Jesse Houston vs. Ken Ray — Career Comparison

Jesse Houston
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Ray
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jesse Houston 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. Jesse Houston posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.26 and WHIP 1.305 compared to 5.13 and 1.734 for Ken Ray. By the career numbers, Jesse Houston had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jesse Houston and Ken Ray

Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.53
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.12
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.64
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.38
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.5
62.5
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.92
72.92
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.7
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.57
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
3.26
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.13
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
846
27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
8.78
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
10.14
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.32
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.25
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
2.97
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.01
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
5.27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
5.7
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.915
0.915
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1209
38.59
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
40.56
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.76
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
4.44
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
5.47
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.99
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.46
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.73
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.25
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.305
1.305
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1076
34.34
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
34.75
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.59
38.59
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.56
40.56

Fielding Stats for Jesse Houston and Ken Ray

Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.56
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.06
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1021
27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340.1
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.85
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.68
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
2.59
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.03
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
3.57
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.71
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
3.44
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.71
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.3
96.3
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.183
0.183
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.8
67.8
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jesse Houston and Ken Ray

Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 600 PA
69
258.75
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
49200
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
600
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
551.25
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.578
0.578
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
127.5
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
108.75
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.25
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.5
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.75
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.59
43.46
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
153.75
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
161.25
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.555
0.555
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
67.5
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
33.75
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
101.25
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.72
51.46
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
33.75
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.75
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
160
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA