Player
Elmer Riddle
Player Info
- Full Name
- Elmer Ray
- Born
-
July 31, 1914
Columbus, GA, USA - Died
- May 14, 1984
- Size
- 5'11" / 170 lbs
- B/T
- R / R
- Debut
- October 1, 1939
- Final Game
- August 3, 1949
- Career
- 11 years
Teams
- Cincinnati Reds 1939-1947
- Pittsburgh Pirates 1948-1949
Honors
1 x All-Star
1943 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(NL)
1941 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(NL)
1941 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(ML)
Career Batting
191
G
.204
AVG
69
H
1
HR
28
RBI
.488
OPS
42
OPS vs Lg
8% of the career qualification threshold
· about these stats
Career Pitching
65-52
W-L
3.40
ERA
190
G
342
SO
8
SV
1.40
WHIP
Pitching Season by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 | 8 | 5.33 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 74.0 | 24 | 45 |
| 1948 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 12 | 10 | 3.49 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 191.0 | 63 | 81 |
| 1947 | Cincinnati Reds | 1 | 0 | 8.31 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 30.0 | 8 | 31 |
| 1945 | Cincinnati Reds | 1 | 4 | 8.19 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 29.2 | 5 | 27 |
| 1944 | Cincinnati Reds | 2 | 2 | 4.05 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 26.2 | 6 | 12 |
| 1943 | Cincinnati Reds | 21 | 11 | 2.63 | 36 | 33 | 3 | 260.0 | 69 | 107 |
| 1942 | Cincinnati Reds | 7 | 11 | 3.69 | 29 | 19 | 0 | 158.1 | 78 | 79 |
| 1941 | Cincinnati Reds | 19 | 4 | 2.24 | 33 | 22 | 1 | 216.1 | 80 | 59 |
| 1940 | Cincinnati Reds | 1 | 2 | 1.87 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 33.1 | 9 | 17 |
| 1939 | Cincinnati Reds | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
Advanced Pitching
About these stats
| Year | Lg | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | WHIP | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | NL | 74.3 | 2.91 | 5.45 | 1.695 | |
| 1948 | NL | 191.0 | 2.97 | 3.82 | 1.387 | ✓ |
| 1947 | NL | 30.3 | 2.37 | 9.20 | 2.407 | |
| 1945 | NL | 29.7 | 1.52 | 8.19 | 2.225 | |
| 1944 | NL | 26.7 | 2.03 | 4.05 | 1.388 | |
| 1943 | NL | 260.3 | 2.39 | 3.70 | 1.314 | ✓ |
| 1942 | NL | 158.3 | 4.43 | 4.49 | 1.491 | ✓ |
| 1941 | NL | 216.7 | 3.32 | 2.45 | 1.103 | ✓ |
| 1940 | NL | 33.7 | 2.41 | 4.54 | 1.396 | |
| 1939 | NL | 2.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.500 |
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 16 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .136 |
| 1948 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 29 | 64 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .188 |
| 1947 | Cincinnati Reds | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| 1945 | Cincinnati Reds | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .273 |
| 1944 | Cincinnati Reds | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .125 |
| 1943 | Cincinnati Reds | 36 | 93 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .194 |
| 1942 | Cincinnati Reds | 29 | 58 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .259 |
| 1941 | Cincinnati Reds | 33 | 71 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .225 |
| 1940 | Cincinnati Reds | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 |
| 1939 | Cincinnati Reds | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Advanced Batting
About these stats
| Year | Lg | PA | ISO | BABIP | BB% | K% | OPS vs Lg | HR/162 | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | NL | 24 | .000 | .250 | 4.2 | 41.7 | -13 | 0.0 | |
| 1948 | NL | 74 | .063 | .234 | 5.4 | 21.6 | 36 | 1.0 | |
| 1947 | NL | 8 | .000 | .000 | 25.0 | 25.0 | -16 | 0.0 | |
| 1945 | NL | 11 | .091 | .300 | 0.0 | 9.1 | 81 | 0.0 | |
| 1944 | NL | 10 | .000 | .167 | 10.0 | 20.0 | 3 | 0.0 | |
| 1943 | NL | 104 | .032 | .220 | 4.8 | 10.6 | 37 | 0.0 | |
| 1942 | NL | 60 | .017 | .326 | 3.3 | 20.0 | 69 | 0.0 | |
| 1941 | NL | 83 | .056 | .267 | 3.6 | 13.3 | 57 | 0.0 | |
| 1940 | NL | 8 | .000 | .333 | 12.5 | 50.0 | 15 | 0.0 |
Career Fielding by Position
| Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 190 | 49 | 184 | 3 | 15 | .987 |
Fielding Season by Season
| Year | Team | Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1948 | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 28 | 9 | 37 | 2 | 3 | .958 |
| 1947 | Cincinnati Reds | P | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1945 | Cincinnati Reds | P | 12 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 |
| 1944 | Cincinnati Reds | P | 4 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1943 | Cincinnati Reds | P | 36 | 16 | 48 | 1 | 4 | .985 |
| 1942 | Cincinnati Reds | P | 29 | 7 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 |
| 1941 | Cincinnati Reds | P | 33 | 7 | 43 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 |
| 1940 | Cincinnati Reds | P | 15 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 |
| 1939 | Cincinnati Reds | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Postseason Pitching
| Year | Round | Team | G | W-L | SV | IP | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.00 | ||
| 1940 | World Series | Cincinnati Reds | 1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.00 |
Postseason Batting
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| 1940 | World Series | Cincinnati Reds | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |