Mike Cuellar vs. Ken Ray — Career Comparison

Mike Cuellar
Silent GenerationCubaThrows LeftBats LeftCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Ken Ray
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mike Cuellar 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. Mike Cuellar posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.14 and WHIP 1.218 compared to 5.13 and 1.734 for Ken Ray. By the career numbers, Mike Cuellar had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Cuellar and Ken Ray

Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.45
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
1.21
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.59
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.42
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.73
58.73
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.66
83.66
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.55
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.12
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.04
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.57
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
3.14
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.13
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8424
27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2808
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2538
8.13
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
10.14
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.13
8.13
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.71
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.25
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
822
2.63
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.01
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.2
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1632
5.23
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
5.7
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.874
0.874
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.17
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11505
36.88
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
40.56
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.11
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.76
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1130
3.62
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
5.47
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.3
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.14
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
0.29
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.25
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.197
1.197
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10532
33.76
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
34.75
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.88
36.88
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.56
40.56

Fielding Stats for Mike Cuellar and Ken Ray

Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.45
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
1.22
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8422
27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2807.1
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
0.35
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
1.45
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.03
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.1
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
1.89
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.71
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
1.8
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.71
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.92
94.92
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.238
1.238
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.183
0.183
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.66
83.66
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.11
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Cuellar and Ken Ray

Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
456
382.12
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
49200
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
716
600
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
661
553.91
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
63.69
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
47.77
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.7
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.35
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.87
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
15.92
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.15
15.21
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
94.69
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
72.07
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
31.01
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
27.65
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
52.79
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-6.67
-5.59
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.84
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.54
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
304
254.75
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.36
2.36
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
36.03
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.68
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.19
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA