Sam Cooper vs. Ken Ray — Career Comparison

Sam Cooper
Lost GenerationNew YorkNorth AmericaHarrisburg GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Ray
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Sam Cooper 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 5.4 and 1.534 for Sam Cooper. By the career numbers, Ken Ray had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sam Cooper and Ken Ray

Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.64
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.02
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.35
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.49
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.57
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
5.4
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
5.13
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.13
5.13
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203.1
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
10.05
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
10.14
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.05
10.05
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.35
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.25
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
3.76
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.01
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
3.63
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
5.7
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.821
0.821
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.35
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
40.77
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
40.56
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.76
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
6.64
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
5.47
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.47
5.47
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.68
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.46
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.8
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.25
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.534
1.534
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
790
34.97
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
34.75
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.77
40.77
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.56
40.56

Fielding Stats for Sam Cooper and Ken Ray

Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.64
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.02
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203.1
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
3.23
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.03
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
3.81
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.71
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
3.41
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.71
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.53
89.53
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.081
2.081
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.183
0.183
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sam Cooper and Ken Ray

Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
39
278.57
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
49200
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
600
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
557.14
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.548
0.548
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
107.14
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
78.57
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.14
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.14
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.57
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.76
41.15
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
164.29
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
135.71
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.527
0.527
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
42.86
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
71.43
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
107.14
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.9
42.17
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.57
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.14
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
84
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA