Alvin Gipson vs. Ken Ray — Career Comparison

Alvin Gipson
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ken Ray
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Alvin Gipson 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. Alvin Gipson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.53 and WHIP 1.376 compared to 5.13 and 1.734 for Ken Ray. By the career numbers, Alvin Gipson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alvin Gipson and Ken Ray

Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.82
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.24
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.24
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.93
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.59
20.59
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.92
67.92
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.55
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.57
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
4.53
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.13
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
787
27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
262.1
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
9.43
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
10.14
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.25
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.88
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.01
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
5.73
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
5.7
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.73
5.73
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.27
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1158
39.73
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
40.56
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.48
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.76
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
5.32
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
5.47
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.32
5.32
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.72
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.46
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.58
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.25
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.369
1.369
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1045
35.85
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
34.75
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.73
39.73
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.56
40.56

Fielding Stats for Alvin Gipson and Ken Ray

Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.82
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.21
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
802
27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267.1
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.24
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.78
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.03
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.05
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.71
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.02
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.71
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.36
98.36
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.183
0.183
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alvin Gipson and Ken Ray

Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 600 PA
58
292.44
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
49200
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
119
600
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
574.79
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
110.92
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
105.88
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.04
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.04
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.23
21.32
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
115.97
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
110.92
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.08
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
25.21
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
35.29
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.31
21.71
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
25.21
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.04
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.04
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA