Ken Ash vs. Mike Foltynewicz — Career Comparison

Ken Ash
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Foltynewicz
MillenialIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mike Foltynewicz 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. Mike Foltynewicz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.52 and WHIP 1.327 compared to 4.96 and 1.469 for Ken Ash. By the career numbers, Mike Foltynewicz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Ash and Mike Foltynewicz

Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
3.07
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
1.81
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.73
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.55
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.5
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.45
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.59
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
46
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.54
85.54
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
4.96
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
4.52
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
27
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2475
27
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
161.1
9
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
825
9
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
9.93
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
811
8.85
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.93
9.93
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
1.48
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
3.29
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
3
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.62
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
752
8.2
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.657
0.657
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.4
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.4
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
689
38.44
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3537
38.59
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.84
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.11
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
6.08
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
4.83
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.08
6.08
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.19
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.56
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.469
1.469
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.316
1.316
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
34.81
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3180
34.69
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.44
38.44
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.59
38.59

Fielding Stats for Ken Ash and Mike Foltynewicz

Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.81
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.55
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2475
27
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
825
9
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.34
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.82
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
1.21
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.16
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.96
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.5
95.5
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.857
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.639
0.639
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.54
85.54
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Ash and Mike Foltynewicz

Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
725
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
438.77
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
48
600
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
227
600
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
575
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
201
531.28
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
75
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
37
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
62.5
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
29.07
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.93
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.93
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.03
12.92
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.11
2.93
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
87.5
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
44.93
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
87.5
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
39.65
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
37.5
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
21.15
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
23.79
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
50
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
44.93
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.09
-1.12
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 600 PA
-11.18
-29.54
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.64
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
100
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 600 PA
127
335.68
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
63.44
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Foltynewicz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.64
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.29
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Foltynewicz
Career
Per 600 PA