Johnny Ray

Position: Second Baseman

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

5-11, 170lb (180cm, 77kg)

Born: March 1, 1957 in Chouteau, OK us

Draft: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 12th round of the 1979 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Arkansas (Fayetteville, AR).

Schools: Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College (Miami, OK), University of Arkansas (Fayetteville, AR)

Debut: September 2, 1981 (Age 24-185d, 14,497th in major league history)
vs. LAD 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1990 (Age 33-213d)
vs. KCR 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1982 season

Agents: Tom Selakovich

Full Name: John Cornelius Ray

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

24.2

5188

1502

.290

604

RBI

594

OBP

.333

SLG

.391

OPS

.724

OPS+

101

Hit location and pitches data is shown only for seasons after 1988 (completeness summary of pitch data and hit data).

Summary of 53 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

1 leading off, 1 walk-off, 4 tying, 25 go ahead

2 Tms
PIT	37
CAL	16

Platoon
vs RHP	46
vs LHP	7

Home/Road
Home	34
Away	19

Outs
0	18
2	18
1	17

19 Opps
STL	7
PHI	6
SFG	5
NYM	5
SDP	4
CHC	4
MIL	3
CIN	2
SEA	2
NYY	2
BAL	2
CLE	2
HOU	2
CHW	2
MIN	1
KCR	1
ATL	1
BOS	1
MON	1

51 Pitchers
Charles Hudson	2
Rick Aguilera	2
Dennis Eckersley	1
Rick Sutcliffe	1
Brad Havens	1
Eric Show	1
John Tudor	1
Tim Drummond	1
Bob Ojeda	1
Greg Minton	1
Bob Knepper	1
Melido Perez	1
Ray Soff	1
Tim Conroy	1
Ron Darling	1
Greg Bargar	1
Dave Shipanoff	1
Steve Bedrosian	1
Jim Barr	1
Fred Breining	1
Joe Niekro	1
Chuck Crim	1
Brian Holman	1
Neil Allen	1
Randy Johnson	1
Larry Christenson	1
Elías Sosa	1
Jeff Innis	1
Pascual Pérez	1
Ed Whitson	1
Bruce Sutter	1
Mark Knudson	1
Mike Krukow	1
Lee Smith	1
Bob Milacki	1
Tom Candiotti	1
John Denny	1
Walt Terrell	1
Danny Cox	1
Steve Mura	1
Kevin Gross	1
Héctor Wagner	1
Dick Tidrow	1
Frank Pastore	1
Renie Martin	1
Bill Wegman	1
Jay Tibbs	1
Mike Smithson	1
Lance McCullers	1
Ricky Horton	1
Joaquín Andújar	1

12 Parks
3 Rivers Std (PIT)	22
Angel Stad (ANA)	12
Busch Stad (STL)	5
VeteransStad (PHI)	3
Qualcomm St (SAN)	2
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	2
Shea Stad (NYC)	2
Yankee Stad (NYC)	1
ComiskeyPk 1 (CHI)	1
County Stad (MIL)	1
3Com Park (SFO)	1
Kingdome (SEA)	1

Where Hit
9	22
7	6
89	2
8	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
Unk	37
3	6
4	4
1	3
2	2
6	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	51
2·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	33
12-	6
1--	6
-2-	4
-23	2
1-3	2

83 RBI
RISP	14
0 on	33
1 on	10
2 on	10
Any on	20

Inning
1	7
2	3
3	8
4	6
5	6
6	6
7	6
8	6
9	3
Extra	2

1-3	18
4-6	18
7-end	17

RelScore
+4..	2
+3	1
+2	3
+1	6
Tied	19
-1	6
-2	7
-3	3
-4..	6

Ahead	12
Tied	19
Behind	22

Before event,
for batter

Count
Unk	37
0-0	3
2-1	3
1-1	3
2-0	3
1-0	2
3-2	1
1-2	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
2B	50
PH	2
LF	1

OrderPos
2nd	21
3rd	21
1st	5
6th	4
7th	2

Leverage
High Lev	11
Medium Lev	23
Low Lev	19

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1982	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1982-04-10	PIT	@	STL	Steve Mura	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---		1	7	4	0.112	61%		Home Run (Deep RF)
2	2	2	1	1982-05-15	PIT		CIN	Frank Pastore	ahead 3-0	b 3	2	12-		3	6	4	0.112	96%		Home Run (Deep RF); J. Thompson Scores; M. Easler Scores
3	3	3	1	1982-05-30	PIT		SFG	Jim Barr	tied 6-6	b 13	1	---		1	3	4	0.424	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep RF)
4	4	4	1	1982-06-17	PIT		PHI	Larry Christenson	tied 1-1	b 6	0	---		1	2	4	0.175	75%		Home Run
5	5	5	1	1982-06-21	PIT		CHC	Dick Tidrow	ahead 3-2	b 7	2	---		1	2	4	0.113	88%		Home Run (Deep RF)
6	6	6	1	1982-07-05	PIT		HOU	Joe Niekro	tied 1-1	b 1	0	---		1	2	4	0.103	65%		Home Run (Deep RF)
7	7	7	1	1982-08-18	PIT		SFG	Renie Martin	behind 1-4	b 3	1	12-		3	2	4	0.265	53%		Home Run (Deep RF); D. Robinson Scores; L. Lacy Scores
1983	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
8	8	1	1	1983-04-26	PIT		SFG	Fred Breining	ahead 2-0	b 6	1	---		1	6	4	0.070	91%		Home Run
9	9	2	1	1983-07-13	PIT	@	SFG	Greg Minton	behind 5-6	t 9	2	---		1	1	PH	0.371	40%		Home Run
10	10	3	1	1983-07-16	PIT	@	SDP	Ed Whitson	tied 1-1	t 5	1	---		1	2	4	0.160	63%		Home Run
11	11	4	1	1983-07-27	PIT		SDP	Eric Show	tied 0-0	b 1	0	1--		2	2	4	0.159	74%		Home Run; M. Wynne Scores
12	12	5	2	1983-07-27	PIT		SDP	Elías Sosa	ahead 6-0	b 7	0	-2-		2	2	4	0.003	100%		Home Run; M. Wynne Scores
1984	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
13	13	1	1	1984-08-07	PIT	@	STL	Danny Cox	behind 0-2	t 7	0	---		1	2	4	0.125	29%		Home Run
14	14	2	1	1984-08-21	PIT		ATL	Pascual Pérez	tied 0-0	b 4	0	-2-		2	3	4	0.165	80%		Home Run; L. Lacy Scores
15	15	3	1	1984-09-08	PIT		STL	Joaquín Andújar	behind 1-9	b 8	0	---		1	3	4	0.002	0%		Home Run
16	16	4	1	1984-09-11	PIT		MON	Greg Bargar	ahead 1-0	b 3	1	-23		3	3	4	0.144	90%		Home Run; M. Wynne Scores; L. Lacy Scores
17	17	5	1	1984-09-14	PIT	@	STL	Bruce Sutter	tied 7-7	t 12	0	---		1	3	4	0.351	85%		Home Run
18	18	6	1	1984-09-18	PIT	@	CHC	Dennis Eckersley	tied 1-1	t 4	1	---		1	3	4	0.132	60%		Home Run
1985	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
19	19	1	1	1985-05-22	PIT		HOU	Bob Knepper	tied 0-0	b 2	2	---		1	7	4	0.121	63%		Home Run
20	20	2	1	1985-06-14	PIT		PHI	Kevin Gross	tied 0-0	b 5	2	---		1	1	4	0.171	68%		Home Run
21	21	3	1	1985-06-22	PIT	@	PHI	Charles Hudson	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---		1	1	4	0.103	60%	Lead-Off	Home Run
22	22	4	1	1985-07-02	PIT	@	NYM	Ron Darling	behind 0-4	t 5	2	---		1	1	4	0.047	11%		Home Run
23	23	5	1	1985-07-11	PIT		SFG	Mike Krukow	behind 2-3	b 2	2	-2-		2	1	4	0.219	63%		Home Run (Deep RF); J. Orsulak Scores
24	24	6	1	1985-10-02	PIT	@	CHC	Rick Sutcliffe	behind 1-3	t 5	2	12-		3	3	4	0.362	60%		Home Run; J. Ortiz Scores; J. Orsulak Scores
25	25	7	1	1985-10-04 (1)	PIT	@	PHI	Dave Shipanoff	ahead 4-2	t 9	2	1-3		3	3	4	0.062	99%		Home Run; S. Khalifa Scores; R. Reynolds Scores
1986	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
26	26	1	1	1986-04-12	PIT		CHC	Lee Smith	behind 0-1	b 8	2	12-		3	3	4	0.658	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); R. Belliard Scores; J. Orsulak Scores
27	27	2	1	1986-05-25	PIT		CIN	John Denny	behind 0-2	b 6	0	---		1	3	4	0.139	38%		Home Run
28	28	3	1	1986-07-09	PIT	@	SDP	Lance McCullers	ahead 1-0	t 1	1	---		1	3	4	0.099	68%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
29	29	4	1	1986-08-09	PIT	@	STL	Tim Conroy	tied 0-0	t 1	1	1--		2	3	4	0.179	68%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Bonilla Scores
30	30	5	1	1986-08-14	PIT	@	PHI	Charles Hudson	behind 2-5	t 6	0	---		1	3	4	0.083	21%		Home Run (Deep RF)
31	31	6	1	1986-10-01	PIT	@	STL	Ray Soff	tied 3-3	t 8	1	---		1	3	4	0.283	74%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
32	32	7	1	1986-10-04 (2)	PIT	@	NYM	Rick Aguilera	behind 0-2	t 4	1	---		1	3	4	0.109	34%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1987	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
33	33	1	1	1987-04-18	PIT		PHI	Steve Bedrosian	behind 3-5	b 8	1	12-		3	3	4	0.602	85%		Home Run; S. Bream Scores; J. Cangelosi Scores
34	34	2	1	1987-04-20	PIT		NYM	Rick Aguilera	behind 1-2	b 3	0	1--		2	3	4	0.191	67%		Home Run; A. Van Slyke Scores
35	35	3	1	1987-04-21	PIT		NYM	Bob Ojeda	behind 5-7	b 8	1	---		1	3	4	0.122	24%		Home Run
36	36	4	1	1987-06-14	PIT		NYM	Jeff Innis	behind 0-4	b 4	0	1--		2	3	4	0.133	31%		Home Run (Deep CF); A. Van Slyke Scores
37	37	5	1	1987-08-11	PIT		STL	John Tudor	tied 2-2	b 4	2	---		1	6	4	0.137	65%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1988	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
38	38	1	1	1988-04-04	CAL	@	CHW	Ricky Horton	ahead 1-0	t 3	2	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	2	7	0.110	69%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
39	39	2	1	1988-05-25	CAL		NYY	Neil Allen	behind 1-2	b 9	1	---	4,(1-2) .CCBX	1	2	PH	0.470	58%		Home Run (Deep RF)
40	40	3	1	1988-07-22	CAL		CLE	Brad Havens	ahead 6-2	b 6	2	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	2	4	0.024	97%		Home Run (LF Line)
41	41	4	1	1988-08-06	CAL		CHW	Melido Perez	ahead 4-2	b 4	2	1-3	4,(2-1) FBBX	3	2	4	0.150	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); D. Schofield Scores/unER; D. White Scores/unER; J. Ray Scores/unER
42	42	5	1	1988-08-31	CAL		BAL	Jay Tibbs	behind 0-4	b 7	0	---	3,(2-0) .BBX	1	2	4	0.053	12%		Home Run (Deep RF)
43	43	6	1	1988-09-27	CAL	@	MIL	Chuck Crim	behind 1-6	t 7	2	-23	4,(2-1) BBFX	3	2	4	0.090	12%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); D. Miller Scores; D. White Scores
1989	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
44	44	1	1	1989-05-16	CAL		BOS	Mike Smithson	tied 1-1	b 3	0	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	2	4	0.150	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); C. Washington Scores
45	45	2	1	1989-06-24	CAL		BAL	Bob Milacki	tied 0-0	b 1	1	---	3,(1-1) FBX	1	2	4	0.106	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
46	46	3	1	1989-08-03	CAL	@	SEA	Randy Johnson	ahead 1-0	t 6	0	1--	1,(0-0) 11X	2	2	4	0.167	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); D. Schofield Scores
47	47	4	1	1989-08-18	CAL		CLE	Tom Candiotti	behind 2-3	b 3	1	---	6,(3-2) BCBSBX	1	3	4	0.129	53%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
48	48	5	1	1989-09-01	CAL	@	NYY	Walt Terrell	behind 1-7	t 3	2	1--	4,(2-1) FBBX	2	3	4	0.060	10%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); C. Washington Scores
1990	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
49	49	1	1	1990-04-09	CAL		SEA	Brian Holman	tied 0-0	b 1	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	2	4	0.107	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
50	50	2	1	1990-05-27	CAL		MIL	Bill Wegman	tied 2-2	b 5	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	2	4	0.166	68%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
51	51	3	1	1990-07-18	CAL		MIL	Mark Knudson	behind 0-3	b 5	1	---	3,(1-1) BFX	1	6	4	0.091	24%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
52	52	4	1	1990-09-12	CAL		MIN	Tim Drummond	ahead 7-6	b 7	0	---	3,(1-1) BSX	1	2	4	0.098	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
53	53	5	1	1990-09-27	CAL		KCR	Héctor Wagner	behind 2-4	b 8	2	12-	1,(0-0) X	3	2	4	0.703	85%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); D. Schofield Scores; D. White Scores

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STL	7
PHI	6
SFG	5
NYM	5
SDP	4
CHC	4
MIL	3
CIN	2
SEA	2
NYY	2
BAL	2
CLE	2
HOU	2
CHW	2
MIN	1
KCR	1
ATL	1
BOS	1
MON	1

STL	7
PHI	6
SFG	5
NYM	5
SDP	4
CHC	4
MIL	3
CIN	2
SEA	2
NYY	2
BAL	2
CLE	2
HOU	2
CHW	2
MIN	1
KCR	1
ATL	1
BOS	1
MON	1

STL	7
PHI	6
SFG	5
NYM	5
SDP	4
CHC	4
MIL	3
CIN	2
SEA	2
NYY	2
BAL	2
CLE	2
HOU	2
CHW	2
MIN	1
KCR	1
ATL	1
BOS	1
MON	1