Lefty Gomez vs. Ken Ray — Career Comparison

Lefty Gomez
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ken Ray
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lefty Gomez 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. Lefty Gomez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.34 and WHIP 1.352 compared to 5.13 and 1.734 for Ken Ray. By the career numbers, Lefty Gomez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lefty Gomez and Ken Ray

Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
368
1.32
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
1.15
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.68
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.37
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.95
64.95
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.96
86.96
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.62
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.1
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.57
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
930
3.34
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.13
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7509
27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2503
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2290
8.23
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
10.14
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.5
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.25
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1095
3.94
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.01
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1468
5.28
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
5.7
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.024
1.024
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.14
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.07
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10729
38.58
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
40.56
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.11
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.76
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1091
3.92
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
5.47
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.25
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.352
1.352
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9615
34.57
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
34.75
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.58
38.58
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.56
40.56

Fielding Stats for Lefty Gomez and Ken Ray

Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
368
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
27
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
9
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.03
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.71
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.71
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.74
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.22
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.183
0.183
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Gomez and Ken Ray

Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
215.63
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
49200
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1024
600
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
904
529.69
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
77.93
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
71.48
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
6.45
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
6.45
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.34
16.02
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
84.38
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
108.4
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
34.57
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
33.98
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
68.55
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.36
10.17
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.17
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
29.3
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
252
147.66
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.06
4.06
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
39.84
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.93
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.59
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.59
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.17
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA