Al Leiter vs. Ken Ray — Career Comparison

Al Leiter
Gen XNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ken Ray
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Al Leiter 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. Al Leiter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.8 and WHIP 1.409 compared to 5.13 and 1.734 for Ken Ray. By the career numbers, Al Leiter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Leiter and Ken Ray

Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
1.58
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
1.44
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.61
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
0.5
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.1
55.1
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.17
91.17
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.57
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
3.8
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.13
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7173
27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2391
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2152
8.1
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
10.14
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
0.75
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.25
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1163
4.38
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.01
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.2
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1974
7.43
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
5.7
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.24
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.44
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.08
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10334
38.9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
40.56
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.76
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1101
4.14
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
5.47
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.41
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.23
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
0.79
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.25
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.386
1.386
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8883
33.44
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
34.75
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.9
38.9
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.56
40.56

Fielding Stats for Al Leiter and Ken Ray

Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
1.58
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
1.44
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7173
27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2391
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.21
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.08
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.03
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
1.34
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.71
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
1.29
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.71
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.08
96.08
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.819
0.819
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.183
0.183
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.17
91.17
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.09
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Leiter and Ken Ray

Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
419
410.11
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
49200
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
613
600
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
530
518.76
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
44.05
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
36.22
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.85
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.98
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.83
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.99
6.84
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
52.85
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
78.3
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.68
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.66
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.34
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Leiter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-14.71
-14.39
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Al Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
34.26
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
290
283.85
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.11
2.11
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.98
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
10
9.79
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA