Jack Harshman vs. Ken Ray — Career Comparison

Jack Harshman
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Ray
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jack Harshman 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. Jack Harshman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.5 and WHIP 1.352 compared to 5.13 and 1.734 for Ken Ray. By the career numbers, Jack Harshman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Harshman and Ken Ray

Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
217
1.67
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
1.19
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.53
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.5
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.49
51.49
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.47
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.57
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
3.5
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.13
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3508
27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169.1
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1025
7.89
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
10.14
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.74
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.25
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
4.15
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.01
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.13
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
741
5.7
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
5.7
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.095
1.095
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.25
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.17
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5014
38.59
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
40.56
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.76
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
3.91
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
5.47
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.25
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.338
1.338
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4453
34.27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
34.75
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.59
38.59
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.56
40.56

Fielding Stats for Jack Harshman and Ken Ray

Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
1.78
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
1.19
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3495
27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1165
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.99
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.68
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.41
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.03
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
2.47
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.71
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
2.4
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.71
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.19
97.19
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.346
1.346
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.183
0.183
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Harshman and Ken Ray

Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
258
296.55
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
49200
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
522
600
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
424
487.36
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.682
0.682
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
87.36
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
55.17
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.05
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
24.14
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
32.18
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.01
57.48
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
167.82
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
170.11
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.612
0.612
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
52.87
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
74.71
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
103.45
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.56
54.66
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
82.76
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 600 PA
119
136.78
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.39
4.39
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
0.61
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
20.69
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.2
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
9.2
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA