What years did Ray Steineder play?

Ray Steineder played in Major League Baseball from 1923 to 1924.

Was Ray Steineder a pitcher?

Yes. Ray Steineder pitched in the major leagues, recording 3 wins and 34 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Ray Steineder hit?

Ray Steineder hit 0 career home runs with 10 hits.

What was Ray Steineder's career batting average?

Ray Steineder batted .400 over his career, with 10 hits in 25 at bats.

How many RBI did Ray Steineder have?

Ray Steineder drove in 2 runs in his career.

What was Ray Steineder's career ERA?

Ray Steineder finished with a 4.90 career ERA, going 3-2 with 34 strikeouts.

Ray Steineder

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1923-1924)

Ray Steineder was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1923 to 1924 for the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Philadelphia Phillies, a span of 2 seasons. Across 29 career appearances, he went 3-2 with a 4.90 ERA and 34 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 3–2

ERA 4.90

WHIP 1.53

SO 34

Pitcher PIV -265.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 160 lb
Born: 11/13/1894 in Salem, NJ, USA
Died: 8/25/1982 in Vineland, NJ, USA
MLB Debut: 1923-07-16
Last Game: 1924-07-06

Full name: Raymond Steineder

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Career Pitching Statistics

Ray Steineder — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
3	2	29	2	1	0	0	86.1	93	47	4	39	34	4.90	-265.9

Career ERA 4.90 vs. league average 4.08 across their career seasons — 20.1% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Ray Steineder — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1923	PIT	NL	2	0	15	2	1	55.0	58	29	18	23	4.75	4.03 (-18%)	49.0
1924	PIT	NL	0	1	5	0	0	2.2	6	4	5	0	13.50	—	0.0
1924	PHI	NL	1	1	9	0	0	28.2	29	14	16	11	4.40	4.13 (-6%)	-314.9
Career · 3 seasons			3	2	29	2	1	86.1	93	47	39	34	4.90	—	-266

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 Steineder — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
29	25	3	10	1	0	0	2	0	1	7	.400	.423	.440	.863	0

Career AVG .400 vs. league average .283 across their career seasons — +41.1% above league average.

Career OBP .423 vs. league average .345 across their career seasons — +22.6% above league average.

Career SLG .440 vs. league average .390 across their career seasons — +12.9% above league average.

Career OPS .863 vs. league average .735 across their career seasons — +17.5% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Ray Steineder — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1923	PIT	NL	15	15	2	7	1	2	1	4	.467	—	—	—	—	0.0
1924	PIT	NL	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1924	PHI	NL	9	10	1	3	0	0	0	3	.300	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			29	25	3	10	1	2	1	7	.400	—	—	—	—	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

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

Batting — Home / Away

Ray Steineder — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	19	16	2	8	0	2	.500
Away	10	10	1	2	0	0	.200

Pitching — Home / Away

Ray Steineder — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	19	58.1	66	28	25	25	4.32
Away	10	28.0	29	17	14	9	5.46

Last 10 Games — Batting

Ray Steineder — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	SO
1924-07-06	PHI	NY1	L	0	0	0	0
1924-07-05	PHI	NY1	L	2	1	1	1
1924-06-25	PHI	BSN	L	2	0	0	0
1924-06-25	PHI	BSN	W	0	0	0	0
1924-06-22	PHI	BRO	W	2	0	0	1
1924-06-18	PHI	CHC	L	2	0	1	0
1924-06-04	PHI	STL	L	0	0	0	0
1924-06-01	PHI	BRO	L	1	0	0	1
1924-05-30	PHI	NY1	L	1	0	1	0
1924-05-21	PIT	NY1	L	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Ray Steineder — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1924-07-06	PHI	NY1	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1924-07-05	PHI	NY1	L	5.1	7	2	2	2	2	0
1924-06-25	PHI	BSN	—	6.0	6	0	0	1	3	0
1924-06-25	PHI	BSN	—	0.1	1	1	1	0	0	0
1924-06-22	PHI	BRO	W	3.1	1	0	0	4	2	0
1924-06-18	PHI	CHC	—	7.2	9	5	5	4	2	0
1924-06-04	PHI	STL	—	2.0	2	2	2	2	2	0
1924-06-01	PHI	BRO	—	1.1	2	2	2	1	0	0
1924-05-30	PHI	NY1	—	1.2	3	3	2	2	0	1
1924-05-21	PIT	NY1	—	0.0	0	1	1	2	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Ray Steineder — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	29	0	2	18	1	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Ray Steineder — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E
1923	PIT	P	15	1	8	1
1924	PIT	P	5	0	1	0
1924	PHI	P	9	1	9	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Ray Steineder — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	29

Ray Steineder: the record in brief

Ray Steineder played a first major league game on July 16, 1923 and a last one on July 6, 1924. The season rows list, in order, the Pittsburgh Pirates (1923 through 1924) and the Philadelphia Phillies (1924). Steineder, a pitcher by primary position, threw and hit right-handed. The recorded size is 6'0" and 160 pounds. Steineder was born on November 13, 1894, in Salem, NJ, USA. The bio records the death on August 25, 1982, in Vineland, NJ, USA. The bio lists the given name Raymond.

Steineder went 3-2 with a 4.90 ERA in 29 games, 2 of them starts. Also on Steineder's record: 34 strikeouts. The league ERA over Steineder's seasons was 4.08, so the 4.90 figure ran 20.1% worse than average. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 4.75 in 1923, when the league's was 4.03.

Every defensive appearance on record for Steineder, 29 games, came at pitcher. Fielding on the mound produced 2 putouts and 18 assists against 1 errors.

Steineder's game-by-game log, linked below the splits, holds 58 games from Retrosheet.

Frequently Asked Questions about Ray Steineder

What years did Ray Steineder play?: Ray Steineder played in Major League Baseball from 1923 to 1924.
Was Ray Steineder a pitcher?: Yes. Ray Steineder pitched in the major leagues, recording 3 wins and 34 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ray Steineder hit?: Ray Steineder hit 0 career home runs with 10 hits.
What was Ray Steineder's career batting average?: Ray Steineder batted .400 over his career, with 10 hits in 25 at bats.
How many RBI did Ray Steineder have?: Ray Steineder drove in 2 runs in his career.
What was Ray Steineder's career ERA?: Ray Steineder finished with a 4.90 career ERA, going 3-2 with 34 strikeouts.