Ken Ash vs. Ranger Suarez — Career Comparison

Ken Ash
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ranger Suarez
MillenialVenezuelaThrows LeftBats LeftSouth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ranger Suarez 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. Ranger Suarez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.38 and WHIP 1.280 compared to 4.96 and 1.469 for Ken Ash. By the career numbers, Ranger Suarez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Ash and Ranger Suarez

Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
3.07
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
2.21
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.73
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.41
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.63
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.45
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.44
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.89
58.89
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
4.96
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
3.38
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
27
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2286
27
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
161.1
9
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
762
9
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
9.93
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
728
8.6
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.93
9.93
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.83
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
3.29
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.83
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.62
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
705
8.33
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.657
0.657
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.13
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.26
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
38.44
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3197
37.76
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.84
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
6.08
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
3.71
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.08
6.08
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.2
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.15
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.87
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.469
1.469
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
34.81
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2905
34.31
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.44
38.44
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.76
37.76

Fielding Stats for Ken Ash and Ranger Suarez

Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
2.21
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.41
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2286
27
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
762
9
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.6
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
1.58
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
2.23
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
2.19
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.96
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.88
97.88
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.989
0.989
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Ash and Ranger Suarez

Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
58
725
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
3300
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
600
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
575
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
26
458.82
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.677
0.677
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
75
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
88.24
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
62.5
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
52.94
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1.03
12.92
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.37
41.9
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
7
87.5
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
158.82
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
7
87.5
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
123.53
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.596
0.596
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.524
0.524
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
37.5
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
50
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
52.94
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.09
-1.12
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.43
42.86
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
100
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
9
158.82
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
3.78
3.78
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Ranger Suarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
105.88
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
Ranger Suarez
Career
Per 600 PA