Brandon Kolb vs. Robbie Ray — Career Comparison

Brandon Kolb
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Robbie Ray
MillenialTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Robbie Ray built a career as a starting pitcher and Brandon Kolb as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Robbie Ray posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.94 and WHIP 1.303 compared to 7.99 and 2.197 for Brandon Kolb. By the career numbers, Robbie Ray had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Kolb and Robbie Ray

Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
7.99
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
1.66
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.63
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.55
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.38
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.51
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.07
52.07
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.49
98.49
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
7.99
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
631
3.94
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.99
7.99
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.01
7.01
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
27
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4323
27
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.2
9
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1441
9
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
12.17
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1250
7.81
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.17
12.17
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
2.28
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
1.35
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.28
2.28
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
7.23
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
608
3.8
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.12
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.23
7.23
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
7.61
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1734
10.83
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.61
7.61
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.83
10.83
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.54
6.54
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.648
1.648
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.625
1.625
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.52
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.37
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.32
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
45.25
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6097
38.08
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.04
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
9.13
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
4.21
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.13
9.13
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.18
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.14
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.19
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.76
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
0.6
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.155
2.155
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.289
1.289
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
36.89
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5379
33.6
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.25
45.25
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Brandon Kolb and Robbie Ray

Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
7.99
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
1.66
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.63
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
27
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4323
27
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.2
9
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1441
9
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.22
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.76
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.81
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.14
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
1.08
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.76
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.04
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.95
95.95
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.095
0.095
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.626
0.626
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.49
98.49
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Kolb and Robbie Ray

Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
6300
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
267
597.76
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
268
600
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
530.6
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
76.12
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
60.45
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
13.43
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.24
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
15.67
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.76
15.13
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
96.27
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
85.07
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
24.63
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
20.15
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
42.54
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.01
2.27
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.96
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
116
259.7
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.31
2.31
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
58.21
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.24
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.72
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA