Ken Ash vs. Bugs Raymond — Career Comparison

Ken Ash
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bugs Raymond
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bugs Raymond 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. Bugs Raymond posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.49 and WHIP 1.177 compared to 4.96 and 1.469 for Ken Ash. By the career numbers, Bugs Raymond had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Ash and Bugs Raymond

Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
3.07
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
1.43
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.73
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.47
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.45
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.6
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.12
44.12
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.85
69.85
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.28
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.6
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
4.96
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.49
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
27
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2564
27
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
161.1
9
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
854.2
9
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
9.93
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
7.62
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.93
9.93
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
3.29
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
2.97
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.62
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
401
4.22
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.657
0.657
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.799
0.799
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.23
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.35
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
38.44
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3399
35.79
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.84
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.31
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
6.08
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
3.79
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.08
6.08
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.469
1.469
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.177
1.177
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
34.81
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3084
32.48
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.44
38.44
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.79
35.79

Fielding Stats for Ken Ash and Bugs Raymond

Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.58
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2319
27
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
9
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.43
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
3.25
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.23
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
3.91
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
3.68
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.96
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.05
94.05
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.324
2.324
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.24
63.24
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Ash and Bugs Raymond

Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
725
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
279.45
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
48
600
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
292
600
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
575
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
263
540.41
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.453
0.453
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
6
75
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
86.3
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
5
62.5
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
71.92
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
8.22
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.16
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.38
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1.03
12.92
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.79
24.24
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
7
87.5
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
106.85
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
7
87.5
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
121.23
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
37.5
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
24.66
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
28.77
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
4
50
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
53.42
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.09
-1.12
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.96
20.46
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
32.88
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
100
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
87
178.77
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
24.66
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100