Al Grabowski vs. Ken Ray — Career Comparison

Al Grabowski
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Ray
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Al Grabowski 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. Al Grabowski posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.07 and WHIP 1.420 compared to 5.13 and 1.734 for Ken Ray. By the career numbers, Al Grabowski had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Grabowski and Ken Ray

Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
2.24
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.8
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.52
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.34
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.9
35.9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.29
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.57
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
4.07
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.13
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
471
27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
9.52
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
10.14
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.52
9.52
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.4
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.25
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.27
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.01
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
3.73
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
5.7
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.777
0.777
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
39.15
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
40.56
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.92
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.76
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
4.82
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
5.47
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.25
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
35.77
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
34.75
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.15
39.15
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.56
40.56

Fielding Stats for Al Grabowski and Ken Ray

Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
27
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
9
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.03
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.71
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.71
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.12
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.183
0.183
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Grabowski and Ken Ray

Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
41
482.35
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
49200
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
600
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
576.47
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.794
0.794
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
188.24
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
129.41
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
47.06
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
58.82
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.06
83.04
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
258.82
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
200
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.697
0.697
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
117.65
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
70.59
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
188.24
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.82
91.96
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
11
129.41
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.64
4.64
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA