Ken Ash vs. Robbie Erlin — Career Comparison

Ken Ash
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Robbie Erlin
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Robbie Erlin 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. Robbie Erlin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.87 and WHIP 1.297 compared to 4.96 and 1.469 for Ken Ash. By the career numbers, Robbie Erlin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Ash and Robbie Erlin

Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
3.07
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
3.08
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.73
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.13
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.34
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.45
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.53
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.39
39.39
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.75
36.75
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
4.96
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
4.87
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
27
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1025
27
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
161.1
9
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341.2
9
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
9.93
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
9.77
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.93
9.93
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.77
9.77
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.13
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
3.29
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.84
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.62
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
7.24
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.24
7.24
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.657
0.657
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.42
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
38.44
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1435
37.8
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.84
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.63
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
6.08
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
5.14
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.08
6.08
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.24
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.37
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.79
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.469
1.469
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
624
34.81
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1337
35.22
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.44
38.44
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.8
37.8

Fielding Stats for Ken Ash and Robbie Erlin

Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
3.08
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.13
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1025
27
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341.2
9
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.32
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.21
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.61
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.53
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.96
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.08
95.08
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.857
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.496
0.496
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.75
36.75
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Ash and Robbie Erlin

Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
58
725
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
874.07
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
48
600
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
600
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
575
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
533.33
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
75
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
59.26
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
62.5
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
59.26
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.03
12.92
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.98
7.28
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
87.5
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
59.26
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
87.5
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
81.48
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
37.5
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.41
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.81
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
50
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
22.22
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.09
-1.12
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.18
-8.76
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
22.22
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
100
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
26
192.59
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.12
3.12
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
44.44
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.41
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA