Ray Fontenot was born on Thursday, August 8, 1957, in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Fontenot was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 30, 1983, with the New York Yankees. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Ray Fontenot baseball stats page.
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Ray Fontenot![]() Ray Fontenot Autograph on a 1984 Topps (#19) |
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Ray FontenotRay Fontenot Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| 1983 | 26 | Yankees | 15 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 2 | .800 | 3.33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 97.1 | 408 | 101 | 36 | 41 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 27 | Yankees | 35 | 24 | 1 | 8 | 9 | .471 | 3.61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1 | 720 | 189 | 68 | 77 | 8 | 58 | 4 | 85 | 4 | 3 | 2 | - |
| 1985 | 28 | Cubs | 38 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 10 | .375 | 4.36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.2 | 661 | 177 | 75 | 86 | 23 | 45 | 4 | 70 | 3 | 0 | 2 | - |
| 1986 | 29 | Cubs | 42 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 3.86 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 56.0 | 241 | 57 | 24 | 30 | 5 | 21 | 3 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 1 | - |
| 1986 | 29 | Twins | 15 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 9.92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.1 | 81 | 27 | 18 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
| 4 Years | 145 | 62 | 24 | 25 | 26 | .490 | 4.03 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 493.2 | 2,111 | 551 | 221 | 253 | 42 | 153 | 11 | 216 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 0 | ||
Ray FontenotRay Fontenot Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1983 | 26 | Yankees | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1984 | 27 | Yankees | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1985 | 28 | Cubs | 38 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .049 | .049 | .049 |
| 1986 | 29 | Cubs | 42 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .167 |
| 1986 | 29 | Twins | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 4 Years | 145 | 48 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .063 | .063 | .063 | ||
Ray FontenotRay Fontenot Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1983 Yankees | P | 15 | 15 | 292 | 23 | 1.5 | 22 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .957 | 2.03 |
| 1984 Yankees | P | 35 | 24 | 508 | 37 | 1.1 | 34 | 6 | 28 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .919 | 1.81 |
| 1985 Cubs | P | 38 | 23 | 464 | 42 | 1.1 | 41 | 6 | 35 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 2.39 |
| 1986 Cubs | P | 42 | 0 | 168 | 17 | 0.4 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .706 | 1.93 |
| 1986 Twins | P | 15 | 0 | 49 | 5 | 0.3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.76 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| P Totals | 145 | 62 | 1,481 | 124 | 0.9 | 114 | 19 | 95 | 10 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .919 | 2.08 | |
| 4 Years | 145 | 62 | 1,481 | 124 | 0.9 | 114 | 19 | 95 | 10 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .919 | 2.08 | |
Ray FontenotRay Fontenot Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1983 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.08 | 2.50 | 2.31 |
| 1984 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.47 | 4.52 | 3.08 |
| 1985 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 1.56 | 4.07 | 2.62 |
| 1986 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1.14 | 3.86 | 3.38 |
| 1986 Twins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.50 | 5.51 | 2.20 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 4 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.41 | 3.94 | 2.79 |
Ray FontenotRay Fontenot Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1983 New York Yankees | 47, 57 | $35,000.00 | - | - |
| 1984 New York Yankees | 47 | $107,500.00 | - | - |
| 1985 Chicago Cubs | 31 | $200,000.00 | - | - |
| 1986 Chicago Cubs | 31 | $240,000.00 | - | - |
| 1986 Minnesota Twins | 37 | " " | - | - |
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