Lucas Giolito vs. Ken Ray — Career Comparison

Lucas Giolito
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ken Ray
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lucas Giolito 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. Lucas Giolito posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.3 and WHIP 1.264 compared to 5.13 and 1.734 for Ken Ray. By the career numbers, Lucas Giolito had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lucas Giolito and Ken Ray

Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
1.6
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.58
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.55
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.51
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.82
51.82
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.03
99.03
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.57
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
554
4.3
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.13
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3476
27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1158.2
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1017
7.9
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
10.14
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.9
7.9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
1.42
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.25
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
3.43
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.01
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1198
9.31
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
5.7
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.31
9.31
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.82
5.82
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.415
1.415
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.38
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.32
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4873
37.85
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
40.56
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.76
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
593
4.61
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
5.47
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.23
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.65
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.25
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.258
1.258
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4355
33.83
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
34.75
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.56
40.56

Fielding Stats for Lucas Giolito and Ken Ray

Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
1.6
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.58
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3476
27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1158.2
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.29
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.57
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.03
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.91
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.71
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.86
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.71
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.87
94.87
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.539
0.539
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.183
0.183
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.03
99.03
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lucas Giolito and Ken Ray

Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
6180
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
49200
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
540
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
13.47
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
6.5
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 600 PA
11
330
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Lucas Giolito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Giolito
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA