Ed Green vs. Robbie Ray — Career Comparison

Ed Green
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Robbie Ray
MillenialTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Robbie Ray built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Green as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Robbie Ray posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.94 and WHIP 1.303 compared to 5.8 and 1.890 for Ed Green. By the career numbers, Robbie Ray had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Green and Robbie Ray

Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.18
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
1.66
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.04
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.63
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.55
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.51
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.82
31.82
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.07
52.07
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
88
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.49
98.49
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.94
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
5.8
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
631
3.94
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
573
27
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4323
27
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
9
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1441
9
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
12.58
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1250
7.81
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.58
12.58
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
1.35
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.43
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
608
3.8
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
2.64
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1734
10.83
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.83
10.83
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.54
6.54
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.785
0.785
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.625
1.625
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.9
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.37
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.28
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.32
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
43.96
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6097
38.08
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
8.67
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
4.21
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.18
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.19
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.6
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.89
1.89
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.289
1.289
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
833
39.25
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5379
33.6
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.96
43.96
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Ed Green and Robbie Ray

Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.15
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
1.66
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.63
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
936
27
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4323
27
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
312
9
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1441
9
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.95
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.22
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.42
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
0.81
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.4
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
3.78
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
1.08
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
3.38
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
1.04
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.31
89.31
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.95
95.95
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.925
2.925
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.626
0.626
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.49
98.49
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Green and Robbie Ray

Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
39
164.79
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
267
597.76
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
142
600
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
268
600
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PAverified
126
532.39
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
530.6
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
15
63.38
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
76.12
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
13
54.93
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
60.45
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.23
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
13.43
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.23
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.24
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.45
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
15.67
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.98
25.25
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.76
15.13
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
18
76.06
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
96.27
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
130.99
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
85.07
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
63.38
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
11
24.63
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
21.13
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
20.15
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
84.51
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
19
42.54
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.58
19.36
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
1.01
2.27
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.68
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
54.93
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.96
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
116
259.7
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.31
2.31
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
58.21
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.24
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.72
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
29.58
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
29.58
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA