Joe Gleason vs. Ken Ray — Career Comparison

Joe Gleason
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Ray
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Gleason 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 6.1 and 1.870 for Joe Gleason. 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 Gleason and Ken Ray

Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.03
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.92
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.37
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.55
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.57
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
6.1
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
5.13
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.13
5.13
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.72
6.72
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.84
5.84
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
27
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.2
9
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
12.39
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
10.14
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.39
12.39
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.14
10.14
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.92
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.25
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
4.44
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
5.01
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.59
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
5.7
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.781
0.781
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.74
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
44.38
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
40.56
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.11
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.76
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
7.21
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
5.47
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.21
7.21
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.47
5.47
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.25
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.684
1.684
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
39.58
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
34.75
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.318
0.318
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.38
44.38
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.56
40.56

Fielding Stats for Joe Gleason and Ken Ray

Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
27
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
9
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.03
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.71
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.71
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.364
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.183
0.183
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Gleason and Ken Ray

Joe Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
11
314.29
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
49200
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
457.14
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.548
0.548
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
28.33
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
200
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
38.86
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
142.86
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
6
171.43
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA