Matt Chico vs. Ken Ray — Career Comparison

Matt Chico
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Ray
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Matt Chico 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. Matt Chico posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.95 and WHIP 1.577 compared to 5.13 and 1.734 for Ken Ray. By the career numbers, Matt Chico had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Chico and Ken Ray

Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.76
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.64
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.29
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.61
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.82
31.82
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.02
93.02
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.57
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
4.95
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.13
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660
27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
10.31
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
10.14
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.31
10.31
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.14
10.14
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.47
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.25
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
3.72
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.01
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
5.24
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
5.7
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.996
0.996
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
988
40.42
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
40.56
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.76
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
5.4
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
5.47
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.65
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.25
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.559
1.559
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
868
35.51
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
34.75
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.42
40.42
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.56
40.56

Fielding Stats for Matt Chico and Ken Ray

Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.76
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.64
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660
27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.1
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.03
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.19
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.71
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.19
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.71
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.674
0.674
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.183
0.183
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.02
93.02
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Chico and Ken Ray

Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
43
348.65
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
49200
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
600
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
510.81
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.26
10.25
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.32
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.32
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
48.65
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
3.65
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
15
121.62
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.93
4.93
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA