Chris Archer vs. Ken Ray — Career Comparison

Chris Archer
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ken Ray
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chris Archer built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Ray as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chris Archer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.93 and WHIP 1.265 compared to 5.13 and 1.734 for Ken Ray. By the career numbers, Chris Archer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Archer and Ken Ray

Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
1.61
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.59
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.42
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.59
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.45
41.45
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.57
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
3.93
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.13
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1232
8.17
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
10.14
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
1.09
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.25
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
3.16
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.01
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1454
9.64
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
5.7
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.64
9.64
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.422
1.422
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.48
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.27
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5723
37.96
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
40.56
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.76
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
654
4.34
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
5.47
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.15
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.21
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.65
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.25
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5152
34.17
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
34.75
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.96
37.96
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.56
40.56

Fielding Stats for Chris Archer and Ken Ray

Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
1.61
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.59
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.4
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.74
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.03
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
1.23
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.71
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
1.14
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.71
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.47
92.47
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.708
0.708
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.183
0.183
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Archer and Ken Ray

Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
1689.66
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
49200
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
600
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
551.72
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
55.17
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
48.28
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
6.18
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
62.07
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
82.76
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20.69
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
48.28
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.49
-17.14
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
38
262.07
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.29
2.29
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20.69
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA