Ken Ash vs. William Bell — Career Comparison

Ken Ash
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
William Bell
UnknownPhiladelphia GiantsEastern Colored League (Independent)Starting Pitcher

William Bell built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Ash as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. William Bell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.85 and WHIP 1.353 compared to 4.96 and 1.469 for Ken Ash. By the career numbers, William Bell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Ash and William Bell

Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
3.07
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.06
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.73
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.06
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.45
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.28
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.79
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
4.96
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.85
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
27
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161.1
9
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
9.93
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
10.06
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.93
9.93
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.06
10.06
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
3.29
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.12
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.62
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.32
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.657
0.657
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
38.44
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
38.38
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.84
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
6.08
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.24
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.08
6.08
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.32
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.79
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.469
1.469
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
34.81
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
34.68
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.44
38.44
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38

Fielding Stats for Ken Ash and William Bell

Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.04
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.04
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
27
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
9
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.87
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.56
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.77
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.42
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.96
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.333
2.333
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Ash and William Bell

Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
725
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
171.43
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
600
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
575
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
18
514.29
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
75
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
62.5
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1.03
12.92
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.92
54.76
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
7
87.5
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
200
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
87.5
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.599
0.599
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
3
37.5
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
4
50
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
171.43
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.09
-1.12
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.66
47.47
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
8
100
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100