Glenn Gardner vs. Robbie Ray — Career Comparison

Glenn Gardner
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Robbie Ray
MillenialTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Robbie Ray built a career as a starting pitcher and Glenn Gardner as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Glenn Gardner posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.29 and WHIP 1.409 compared to 3.94 and 1.303 for Robbie Ray. By the career numbers, Glenn Gardner had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Glenn Gardner and Robbie Ray

Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.8
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
1.66
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.66
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.63
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.55
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.51
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.07
52.07
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.49
98.49
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.33
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.29
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
631
3.94
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.238
0.238
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
27
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4323
27
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.2
9
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1441
9
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
8.23
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1250
7.81
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.23
8.23
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.33
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
1.35
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
4.45
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
608
3.8
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
3.29
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1734
10.83
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.83
10.83
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.54
6.54
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.625
1.625
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.37
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.32
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
39.02
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6097
38.08
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.66
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.46
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
674
4.21
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.18
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.19
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.6
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.409
1.409
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.289
1.289
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
34.57
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5379
33.6
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.02
39.02
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Glenn Gardner and Robbie Ray

Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
1.66
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.63
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4323
27
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1441
9
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.22
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.81
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
1.08
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.04
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.95
95.95
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.588
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.626
0.626
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.49
98.49
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Glenn Gardner and Robbie Ray

Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
17
443.48
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
267
597.76
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
268
600
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
547.83
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
530.6
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.717
0.717
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
182.61
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
76.12
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
182.61
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
60.45
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
13.43
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.24
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
15.67
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.47
64.55
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.76
15.13
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
182.61
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
96.27
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
208.7
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
85.07
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.697
0.697
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
24.63
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
20.15
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
42.54
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
84.85
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
1.01
2.27
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
8.96
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
116
259.7
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.5
11.5
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
2.31
2.31
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
58.21
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.24
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.72
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA