Barry Lersch vs. Ken Ray — Career Comparison

Barry Lersch
Silent GenerationColoradoThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Ray
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Barry Lersch 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. Barry Lersch posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.82 and WHIP 1.276 compared to 5.13 and 1.734 for Ken Ray. By the career numbers, Barry Lersch had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Barry Lersch and Ken Ray

Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
2.67
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.84
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.28
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.5
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.36
31.36
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.14
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.09
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.57
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
3.82
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.13
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1711
27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570.1
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
8.46
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
10.14
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.46
8.46
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.1
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.25
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
2.71
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.01
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.32
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
5
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
5.7
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.32
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2377
37.51
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
40.56
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.74
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.76
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
4.02
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
5.47
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.44
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.28
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.25
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.241
1.241
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2149
33.91
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
34.75
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.51
37.51
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.56
40.56

Fielding Stats for Barry Lersch and Ken Ray

Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
2.67
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.84
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1711
27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570.1
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.54
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.29
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.03
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.11
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.94
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.71
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.83
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.71
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.31
94.31
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.686
0.686
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.183
0.183
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.36
31.36
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.11
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Barry Lersch and Ken Ray

Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
177
676.43
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
49200
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
600
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
508.28
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
57.32
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
53.5
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.82
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.82
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
11.6
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
61.15
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
103.18
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
34.39
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.46
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
45.86
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
1.81
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.82
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
42.04
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 600 PA
56
214.01
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.8
2.8
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
42.04
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.82
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.82
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA