Harry Hardy vs. Ken Ray — Career Comparison

Harry Hardy
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Ray
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Harry Hardy 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. Harry Hardy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.11 and WHIP 1.659 compared to 5.13 and 1.734 for Ken Ray. By the career numbers, Harry Hardy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Hardy and Ken Ray

Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.64
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.02
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.82
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.82
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.57
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.11
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
5.13
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
11.25
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
10.14
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.14
10.14
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.25
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.68
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
5.01
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.86
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
5.7
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
40.3
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
40.56
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.76
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
7.36
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
5.47
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.47
5.47
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.25
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.659
1.659
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
36.61
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
34.75
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.3
40.3
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.56
40.56

Fielding Stats for Harry Hardy and Ken Ray

Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.64
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.02
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.45
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.03
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.86
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.71
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.86
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.71
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.183
0.183
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Hardy and Ken Ray

Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
8
320
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
49200
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
600
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
600
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
2.37
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.86
-34.28
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA