Ken Ash vs. Dazzy Vance — Career Comparison

Ken Ash
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dazzy Vance
Lost GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherMVP

Dazzy Vance 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. Dazzy Vance posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.24 and WHIP 1.230 compared to 4.96 and 1.469 for Ken Ash. By the career numbers, Dazzy Vance had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Ash and Dazzy Vance

Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
3.07
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
1.34
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.73
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
1.05
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
0.6
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.45
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.42
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.46
58.46
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.51
78.51
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.28
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
0.66
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
4.96
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1068
3.24
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
27
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8900
27
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
161.1
9
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2966.2
9
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
9.93
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2809
8.52
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.93
9.93
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
0.4
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
3.29
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
840
2.55
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.62
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2045
6.2
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.657
0.657
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.973
0.973
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.11
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.23
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
38.44
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12369
37.52
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.84
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.16
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
6.08
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1246
3.78
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.08
6.08
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.469
1.469
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
34.81
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11452
34.74
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.44
38.44
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.52
37.52

Fielding Stats for Ken Ash and Dazzy Vance

Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
714
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
696
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.96
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.48
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.575
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Ash and Dazzy Vance

Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
725
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
238.49
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
48
600
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1112
600
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
575
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
971
523.92
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
6
75
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
78.78
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
62.5
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
62.05
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
12.41
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.78
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
16.73
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1.03
12.92
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.63
25.7
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
7
87.5
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
192
103.6
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
7
87.5
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
125.18
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
37.5
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
36.69
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
40.47
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
4
50
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
73.38
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.09
-1.12
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.96
20.48
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.78
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
42.63
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
100
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
287
154.86
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
3.87
3.87
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
29.68
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.16
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100