Ken Ash vs. Zac Gallen — Career Comparison

Ken Ash
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Zac Gallen
MillenialNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Zac Gallen 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. Zac Gallen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.58 and WHIP 1.161 compared to 4.96 and 1.469 for Ken Ash. By the career numbers, Zac Gallen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Ash and Zac Gallen

Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
3.07
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
1.57
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.73
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.57
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.59
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.45
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.46
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.93
55.93
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
4.96
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
401
3.58
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.224
0.224
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
27
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3022
27
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
161.1
9
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1007.1
9
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
9.93
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
7.53
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.93
9.93
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.53
7.53
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
1.05
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
3.29
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
2.89
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.62
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1060
9.47
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.47
9.47
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.02
6.02
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.657
0.657
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.374
1.374
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.29
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.32
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
38.44
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4142
37.01
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.84
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
6.08
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
425
3.8
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.08
6.08
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.15
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.66
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.469
1.469
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.159
1.159
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
34.81
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3758
33.58
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.44
38.44
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.01
37.01

Fielding Stats for Ken Ash and Zac Gallen

Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.57
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.57
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3022
27
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1007.1
9
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.56
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.63
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.22
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
1.2
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.96
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.81
97.81
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.857
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.761
0.761
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Ash and Zac Gallen

Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
58
725
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
1600
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
48
600
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
600
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
575
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
463.64
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
75
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
72.73
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
62.5
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
54.55
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.18
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.18
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1.03
12.92
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
14.2
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
7
87.5
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
90.91
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
87.5
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
81.82
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
37.5
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
36.36
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.36
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
4
50
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
72.73
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.09
-1.12
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
7.58
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.09
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
100
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
26
236.36
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.54
2.54
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
127.27
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.09
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA