What years did Ray Washburn play?

Ray Washburn played in Major League Baseball from 1961 to 1970.

Was Ray Washburn a pitcher?

Yes. Ray Washburn pitched in the major leagues, recording 72 wins and 700 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Ray Washburn hit?

Ray Washburn hit 1 career home run with 38 hits.

What teams did Ray Washburn play for?

Ray Washburn played for 2 teams: the St. Louis Cardinals (1961–1969) and the Cincinnati Reds (1970).

What were Ray Washburn's career stats?

In 239 games, Ray Washburn went 72-64 with a 3.53 ERA, 700 strikeouts, 1,209.2 innings pitched, and 5 saves. At the plate he had 38 hits and 1 home runs.

What position did Ray Washburn play?

Ray Washburn played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Ray Washburn and how much did he weigh?

Ray Washburn was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 205 pounds.

What was Ray Washburn's career ERA?

Ray Washburn finished with a 3.53 career ERA, going 72-64 with 700 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Ray Washburn have?

Ray Washburn recorded 700 career strikeouts.

Is Ray Washburn in the Hall of Fame?

No. Ray Washburn has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Ray Washburn

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1961-1970)

Ray Washburn was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1961 to 1970 for the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds, a span of 10 seasons. Across 239 career appearances, he went 72-64 with a 3.53 ERA and 700 strikeouts. He also batted .105 with 1 home runs. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 1720.0.

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 15, 2026

W–L 72–64

ERA 3.53

WHIP 1.29

SO 700

Pitcher PIV 1720.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 205 lb
Born: 5/31/1938 in Pasco, WA, USA
MLB Debut: 1961-09-20
Last Game: 1970-10-01

Full name: Ray Clark Washburn

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Career Pitching Statistics

Ray Washburn — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
72	64	239	166	25	10	5	1209.2	1,208	475	107	354	700	3.53	1720.0

Career ERA 3.53 vs. league average 3.58 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Ray Washburn Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1961	SLN	NL	1	1	3	2	1	0	0	20.1	10	4	7	12	1.77	4.03 (+56%)	415.0
1962	SLN	NL	12	9	34	25	2	1	0	175.2	187	80	58	109	4.10	3.96 (-4%)	-1373.6
1963	SLN	NL	5	3	11	11	4	2	0	64.1	50	22	14	47	3.08	3.46 (+11%)	1191.6
1964	SLN	NL	3	4	15	10	0	0	2	60.0	60	27	17	28	4.05	3.58 (-13%)	-1061.6
1965	SLN	NL	9	11	28	16	1	1	2	119.1	114	48	28	67	3.62	3.50 (-3%)	-771.5
1966	SLN	NL	11	9	27	26	4	1	0	170.0	183	71	44	98	3.76	3.52 (-7%)	781.9
1967	SLN	NL	10	7	27	27	3	1	0	186.1	190	73	42	98	3.53	3.30 (-7%)	478.6
1968	SLN	NL	14	8	31	30	8	4	0	215.0	191	54	47	124	2.26	2.98 (+24%)	3011.1
1969	SLN	NL	3	8	28	16	2	0	1	132.1	133	45	49	80	3.06	3.61 (+15%)	1004.9
1970	CIN	NL	4	4	35	3	0	0	0	66.1	90	51	48	37	6.92	3.89 (-78%)	-1956.3
Career · 10 seasons			72	64	239	166	25	10	5	1,209.2	1,208	475	354	700	3.53	—	1,720

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 Washburn — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
239	361	22	38	6	2	1	24	0	20	201	.105	.153	.141	.295	-1,883

Career AVG .105 vs. league average .249 across their career seasons — 57.7% below league average.

Career OBP .153 vs. league average .315 across their career seasons — 51.3% below league average.

Career SLG .141 vs. league average .374 across their career seasons — 62.2% below league average.

Career OPS .295 vs. league average .689 across their career seasons — 57.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Ray Washburn Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1961	SLN	NL	3	8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	.125	—	—	—	—	0.0
1962	SLN	NL	34	56	8	10	2	0	0	7	4	21	.179	.257 (-31%)	.326 (-26%)	.393 (-46%)	.719 (-37%)	-328.7
1963	SLN	NL	11	19	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	11	.053	—	—	—	—	0.0
1964	SLN	NL	15	15	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	7	.133	—	—	—	—	0.0
1965	SLN	NL	28	33	3	5	1	0	0	1	2	19	.152	—	—	—	—	0.0
1966	SLN	NL	27	54	2	5	1	0	1	6	2	25	.093	.248 (-63%)	.309 (-60%)	.376 (-56%)	.685 (-58%)	-491.3
1967	SLN	NL	27	66	0	6	1	1	0	3	1	41	.091	.242 (-62%)	.306 (-66%)	.357 (-62%)	.663 (-64%)	-631.0
1968	SLN	NL	31	60	5	5	0	1	0	5	8	38	.083	.236 (-65%)	.298 (-36%)	.340 (-66%)	.638 (-52%)	-432.2
1969	SLN	NL	28	37	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	25	.081	—	—	—	—	0.0
1970	CIN	NL	35	13	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	10	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 10 seasons			239	361	22	38	6	2	1	24	20	201	.105	—	—	—	—	-1,883

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

Ray Washburn — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Ray Washburn — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	SO	AVG
1970	WS	CIN	1	0	0	.000
1968	WS	SLN	2	3	1	.000
1967	WS	SLN	2	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Ray Washburn — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	1	5	2	0	11.0	10	10	10	8	8.18

Playoff Pitching by Year

Ray Washburn — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1970	WS	CIN	0	0	1	0	1.1	2	2	2	0	13.50
1968	WS	SLN	1	1	2	2	7.1	7	8	7	6	9.82
1967	WS	SLN	0	0	2	0	2.1	1	0	1	2	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Ray Washburn — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	126	169	10	17	0	13	.101
Away	113	192	12	21	1	11	.109

Pitching — Home / Away

Ray Washburn — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	126	620.0	612	233	162	344	3.38
Away	113	590.0	596	242	192	356	3.69

Last 10 Games — Batting

Ray Washburn — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	BB	SO
1970-10-01	CIN	ATL	W	1	0	0
1970-09-20	CIN	ATL	L	0	0	0
1970-09-15	CIN	HOU	L	0	0	0
1970-09-13	CIN	SDP	L	0	0	0
1970-09-08	CIN	SFG	W	3	0	3
1970-09-04	CIN	SDP	L	0	0	0
1970-08-23	CIN	NYN	W	1	0	1
1970-08-19	CIN	WSN	L	0	0	0
1970-08-18	CIN	WSN	L	0	0	0
1970-08-15	CIN	PHI	W	0	1	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Ray Washburn — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1970-10-01	CIN	ATL	W	3.0	2	1	1	2	0	1
1970-09-20	CIN	ATL	—	2.0	5	3	3	2	0	0
1970-09-15	CIN	HOU	—	0.2	5	4	4	0	0	0
1970-09-13	CIN	SDP	—	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0
1970-09-08	CIN	SFG	W	7.0	5	1	1	4	4	0
1970-09-04	CIN	SDP	—	1.2	2	2	2	2	2	0
1970-08-23	CIN	NYN	—	2.2	1	0	0	4	2	0
1970-08-19	CIN	WSN	—	1.1	3	1	1	0	0	0
1970-08-18	CIN	WSN	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1970-08-15	CIN	PHI	W	3.0	3	0	0	1	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Ray Washburn — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	239	166	91	216	13	16

Season-by-Season Fielding

Ray Washburn — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1961	SLN	P	3	2	0	5	0	0
1962	SLN	P	34	25	9	34	2	1
1963	SLN	P	11	11	5	15	0	0
1964	SLN	P	15	10	4	14	0	3
1965	SLN	P	28	16	7	19	1	0
1966	SLN	P	27	26	10	33	3	2
1967	SLN	P	27	27	14	40	2	4
1968	SLN	P	31	30	24	20	1	2
1969	SLN	P	28	16	11	23	2	2
1970	CIN	P	35	3	7	13	2	2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Ray Washburn Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	239

College History

Ray Washburn — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Whitworth College	Spokane	WA	1957, 1958, 1959, 1960

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Ray Washburn: the record in brief

The profile opens with Ray Washburn's first major league game on September 20, 1961; the last one listed came on October 1, 1970. Washburn played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1961 through 1969) and the Cincinnati Reds (1970). Washburn played primarily as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. Born on May 31, 1938, in Pasco, WA, USA, Washburn was listed at 6'1" and 205 pounds. Ray Washburn was the playing name; the full given name is Ray Clark.

Washburn went 72-64 with a 3.53 ERA in 239 games, 166 of them starts. Washburn had 700 strikeouts, 25 complete games, and 10 shutouts. Washburn's 3.53 ERA was close to the 3.58 league figure for those seasons. No season topped the 14 wins of 1968. In 1968, one of the busiest seasons, Washburn posted a 2.26 ERA; the league figure that year was 2.98. Washburn's career Pitcher PIV, which scores run prevention against each season's league, is 1,720.0.

Frequently Asked Questions about Ray Washburn

What years did Ray Washburn play?: Ray Washburn played in Major League Baseball from 1961 to 1970.
Was Ray Washburn a pitcher?: Yes. Ray Washburn pitched in the major leagues, recording 72 wins and 700 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ray Washburn hit?: Ray Washburn hit 1 career home run with 38 hits.
What teams did Ray Washburn play for?: Ray Washburn played for 2 teams: the St. Louis Cardinals (1961–1969) and the Cincinnati Reds (1970).
What were Ray Washburn's career stats?: In 239 games, Ray Washburn went 72-64 with a 3.53 ERA, 700 strikeouts, 1,209.2 innings pitched, and 5 saves. At the plate he had 38 hits and 1 home runs.
What position did Ray Washburn play?: Ray Washburn played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Ray Washburn and how much did he weigh?: Ray Washburn was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 205 pounds.
What was Ray Washburn's career ERA?: Ray Washburn finished with a 3.53 career ERA, going 72-64 with 700 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Ray Washburn have?: Ray Washburn recorded 700 career strikeouts.
Is Ray Washburn in the Hall of Fame?: No. Ray Washburn has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.