Dave Cole vs. Ken Ray — Career Comparison

Dave Cole
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Ray
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dave Cole 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. Dave Cole posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.93 and WHIP 1.770 compared to 5.13 and 1.734 for Ken Ray. By the career numbers, Dave Cole had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave Cole and Ken Ray

Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
3.19
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.02
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.68
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.14
32.14
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.57
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
4.93
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.13
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.93
4.93
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712
27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237.1
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
8.38
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
10.14
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.38
8.38
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.61
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.25
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
7.55
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
5.01
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.55
7.55
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.51
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
5.7
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.46
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.27
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1101
41.75
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
40.56
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.18
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.76
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
5.73
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
5.47
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.47
5.47
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.25
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.684
1.684
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
895
33.94
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
34.75
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.75
41.75
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.56
40.56

Fielding Stats for Dave Cole and Ken Ray

Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
7.39
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.5
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102.1
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.41
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.68
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.78
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.03
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
5.45
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.71
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
5.19
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.71
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.16
95.16
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.702
0.702
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.183
0.183
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20.24
20.24
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.26
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Cole and Ken Ray

Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
796.88
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
49200
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
600
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
571.88
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
131.25
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
84.38
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.13
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
46.88
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.65
62.36
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
243.75
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
150
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.13
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
103.13
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
103.13
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.3
59.1
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
15
140.63
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
4.27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA