Rex Cecil vs. Ken Ray — Career Comparison

Rex Cecil
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Ray
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rex Cecil 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. Ken Ray posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.13 and WHIP 1.734 compared to 5.18 and 1.679 for Rex Cecil. By the career numbers, Ken Ray had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rex Cecil and Ken Ray

Rex Cecil
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rex Cecil
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.53
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Rex Cecil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.36
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rex Cecil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.51
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Rex Cecil
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.85
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Rex Cecil
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Rex Cecil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rex Cecil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rex Cecil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rex Cecil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.57
Rex Cecil
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
5.18
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
5.13
Rex Cecil
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.13
5.13
Rex Cecil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.18
5.18
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Rex Cecil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Rex Cecil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Rex Cecil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Rex Cecil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Rex Cecil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
10.02
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
10.14
Rex Cecil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.02
10.02
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Rex Cecil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.76
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.25
Rex Cecil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Rex Cecil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Rex Cecil
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
5.09
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
5.01
Rex Cecil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Rex Cecil
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Rex Cecil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
5.35
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
5.7
Rex Cecil
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Rex Cecil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Rex Cecil
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Rex Cecil
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rex Cecil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Rex Cecil
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rex Cecil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
42.28
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
40.56
Rex Cecil
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.76
Rex Cecil
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
6.88
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
5.47
Rex Cecil
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.88
6.88
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.47
5.47
Rex Cecil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Rex Cecil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Rex Cecil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.25
Rex Cecil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.679
1.679
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Rex Cecil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
37.1
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
34.75
Rex Cecil
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Rex Cecil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Rex Cecil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.28
42.28
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.56
40.56

Fielding Stats for Rex Cecil and Ken Ray

Rex Cecil
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Rex Cecil
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Rex Cecil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rex Cecil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
27
Rex Cecil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
9
Rex Cecil
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Rex Cecil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.03
Rex Cecil
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rex Cecil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.71
Rex Cecil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.71
Rex Cecil
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rex Cecil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.556
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.183
0.183
Rex Cecil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rex Cecil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Rex Cecil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rex Cecil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rex Cecil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rex Cecil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rex Cecil and Ken Ray

Rex Cecil
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rex Cecil
Career
Per 600 PA
18
257.14
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
49200
Rex Cecil
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
600
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Rex Cecil
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
542.86
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Rex Cecil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Cecil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Cecil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
157.14
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Cecil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
142.86
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Cecil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.29
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Cecil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Cecil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Cecil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.29
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Cecil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Rex Cecil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Cecil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Rex Cecil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.53
50.47
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Cecil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
171.43
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Cecil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
185.71
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Cecil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Cecil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Cecil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.641
0.641
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Cecil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Cecil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Cecil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Cecil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Cecil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Cecil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
57.14
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Cecil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
57.14
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Cecil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.43
63.28
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Rex Cecil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Cecil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
28.57
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Cecil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Cecil
Career
Per 600 PA
6
85.71
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rex Cecil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Rex Cecil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Rex Cecil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
28.57
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Cecil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Cecil
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rex Cecil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Cecil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Cecil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Cecil
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA