Ray Kolp

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 187lb (178cm, 84kg)

Born: October 1, 1894 in New Berlin, OH us

Died: July 29, 1967 in Cincinnati, OH

Buried: St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas, KY

Debut: April 16, 1921 (Age 26-197d, 4,986th in MLB history)
vs. CLE 8.1 IP, 12 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 5 ER, W

Last Game: September 21, 1934 (Age 39-355d)
vs. PIT 1.1 IP, 5 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 4 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1921 season

Full Name: Raymond Carl Kolp

Nicknames: Jockey

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

14.5

W

L

ERA

4.08

G

383

GS

172

SV

IP

1688.0

SO

439

WHIP

1.387

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1920	25	AKR	AA	4	5	.444	2.76	17						88.0	91	48	27		33								1.409	9.3		3.4			AKR IL
1921	26	SLB	AL	8	7	.533	4.97	37	18	8	5	1	0	166.2	208	111	92	12	51	43	0	0	2	743	91	4.44	1.554	11.2	0.6	2.8	2.3	0.84
1922	27	SLB	AL	14	4	.778	3.93	32	18	9	9	1	0	169.2	199	89	74	10	36	54	5	1	2	738	106	3.86	1.385	10.6	0.5	1.9	2.9	1.50
1923	28	SLB	AL	5	12	.294	3.89	34	17	10	11	1	1	171.1	178	91	74	11	54	44	6	0	0	736	108	4.30	1.354	9.4	0.6	2.8	2.3	0.81
1924	29	SLB	AL	5	7	.417	5.68	25	12	8	5	1	0	96.2	131	65	61	4	25	29	4	0	1	437	80	3.88	1.614	12.2	0.4	2.3	2.7	1.16

1925	30	STP	AA	22	13	.629	3.78	53						302.0	306	151	127		82								1.285	9.1		2.4			STP AA
1926	31	STP	AA	18	11	.621	3.62	41						276.0	294	126	111		66								1.304	9.6		2.2			STP AA
1927	32	CIN	NL	3	3	.500	3.06	24	5	11	2	1	3	82.1	86	38	28	5	29	28	1	0	1	352	126	4.23	1.397	9.4	0.5	3.2	3.1	0.97
1928	33	CIN	NL	13	10	.565	3.19	44	23	13	12	1	3	209.0	219	87	74	9	55	61	4	0	0	873	124	3.73	1.311	9.4	0.4	2.4	2.6	1.11
1929	34	CIN	NL	8	10	.444	4.03	30	16	11	4	1	0	145.1	151	75	65	8	39	27	1	0	0	610	114	4.33	1.307	9.4	0.5	2.4	1.7	0.69
1930	35	CIN	NL	7	12	.368	4.22	37	19	14	5	2	3	168.1	180	86	79	10	34	40	0	1	3	707	114	4.40	1.271	9.6	0.5	1.8	2.1	1.18
1931	36	CIN	NL	4	9	.308	4.96	30	10	11	2	0	1	107.0	144	66	59	8	39	24	4	0	0	489	75	4.84	1.710	12.1	0.7	3.3	2.0	0.62
1932	37	CIN	NL	6	10	.375	3.89	32	18	8	7	2	1	159.2	176	80	69	13	27	42	3	0	1	667	99	4.11	1.271	9.9	0.7	1.5	2.4	1.56
1933	38	CIN	NL	6	9	.400	3.53	30	14	11	4	0	3	150.1	168	73	59	7	23	28	1	0	2	614	96	3.51	1.271	10.1	0.4	1.4	1.7	1.22
1934	39	CIN	NL	0	2	.000	4.52	28	2	12	0	0	3	61.2	78	36	31	1	12	19	2	0	0	270	89	3.40	1.459	11.4	0.1	1.8	2.8	1.58
1935	40	CLE-min	AA	11	9	.550	4.27	34	28					196.0	242	108	93		32								1.398	11.1		1.5			MNE AA
1936	41	CLE-min	AA	2	7	.222	7.56	23	10					75.0	120	68	63		21								1.880	14.4		2.5			MNE AA
1937	42	CIN-min	AA,D	3	2	.600	4.44	22	4					73.0	83	41	36		15								1.342	10.2		1.8			SYR,MTA IL,BIST
1938	43	LOU	AA	0	0			9						18.0																			LOU AA
12 Yrs				79	95	.454	4.08	383	172	126	66	11	18	1688.0	1918	897	765	98	424	439	31	2	12	7236	102	4.10	1.387	10.2	0.5	2.3	2.3	1.04
162 Game Avg.				10	12	.454	4.08	47	21	15	8	1	2	207	235	110	94	12	52	54	4	0	1	887	102	4.10	1.387	10.2	0.5	2.3	2.3	1.04

CIN (8 yrs)				47	65	.420	3.85	255	107	91	36	7	17	1083.2	1202	541	464	61	258	269	16	1	7	4582	105	4.07	1.347	10.0	0.5	2.1	2.2	1.04
SLB (4 yrs)				32	30	.516	4.48	128	65	35	30	4	1	604.1	716	356	301	37	166	170	15	1	5	2654	96	4.15	1.459	10.7	0.6	2.5	2.5	1.02

NL (8 yrs)				47	65	.420	3.85	255	107	91	36	7	17	1083.2	1202	541	464	61	258	269	16	1	7	4582	105	4.07	1.347	10.0	0.5	2.1	2.2	1.04
AL (4 yrs)				32	30	.516	4.48	128	65	35	30	4	1	604.1	716	356	301	37	166	170	15	1	5	2654	96	4.15	1.459	10.7	0.6	2.5	2.5	1.02

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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Ray Kolp

SUMMARY

WAR

W

L

ERA

G

GS

SV

IP

SO

WHIP

Standard Pitching

Player Value--Pitching

Player News

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Standard Fielding

Appearances

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Hall of Fame Statistics

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