Brian Gordon vs. Ken Ray — Career Comparison

Brian Gordon
Gen XNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Ray
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brian Gordon 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. Brian Gordon posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.4 and WHIP 1.395 compared to 5.13 and 1.734 for Ken Ray. By the career numbers, Brian Gordon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian Gordon and Ken Ray

Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.14
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.26
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.63
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.57
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.4
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
5.13
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.28
5.28
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
27
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.1
9
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
10.05
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
10.14
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.05
10.05
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.88
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.25
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.88
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
5.01
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.63
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.46
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.14
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
5.7
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.558
0.558
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.26
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
38.93
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
40.56
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.76
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.4
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
5.47
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.63
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.46
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.25
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.326
1.326
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
35.16
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
34.75
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.93
38.93
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.56
40.56

Fielding Stats for Brian Gordon and Ken Ray

Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.14
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.26
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
27
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.1
9
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.63
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.26
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.03
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.88
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.71
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.88
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.71
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.183
0.183
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Gordon and Ken Ray

Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1500
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
49200
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
29.73
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
64.17
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA