Ray Starr

Q: When was Ray Starr born?

Ray Starr was born on April 23, 1906.

Q: Where was Ray Starr born?

Ray Starr was born in Nowata, OK .

Q: How tall was Ray Starr?

Ray Starr was 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Ray Starr weigh when playing?

Ray Starr weighed 178 lbs (80 kg) when playing.

Q: Is Ray Starr in the Hall of Fame?

Ray Starr has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: How many strikeouts did Ray Starr have?

Ray Starr had 189 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Ray Starr played for?

Ray Starr played for 6 teams; the St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Braves, New York Giants, Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs.

Q: How many World Series has Ray Starr won?

Ray Starr never won a World Series.

Q: What are Ray Starr's nicknames?

Iron Man is a nickname for Ray Starr.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 178lb (185cm, 80kg)

Born: April 23, 1906 in Nowata, OK us

Died: February 9, 1963 in Baylis, IL

Buried: Carlyle Cemetery, Carlyle, IL

Debut: September 11, 1932 (Age 26-141d, 7,526th in major league history)
vs. NYG 3.0 IP, 2 H, 3 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: September 26, 1945 (Age 39-156d)
vs. STL 1.1 IP, 2 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1933 season

Full Name: Raymond Francis Starr

Nicknames: Iron Man

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.4

ERA

3.53

138

699.0

189

WHIP

1.358

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	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1931	25	STL-min	AA,A	20	7	.741	2.74	40						223.0	198	83	68		105									1.359	8.0		4.2			ROC,HSN IL,TL
1932	26	STL-min	AA	9	12	.429	5.08	33						186.0	186	121	105		94									1.505	9.0		4.5			ROC IL
1932	26	STL	NL	1	1	.500	2.70	3	2	1	1	1	0	20.0	19	7	6	2	10	0	6	1	0	0	79	149	5.14	1.450	8.6	0.9	4.5	2.7	0.60
1933	27	TOT	NL	0	2	.000	4.35	15	3	6	0	0	0	41.1	51	26	20	4	19	1	17	2	0	3	190	73	4.86	1.694	11.1	0.9	4.1	3.7	0.89
1933	27	NYG	NL	0	1	.000	5.40	6	2	3	0	0	0	13.1	19	11	8	0	10	1	2	1	0	0	69	61	5.08	2.175	12.8	0.0	6.8	1.4	0.20
1933	27	BSN	NL	0	1	.000	3.86	9	1	3	0	0	0	28.0	32	15	12	4	9	0	15	1	0	3	121	80	4.76	1.464	10.3	1.3	2.9	4.8	1.67

1935	29	CIN-CLE-min	AA	5	5	.500	5.26	16	5					77.0	85	58	45		49									1.740	9.9		5.7			TTO,MNE IL,AA
1936	30	CIN-BOS-min	A1,AA	15	12	.556	3.80	45	17		16	2		251.1	242	140	106		115		128	3	1	1	552			1.420	8.7		4.1	4.6	1.11	NVL,SYR SOUA,IL
1937	31	CIN-min	A1	19	12	.613	3.52	48		10	18	3		276.0	281	133	108		121		150	7	0	4				1.457	9.2		3.9	4.9	1.24	NVL SOUA
1938	32	BRO-min	A1	14	20	.412	4.63	47	17	8	16	3		270.0	292	158	139		121		132	6	0	4				1.530	9.7		4.0	4.4	1.09	NVL SOUA
1939	33	BRO-min	A1									0											0											NVL SOUA
1941	35	CIN-min	AA	20	15	.571	3.43	42	35	7	22	6		273.0	245	124	104		112		145	5	0	1				1.308	8.1		3.7	4.8	1.29	INA AA
1941	35	CIN	NL	3	2	.600	2.65	7	4	2	3	2	0	34.0	28	10	10	1	6	0	11	1	0	0	136	138	3.14	1.000	7.4	0.3	1.6	2.9	1.83
1942	36	CIN	NL	15	13	.536	2.67	37	33	2	17	4	0	276.2	228	88	82	10	106	11	83	3	0	0	1136	123	3.12	1.207	7.4	0.3	3.4	2.7	0.78	AS,MVP-23
1943	37	CIN	NL	11	10	.524	3.64	36	33	2	9	2	1	217.1	201	93	88	9	91	9	42	5	1	0	923	92	4.13	1.344	8.3	0.4	3.8	1.7	0.46
1944	38	PIT	NL	6	5	.545	5.02	27	12	6	5	0	3	89.2	116	60	50	6	36	1	25	1	0	1	413	74	4.23	1.695	11.6	0.6	3.6	2.5	0.69
1945	39	TOT	NL	1	2	.333	8.10	13	1	4	0	0	0	20.0	27	18	18	1	11	0	5	0	0	0	97	48	4.50	1.900	12.2	0.5	5.0	2.3	0.45
1945	39	PIT	NL	0	2	.000	9.45	4	0	1	0	0	0	6.2	10	7	7	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	33	44	4.50	2.100	13.5	0.0	5.4	0.0	0.00
1945	39	CHC	NL	1	0	1.000	7.43	9	1	3	0	0	0	13.1	17	11	11	1	7	0	5	0	0	0	64	51	4.50	1.800	11.5	0.7	4.7	3.4	0.71
7 Yrs				37	35	.514	3.53	138	88	23	35	9	4	699.0	670	302	274	33	279	22	189	13	1	4	2974	97	3.78	1.358	8.6	0.4	3.6	2.4	0.68
162 Game Avg.				11	11	.514	3.53	42	26	7	11	3	1	210	202	91	82	10	84	7	57	4	0	1	895	97	3.78	1.358	8.6	0.4	3.6	2.4	0.68

CIN (3 yrs)				29	25	.537	3.07	80	70	6	29	8	1	528.0	457	191	180	20	203	20	136	9	1	0	2195	109	3.54	1.250	7.8	0.3	3.5	2.3	0.67
PIT (2 yrs)				6	7	.462	5.33	31	12	7	5	0	3	96.1	126	67	57	6	40	1	25	1	0	1	446	71	4.25	1.723	11.8	0.6	3.7	2.3	0.63
STL (1 yr)				1	1	.500	2.70	3	2	1	1	1	0	20.0	19	7	6	2	10	0	6	1	0	0	79	149	5.14	1.450	8.6	0.9	4.5	2.7	0.60
CHC (1 yr)				1	0	1.000	7.43	9	1	3	0	0	0	13.1	17	11	11	1	7	0	5	0	0	0	64	51	4.50	1.800	11.5	0.7	4.7	3.4	0.71
BSN (1 yr)				0	1	.000	3.86	9	1	3	0	0	0	28.0	32	15	12	4	9	0	15	1	0	3	121	80	4.76	1.464	10.3	1.3	2.9	4.8	1.67
NYG (1 yr)				0	1	.000	5.40	6	2	3	0	0	0	13.1	19	11	8	0	10	1	2	1	0	0	69	61	5.08	2.175	12.8	0.0	6.8	1.4	0.20

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Season	Age	Team	Lg	WAR	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	rOBA	Rbat+	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	IBB	Pos	Awards
1932	26	STL	NL	0.0	3	6	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250	.250	.250	.500	33	.221	-21	1		0	1	0	/1
1933	27	2TM	NL	0.0	15	12	10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	.100	.182	.100	.282	-16	.138	-31	1	1	0	1	0	1
1933	27	NYG	NL	-0.1	6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	-0.024	-142	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1933	27	BSN	NL	0.0	9	9	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.143	.250	.143	.393	19	.199	11	1	1	0	1	0	/1

1941	35	CIN	NL	-0.1	7	15	11	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	7	.182	.182	.182	.364	3	.146	-61	2	1	0	4	0	/1
1942	36	CIN	NL	-0.7	37	105	88	2	8	1	0	0	1	0	0	5	35	.091	.140	.102	.242	-29	.113	-65	9	0	0	12	0	1	AS,MVP-23
1943	37	CIN	NL	-0.7	36	81	74	3	9	1	0	0	6	0	0	1	25	.122	.133	.135	.268	-22	.120	-56	10	0	0	6	0	1
1944	38	PIT	NL	0.1	27	28	22	4	3	1	0	0	3	0	0	6	9	.136	.321	.182	.503	42	.259	49	4	0	0	0	0	1
1945	39	2TM	NL	0.1	13	4	3	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.667	.667	1.000	1.667	360	.762	424	3	1	0	1	0	1
1945	39	PIT	NL	0.1	4	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000	3.000	708	1.341	782	2	0	0	0	0	/1
1945	39	CHC	NL	0.0	9	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	181	.473	245	1	1	0	1	0	/1
7 Yrs				-1.2	138	251	212	12	26	4	0	0	12	0	0	13	81	.123	.173	.142	.315	-9	.147	-37	30	3	0	25	0	1
162 Game Avg				-1.4	162	295	249	14	31	5	0	0	14	0	0	15	95	.123	.173	.142	.315	-9	.147	-37	35		0	29	0

CIN (3 Yrs)				-1.4	80	201	173	6	19	2	0	0	8	0	0	6	67	.110	.140	.121	.261	-24	.118	-61	21	1	0	22	0	1
PIT (2 Yrs)				0.2	31	29	23	4	4	2	0	0	4	0	0	6	9	.174	.345	.261	.606	69	.296	74	6	0	0	0	0	1
BSN (1 Yr)				0.0	9	9	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.143	.250	.143	.393	19	.199	11	1	1	0	1	0	/1
CHC (1 Yr)				0.0	9	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	181	.473	245	1	1	0	1	0	/1
NYG (1 Yr)				-0.1	6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	-0.024	-142	0	0	0	0	0	/1
STL (1 Yr)				0.0	3	6	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250	.250	.250	.500	33	.221	-21	1		0	1	0	/1

Player Value--Batting

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					Standard											Range Factor				Baserunners
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	lgFld%	RF/9	lgRF9	RF/G	lgRFG	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	Pick	Awards
1932	26	STL	NL	P	3	2	1	20.0	9	2	6	1	1	.889	.957	3.60	2.30	2.67	2.30	0	1	0	0.0	48.0	0
1933	27	2TM	NL	P	15	3	0	41.0	13	4	9	0	0	1.000	.964	2.85	2.35	0.87	2.33	3	1	4	80.0	48.6	1
1933	27	NYG	NL	P	6	2	0	13.0	3	0	3	0	0	1.000	.963	2.08	2.35	0.50	2.33	0	1	1	50.0	48.5	0
1933	27	BSN	NL	P	9	1	0	28.0	10	4	6	0	0	1.000	.964	3.21	2.35	1.11	2.33	3	0	3	100.0	48.7	1

1941	35	CIN	NL	P	7	4	3	34.0	11	2	8	1	0	.909	.965	2.65	2.22	1.43	2.21	0	2	3	60.0	47.6	0
1942	36	CIN	NL	P	37	33	17	277.0	68	12	55	1	3	.985	.968	2.18	2.35	1.81	2.35	0	13	10	43.5	45.0	3	AS,MVP-23
1943	37	CIN	NL	P	36	33	9	217.0	55	4	50	1	2	.982	.961	2.24	2.25	1.50	2.25	0	6	9	60.0	46.1	2
1944	38	PIT	NL	P	27	12	5	90.0	18	1	16	1	0	.944	.961	1.70	2.14	0.63	2.13	1	2	2	50.0	45.0	1
1945	39	2TM	NL	P	13	1	0	20.0	6	0	6	0	0	1.000	.963	2.70	2.16	0.46	2.17	0	0	0			0
1945	39	PIT	NL	P	4	0	0	7.0	3	0	3	0	0	1.000	.963	3.86	2.19	0.75	2.18	0	0	0			0
1945	39	CHC	NL	P	9	1	0	13.0	3	0	3	0	0	1.000	.963	2.08	2.15	0.33	2.17	0	0	0			0
7 Yrs					138	88	35	699.0	180	25	150	5	6	.972	.964	2.25	2.28	1.27	2.25	4	25	28	52.8	46.0	7

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Ray Starr born?

Ray Starr was born on April 23, 1906.

Where was Ray Starr born?

Ray Starr was born in Nowata, OK.

How tall was Ray Starr?

Ray Starr was 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

How much did Ray Starr weigh when playing?

Ray Starr weighed 178 lbs (80 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Ray Starr play?

Ray Starr played 7 seasons.

Is Ray Starr in the Hall of Fame?

Ray Starr has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Ray Starr play?

Ray Starr was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Ray Starr have?

Ray Starr had 189 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Ray Starr played for?

Ray Starr played for 6 teams; the St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Braves, New York Giants, Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs.

How many World Series has Ray Starr won?

Ray Starr never won a World Series.

When did Ray Starr retire?

Ray Starr last played in 1945.

What are Ray Starr's nicknames?

Iron Man is a nickname for Ray Starr.

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