Tex Hughson vs. Ken Ray — Career Comparison

Tex Hughson
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ken Ray
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tex Hughson 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. Tex Hughson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.94 and WHIP 1.194 compared to 5.13 and 1.734 for Ken Ray. By the career numbers, Tex Hughson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tex Hughson and Ken Ray

Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
1.47
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.02
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.63
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.35
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
64
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.33
69.33
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.65
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.12
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.11
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.57
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
2.94
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.13
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4127
27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1375.2
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1270
8.31
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
10.14
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.5
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.25
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
2.43
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.01
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
693
4.53
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
5.7
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.774
0.774
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5663
37.05
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
40.56
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.33
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.76
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
504
3.3
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
5.47
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.25
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.194
1.194
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5280
34.54
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
34.75
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.05
37.05
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.56
40.56

Fielding Stats for Tex Hughson and Ken Ray

Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
27
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
9
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.03
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.71
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
301
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.71
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.1
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.338
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.183
0.183
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tex Hughson and Ken Ray

Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
225
252.34
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
49200
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
535
600
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
447
501.31
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
59.44
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
53.83
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.61
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.61
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.31
12.69
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
65.05
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
103.18
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.52
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
23.55
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
56.07
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.26
4.77
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
42.62
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 600 PA
134
150.28
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.99
3.99
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Tex Hughson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
54.95
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.36
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Hughson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA