Ray Bare

Raymond Douglas Bare

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: April 15, 1949 in Miami, FL
High School: Southwest (Miami, FL)
Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 3rd round of the 1969 amateur draft (January Secondary). (All Transactions)
Debut: July 30, 1972
Teams (by GP): Tigers/Cardinals 1972-1977

Final Game: May 3, 1977
Died: March 29, 1994 in Miami, FL
Buried: Miami Memorial Park, Miami, FL
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All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

Standard Pitching

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1969	20	STL-min	A	6	5	.545	2.63	21	16					113.0	100	41	33	0	35								1.195	8.0	0.0	2.8			SPT · FLOR
1970	21	STL-min	AA	10	13	.435	3.92	29	26					179.0	195	86	78	12	55								1.397	9.8	0.6	2.8			ARK · TL
1971	22	STL-min	AAA	6	11	.353	4.62	33	24		5	1	0	156.0	176	102	80	14	46	4	68	3	0	8			1.423	10.2	0.8	2.7	3.9	1.48	TUL · AA
1972	23	STL-min	AAA	6	5	.545	2.52	29	6		1	1	5	82.0	78	28	23	5	26	6	47	0	0	4			1.268	8.6	0.5	2.9	5.2	1.81	TUL · AA
1972	23	STL	NL	0	1	.000	0.54	14	0	5	0	0	1	16.2	18	2	1	0	6	2	5	0	0	0	71	651	1.440	9.7	0.0	3.2	2.7	0.83

1974	25	STL-min	AAA	12	4	.750	2.34	19	19		8	0	0	127.0	111	45	33	8	44	0	67	1	0	2			1.220	7.9	0.6	3.1	4.7	1.52	TUL · AA
1974	25	STL	NL	1	2	.333	5.92	10	3	3	0	0	0	24.1	25	17	16	2	9	0	6	0	0	3	102	62	1.397	9.2	0.7	3.3	2.2	0.67
1975	26	DET	AL	8	13	.381	4.48	29	21	5	6	1	0	150.2	174	81	75	10	47	5	71	1	0	0	654	90	1.467	10.4	0.6	2.8	4.2	1.51
1976	27	DET	AL	7	8	.467	4.63	30	21	5	3	2	0	134.0	157	85	69	13	51	6	59	0	0	5	594	80	1.552	10.5	0.9	3.4	4.0	1.16
1977	28	DET-min	AAA	6	8	.429	5.42	38	10		1	0	4	103.0	112	71	62	15	48	4	56	0	1	5			1.553	9.8	1.3	4.2	4.9	1.17	EVN · AA
1977	28	DET	AL	0	2	.000	12.56	5	4	0	0	0	0	14.1	24	21	20	3	7	1	4	0	0	0	71	35	2.163	15.1	1.9	4.4	2.5	0.57
1978	29	BAL-min	AAA	7	13	.350	4.05	31	24		8	0	0	169.0	187	93	76	19	58	6	65	4	1	5			1.450	10.0	1.0	3.1	3.5	1.12	ROC · IL
5 Seasons				16	26	.381	4.79	88	49	18	9	3	1	340.0	398	206	181	28	120	14	145	1	0	8	1492	81	1.524	10.5	0.7	3.2	3.8	1.21
162 Game Avg.				8	13	.381	4.79	44	24	9	4	1	0	169	198	102	90	14	60	7	72	0	0	4	741	81	1.524	10.5	0.7	3.2	3.8	1.21

DET (3 yrs)				15	23	.395	4.94	64	46	10	9	3	0	299.0	355	187	164	26	105	12	134	1	0	5	1319	79	1.538	10.7	0.8	3.2	4.0	1.28
STL (2 yrs)				1	3	.250	3.73	24	3	8	0	0	1	41.0	43	19	17	2	15	2	11	0	0	3	173	97	1.415	9.4	0.4	3.3	2.4	0.73

AL (3 yrs)			AL	15	23	.395	4.94	64	46	10	9	3	0	299.0	355	187	164	26	105	12	134	1	0	5	1319	79	1.538	10.7	0.8	3.2	4.0	1.28
NL (2 yrs)			NL	1	3	.250	3.73	24	3	8	0	0	1	41.0	43	19	17	2	15	2	11	0	0	3	173	97	1.415	9.4	0.4	3.3	2.4	0.73

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	GS	R	Rrep	Rdef	aLI	RAR	WAR	Salary
1972	23	STL	NL	16.2	0	2	9	0	.8	7	0.6	$

1974	25	STL	NL	24.1	3	17	13	1	.8	-4	-0.4	$
1975	26	DET	AL	150.2	21	81	98	-7	.9	17	1.6	$
1976	27	DET	AL	134.0	21	85	74	-4	.9	-11	-1.2	$
1977	28	DET	AL	14.1	4	21	9	0	1.0	-12	-1.2	$
5 Seasons				340.0	49	206	203	-10	.9	-3	-0.6	$

DET (3 yrs)				299.0	46	187	181	-11	.9	-6	-0.8	$
STL (2 yrs)				41.0	3	19	22	1	.8	3	0.2	$

Standard Batting

More Stats

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos
1969	20	STL-min	A	21	35	31	4	4	1	0	1	3	0	0	4	13	.129	.229	.258	.487		8						SPT · FLOR
1970	21	STL-min	AA	29	57	57		4	0	0	0						.070	.070	.070	.140		4						ARK · TL
1971	22	STL-min	AAA	36	63	52	4	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	21	.192	.263	.231	.494		12		0	6	0		TUL · AA
1972	23	STL-min	AAA	31	23	21	3	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	8	.143	.182	.190	.372		4		0	1	0		TUL · AA
1972	23	STL	NL	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1

1974	25	STL-min	AAA	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0		TUL · AA
1974	25	STL	NL	10	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	.200	.200	.200	.400	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
1975	26	DET	AL	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1976	27	DET	AL	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1977	28	DET-min	AAA	38	29	26	1	3	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	13	.115	.115	.192	.308		5		0	3	0		EVN · AA
1977	28	DET	AL	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1978	29	BAL-min	AAA	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0		ROC · IL
5 Seasons				88	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	.200	.200	.200	.400	13	1	0	0	0	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	9	9	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	7	.200	.200	.200	.400	13	2	0	0	0	0	0

DET (3 yrs)				64	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
STL (2 yrs)				24	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	.200	.200	.200	.400	13	1	0	0	0	0	0

AL (3 yrs)				64	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
NL (2 yrs)				24	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	.200	.200	.200	.400	13	1	0	0	0	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rroe	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	Rrep	RAR	WAR	oRAR	oWAR	dWAR	Salary	Pos	Awards
1974	25	STL	NL	5	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	-0.1	-1	-0.1	0.0	$	1
1 Season				5	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	-0.1	-1	-0.1	0.0	$

Standard Fielding

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Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	SB	CS	CS%	PO
1972	STL	NL	23	P	14	0	0	16.2	3	0	2	1	0	.667	1.08	0.14	.950	1.78	1.78	0	1	100%	0
1974	STL	NL	25	P	10	3	0	24.1	10	4	6	0	1	1.000	3.70	1.00	.944	1.89	1.88	3	2	40%	0
1975	DET	AL	26	P	29	21	6	150.2	39	6	31	2	3	.949	2.21	1.28	.940	1.87	1.86	7	4	36%	0
1976	DET	AL	27	P	30	21	3	134.0	31	6	25	0	2	1.000	2.08	1.03	.950	1.87	1.88	14	0	0%	1
1977	DET	AL	28	P	5	4	0	14.1	9	2	7	0	2	1.000	5.65	1.80	.948	1.95	1.92	3	0	0%	0
	5 Seasons			P	88	49	9	340.0	92	18	71	3	8	.967	2.36	1.01	.945	1.87	1.86	27	7	21%	1
	5 Seasons			TOT	88	49	9	340.0	92	18	71	3	8	.967	2.36	1.01	.945	1.87	1.86	27	7	21%	1

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Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
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Transactions

June 6, 1967: Drafted by the Washington Senators in the 14th round of the 1967 amateur draft, but did not sign.
January 27, 1968: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1968 amateur draft (January Secondary), but did not sign.
June 7, 1968: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 6th round of the 1968 amateur draft (June Secondary), but did not sign.
February 1, 1969: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 3rd round of the 1969 amateur draft (January Secondary).
April 4, 1975: Selected off waivers by the Detroit Tigers from the St. Louis Cardinals.

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