Joe Coleman vs. Ken Ray — Career Comparison

Joe Coleman
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ken Ray
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Coleman 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. Joe Coleman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.38 and WHIP 1.533 compared to 5.13 and 1.734 for Ken Ray. By the career numbers, Joe Coleman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Coleman and Ken Ray

Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.77
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.11
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.41
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.6
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.63
40.63
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.78
62.78
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.48
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.57
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
4.38
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.13
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3402
27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1134
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1172
9.3
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
10.14
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.3
9.3
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.73
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.25
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
566
4.49
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.01
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
3.52
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
5.7
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.891
0.891
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.1
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4993
39.63
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
40.56
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.44
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.76
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
4.89
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
5.47
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.25
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.533
1.533
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4414
35.03
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
34.75
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.63
39.63
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.56
40.56

Fielding Stats for Joe Coleman and Ken Ray

Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
7.77
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.18
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
775
27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258.1
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.53
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.68
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
5.05
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.03
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.35
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
6.93
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.71
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
6.58
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.71
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.97
94.97
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.848
0.848
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.183
0.183
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.25
15.25
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.45
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Coleman and Ken Ray

Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
328.75
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
49200
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
407
600
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
363
535.14
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
97.3
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
67.81
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
23.59
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
29.48
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.62
31.88
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
138.57
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
129.73
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.488
0.488
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
29.48
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
38.33
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
61.92
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.5
25.81
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
32.43
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
133
196.07
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
3.06
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
32.43
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
10
14.74
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA