Dick Coffman vs. Ken Ray — Career Comparison

Dick Coffman
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Ray
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Coffman 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. Dick Coffman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.65 and WHIP 1.537 compared to 5.13 and 1.734 for Ken Ray. By the career numbers, Dick Coffman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Coffman and Ken Ray

Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
472
2.91
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.81
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.44
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.59
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.11
43.11
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.97
27.97
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.29
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.23
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.57
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
4.65
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.13
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4381
27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1460.1
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1782
10.98
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
10.14
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.98
10.98
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.14
10.14
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.57
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.25
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
2.85
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.01
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
2.29
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
5.7
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.572
0.572
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.1
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.22
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6542
40.32
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
40.56
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
1.2
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.76
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
894
5.51
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
5.47
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.47
5.47
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.25
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.537
1.537
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6044
37.25
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
34.75
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.89
1.89
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.32
40.32
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.56
40.56

Fielding Stats for Dick Coffman and Ken Ray

Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
472
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
27
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
9
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
293
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.03
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
394
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.71
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
375
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.71
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.18
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.795
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.183
0.183
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Coffman and Ken Ray

Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
472
639.28
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
49200
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
443
600
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
400
541.76
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
69.07
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
52.82
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.35
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
16.25
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.8
15.99
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
86.68
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
98.87
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
28.44
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.67
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
50.11
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.13
4.23
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
29.8
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
151
204.51
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.93
2.93
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
28.44
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA