Derek Holland vs. Ken Ray — Career Comparison

Derek Holland
MillenialOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Ray
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Derek Holland 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. Derek Holland posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.62 and WHIP 1.391 compared to 5.13 and 1.734 for Ken Ray. By the career numbers, Derek Holland had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Derek Holland and Ken Ray

Derek Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Derek Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346
2.12
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Derek Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
1.4
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.5
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Derek Holland
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.51
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Derek Holland
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.7
49.7
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Derek Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.9
65.9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Holland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.57
Derek Holland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
753
4.62
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.13
Derek Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Derek Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Derek Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Derek Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Derek Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4398
27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Derek Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1466
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Derek Holland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1489
9.14
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
10.14
Derek Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.14
9.14
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Derek Holland
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
1.35
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.25
Derek Holland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Derek Holland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Derek Holland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
533
3.27
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.01
Derek Holland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Derek Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Derek Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1241
7.62
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
5.7
Derek Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Derek Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Derek Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Derek Holland
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.2
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Derek Holland
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.29
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Derek Holland
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Derek Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6315
38.77
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
40.56
Derek Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.23
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.76
Derek Holland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
820
5.03
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
5.47
Derek Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Derek Holland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.24
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Derek Holland
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.24
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Derek Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.82
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.25
Derek Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Derek Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5657
34.73
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
34.75
Derek Holland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Derek Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Derek Holland
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.77
38.77
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.56
40.56

Fielding Stats for Derek Holland and Ken Ray

Derek Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Derek Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346
2.12
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Derek Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
1.4
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4398
27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Derek Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1466
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Derek Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.35
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Derek Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.04
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.03
Derek Holland
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.16
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Derek Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
1.55
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.71
Derek Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
1.39
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.71
Derek Holland
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.72
89.72
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Derek Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.656
0.656
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.183
0.183
Derek Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.9
65.9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Derek Holland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Holland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Holland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Holland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Derek Holland and Ken Ray

Derek Holland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Derek Holland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
349
2301.1
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
49200
Derek Holland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
600
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Derek Holland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
540.66
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Derek Holland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Holland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Holland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
39.56
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Holland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
32.97
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Holland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.59
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Holland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Holland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Holland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.59
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Holland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Derek Holland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Holland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Derek Holland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
4.96
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Holland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
46.15
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Holland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
65.93
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Holland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Holland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Holland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Holland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Holland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Holland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Holland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Holland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.78
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Holland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Holland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.78
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Holland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-3.45
-22.72
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Derek Holland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Holland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.37
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Holland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Holland
Career
Per 600 PA
50
329.67
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Derek Holland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Derek Holland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Derek Holland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
32.97
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Holland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Holland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.59
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Derek Holland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Holland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Holland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Holland
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA