Ray Soff
Raymond John Soff
Born: October 31, 1958
Adrian, MI US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 185
Draft: Round 11 (1979 June Amateur Draft, Chicago Cubs)
School: Central Michigan
Career: 1979-1992
Major League Statistics
Ray Soff compiled a career record of 80 wins and 66 losses, with 48 saves, and a 3.71 ERA in his 412-game pitching career with the Geneva Cubs, Quad Cities Cubs, Salinas Spurs, Midland Cubs, Arkansas Travelers, Louisville Redbirds, Portland Beavers, Tidewater Tides and Edmonton Trappers. He began playing during the 1979 season and last took the field during the 1992 campaign.
 Geneva Cubs |
 Quad Cities Cubs |
 Salinas Spurs |
 Midland Cubs |
 Arkansas Travelers |
 Louisville Redbirds |
 Portland Beavers |
 Tidewater Tides |
 Edmonton Trappers |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Short Season A | NYPL | Geneva Cubs | 3 | 2 | .600 | 3.70 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56.0 | 48 | 26 | 23 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1980 | A | MIDW | Quad Cities Cubs | 1 | 8 | .111 | 4.77 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 66.0 | 61 | 49 | 35 | 2 | 32 | 6 | 59 | 7 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 1981 | A | MIDW | Quad Cities Cubs | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.71 | 32 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 51.0 | 49 | 27 | 21 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 1982 | A | CALL | Salinas Spurs | 10 | 7 | .588 | 3.16 | 43 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 82.7 | 74 | 36 | 29 | 5 | 30 | 2 | 80 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1983 | AA | TL | Midland Cubs | 4 | 3 | .571 | 6.84 | 45 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 76.3 | 98 | 63 | 58 | 9 | 37 | 3 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 16 | |
| 1984 | AA | TL | Midland Cubs | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1.52 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41.3 | 36 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1985 | AA | TL | Arkansas Travelers | 5 | 3 | .625 | 1.38 | 19 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 26.0 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1986 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Redbirds | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1.69 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 42.7 | 34 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1986 | AA | TL | Arkansas Travelers | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1.27 | 18 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 21.3 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1987 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Redbirds | 6 | 9 | .400 | 5.64 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 83.0 | 109 | 63 | 52 | 11 | 34 | 1 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1988 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 8 | 5 | .615 | 3.91 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 133.7 | 148 | 66 | 58 | 6 | 45 | 1 | 61 | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
| 1989 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 6 | 4 | .600 | 3.81 | 29 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 85.0 | 83 | 38 | 36 | 6 | 27 | 1 | 59 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1989 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.30 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.7 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1990 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | 6 | 4 | .600 | 2.38 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 109.7 | 90 | 31 | 29 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 63 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1991 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | 8 | 7 | .533 | 3.52 | 28 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 138.0 | 118 | 56 | 54 | 7 | 48 | 3 | 84 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 561 |
| 1992 | AAA | PCL | Edmonton Trappers | 11 | 9 | .550 | 3.89 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 166.7 | 177 | 85 | 72 | 14 | 65 | 2 | 115 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 727 |
| Totals | 80 | 66 | .548 | 3.71 | 412 | 104 | 163 | 14 | 3 | 48 | 1195.0 | 1176 | 581 | 493 | 69 | 453 | 28 | 771 | 47 | 14 | 75 | 1288 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | AA | TL | Midland Cubs | 10 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1985 | AA | TL | Arkansas Travelers | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1986 | AA | TL | Arkansas Travelers | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1987 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Redbirds | 23 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1989 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1990 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | 31 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1991 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | 28 | 27 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .074 | .074 | .074 | .148 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 141 | 57 | 53 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .038 | .038 | .038 | .075 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Short Season A | NYPL | Geneva Cubs | P | 9 | 5 | 23 | 2 | 2 | .933 | 3.111 |
| 1980 | A | MIDW | Quad Cities Cubs | P | 40 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 0 | .789 | .375 |
| 1981 | A | MIDW | Quad Cities Cubs | P | 32 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .857 | .188 |
| 1982 | A | CALL | Salinas Spurs | P | 43 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 2 | .818 | .419 |
| 1983 | AA | TL | Midland Cubs | P | 45 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 3 | .933 | .622 |
| 1984 | AA | TL | Midland Cubs | P | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 1985 | AA | TL | Arkansas Travelers | P | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .158 |
| 1986 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Redbirds | P | 21 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 2 | .950 | .905 |
| 1986 | AA | TL | Arkansas Travelers | P | 18 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .389 |
| 1987 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Redbirds | P | 23 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | .905 | .826 |
| 1988 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | P | 28 | 8 | 24 | 3 | 1 | .914 | 1.143 |
| 1989 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | P | 29 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 1 | .947 | .621 |
| 1989 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | P | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .800 | .333 |
| 1990 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | P | 31 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 1 | .958 | .742 |
| 1991 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | P | 28 | 6 | 25 | 1 | 1 | .969 | 1.107 |
| 1992 | AAA | PCL | Edmonton Trappers | P | 24 | 9 | 32 | 5 | 3 | .891 | 1.708 |
| Totals | 412 | 78 | 219 | 28 | 21 | .914 | .721 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Geneva Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1980 | A | Midwest League | Quad Cities Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1981 | A | Midwest League | Quad Cities Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1982 | A | California League | Salinas Spurs | CHN | ||
| 1983 | AA | Texas League | Midland Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1984 | AA | Texas League | Midland Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1985 | AA | Texas League | Arkansas Travelers | SLN | ||
| 1986 | AA | Texas League | Arkansas Travelers | SLN | ||
| 1986 | AAA | American Association 2 | Louisville Redbirds | SLN | ||
| 1987 | AAA | American Association 2 | Louisville Redbirds | SLN | ||
| 1988 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Portland Beavers | MIN | ||
| 1989 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Portland Beavers | MIN | ||
| 1989 | AAA | International League | Tidewater Tides | NYN | ||
| 1990 | AAA | International League | Tidewater Tides | NYN | ||
| 1991 | AAA | International League | Tidewater Tides | NYN | ||
| 1992 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Edmonton Trappers | CAL |
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