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Career Summary
Years G IP W L SV ERA WARP
14 593 411 20 23 2 3.46 2.3
Birth Date1-15-1974
Height6' 0"
Weight250 lbs
Age50 years, 3 months, 1 days
BatsL
ThrowsL
WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

Historical (past-seasons) WARP is now based on DRA..
cFIP and DRA are not available on a by-team basis and display as zeroes(0). See TOT line for season totals of these stats.
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YEAR Team Lg G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA- WARP
1999 CHN MLB 10 0 10.7 0 0 0 11 10 5 2 100 9.3 8.4 1.7 4.2 0% .281 1.97 7.66 5.91 108 6.09 118.4 0.0
2000 MIL MLB 36 0 28.7 3 2 0 18 10 19 1 108 5.7 3.1 0.3 6.0 0% .210 0.98 3.22 1.26 106 5.25 101.0 0.2
2001 MIL MLB 82 0 55.0 0 4 1 49 25 49 5 103 8.0 4.1 0.8 8.0 0% .286 1.35 3.82 3.60 98 4.66 96.6 0.4
2002 MIL MLB 76 0 65.0 3 2 0 61 24 50 5 100 8.4 3.3 0.7 6.9 0% .293 1.31 3.58 3.05 93 4.07 87.4 0.9
2003 ATL MLB 80 0 59.0 3 4 0 46 27 43 3 99 7.0 4.1 0.5 6.6 0% .249 1.24 3.60 3.51 92 4.03 84.6 0.9
2004 SLN MLB 86 0 62.0 5 2 0 43 24 40 1 95 6.2 3.5 0.1 5.8 0% .233 1.08 3.17 2.61 100 4.88 100.6 0.5
2005 SLN MLB 77 0 40.0 4 4 0 46 16 23 4 101 10.4 3.6 0.9 5.2 0% .321 1.55 4.56 3.38 111 5.73 123.4 -0.1
2006 COL MLB 67 0 44.7 1 4 1 56 20 23 6 104 11.3 4.0 1.2 4.6 0% .338 1.70 5.30 4.43 113 6.41 130.6 -0.3
2007 MIL 0 12 0 6.0 0 0 0 6 3 7 1 104 9.0 4.5 1.5 10.5 0% .333 1.50 4.50 6.00 128 7.27 150.4 -0.1
2007 WAS 0 55 0 33.7 1 1 0 31 18 18 5 94 8.3 4.8 1.3 4.8 0% .245 1.46 5.81 4.54 117 5.62 116.3 -0.1
2008 WAS MLB 12 0 6.3 0 0 0 9 4 1 1 94 12.8 5.7 1.4 1.4 0% .308 2.05 7.20 5.68 114 4.06 86.6 0.1
2007 TOT MLB 67 0 39.7 1 1 0 37 21 25 6 96 8.4 4.8 1.4 5.7 0% .000 1.46 5.61 4.76 119 5.87 121.4 -0.2
CareerMLB5930411.020232376181278341008.24.00.76.154%.2761.364.173.461034.99103.42.2

Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
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YEAR Team Lg LG G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA-
1995 BIL Rk PIO 28 0 43.0 3 0 5 31 15 43 1 6.5 3.1 0.2 9.0 0% .000 1.07 3.28 1.67 0 0.00 0.0
1996 MCN A SAL 18 10 70.7 3 5 0 63 20 63 4 8.0 2.5 0.5 8.0 0% .000 1.17 3.10 2.80 0 0.00 0.0
1996 DUR A+ CRL 14 14 82.7 3 6 0 104 15 52 3 11.3 1.6 0.3 5.7 0% .000 1.44 3.00 4.46 0 0.00 0.0
1997 DUR A+ CRL 24 6 71.7 6 9 3 89 26 60 6 11.2 3.3 0.8 7.5 0% .347 1.60 3.93 5.40 0 0.00 0.0
1997 GRN AA SOU 12 9 65.7 5 5 0 85 24 42 9 11.6 3.3 1.2 5.8 0% .332 1.66 5.14 6.85 0 0.00 0.0
1998 WTN AA SOU 25 0 29.7 1 2 3 23 10 26 1 7.0 3.0 0.3 7.9 0% -.595 1.11 3.17 2.42 0 0.00 0.0
1998 IOW AAA PCL 37 0 32.3 1 3 2 36 15 26 4 10.0 4.2 1.1 7.2 0% -.696 1.58 5.04 5.02 0 0.00 0.0
1999 CHN MLB NL 10 0 10.7 0 0 0 11 10 5 2 100 9.3 8.4 1.7 4.2 0% .281 1.97 7.66 5.91 108 6.09 118.4
1999 IOW AAA PCL 37 0 43.0 4 4 2 31 22 41 1 6.5 4.6 0.2 8.6 0% -.448 1.23 3.76 1.88 0 0.00 0.0
2000 MIL MLB NL 36 0 28.7 3 2 0 18 10 19 1 108 5.7 3.1 0.3 6.0 0% .210 0.98 3.22 1.26 106 5.25 101.0
2000 IND AAA INT 29 0 25.7 0 3 1 26 12 20 1 9.1 4.2 0.4 7.0 0% -.758 1.48 3.48 3.50 0 0.00 0.0
2000 IOW AAA PCL 1 0 1.3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 6.9 0.0 0.0 6.9 0% -1.000 0.77 2.04 0.00 0 0.00 0.0
2001 MIL MLB NL 82 0 55.0 0 4 1 49 25 49 5 103 8.0 4.1 0.8 8.0 0% .286 1.35 3.82 3.60 98 4.66 96.6
2002 MIL MLB NL 76 0 65.0 3 2 0 61 24 50 5 100 8.4 3.3 0.7 6.9 0% .293 1.31 3.58 3.05 93 4.07 87.4
2002 IND AAA INT 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 9.0 9.0 0.0 9.0 0% .500 2.00 4.09 0.00 0 0.00 0.0
2003 ATL MLB NL 80 0 59.0 3 4 0 46 27 43 3 99 7.0 4.1 0.5 6.6 0% .249 1.24 3.60 3.51 92 4.03 84.6
2004 SLN MLB NL 86 0 62.0 5 2 0 43 24 40 1 95 6.2 3.5 0.1 5.8 0% .233 1.08 3.17 2.61 100 4.88 100.6
2005 SLN MLB NL 77 0 40.0 4 4 0 46 16 23 4 101 10.4 3.6 0.9 5.2 0% .321 1.55 4.56 3.38 111 5.73 123.4
2006 COL MLB NL 67 0 44.7 1 4 1 56 20 23 6 104 11.3 4.0 1.2 4.6 0% .338 1.70 5.30 4.43 113 6.41 130.6
2007 MIL MLB NL 12 0 6.0 0 0 0 6 3 7 1 104 9.0 4.5 1.5 10.5 0% .333 1.50 4.50 6.00 128 7.27 150.4
2007 WAS MLB NL 55 0 33.7 1 1 0 31 18 18 5 94 8.3 4.8 1.3 4.8 0% .245 1.46 5.81 4.54 117 5.62 116.3
2007 HAR AA EAS 1 1 1.3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 114 0.0 6.9 0.0 6.9 0% .000 0.77 4.02 0.00 96 3.66 75.1
2008 WAS MLB NL 12 0 6.3 0 0 0 9 4 1 1 94 12.8 5.7 1.4 1.4 0% .308 2.05 7.20 5.68 114 4.06 86.6
2008 CHR AAA INT 4 0 4.7 0 0 0 6 1 5 1 93 11.5 1.9 1.9 9.6 0% .385 1.49 4.59 3.83 86 4.67 95.5
2008 ROU AAA PCL 32 0 32.0 2 1 5 23 14 23 1 101 6.5 3.9 0.3 6.5 0% .237 1.16 3.85 2.25 93 2.82 57.6

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2008 85 0.4588 0.3294 0.8214 0.5128 0.1739 0.9000 0.6250 0.1786
Career850.45880.32940.82140.51280.17390.90000.62500.1786

Injury History  —  No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2007-04-12 2007-04-29 15-DL 17 15 Left Shoulder Inflammation -
2002-04-02 2002-04-19 15-DL 17 16 Left Elbow Inflammation -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2008 WAS $850,000
2007 WAS, MIL $850,000
2006 COL $2,450,000
2005 SLN $1,850,000
2004 SLN $900,000
2003 ATL $620,000
2002 MIL $300,000
2001 MIL $220,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
8 yrPrevious$8,040,000
8 yrTotal$8,040,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
7 y 137 dDave Mier1 yr/$0.85M (08)

Details
  • signed as a free agent from CHW 5/29/08 (minor-league contract)
  • released 5/2x/08
  • signed as a free agent from WAS 5/12/08 (minor-league contract)
  • refused assignment 4/29/08
  • optioned to Triple-A 4/24/08 contract purchased 3/22/08 signed as a free agent from MIL 11/30/07, 1 year/$0.85M (08) (minor-league contract)
  • acquired in trade from WAS 9/4/07 contract purchased 3/07 signed as a free agent from CO 12/06, 1 year/$0.85M (07) (minor-league contract)
  • CO declined $2.75M 07 option 11/06
  • acquired in trade from STL 12/05
  • re-signed 12/04 (avoided arbitration), 2 year/$4.6M (05-06)+$2.75M07 club option
  • 05:c$1.85M, 06:c$2.75M, 07:$2.75M club option
  • acquired in trade from ATL 12/03 acquired in trade from MIL 12/02
  • 2 year/$2.2M (02-03)+$0.9M 04 club option
  • 02:$0.3M+$0.15M in bonuses
  • 03:$0.38M ($0.62M if he reaches Super 2) 04:$1M club option 0.1M buyout
  • 1 year/$0.22M (01)

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT W L SV G GS IP H BB SO HR BABIP WHIP ERA DRA VORP WARP
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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2013-12-26 13:00:00 (link to chat)If you and Ray King were trapped in a blender, how would you escape?
(bradleyankrom from NYNY)		I need some more context. Where is the blender? A standard kitchen? (Harry Pavlidis)
2012-12-27 13:00:00 (link to chat)Let's say you're shrunk and placed in a blender next to Ray King. How do you escape?
(Billy from Ocean)		Is Ray King also shrunk to roughly the same size (or scale of size) as me? In either case, I would probably treat it as a hostage negotiation, with the unfortunate property of me being the hostage. (Russell Carleton)
2012-08-30 13:30:00 (link to chat)How would you get out if you were placed into a giant blender alongside Ray King?
(dipotonotdipoto from brooklyn)		I wouldn't. Why fight it? I'd be honored to make up some small part of a Ray King-based smoothie. (Ben Lindbergh)
2012-08-17 13:00:00 (link to chat)How would you get out if you were placed into a giant blender alongside Ray King?
(dipotonotdipoto from brooklyn)		I don't have a great answer for this, which makes me unqualified to work for Goldman Sachs (hooray!). But I will note that it took me Ray King's entire career, plus four years of inactivity, before I finally realized today that his name is Raking. Not quite Grant Balfour or Dave Heaverlo, but an underrated pitcher aptonym. (Sam Miller)
2012-08-20 13:00:00 (link to chat)How would you get out if you were placed into a giant blender alongside Ray King?
(dipotonotdipoto from brooklyn)		I don't have a good answer for this, so I'm going to open it up to the audience... how would YOU get out if you were placed into a giant blender alongside Ray King? (Bradley Ankrom)


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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Ray King threw 295 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2007 and 2008, including pitches thrown in . In 2008, he relied primarily on his Slider (82mph) and Fourseam Fastball (90mph).