Ray Boone
1945–1960 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Guardians, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Athletics, Milwaukee Braves, PRK
1,373G
.275AVG
.361OBP
.429SLG
1,260H
151HR
737RBI
21SB
2Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,373 | 5,296 | 4,588 | 644 | 1,260 | 162 | 46 | 151 | 737 | 608 | 463 | 21 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 1,967 | .275 | .361 | .429 | .790 |
Streaks
17longest hitting streak · 1956-07-29 to 1956-08-25
36longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | 11 total bases | 1956-09-24 | 1 in 2,522 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1951-06-21 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 4 walks | 1953-04-18 | 1 in 2,226 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 689 | 2586 | 620 | 78 | 349 | 284 | 219 | .276 | .350 | .428 |
| Away | 684 | 2710 | 640 | 73 | 388 | 324 | 244 | .274 | .356 | .430 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 111 | 434 | 95 | 15 | 56 | 73 | 44 | .271 | .387 | .440 |
| May | 237 | 907 | 196 | 22 | 107 | 111 | 77 | .252 | .338 | .377 |
| June | 246 | 934 | 232 | 34 | 133 | 113 | 83 | .287 | .369 | .459 |
| July | 279 | 1129 | 284 | 29 | 160 | 126 | 82 | .289 | .363 | .446 |
| August | 274 | 1063 | 247 | 27 | 148 | 103 | 116 | .263 | .329 | .414 |
| September | 223 | 816 | 202 | 24 | 133 | 79 | 61 | .280 | .344 | .441 |
| October | 3 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .444 | .538 | .444 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| boston-red-sox | 189 | 774 | 203 | 25 | 125 | 97 | 66 | .305 | .388 | .502 |
| new-york-yankees | 188 | 694 | 167 | 13 | 73 | 69 | 54 | .273 | .340 | .381 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 184 | 732 | 185 | 24 | 106 | 83 | 59 | .290 | .366 | .460 |
| chicago-white-sox | 179 | 696 | 174 | 13 | 84 | 64 | 62 | .282 | .342 | .396 |
| cleveland-guardians | 131 | 505 | 93 | 21 | 66 | 66 | 55 | .216 | .315 | .413 |
| detroit-tigers | 108 | 359 | 66 | 6 | 34 | 46 | 40 | .216 | .312 | .315 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 103 | 403 | 102 | 14 | 70 | 50 | 24 | .299 | .377 | .469 |
| baltimore-orioles | 99 | 398 | 92 | 11 | 59 | 45 | 38 | .267 | .344 | .426 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 |  Cleveland Guardians | 6 | 5 | 2 | – | 1 | – | .400 | – | – |
| 1949 | Cleveland Guardians | 86 | 258 | 65 | 4 | 26 | – | .252 | – | – |
| 1950 | Cleveland Guardians | 109 | 365 | 110 | 7 | 58 | 4 | .301 | – | – |
| 1951 | Cleveland Guardians | 151 | 544 | 127 | 12 | 51 | 5 | .233 | – | – |
| 1952 | Cleveland Guardians | 103 | 316 | 83 | 7 | 45 | – | .263 | – | – |
| 1953 | Cleveland Guardians, Detroit Tigers | 135 | 497 | 147 | 26 | 114 | 3 | .296 | – | – |
| 1954 |  Detroit Tigers | 148 | 543 | 160 | 20 | 85 | 4 | .295 | – | – |
| 1955 | Detroit Tigers | 135 | 500 | 142 | 20 | 116 | 1 | .284 | – | – |
| 1956 | Detroit Tigers | 131 | 481 | 148 | 25 | 81 | – | .308 | – | – |
| 1957 | Detroit Tigers | 129 | 462 | 126 | 12 | 65 | 1 | .273 | – | – |
| 1958 | Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers | 116 | 360 | 87 | 13 | 61 | 1 | .242 | – | – |
| 1959 | Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Athletics, Milwaukee Braves | 83 | 168 | 44 | 4 | 19 | 2 | .262 | – | – |
| 1960 | Boston Red Sox, Milwaukee Braves | 41 | 89 | 19 | 1 | 15 | – | .213 | – | – |