RH
1950–1966 · P
Ray Herbert
5' 11", 185 lbs·Lived to 93·Bats R / Throws R
All-Star
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Career Highs
3.24
Best ERA · 1963
20
Most W · 1962
122
Most K · 1960
1.180
Best WHIP · 1963
Career Arc · OPS
11 seasonsCareer Arc · ERA
14 seasonsStatistical Comps
Career · Hitting
14 seasons| Year | Team | G | AB | HR | RBI | AVG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | DET | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .286 | — | — |
| 1951 | DET | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — |
| 1953 | DET | 43 | 19 | 0 | 0 | .158 | — | — |
| 1954 | DET | 42 | 17 | 1 | 3 | .176 | .734 | — |
| 1955 | KC1 | 24 | 21 | 0 | 2 | .190 | .455 | — |
| 1958 | KC1 | 42 | 52 | 0 | 2 | .192 | .513 | — |
| 1959 | KC1 | 37 | 57 | 1 | 5 | .211 | .548 | — |
| 1960 | KC1 | 37 | 76 | 0 | 7 | .171 | .451 | — |
| 1961 | CWS | 34 | 81 | 2 | 7 | .185 | .517 | — |
| 1962 | CWS | 35 | 82 | 2 | 9 | .195 | .576 | — |
| 1963 | CWS | 33 | 63 | 1 | 10 | .222 | .648 | — |
| 1964 | CWS | 20 | 36 | 0 | 3 | .139 | .297 | — |
| 1965 | PHI | 25 | 41 | 0 | 3 | .268 | .578 | — |
| 1966 | PHI | 23 | 13 | 0 | 0 | .077 | .220 | — |
| Career | 408 | 569 | 7 | 51 | .192 | — | — | |
Career · Pitching
14 seasons| Year | Team | G | IP | W | L | ERA | ERA+ | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | DET | 8 | 22.3 | 1 | 2 | 3.63 | 120 | 5 | 1.433 |
| 1951 | DET | 5 | 12.7 | 4 | 0 | 1.42 | 285 | 9 | 1.342 |
| 1953 | DET | 43 | 87.7 | 4 | 6 | 5.24 | 79 | 37 | 1.768 |
| 1954 | DET | 42 | 84.3 | 3 | 6 | 5.87 | 66 | 44 | 1.945 |
| 1955 | KC1 | 23 | 87.7 | 1 | 8 | 6.26 | 64 | 30 | 1.586 |
| 1958 | KC1 | 42 | 175.0 | 8 | 8 | 3.50 | 110 | 108 | 1.234 |
| 1959 | KC1 | 37 | 183.7 | 11 | 11 | 4.85 | 80 | 99 | 1.405 |
| 1960 | KC1 | 37 | 252.7 | 14 | 15 | 3.28 | 116 | 122 | 1.298 |
| 1961 | CWS | 34 | 221.3 | 12 | 12 | 4.55 | 89 | 84 | 1.405 |
| 1962 | CWS | 35 | 236.7 | 20 | 9 | 3.27 | 121 | 115 | 1.276 |
| 1963 | CWS | 33 | 224.7 | 13 | 10 | 3.24 | 107 | 105 | 1.180 |
| 1964 | CWS | 20 | 111.7 | 6 | 7 | 3.47 | 103 | 40 | 1.200 |
| 1965 | PHI | 25 | 130.7 | 5 | 8 | 3.86 | 91 | 51 | 1.385 |
| 1966 | PHI | 23 | 50.3 | 2 | 5 | 4.29 | 82 | 15 | 1.371 |
| Career | 407 | 1881.5 | 104 | 107 | — | — | 864 | — | |
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