Ray Soff
Raymond John Soff
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: October 31, 1958 in Adrian, MI
School: Central Michigan University
Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 11th round of the 1979 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 17, 1986
Final Game: May 28, 1987
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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
1986 27 STL NL 4 2 .667 3.29 30 0 9 0 0 0 38.1 37 17 14 4 13 1 22 0 1 2 162 112 1.304 8.7 0.9 3.1 5.2 1.69
1987 28 STL NL 1 0 1.000 6.46 12 0 1 0 0 0 15.1 18 11 11 3 5 1 9 1 0 0 68 65 1.500 10.6 1.8 2.9 5.3 1.80
2 Seasons 5 2 .714 4.19 42 0 10 0 0 0 53.2 55 28 25 7 18 2 31 1 1 2 230 91 1.360 9.2 1.2 3.0 5.2 1.72
162 Game Avg. 8 3 .714 4.19 68 0 16 0 0 0 87 89 45 40 11 29 3 50 2 2 3 372 91 1.360 9.2 1.2 3.0 5.2 1.72

Batting Against -- Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1986 27 STL NL 30 162 145 17 37 10 2 4 3 1 13 22 .255 .313 .434 .747 .273 63 2 0 2 2 1
1987 28 STL NL 12 68 61 11 18 4 0 3 0 0 5 9 .295 .353 .508 .861 .300 31 2 1 0 1 1
2 Seasons 42 230 206 28 55 14 2 7 3 1 18 31 .267 .325 .456 .781 .281 94 4 1 2 3 2
162 Game Avg. 68 372 334 45 89 23 3 11 5 2 29 50 .267 .325 .456 .781 .281 152 6 2 3 5 3
MLB Averages

Reliever Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1986 27 STL NL 30 30 9 4 2 0 0 0 5 5 15 3 20% 8 0.969 8 6 15 9 5 16 12 18 15 8 16 7 3.8
1987 28 STL NL 12 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 15 11 73% 6 0.482 4 3 5 4 1 7 6 6 6 4 7 0 3.8
2 Seasons 42 42 10 5 2 0 0 0 7 6 30 14 47% 0.825 12 9 20 13 6 23 18 24 21 12 23 7 3.8

Ratio Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1986 27 STL NL 162 41% 2.5% 13.6% 8.0% 9.9% 43% 1.00 75% 30 2 7%
1987 28 STL NL 68 40% 4.4% 13.2% 7.4% 10.3% 39% 1.47 74% 14 2 14%
2 Seasons 230 40% 3.0% 13.5% 7.8% 10.0% 42% 1.11 74% 44 4 9%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

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Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1986 27 STL NL 162 37 4 0 3 3 1 1 3 9 7 1 78% 2 2 0 64 3 1 75% 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
1987 28 STL NL 68 18 3 1 6 2 1 2 1 7 5 0 71% 0 0 0 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2 Seasons 230 55 7 1 9 5 2 3 4 16 12 1 75% 2 2 0 83 3 1 75% 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age 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 ERA+
1986 27 4 2 .667 3.29 30 0 9 0 0 0 38.1 37 17 14 4 13 1 22 0 1 2 162 112 1.304 8.7 0.9 3.1 5.2 1.69 112
1987 28 5 2 .714 4.19 42 0 10 0 0 0 53.2 55 28 25 7 18 2 31 1 1 2 230 91 1.360 9.2 1.2 3.0 5.2 1.72 91

Neutralized Pitching

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1986 27 2 2 .500 3.65 37.0 38 17 15 4 13 21 0 1.378 9.2 3.2 5.1 1.62 1.0 30
1987 28 0 1 .000 6.00 15.0 17 11 10 3 5 9 1 1.467 10.2 3.0 5.4 1.80 1.8 12
2 Seasons 2 3 .400 4.33 52.0 55 28 25 7 18 30 1 1.404 9.5 5.2 1.67 1.2 42

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