Wally Holborow vs. Ken Raffensberger — Career Comparison

Wally Holborow
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Raffensberger
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ken Raffensberger built a career as a starting pitcher and Wally Holborow as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Wally Holborow posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.31 and WHIP 1.490 compared to 3.6 and 1.258 for Ken Raffensberger. By the career numbers, Wally Holborow had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wally Holborow and Ken Raffensberger

Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.66
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
1.66
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
1.18
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.5
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
0.64
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.59
43.59
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.21
71.21
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.56
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.13
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.31
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
860
3.6
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6455
27
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2151.2
9
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
9.06
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2257
9.44
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.06
9.06
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
0.8
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
4.35
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
1.88
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
3.14
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
3.37
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.832
0.832
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.583
0.583
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.08
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
38.85
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9051
37.86
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.09
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.28
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.66
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
993
4.15
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.258
1.258
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
34.49
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8583
35.9
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Wally Holborow and Ken Raffensberger

Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
344.9
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.87
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
27
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.1
9
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
61.84
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
291.77
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
14.81
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
368.42
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
353.61
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.67
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.98
95.98
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.619
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.025
1.025
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
14.81
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wally Holborow and Ken Raffensberger

Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
1260
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
397
305.78
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
779
600
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PA
6
360
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
688
529.91
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
0.95
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
74.71
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
59.31
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
12.32
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.08
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
15.4
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.38
82.83
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.69
15.93
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
96.28
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
90.89
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.929
0.929
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
29.27
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
23.88
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
50.06
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
83.99
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.93
3.03
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
15.4
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
280
215.66
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
2.78
2.78
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
53.92
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.01
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0