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Jim Ray

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: December 1, 1944 in Rock Hill, SC us

Died: May 26, 2005 in Margate, FL

Debut: September 16, 1965 (Age 20-289d, 12,427th in major league history)
vs. SFG 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 30, 1974 (Age 29-303d)
vs. BAL 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1968 season

Full Name: James Francis Ray

Nicknames: Sting

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.5

ERA

3.61

308

618.0

407

WHIP

1.314

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Team Record in Appearances: 17-25

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 24, Entered with runners on base: 22

1973 Pitching Game Log

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1973 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	239	1	Apr 6	HOU	@	ATL	W,2-1	10-12		99	2.1	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	0.00	2.14	11	0	5	0	1	3		0	0	1	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.48	0.087	4.07	0.09%	0.31	10b --- 0 out tie	12b 1-3 1 out tie
2	240	10	Apr 15(1)	HOU	@	SDP	L,1-5	3-3		8	0.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.00	3.32	3	0	1	0	0	1		1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	.37	-0.030	.65	-0.03%	-0.71	3b -2- 2 out d4	3b 3 out d5
3	241	19	Apr 24	HOU		NYM	W,4-2	8-GF	S(1)	8	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3.07	5	2	2	0	0	1		2	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.30	0.134	1.89	0.12%	0.87	8t 12- 2 out a2	9t end a 2
4	242	22	Apr 27	HOU		MON	W,6-5	9-10		2	1.2	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0.00	4.51	9	3	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	1	0	0	0	2.30	0.091	2.83	0.07%	0.18	9t --- 0 out tie	10t 123 2 out tie
5	243	24	Apr 29	HOU		MON	W,4-3	9-GF	W(1-0)	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	4.22	3	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.45	0.033	.59	0.03%	0.46	9t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 1
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
6	244	26	May 2	HOU	@	PHI	W,9-4	8-GF	S(2)	2	2.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.00	3.37	8	2	2	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	.17	0.019	.26	0.02%	0.94	8b --- 0 out a5	9b end a 5
7	245	27	May 4	HOU	@	NYM	W,9-5	12-14	W(2-0)	1	2.0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0.00	3.78	9	4	2	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.92	0.236	3.21	0.24%	0.53	12b --- 0 out tie	14b 1-- 0 out a4
8	246	35	May 14	HOU		ATL	L,1-7	7-7		9	0.0	1	2	2	1	0	0	1	1.69	4.35	3	0	0	0	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.22	-0.112	2.49	-0.14%	-3.50	7t 1-3 1 out d2	7t -2- 1 out d6
9	247	42	May 21	HOU		SFG	L,4-9	3-6		6	4.0	4	1	1	2	3	0	1	1.84	4.07	17	3	4	0	0	4		0	0	1	0	0	14	1	0	1	0	0	0	.91	0.017	2.53	0.03%	0.83	3t --- 0 out d2	6t 3 out d2
10	248	44	May 23	HOU	@	CIN	L,3-4	7-8		1	2.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.62	4.07	7	6	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	0	1	.36	0.030	.90	0.05%	0.88	7b --- 0 out d2	8b 3 out d2
11	249	49	May 29	HOU	@	CHC	L,1-7	1-4		5	3.2	3	1	1	0	2	1	0	1.77	4.24	13	4	5	2	2	2		2	0	0	1	0	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	.44	0.059	.82	0.07%	1.38	1b 12- 1 out d3	4b 3 out d4
12	250	51	May 31	HOU	@	CHC	L,8-16	1-1		1	0.0	0	3	3	3	0	0	0	3.10	4.68	3	0	0	0	0	0		2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.84	-0.080	1.57	-0.09%	-2.33	1b 12- 2 out d4	1b 123 2 out d6
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
13	251	56	Jun 5	HOU		PHI	L,0-4	7-7		4	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.95	4.63	3	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	.62	0.065	.87	0.06%	1.93	7t -23 0 out d3	7t 3 out d3
14	252	58	Jun 8	HOU		PIT	W,4-3	9-GF	S(3)	2	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.82	4.58	4	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.22	0.152	2.68	0.11%	0.46	9t --- 0 out a1	9t end a 1
15	253	61	Jun 12	HOU		CHC	L,0-3	9-GF		3	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.70	4.49	4	1	2	0	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.11	0.007	.15	0.01%	0.46	9t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 3
16	254	62	Jun 13	HOU		CHC	W,6-1	8-GF	S(4)	0	2.0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	2.49	4.38	10	4	3	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	2	.43	0.009	.54	0.01%	-0.09	8t --- 0 out a5	9t end a 5
17	255	64	Jun 15	HOU		STL	W,3-2	9-9	H(1)	1	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.45	4.36	2	0	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.41	-0.011	3.37	-0.01%	-0.03	9t --- 0 out a1	9t 1-- 1 out a1
18	256	66	Jun 17	HOU		STL	W,7-3	2-6	W(3-0)	1	4.0	3	3	3	1	1	0	0	3.03	4.15	15	3	7	2	2	3		2	0	0	0	0	14	0	1	0	1	0	0	.99	0.032	1.29	0.03%	-0.22	2t 12- 1 out tie	6t --3 1 out a2
19	257	71	Jun 23	HOU	@	SFG	W,6-3	7-GF	S(5)	5	2.1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.81	4.07	9	0	7	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.23	0.251	3.42	0.23%	1.27	7b -2- 2 out a1	9b end a 3
20	258	72	Jun 24(1)	HOU	@	SFG	W,7-6	8-GF	W(4-0)	0	2.0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	2.65	4.24	9	5	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	2	0	0	0	3.08	0.297	5.57	0.32%	0.96	8b --- 0 out tie	9b end a 1
21	259	75	Jun 26	HOU		CIN	L,1-5	8-8		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.62	4.23	1	0	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.18	0.005	.33	0.01%	0.30	8t -2- 2 out d4	8t 3 out d4
22	260	77	Jun 28	HOU		SFG	L,1-2	10-GF(10)		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.60	4.21	1	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.08	0.029	1.99	0.03%	0.34	10t --3 2 out d1	10t end d 1
23	261	78	Jun 29	HOU		SFG	L,3-14	7-7	BS(1)	0	0.2	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	2.80	4.55	4	1	1	0	0	2		3	3	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.67	-0.465	2.86	-0.48%	-2.48	7t 123 1 out a2	7t 3 out d2
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
24	262	84	Jul 4(2)	HOU	@	ATL	W,12-8	7-GF	W(5-0)	4	2.2	3	1	1	2	0	0	0	2.84	4.57	12	3	4	0	0	3		2	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	1	1	0	0	1.14	0.255	1.41	0.19%	1.40	7b -23 1 out tie	9b end a 4
25	263	86	Jul 6(1)	HOU	@	MON	L,8-12	4-6	L(5-1)	1	2.0	5	6	6	2	0	1	0	4.05	4.94	13	6	0	0	0	5		2	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.48	-0.398	2.14	-0.35%	-3.05	4b 12- 2 out a4	6b 12- 2 out tie
26	264	87	Jul 6(2)	HOU	@	MON	L,6-14	6-7		-1	1.0	4	2	2	2	0	0	0	4.39	5.03	9	2	1	0	0	4		3	3	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.02	-0.007	.03	-0.01%	-3.49	6b 123 1 out d6	7b 1-- 1 out d11
27	265	93	Jul 12	HOU	@	PHI	W,7-6	7-8		5	1.2	3	2	2	2	2	0	0	4.64	4.98	10	1	2	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.94	-0.414	1.62	-0.21%	-1.48	7b --- 0 out d2	8b 12- 2 out tie
28	266	103	Jul 26	HOU	@	LAD	L,1-3	6-7		13	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.50	4.86	4	2	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.23	0.024	.09	0.01%	0.90	6b 1-3 2 out d3	7b 3 out d3
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
29	267	110	Aug 2	HOU		LAD	L,2-4	8-10		6	3.0	2	1	1	1	0	1	0	4.40	5.06	12	4	5	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.00	0.051	.30	0.01%	0.37	8t --- 0 out d1	10t 3 out tie
30	268	113	Aug 4	HOU	@	CIN	L,6-7	6-8	H(2)	1	2.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.41	4.95	8	0	6	1	1	2		2	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.09	0.196	.28	0.02%	1.16	6b 1-3 1 out a1	8b 12- 1 out a2
31	269	117	Aug 8	HOU	@	PIT	L,3-4	7-7		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.32	4.91	3	2	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.06	0.065	.06	0.00%	0.82	7b 1-- 0 out d1	7b 3 out d1
32	270	118	Aug 10	HOU	@	CHC	W,6-4	6-7	H(3)	1	1.0	2	1	1	2	2	0	0	4.41	4.90	7	1	2	1	0	0		3	2	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.59	-0.275	.08	-0.01%	-2.12	6b 123 1 out a4	7b 1-3 1 out a1
33	271	120	Aug 12	HOU	@	CHC	W,3-2	9-GF	S(6)	1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.35	4.87	2	1	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.07	0.207	.32	0.01%	0.52	9b 1-- 1 out a1	9b end a 1
34	272	125	Aug 18	HOU		PHI	W,3-2	1-5	W(6-1)	5	4.2	5	2	2	1	2	1	0	4.31	4.89	19	7	4	2	0	5		0	0	0	0	0	17	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.18	-0.015	.03	0.00%	0.07	1t --- 1 out tie	5t 3 out a1
35	273	129	Aug 22	HOU		PIT	L,0-4	9-GF		3	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.24	4.85	4	0	3	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.04	0.003	.00	0.00%	0.46	9t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 4
36	274	131	Aug 25	HOU		CHC	L,3-4	10-GF(10)	L(6-2)	2	1.0	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	4.32	4.78	6	3	2	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.49	-0.315	.06	0.00%	-0.54	10t --- 0 out tie	10t end d 1
37	275	133	Aug 27	HOU		STL	L,3-6	10-14	L(6-3)	1	4.2	2	3	3	3	1	0	0	4.43	4.72	19	6	7	2	3	2		0	0	1	0	0	16	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.27	0.083	.00	0.00%	-0.13	10t --- 0 out tie	14t 12- 2 out d2
38	276	136	Aug 30	HOU	@	LAD	L,5-6	6-8	BL(6-4)	2	2.1	2	2	2	1	1	0	0	4.55	4.66	10	3	3	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.01	-0.127	.01	0.00%	-0.31	6b --- 0 out a1	8b -2- 1 out tie
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
39	277	141	Sep 4	HOU		CIN	L,7-12	10-GF(10)		4	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.52	4.65	2	1	0	0	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.15	-0.022	.00	0.00%	-1.43	10t -23 2 out d3	10t end d 5
40	278	143	Sep 7	HOU	@	SFG	L,6-9	8-GF(8)	BS(3)	2	1.0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	4.46	4.62	5	0	3	0	0	2		3	3	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.66	-0.456	.00	0.00%	-2.69	8b 123 0 out a2	8b end d 3
41	279	148	Sep 13	HOU		LAD	L,6-8	7-8		5	2.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	4.46	4.60	7	2	2	0	0	2		0	0	1	1	0	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.01	-0.042	.00	0.00%	-0.09	7t --- 0 out d1	8t 3 out d2
42	280	157	Sep 23	HOU		ATL	L,2-10	8-8		9	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.43	4.57	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.41	8t 12- 2 out d8	8t 3 out d8
							17-25		W-L:6-4,Sv:6,BSv:3,Hld:3	2.9	69.0	65	37	34	38	25	5	3	4.43	4.57	306	0.92		7%	6%	58		42	43%	5	2	0	257	8	1	8	4	1	3	1.42	-0.332	1.29	0.41%	-6.51

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