Ken Ash vs. Bill Phyle — Career Comparison

Ken Ash
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Phyle
Pre-GenerationalMinnesotaThrows RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Phyle 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. Bill Phyle posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.96 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 4.96 and 1.469 for Ken Ash. By the career numbers, Bill Phyle had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Ash and Bill Phyle

Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
3.07
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.21
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.73
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.01
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.33
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.45
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.62
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.48
34.48
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.78
83.78
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.28
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.92
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
4.96
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
3.96
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
27
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
826
27
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
161.1
9
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
275.1
9
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
9.93
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
10.59
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.93
9.93
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
3.29
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.91
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.62
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
2.48
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.657
0.657
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.599
0.599
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
689
38.44
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213
39.65
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.84
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
6.08
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
6.34
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.08
6.08
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.469
1.469
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
624
34.81
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1112
36.35
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.44
38.44
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.65
39.65

Fielding Stats for Ken Ash and Bill Phyle

Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.16
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.41
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1368
27
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
456
9
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.07
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.29
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
3.65
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
3.36
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.96
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.89
91.89
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.881
2.881
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.59
35.59
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Ash and Bill Phyle

Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
725
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
190.63
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
48
600
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
192
600
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
575
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
568.75
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
6
75
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
100
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
5
62.5
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
81.25
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.63
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.13
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.75
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1.03
12.92
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.95
27.98
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
7
87.5
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
121.88
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
7
87.5
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
128.13
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
3
37.5
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
53.13
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
25
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
4
50
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
78.13
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.09
-1.12
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.07
25.23
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
28.13
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
100
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
93.75
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.4
6.4
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.13
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.25
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.25
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100