Ray
Jablonski
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10''
Weight: 188
 
Born: December 17, 1926 in Usa, IL, CHICAGO
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Bronze Rookie 1953   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1953 26 BOS AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 3 3 3 8 8 8
1954 27 BOS AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 3 3 3 8 8 8
1955 28 BOS AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 8 8 8
1956 29 BOS AL $ 350,000   6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 8 8 8
1957 30 BOS AL $ 492,857   6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 8 8 8
1958 31 BOS AL $ 2,378,571   7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 5 5 5 8 8 8
1959 32 BOS AL $ 3,500,000   7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 5 5 5 8 8 8
1960 33 BOS AL $ 3,500,000   7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 8 8 8
1961 34 BOS AL $ 3,500,000   6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 4 4 4 7 7 7
1962 35 WOR AL $ 950,000   6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 7 7 7
1963 36 WOR AL $ 950,000   6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 7 7 7
1964 37 WOR AL $ 950,000   5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 6 6 6
1965 38 KCR AL $ 950,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,500,000   7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 5 5 5 8 8 8
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1953 26 BOS AL 154 558 69 153 38 3 25 87 0 0 28 71 .274 .307 .487 .795 80.9 12.8
1954 27 BOS AL 155 561 59 137 26 5 13 73 0 0 30 57 .244 .284 .378 .661 54.7 5.6
1955 28 BOS AL 77 146 17 33 5 2 7 23 0 0 16 15 .226 .299 .432 .730 19.2 2.4
1956 29 BOS AL 101 158 19 42 13 0 4 20 0 0 10 15 .266 .314 .424 .738 18.2 2.6
1957 30 BOS AL 132 408 55 121 30 2 14 58 0 0 36 39 .297 .354 .483 .837 63.9 11.1
1958 31 BOS AL 149 459 67 116 22 1 19 62 0 0 38 45 .253 .311 .429 .740 57.8 8.8
1959 32 BOS AL 123 276 38 74 12 3 11 38 0 0 19 35 .268 .315 .453 .768 34.8 6.2
1960 33 BOS AL 137 375 57 106 27 2 15 51 0 0 30 33 .283 .340 .485 .825 54.0 10.1
1961 34 BOS AL 115 327 38 74 17 3 5 36 0 0 27 55 .226 .285 .343 .627 28.8 2.6
1962 35 WOR AL 148 523 58 140 22 7 11 53 0 0 38 78 .268 .316 .400 .715 61.9 10.6
1963 36 WOR AL 151 553 61 143 21 1 18 61 2 1 23 79 .259 .288 .398 .686 60.7 9.4
1964 37 WOR AL 52 129 12 26 3 0 3 6 0 0 11 22 .202 .264 .295 .559 10.1 0.4
    A   74 204 42 65 7 1 16 41 2 4 38 24 .319 .426 .598 1.024 48.3  
1965 38 AAA   75 173 15 47 12 1 2 25 1 0 10 35 .272 .311 .387 .699 20.0  
12 Years Sim 1494 4473 550 1165 236 29 145 568 2 1 306 544 .260 .308 .423 .731 544.9 82.5
1 Years AAA 75 173 15 47 12 1 2 25 1 0 10 35 .272 .312 .387 .699 20.0  
1 Years A 74 204 42 65 7 1 16 41 2 4 38 24 .319 .434 .598 1.032 48.3  
2 Years Minors 149 377 57 112 19 2 18 66 3 4 48 59 .297 .382 .501 .883 68.3  
162 Game Average 485 59 126 25 3 15 61 0 0 33 58 .260 .308 .423 .731 59.1  
Career Highs 155 561 69 153 38 7 25 87 2 1 38 79 .297 .354 .487 .837 80.9  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   2686 323 692 142 18 82 357 2 1 176 305 .258 .304 .415 .719 332.5
vs LH   1787 227 473 94 11 63 211 0 0 130 239 .265 .314 .435 .750 240.4
Home 745 2169 267 573 122 11 66 280 1 0 161 246 .264 .315 .422 .737 283.0
Away 749 2304 283 592 114 18 79 288 1 1 145 298 .257 .301 .425 .726 289.9
RISP   956 0 258 66 5 36 396 0 0 74 117 .270 .316 .462 .778 138.2
Pinch Hitting   335 35 88 20 0 8 53 0 0 27 39 .263 .318 .394 .712 41.4
Close/Late   560 55 137 22 3 15 84 0 0 42 65 .245 .297 .375 .672 62.7
Mar/Apr 258 779 87 198 41 5 25 90 0 0 40 102 .254 .291 .416 .706 92.0
May 262 807 94 193 41 5 20 92 0 0 58 106 .239 .288 .377 .665 87.8
June 240 734 93 199 34 4 24 96 0 0 60 88 .271 .328 .426 .754 100.7
July 221 654 89 191 38 6 28 104 0 0 47 74 .292 .340 .497 .837 105.0
August 256 778 82 194 40 5 18 78 1 0 49 92 .249 .294 .383 .677 86.2
Sep/Oct 257 721 105 190 42 4 30 108 1 1 52 82 .264 .314 .458 .772 101.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1953 26 BOS AL 3B 149 146 1281.3 90 335 24 34 .947 2.99   2.3
    2B 1 0 6.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.50   0.0
    LF 1 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.00   0.0
1954 27 BOS AL 3B 144 143 1240.7 91 282 41 31 .901 2.71   1.0
    LF 2 2 15.0 3 1 0 1 1.000 2.40   0.1
1955 28 BOS AL 3B 45 34 300.3 21 73 8 5 .922 2.82   0.7
    LF 4 0 7.3 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.46   0.0
    SS 1 0 2.0 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1956 29 BOS AL 3B 25 16 157.0 8 33 4 4 .911 2.35   0.4
    LF 18 9 84.0 13 1 0 1 1.000 1.50   0.2
1957 30 BOS AL 3B 65 62 547.0 31 123 8 10 .951 2.53   1.2
    LF 39 37 310.7 53 0 0 0 1.000 1.54   0.5
    SS 2 0 7.0 0 2 1 0 .667 2.57   0.0
1958 31 BOS AL 3B 109 103 915.3 51 198 19 21 .929 2.45   2.5
    LF 8 3 36.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.00   0.0
    SS 1 0 2.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
1959 32 BOS AL 3B 58 50 449.0 28 114 9 6 .940 2.85   1.5
    LF 17 8 85.0 22 0 0 0 1.000 2.33   0.2
    SS 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1960 33 BOS AL 3B 79 70 646.7 47 137 9 12 .953 2.56   2.1
    LF 15 7 80.0 16 0 0 0 1.000 1.80   0.2
1961 34 BOS AL 3B 73 66 613.3 43 137 11 8 .942 2.64   2.0
    LF 10 8 77.0 25 0 1 0 .962 2.92   0.3
1962 35 WOR AL 3B 142 135 1164.7 82 295 26 21 .935 2.91   2.5
    LF 2 0 3.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1963 36 WOR AL 3B 145 134 1185.3 79 320 26 18 .939 3.03   2.2
    LF 3 0 12.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.50   0.0
1964 37 WOR AL 3B 35 33 300.3 21 68 8 11 .918 2.67   0.4
    LF 2 0 4.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
  3B 1069 992 8801.0 592 2115 193 181 .933 2.77   18.7
  LF 121 74 717.3 143 2 1 2 .993 1.82   1.6
  SS 5 0 13.0 0 3 2 0 .600 2.08   0.0
  2B 1 0 6.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.50   0.0
Career Totals   1196 1066 9537.3 736 2120 196 183 .936 2.70   20.3
Career Highs   151 146 1290.3 94 335 41 34 .959 3.01    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1958 31 BOS AL 10 31 6 11 2 0 3 7 0 0 0 4 .355 .355 .710 1.065
1960 33 BOS AL 6 11 2 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 .273 .333 .455 .788
1961 34 BOS AL 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Career Post-Season Batting 19 45 8 16 4 0 3 10 0 0 1 7 .356 .370 .644 1.014
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Doubles
1953-7-38
Triples
1954-8-5
1962-6-7
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 4    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 22    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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  4. George Bell (925)
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  6. Joe Garagiola (922)
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  8. Mack Jones (911)
  9. Joe Orengo (910)
  10. Jose Pagan (908)
History
Drafted in 3rd round, 33rd overall pick, by Boston (A) in 1953
Had first career hit (double) on 4/2/1953, off Leo Kiely (TAM)
Hit first career homerun on 4/12/1953, off Dave Koslo (NYG)
Won Player of the Week award on 5/5/1953, hitting .381 with 3 HR, 10 RBI
Won Bronze Rookie in 1953, hitting .274 with 25 HR, 87 RBI
2/1/1956: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1957: Gets a new one-year contract worth $492,857 through salary arbitration
Injured on 9/6/1957 with a Strained Back, out for 1-2 weeks
2/1/1958: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,378,571 through salary arbitration
7/31/1958: Signed a contract extension with Boston (A), $3,500,000 per year, for 3 years
Injured on 6/2/1959 with a Sore Back, out for one week
Signed as a free agent by Worcester on 2/8/1962 to a 4-year deal worth $950,000 per year
Injured on 5/12/1962 with a Inflamed Thigh Muscle, out for one week
Injured on 7/14/1963 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Boston (A) on 9/21/1963
Injured on 8/1/1964 with a Swollen Ear, out for 6 days
6/1/1965: Signed a minor league contract extension with Kansas City