Nelson Cruz vs. Robert Ray — Career Comparison

Nelson Cruz
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Robert Ray
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Robert Ray built a career as a starting pitcher and Nelson Cruz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Robert Ray posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.18 and WHIP 1.357 compared to 5.04 and 1.415 for Nelson Cruz. By the career numbers, Robert Ray had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nelson Cruz and Robert Ray

Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Robert Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
5.27
Robert Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.25
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.47
Robert Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.39
Robert Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.59
Robert Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.47
39.47
Robert Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Robert Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Robert Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
5.04
Robert Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.18
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Robert Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Robert Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Robert Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Robert Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Robert Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Robert Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
369
9.53
Robert Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
8.04
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.53
9.53
Robert Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.04
8.04
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.52
Robert Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Robert Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Robert Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
2.82
Robert Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
3.54
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.39
Robert Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Robert Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
7.16
Robert Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
5.14
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.16
7.16
Robert Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Robert Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.108
1.108
Robert Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.964
0.964
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.36
Robert Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.62
Robert Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Robert Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1518
39.22
Robert Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
38.25
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.42
Robert Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
5.3
Robert Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.14
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Robert Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.31
Robert Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
Robert Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.57
Robert Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.372
1.372
Robert Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1360
35.14
Robert Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
33.43
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Robert Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Robert Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.22
39.22
Robert Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.25
38.25

Fielding Stats for Nelson Cruz and Robert Ray

Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Robert Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
5.27
Robert Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.25
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.47
Robert Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Robert Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Robert Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.8
Robert Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.96
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.45
Robert Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.96
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Robert Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.33
Robert Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.93
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
2.25
Robert Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.93
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.67
96.67
Robert Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.427
0.427
Robert Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.857
0.857
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Robert Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Robert Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nelson Cruz and Robert Ray

Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
3221.05
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
600
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
521.05
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
7.9
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.81
-12.72
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
12
189.47
Robert Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA