Ray Starr
1932–1945 · bats R / throws R · Boston Braves, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, NLS, New York Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals
138G
.123AVG
.173OBP
.142SLG
More career statistics
26H
0HR
12RBI
0SB
37–35W–L
699.0IP
189K
3.53ERA
88GS
4SV
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 212 | 213 |
| Batting · Hits | 26 | 27 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 81 | 83 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 250 | 251 |
| Batting · RBI | 12 | 13 |
| Batting · Walks | 13 | 14 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 2,974 | 2,976 |
| Pitching · p er | 274 | 280 |
| Pitching · p h | 670 | 664 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 2,097 | 2,096 |
| Pitching · p k | 189 | 188 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 138 | 250 | 212 | 12 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | .123 | .173 | .142 | .315 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 699.0 | 138 | 88 | 35 | 37 | 35 | 4 | 670 | 302 | 274 | 33 | 279 | 189 | 0 | 0 | 3.53 | 1.358 |
Streaks
2longest hitting streak · 1933-07-07 to 1941-09-05
3longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | 14 scoreless innings | 1943-06-18 | 1 in 6,007 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 50 | 9 walks allowed | 1942-09-20 | 1 in 1,333 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 34 | 11 innings pitched | 1942-05-28 | 1 in 308 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 69 | 110 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 38 | .096 | .127 | .117 |
| Away | 69 | 141 | 18 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 45 | .151 | .191 | .168 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 7 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .062 | .105 | .062 |
| May | 18 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | .083 | .125 | .111 |
| June | 29 | 53 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | .159 | .170 | .182 |
| July | 33 | 52 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20 | .114 | .135 | .136 |
| August | 20 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 15 | .152 | .231 | .152 |
| September | 31 | 48 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 14 | .150 | .188 | .175 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| philadelphia-phillies | 23 | 52 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 13 | .238 | .231 | .262 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 21 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | .125 | .139 | .156 |
| chicago-cubs | 19 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | .091 | .107 | .136 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 19 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | .091 | .185 | .091 |
| new-york-giants | 16 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | .087 | .080 | .087 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 16 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .062 | .111 | .062 |
| boston-braves | 14 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | .103 | .200 | .138 |
| cincinnati-reds | 10 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .182 | .250 | .182 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | .250 | 20 | 6 |
| 1933 | Boston Braves, New York Giants | 15 | 10 | 1 | – | – | – | .100 | 41 | 17 |
| 1941 |  Cincinnati Reds | 7 | 11 | 2 | – | 1 | – | .182 | 34 | 11 |
| 1942 | Cincinnati Reds | 37 | 88 | 8 | – | 2 | – | .091 | 276 | 83 |
| 1943 | Cincinnati Reds | 36 | 74 | 9 | – | 6 | – | .122 | 217 | 42 |
| 1944 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 27 | 22 | 3 | – | 3 | – | .136 | 89 | 24 |
| 1945 | Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates | 13 | 4 | 3 | – | 1 | – | .750 | 20 | 5 |