Dakota Hudson vs. Ken Ray — Career Comparison

Dakota Hudson
MillenialTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Ray
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dakota Hudson 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. Dakota Hudson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.21 and WHIP 1.451 compared to 5.13 and 1.734 for Ken Ray. By the career numbers, Dakota Hudson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dakota Hudson and Ken Ray

Dakota Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dakota Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
2.12
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Dakota Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.56
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dakota Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.64
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Dakota Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.51
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Dakota Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.56
55.56
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Dakota Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.48
73.48
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dakota Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dakota Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dakota Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.57
Dakota Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
4.21
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.13
Dakota Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Dakota Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Dakota Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Dakota Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Dakota Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1679
27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Dakota Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
559.2
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Dakota Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
8.65
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
10.14
Dakota Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.65
8.65
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Dakota Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.9
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.25
Dakota Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Dakota Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Dakota Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
4.26
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.01
Dakota Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.14
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Dakota Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Dakota Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
5.85
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
5.7
Dakota Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.85
5.85
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Dakota Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Dakota Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.124
1.124
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Dakota Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.32
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dakota Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.51
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Dakota Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dakota Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2414
38.82
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
40.56
Dakota Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.76
Dakota Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
4.62
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
5.47
Dakota Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Dakota Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Dakota Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.31
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Dakota Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.25
Dakota Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.435
1.435
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Dakota Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2090
33.61
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
34.75
Dakota Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Dakota Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Dakota Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.82
38.82
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.56
40.56

Fielding Stats for Dakota Hudson and Ken Ray

Dakota Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dakota Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
2.12
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Dakota Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.56
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dakota Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1679
27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Dakota Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
559.2
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Dakota Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.76
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.68
Dakota Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.14
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.03
Dakota Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dakota Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.96
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.71
Dakota Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.71
Dakota Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.72
96.72
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dakota Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.894
0.894
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.183
0.183
Dakota Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.48
73.48
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dakota Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Dakota Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dakota Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dakota Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dakota Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dakota Hudson and Ken Ray

Dakota Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dakota Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
1237.5
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
49200
Dakota Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
600
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dakota Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
515.63
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dakota Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dakota Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dakota Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
46.88
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dakota Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
46.88
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dakota Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dakota Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dakota Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dakota Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dakota Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Dakota Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dakota Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Dakota Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
4.36
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dakota Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
46.88
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dakota Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
65.63
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dakota Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dakota Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dakota Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dakota Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dakota Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dakota Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dakota Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dakota Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dakota Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dakota Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
37.5
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dakota Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.84
-17.26
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Dakota Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dakota Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dakota Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dakota Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
26
243.75
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dakota Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
2.46
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Dakota Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Dakota Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
65.63
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dakota Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dakota Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.38
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dakota Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dakota Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dakota Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dakota Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA