Lefty Calhoun vs. Ken Ray — Career Comparison

Lefty Calhoun
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis-New Orleans StarsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ken Ray
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lefty Calhoun built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Ray as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lefty Calhoun posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.4 and WHIP 1.417 compared to 5.13 and 1.734 for Ken Ray. By the career numbers, Lefty Calhoun had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lefty Calhoun and Ken Ray

Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.98
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.93
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.43
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.62
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.18
41.18
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.88
46.88
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.5
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.15
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.57
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
4.4
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.13
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
872
27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290.2
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
9.2
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
10.14
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.25
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
3.56
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.01
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
4.68
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
5.7
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.915
0.915
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1277
39.54
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
40.56
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.71
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.76
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
5.67
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
5.47
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.47
5.47
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.62
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.46
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.59
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.25
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1134
35.11
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
34.75
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.54
39.54
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.56
40.56

Fielding Stats for Lefty Calhoun and Ken Ray

Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.88
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1075
27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358.1
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.55
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.53
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.03
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
2.13
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.71
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
2.08
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.71
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.65
97.65
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.107
1.107
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.183
0.183
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Calhoun and Ken Ray

Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
76
318.88
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
49200
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
600
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134
562.24
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
92.31
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
75.52
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.59
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.2
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.78
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.56
23.31
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
113.29
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
117.48
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
54.55
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
75.52
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
130.07
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.77
20.02
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.2
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.98
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.2
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
143
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.59
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA