Bill Champion vs. Ken Ray — Career Comparison

Bill Champion
Baby BoomersNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Ray
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Champion 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. Bill Champion posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.69 and WHIP 1.569 compared to 5.13 and 1.734 for Ken Ray. By the career numbers, Bill Champion had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Champion and Ken Ray

Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
2.26
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.14
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.38
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.56
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.48
40.48
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.5
50.5
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.15
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.57
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
4.69
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.13
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2413
27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
804.1
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
873
9.77
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
10.14
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.77
9.77
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.72
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.25
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
3.96
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.01
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.39
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
4.03
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
5.7
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.888
0.888
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.39
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.15
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3538
39.59
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
40.56
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.26
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.76
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
5.04
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
5.47
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.36
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.3
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.43
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.25
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.526
1.526
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3112
34.82
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
34.75
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.59
39.59
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.56
40.56

Fielding Stats for Bill Champion and Ken Ray

Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
2.26
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.14
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2415
27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
805
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.72
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.68
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.53
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.03
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
2.35
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.71
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
2.25
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.71
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.71
95.71
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.995
0.995
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.183
0.183
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.5
50.5
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.15
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Champion and Ken Ray

Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
1122.94
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
49200
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
600
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
544.95
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
77.06
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
60.55
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.01
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.5
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.51
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.35
18.42
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
104.59
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
88.07
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
27.52
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
27.52
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
49.54
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
4.49
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.01
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
39
214.68
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.79
2.79
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
44.04
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.5
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA