Bio
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Debut
- 1981
- College
- Arkansas
- NL Silver Slugger
- 1983
Bio
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Debut
- 1981
- College
- Arkansas
- NL Silver Slugger
- 1983
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,353
- AB
- 5,188
- R
- 604
- H
- 1,502
- HR
- 53
- RBI
- 594
- SB
- 80
- AVG
- .290
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | PIT | 31 | 102 | 10 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .245 |
| 1982 | PIT | 162 | 647 | 79 | 182 | 7 | 63 | 16 | .281 |
| 1983 | PIT | 151 | 576 | 68 | 163 | 5 | 53 | 18 | .283 |
| 1984 | PIT | 155 | 555 | 75 | 173 | 6 | 67 | 11 | .312 |
| 1985 | PIT | 154 | 594 | 67 | 163 | 7 | 70 | 13 | .274 |
| 1986 | PIT | 155 | 579 | 67 | 174 | 7 | 78 | 6 | .301 |
| 1987 |  PIT/LAA | 153 | 599 | 64 | 173 | 5 | 69 | 4 | .289 |
| 1988 | LAA | 153 | 602 | 75 | 184 | 6 | 83 | 4 | .306 |
| 1989 | LAA | 134 | 530 | 52 | 153 | 5 | 62 | 6 | .289 |
| 1990 | LAA | 105 | 404 | 47 | 112 | 5 | 43 | 2 | .277 |
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 5,657
- TB
- 2,027
- XBH
- 383
- HBP
- 12
- IBB
- 39
- GIDP
- 0
- P/PA
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | PIT | 109 | 36 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | PIT | 702 | 247 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | PIT | 623 | 230 | 50 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | PIT | 603 | 241 | 50 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | PIT | 652 | 223 | 43 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | PIT | 648 | 228 | 40 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | PIT/LAA | 650 | 224 | 38 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | LAA | 659 | 258 | 55 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | LAA | 582 | 190 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | LAA | 429 | 150 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 21.6
- RC
- 711.1
- RC/27
- 5.00
- ISOP
- .101
- SECA
- .175
- BB/K
- 1.07
- AB/HR
- 97.9
- GO/FO
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | PIT | 0.0 | 10.7 | 3.7 | .108 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | PIT | 3.6 | 83.1 | 4.6 | .100 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 92.4 | 0 |
| 1983 | PIT | 4.8 | 77.7 | 4.8 | .116 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 115.2 | 0 |
| 1984 | PIT | 4.4 | 88.5 | 6 | .123 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 92.5 | 0 |
| 1985 | PIT | 0.1 | 76.6 | 4.6 | .101 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 84.9 | 0 |
| 1986 | PIT | 4.1 | 87 | 5.6 | .093 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 82.7 | 0 |
| 1987 | PIT/LAA | 0.9 | 79.6 | 4.9 | .085 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 119.8 | 0 |
| 1988 | LAA | 2.3 | 93.3 | 5.8 | .123 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 100.3 | 0 |
| 1989 | LAA | 0.9 | 67.5 | 4.6 | .070 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 106 | 0 |
| 1990 | LAA | 0.5 | 47.2 | 4.2 | .094 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 80.8 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Johnny Ray's career stats?
Johnny Ray played 10 seasons for the Pirates and the Angels. He was a career .290 hitter with 1,502 hits, 53 home runs and 594 RBI. His best season was 1984: a .312 batting average, 6 home runs and 67 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
10 seasons, 1981 to 1990
Johnny Ray finished top 10 in a stat 2 times.
Awards
Season top 10 finishes
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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