Sonny Collins vs. Ken Ray — Career Comparison

Sonny Collins
UnknownPhiladelphia Bacharach GiantsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Ken Ray
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Sonny Collins 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. Ken Ray posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.13 and WHIP 1.734 compared to 9.22 and 2.305 for Sonny Collins. By the career numbers, Ken Ray had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sonny Collins and Ken Ray

Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.98
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.57
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.22
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
5.13
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.22
9.22
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.13
5.13
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.97
8.97
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.84
5.84
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
15.48
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
10.14
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.48
15.48
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.14
10.14
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.25
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
5.27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
5.01
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.98
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
5.7
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.805
0.805
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
48.73
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
40.56
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.76
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
10.21
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
5.47
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.47
5.47
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.46
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.99
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.25
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.305
2.305
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.684
1.684
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
42.48
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
34.75
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.73
48.73
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.56
40.56

Fielding Stats for Sonny Collins and Ken Ray

Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.98
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.63
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.03
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.96
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.71
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.96
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.71
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.183
0.183
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sonny Collins and Ken Ray

Sonny Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
7
300
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
49200
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
600
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
557.14
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
214.29
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
171.43
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.13
91.31
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
257.14
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
214.29
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.846
0.846
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
171.43
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
257.14
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.47
105.72
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA