Erik Hanson vs. Ken Ray — Career Comparison

Erik Hanson
Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ken Ray
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Erik Hanson 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. Erik Hanson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.15 and WHIP 1.370 compared to 5.13 and 1.734 for Ken Ray. By the career numbers, Erik Hanson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Erik Hanson and Ken Ray

Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
1.42
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.38
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.52
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.49
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.45
51.45
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.14
97.14
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.15
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.57
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
717
4.15
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.13
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4666
27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1555.1
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1604
9.28
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
10.14
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.8
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.25
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
504
2.92
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.01
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.13
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1175
6.8
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
5.7
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.8
6.8
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.41
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.17
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6630
38.36
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
40.56
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.76
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
776
4.49
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
5.47
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.29
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.26
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
0.83
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.25
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6002
34.73
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
34.75
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.36
38.36
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.56
40.56

Fielding Stats for Erik Hanson and Ken Ray

Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
1.42
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.38
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4666
27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1555.1
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.79
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.68
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
0.94
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.03
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
1.81
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.71
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.73
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.71
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.53
95.53
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.183
0.183
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.14
97.14
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Erik Hanson and Ken Ray

Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
3614.63
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
49200
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
600
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
570.73
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
87.8
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
73.17
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
10.67
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
102.44
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
87.8
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
73.17
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
43.9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
117.07
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.48
-7.01
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
248.78
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.41
2.41
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
29.27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
29.27
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA