Shovel Hodge vs. Ken Ray — Career Comparison

Shovel Hodge
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Ray
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Shovel Hodge 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. Ken Ray posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.13 and WHIP 1.734 compared to 5.17 and 1.629 for Shovel Hodge. By the career numbers, Ken Ray had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Shovel Hodge and Ken Ray

Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
2.24
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.6
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.42
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.45
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.28
48.28
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.67
26.67
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.24
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.57
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
5.17
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
5.13
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.13
5.13
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904
27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
301.1
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
360
10.75
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
10.14
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.75
10.75
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.14
10.14
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.3
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.25
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
3.91
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.01
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
2
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
5.7
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.657
0.657
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.21
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1339
39.99
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
40.56
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.19
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.76
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
6.12
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
5.47
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.47
5.47
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.25
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.629
1.629
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1201
35.87
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
34.75
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.311
0.311
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.99
39.99
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.56
40.56

Fielding Stats for Shovel Hodge and Ken Ray

Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
27
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
9
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.03
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.71
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.71
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.69
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.48
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.183
0.183
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shovel Hodge and Ken Ray

Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 600 PA
75
365.85
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
49200
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
600
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
565.85
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.581
0.581
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
141.46
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
117.07
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.51
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.39
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.58
41.87
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
170.73
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
146.34
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
48.78
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
78.05
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.07
49.11
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 600 PA
23
112.2
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.35
5.35
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA