 12 seasons			391	817	59	120	23	1	4	57	2	17	288	.147	—	—	—	—	-6,404

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

Jimmy Ring — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Jimmy Ring — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1919	WS	CIN	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Jimmy Ring — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	1	2	1	0	14.0	7	1	6	4	0.64

Playoff Pitching by Year

Jimmy Ring — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1919	WS	CIN	1	1	2	1	0	14.0	7	1	6	4	0.64

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Jimmy Ring — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	196	379	31	65	3	37	.172
Away	195	436	26	56	1	23	.128

Pitching — Home / Away

Jimmy Ring — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	195	1179.2	1300	542	448	412	4.14
Away	194	1180.1	1258	539	507	421	4.11

Last 10 Games — Batting

Jimmy Ring — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
1928-09-26	PHI	CHC	L	0	0	0	0	0
1928-09-24	PHI	CHC	L	0	0	0	0	0
1928-09-22	PHI	PIT	L	0	0	0	0	0
1928-09-14	PHI	STL	L	2	0	0	0	0
1928-09-10	PHI	BRO	L	2	0	0	0	1
1928-09-04	PHI	NY1	L	2	0	1	0	0
1928-08-31	PHI	BSN	L	1	0	0	0	0
1928-08-26	PHI	STL	L	2	0	0	0	0
1928-08-22	PHI	CHC	L	2	0	0	0	2
1928-08-18	PHI	PIT	W	3	2	2	3	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Jimmy Ring — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1928-09-26	PHI	CHC	—	0.1	2	4	4	2	0	0
1928-09-24	PHI	CHC	—	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1928-09-22	PHI	PIT	—	2.0	2	0	0	0	0	0
1928-09-14	PHI	STL	L	4.1	2	6	6	5	0	0
1928-09-10	PHI	BRO	L	7.0	12	7	7	4	2	0
1928-09-04	PHI	NY1	L	7.0	10	6	6	3	3	1
1928-08-31	PHI	BSN	L	3.0	8	3	3	2	0	0
1928-08-26	PHI	STL	L	6.0	8	4	4	3	0	0
1928-08-22	PHI	CHC	—	4.1	3	1	1	4	1	0
1928-08-18	PHI	PIT	W	6.2	10	8	7	7	3	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Jimmy Ring — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	389	0	78	659	25	30

Season-by-Season Fielding

Jimmy Ring — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1917	CIN	P	24	2	27	0	1
1918	CIN	P	21	2	29	3	1
1919	CIN	P	32	7	64	0	5
1920	CIN	P	42	10	80	3	2
1921	PHI	P	34	6	76	3	4
1922	PHI	P	40	6	75	3	4
1923	PHI	P	39	11	83	2	2
1924	PHI	P	32	10	61	3	4
1925	PHI	P	38	11	71	4	3
1926	NY1	P	39	5	37	2	3
1927	SLN	P	13	2	12	2	1
1928	PHI	P	35	6	44	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Jimmy Ring Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	389

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Jimmy Ring: the record in brief

Jimmy Ring's major league career runs from a debut on April 13, 1917 to a final game on September 26, 1928. Club by club, the record runs the Cincinnati Reds (1917 to 1920), the Philadelphia Phillies (1921 through 1928), the New York Giants (1926), and the St. Louis Cardinals (1927). Ring, a pitcher by primary position, both batted and threw right-handed. Ring is listed at 6-foot-1 and 170 pounds. Ring was born on February 15, 1895, in Brooklyn, NY, USA. Ring died on July 6, 1965, in Breezy Point, NY, USA. The given name on file is James Joseph Ring.

Ring's career pitching line is 118 wins, 149 losses and a 4.12 ERA over 389 appearances. Ring had 835 strikeouts, 154 complete games, 9 shutouts, and 11 saves. Against a 3.84 league ERA for the same seasons, the 4.12 mark was 7.5% worse. No season topped the 18 wins of 1923. Ring struck out 116 batters in 1922, a career high.

Frequently Asked Questions about Jimmy Ring

What years did Jimmy Ring play?: Jimmy Ring played in Major League Baseball from 1917 to 1928.
Was Jimmy Ring a pitcher?: Yes. Jimmy Ring pitched in the major leagues, recording 118 wins and 835 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jimmy Ring hit?: Jimmy Ring hit 4 career home runs with 120 hits.
What was Jimmy Ring's career batting average?: Jimmy Ring batted .147 over his career, with 120 hits in 817 at bats.
How many RBI did Jimmy Ring have?: Jimmy Ring drove in 57 runs in his career.
What was Jimmy Ring's career ERA?: Jimmy Ring finished with a 4.12 career ERA, going 118-149 with 835 strikeouts.