Ken Ash vs. Jake Thompson — Career Comparison

Ken Ash
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jake Thompson
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jake Thompson 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. Jake Thompson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.87 and WHIP 1.556 compared to 4.96 and 1.469 for Ken Ash. By the career numbers, Jake Thompson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Ash and Jake Thompson

Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
3.07
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.32
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.73
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.39
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.54
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.45
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.62
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
4.96
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.87
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
27
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
27
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161.1
9
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
116.1
9
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
9.93
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
9.05
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.93
9.93
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.05
9.05
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.55
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
3.29
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
4.72
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.62
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
6.27
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.27
6.27
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.657
0.657
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.7
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
689
38.44
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
40.46
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.84
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.54
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
6.08
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
5.49
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.08
6.08
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.39
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.39
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.469
1.469
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
34.81
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
34.19
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.44
38.44
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.46
40.46

Fielding Stats for Ken Ash and Jake Thompson

Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.32
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.39
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
27
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116.1
9
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.77
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.77
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.55
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.55
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.96
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.857
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Ash and Jake Thompson

Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
725
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
31
563.64
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
600
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
575
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
28
509.09
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
75
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
72.73
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
62.5
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.03
12.92
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.93
16.93
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
87.5
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
109.09
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
87.5
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
37.5
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
50
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.09
-1.12
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
3.25
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
100
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
218.18
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA