Joe Giard vs. Ken Ray — Career Comparison

Joe Giard
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Ray
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Giard 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 5.96 and 1.812 for Joe Giard. By the career numbers, Ken Ray had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Giard and Ken Ray

Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
2.2
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.17
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.42
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.49
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.43
46.43
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.94
52.94
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.36
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.57
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
5.96
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
5.13
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.13
5.13
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.84
5.84
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
833
27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277.2
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
330
10.7
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
10.14
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.7
10.7
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.14
10.14
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.68
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.25
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
5.61
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
5.01
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
2.3
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
5.7
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.879
0.879
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1294
41.94
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
40.56
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.42
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.76
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
6.55
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
5.47
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.47
5.47
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.25
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.812
1.812
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.684
1.684
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
36.14
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
34.75
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.94
41.94
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.56
40.56

Fielding Stats for Joe Giard and Ken Ray

Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
27
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
9
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.03
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.71
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.71
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.368
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.183
0.183
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Giard and Ken Ray

Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
68
408
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
49200
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
600
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
534
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
78
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
78
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.45
14.72
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
78
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
108
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
36
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
42
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
78
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.55
9.32
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
30
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
32
192
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.13
3.13
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
36
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA