Ken Johnson vs. Ken Ray — Career Comparison

Ken Johnson
Silent GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Ray
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Johnson 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. Ken Johnson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.46 and WHIP 1.231 compared to 5.13 and 1.734 for Ken Ray. By the career numbers, Ken Johnson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Johnson and Ken Ray

Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
1.73
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.2
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.47
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.55
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.19
46.19
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.16
69.16
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.26
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.57
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
3.46
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.13
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5212
27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1737.1
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1670
8.65
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
10.14
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.65
8.65
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
0.81
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.25
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
2.14
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.01
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.29
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
5.4
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
5.7
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.838
0.838
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.13
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.29
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7211
37.36
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
40.56
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.26
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.76
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
4.03
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
5.47
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.25
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6742
34.93
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
34.75
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.36
37.36
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.56
40.56

Fielding Stats for Ken Johnson and Ken Ray

Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
1.73
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.2
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5213
27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1737.2
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
0.48
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.67
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.03
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
2.23
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.71
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
2.15
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.71
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.29
96.29
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.183
0.183
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.16
69.16
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.1
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Johnson and Ken Ray

Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
335
338.38
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
49200
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
594
600
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
534
539.39
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
61.62
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
49.49
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.09
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12.12
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.18
11.29
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
78.79
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75.76
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24.24
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23.23
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
45.45
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.43
-7.5
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12.12
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
250
252.53
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
45.45
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.06
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA