How Johnny Ray's Plate Appearances Compares to Similar Players

Johnny Ray totaled 5,657 career Plate Appearances, well above the league average of 2,004.2 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Plate Appearances season came in 1982, posting 702, well above the league average of 236.3 that year. The lowest point came in 1981 at 109, well below the league average of 154.2 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Plate Appearances total went from 659 in 1988 to 582 in 1989 and 429 in 1990, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Plate Appearances profile — ranging from 109 to 702 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Johnny Ray Lifetime Plate Appearances

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Johnny Ray Plate Appearances Per Season

Johnny Ray's Plate Appearances for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, 2B, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Johnny Ray Plate Appearances per season line chart

Johnny Ray Plate Appearances by Team

Johnny Ray's career Plate Appearances totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Johnny Ray career Plate Appearances by team bar chart

Johnny Ray Cumulative Plate Appearances — Career Progression

A running total of Johnny Ray's career Plate Appearances, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Johnny Ray Plate Appearances year-over-year waterfall chart

Johnny Ray Plate Appearances Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Johnny Ray's seasonal Plate Appearances alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Johnny Ray Plate Appearances distribution box chart versus comparable players

Johnny Ray Plate Appearances — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Johnny Ray's MLB career with Plate Appearances alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Johnny Ray Plate Appearances season-by-season breakdown table