Bio
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Debut
- 1990
Bio
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Debut
- 1990
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,701
- AB
- 5,747
- R
- 968
- H
- 1,561
- HR
- 238
- RBI
- 874
- SB
- 258
- AVG
- .272
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | STL | 39 | 126 | 12 | 36 | 3 | 12 | 8 | .286 |
| 1991 | STL | 151 | 566 | 83 | 142 | 9 | 69 | 44 | .251 |
| 1992 | STL | 153 | 598 | 87 | 175 | 20 | 86 | 42 | .293 |
| 1993 | STL | 127 | 407 | 64 | 97 | 7 | 45 | 14 | .238 |
| 1994 | STL | 109 | 416 | 89 | 111 | 19 | 57 | 11 | .267 |
| 1995 | STL | 132 | 483 | 81 | 134 | 25 | 82 | 24 | .277 |
| 1996 | STL | 149 | 545 | 100 | 150 | 21 | 86 | 35 | .275 |
| 1997 | STL | 133 | 465 | 94 | 137 | 31 | 98 | 21 | .295 |
| 1998 | STL | 154 | 533 | 94 | 156 | 31 | 105 | 26 | .293 |
| 1999 | STL | 122 | 422 | 77 | 129 | 15 | 63 | 14 | .306 |
| 2000 | STL | 128 | 392 | 73 | 99 | 26 | 65 | 5 | .253 |
| 2001 |  STL/SD | 131 | 389 | 58 | 98 | 19 | 58 | 10 | .252 |
| 2002 | SD | 81 | 205 | 20 | 46 | 6 | 26 | 2 | .224 |
| 2004 | STL | 92 | 200 | 36 | 51 | 6 | 22 | 2 | .255 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 14
- AB
- 37
- R
- 5
- H
- 7
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 5
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .189
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 6,675
- TB
- 2,739
- XBH
- 648
- HBP
- 36
- IBB
- 68
- GIDP
- 77
- P/PA
- 0.29
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | STL | 139 | 57 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | STL | 615 | 222 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | STL | 682 | 287 | 66 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | STL | 495 | 141 | 27 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | STL | 482 | 203 | 49 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | STL | 553 | 248 | 62 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| 1996 | STL | 635 | 265 | 65 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 0 |
| 1997 | STL | 566 | 272 | 70 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | STL | 626 | 288 | 69 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | STL | 476 | 208 | 48 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | STL | 472 | 199 | 45 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | STL/SD | 459 | 191 | 51 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| 2002 | SD | 240 | 73 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4.0 |
| 2004 | STL | 235 | 85 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4.1 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 35.7
- RC
- 1022.8
- RC/27
- 6.20
- ISOP
- .205
- SECA
- .374
- BB/K
- 0.53
- AB/HR
- 24.1
- GO/FO
- 0.60
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | STL | 0.8 | 21.1 | 6.1 | .167 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 42 | 0 |
| 1991 | STL | 1.3 | 69.1 | 4.1 | .141 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 62.9 | 0 |
| 1992 | STL | 4.5 | 107.1 | 6.3 | .187 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 29.9 | 0 |
| 1993 | STL | 2.1 | 56.2 | 4.6 | .108 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 58.1 | 0 |
| 1994 | STL | 2.6 | 74.6 | 6.3 | .221 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 21.9 | 0 |
| 1995 | STL | 3.6 | 89.8 | 6.5 | .236 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 19.3 | 0 |
| 1996 | STL | 4.7 | 101.4 | 6.5 | .211 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 26 | 0 |
| 1997 | STL | 5.1 | 109.5 | 8.4 | .290 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 15 | 0 |
| 1998 | STL | 5.9 | 116.5 | 8.1 | .248 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 17.2 | 0 |
| 1999 | STL | 3.5 | 79.4 | 7 | .187 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 28.1 | 0 |
| 2000 | STL | 0.8 | 73.5 | 6.4 | .255 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 15.1 | 0 |
| 2001 | STL/SD | 1.0 | 70.7 | 6.3 | .239 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 20.5 | 0 |
| 2002 | SD | -0.5 | 25.1 | 4.1 | .132 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 34.2 | 0 |
| 2004 | STL | 0.3 | 29.8 | 5 | .170 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 33.3 | 0.6 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Ray Lankford's career stats?
Ray Lankford played 14 seasons for the Cardinals and the Padres. He was a career .272 hitter with 1,561 hits, 238 home runs and 874 RBI. His best season was 1999: a .306 batting average, 15 home runs and 63 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
14 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1990 to 2004
Ray Lankford finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.
All-time career rank
- 293rd in home runs (238)
- 222nd in stolen bases (258)
Among the 10,340 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Stolen Bases: 1991 (8th)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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