Dick Littlefield vs. Ken Ray — Career Comparison

Dick Littlefield
Greatest GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Ray
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Littlefield 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. Dick Littlefield posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.71 and WHIP 1.551 compared to 5.13 and 1.734 for Ken Ray. By the career numbers, Dick Littlefield had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Littlefield and Ken Ray

Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
2.87
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.98
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.39
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.64
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.93
37.93
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.16
34.16
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.19
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.57
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
4.71
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.13
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.93
4.93
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2285
27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
761.2
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
8.86
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
10.14
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.86
8.86
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.08
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.25
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
4.88
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.01
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.21
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.85
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
5.7
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.85
5.85
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.192
1.192
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.24
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.14
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3395
40.12
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
40.56
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.72
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.76
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
5.45
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
5.47
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.45
5.45
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.25
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.527
1.527
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2970
35.09
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
34.75
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.12
40.12
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.56
40.56

Fielding Stats for Dick Littlefield and Ken Ray

Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
4.53
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.95
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1447
27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482.1
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.73
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.68
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.44
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.03
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.21
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
2.37
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.71
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.16
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.71
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.34
91.34
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.477
0.477
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.183
0.183
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20.99
20.99
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Littlefield and Ken Ray

Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
680.56
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
49200
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216
600
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
193
536.11
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
77.78
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
66.67
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.33
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.78
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.11
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.38
17.72
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
91.67
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
111.11
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
30.56
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
27.78
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
58.33
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.7
10.28
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
33.33
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
71
197.22
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.04
3.04
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
30.56
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.56
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA