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Ray
Prim		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 188
 
Born: December 30, 1906 in Usa, AL, SALITPA
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1933    1940   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1933 26 CIN NL $ 300,000 6 6 6 6 9 8 8 5 5 5
1934 27 CIN NL $ 300,000 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 4 4 4
1935 28 CIN NL $ 300,000 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 4 4 4
1936 29 CIN NL $ 4,000,000 6 6 6 6 9 9 9 4 4 4
1937 30 CIN NL $ 4,000,000 7 7 6 6 9 9 9 3 3 3
1938 31 CIN NL $ 4,000,000 7 6 6 6 9 9 9 4 4 4
1939 32 NYG NL $ 1,600,000 6 6 6 6 9 8 8 3 3 3
1940 33 NYG NL $ 1,600,000 6 6 6 6 9 9 9 3 3 3
1941 34 TAM AL $ 1,600,000 6 6 6 6 9 8 8 3 3 3
1942 35 SDP NL $ 1,600,000 6 5 5 5 8 8 8 3 3 3
1943 36 SDP NL $ 300,000 6 4 4 4 8 7 7 3 3 3
1944 37 BSN NL $ 1,000,000 5 4 3 3 7 7 7 3 3 3
1945 38 BSN NL $ 1,000,000 4 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 4 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,000,000 7 7 6 6 9 9 9 5 5 5
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1933 26 CIN NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1934 27 CIN NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1935 28 CIN NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1936 29 CIN NL $ 4,000,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1937 30 CIN NL $ 4,000,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1938 31 CIN NL $ 4,000,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1939 32 NYG NL $ 1,600,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1940 33 NYG NL $ 1,600,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1941 34 TAM AL $ 1,600,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1942 35 SDP NL $ 1,600,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1943 36 SDP NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1944 37 BSN NL $ 1,000,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1945 38 BSN NL $ 1,000,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,000,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1933 26 CIN NL 18 10 .643 40 40 4 2 0 287.3 306 106 15 53 94 3.32 .270 .305 .373 .678 20.9
1934 27 CIN NL 11 16 .407 40 40 6 0 0 286.0 344 150 16 44 111 4.72 .296 .322 .404 .726 12.6
1935 28 CIN NL 22 16 .579 44 44 5 2 0 325.7 348 132 19 64 127 3.65 .272 .307 .372 .679 23.8
1936 29 CIN NL 22 10 .688 44 44 3 0 0 322.0 353 133 22 62 126 3.72 .277 .311 .384 .695 23.7
1937 30 CIN NL 6 6 .500 22 22 0 0 0 160.0 161 53 4 22 68 2.98 .262 .290 .366 .656 12.4
1938 31 CIN NL 20 11 .645 42 42 7 0 0 309.0 334 149 25 53 102 4.34 .275 .305 .401 .707 17.1
1939 32 NYG NL 9 9 .500 24 24 2 2 0 166.7 203 84 15 28 65 4.54 .300 .329 .437 .766 6.9
1940 33 NYG NL 18 6 .750 33 33 6 2 0 245.3 234 82 23 41 130 3.01 .251 .282 .377 .658 20.6
1941 34 NYG NL 8 10 .444 23 15 2 0 0 139.3 160 74 12 31 63 4.78 .287 .327 .430 .757 6.8
  TAM AL 0 0 .000 7 4 0 0 0 10.0 7 3 1 2 1 2.70 .200 .243 .314 .558 0.9
  TOT   8 10 .444 30 19 2 0 0 149.3 167 77 13 33 64 4.64 .282 .322 .423 .746 7.7
    AAA   3 2 .600 6 6 1 0 0 45.7 46 14 3 5 41 2.76 .261 .282 .358 .640  
1942 35 TAM AL 1 0 1.000 14 9 1 0 1 19.0 26 12 2 4 8 5.68 .325 .357 .475 .832 0.6
  SDP NL 16 6 .727 27 18 1 0 0 197.0 192 78 17 40 82 3.56 .252 .289 .365 .654 13.3
  TOT   17 6 .739 41 27 2 0 1 216.0 218 90 19 44 90 3.75 .259 .295 .375 .670 13.8
1943 36 SDP NL 9 5 .643 30 20 1 1 0 147.7 160 56 13 36 38 3.41 .281 .323 .383 .706 11.1
1944 37 BSN NL 3 0 1.000 35 0 0 0 1 49.0 51 27 6 15 15 4.96 .268 .327 .405 .732 2.7
1945 38 AAA   0 2 .000 19 0 0 0 1 21.0 33 19 0 9 6 8.14 .359 .416 .489 .905  
12 Years Sim 163 105 .608 425 355 38 9 2 2664.0 2879 1139 190 495 1030 3.85 .275 .308 .389 .697 173.4
2 Years AAA 3 4 .429 25 6 1 0 1 66.7 79 33 3 14 47 4.46 .295 .330 .403 .733  
Season Average 13 8 .619 35 29 3 0 0 222.0 239 94 15 41 85 3.85 .275 .308 .389 .697  
Career Highs 22 16 1.000 44 44 7 2 1 325.7 353 150 25 64 130 4.96 .300 .329 .437 .766  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   2086 779 132 355 734   .279 .312 .394 .706
vs LH   793 360 58 140 296   .263 .296 .378 .674
Home 74 54 .578 213 179 16 3 0 1333.3 1444 569 95 255 516 3.84 .275 .309 .388 .697
Away 89 51 .636 212 176 22 6 2 1330.6 1435 570 95 240 514 3.86 .274 .305 .390 .695
Mar/Apr 19 23 .452 72 58 3 1 0 413.3 498 211 30 79 163 4.59 .297 .328 .427 .755
May 26 18 .591 68 55 7 2 1 418.0 458 176 23 64 155 3.79 .275 .302 .380 .682
June 26 17 .605 66 54 4 1 0 406.7 454 180 34 86 179 3.98 .281 .317 .405 .722
July 29 18 .617 69 56 8 1 1 417.3 447 192 47 80 161 4.14 .272 .306 .418 .724
August 38 12 .760 75 69 7 3 0 517.0 516 195 28 110 187 3.39 .259 .298 .359 .656
Sep/Oct 25 17 .595 75 63 9 1 0 491.6 506 185 28 76 185 3.39 .267 .296 .358 .654
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
1933 26 CIN NL 40 97 7 14 1 0 0 5 0 1 1 16 .144 .153 .155 .308 -0.5 0.0
1934 27 CIN NL 40 87 5 13 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 13 .149 .159 .172 .332 0.9 0.0
1935 28 CIN NL 44 113 5 13 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 21 .115 .113 .115 .228 -1.6 0.0
1936 29 CIN NL 44 119 8 19 0 0 0 10 0 0 4 23 .160 .185 .160 .345 2.3 0.0
1937 30 CIN NL 22 43 1 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 4 .047 .064 .047 .110 -1.1 0.0
1938 31 CIN NL 42 106 2 19 0 0 0 7 0 0 1 21 .179 .187 .179 .366 1.5 0.0
1939 32 NYG NL 24 52 8 13 0 0 1 8 0 0 1 12 .250 .264 .308 .572 4.4 0.2
1940 33 NYG NL 33 75 3 11 0 0 0 5 0 0 3 11 .147 .177 .147 .324 1.0 0.0
1941 34 NYG NL 23 40 3 8 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .200 .200 .200 .400 1.7 0.0
  TAM AL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0
  TOT   30 40 3 8 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .200 .200 .200 .400 1.7 0.0
1942 35 TAM AL 14 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.4 0.0
  SDP NL 27 69 4 8 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 10 .116 .129 .130 .259 -0.9 0.0
  TOT   41 72 4 9 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 10 .125 .137 .139 .276 -0.5 0.0
1943 36 SDP NL 30 52 5 10 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 .192 .192 .212 .404 1.4 0.0
1944 37 BSN NL 35 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6 0.0
12 Years Sim 425 859 51 131 3 1 1 59 0 1 13 142 .153 .164 .162 .326 8.7 0.2
162 Game Average 327 19 49 1 0 0 22 0 0 4 54 .153 .164 .162 .326 3.3  
Career Highs 44 119 8 19 1 1 1 10 0 1 4 23 .250 .264 .308 .572 4.4  
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   597 38 88 1 1 1 43 0 0 11 94 .147 .161 .157 .319 0.6
vs LH   262 13 43 2 0 0 16 0 1 2 48 .164 .170 .172 .342 1.3
Home 213 398 20 58 1 0 1 29 0 1 7 63 .146 .159 .156 .315 -0.4
Away 212 461 31 73 2 1 0 30 0 0 6 79 .158 .168 .167 .335 2.3
RISP   224 0 33 2 0 1 59 0 0 4 50 .147 .157 .170 .327 0.9
Close/Late   44 3 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 9 .159 .159 .159 .318 -0.1
Mar/Apr 58 125 7 15 0 0 0 7 0 1 0 19 .120 .119 .120 .239 -3.4
May 66 134 8 18 0 0 0 6 0 0 4 23 .134 .157 .134 .291 -0.8
June 59 130 5 17 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 25 .131 .131 .131 .262 -2.3
July 65 146 8 21 0 0 1 8 0 0 2 34 .144 .155 .164 .320 0.1
August 75 172 19 37 2 1 0 13 0 0 7 24 .215 .244 .238 .483 8.9
Sep/Oct 68 152 4 23 1 0 0 16 0 0 0 17 .151 .148 .158 .306 -0.7
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1933 26 CIN NL P 40 40 287.3 19 60 0 4 1.000 2.47    
1934 27 CIN NL P 40 40 286.0 18 59 1 4 .987 2.42    
1935 28 CIN NL P 44 44 325.7 16 56 1 8 .986 1.99    
1936 29 CIN NL P 44 44 322.0 13 60 2 3 .973 2.04    
1937 30 CIN NL P 22 22 160.0 7 27 0 4 1.000 1.91    
1938 31 CIN NL P 42 42 309.0 21 49 1 2 .986 2.04    
1939 32 NYG NL P 24 24 166.7 9 17 1 0 .963 1.40    
1940 33 NYG NL P 33 33 245.3 12 37 1 2 .980 1.80    
1941 34 NYG NL P 23 15 139.3 9 20 1 0 .967 1.87    
  TAM AL P 7 4 10.0 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.80    
  TOT   P 30 19 149.3 10 21 1 0 .969 1.87    
1942 35 TAM AL P 14 9 19.0 1 3 0 0 1.000 1.89    
  SDP NL P 27 18 197.0 10 27 1 3 .974 1.69    
  TOT   P 41 27 216.0 11 30 1 3 .976 1.71    
1943 36 SDP NL P 30 20 147.7 3 28 1 3 .969 1.89    
1944 37 BSN NL P 35 0 49.0 6 8 0 1 1.000 2.57    
Career Totals   425 355 2664.0 145 452 10 34 .984 2.02    
Career Highs   44 44 325.7 21 60 2 8 1.000 2.57    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1938 31 CIN NL 0 1 .000 3 3 0 0 0 16.3 21 13 0 5 12 7.16 .304 .351 .377 .728
1939 32 NYG NL 1 0 1.000 7 0 0 0 0 8.0 4 0 0 1 5 0.00 .148 .179 .148 .327
1940 33 NYG NL 0 2 .000 2 2 0 0 0 12.7 14 9 3 1 7 6.40 .269 .283 .462 .745
1942 35 SDP NL 2 0 1.000 2 0 0 0 0 3.0 3 0 0 0 3 0.00 .273 .273 .364 .636
Career Post-Season Pitching 3 3 .500 14 5 0 0 0 40.0 42 22 3 7 27 4.95 .264 .295 .365 .660
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
1938 31 CIN NL 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1940 33 NYG NL 2 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Career Post-Season Batting 5 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1933-3-3.32
1935-6-3.65
1936-6-3.72
1940-3-3.01
1942-7-3.56
 Wins
1933-5-18
1935-2-22
1936-2-22
1938-4-20
1940-3-18
 Losses
1934-6-16
1935-6-16
 Winning Pct
1933-6-.643
1935-9-.579
1936-4-.688
1938-6-.645
1940-1-.750
1942-1-.727
CAR-44-.608
 Games Started
1934-5-40
1935-1-44
1936-1-44
1938-7-42
 Shutouts
1933-2-2
1935-4-2
1939-8-2
1940-6-2
Innings Pitched
1935-4-325.7
1936-10-322.0
 Hits Allowed
1934-5-344
1935-8-348
1936-9-353
1938-8-334
 Homeruns Allowed
1935-8-19
1936-8-22
1938-4-25
1940-8-23
 Strikeouts
1935-8-127
1936-9-126
 Walks per 9IP
1933-3-1.7
1934-2-1.4
1935-4-1.8
1936-5-1.7
1938-1-1.5
1939-3-1.5
1940-1-1.5
1942-5-1.8
CAR-32-1.7
 Hits per 9IP
1935-10-9.6
1940-9-8.6
1942-8-8.8
Strikeouts per 9IP
1940-8-4.8
 WHiP
1933-3-1.25
1934-8-1.36
1935-5-1.27
1936-8-1.29
1938-8-1.25
1940-1-1.12
1942-3-1.18
 OAVG
1935-10-.272
1940-8-.251
1942-7-.252
 OOBP
1933-3-.305
1934-8-.322
1935-5-.307
1936-8-.311
1938-7-.305
1940-1-.282
1942-2-.289
 OSLG
1933-10-.373
1935-8-.372
1942-9-.365
 OOPS
1933-6-.678
1935-8-.679
1940-8-.658
1942-5-.654
 
   Black Ink Test: 12    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 104    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 33    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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  6. Mike Torrez (913)
  7. Seth Morehead (902)
  8. Nino Espinosa (896)
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  1. Roy Mahaffey (992)
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  6. Bob Rush (983)
  7. Juan Marichal (983)
  8. Hugh Mulcahy (982)
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 2nd overall pick, by Cincinnati in 1933
Earned first career win on 4/20/1933
Had first career hit on 4/28/1933, off Jumbo Elliott (BRK)
Was selected to the 1933 Allstar game
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1935, going 5-0, 2.50
10/12/1935: Signed a contract extension with Cincinnati, $4,000,000 per year, for 3 years
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1936, going 5-1, 2.26
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1936, going 5-1, 3.49
Injured on 5/17/1937 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 8 weeks
Won Player of the Week award on 9/1/1937, winning 2 games with a 1.17 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1937, going 2-1, 0.98
7/31/1938: Signed a contract extension with Cincinnati, $1,600,000 per year, for 4 years
Traded from Cincinnati to New York (G) on 2/1/1939 (Going to NYG: P Ray Prim, P Mel Harder. Going to CIN: 1B Harley Boss)
Injured on 5/16/1939 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 5-6 weeks
Hit first career homerun on 7/7/1939, off Bill Sayles (MIN)
Won Player of the Week award on 7/14/1939, winning 2 games with a 1.65 ERA
4/2/1940: Signed a minor league contract extension with New York (G)
Was selected to the 1940 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 9/29/1940, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1940, going 5-0, 1.91
Traded from New York (N) to Tampa Bay on 7/31/1941 (Going to NYG: P Bill Beckmann. Going to TAM: P Ray Prim)
Traded from Tampa Bay to San Diego on 6/1/1942 (Going to TAM: C Bobby Bragan. Going to SDP: P Ray Prim)
Won Player of the Week award on 8/25/1942, winning 2 games with a 0.57 ERA
Signed as a free agent by Boston (N) on 2/3/1944 to a 2-year deal worth $1,000,000 per year
 
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