Alex Cobb vs. Ken Ray — Career Comparison

Alex Cobb
MillenialMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ken Ray
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Alex Cobb 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. Alex Cobb posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.84 and WHIP 1.284 compared to 5.13 and 1.734 for Ken Ray. By the career numbers, Alex Cobb had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Cobb and Ken Ray

Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
1.58
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.58
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.54
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.52
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.97
50.97
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.57
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
566
3.84
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.13
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3983
27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1327.2
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1307
8.86
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
10.14
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.86
8.86
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.95
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.25
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
2.6
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.01
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1108
7.51
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
5.7
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.51
7.51
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.123
1.123
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.35
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.32
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5577
37.81
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
40.56
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.76
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
4.2
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
5.47
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.2
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.25
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.273
1.273
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5102
34.59
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
34.75
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.81
37.81
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.56
40.56

Fielding Stats for Alex Cobb and Ken Ray

Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
1.58
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.58
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3983
27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1327.2
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.7
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.68
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.35
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.03
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
2.16
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.71
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.05
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.71
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.67
94.67
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.183
0.183
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Cobb and Ken Ray

Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
233
5376.92
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
49200
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
553.85
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
6.59
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1
-23.01
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA