Bill Graham vs. Ken Ray — Career Comparison

Bill Graham
Silent GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Ray
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Graham 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. Bill Graham posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.45 and WHIP 1.125 compared to 5.13 and 1.734 for Ken Ray. By the career numbers, Bill Graham had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Graham and Ken Ray

Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.84
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.92
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.57
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.45
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
5.13
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.204
0.204
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
27
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.1
9
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
6.75
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
10.14
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.92
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.25
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.38
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
5.01
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
4.91
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
5.7
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.921
0.921
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
36.51
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
40.56
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.76
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.07
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
5.47
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.25
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
33.14
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
34.75
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.51
36.51
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.56
40.56

Fielding Stats for Bill Graham and Ken Ray

Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.84
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.92
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
27
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.1
9
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.03
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.92
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.71
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.71
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.183
0.183
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Graham and Ken Ray

Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
6
450
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
49200
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
8.38
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.14
-10.38
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA