Ken Ash vs. Pete Vuckovich — Career Comparison

Ken Ash
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Pete Vuckovich
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young Award

Pete Vuckovich 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. Pete Vuckovich posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.66 and WHIP 1.393 compared to 4.96 and 1.469 for Ken Ash. By the career numbers, Pete Vuckovich had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Ash and Pete Vuckovich

Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
3.07
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.77
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.73
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.15
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.58
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.45
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.43
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.41
57.41
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.03
65.03
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.23
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
4.96
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
3.66
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
27
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4366
27
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
161.1
9
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1455.1
9
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
9.93
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1454
8.99
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.93
9.93
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.66
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
3.29
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
545
3.37
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.18
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.62
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
882
5.45
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.45
5.45
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.657
0.657
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.981
0.981
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.28
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.22
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
38.44
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6189
38.27
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.84
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.41
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
6.08
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
4.11
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.08
6.08
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.41
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.25
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.77
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.469
1.469
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.374
1.374
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
34.81
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5501
34.02
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.44
38.44
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.27
38.27

Fielding Stats for Ken Ash and Pete Vuckovich

Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.77
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.15
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4366
27
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1455.1
9
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.54
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
1.37
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.13
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
2.04
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
1.91
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.96
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.64
93.64
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.03
65.03
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Ash and Pete Vuckovich

Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
725
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
286
724.05
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
48
600
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
600
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
575
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
526.58
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
6
75
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
83.54
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
5
62.5
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
65.82
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.72
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.72
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1.03
12.92
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.36
16.09
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
7
87.5
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
101.27
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
7
87.5
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
91.14
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
3
37.5
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
37.97
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
32.91
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
4
50
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
70.89
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.09
-1.12
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
8.22
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.59
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
100
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
49
124.05
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
4.84
4.84
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
60.76
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.06
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.59
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.53
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.53
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100