Keith Comstock vs. Ken Raffensberger — Career Comparison

Keith Comstock
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Raffensberger
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ken Raffensberger built a career as a starting pitcher and Keith Comstock as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Raffensberger posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.6 and WHIP 1.258 compared to 4.06 and 1.451 for Keith Comstock. By the career numbers, Ken Raffensberger had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Keith Comstock and Ken Raffensberger

Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
8.47
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
1.66
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
1.18
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.59
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.5
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.41
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
0.64
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.59
43.59
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.21
71.21
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.56
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.13
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
4.06
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
860
3.6
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
459
27
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6455
27
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
9
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2151.2
9
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.88
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2257
9.44
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.82
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.8
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
4.41
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
1.88
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.76
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
8.35
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
806
3.37
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.418
1.418
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.583
0.583
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.71
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.08
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
650
38.24
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9051
37.86
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
2.71
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.28
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
4.35
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
993
4.15
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.65
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.53
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.65
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.366
1.366
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.258
1.258
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
555
32.65
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8583
35.9
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Keith Comstock and Ken Raffensberger

Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
8.53
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
344.9
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.87
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
459
27
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
27
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
9
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
9
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
61.84
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.29
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
291.77
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
14.81
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.76
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
368.42
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.65
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
353.61
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.98
95.98
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.193
0.193
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.025
1.025
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
14.81
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Keith Comstock and Ken Raffensberger

Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
144
43200
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
397
305.78
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
779
600
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
688
529.91
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
74.71
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
59.31
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
12.32
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.08
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
15.4
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.69
15.93
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
96.28
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
90.89
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
29.27
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
23.88
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
50.06
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.93
3.03
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
15.4
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
280
215.66
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
2.78
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
53.92
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.01
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0