Ken Ash vs. Sam Frock — Career Comparison

Ken Ash
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sam Frock
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sam Frock 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. Sam Frock posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.23 and WHIP 1.344 compared to 4.96 and 1.469 for Ken Ash. By the career numbers, Sam Frock had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Ash and Sam Frock

Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
3.07
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
1.65
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.73
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.97
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.39
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.45
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.6
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.47
39.47
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.73
58.73
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.28
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
4.96
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
3.23
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
27
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
161.1
9
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
9.93
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
9.13
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.93
9.93
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.13
9.13
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.24
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
3.29
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.97
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.62
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.91
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.657
0.657
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.653
0.653
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.29
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
38.44
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1393
36.55
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.84
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.42
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
6.08
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
5.01
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.08
6.08
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.469
1.469
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
34.81
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1269
33.3
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.44
38.44
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.55
36.55

Fielding Stats for Ken Ash and Sam Frock

Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.74
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.99
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
978
27
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
9
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.22
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.46
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
2.73
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
2.68
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.96
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.98
97.98
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Ash and Sam Frock

Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
725
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
307.32
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
48
600
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
600
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
575
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
570.73
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
6
75
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
97.56
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
5
62.5
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
97.56
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1.03
12.92
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
16.56
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
7
87.5
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
97.56
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
7
87.5
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
102.44
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
37.5
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
29.27
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
43.9
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
4
50
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
73.17
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.09
-1.12
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.28
11.1
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.88
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
100
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
43
209.76
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
2.86
2.86
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.39
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100