Ken Ash vs. Casey Fossum — Career Comparison

Ken Ash
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Casey Fossum
Gen XNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Casey Fossum 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. Ken Ash posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.96 and WHIP 1.469 compared to 5.45 and 1.534 for Casey Fossum. By the career numbers, Ken Ash had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Ash and Casey Fossum

Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
3.07
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.71
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.73
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.37
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.46
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.45
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.61
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.01
43.01
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.63
50.63
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
4.96
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
5.45
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
27
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2358
27
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
161.1
9
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
786
9
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
9.93
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
873
10
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.93
9.93
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
1.31
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
3.29
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
3.65
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.16
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.62
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
607
6.95
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.95
6.95
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.657
0.657
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.178
1.178
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.32
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.72
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
689
38.44
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3537
40.5
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.84
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.4
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
6.08
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
535
6.13
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.08
6.08
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.21
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.31
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.74
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.469
1.469
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.517
1.517
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
624
34.81
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3110
35.61
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.44
38.44
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Ken Ash and Casey Fossum

Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.71
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.37
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2358
27
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
786
9
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.44
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.04
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
1.5
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.48
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.96
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.47
98.47
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.857
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.544
0.544
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.63
50.63
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Ash and Casey Fossum

Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
58
725
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
240
2823.53
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
48
600
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
600
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
575
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
46
541.18
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
75
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
62.5
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.03
12.92
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
3.4
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
87.5
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
87.5
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
5
58.82
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
37.5
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
3
35.29
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
50
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
3
35.29
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.09
-1.12
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.94
-22.87
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
100
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
16
188.24
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
3.19
3.19
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
47.06
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA