Joey Hamilton vs. Ken Ray — Career Comparison

Joey Hamilton
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Ray
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joey Hamilton 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. Joey Hamilton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.44 and WHIP 1.437 compared to 5.13 and 1.734 for Ken Ray. By the career numbers, Joey Hamilton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joey Hamilton and Ken Ray

Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
1.62
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.4
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.5
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Joey Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.49
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Joey Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.34
50.34
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.36
86.36
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.57
Joey Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
662
4.44
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.13
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4022
27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1340.2
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Joey Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1408
9.45
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
10.14
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.45
9.45
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Joey Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.87
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.25
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Joey Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Joey Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
3.31
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.01
Joey Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.17
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
894
6
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
5.7
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Joey Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.035
1.035
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Joey Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.32
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.41
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Joey Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5813
39.02
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
40.56
Joey Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.09
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.76
Joey Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
4.84
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
5.47
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Joey Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.38
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Joey Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.26
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
0.97
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.25
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.418
1.418
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5164
34.67
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
34.75
Joey Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Joey Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.02
39.02
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.56
40.56

Fielding Stats for Joey Hamilton and Ken Ray

Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
1.62
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.4
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4022
27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1340.2
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.56
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.13
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.03
Joey Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.11
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.81
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.71
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
1.7
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.71
Joey Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.7
93.7
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.183
0.183
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.36
86.36
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.09
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Joey Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joey Hamilton and Ken Ray

Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
243
375.77
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
49200
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
388
600
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
339
524.23
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
66.49
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
46.39
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.37
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.55
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.19
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
20.1
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.59
17.93
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
100.52
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
78.87
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
29.38
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
34.02
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
57.22
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
2.05
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Joey Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.37
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
167
258.25
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.32
2.32
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
55.67
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.73
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.09
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joey Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA