Brian Edmondson vs. Ken Raffensberger — Career Comparison

Brian Edmondson
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Raffensberger
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ken Raffensberger built a career as a starting pitcher and Brian Edmondson 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 4.98 and 1.606 for Brian Edmondson. By the career numbers, Ken Raffensberger had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian Edmondson and Ken Raffensberger

Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
6.41
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
1.66
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
1.18
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.48
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.5
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.64
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
0.64
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.59
43.59
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.21
71.21
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.56
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.13
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.98
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
860
3.6
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
510
27
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6455
27
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
9
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2151.2
9
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
9.64
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2257
9.44
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.11
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.8
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
4.29
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
1.88
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.53
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.19
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
806
3.37
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.053
1.053
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.583
0.583
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.53
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.48
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.08
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
762
40.34
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9051
37.86
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.43
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.28
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
5.45
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
993
4.15
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.58
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.53
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.01
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.547
1.547
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.258
1.258
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
651
34.46
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8583
35.9
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.34
40.34
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Brian Edmondson and Ken Raffensberger

Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
6.41
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
344.9
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.87
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
510
27
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
27
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
9
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
9
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.69
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
61.84
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.27
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
291.77
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
14.81
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
2.06
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
368.42
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.96
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
353.61
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.87
94.87
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.98
95.98
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.025
1.025
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
14.81
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Edmondson and Ken Raffensberger

Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
121
3025
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
397
305.78
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
779
600
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
575
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
688
529.91
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
74.71
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
59.31
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
12.32
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.08
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
15.4
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.03
25.78
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.69
15.93
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
150
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
96.28
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
90.89
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
29.27
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
23.88
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
50.06
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
16.2
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.93
3.03
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
15.4
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
225
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
280
215.66
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
2.78
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
53.92
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.01
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0