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Jim Ray
James Francis Ray (Sting)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 195 lb.

Debut September 16, 1965
  vs. SFG 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER
Final Game September 30, 1974
Born December 1, 1944 in Rock Hill, SC

Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent in 1963. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1965 20 HOU NL   0   2   3   2   0   0   1  0    7.7   11    9    9   1    6    7   0   0    38   0   0 10.57  3.33   31 2.217
 1966 21 HOU NL   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  0    0.0    0    1    0   0    1    0   0   0     1   0   0 undef  0.00 undef   inf
 1968 23 HOU NL   2   3  41   2   1   0  14  1   80.7   65   26   24   5   25   71   1   1   333   8   1  2.68  2.96  110 1.116
 1969 24 HOU NL   8   2  40  13   0   0   4  0  115.0  105   55   50  11   48  115   2   4   489   4   0  3.91  3.53   90 1.330
 1970 25 HOU NL   6   3  52   2   0   0  16  5  105.0   97   39   38  13   49   67   0   3   443   2   1  3.26  3.89  119 1.390
 1971 26 HOU NL  10   4  47   1   0   0  21  3   97.7   72   27   23   3   31   46   2   5   382   5   1  2.12  3.37  159 1.055
 1972 27 HOU NL  10   9  54   0   0   0  25  8   90.3   77   50   43  10   44   50   3   4   393   6   0  4.28  3.35   78 1.339
 1973 28 HOU NL   6   4  42   0   0   0  15  6   69.0   65   37   34   5   38   25   3   2   306   8   0  4.43  3.63   82 1.493
 1974 29 DET AL   1   3  28   0   0   0  19  2   52.3   49   27   26   4   29   26   1   2   229   4   0  4.47  3.77   84 1.490
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  9 Yr WL% .589  43  30 308  20   1   0 115 25  617.7  541  271  247  52  271  407  12  21  2614  37   3  3.60  3.49   97 1.315
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     8   6  63   4   0   0  23  5  128.0  112   56   51  10   56   84   2   4   541   7   0  3.60  3.49   97 1.315
 Career High     10   9  54  13   1   0  25  8  115.0  105   55   50  13   49  115   3   5   489   8   1  2.12  3.89  159 1.055

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1965 20 HOU NL   3    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1968 23 HOU NL  42   15    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   7  .067  .067  .067  -59    1   1   0   0   0   1
 1969 24 HOU NL  40   26    1    3   0  0   0    2   0  0   0   9  .115  .148  .115  -24    3   3   0   0   1   1
 1970 25 HOU NL  52   27    1    5   0  0   0    2   0  1   0   9  .185  .185  .185    2    5   0   0   0   0   2
 1971 26 HOU NL  47   18    1    3   0  0   0    1   0  0   2   4  .167  .250  .167   22    3   0   0   0   0   0
 1972 27 HOU NL  54   16    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   9  .063  .063  .063  -64    1   1   0   0   0   0
 1973 28 HOU NL  42   13    1    3   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   4  .231  .231  .231   29    3   2   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons      309  117    4   16   0  0   0    6   0  1   2  43  .137  .158  .137  -15   16   7   0   0   1   5
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         61    2    8   0  0   0    3   0  1   1  23  .137  .158  .137  -15    8   4   0   0   1   3
 Career High     54   27    1    5   0  0   0    2   0  1   2   9                           5   3   0   0   1   2
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1965 20 HOU NL    2    2    0   0.0    87| .000  .248| .000  .311| .000  .376| .000  .687|-100  .000  -0.5  -0.1   0%
 1968 23 HOU NL   16   16    0   0.0    79| .067  .249| .067  .306| .067  .350| .134  .657| -59  .000  -2.9  -0.3   0%
 1969 24 HOU NL   30   27    0   0.0    93| .115  .257| .148  .327| .115  .381| .263  .708| -24  .000  -4.4  -0.5   0%
 1970 25 HOU NL   27   25    0   0.0   100| .185  .262| .185  .334| .185  .401| .370  .735|   2  .000  -3.8  -0.4   0%
 1971 26 HOU NL   20   15    1   1.8    91| .167  .257| .250  .323| .167  .377| .417  .700|  22  .183  -1.8  -0.2   0%
 1972 27 HOU NL   17   16    0   0.0    90| .063  .254| .063  .322| .063  .376| .126  .698| -64  .000  -3.4  -0.4   0%
 1973 28 HOU NL   15   13    1   2.1    96| .231  .261| .231  .330| .231  .389| .462  .719|  29  .210  -1.3  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons       127  114    2   0.5    92| .137  .257| .158  .325| .137  .381| .295  .706| -15  .018 -18.1  -2.0   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1965 20 HOU NL P 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 .968 1.00 0.80 3.51 2.10 2 7.7 1966 21 HOU NL P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.70 1968 23 HOU NL P 41 2 9 1 0 .917 .957 0.27 0.85 1.22 2.01 2 81.0 1969 24 HOU NL P 40 5 11 0 0 1.000 .958 0.40 0.78 1.25 1.95 13 115.0 1970 25 HOU NL P 52 4 17 1 1 .955 .950 0.40 0.71 1.80 1.85 2 105.0 1971 26 HOU NL P 47 2 7 0 0 1.000 .957 0.19 0.78 0.83 1.90 1 97.7 1972 27 HOU NL P 54 6 6 0 0 1.000 .952 0.22 0.73 1.20 1.78 0 90.3 1973 28 HOU NL P 42 4 9 0 0 1.000 .949 0.31 0.73 1.70 1.88 0 69.0 1974 29 DET AL P 28 2 9 0 0 1.000 .948 0.39 0.83 1.89 1.81 0 52.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1965 20 HOU NL P 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 .968 1.00 0.80 3.51 2.10 2 7.7 1966 21 HOU NL P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.70 1968 23 HOU NL P 41 2 9 1 0 .917 .957 0.27 0.85 1.22 2.01 2 81.0 1969 24 HOU NL P 40 5 11 0 0 1.000 .958 0.40 0.78 1.25 1.95 13 115.0 1970 25 HOU NL P 52 4 17 1 1 .955 .950 0.40 0.71 1.80 1.85 2 105.0 1971 26 HOU NL P 47 2 7 0 0 1.000 .957 0.19 0.78 0.83 1.90 1 97.7 1972 27 HOU NL P 54 6 6 0 0 1.000 .952 0.22 0.73 1.20 1.78 0 90.3 1973 28 HOU NL P 42 4 9 0 0 1.000 .949 0.31 0.73 1.70 1.88 0 69.0 1974 29 DET AL P 28 2 9 0 0 1.000 .948 0.39 0.83 1.89 1.81 0 52.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 308 26 70 2 1 .980 .953 0.31 0.77 20 618.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 308 26 70 2 1 .980 .953 0.31 0.77
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Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Won-Loss %
1971 NL-.714-3

Games
1972 NL-54-5

Gray Ink: Pitching - 4 (1940) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 15.0 (474) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 2.0 (1588) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

Before 1963 Season: Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent.

December 2, 1963: Drafted by the Houston Colt .45's from the Baltimore Orioles in the 1963 first-year draft.

February 24, 1967: Purchased by the New York Mets from the Houston Astros.

March 24, 1967: Returned to the Houston Astros by the New York Mets following previous purchase.

December 3, 1973: Traded by the Houston Astros with Gary Sutherland to the Detroit Tigers for Fred Scherman and cash.

December 6, 1974: Sent to the Pittsburgh Pirates by the Detroit Tigers as part of a conditional deal.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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