1991
Born October 1, 1991
Brentwood, TN, USA
Robbie Ray Marquee
b. October 1, 1991 · Detroit Tigers 2014, Arizona Diamondbacks 2015–2020, Toronto Blue Jays 2020–2021, Seattle Mariners 2022–2023, San Francisco Giants 2024–2025
He walked 45 men in 51 innings in 2020 and had an earned run average of 6.62. The following season, having shortened his stride and simplified the delivery, he went 13-7 with a 2.84 earned run average and 248 strikeouts, led the league in both, and won the Cy Young Award with 29 of the 30 first-place votes.
Twelve seasons have given him 88 wins against 81, a 3.94 earned run average, 1,441 innings and 1,734 strikeouts. He struck out 218 men in 2017 for Arizona and made two All-Star teams.
Seattle signed him for five years after the award and traded him after elbow reconstruction cost him most of two seasons. He is still pitching, for San Francisco.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 2 | 2017, 2025 |
| Pitcher of the Month | 2 | 2021, 2025 |
| Player of the Week | 2 | 2016, 2021 |
| All-MLB Team - First Team | 1 | 2021 |
| Cy Young Award | 1 | 2021 |
| MLB Players Choice Outstanding Pitcher | 1 | 2021 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | DET | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| 2015 | ARI | 23 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | .097 |
| 2016 | ARI | 32 | 53 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 0 | .189 |
| 2017 | ARI | 28 | 53 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 0 | .245 |
| 2018 | ARI | 25 | 39 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | .077 |
| 2019 | ARI | 34 | 55 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 | .073 |
| 2020 | ARI/TOR | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | TOR | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2022 | SEA | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | SEA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | SFG | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | SFG | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 267 | 237 | 11 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 116 | 0 | .143 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | DET | 1 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 28.2 | 43 | 26 | 11 | 19 | 8.16 |
| 2015 | ARI | 5 | 12 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 127.2 | 121 | 50 | 49 | 119 | 3.52 |
| 2016 | ARI | 8 | 15 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 174.1 | 185 | 95 | 71 | 218 | 4.90 |
| 2017 | ARI | 15 | 5 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 162.0 | 116 | 52 | 71 | 218 | 2.89 |
| 2018 | ARI | 6 | 2 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 123.2 | 97 | 54 | 70 | 165 | 3.93 |
| 2019 | ARI | 12 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 174.1 | 150 | 84 | 84 | 235 | 4.34 |
| 2020 | ARI/TOR | 2 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 51.2 | 53 | 38 | 45 | 68 | 6.62 |
| 2021 | TOR | 13 | 7 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 193.1 | 150 | 61 | 52 | 248 | 2.84 |
| 2022 | SEA | 12 | 12 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 189.0 | 163 | 78 | 62 | 212 | 3.71 |
| 2023 | SEA | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8.10 |
| 2024 | SFG | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 30.2 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 43 | 4.70 |
| 2025 | SFG | 11 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 182.1 | 148 | 74 | 73 | 186 | 3.65 |
| Career | — | 88 | 81 | 265 | 261 | 0 | 1441.0 | 1250 | 631 | 608 | 1734 | 3.94 |
On this day & linked events
2014
Major-league debut: Robbie Ray
Robbie Ray made a major-league debut on May 6, 2014.