Robbie Ray
Ray's strikeout rate tells the whole story: 10.8 per nine innings for his career, a number that would make even peak Pedro Martinez nod with approval. The southpaw's four-seam fastball and devastating slider combination has generated whiffs at an elite level, even as his command has been maddeningly inconsistent throughout his career.
His 2021 Cy Young campaign with Toronto stands as the perfect Ray season — when the walks dropped to 2.9 per nine and the ERA plummeted to 2.84, he transformed from frustrating talent into genuine ace. That 248-strikeout total led the American League and validated what scouts always saw in his electric stuff.
At 35, Ray's velocity remains surprisingly intact, but his 88-81 career record reflects the boom-or-bust nature that has defined him. He's either dominating hitters with swing-and-miss stuff or walking himself into trouble, with little middle ground between the two extremes.
| Date | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — |
| Jul 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | W |
| Jun 28 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | W |
| Jun 23 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | W |
| Jun 17 | 6.333 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | W |
| Jun 10 | 5.667 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — |
| Jun 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | W |
| May 31 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — |
| May 24 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — |
| May 18 | 4.333 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | L |
Career · Hitting
7 seasons| Year | Team | G | AB | HR | RBI | AVG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 1.000 | — |
| 2015 | — | 23 | 31 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 | — | 32 | 53 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 2017 | — | 28 | 53 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 2018 | — | 25 | 39 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | — | 34 | 55 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | — | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Career | 183 | 237 | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | |
Career · Pitching
15 seasons| Year | Team | G | IP | W | L | ERA | ERA+ | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 9 | 28.2 | 1 | 4 | 8.16 | — | 19 | 1.88 |
| 2015 | — | 23 | 127.2 | 5 | 12 | 3.52 | — | 119 | 1.33 |
| 2016 | — | 32 | 174.1 | 8 | 15 | 4.90 | — | 218 | 1.47 |
| 2017 | — | 28 | 162.0 | 15 | 5 | 2.89 | — | 218 | 1.15 |
| 2018 | — | 24 | 123.2 | 6 | 2 | 3.93 | — | 165 | 1.35 |
| 2019 | — | 33 | 174.1 | 12 | 8 | 4.34 | — | 235 | 1.34 |
| 2020 | — | 7 | 31.0 | 1 | 4 | 7.84 | — | 43 | 2.00 |
| 2020 | — | 5 | 20.2 | 1 | 1 | 4.79 | — | 25 | 1.74 |
| 2020 | — | 12 | 51.2 | 2 | 5 | 6.62 | — | 68 | 1.90 |
| 2021 | — | 32 | 193.1 | 13 | 7 | 2.84 | — | 248 | 1.04 |
| 2022 | — | 32 | 189.0 | 12 | 12 | 3.71 | — | 212 | 1.19 |
| 2023 | — | 1 | 3.1 | 0 | 1 | 8.10 | — | 3 | 2.70 |
| 2024 | — | 7 | 30.2 | 3 | 2 | 4.70 | — | 43 | 1.14 |
| 2025 | — | 32 | 182.1 | 11 | 8 | 3.65 | — | 186 | 1.21 |
| 2026 | — | 19 | 106.2 | 8 | 6 | 3.38 | — | 90 | 1.27 |
| Career | 296 | 1594.9 | 98 | 92 | — | — | 1892 | — | |
Each pitch type this pitcher throws regularly, placed by how the ball moves — sideways break across, rise or drop down the side. Each dotted ring holds about the middle 85% of the league’s pitches of that type, so a cluster sitting outside its ring is movement most pitchers don’t have.
The dots — a sample of this pitcher’s regular-season pitches, placed by movement: left–right is horizontal break, up–down is induced vertical break (what the pitch does beyond gravity). The view is handedness-neutral — positive break is toward the pitcher’s arm side for lefties and righties alike, so every sinker runs right and every sweeper breaks left, whoever throws it.
The dotted rings — about the middle 85% of where each pitch type lands league-wide (a 2-standard-deviation spread), measured from 7.5 million regular-season pitches since 2015. A cluster sitting well outside its ring is movement most of the league doesn’t get. Spring training and the postseason are excluded.
Matchups, projections, comps — grounded in Lahman, Retrosheet, and Statcast.